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I am Gilles, game dev, making Music Power Up, a game where you play as a musician in the 1980s, creating soundtracks for early video games. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2246370/Music_Power_Up/

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For #WishlistWednesday here is a new Music Power Up trailer I started working on a while ago. I want to develop it more so consider it unfinished. There is a lot more stuff I would like to show in it... need to complete those features first!

store.steampowered.com/app/2246370/...

04.03.2026 15:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's #WishlistWednesday ๐Ÿ“ข

We're sharing After the Wane, our studio's upcoming game. Don't forget to add it to your wishlist.

Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/2742720/...

#indiedev #gamedev reply to show us your #indiegame! Then we can all support each other! ๐ŸŽฎ

๐Ÿงก LIKE โžก๏ธ FOLLOW ๐Ÿ” REPOST

04.03.2026 10:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Not a lie! It was nothing short of magical.

29.01.2026 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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microStudio - Game Engine microStudio is a free, open source game engine, easy to learn and packed with features. It offers 4 programming languages and includes a sprite editor and a map editor.

I will be doing a microStudio workshop during FOSDEM Junior,
in Brussels, on January 31st. Come and meet me there!

MicroStudio is my FOSS online game engine, available at microstudio.dev, which I use to develop Music Power Up!

Come and meet me there! Link to the event:
fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

22.01.2026 12:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The definitive review of 1988 Captain Blood on authentic vintage computers, ZERO emulator footage, only real CRT display and scanline pixel magic!
Featuring Atari ST, Amiga 500, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, IBM PS/1...
Full video here youtu.be/p9AlAnz-7_I

18.01.2026 21:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 127 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

15.01.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 12544 ๐Ÿ” 4029 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 95 ๐Ÿ“Œ 306
8-bit Bolรฉro (The World's Most Ambitious Chiptune?)
8-bit Bolรฉro (The World's Most Ambitious Chiptune?) YouTube video by lftkryo

My favorite retro artist of the year performing a full length Bolero with a bunch of C64s, printers, disk drives and the Commodorion. Just amazing.

youtu.be/kMGbGGllQoE?...

20.12.2025 10:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Despelote is currently 35% off. You know what to do (if you haven't done so already). store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/...

03.12.2025 06:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The Game and Watch used to have a kickstand back then, making them a lovely bedside alarm clock.

The new Super Mario Bros Game and Watch failed to replicate that. ๐Ÿ˜ข

30.11.2025 20:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Parachute game and watch by Nintendo.

Parachute game and watch by Nintendo.

This is basically a game and watch on steroids.

My alarm clock in 1985 was Parachute.

30.11.2025 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boom

28.11.2025 15:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Incredible! ๐Ÿคฉ Y'all rock!

28.11.2025 15:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In Cosmic Holidays, there are no collectibles, no bosses, no violence, and no overwhelming list of powers.
Instead, you explore an unknown world and embark on a journey designed to bring you joy, emotion, and serenity.

Donโ€™t wait, wishlist it now โค๏ธ

store.steampowered.com/app/2190640/...

26.11.2025 20:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 93 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
1986: MIDI and the MUSICAL MICROS | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
1986: MIDI and the MUSICAL MICROS | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive YouTube video by BBC Archive

The best introduction to MIDI, coming straight from 1986! youtu.be/aADkqmvy44o?...

23.11.2025 20:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On Dithering โ‡ข visualrambling.space/dithering-pa...

21.11.2025 18:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 85 ๐Ÿ” 33 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
THEA1200 - Announcement (EN)
THEA1200 - Announcement (EN) YouTube video by Retro Games

So excited that the Amiga is making a comeback. I never had one but it looks like I will be able to preorder my first Amiga on November 10th.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4aG...

24.10.2025 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fastloaders - Central Park (from "Last Ninja 2")
Fastloaders - Central Park (from "Last Ninja 2") YouTube video by c64audio

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYup...

15.10.2025 07:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FastLoaders - Commodore 64 Rocks - Live FastLoaders bring a powerful, tight rock sound to videogame music Commodore 64 classics like Commando, Last Ninja & Monty on the Run!

๐ŸŽธ The Fastloaders are coming to Leicester on November 8th!
Get ready for a rocking night of C64 music classics from legends like Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway, Ben Daglish, Matt Gray, Fred Gray, Tim Follin, and more!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fastloader...

15.10.2025 07:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
How MORE Old DOS Games ACTUALLY Sounded (If You Had Money)
How MORE Old DOS Games ACTUALLY Sounded (If You Had Money) YouTube video by Ema Zamboni

Ema Zamboni continues his exploration of old DOS games music in their different flavors (MT-32... or mono square wave beeps): youtu.be/jisWKvWYOUI

Also the video includes an interesting midroll sponsor ๐Ÿ˜Š

08.10.2025 12:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Project Sidologie: Remixes, by Various 14 track album

Now on Bandcamp: an all-star cast including Matt Gray, Allister Brimble, Rockstar's Will Morton, Chris Huelsbeck, Matt Furniss and LMan combine SID, Jarre and Vangelis in various combinations. Check out Matt Gray's "Zoolookologie" and "Zoolook" covers! #jarre #vangelis #c64

A hidden gem!

20.09.2025 21:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Arcade Classics - Special Edition, by Chris Abbott 24 track album

Just released on Bandcamp: a 24-track arcade covers album: Gradius and Ghouls 'n Ghosts with an 80 piece orchestra, Outrun in normal and disco form, some very quirky Road Runner, Paper Boy and 720 Degrees, and a load of other Sega Classics! #vgm #sega #arcade

22.09.2025 10:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
AMIGA Goldrunner GOLD RUNNER AMIGA OCS By Microdeal In 1987 Cracked By HQC trainer+1 HQC adf zip
AMIGA Goldrunner GOLD RUNNER AMIGA OCS By Microdeal In 1987 Cracked By HQC trainer+1 HQC adf zip YouTube video by petsasjim1

Loved it too! Also Goldrunner's "WELcome to GOLDrunner" youtu.be/W1BNySMrnl8?...

and "Watch out!", "BE CAreful!"

09.09.2025 13:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Neon pictures reflecting colour on the underside of Calton Road Bridge

Neon pictures reflecting colour on the underside of Calton Road Bridge

New fighting game background discovered in Edinburgh

08.09.2025 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 258 ๐Ÿ” 34 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bad Apple - An Atari Demo (2017)
Bad Apple - An Atari Demo (2017) YouTube video by PG

I can't stop watching this: youtu.be/BjNm04oCdYc

07.09.2025 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"And if you want, you can use an ordinary cassette recorder to store programs." โค๏ธ

Today has become: "We removed the jack to sell you more of our proprietary stuff. Also our Bluetooth or USB-C conveniently blocks other manufacturer's devices."

07.09.2025 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"With the manual in your hand, you will be running programs in an hour." โค๏ธ

Today has become: "For your safety, we will prevent you from installing software we don't like, on this device you think you own."

07.09.2025 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A placeholder game title page with just "Game Title" written and a fake "Play" button painted like by a 6 years old.

A placeholder game title page with just "Game Title" written and a fake "Play" button painted like by a 6 years old.

Quote post your worst placeholder art.

This is the current title page of a minigame in Music Power Up. Yes, Iโ€™ll fix itโ€ฆ eventually.

29.08.2025 15:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is it, after two years of work, I finally finished my 2nd game!

Kitty's Last Adventure full release is OUT NOW. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿพ

Huge thanks to everyone who supported the game by talking about it, playing it, or giving feedback.

Without you all, it wouldnโ€™t be the same. ๐Ÿ’–

๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

27.08.2025 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Back to School Games Celebration 2025 begins August 25th! Celebrate the start of the school year with our Back to School Games Celebration! Discover discounted educational games that enhance learning and productivity for everyone.

Back to School Games Celebration 2025 is now live!

store.steampowered.com/developer/Mo...

A great selection of games that let you express your creativity, learn and develop new skills.

Many gems in here, very happy that Music Power Up made it to the selection ๐Ÿ˜Š

25.08.2025 17:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0