Pad Poet

Games industry pro. Developed & led #communities for @commodoreofcl, @Socialpoint, @505_Games & @PlayStationEU in the past. Dad & Fitness addict. 80s kid.

[Pad Poet @PadPoet]

The Amiga 500 is just peak aesthetics in terms of design. PEAK AESTHETICS! #Amiga #Amiga500 #Chickenlips #Commodore #CommodoreAmiga #RetroComputing

[Mᴀᴇꜱᴛʀᴏ @thinkelastic]

Now you can play the greatest id Software hits in openfpgaOS!

Doom, Quake and now Wolfenstein 3D

Welcome new Analogue Pocket owners!

[Pad Poet @PadPoet]

@CommodoreBlog @AmigaReposts @CommodoreKazz @CommodoreLad @nyimski @dantemendes @games_rozz @gordoslair @gregnacu Epic game. Can still finish it with 1CC.

[Pad Poet @PadPoet]

@AnnyeongCola94 @CommodoreBlog @AmigaReposts @CommodoreKazz @CommodoreLad @nyimski Sadly I don’t think there ever was one. That’s my main complaint with the game basically.

[Pad Poet @PadPoet]

One of my favorite Amiga games. #Amiga #Psygnosis #commodore

[CommodoreBlog @CommodoreBlog]

Leander. Psygnosis, 1991.
#Amiga #Commodore

[Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN]

Just a small clarification regarding the facts.

The work behind the latest update had actually been in progress since last year, and what is currently being delivered is the result of that long-running effort. (Anyone who has worked in game development will probably understand this timeline—it’s not just about debugging and QA; there are also first-party certification and approval processes involved.)

About a year ago, I made this post –> ( https://t.co/0IH3lubaGB )

And yes, the direction of this patch update was naturally led by Nakatsu (Kohei Ikeda). At the same time, the other director you mentioned, Yasuki Nakabayashi, was also deeply involved in directing it. Mishimastar as well.

The reality is that they spent the past year working toward this release, and this update became the final work they delivered before leaving the company.

Also, this should go without saying, but not only for this update—these results are the product of many project members working incredibly hard, even if their names are not widely known. Because of that, I hope people will evaluate these achievements as the work of a team rather than focusing on individual names. (Personally, I don’t think there is much value in studying the credits and trying to attribute everything to specific individuals.)

I also see a variety of speculation and analysis from the community. Unfortunately, most of it is not accurate (and I don’t mean just this particular topic).

In fact, the directors whose names you mentioned, including Yasuki Nakabayashi, have already left the project and begun new journeys of their own.

There are also a small number of people who explain things based on their supposed knowledge of the game industry. Unfortunately, most of those explanations are not accurate either.

This is simply a factual clarification and nothing more. Nothing beyond that.

That will be all on this topic.

Now then, since we’re here, a quick personal update.

I recently considered changing my X account name, but the X team advised me against it. They warned that the current name could quickly be claimed by someone else and potentially used in a misleading way. Even the old trick of changing the name and immediately reclaiming it with another account apparently doesn’t work very well these days, because bots monitor these changes and can grab the name almost instantly. They did say X might lock the name, but there are no guarantees.

My heart remains with this community. It always has, and it always will. (Well, I do get angry from time to time, but I deliberately do that because I believe people expect honesty from me lol.)

So I’ve been thinking that perhaps I should leave this account here as a piece of history and simply create a new one. But there’s no rush. I have plenty of time to think about it.

For now, let’s keep talking here.

It turns out there is quite a bit of demand from younger generations for stories about the game industry in the 1990s and the early days of the 21st century. (Who would have thought? lol)

Anyway, today is guaranteed to be another incredibly fun day at VS Studio.

There is a shared environment, atmosphere,vision, and team here that genuinely feels like stepping back into the 1990s and the early 2000s.

Get Ready for the Next Creation!

[Devolver Digital @devolverdigital]

Not every publisher.

[Gameframe @GameframeX]

@devolverdigital Hotline Miami 3.
November 19.
Be there, Devolver.

[Sony - Japan @SonyGroup_JP]

あなたの“はじめてのプレイステーション”はどれ？🎮​
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#ソニー #プレイステーション

[Old Internet @OldInternetFeel]

Akihabara, 2004

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

Attention, Agents! Learn how to unlock a secret menu in Time Crisis, serving up extra lives, unlimited continues, and infinite ammo.

Available now with PlayStation Plus Premium: https://t.co/0SMqOIeNdn

[akio @akio_1963]

『METAL SLUG』の開発中、魔法使いと呼ばれていた天才プログラマー、ANDY君が作ったドット絵エディター『キャメル』。
それは、まさにドッターたちにとって、夢のようなツールでした。

その名前は、当時ANDY君が好きだったタバコ『Camel』から取ったもの。
ツールのアイコンには、タバコのパッケージに描かれているヒトコブラクダ『オールドジョー』を、ANDY君自らドット絵で描き起こしたものを使っていました。

アイレムで使っていたドット絵エディター『さだやんペイント』には、『海底大戦争』でSUSUMU君が表現していた水中背景の揺らめきのような、ラスタースクロール表現を簡単に作れる機能があったんです。

その機能は『キャメル』にも引き継がれており、『METAL SLUG』でも、砂漠の遠景を陽炎のように揺らす表現などに使っていました。

その機能を使い、さらに一歩踏み込んだ表現として作られたのが、UFOが放つトラクタービーム等のエフェクトです。

トラクタービームの絵は、ビームの形と重なる背景の絵をそのまま使い、その絵のカラーパレットを、発光して見える数種類のカラーに入れ替えながら、さらにラスタースクロールをかけることで、ビームを通して見た背景が揺らいで見えるように表現しているんです。

このエフェクトを作ったのは、ドッターのTOMO君なんですが、UFOと背景の座標を完璧に一致させないと、なんちゃって半透明に見えなくなってしまうので、TOMO君は敵配置担当のmeeher君に、こう念を押しました。

「ビームエフェクトを1から作り直しになってしまうから、UFOと背景の座標は絶対に変更するなよ！」

すると、meeher君は、

「わかった、絶対に変えない」

と言っていたんですが、数日後UFOの位置を変えてしまいます。
meeher君は、TOMO君が、とんでもない手間を掛けてあのエフェクトを作っていたことを理解していなかったようで、めちゃくちゃ怒られていました。

あの頃のTOMO君はスケジュール度外視で、納得がいくまで時間を使ってしまうドッターだったので、通常の担当作業に組み込むのは難しかったんです。

そこで、後輩たちの絵の手直しや、クオリティアップに繋がる作業を、やりたいようにやらせていました。

手が遅くても良い仕事をするクリエイターには充分な時間を与え、作品全体のクオリティアップに努めてもらう。
そういう贅沢な人員配置も、メタスラの拘りの一つかもしれません。

あの半透明に見えるエフェクトは、そうやって時間を気にせず動ける存在と、『キャメル』があったからこそ生まれた表現なんでしょうね。

#METALSLUG #PixelArt #retrogaming

[Pad Poet @PadPoet]

@KingJae Yujiro, no second thoughts.

[TEKKEN @TEKKEN]

The Strongest Creature on Earth
JOINS THE BATTLE!!💥

Yujiro Hanma joins the #TEKKEN8 roster as the 4th additional playable character in early 2027🔥

[AniTV @AniTVOfficial]

TEKKEN 8 Sales have sky rocketed surpassaing Battlefield 6 on the Steam Charts after announcing that BAKI's Yujiro Hanma is coming as a playable character to the game.

[KennyLauderdale @KennyLauderdal3]

Loved this trend where SNK would edit 2D characters into real locations.

[AnasAbdin 🪐🌿 @AnasAbdin]

Botanical [ 8 colors ]
#pixelart 🌿

[HiFight(ハイファイト) @HiFightTH]

#CB2026

[Timeproof Games @timeproofgames]

The Invincible Iron Man (Game Boy Advance, Torus Games, 2002)

[Sci-Fi Archives @SciFiArchives]

Illustration by Yuji Kaida for Snatcher (1988), created by Hideo Kojima.

[Timeproof Games @timeproofgames]

The Karate Tournament (Arcade, Mitchell Corporation, 1992)