We make what we like. Avoid enshittification. Build sustainably. Get shit done. Build for fun. You are not the product, you are the customer.
Joined January 2026
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May 9
So this is a VERY early look at Bomb Bloke - working title for my upcoming game, a few days into development.
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So I made a tool to help Indie devs make sprite packs for their retro-themed games, using the proper palettes for a range of machines, or custom ones of their choosing. This video is more quick tutorial than promo. It's free as hosting costs are low, link in the replies.
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May 31
A bit of childish fun but yep, sprite editor in progress. Might make this a proper product if there's interest in it.
A normal person would just use whatever sprite tools are available. And then there's me building my own because none of them have a workflow I like. This feels much more intuitive for me than any of the ones I've tried using that other people have made. This is why vibe coding is awesome. For making little tools to use yourself there's nothing better.
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May 15
So I thought I'd show off the level editor I've been working on for Bomb Bloke, my puzzle game running in an Amstrad CPC464 mode 0 style on modern hardware. Let me know what you think in the comments. I can't wait to see the levels people build.
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May 14
Hmm what we really need is a game about a horse dentist.
May 13
This developer is making a horror roguelike where you do dental work on giant predators, aiming to clean up the mess without waking the beast.... or else.
It's called Shark Dentist, are you interested?
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May 13
So I'm starting to get the Amstrad CPC 464 aesthetic working. The colour scheme is now pure Amstrad, and we have the fat chunky pixels. Next job is to figure out how the fuck to make frogs, snails and bombs from so few pixels. Still, constraints breed creativity.
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May 13
So I’m leaning towards a garden theme for Bomb Bloke. This may necessitate a change of name.
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May 13
AI muffed it a little bit but don’t worry we’ll have something cool.
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May 13
Such a delight to see Pragmata doing so well. It’s a fantastic game, and deserves all the plaudits.
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May 13
We do not do business with grifters. We do not appease the protection racket that she and the likes of Sweet Bany Inc represent. It is both immoral to do so and poor business.
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May 12
npm needs to change their logo
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May 12
Started with Amstrad basic, moved to GFA Basic on the Atari ST and then STOS. All magnificent.
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May 12
Europe is not a place for entrepreneurs. I speak from experience, it is actively hostile.
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May 12
Best thing about Koala Software is absolutely zero Teams calls.
Idea: An anonymous “vote to end meeting” button on Teams where if 50% of people press it, the meeting ends immediately.
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May 12
Should I add a journalist mode to BombBloke so it gets those sweet 10/10 scores? Or should I keep some integrity?
May 11
You don't hate game reviewers enough. You think you do, but you don't.
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May 12
Trying to start a business in the UK is a Kafkaesque experience. Getting a Ltd company set up on a government website that doesn’t work & sends you on an infinite loop of x requires y requires z. Trying to get a business bank account is just random rejections & no info. Fml.
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May 11
Trying out effects for the explosions. Do you think this is ok or a bit too much?
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May 11
I really like the simplicity of just deploying via Kamal on a @Hetzner_Online box, cheap as chips, fast and reliable. Low effort infra is the way.
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May 11
One thing I want to really make clear about Koala Software. We will not do anything that isn’t sustainable. So no shitty monetisation practices. No microtransactions. No bullshit. Fair prices for good features. That’s it.
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