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Mark Ripley

@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place
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Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal.
LinkedIn: https://markripley.net
YouTube: @grumpyoaf@www.youtube.com

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Joined November 05, 2022

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Jul 02, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 27, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Replying to @Setok@attractive.space
@Setok@attractive.space Crossover is your friend there. I don't blame devs not releasing a Mac version - it's a huge pain in the arse and you only sell about 3 copies anyway.
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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 27, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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It was such an exciting time. Jag, PSX, Saturn, even 32X - 3D was upon us and everything was about to change. Of course, the grim reality of the games biz soon set in - working through the night, weekends, bonuses that never appeared - but then I moved to Ocean, and the wonderment continued....
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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 27, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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April 8th, 1994 was my first day at a proper games studio. Someone was playing T2K on a Jaguar dev kit. The studio's musician - Ian Howe ("Howie") had written the music for it, which was thumping away from his cupboard of an office behind me. The guys in the office next to me were embarking on the PC port. I had a floppy disk with @llamasoft_ox@toot.wales 's source code on it. I fired up Brief (the text editor of choice back then), and dived in. That floppy disk is sat in a pile next to me :)
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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 27, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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I urge anyone with a heartbeat to buy this (as I just have) at this criminally low price.

T2K has a special place in my heart. Not just for all the usual reasons, but it reminds me of a special time in my life.

I'd just given up a well paid, secure, sensible s/w eng job. The product was quite high profile - it was due to ship with MS Office, the boss was having meetings with Bill Gates, everyone was lovely and there was no pressure.

But it wasn't games.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/688140/Tempest_4000/

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 27, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Replying to @psychicparrot42@mastodon.gamedev.place
@psychicparrot42 Bought.
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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 24, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Replying to @punissuer@universeodon.com
@punissuer Thank you! Added that in.
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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 24, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Mar 18, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Replying to @fork_dev@mastodon.social
@fork_dev@mastodon.social Congrats! +1 for Linux version.
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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Mar 17, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 27, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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https://vimeo.com/1168468796

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 27, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Which will happen first?

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 26, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Oh smeg.

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 26, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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This post isn't resonating so well on LinkedIn. Odd that. Maybe I touched a nerve.
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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 26, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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"We'll AI it to 90%, then you finish it off."

No. That's not how it works.

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 24, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Just heard a track from the upcoming Terry Brown mix of Rush's Grace Under Pressure. It's all over the place! Murky, weird echo/reverb on Geddy's voice, overbearing bass...it's a right dog's dinner.

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 22, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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Today I bought Rimworld and Mewgenics.

Rimworld I just couldn't get on with at all. Too many choices, too many things going on. Didn't even make it through the tutorial.

Mewgenics is blummin' brilliant.

Obviously from this you can judge my level 😀

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 22, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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I think I'm going to have to retire soon, purely so I can play through all the games I've got before I die.

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Mark Ripley @MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 21, 2026
Mark Ripley
@MarkRipley@mastodon.gamedev.place

Making games since 1981, 200+ published titles. Solo Dev, working on funky games using Godot and Unreal. LinkedIn: https://markripley.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grumpyoaf

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