Retro video games | Game dev | Shmups | He/him | One half of @chaindamagegames.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3mkvfiuart22jTime-lapse of creating pixel art for a lava planet. Next step: animating it 😀 Art by @ronniebmemys.bsky.social for our game Prismidia #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiegame02 May 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvfiuart22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3mjaaatuhek2yHere's another clip of the game we're making, Prismidia. This is stage 4 on the hardest difficulty #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiegame #shmup11 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaaatuhek2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3mi5uncud2c2fPosted a clip on my other account [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Mar 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5uncud2c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3mgnift44ts2bI've decided that spring starts today. I'm not waiting until March 20. Spring is a state of mind.09 Mar 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnift44ts2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3mgjc2a2wuk2sGot my third 1CC of the year - Progear (Japanese version)! I cleared the US version back in 2024, but I wanted to clear the slightly harder Japanese version. It's really not that different, but a 1CC is a 1CC youtu.be/i6tQu5j7gxs https://youtu.be/i6tQu5j7gxs08 Mar 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjc2a2wuk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3mf6k43daqc25I finally played Astro Ninja Man DX this week - cool game! I got the Switch version on sale for $2.99 (US eshop) as part of the Riki 8Bit Collection. Music by Nob Shioda (Recca), Manabu Namiki (Garegga + all the best Cave soundtracks), and more youtu.be/Rvo9FTDy4a4 https://youtu.be/Rvo9FTDy4a419 Feb 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6k43daqc25https://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3mcnvqdltn22gHey, it's #ScreenshotSaturday I haven't posted one of these in a while, but here's a sneak peek at stage 5 in our bullet hell game! #gamedev #indiegame #shmup #pixelart18 Jan 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcnvqdltn22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3mc5ukbizb22lThis weekend we're celebrating 10 years since we adopted our little Binx! She's the boss of our household. A few months ago, she started developing neurological issues and isn't getting around as well. She's on meds, but mostly we're just keeping her happy and enjoying what time we have left 🐰11 Jan 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5ukbizb22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3m6xf2mb6qk2gI haven't posted about Prismidia lately, so I just wanted to say it's going well. My day job has been busy, and this is going to be a long project for us. But we're making progress every week!01 Dec 2025 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xf2mb6qk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lyra55h2ks2oStage 4 is taking shape #ScreenshotSaturday14 Sep 2025 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyra55h2ks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lw54y2yjgc22Just posted a quick update to our alpha demo that should hopefully fix issues with certain controllers (especially PS4+PS5). See the demo Itch link pinned on my profile11 Aug 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw54y2yjgc22https://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lvynutvku22wWe're excited to announce the first playable demo of Prismidia! Check out the trailer below and download the alpha demo on Itch! ▶️ Demo on Itch: https://chaindamagegames.itch.io/prismidia-spirit-of-the-rift-alpha-demo #gamedev #indiegame #shmup #ScreenshotSaturday09 Aug 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvynutvku22whttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lvqn6fp3ds2qWe'll be sharing a playable alpha demo of Prismidia this weekend! This first demo will be on Itch, but you can wishlist on Steam ▶️ Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3595820 #gamedev #indiegame #shmup #wishlistwednesday06 Aug 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqn6fp3ds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3ludesj5ju225Hey, it's #ScreenshotSaturday I haven't posted much lately, but we're making progress on our game! #gamedev #indiegame #shmup #bullethell19 Jul 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludesj5ju225https://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lr4z2sjmec2bWe got to test our game on Steam Deck this weekend, and it works! There were a few minor issues, but now I know what to fix. ▶️ Steam link: store.steampowered.com/app/3595820 #gamedev #indiegame #shmup #bullethell08 Jun 2025 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4z2sjmec2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lpjwkvgbjk27I've been checking out Stellavanity and just cleared Arcade difficulty. Really fun game youtu.be/YfdUiqSx2W8 https://youtu.be/YfdUiqSx2W819 May 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjwkvgbjk27https://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lobq6llea22fHappy #ScreenshotSaturday! Here's a preview of the stage 1 miniboss and the side panels we're working on. There will be a variety of info panels you can choose from #gamedev #indiegame #shmup03 May 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobq6llea22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lnmbwonjkk2xThe last 4 games I played. One from the 80s, two from the 90s, and one from the 00s. Rayforce is definitely my favorite from this group! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2025 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnmbwonjkk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lmdqgr2lys26I've been checking out Gun Frontier, a pretty cool shmup for 1990. The Saturn port has an Easy difficulty, which made it a fun way to grab a casual 1CC youtu.be/ihGxqEa-3rs https://youtu.be/ihGxqEa-3rs09 Apr 2025 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdqgr2lys26https://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3llki72wuec2fWe announced our game last week, and I just wanted to say thanks for all the love! 💙 Also, I promise this account won't be 100% self promotion. I'll share what we're working on, but also other geeky things I'm into. Our 2nd account, @chaindamagegames.bsky.social will just be for promoting the game29 Mar 2025 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3llki72wuec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lkxzjgft722wHere it is - the first trailer for our game! We're excited to finally show off what we've made so far. And we have a Steam page now! ▶️ Steam link: store.steampowered.com/app/3595820 #gamedev #indiegame #indiegames #shmup #ScreenshotSaturday22 Mar 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxzjgft722whttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lkvh6fk2tk2rWe're getting ready to post a trailer and Steam page for the shmup we're making! I think tomorrow is the big day. We also made a separate account for our business name - @chaindamagegames.bsky.social - so I'll share some stuff over there, too21 Mar 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvh6fk2tk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lkexmqhw6c2iI've been trying to learn Mushihimesama Futari 1.5 Maniac, but I wasn't prepared for how hard this mode is! I cleared Black Label Maniac a couple of years ago, and I thought 1.5 Maniac would be a little harder. But it's a dramatic difference! I'm having fun, but holy moly15 Mar 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkexmqhw6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3ljdft72l622tHey, it's #ScreenshotSaturday! Over this past week, we've been refining the scoring system and working on graphics for the second boss. There's a lot to do, but we're having fun 😊 #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #shmup01 Mar 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljdft72l622thttps://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lirqknm6zc26What's up #ScreenshotSaturday folks? We're making progress on our shoot 'em up. Looking forward to revealing the title, trailer, and Steam page soon(ish)! #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #shmup22 Feb 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirqknm6zc26https://bsky.app/profile/fruitbatsalad.bsky.social/post/3lia42576uk2fHappy #ScreenshotSaturday! Here's a miniboss from the bullet hell shmup we're making. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to post these clips without Bluesky blurring the pixel art too much #gamedev #indiegame15 Feb 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:g4pxspyipo6zofr5b6ufk37z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lia42576uk2f