Alex Trowers
@bulkpaint
Industry veteran from the late 1900s. Solo Indie Dev. Design Consultant. Game Dev Dinosaur. Lord of Bullfrog anecdotes. Playability, pitching and prototypes a speciality. Got a project that needs poking with a stick? Let me know.
Thinking about Rock Band and I have a handful of core memories associated with it. Firstly, the European launch party which took place in a night club in Guildford. We had a Battle of the Bands with several teams taking part, hosted by a fake Ozzy and Sharon.
There's a new Utopia Must Fall update which adds... well, a whole bunch of things. It also means a new high score @disky2003.bsky.social
These were the heavy hitters for me - loved some Robo Rally too, although I came to that later in life - but long were the nights where we'd throw on Into The Dragon from Bomb The Bass and settle down to an epic game of Titan.
Redeemed! Challenge mode - 12,549,430 Good enough for 64th worldwide. Your move, @disky2003.bsky.social Remember - you wanted this.
Day 2 of my Bonne Maman advent calendar and I’ve had what can only be termed a bit of a result.
A cat. This morning. Staring at us through the back door. Not our cat. We don’t have one. Cute though.
Our raid on the Nintendo Pop Up Shop yesterday resulted in Pikmin hoodies for me and the kids. It was a good day.
Technically, I’m an adult. So I can do shit like this if I want and there’s nothing you can do to stop me.
And we’re off! Qualifying for Games Aid karting. Our first kart has already broken and been swapped out. Bodes well… Livestream link www.youtube.com/live/ipaKtRU...
Were the ones in orange - only because those bastards at Kwalee got to the gold ones we normally wear before us.
For all the husbands out there. This little fella has been sat in an old ice cream tub full of bits and bobs. Why hasn’t it ever been thrown out? Because today I’m dismantling a bed and this is PRECISELY the tool I needed to do so. #vindication
This may be the single greatest and most appropriate gif I've ever seen. Gif creator person - I salute you.
Clearing out one of mum’s old desk drawers. Judging by the office address and job title, I’d say this bad boy is from about ‘91. #gamedev