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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends

@totter87

Award-winning gamedev. Animation/games Associate Professor. Level design author. SAAM Arcade founder. Making Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2229030/Little_Nemo_and_the_Nightmare_Fiends/

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Now, putting the Orange Box, which I very nearly did where Portal would have been cheating, would have been cheating, even though itโ€™s very directly tied to my career/work. Portal got the nod because my wife and I played it together a lot when we were dating

06.03.2026 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can be very specific: I generally think that the collection is one of the great achievements in the field, but there is one game (to say which within the huge Miasma is a massive spoiler) that I found therapeutic after leaving toxic workplace years ago that still affects my mental health

06.03.2026 12:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Hand-drawn picture of a boss from Gradius II, Famicom.

Hand-drawn picture of a boss from Gradius II, Famicom.

Hand-drawn picture of a boss from Gradius II, Famicom.

Hand-drawn picture of a boss from Gradius II, Famicom.

Hand-drawn picture of a boss from Gradius II, Famicom.

Hand-drawn picture of a boss from Gradius II, Famicom.

Hand-drawn picture of a boss from Gradius II, Famicom.

Hand-drawn picture of a boss from Gradius II, Famicom.

Just look at these illustrations of the bosses of Gradius II for the Famicom, from a guide in Beep magazine. How delighful, especially those mini moai.

05.03.2026 22:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 166 ๐Ÿ” 38 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Sure letโ€™s do it, nine favorites of mine from my9games.com.

06.03.2026 05:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Ordered mine, so it should be waiting for me when I get back from GDC. Itโ€™ll be a good reference for the Metroidvania level design project Iโ€™ll have them do after spring break

05.03.2026 22:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Me holding the massive The History of Metroidvania: Decade One by Jeremy Parish

Me holding the massive The History of Metroidvania: Decade One by Jeremy Parish

I don't think @jparish.bsky.social knows how to make a small book. And this is just volume one of three! (Not complaining, just trying to make room on my overfull bookshelves.)

05.03.2026 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man is sitting on a piano in front of a full moon . ALT: a man is sitting on a piano in front of a full moon .

What do Hayao Miyazaki, vaudeville, and Mickey Rooney have in common? Have you ever heard of Little Nemo, no not the fish, know what just come listen to the new episode that just dropped and let Host Brenda teach you all about it

maximumfun.org/episodes/sec...

03.03.2026 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

@totter87.bsky.social and @adriansandoval.net can tell you all about a Little Nemo video game that kicks butt!

04.03.2026 04:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You are not alone! I wrote this Insider Insights section for @brettweiss.bsky.socialโ€™s SNES Omnibus.

03.03.2026 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pac-Man 2 is an amazing toddler simulator

03.03.2026 15:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m glad Iโ€™m not the only one who recognizes the greatness of Pac-Man 2. I honestly donโ€™t know why Pac-Man 2 isnโ€™t a long-standing indie game genre

03.03.2026 02:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The best and soundest of his time hath been but rash

02.03.2026 18:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 281 ๐Ÿ” 45 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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As is custom

02.03.2026 04:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is one of my major problems with fandoms. You donโ€™t have to make it part of your identity or know everything about it, or regularly participate in an online community for it. You donโ€™t need constant content about it. You donโ€™t have to treat it like a job or nitpick it. You can justโ€ฆlike things

28.02.2026 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

28.02.2026 14:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2018 ๐Ÿ” 602 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 37

Horrifying and devastating to wake up to.

28.02.2026 13:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Life lessons

28.02.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inside you are 2 wolvesโ€ฆ

27.02.2026 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bought him a cat PS5 and he is NOT impressed

27.02.2026 17:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ใ€€ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใฆ๏ผ
ใ€€ใƒใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใ€€ใƒขใƒณใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใฎใ€€ใ›ใ‹ใ„ใธใ€€โ–ผ
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#ใƒใ‚ฑใƒขใƒณ30ๅ‘จๅนด

27.02.2026 06:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3633 ๐Ÿ” 1431 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

one of my biggest unity tips is Just Buy The Tool Dude. idc if it's $100 that's a drop in the bucket if you're doing commercial dev and if it works well it will save you so so so so much in the long run

27.02.2026 04:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh my god, this is just insane.

27.02.2026 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I would give my life for Browt

27.02.2026 14:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1753 ๐Ÿ” 175 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

NEW: The New York Times confirms my reporting that the DOJ is withholding several FBI interviews with a woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her as a child

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

25.02.2026 17:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 5142 ๐Ÿ” 1897 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97 ๐Ÿ“Œ 130

One of my favorite Little Nemo comics. We based a scene in our game Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends on it!

25.02.2026 13:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œDianeโ€ฆitโ€™s February 24thโ€ฆโ€

24.02.2026 12:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I might have an art book nowโ€ฆ

24.02.2026 01:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hi friends. it would really mean a lot to me if you could share this. thank you so much ๐Ÿ’–

18.02.2026 17:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Game Dev Tip: Big weapons do more damage, use this tip to speed up testing Boss Fights!
#ScreenshotSaturday #Godot #zeldalike #gamedev

22.02.2026 00:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 123 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The number of times I would be the only person at a government meeting, or dragging my ass out to cover an event or crime scene after hours for fuck all pay. Local reporters and news outlets are a public service and should be treated as such

23.02.2026 00:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0