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A screenshot of an image from the Super Mario Bros Deluxe game manual. It shows a scene that the developers created with an ingame feature. Princess Peach says, "Today is my birthday." Mario looks shocked, "Today is her birthday?" Luigi then asks, "What do you present to her?"

Happy #MAR10 Day!

Here's some fun Mario trivia I've never seen mentioned. 🙂

The game Super Mario Bros DX has a feature that lets you use Mario images and text to make your own scenes.

In the manual, they give an example...

In which Luigi savagely tries to embarrass Mario in front of Peach. 😁

Frisk: "I played 5D chess across dozens of resets and now all u gotta do is ask people to keep their soul fragments!" 🙂

Epic and well-written pages as always!

Undertale Souls' Link - Chapter 8 part 1 "What you did" (We return to the past sequence at the Ruins. Asriel has shown Frisk what seems like a decomposing monster soul Asriel: So you really know everything by now, huh…? Guess there was no point in trying to hide it… (Frisk walks closer to Asriel, who's sitting on the ground) Frisk: I got to see it a few times, but I still couldn't figure out how we could use it. This time- Asriel: Wait. (Asriel quickly hides the soul) Asriel: If you’re aware of the origin of this “soul”, then you surely know there’s no way I’m willing to use it. It wouldn’t be fair for them. Frisk: True. It doesn’t belong to you, so it’s not as simple as keeping it. However, I believe I’ve found a way in which you can use it rightfully. Asriel: …Alright, I’ll listen (We see a flashback of Hyperdeath god Asriel absorbing all the souls in the Underground) Frisk: Very well. Then, let's go back to when you obtained it It started when you took the souls of everyone at the castle, right? Asriel: Yes...

(We see a light beam passing through the windows in New Home's castle) Asriel: To take over the timeline, I had to obtain as many as I could to regain DETERMINATION… Once I got the souls of the people there, I was able to expand my power all over the Underground. Frisk: And that’s when it emerged… If I recall correctly, it was that giant round thingy you had on your chest during your “final form” Asriel: After I used everyone’s power to break the barrier, I freed the souls to recover their bodies. But it wasn’t as simple as that… When I absorbed their souls, they all got mixed up within a container, that “round thingy” you mentioned... I had to ensure every fragment returned to their owner safely. Frisk: And that’s why you still have those fragments… right now, they're still slowly returning to their bodies, aren’t they…? (Asriel looks down) Asriel: Yes… And when all the fragments are gone…

Frisk: You’ll go back to Flowey… (There's a moment of silence) Asriel: Then…? What’s your plan? Frisk: Easy. If that soul belongs to the monsters, you just need to ask them to keep it. (Asriel suddenly breaks composure) Asriel: A-ask?! Frisk: Yup Asriel: Are you suggesting we search for every monster, ask them if I can keep a part of their soul AND expect them to say “yes”? There’s not even enough time to-! Frisk: That won’t be necessary. We can talk to them right now… (Frisk point at Asriel, with a smile) Frisk: Remember what you told me before breaking the barrier? You could feel what everyone was feeling. (Asriel gets tense for a second, then he replies to Frisk) Asriel: T-true, but… I was the only one who could sense their presence. None of them were aware I was there, I can’t use it to straight up talk to them. Frisk: Except that you can. I know you can. (Asriel frowns. He starts getting more nervous) Asriel: …Why would you know that? Frisk: If I’m honest, it’s just a conclusion I made when I noticed something strange after our fight.

(Frisk looks down with a feeling of nostalgia) Frisk: This might surprise you, but… did you know you’re the first one here who ever asked for my name? Asriel: Your… name…? (Frisk reacts with a smile) Frisk: Yeah… No one actually asked me before. Everyone always addressed me as “human”, and well, I just got along with it... But when you left the castle, Toriel woke me up calling me “Frisk”. And it wasn’t just her. Suddenly, everyone knew it. (We see a flashback of Toriel, Sans, papyrus, Undyne, Alphys and Asgore waking up Frisk and calling their name. Frisk reacts confused, noticing this). At first, I thought that I simply forgot I told them at some point, but after resetting, I was sure. No one ever got a chance to know my name I became curious, so I investigated it as I went back in the timeline. And so, I finally found the answer to that mystery… and the way to save you. (Asriel gets more intrigued hearing this) Asriel: But… what relation could there be between your name and- Frisk: Napstablook.

The part where Napstablook solves the plot
#UNDERTALE

Cardbot losing at cards should trigger a segmentation fault. :3

We have BIG doors now 🚪☠️

#indiegames #zelda #nintendo64

Testing how some outfits would look in the start screen. Don't mind that sudden appearance of the character, it's a bug I'm fixing. ☉ ‿ ⚆

DO NOT eat food today :3

I think the biggest damage to the art community was the obsolescence of gallery sites (y!, deviantart, etc) and the rise of scroll-by social media, like twitter and even tumblr. Art is not ''content'', you shouldnt need to post art every day (or every month!) to be relevant. This mindset sucks.

Yeah it's been rough. 😵‍💫 Sorry to hear you're dealing with it too....

(sorry for the loss of your guinea pig. I had one too. they're wonderful creatures)

Just a bunch of animated save points in PS1 RPGs ❤️

Shown here:
1. Chrono Cross
2. Legend of Legaia
3. Tales of Phantasia
4. Final Fantasy 7
5. Final Fantasy 8
6. Final Fantasy 9
7. Parasite Eve
8. Wild Arms
9. Xenogears

Time for an oldie

(For context, in Dragon Quest 1 GBC, you could only save your game by returning to the game's only King. There was a temporary "field log" save like in Majora's Mask, but it wasn't permanent. In DQ2 you can save via multiple Kings and also apparently some old men in towns with no king.)

It's common to see NPCs explicitly mention game mechanics.

It's much rarer to see them compare those mechanics to those in prior games.

A screenshot from the Game Boy Color version of Dragon Quest 2. The party speaks to an old man in a town. The man says, "You may now record your quest in a journal right here. Life keeps getting more convenient."

I find this exchange in #DragonQuest2 hilarious due to that final line. 🤣

"Technology and game mechanics have improved!"

but also

"You dang kids have it easy. Back in your ancestor's day..."

liFE kEEpS getting mOre CONveNiEnT

#gaming #gameboy #gbc

Cool cloud footage

I wanted to test out how my assets might look with a nice wind shader driving movement. I'm not a programmer so I mocked it up in after effects instead 😅 Would be more subtle if properly implemented, but gives a sense of how the assets could work. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

Snoozing 😴

#indiegame #videogames #gamedev #pixelart

Johnny Gioeli of Crush 40 | MAGFest 2026 YouTube video by MAGFest

And just like that, I'm 10 again...

Man these songs are just so awesome, Johnny and the band crushed it here. The atmosphere seemed really fun, I wish I could have been there screaming my ass off along 😄

youtu.be/s6w0k2xmcPI

Another one of @schmoedraws.bsky.social comics and I think my favorite so far :).

Did you know you can transport bombs with the bird in Under the Island?

Also: we dropped a big patch on Steam on Monday, and it's coming to consoles very soon!
Link in the comments.

Cute!!
Does your OC have a name?

[Carol’s letter - A Deltarune comic] Carol Holiday is sitting on her desk in her bedroom, in front of a typewriter. On the table, there's a photo of her family, with herself, Rudy and Noelle. Dess has been ripped off the picture. Carol: *Sigh...* Carol breathes deeply, then begins to write. “I leave you this message so you know the next step of the plan.”

We see the empty classroom of the first Dark World, slowly merging into the throne room of Chaos King. Carol: “You will wake up in that world, in the classroom next to the closet. It has already been prepared for you. You will get there before they arrive. Your presence will trigger 'The King', and incite him to claim his freedom. However, he’s not your priority. The prophecy already knows what he’ll do.”

Carol: “Find anyone. Forgotten ones, whom the legend pays no mind to. Make them yearn for freedom. Give them the crystals, and let them see the truth.” We see the shadow crystals in front of different objects. A crystal in front of a joker card, revealing Jevil behind a jail. A crystal in front of a paper bin filled with printed e-mails, revealing Spamton living in a garbage can. A crystal in front of a purple-colored retro game console, revealing the Mantle Holder / Eram. Carol grabs the letter and puts it inside what seems like a wooden compartment. She’s then seen leaving her house’s front yard at night, wearing a coat and holding a guitar case. Carol: “This is our first test. To see what they will do when they show up. See if it really plays exactly foretold on the scripts. The vessel is our ally. They will inform us of what goes down. I know you will both proceed successfully.”

Carol: “I’m not a good person. I know. My actions have broken families. They even broke you.” Carol walks down the street, followed by a chain of different memories. Asriel facing back, leaving for college. Toriel crying, holding a glass of wine. Rudy lying in bed, in the hospital. Asgore stressed out, in front of a corkboard with different photos attached with drawing pins. A younger Kris, wearing their horned headband and holding a birdcage with their soul inside. A younger Noelle, wearing her angel costume, kneeling in prayer while a tear falls down her cheek. Carol: “But I can’t stop now. Because this is something bigger than us. Bigger than everyone.” We see the outside of Hometown’s school, illuminated by a bright light beam coming from inside the building. Carol has taken out Dess’ guitar, staring at the classroom’s Dark World door. Carol opens a secret compartment behind the guitar, and stares at it in silence. Carol: “As much as I hate to keep involving you into this, I have faith you’ll be the one who’ll make a difference.”

Carol's Letter (1 - 4)
#DELTARUNE

Quest 256

Does the Majora's Mask Manual Lie? YouTube video by Skawo

Zelda, gaming archaeology and silly programming quirks, my favorite things.

Imo you should provide all release dates relative to Quest 64. ❤️

Play Rosie Planet now on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3788650/...
There is also a free demo if you're interested!
#gamedev #indiegame #platformer

A bit more progress on this zelda inspired tileset. Feeling nice and lush so far. Not quite happy with the grass yet - already done a lot of versions! but coming together! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

that looks lovely!!

a fake Gameboy Color screenshot of the three new gen 10 Pokemon starters Browt, Pombon and Gecqua.

Am I too late to the "draw the starters" party?
Tried to make them look extra "gen 1" ✨
#pokemon #pixelart

Rough sketches of Justin and Feena from Grandia 1. On the left, the young red headed adventurer Justin is grinning with his arms behind his head. On the right, the much more experienced adventurer, Feena, smiles calmly. There are also little deformed versions of Feena and Justin there too, looking all weird and wonky and I love them

Grandia doodles :) #nanrait #grandia