I revived my childhood NES controller, with the (Nintendo Power?) decal still on it. Affordable 25$ 8bitdo reversible wireless mod. Works great, no lag.

Wasn't feeling good today (or yesterday). I guess I really overdid it more than I thought during that game jam month...

Kirby, Nibbler, and Orangey kept me company while resting in bed.

It was difficult to snap a good angle, but the new stray's ear is always scrunched like that. So my wife ended up naming him Scrunchie. Sorry to everyone who volunteered a name 😅 It is fitting for him though!

Been going 200%, but I have so much left to do to make the one month Fighting Game Game-Jam deadline...

This new stray has gotten friendly. He looks a lot like Nibbler, maybe they're brothers? What should I name him?

I officially joined the April Fighting Game Game Jam on Itch, hosted by people I know.

https://itch.io/jam/fighting-game-versus-jam-2026

I got some of my friends, Pocket Fighter EX crew, and others, together to make a demo!

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I just had an absolute FREAK OUT MELTDOWN because I noticed Kirby was missing a tooth. Turns out dogs lose their baby teeth like humans do, so false alarm 😅

Most didn't realize that part of the colorization specification was maintaining 100% backwards compatibility with the original NeoGeo Pocket 3-Color look via palette swap only. I enforced this by mandating every new sprite to be made *first* in 3-Color.

Would it be interesting if I participated in this Game Jam? "Starting March 31, 2026 and ending May 1 2026, you have one month to make a fighting game." https://itch.io/jam/fighting-game-versus-jam-2026 I would be using Unreal Engine, with a small team of friends.

It's Sakura's birthday??

I did this one for fun a few years back. #streetfighter #sakura #pixelart #NeoGeoPocket