Agate Dragon

Creating games and sharing knowledge of games development, shaders and pixel art.
I use my own game engine written in C++, OpenGL and SDL.

@scavello Thank you! The simple images were also a good time saver, but it still took some time to write this tutorial πŸ˜…

Tetradic Sunflower
#pixelart

A pixel art drawing of a sunflower within a colourful frame using a tetradic colour palette

Triadic Minotaur
#pixelart

A pixel art drawing of a minotaur holding a poleaxe in one hand, whilst standing inside an archway on top of cobblestone tiles

@apparition Yea, any improvement would be huge πŸ˜€ I bought most of my digital switch games through the browser on my PC, much quicker

May 2025 pixel art recap
#pixelart

Multiple pixel art drawings of a mermaid, kingfisher, vampires, waterfall, wisteria tree, roman legionary, dragons and a cat in the shape of the ouroboros symbol

Analogous mermaid monster
#pixelart #mermay

A mermaid monster inside of a polaroid frame on a checkerboard background using an analogous colour scheme

@apparition Well even if it does, you will still get publicity at every future sale. I read a rumour that Nintendo will be improving their eStore for the Switch 2. So maybe those improvements will be used for the Switch eStore too. Looks like their is a lot of stuff on sale on 'Deku Deals' atm, but there is always something on sale.

@apparition That's a hard one. But I think the original Switch will be around for a long time. And Nintendo usually support things for a long time. So I would say it's definitely got a good chanceπŸ€

Wisteria tree
#pixelart

A pixel art wisteria tree within a polaroid frame

Vampire tea (blood) party
#pixelart

Two vampires and a bat next to a table with a teapot filled with a red substance under the moonlight

Ouroboros Cat
#pixelart

A monochrome pixel art drawing of a cat chasing it's own tail in the shape of the ouroboros symbol

Analogous kingfisher
#pixelart

A pixel art drawing of a kingfisher bird using an analogous colour scheme

Learn how to code 3D gravity in this coding tutorial using vectors and forces to move an object around a planet and jump between planets
agatedragon.blog/2025/05/19/3d
#gamedev

Agate Dragon boosted:
2025-05-16

Big news, everyone! Pinball Spire is coming to Nintendo Switch! 🀩

Climb to the top of a mysterious spire using special abilities and the mechanics of #pinball. Play at your own pace with the handy Focus ability that lets you slow down time and aim your shots! πŸ§™βœ¨πŸŽ―

Check out the trailer:
youtube.com/watch?v=0LcQEVZvgY

And pre-order the game with a limited-time discount:
➑️ nintendo.com/us/store/products

(Boosts greatly appreciated!)

#nintendo #switch #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #indiegamedev #games #gaming

Small waterfall
#pixelart

A small pixel art drawing of a waterfall

Testing the performance of four pathfinding algorithms. To find out which one is the fastest, which one generates the best path and which one explores the least nodes
agatedragon.blog/2025/05/13/pa
#gamedev

Red monochrome Roman legionary
#pixelart

A pixel art drawing of a Roman legionary in red monochrome

Blue monochrome shark and bubbles
#pixelart

A pixel art drawing of a cartoon shark and bubbles in blue monochrome

Green monochrome Medusa
#pixelart

Monochrome Medusa pixel art drawing with a noisy circular vignette in a polaroid frame

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