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@bgstrong

3 months

Our first trailer is out!

Nintendo of America

@NintendoAmerica

3 months

Samus Aran is back! Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be released on #NintendoSwitch in 2025. #MetroidPrime4 #NintendoDirect

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2 years

We announced and released Metroid Prime Remastered today!! We're so excited to finally share this with the world. I hope you enjoy playing it! #Metroid #MetroidPrime #MetroidPrimeRemastered

Metroid Prime Remastered - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

Metroid Prime Remastered is available now, only on Nintendo Switch!Step into the suit of Samus Aran and relive the iconic adventure. Upgrade your gear, swap ...

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. @partytimeHXLNT is by far one of the coolest and most inspiring people I know. She blends games, tech, and art beautifully. She is a great speaker, community organizer, games historian, and friend. If you ever need some good vibes, just spend some time checking out her work.

Noemi 👩‍💻 (she/her)

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6 years

Men of Twitter, is there a woman that you look up to in your own field or in another one? Who is she and why does she inspire you? 👩🏻‍💻👩🏼‍🔬👩🏽‍🎨👩🏽‍🚒👩🏻‍🚀🕵🏻‍♀️

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1 year

Being an adult is saying "I can't believe it's been that long" after seeing the date on literally any photo or video you're in.

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6 years

@jwaaaap @kittycalis @jukiokallio @zerstoerer When a game is so good that you keep making up reasons to continue playing. #MINIT

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@bgstrong

3 years

Retro Studios is hiring in design, tech, and art for Metroid Prime 4! Feel free to ping me if you're interested in working with us and want more details.

Careers at Nintendo Software Technology – Official Site – Employment Opportunities

Find job openings at Nintendo Software Technology, a game development studio located in Redmond, WA.

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@bgstrong

4 years

@epicmickeywiki Hey I designed that level. Disney decided they didn't want to represent the hall of presidents like that. Makes sense, but I still liked the original.

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4 years

@ChaseJonez A lot of great memories, and despite the flaws I'm really proud of what we did. Really happy to have had the opportunity to work on those games.

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@bgstrong

5 years

We all owe bells down here.

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3 years

@cherthedev "Oh you like programming huh? Then name 20 programs!"

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@bgstrong

4 years

First vs latest shipped games

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@bgstrong

4 years

@corybarlog This could also be improved if more places would build/adopt a service that takes a queue and randomly selects people for high demand products. Make it tied to a phone number or something so dummy accounts are harder. Ending botting would go a long ways.

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@bgstrong

10 years

I ran into one of my favorite streamers, @manvsgame at PAX! Awesome guy. http://t.co/oUP6ArcTuJ

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@bgstrong

6 years

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze releases today on the Switch! I did level design for the game and I'm excited that more people get a chance to play it. Check it out!

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Launch Trailer (Nintendo...

Swim, swing, spring and surf through islands packed with hazards and collectibles in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on Nintendo Switch, out now!#Donkey...

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@bgstrong

4 years

Tony Hawk 1+2 is the perfect blend of old and new. It combines the old "timeless arcade fun" feel with the new "55 minute install on the main menu after a 40 minute download/install" feel.

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@bgstrong

3 years

Got a Fitbit a while ago to track physical activity but the amount of times the 'find my phone' button saved me headache made it the actual killer feature.

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@bgstrong

3 months

@Mooreshots1 I have this same figma, great photo!

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8 years

:D

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@bgstrong

3 years

Fully vaccinated!

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@bgstrong

6 years

@MartinKvale @fullbright I feel this so hard. I did a ton of permanence related work for a game. An error I (likely) made makes you skip to the final act if you buy a specific item from a specific vendor at one specific point of a 12+ hour game. The game treads on though, confusing players thoroughly.

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6 years

Scare for a Cure was great as always. Our neighbors (we haven't met) happened to drive by as we were walking from the car to our house and they came to a full stop to stare. Good first impressions?

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@bgstrong

3 years

@the_real_QB1 @mistermoviespod If this was the goal, you could just use digital price tag strips.

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@bgstrong

2 years

@GilbyRanger @Hamb0w0 I'm going to start requesting animation support by bullet pointing where to put the strenght.

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@bgstrong

3 years

@feedthefishes Doubt this helps but I was a lead level designer at 21, but mainly because no one else fit that role on the new project. I wasn't even very good at it at the time. My mid-level work at places down the road was dramatically better. Titles don't always tell the full story.

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5 years

@momohine @AnimationMerc If you're going to all those places, make sure to look into the JR unlimited ticket for tourists. Unlimited train usage for a set price.

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1 year

@GrundislavGames This looks right up my alley. I'll pick it up!

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1 year

@Daydream_Stream This rules! Great job, there's so much love in the details.

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4 years

@saampahlavan Powerline sits at the piano and the bar breaks into singing "Eye to Eye".

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2 years

@KiraKiraCosmo Stubb's??? Austin Texas is going global

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@bgstrong

8 years

@BillionaireDad good night chicken

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@bgstrong

1 year

@stevepowers Congrats Steve!!!!

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@bgstrong

4 years

I mean, there was a Space Channel 5 micromachine under the phone and they just left it.

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@bgstrong

5 years

@oracrest @Shen_the_Bird @captainkalvis @rad_milk

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4 years

@BenCrossbones

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@bgstrong

9 years

@AmusesMe No arguments here.

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@bgstrong

6 years

Spot on. I was going to include an onion emoji but despite being the world's most versatile ingredient, onions don't have one like other, lesser foods do.

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@bgstrong

4 years

I hope they enjoyed their fajitas and frosty marg.

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@bgstrong

4 years

@JuliaMinamata Ahhhhh this is so good! This scene is the intersection between Sierra and Hugo's House of Horrors that I didn't know I needed until just now. Really great work.

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@bgstrong

2 years

@_DigiBun This is super cool

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@bgstrong

2 years

@710wonderdev This is so important. A positive side of this is also knowing it's never too late to form new connections that feel as important as older ones are/were. It's not the time, it's the quality.

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@bgstrong

1 year

@wombatstuff The update definitely shook things up from the first completion. Made it through by snaking and changing directions more. On the successful run I don't think I generated any anti-circle bullets.

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@bgstrong

2 years

@Daley_Kong Playtonic/Rare are cool too

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@bgstrong

5 years

@acwilliams @simogo @mrsambarlow @mrgan @HelloCakebread @Gorogoa @GoneHomeGame This is a quality list.

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7 years

@2DArray @guerragames Nice work, this is great!

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3 years

@MakkiUzamaru @mickey_smash Same!

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@bgstrong

6 years

Riding the SkyTrain in Canada and the stop named "Yaletown Roundhouse" sounds like a combo finisher for a Vancouver themed Streets of Rage style arcade beat 'em up.

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@bgstrong

4 years

Thinking about that time last year when someone broke into my car and all they took was a Chili's giftcard and my 2005 Razer flip phone.

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@bgstrong

4 years

@AtFruitBat @tha_rami This is my go-to when I really need something positive. This little bird has cheered me up so many times.

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4 years

@Scuttlepunk Disrupting things became a product design mantra. Eventually the message got lost and they started changing for the sake of changing and not because it made something better.

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4 years

Dozens of hours in and it was only getting more fun over time. My new favorite roguelike. #spelunky2

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3 years

@chriswade__ I really hope Neel gets the game in the end. It's a win I'd love to see.

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1 year

@TinyDodoGames Looks great, wishlisted!

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3 years

@OskSta Great find @OskSta . I think you'd really like this one too. Some posts there remind me of your work.

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4 years

@saampahlavan Yeah, you need some stuff there to fill the journal.

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@bgstrong

3 years

@chriswade__ Years ago I got into the habit of .gif-ing anything that seems worth watching again down the road, failures/bugs for fun, and also for prototypes that might not stay the same. Can confirm it's a great resource later for varying reasons. Screen area to gif programs make it quick.

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1 year

@graylish Finished this last night with friends, we all loved it. Great job!

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3 years

@Reggie @sxsw You should come visit us!

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3 years

@CosmicFunkonaut I clicked start to launch something and I noticed a "tile" in the popup with an OLD (2008) game screenshot presented as a "memory". Dug in and realized it was from an old backup folder on my oldest HD. I guess Windows crawls through all your stuff to "Improve" your experience

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5 years

@jasonschreier At my first game job I sometimes worked until I was going home with the morning traffic and I was making 25k/year.

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3 years

Comparing sleep scores with friends is a close second.

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@bgstrong

3 years

@CosmicFunkonaut Completely agree. There have been egregious privacy breaches in phone apps and the cloud, and it's weird to realize even our own PCs might fall under the same irresponsible privacy gaps. Stuff like this for example:

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@bgstrong

4 years

@BanjokeKawhooie @ChaseJonez Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed the games. 🙂

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@bgstrong

4 years

@oracrest If I filter to only shipped games: 1: Music game starring rodents 2: Platforming adventure game starring a rodent 3: Platforming adventure game starring a rodent 4: Platforming adventure game starring a rodent 5: Platforming game starring a gorilla

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2 years

@MaxKriegerVG Heyo

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4 years

@capuchinokappu Hard follow. I love this!

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3 years

@saampahlavan Congrats Saam! 🎉 Looking forward to making cool stuff with you.

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5 years

@madot_ @DreaminErryDay Whaa, I'd be all over a Metal Slug game filled with more of this. Great work!

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9 years

@AmusesMe this might be my actual favorite tweet.

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@bgstrong

3 years

@Enichan Yeah. An aesthetic sometimes relies on how it doesn't use certain tech. A big example for me is how Epic Mickey 2 came out simultaneously on Wii and X360/PS3, but I prefer the look of the Wii version despite having a weaker GPU. It was the native platform for the art direction.

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@AmusesMe

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2 years

@oracrest From what I gather, the reason this wall takes so much to break is because someone set the heath really high (9999 or whatever) to make it seem invincible until some other trigger removes it to get around some tool limitation.

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@bgstrong

3 years

@cynixy "We'll fix it in lighting" "Tools Request: "Make Game" button"

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2 years

@710wonderdev Oh awesome!! Hi-five! 💜

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4 years

@kenandstuff We've named this feeling fake Friday

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@bgstrong

5 years

@CosmicFunkonaut I started keeping a list of games played on my phone for this exact reason. Maybe the question could be what are your favorite game moments of the decade, so it could include levels/bosses/mechanics/cutscenes.

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2 years

@MrMorrisGames @NintendoForce Great job on the game! I had a good time playing through it.

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2 years

@momohine They're so goooood 💜

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@bgstrong

6 years

@GraceSpelman Teens at the biggest mall in our city on December 23rd, when shopping was peak. My sister walks to the mall help desk, says something, and walks away. Moments later on the (LOUD) mall PA: "Would Amanda Bone please come to the help desk". Laughed so hard I fell to my knees.

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@bgstrong

5 years

@crowsmack @jasonschreier Are you talking about Sensory Sweep in UT? Unpaid wages, stolen 401k, unpaid govt taxes despite paycheck withdrawal (IRS warnings to our homes), and retroactively declined (6 months) health insurance claims? Lived it!

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6 years

@kenley_k I think we are reaching a time where kids whose childhoods were defined by these kinds of things are now creators working on those IPs. I love it.

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1 year

@AlexRoseGames Nobody Saves the World, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

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2 years

@TheArtOfAsty For something a little different but still in the same theme, check out the NoSleep Podcast Season 12 Episode 9 story, "City in the Clouds".

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4 years

@FreyaHolmer I got one recently and they're so good! The arcade feel at home has been so nice for staying active. Plus, it's cat approved.

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8 years

@ransomleif Crazy, I just listened through Population this morning.

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6 years

@MrPodunkian @jwaaaap Another gotcha: the Oasis will only appear once per life so if you accidentally walk off screen, it's over.

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4 years

@CraigGrannell @BondHunterBond Yes! This and the bit Generations games were amazing imports for the GBA.

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2 years

@TheCartelDel @FullyGrownPains This is really well made! Great job y'all, I can see the passion that went into it.

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2 years

@realcarlosrox This is a great story! Thanks for sharing it. 😊

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@bgstrong

8 years

My buddy does some pretty great video game covers, check him out:

PeterNielsenMusic

Gamer + Musician = I make video game music. (Covers for now, but originals coming eventually.)

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@bgstrong

6 years

@Bandygrass @jervineyard For elites/bosses, I've found a good rule of thumb is get 2 attacks in if you exploit a standard vulnerability window right away, 1 attack if a little late. Sounds slow but you spend way less time scrambling afterward. Hit more if it's a larger vulnerability window from specials

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3 years

@oracrest dog

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2 years

@brullov_art This is very wholesome and I am here for it.

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@bgstrong

6 years

@ChaseJonez @epicmickeywiki Agreed. Thank you, EM community!

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10 years

@supermoof Sure, zombie DLC works in just about any game.

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@bgstrong

2 years

@stevepowers Even if people are going to dig their heels on forgiveness it's a no brainer to end predatory practices like reverse amortization immediately. Cap interest rates and allow the debt to clear like other types of debt.

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4 years

@saampahlavan Celeste

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5 years

@lewisweil Hey that loaf is at my place now (I'd recognize that scoring anywhere) and it's Seriously Delicious. Thanks Lewis! ❤️

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@bgstrong

3 years

@saampahlavan Hydration, sleep, and physical activity are great ones for the list too.

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@bgstrong

6 years

@kuraine I loaded this up for a red eye flight home and dozed off while playing. I had a trippy half-sleep dream about interacting with a computer in a crazy digital future. Would recommend.

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@bgstrong

10 years

@supermoof Day 1 is good and all, but maybe you can push the envelope and implement a... ...NIGHT 1!

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