Software developer, writing Java and Typescript in an office and coding video games from home while sipping coffee. I made Kuroobi and Poker Poker Magic for #Playdate. Currently working on Montgolfier Brothers' Test Flight. https://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3mjn5s3msxs2aSwitchBoard Shuffle is out now on #playdate Catalog! It's a puzzle game inspired by Panel de Pon/Tetris Attack, where you play a telephone operator connecting calls before the switchboard gets overloaded! GameJam version is free if you want to give it a try! https://play.date/games/switchboard-shuffle/16 Apr 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn5s3msxs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3md4nb6qsb223I added an attract mode for SwitchBoard Shuffle. Obviously I had to draw a robot operator just for that! Its play style is questionable but... it works surprisingly well! #playdate #pixelart23 Jan 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4nb6qsb223https://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3m666dcxmec2eChanged the time for a line to disappear from 2s to 3s. Wasn't expecting such a huge impact on scoring: I just beat my personal best 10 fold (from 479,000 to 4,234,000)! Chaining is feeling really good now! #playdate #indiedev21 Nov 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m666dcxmec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3m5vsoqrmxs2gFor Switchboard Shuffle, I'm using the #playdate synth for the music. It sounds great but my workflow is rough: compose in GarageBand, rewrite everything in Notion (a MIDI editor), experiment with synth settings in Lua to find the right tone, then port to C. Wonder how others handle this.18 Nov 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vsoqrmxs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3m35urennf22vHere's a look at the different stages of creating the #1bit title screen artwork for Switchboard Shuffle, my #FallingBlockJam entry. I am unable to draw the same face twice so I had to iterate to make sure the art was consistent with the operator's look. #playdate #pixelart14 Oct 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35urennf22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lzevjghfn22hSomehow I managed to finish a rough entry for #FallingBlockJam! It's far from done but it's playable! If you own a Playdate or an Apple Silicon Mac, you can give it a try here: https://rapcal.itch.io/switchboard-panic21 Sep 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzevjghfn22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lz7rymx7os2qRunning late for the #FallingBlockJam, but gameplay is finally starting to take shape!19 Sep 2025 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7rymx7os2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lvbubdeabs2qMy daughter has great ideas for her original characters. I tried to draw a #fanart of Leila, one of her creations.31 Jul 2025 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbubdeabs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lro7blwm6s24This month’s artwork for the @uncrankdpd.bsky.social calendar was drawn by me! Caroline and Saki are meeting up outdoor to enjoy some #Playdate games together!15 Jun 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lro7blwm6s24https://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lr27rwt4xs2dRelAXE, my submission to the #playdate #uncrankdgamejam, placed 2nd out of 20! I still can’t believe it! Thank you so much to everyone! rapcal.itch.io/relaxe https://rapcal.itch.io/relaxe07 Jun 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr27rwt4xs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3li62g2xvss2nHuge congratulations to Xx_Henry_xX for setting a new world record of 3,213,400 points in Kuroobi for #Playdate! After more than a year, Chromeblast's incredible 3 million points record has finally been beaten!14 Feb 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3li62g2xvss2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lerotzyemk2cI finally received the #Playdate Advent Calendar and the 2025 calendar 🥳. It was full of surprises, and being able to open everything at once was fun 🎁02 Jan 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerotzyemk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lcfn5y2occ2uA new update for Poker Poker Magic is out today on Catalog! It adds a whole new Score Attack mode with an online leaderboard! Perfect for score chasers or anyone looking to relax without the risk of being submerged by enemy attacks! #playdate #puzzlegame03 Dec 2024 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfn5y2occ2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lcfkmlyppc26Surprise! 🎁 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2024 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfkmlyppc26https://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lceclu4mik2uIt's time for the Playdate Community Awards 2024! If you enjoyed any of my games, I would really appreciate your vote! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lceclu4mik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3lauiaaahjs2uNew update for Poker Poker Magic on #Playdate! 🎉 The CPU now has a slight delay between moves, making it less aggressive. Difficulty is now closer to how it was in the original release! It’s also still on sale for the next 24 hours on Catalog! https://rapcal.itch.io/poker-poker-magic/devlog/833313/version-148-fixed-computer-speed13 Nov 2024 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lauiaaahjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3la7rkkxykk2gI grew up on these streets [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Nov 2024 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3la7rkkxykk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/raphcal.bsky.social/post/3la5rvio5sw23@ldbrart.bsky.social sent me this lovely Off-Planet Dreams pillow for being the first player to get a crown in the game! Huge thanks for this awesome gift, it made my day! #playdate04 Nov 2024 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:ml52cjyibmmf7qqcq7fcamzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3la5rvio5sw23