Why I'm Just Starting Over in Game Dev at 55
At the start of this year (2025), I received an email that completely reignited my love for game development. Hello Mark! This might seem odd coming from a total stranger, but I wanted
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Practice Journaling, code and mowing
I still need to start getting into the habit of posting some journal entries on the blog. Practice. Practice. Practice. I preordered a MacBook Air 15” fully loaded today. Fuck. The one I’
Cloud Phone Games
About a month ago I ported several games to the Cloud Phone platform. The website can be found at https://cloudphone.taara.games. There's some input latency and the FPS is
The AI GameDev Adventure: A Messy First Step
I threw myself into this AI experiment with wild anticipation. I didn’t need AI to do all the heavy lifting—just enough to take the edge off. Claude Sonnet for code, DrawThings
Retrostalgic Cleaning House
I got rid of Kirby from Retrostalgic. It was to much for what should be so simple. The thing about complexity is that it’s just that – complex. And when you’re trying
Goal and Other KaiOS Updates
Updated Goal for KaiOS this week. Added an aggregate leader board for fun. Instead of a player name you play as your favorite country and try and score goals for that nation. I