Started coding video games for old 8bit consoles because I thought "simple hardware, simple task". #NESdev #NESbag #GBCbag Visit: https://www.eastpixel.dehttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.dehttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mkij4qmvik2lRepeating the Switch success, a tough challenge. Production delays, leaks, price protests - all of that is long gone. Game developers are embracing the console more and more, and its success speaks for itself. A year ago today, Experience Tour, some weeks before release. ❤️ #gamedev #switch2 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkij4qmvik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mkiae7svn22hA short life sign from Anna. ☺️ Anna: The Magic of Words A platform game where patience is key. #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev #eastpixel #anna #platform27 Apr 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiae7svn22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mk63l7avak23Our new roll-ups arrived today. 🥰 Anna: The Magic of Words and EASTPIXEL brand itself. (German text translation: "New games for old consoles". #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev #eastpixel #anna #exhibition #marketing23 Apr 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk63l7avak23https://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mk5x3ksqfs2jReviewed “Mouse P.I. for Hire” on console with controller but switched to mouse (no pun intended) and keyboard today. Although I initially thought the game wasn't for me, I have to say it's way better with mouse/keyboard. I play it fast, so precision is essential. #mousepiforhire #Mouse #indiegame23 Apr 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5x3ksqfs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mk3lxrtn7k2uIt had been sitting in a drawer for few years, but I revived it and set it free. I jailbroke my beloved iPhone SE (the original) in 2026, after jailbreaking my first iPhone 1 in 2008. Free your devices! You bought it, you own it. #iphone #ios #jailbreak #trollstore #iphone #dopamine #sileo #zebra22 Apr 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3lxrtn7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mjpbwgoqfk23What a wonderful day, my dear dungeon-crawler friends. The amazing folks at @pitheadstudio.bsky.social have released their game CRALON. Just in time for the CAGGTUS Festival 2026 in Leipzig! It was an instant buy for me! #cralon #pithead #pitheadstudio #indiedev #gamedev #Caggtus17 Apr 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpbwgoqfk23https://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mj5f4y5fvk2wA short wave up, Den. Time is running ... It's already ten years since Dennis Howard Marks passed. I have a U.K. history and this guy is part of it, so thanks dude. Entertaining writer, inspirational. #wales #unitedkingdom #rip #dennishowardmarks #legalize10 Apr 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5f4y5fvk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mj3hwo45ic23Just a bit over a year but made so many cool contacts and even got new friends. 🫶🏼 #GameBoy #GameBoyColor #GBC #GBCbag #GBdev #Gamedev #GBStudio #GBCdev #EASTPIXEL #indiegames [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3hwo45ic23https://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3misofhjyrc2mHey lovely #NESdev people. NESbag 2.6.0 is here! Finally change the program/game icon yourself. It was a pleasure to create custom versions for many of you, but now it's your turn ... 😆 Thanks 😍 eastpixel.itch.io/nesbag #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #indiegames #gamedev #NESbag #NESbag2 https://eastpixel.itch.io/nesbag06 Apr 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3misofhjyrc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3miroa2oxxk2nLovely #GBdev and #GBCdev people. GBCbag 2.6.0 is here! Finally change the program/game icon yourself. It was a pleasure to create custom versions for many of you, but now it's your turn ... 😆 Thanks 😍 #GameBoy #GameBoyColor #GBC #GBCbag #Gamedev #GBStudio #EASTPIXEL #indiegames https://eastpixel.itch.io/gbcbag05 Apr 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3miroa2oxxk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mirnjfm7ok2dHey lovely #NESdev people. NESbag 2.6.0 is available! Finally change the program/game icon yourself. It was a pleasure to create custom versions for many of you, but now it's your turn ... 😆 Thanks 😍 eastpixel.itch.io/nesbag #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #indiegames #gamedev #NESbag #NESbag205 Apr 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirnjfm7ok2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mhksnvpndk24Just five months after being diagnosed with cancer, my sister (*1973) passed away. It was a surreal time full of medical issues, a balancing act to keep our family and every person in it in mind at all times. Many thanks to everyone who knew about it and always believed in the good.21 Mar 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhksnvpndk24https://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mb52ebvsac2bLiebe deutschsprachige #Retrogame und #Indiegame Szene. Besteht Interesse, das alte™ #Retrowichteln wieder zu beleben?29 Dec 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb52ebvsac2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3mapu75kh5c2uA fully original NES turn-based dungeon crawler right on Christmas day 2025? Core memory unlocked. Merry Christmas to all of you lovely people! 🌲❤️ #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev #merryChristmas https://sleepybits.itch.io/the-halls-of-talamh-domhain24 Dec 2025 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mapu75kh5c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m7zlqkbyd22yThe game was successfully founded today. 🥰 Check out Necro Nancy : Arcade Horror for the NES by Jonny Dickinson on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri... A demo is available 😍 here: theretroverse.com/product/necr... #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grimware/necro-nancy-arcade-horror-for-the-nes?ref=android_project_share15 Dec 2025 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zlqkbyd22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m7o6ssiqgc2nHey lovely #GBdev and #GBCdev people. GBCbag update 2.5.0 is available! One of the most requested features is available now: - Savegames / Savestates 🕹️ Thanks everyone for your support! 😍 #GameBoy #GameBoyColor #GBC #GBCbag #Gamedev #GBStudio #EASTPIXEL #indiegames https://eastpixel.itch.io/gbcbag/devlog/1139350/gbcbag-250-released10 Dec 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7o6ssiqgc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m7o6kodxts2nHey lovely #NESdev people. NESbag update 2.5.0 is available! One of the most requested features is available now: - Savegames/Savestates 🕹️ and ... - Performance tweeks (NES sprite limit removed) Thanks everyone! 😍 #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #indiegames #gamedev #NESbag #NESbag2 https://eastpixel.itch.io/nesbag/devlog/1138357/nesbag-250-released10 Dec 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7o6kodxts2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m5c3s65wok2iAbsurd #retrogaming facts? Humphrey Bogart was once the advertising face for a video game called Soldier of Fortune. Yep, let it sink in. #graftgold #telecomsoft #steveturner #andrewbraybrook #zxspectrum #c6410 Nov 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5c3s65wok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m4yhoil2ek2uIt felt like a real accolade when, for the first time, a player compared my upcoming game Anna: The Magic of Words (NES/Famicom) to the magnificent CELESTE. 🙏☺️ #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4yhoil2ek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m4y3kncvek2mEvery month another surprise project. This time: an Angry Bird (work in progress) game for the GameBoy. 🐦🐷😍🕹️ #GameBoy #GameBoyColor #GBC #Gamedev #indiegames [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4y3kncvek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m4szpdo6rs26I just backed another NES game. 🤗 Check out Necro Nancy : Arcade Horror for the NES by Jonny Dickinson on @kickstarter.com https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grimware/necro-nancy-arcade-horror-for-the-nes?ref=project_bsky A demo is available 😍 here: https://theretroverse.com/product/necro-nancy/ #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev04 Nov 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4szpdo6rs26https://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m4gukalm6s2lIt's this kind of games I'm proud of our lovely #indiegame scene. Star Birds ("a relaxing asteroid base-building and resource management game") by @toukana.bsky.social uses a familiar concept in a completely new form. If you like stuff like Factory (and similar), check Star Birds out. 😍 #gamedev [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gukalm6s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m46gto7srk2k[Nerd post 🙃] After 30+ years with #Linux (Suse/Red Hat and 25+ years #Debian based) I switched to #ArchLinux and never thought it could feel like this to have missed out on something. Thanks to @cachyos.org for the specific kernel, with so many good adjustments and tweaks (not just performance).27 Oct 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46gto7srk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m3x5kezlmk2jIt's getting colder in europe but somewhere in the world it's warm enough to swim. Here a first look to the swimming and diving abilities in my upcoming game "Anna: The Magic of Words" for NES/Famicom All details: www.eastpixel.de/anna #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3x5kezlmk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m3x4akowik2jThat japanese cover for my upcoming NES/Famicom game Anna: The Magic of Words. All details: www.eastpixel.de/anna #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3x4akowik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m3mfrqbll224Last week I was a guest on the ‘Grobe Pixel’ podcast, where I discussed video game development for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). If you're interested, you can listen to it, but please note that we speak German. #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev #podcast https://grobepixel.de/nes-spieleentwicklung-45/20 Oct 2025 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mfrqbll224https://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3m3hzlu32ak2fHappy 40th Birthday* to this cool grey box of joy. Note: * Release day in the USA in 1985. In Japan the console was released in 1983, in Europe in 1986. #NES #FAMICOM #indienes #homebrew #nesdev #indiegames #gamedev18 Oct 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3hzlu32ak2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/eastpixel.de/post/3lzjkeflzzs2cWheehe! Finally the campaign is online. 🕹️ It's already 60%+ backed, which is awesome. I'm a part of these and really look forward to the release. 😍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:ffcx2izfivcnm4gxpwnne2rm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjkeflzzs2c