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Indie game developer (like that movie) running Upfall Studios. Maker of Quest of Dungeons, Vizati and other weird games. https://t.co/lHKEVAf6nl

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Joined February 2008
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David Amador πŸ™
4 years
SURPRISE!! Quest of Dungeons is getting a limited Physical release for Nintendo Switch on April 13, pre-orders begin tomorrow. Includes a reversible cover.
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David Amador πŸ™
3 months
Hey! Wrapping up current gamedev contract soon, so I’m exploring what’s next. 15+ years experience in gameplay, engine & console porting. Also made my own games with a custom engine. Looking to join a team (Unity, GM2, C++, C#, Godot, etc. I learn fast 😊)
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David Amador πŸ™
3 months
Once in a while I get asked so I took a bit of time to write a blog post about my experience moving from Unity to Godot. Some thoughts, frustrations, and why I'm overall excited about it πŸš€. #godot #GameDev.
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After years with Unity, I spent time exploring Godot 4. Here's some of the things I liked, the things that frustrated me, and how the switch compares overall.
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David Amador πŸ™
4 months
8-9 years ago during a live round-table, I said that game devs had a social responsibility especially towards children, to not put gambling-money-related spending incentive in videogames; and it was dismissed. I was right, this kind of stuff isn't good.
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David Amador πŸ™
6 months
New blog post: Cozy game moments in Unexpected places. I decided to write a short post about something silly I had on my mind. Cozy moments in unexpected places, like the Save Rooms in Resident Evil, or the train in Syberia.
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There’s a rise in the popularity of cozy games, the ones that are not about just hard challenges, combat or adrenaline, but about comfort and attempt of well-being. Those are great, and it’s incred...
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David Amador πŸ™
7 months
New blog post: Just random talk about some things in 2024, and that I decided to use Godot to replace Unity whenever possible from now on. Happy new year! .
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πŸ•› 2024 I initially intended to do a β€œend of year” post BEFORE the EOY talking about some stuff, but that never happened because work and other things kept getting in the way. 2024 was a weird year,...
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
RT @DJ_Link: For future reference places I can be found:. bsky: mastodon: blog: https://t.c….
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
I watched Alien Romulus a second time and I wanted to talk about it, but instead of spoiling stuff on social media I did a brain dump on a blog post. It's not a review it's just stuff. obviously tons of spoilers, but yeah I like the movie.
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πŸ‘½ So, is it back? I like the Alien franchise a lot and tend to talk about it more than I probably should. But if I narrow it down, my focus is mostly on Alien and Aliens β€” two of the best sci-fi...
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
Half-Life 2 is free to get until 18 November, was updated to fix a variety of things & plays on Steam Deck too. If you never played now’s the chance to see one of the best FPS ever made. I recommend starting by HL1 if you haven’t though for story, it’s current on sale < $1
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
Gabe Newell talking about the decision to cancel Episode 3, he thought only moving the story forward and no other gameplay/tech advancements would not be good for the players. Respect
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
For future reference places I can be found:. bsky: mastodon: blog: email:
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
On HL2 new documentary they show Episode 3 footage for the first time of what they were working on, including an ice gun and a blob type that could absorb enemies and was later used as the paint in Portal 2. full video:
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
Half-Life 2 turns 20 years old today, and Valve released a new documentary about its development
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
I've duplicated my gamedev tricks thread in a couple different social networks; I thought it was time to just bundle all together in one blog post, easier to check all, and if some site goes down my blog stays!
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🧡 origin thread In 2018 I started a thread on Twitter (later renamed X πŸ™„) where I shared some game development tricks devs used to get around bugs, software, hardware and/or time constraints. Later...
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
Unreal and Unreal Tournament are now free to download and play and archived on Internet Archive
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
Regardless of your new social network platform, create yourself a blog too, for your work, studio or random stuff. You control it and will last longer than any other app. Don’t forget the RSS feed. If you have a gamedev blog post it below so I can add to my feeds.
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
Warcraft 1 and 2 are getting a remaster
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
probably late to the party, but I just found out you can shift-select multiple tabs in Firefox and drag them to re-order, my chaotic "constantly 50 tabs open" says thank you.
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
Brain OS boots up at 3am
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David Amador πŸ™
9 months
Dozens of streaming services and 0 new Stargate shows/movies. What a waste.
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