Game Development on Chasing Dings!

Othello Trigger for the Gameboy Color

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:21:17 -0500

“Othello Trigger” smashes a Chrono Trigger de-make into Othello using GB Studio. Can drag-and-drop game engines really make worthwhile games?

Othello World: I Killed the Dragon

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0500

I’ve been working on beating this Othello boss for years. Now it’s dead and I am one step closer to meeting the Othello master.

Adventures in Bad Game Development

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0500

I’ve never been able to make a good game, but I think I could make some bad ones if I just put a little effort into them.

Advent of Code Day 17 -- Pyroclastic Flow

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 23:06:06 -0500

They say “Pyroclastic Flow”, but it’s really Tetris. Rock Tetris. With 100,000,000 pieces. Massive.

Advent of Code Day 10 -- Cathode-Ray Tube

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:54:04 -0500

Turns out the elves just really loved the Atari 2600 so much, they built their little handheld computers around them. And now it’s up to us to fix one.

Advent of Code Day 5 -- Supply Stacks

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:57:46 -0500

The promised difficulty boost for Day 5 failed to materialize, instead being largely a puzzle about reading formatted input.

Advent of Code 2022: Day 1 -- Calorie Counting

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 23:39:10 -0500

I am committing myself this year to solving every puzzle in the Advent of Code, an annual coding competition taking place over the Advent season…