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40 years of Metroid? say what? #metroid #1bit #pixelart

Starting this month, every month I am going to be sending out prompts to game devs as a thanks for following my patreon (free or sub) and my substack (free or sub) I am also going to try my best to partcipate in the prompts also :D #gamedev #indiedev #gbstudio

although nothing beats the classic

I'm really proud of this meme I made for my latest article lol #indiedev #gbstudio #gamedev open.substack.com/pub/howdyric...

everyone in my snail mail club is getting the ROYAL treatment this month! We cooked on this letter. Everyone is going on a game dev quest by King Pixel's decree! #gamedev #indiedev #gbstudio

Is there anything you ever wondered about "a cat & his boy"? I am working on a project where your question may be answered. Please submit questions here: forms.gle/uhenpCdH1c4K...

[a cat & his boy] 3rd anniversary tees are on sale! some designs start at $13 for the next 24 hours then they go back up to full price 🤐 howdyriceball.threadless.com #indiegame #merch #indiedev #cats

check these out! Midnight & Leif from my game "a cat & his boy" look like gen2 sprites, I love them in this form! thanks @sprigsprite.bsky.social

3 years of "a cat & his boy" is crazy! where did the time go? thanks for playing! hope I can make more games that people love <3 #inidedev #gamedev #gbstudio

Snail Mail Club letters are in the proof reading stage! Looking forward to sending these out in the mail to all my amazing physical tier backers! #indiedev #gamedev

In little pockets of free time I have been chipping away very slowly at a single panel comic. I am happy to announce that comic today. "Pigs @ Work" is the name and I wanted to let you know the first panel is up for reading on WEBTOON. New #comics posted every M-F for the next 4 weeks on #WEBTOON

Just an update for club members that your snail mail is on the way 🙌 hope it helps in your #gamedev journey. This month is all about making #pixelart that gives off that retro buzz

In this month letter I share four filters I pass my pixel art through to give them more nostalgic and retro appeal. These are tips that will be useful to you also if you plan to make a modern retro game! #pixelart #gamedev #gbstudio #retrogames #snailmailclub

In this month's snail mail letter I will be sharing a learning process I have never shared with anyone before. I think this learning process is a solid way to improve your game boy development process. I hope you can benefit! The letters will mail out on the 15th of March! Happy developin'

This month's snail mail club has a bit of fan art to my favorite farming game harvest moon 64. Here's a sneak peak of the drawing

My wifey has been baking at an insane degree of skill 😋 I am eating toooo much

Don’t get me started on perfect 90s albums cause uhhh I’ll be here all day but I’ll post the album that kept me sane through middle school

I call this “when the chartreusive thoughts win…” this months snail mail letter is bright 😎

I'm giving away a free month of membership [digital tier] to the first 5 who signup for my game dev mail club with the link in the:🧵 In this month's letter you will enjoy: How to give good feedback What to do with feedback What to do when you have feedback at odds #gamedev #indiedev #snailmailclub

one of my favorite pixel art animations I have made. 100% game boy compatible. 🥚🦖 #gameboy #pixelart #animation #dinosaur

My monthly newsletter for November is packed full of Game Boy Dev secrets like: -Learning how to create your own Game Boy cartridge -Drawing your own Game Boy cartridge label -Some insight into my personal game design practices If you still need to sign up here: www.patreon.com/howdyricebal...

For just $3 a month you can receive in the mail a monthly newsletter about my game development and pixel art shenanigans! It’s not too late to sign up via patreon for October. #indiegamedev #gamedev #pixelart #newletter Link 🔗 below 👇

Pretty cool retro find! Still has the tags on it. This is probably mighty nostalgic to someone who had it as a kid #doubledragon #retrogames

my submission for the GB Pixel Art Jam 2025. #pixelart #1bit

I finished my #septembit challenge run by saultoons! Welcome to Bloc City, where toy block people run the town. #1bit #pixelart I went for a strawberry banana kind of flavor.

Giving free stickers to early supporters of my newsletter. If you want one please sign up only a handful left 🤠 #newsletter #indiedev #gbstudio www.patreon.com/posts/138441...

my newest game jam entry [Polar Peril] is available to play now howdyriceball.itch.io/polar-peril #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #gbcompo25 #gbstudio

how can you resist? #gameboy #pixelart

Added a horse but it looked more like a sock puppet so… I ran with it 😂