PsychicParrot (Jeff) 😷

https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@psychicparrot42

Ancient #indie game maker. He/Him. Award winning. Author of #Unity dev books. Making games and stuff for PC, Xbox and the occasional #ZXSpectrum game. All round good egg. Boosts a lot, especially games. Racing game fanatic. Existing on unceded Algonquin territory. Please wear a mask. Creativity, art and nature are the true magic in this universe 🍄

Tea Monster Games: http://www.teamonstergames.com
RC Rush on XBox One: https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/rc-rush/9NBD9L0BWFP5
Games on Itch: https://psychicparrot.itch.io/
My Unity C# Book: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9780429317132/game-programming-cookbook-unity-3d-jeff-murray

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2024-10-29 18:46:05

I watched a video last night about indie game marketing and the parts about the description were really useful. I've just updated the Steam page for Die for the Economy! with some more concise descriptions and a bullet point list. Not really sure how I can 'optimise' the Steam page any more than I have, so I'm calling it done for now.
Link to marketing video: https://youtu.be/NWyZlGMysH8?si=PF9URFLF1G1LreXK
Link to my updated Steam page following this advice: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3266590/Die_for_the_Economy/
#indiedev

2024-10-26 18:00:05

Happy 24th birthday to my fav console, the beautiful PS2! And to all the other PS2s out there still rocking it and still in our living rooms and game rooms keeping us entertained by some of the best console games ever made! #retrogaming #ps2 #playstation2
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2024-10-25 15:42:46

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Here's the pause menu in action, just incase that makes a pause menu any more exciting!! 🤣 #diefortheeconomy #indiedev
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2024-10-25 14:29:42

Pause.. menu! #indiedev #diefortheeconomy
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2024-10-24 16:36:47

Added a little flash to the lives display when the player dies, to draw attention to it. Want to make sure people associate the lives display with the action, like. It also flashes when you get an extra life, too, to draw attention to it. #indiedev
(in my browser, the ALT icon looks like it's on top of the flashy bit I wanted to show lol, so you might have to open up the image to see it)
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/363/355/508/484/916/original/c74bd1d91b868207.mp4

2024-10-24 15:45:15

Found this picture on my phone, thought I'd share it with you guys.. MMmmmmm.
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2024-10-22 02:29:34

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Ello! If my ‘tribute to Berzerk’, Die for the Economy!, looks like your cup of tea.. here’s a link to the Steam page - wishlists are most welcome! Thanks for the boosts you lovelies 👍
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3266590/Die_for_the_Economy/ #indiegame #indiedev #videogames #diefortheeconomy #berzerk #retro

2024-10-22 01:58:40

Got my press kit site up today for my game. Still waiting for Valve to approve the Steam page, so I don’t think there’s all that much else I can do on this marketing front until the Steam page is up (for wishlists innit?). I’m going to write a press release and send that out after the page is up, so tomorrow I’ll go back to working on the game and carry on waiting!

2024-10-10 20:08:53

I played a free demo of a very cool snakey type game on Steam, which also happens to be made by some other lovely game makers here in Ottawa! It's called Wormhole and it's really fun, trippy and well made. Have a look, if trippy fun arcadey things are your bag. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2671590/WORMHOLE/
#indiegames #indiedev #videogames

2024-10-10 16:40:46

If you're looking for some low poly spooky assets for your 3d game, GameDev.TV are giving away a full 69 piece Halloween themed BLENDER asset pack over at their website AND you're free to use it for commercial work, too. Very nice! http://www.gamedev.tv/asset-packs/halloween-assets-2024?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Halloween%20Gift%20%28Active%20Newsletter%29%202024&_kx=YHCIMDN19zJyvBJ-iC4Ed7oA5hZEOgZGcun0XG5zOd4.VVjemm #indiedev #halloween #indiegames #gamedev

2024-10-09 18:24:41

Updated my LinkedIn profile to reflect my job more accurately.
#indiedev
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2024-10-08 11:39:55

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Yay! Cheers, Molegato! Here’s my retro arcade game, Jack Dragon and the Stone of Peace 💕
http://store.steampowered.com/app/2557660/Jack_Dragon_and_the_Stone_of_Peace/
#indiegames #gamedev

2024-10-06 01:04:07

A lovely Italian retro gamer made a gameplay video of my Speccy Bomb Jack-alike, Jack Dragon. He seemed to like it, which made me very happy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QojXBkscrE&ab_channel=AlexBattista If you're interested in the game, it's on my Itch page :)
#retrogaming #retro #zxSpectrum

2024-10-01 23:06:33

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Obligatory linkies to RC Rush…!
Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/rc-rush/9NBD9L0BWFP5
Steam and SteamVR: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1654800/RC_Rush/
Cheers me dears!
#indiedev #indiegames

2024-10-01 15:58:36

Wow, it was 2 years ago this week I submitted RC Rush to Xbox for final cert! So proud of this game. Proud of the fact we built it (me and my pal Sylvain Demers). It was an epic for just two of us - 50+ levels, 30 trucks, career, 4 game modes, 100 race, elimination and time trial events, PC VR and PC only online multiplayer - but we did it. It took 1.5 yrs and despite not selling nearly enough, it’s a cool game with mostly positive reviews- we're not the only ones who like it! Very proud 😎
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2024-09-30 12:43:32

Have any of you lovelies tried adding a hard drive to a Playstation 2? The cd drive on my PS2 is clunky as heck and I wonder how much longer it'll last, so I was thinking about getting a hard drive adaptor, chucking in an old SATA drive and then trying to source all the games I own (staying legal, of course!) as files to put on the drive instead. Is it hard to do? Anyone tried it? If so, any issues to watch for? #retrogaming #ps2

2024-09-27 13:13:32

Please, game devs,
Don't use A.I. to generate cover art for your games. I'd rather see stick figures for cover art than know you burned half a forest of energy to generate it. And it doesn't look as good as you think it does: It looks like A.I. made it, and we all know it did. A lot of us will refuse to buy your games because of it. Just make or commission cover art that isn't torching the planet and stealing other people's work.
Please. #indiedev

2024-09-22 12:30:44

Die for the Economy! WIP update. Down to the last items on the Trello board now, so it's almost ready to go :) .. this vid shows off the new random mode, as well as the nifty procedural room name generator and the 'in the dark' super hard mode! Also, new robot explosions! Phew!
http://youtu.be/-UebXQOaCTU
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday #indie

2024-09-20 20:09:34

I've been enjoying a game called Compu-Tron x3000 and I def. recommend it, if this looks like your cup of tea. It's a retro text-based indie game, where you're basically trying to solve a mystery through an old mainframe!
The developer (Circyn) has a Steam page, or you can get it over on Itch.io .. it's currently 50% off on Itch, so I'd recommend that if you're looking to buy it!
Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3032250/CompuTron_x3000
Itch:
https://circynsoftware.itch.io/compu-tron-x3000
#indiegames #narrative #textbased #narrativegame

2024-09-20 15:34:43

Yesterday, I hated my game and I could only see the bad bits.
Today, I like my game, it's nice. I really like how it's coming together.
Tomorrow.. who knows?! 🤷‍♂️
🤣
#indiedev #gamedev

2024-09-18 13:52:05

The interview I did for Heart of Neon / IGDA Foundation's recent #WeAreIndieDev event is now available as a standalone video, just incase you'd like to watch it on repeat and wonder at my old potato-shaped noggin 🤷‍♂️ .. or maybe I should hard sell this a bit more... something like:
"YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT JEFF SAID ABOUT GAMES IN THIS SHOCKING NEW VIDEO!!!" ??
🤔
Maybe not, eh? Here's the link..
http://youtu.be/heIZ92-iEi0?si=-NWurcFkb_dvl0ZN
#indiedev #indiegames @npub1ccu…kxp4 #IGDA

2024-09-16 19:27:14

What do you prefer?
1. Choose game mode on main menu:
PLAY GAME
ENDLESS MODE
OPTIONS
etc.
OR
2. Choose game mode in sub-menu after you hit 'play game':
PLAY GAME
-> CHOOSE GAME TYPE
REGULAR
ENDLESS
#indiedev #indiegames #gamedev

2024-09-16 16:55:49

With regard to the lighting in the red zone here.. did I take this too far?
#lighting #indiedev #indiegame
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2024-09-13 18:33:16

Die for the Economy! gameplay update video ..
The latest version of the game is absolutely light years from where it started! A lot has changed.
https://youtu.be/sJQvWVhqQtM
#indiedev #indiegames #gamedev

2024-09-12 16:39:41

Loving hearing some indie game developer stories over on the IGDA / Heart of Neon #WeAreIndieDev livestream right now. Some lovely games on display, too! https://www.youtube.com/@heartofneon/live #indiegames #indiedev

2024-09-12 15:58:11

Also, there's only 2 minutes to get your beautiful butt over to YouTube for the Heart of Neon #WeAreIndieDev livestream.. http://www.youtube.com/@heartofneon/live #indiegames #indiedev #indiestuff #humans

2024-09-12 14:20:31

Little old me was interviewed for the awesome Heart of Neon #WeAreIndieDev livestream event that's happening today! (kicking off at 12pm EST) .. along with a whole load of really awesome indie developers telling their stories.
Come and hear some real indie game dev stories at 12EST today..
http://www.youtube.com/@heartofneon/live
#indiedev #indiegame #indielife #gamedev #humans @npub1ccu…kxp4

2024-09-06 11:33:02

The only indie game developer guide anybody needs is right here:
https://punchingrobots.com/10-simple-mistakes-indie-developers-should-avoid/
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames

2024-09-04 18:29:34

@npub1g4h…2wq3 is making my game beautiful with his incredible pixel wrangling! Look at that bezel! JUST LOOK AT IT! 🤩 IT'S GORGEOUS!! #indiegame
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2024-09-02 20:51:10

Little update video with Die for the Economy! gameplay in it. Still lots to do, and a bunch of things to polish etc. but it’s coming together quite nicely and it plays well too, I think. Wonderful Bobbins@bobbinsrobots.com is helping me wrangle pixels now, as well, which is giving me lots of motivation to work on it. Hoping to get it wrapped by end of October-ish.. all dependent on how the next couple of weeks go, like! https://youtu.be/9XIh_E8N0eY
#indiedev #indiegames #gamedev #videogames

2024-08-22 15:37:36

One thing I do have in common with game publishers is that we both want to make the most epic, ultimate, uber:game of bigness with a budget of only $1 (CAD).
#indiedev #solodev #indiegames

2024-08-14 19:38:38

My game Jack Dragon and the Stone of Peace sold over 420 copies so far this month on Xbox. On Steam this month, it sold 1. 🤔
#indiegames #indiedev #solodev

2024-08-09 14:49:05

Die for the Economy! is a PC game I'm working on. Destroy the security servers and teleport out of there! https://youtu.be/jc15TSucchs
#indiedev #indiegames #solodev

2024-08-09 13:34:23

Adding speech bubbles to the robots in my Berzerk-alike, so that you know which one insulted you and you can go get some retribution 🤖 .. ohhh I forgot to mention, the game has a name now ..
'Die for the Economy!'
#indiedev #solodev #indiegames
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2024-08-03 15:24:23

The ZX Spectrum community are lovely. When they buy my Speccy games they often pay $1 or more. They could just as easily get my stuff from some piratey sites and yet they come to Itch and give me a little donation instead. It’s kind, it makes me feel like my work is respected and every penny is very appreciated :) Lovely folks! #zxspectrum #retrocomputing

2024-08-01 20:37:30

What's going on with that Berzerk-alike you've been working on, Jeff? Well, Jeff, let me show you.. it's still called Office Escape but that could change at any minute depending on whether or not there's already a game called Office Escape out there. Anyway, here's a vid..
https://youtu.be/x3ie1wdUVH4 #indiedev #solodev #indiegames

2024-06-17 18:30:07

In Visual Studio, there's a keyboard shortcut to jump to the .cpp file from the .h file and I can't remember what it is or find it! Anyone know what it is? I know that you can jump to the header from the cpp with CTRL+K then O, but what's the other way around?? 🤓 🤔

2024-06-17 18:30:07

2024-06-04 19:18:14

Whenever I kick off a new game project, the first thing I do is play every other game like it until I lose all enthusiasm (because I know I'll never be able to compete with them as a no budget indie dev!) .. I then go make something else instead. 🤪
.. I'm kidding. Don't do this! Keep the faith. Make the thing. You got this! 🤣
#indiedev

2024-06-01 11:58:06

Indie game stages, as I understand them:
Pre-Alpha: It’s barely started and broken but available on Itch
Alpha: It’s released in Early Access and quite broken
Beta: Everyone in beta is complaining about it being broken
Gold: Game is released with minimal bugs. First review says ‘game is dead hasn’t been updated in forever do not buy’.
🤣🤣🤣
#gamedev #indiedev

2024-06-01 01:55:34

Bad music can ruin a perfectly good game. It needs to reinforce what's happening in the game and help push players closer to how you want them to feel when they're playing it. I'm always amazed by how many game devs put all their effort into making an amazing game but then throw in a soundtrack at the last minute that doesn't fit or detracts from the gameplay. And no matter how good the music is, we always need to provide the option to turn it off! #indiedev

2024-05-23 13:06:13

From the garden earlier this morning.. BABY BUNNIES!!!!! 🐇🐇🐇
#wildlife #creaturesinmygarden
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