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Co-founder of Purple Yonder. Game developer and enthusiast of tech both new and retro.

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2. Little Critters | @purpleyonder.com - My favourite tower defense action, with brilliant mixed reality and hand tracking implementation.

1. Ghost Town | @fireproofgames.com - A brilliantly staged, polished VR adventure from the creators of The Room (VR).

31.12.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are excited to announce our sponsors for our Showcase this Saturday December 13th at 1pm ET!

Huge thank you to our premier sponsor for the event - Combat Waffle Studios!

As well thank you to Othergate, Neolithic Dawn, Purple Yonder, Laser Dance, Super AC, White Noise Games, and Ben Olding Games

10.12.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ’‘ Little Critters is a GREAT example of scene tracking!

This clip from #VRMachine shows critters climbing the ceiling & walls, & navigating real furniture.

After scanning your room, the game adapts to whatever your home looks like! β­πŸŽ‰

Watch in full here πŸ‘‰ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqm_...

10.12.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Massive Hand Tracking Update Out Now! πŸ‘‡

πŸ‘ A brand-new gesture system built from scratch
πŸ‘ More accurate hand movements
🀘 Interactions that react to your hand shapes & gestures
🫢 Designed to make hand tracking the best way to play

Get hands-on with the action & have fun! πŸ’ͺ

05.12.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌍 Hello / Salut / Hallo / Hola!

Great news! The first update for Little Critters adds support for French, German & Spanish (Spain & Latin America)!

Is there another language you would like to see supported? Let us know! πŸ‘‡

21.11.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to #ZonaTheGamers for their review of Little Critters!

"Highly recommended title... Its originality stands out within the Meta Quest catalog. Its ability to surprise creates memorable moments. Home defense has never been so fun or so physical."⭐️

zonathegamers.com/little-critt...

20.11.2025 13:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! β™₯️

"Little Critters does many things right. It minds the little details. The game is frenetic, accessible, and fun. And it just works, in the way Steve Jobs famously described the magic of early iPhone devices… this β€œtower defense” game brings the tower home."

07.11.2025 14:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Little Critters – Surprisingly Fun MR Chaos!
Little Critters – Surprisingly Fun MR Chaos! YouTube video by NinjaGuy VR

Little Critters is a mixed reality tower defense-style game that surprised me! With fun gadgets, hilarious floor-smacking moments, and charming critters, it’s one of the better MR games I’ve played. Here’s my full review on Meta Quest!

youtu.be/dv4tLwCHWNQ

07.11.2025 16:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Little Critters delivers an accessible tower defense game in mixed reality today on Quest 3 and 3S.

Read our impressions here: www.uploadvr.com/little-critt...

06.11.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Little Critters is OUT NOW for #MetaQuest 3 & 3S! πŸ‘ΎπŸ’š

We just unleashed Little Critters to invade living rooms and bedrooms everywhere, nowhere is safe!

Get it here πŸ‘‰ vr.meta.me/s/xLXWZ9BCJe...

#LittleCritters #MetaQuest3 #MixedReality #Quest3

06.11.2025 18:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Only one more day to go!
Take a look at the thread to meet some of the critters you'll face πŸ‘Ύ

05.11.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Little Critters comes to #MetaQuest3 and 3S in just 1 DAY! πŸŽ‰

Take a sneak peek at the Little Critters that will be invading your living room πŸ‘€πŸ”₯

What to expect:
βœ”οΈ Goofy characters
βœ”οΈ Ridiculous traps
βœ”οΈ Unexpected fun with hands
❌ Emotional stability

🧡(1/7)

05.11.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Little Critters is Launching NEXT WEEK on 6 November! πŸ‘Ύ

Use super smart traps to fortify your real-world room in mixed reality, turning it into a fun critter-smashing zone!

Wishlist now πŸ‘‰ vr.meta.me/s/xLXWZ9BCJe...

#MetaQuest3 #MixedReality #indiegame

30.10.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When doggo thinks he's getting a treat, but you're busy playing in mixed reality! 🐢🎈

Little Critters game coming soonπŸ‘‰ vr.meta.me/s/xLXWZ9BCJe...

#MetaQuest3 #MixedReality

29.10.2025 17:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘‰ Poking in mixed reality πŸ‘ˆ #MixedReality #metaquest3 #quest3 #funnygaming #indiegames

23.10.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've had such a great time creating music and sound design for the team over at Purple Yonder!

Little Critters is a ridiculously fun Mixed Reality game that I've spent waaay too much time playtesting. Available for pre-order now!

21.10.2025 08:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic to see funded project from @purpleyonder.com announced yesterday! πŸ‘Ύ

β€œWe are incredibly grateful for this support and the great work the UKGTF does to support the UK indie gaming community!”

16.10.2025 13:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Little Critters is a light-hearted mixed reality action-strategy game from the Little Cities team, launching this fall on Quest 3 and 3S.

Details here: www.uploadvr.com/little-critt...

15.10.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so excited that we can finally announce Little Critters!

It's been a lot of hard work and the team has done a fantastic job. Can't wait for players to get their hands on this soon πŸ₯³

15.10.2025 14:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time to reveal our new game!πŸ‘€

πŸ‘Ύ Little Critters πŸ‘Ύ

Built for Mixed Reality, you can fortify your real-world room with super smart traps, turning it into a fun critter-smashing zone!

Wishlist on Meta Quest 3/3S πŸ‘‰ www.meta.com/experiences/...

#MetaQuest3 #MixedReality

15.10.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

King's Quest 2 next?

05.09.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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27.04.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 534 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
Space Quest III with custom composite CGA driver
Space Quest III with custom composite CGA driver YouTube video by James Howard

That reminds me that I also made a composite CGA video driver for some Sierra games - here's Space Quest 3 which only officially launched with 4 colour CGA
youtu.be/mODdArikoMw

15.07.2025 06:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Wolfenstein 3D in 4 colour CGA

Wolfenstein 3D in 4 colour CGA

VGA definitely looks the best but CGA is a lot of fun to hack around with 😁

14.07.2025 10:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The low resolution 320x200 mode is always stuck with the same 16 colours due to backwards compatibility with CGA monitors. I always wondered what games of this era would have looked like if they could pick their own palette from the 64 colours like in the high res mode

14.07.2025 10:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah I didn't realise there were so many modern expansion options available. I only have a stock Electron and was writing a game for it last year. A bit of a pain loading via the tape port though!

03.07.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will this run on a stock Electron or do I need a RAM expansion?

03.07.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I need to give this a go on my Book8088! Last time I tried on my HP palmtop it froze the system (ctrl+alt+del didn't even work!)

18.01.2025 08:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone done a breakdown of the Z80 Elite source code like you did with the 6502?

09.01.2025 09:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I used Michael Brutman's mTCP library for TCP/IP networking and my own HTTP code based on MicroWeb. It all runs in real mode so should even run on a high clocked 286. I'll keep an eye out for your RNG code 😁

17.12.2024 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0