Ian Martin

Award winning developer. Husband to an Art Tutor. Father to a Pharmacy Manager and a Textile Design student. Art Books Nintendo Lego 📚Treekeepers

[Ian Martin @iawima]

"Apparently 'e's evolved into the Mystery Finch."
In homage, to the @MrEFinch . Monday's @StudioTeaBreak #MythicalMashup
#Darwin #DinnerJacket #DarwinsFinches
DARWIN’S FINCHES + DINNER JACKET

[Ian Martin @iawima]

@MGLnrd .@jabberworks Thursday #PortraitChallenge for @StudioTeaBreak 😀

[Time Extension @timeextension64]

Dev Reveals Secrets Behind Stunning New "3D" Platformer For The ZX Spectrum. https://t.co/3f6OFWRtAT

[Animation Obsessive @ani_obsessive]

Concept art by Hayao Miyazaki for Howl's Moving Castle (2004), dir. Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli

[Ian Martin @iawima]

I just backed @Retro_Fusion and @Wizwords ‘s ZX Dreams Vol 2 (plus I added in @tandemar “O” game) on @Kickstarter https://t.co/6TjTHOhZgR

[Virtual Studio @StudioTeaBreak]

Monday #MythicalMashup! ✍️
SELF PORTRAIT as SNAIL

[Bethesda UK @Bethesda_UK]

Follow and RT to get the chance to win your own super rare piece of the Slayeux Tapestry 🧵

We promise that your nan’s never seen embroidery like this before 👀

A winner will be chosen on 19th June at 12:00 BST. 1 prize available. UK residents aged 18+ only. Full T&Cs ➡️ https://t.co/hk3hgA3wpu

[Ian Martin @iawima]

@tobobobo I have bought the two day ticket so definitely intend to be!

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Roman mosaic depicting an octopus (Octopus vulgaris), dating from the 2nd or 3rd century AD, originating from Villaquejida, León Province, Spain. Currently on display at the National Archaeological Museum (Museo Arqueológico Nacional) in Madrid, Spain.

[Tony Warriner @tonywarriner]

This is the first of our custom @Immortaljoystix off the line - should be in our hands soon :)

Oh, and Kickstarter tomorrow! https://t.co/Vz1i8Rtzg8

[Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE-ZX | ZX Spectrum @FREEZEZXUK]

FREEZE-ZX issue 1 currently under construction…
https://t.co/VeYbca73aJ
#ZXSpectrum #SpectrumNext #ZX81 #Speccy

[Jaz Rignall @JazRignall]

40 years ago, in-game maps didn't exist so mags like CRASH and ZZAP! printed them. We (or more often, our readers) would map games by hand, and those efforts were then painted (in this case by Oli Frey) to create incredible bespoke creations like this epic Tir Na Nog map. Fab!

[Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @FREEZE64UK]

Thank you 😊🙏❤️ to all the lovely #ZXSpectrum enthusiasts out there who have already shown their support for FREEZE-ZX. If you’re a #Speccy enthusiast and gamer, then you’re going to *love* this new ZX zine. Coming Summer 2025.
Preorder your copy from:
https://t.co/C83r9ePxa0

[⚜️Fʀᴀɴᴄᴇsᴄᴀ Bᴀᴇʀᴀʟᴅ⚔️ @FBaerald]

For all of you who asked, I'm happy to tell you that #Chaosium just made my map '#Britain in the time of #Arthur #Pendragon' available at their Redbubble Store🥳
https://t.co/br44WZA95s

[Games That Weren't @fgasking]

Excited and honored to be giving a talk at Retro Collective about Games That Weren’t and 25 years of uncovering unreleased, cancelled, and forgotten games. It’s been an incredible experience running this project, and I’m excited to share its history, the challenges we’ve faced.

[Ian Martin @iawima]

@Eric_Heyman @vic_turnbull @Benji_Davies @carylhart1 @GregHeini @david_buist @FairyTalesImage @lisfairley @BigPicturePress @BIGPictureBooks @BrionyMaySmith @thegoodshipillo @mnoesel @alligatorsmouth @chrisriddell50 @Munkey_Pants @RickPamplin @Janey_tweets Cheers Eric, must try to do something a little creative this year, this at least has made me order “…And I Hear Dragons “, perhaps this awesome picture will lead to “…Also I Dream Dinosaurs” 🦖

[Adam @helpcomputer0]

Startled bird

#pixelart #ドット絵 #ZXSpectrum

[Mike Lambert | Farmhand | Letter writer | @1610captain]

@thelonningsguy has a new book coming out it April. If you fancy a free copy, like or retweet this. In 48 hours, I'll select a random winner and send you the book.

[Games That Weren't @fgasking]

In case you missed it, we took a look at rare, never seen IK+ development documents from the archive of the late Archer Maclean, including ideas and graphical concepts that led to creation of the famous fighting game. #Commodore64

https://t.co/ovWyuREPc1

[Richard Jordan @EricRetro]

My new game project now has a name and new home. Now I just need to add a large dose of effort to actually get the thing done. 😋 #blackfordpi #gamedev #monogame #indiedev #pixelart #isometric

https://t.co/bjqW5qPiWk

[Cressida Cowell @CressidaCowell]

Thrilled to be bringing out a new book set in the #HowToTrainYourDragon world next May, not everyone realises I do the illustrations for these books, here are some of them, ✏️🖌️love these caran d’ache coloured pencils