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To celebrate a love of 90's music (the VERY BEST MUSIC) and as a late fanzine entry for Zinetober 2023, I created 90's Music Is The Best Music. It's an homage to the greatest music ever, and the digital version is free! You can also read more about it, my love of 90's music, and my inspirations on my blog.

Hi!  Thanks for your interest. We don't currently have a bundle of them, but we do have a list of them here: Bookmarks - Collection by Beth and Angel Make Games - itch.io

~Angel

Thanks so much! 

~Angel

Oh my goodness, this is so fun and hilarious. The juxtaposition here is delightful and a heck of a surprise. Well done! 

- ✨Beth

Oh wow! This is super cool, I love how well you captured the theme and how the prompts walk that fine line between inspiring a scene without confining players. And those four Queens and Kings especially are super fascinating!

- ✨Beth

The first draft is finally done and posted! :D I don't normally share my first drafts, but again, I desperately wanted to be in this jam and had hoped to at least have that much done in time...

This game is NOT done at all lol. I've got a lot more done than what's in this file currently, but I'm not sure I'll get it uploaded in time as my internet is being awful right now and I still have 5 more prompts to write (the prompts are quite long lol).

But I REALLY wanted to enter this jam!!!!

Oh wow!!! This poem is really epic, you did a fantastic job with it! I really appreciate you doing this with the game :D I'm gonna share this everywhere, it's so awesome! I love the way you show which card went with which line, and you really created not only a story here but also a genuinely good poem with solid rhyme and meter! 

If there are any other games you're interested in doing a playthrough for, let me know at CataclysmicKnight@gmail.com and I'll send you a key for whatever you want 🙌 

That's so freaking weird! LOL I have no idea what's up, but I just made the whole thing $1 instead of just that file, and will change it back after the sale is over. Hopefully that helps :D

- ✨Beth

Also thanks for pointing this issue out :D

Oh weird! We each did this too and yeah, it did the same to us. But when I hit "back", it loaded the same page again and included the printable zine. Then when I went back to get the exact wording of the steps, it just showed me all three files again.

So you should be able to get it by clicking "Download or claim" again and then doing the whole "No thanks, just take me to the downloads." It'll show the downloadable files, and should include the printable zine. And if that still doesn't do it, press your browser's "back" button. 

Sorry lol, this was a new way to do it for us, and I absolutely didn't expect that to happen 😅 

Out now! Thankful Gathering is a collection of Thanksgiving-themed minigames in a pocket-sized zine. Print up multiple copies so that each of your holiday guests can play along too! 

These are short games that can be played with any audience: kids, people who have never played games, or even people who are only playing during commercial breaks while they watch TV! 

Plus, it's free through Thanksgiving weekend (this Sunday at 11:59pm Eastern). And the digital version is free forever 🧡 Grab your copy here: https://beth-and-angel-make-games.itch.io/thankful-gathering

You're very welcome! And OMG another orange heart user, I love ittttttttttttttt!!!!! The pot and flower were incredible and I can't help but wanna heal them up!

Well of course, I'm happy to! And yeah, it's a lovely, adorable game you made here :D

This is cool! I love the art, and your use of the sliders/bars and keeping them all full is neat! Watching Lyz race to beat the game so quickly was great too, and wouldn't have been possible without the great game :D

- ✨Beth

This is cool! I love the art, and your use of the sliders/bars and keeping them all full is neat! Watching Lyz race to beat the game so quickly was great too, and wouldn't have been possible without the great game :D

- ✨Beth

This was so clever! I love the premise, and actually typing out the spell makes a lot of sense (and making the people come at you faster and faster is a great way to up the ante). I love the touches of them running off on fire, or smiling after getting healed. And the SFX of the typing are fantastic too! REALLY well done, especially in an hour, good grief! 

And seriously, this premise is absolutely hilarious and fantastic!

- ✨Beth

This is so freaking cute! Your art is amazing and the sad pot & flower combo is absolutely begging to be healed. Amazing this was done in an hour! 🧡 

- ✨Beth

This is so freaking cute! Your art is amazing and the sad pot & flower combo is absolutely begging to be healed. Amazing this was done in an hour! 🧡 

- ✨Beth

LOL this barely exists so far, if I get more done in time then yay! Otherwise oh well :D

- ✨Beth

So... You've Become a Mythological God is a silly party game for 3+ players. From the Itch page:

Well, you did it, you're a mythological god! Whether you Santa Clause-d your way there or bested them at some kind of competition, you're now the god of... what was it again? 

Oh well, it doesn't really matter: whether you're the god of hammers or the god of entering a room and forgetting why, you get to be part of a grand tradition: JUDGING MORTALS!

Players take turns as the Judge, requesting to hear about mortals who have demonstrated one of their preferred traits. One by one, the other gods around the table tell a tale of a mortal they've witnessed demonstrating it. But beware: the other gods are observant too, and have further insights that will show who that mortal really is. Whichever god's mortal the Judge chooses gets a point, and the mortal gets a blessing!

The game is on sale for 34% off through November, and all purchases will make it GODLIER. When these total sales amounts are reached, we'll create the corresponding files:

• $30 --> Low-ink
• $65 --> One-page (not a zine) 
• $100 --> A set of four already-filled-out files so you can play without customizing

Thanks for checking this out! I hope you had an awesome October and Halloween 🎃 

- ✨Beth

I feel like as much as I swear during mundane situations irl, I would have a LOT to swear about in space, even with the best of company 😅 So that's 100% fair lol

And yeah! I couldn't quite put my finger on that originally, but your mention of "usually sleek ambiance" made me realize that was one of the major vibes I got from the visual version of the game: it was like the ship was shining, in pristine condition, and very well taken care of. It did absolutely give me sci-fi media vibes! 🥳 

OH MY GOODNESS THANK YOU FOR THE EXTENSION!!!!!!!!!!! I was racing over here to ask if I could late submit and saw the updated date and I'm nearly crying tears of relief 😅 I still hope to get my game done within the next 3 days but I would've been really pushing it to get it done tomorrow...

- ✨Beth

Aaaaawwwww thank you so much for saying so! I'm hoping to continue and deepen exactly that as I finish it up 🧡 

- ✨Beth

OMG I love that the grilled cheese choice ends it because clearly eating a grilled cheese is ✨WINNING!✨ Also we literally just finished eating one about an hour ago, it was a lovely midnight snack 🧡 

And dang, cute stuff is normally my aesthetic, and I definitely don't like jeans (except for jean skirts!), but you still made it a tough choice when a funny cape was part of it!

Btw I love this mix of magical, mystical, and ordinary. Magic Mundanity is a perfect title for it! It's so easy to forget, especially when creating grand adventures and stuff, that it's the little moments that really make up life.

- ✨Beth

OMG I love that the grilled cheese choice ends it because clearly eating a grilled cheese is ✨WINNING!✨ Also we literally just finished eating one about an hour ago, it was a lovely midnight snack 🧡 

And dang, cute stuff is normally my aesthetic, and I definitely don't like jeans (except for jean skirts!), but you still made it a tough choice when a funny cape was part of it!

Btw I love this mix of magical, mystical, and ordinary. Magic Mundanity is a perfect title for it! It's so easy to forget, especially when creating grand adventures and stuff, that it's the little moments that really make up life.

- ✨Beth

Ooooohhhhhh I'm hyped for this! I'm following you so hopefully I'll see when updates happen, but if there's a newsletter or something I'd love to join! 

I love zines and zine culture, and the idea of exploring that plus the emotions and everything in a video game is so freaking epic!

I also love that art you've got here :D

- ✨Beth

Ooooohhhhhh I'm hyped for this! I'm following you so hopefully I'll see when updates happen, but if there's a newsletter or something I'd love to join! 

I love zines and zine culture, and the idea of exploring that plus the emotions and everything in a video game is so freaking epic!

I also love that art you've got here :D

- ✨Beth

This is super unique, and I love the inclusion of all of the references at the bottom in addition to all of the pieces throughout the explorable area. And the main lil character is so freaking cute.

And omg yes game jams are so freaking hard lol that's easily in the "most relatable statements from the jam" for me 🤣 

- ✨Beth

This is super unique, and I love the inclusion of all of the references at the bottom in addition to all of the pieces throughout the explorable area. And the main lil character is so freaking cute.

And omg yes game jams are so freaking hard lol that's easily in the "most relatable statements from the jam" for me 🤣 

- ✨Beth

This was beautiful! There were so many poetic depictions of the situation, and "A silhouette of expectations" was easily my favorite, especially with the follow-up mention of it all being like a blanket. I felt so much empathy for aria, for the expectations put upon her, for the demands she feels from every direction... for the way everyone thinks she has it so great, and yet she can't even imagine it.

And from the other comments, it sounds like I need to play this again with the audio turned on! 

- ✨Beth

This was beautiful! There were so many poetic depictions of the situation, and "A silhouette of expectations" was easily my favorite, especially with the follow-up mention of it all being like a blanket. I felt so much empathy for aria, for the expectations put upon her, for the demands she feels from every direction... for the way everyone thinks she has it so great, and yet she can't even imagine it.

And from the other comments, it sounds like I need to play this again with the audio turned on! 

- ✨Beth

Oh my goodness, you captured the freedom and expression and magnificence of post-"Hetera Norma" so dang well. I loved seeing my former fellow adventurers being their best selves and helping me, the grand hero, move on with my life and discover my ✨MAGNIFICENCE✨ too! 

The "what does someone do after their grand adventure" storyline always intrigues me, and I love what you did with it here :D 

Oh, and this artwork is so adorable and the writing is awesome and the unique use of the "battle system" was so clever! 

- ✨Beth

Oh my goodness, you captured the freedom and expression and magnificence of post-"Hetera Norma" so dang well. I loved seeing my former fellow adventurers being their best selves and helping me, the grand hero, move on with my life and discover my ✨MAGNIFICENCE✨ too! 

The "what does someone do after their grand adventure" storyline always intrigues me, and I love what you did with it here :D 

Oh, and this artwork is so adorable and the writing is awesome and the unique use of the "battle system" was so clever! 

- ✨Beth

Oh heck yes, I love this! Rainbow freaking epic sword, pride-flag-colored books, avenging the banishing of books, an epic librarian.... YES! And it was cool you squeezed multiple additional mechanics in there, like the water and cutting down the hanging, caged books (I didn't save the first one in a cage because I couldn't figure it out, but when I saw the second one I was like oooooohhhhhhhhhh I get it!)

Terrific experience!

- ✨Beth

Oh heck yes, I love this! Rainbow freaking epic sword, pride-flag-colored books, avenging the banishing of books, an epic librarian.... YES! And it was cool you squeezed multiple additional mechanics in there, like the water and cutting down the hanging, caged books (I didn't save the first one in a cage because I couldn't figure it out, but when I saw the second one I was like oooooohhhhhhhhhh I get it!)

Terrific experience!

- ✨Beth

This was fun to experience, and I always love games that you can technically finish in like 30 seconds if you want to 🤣 Like sure, it's assault time, let's gooooooooooooooooo!

But also I think this was super clever, and tbh I appreciate that the romance scene I found wasn't detailed (I always feel awkward when they are lol, not that that's a judgment against them). It also felt very Star Trek-y lol due to it. 

And it's super cool to have the two versions of it! And it was cool checking out the different endings and exploring that story.

- ✨Beth

This was fun to experience, and I always love games that you can technically finish in like 30 seconds if you want to 🤣 Like sure, it's assault time, let's gooooooooooooooooo!

But also I think this was super clever, and tbh I appreciate that the romance scene I found wasn't detailed (I always feel awkward when they are lol, not that that's a judgment against them). It also felt very Star Trek-y lol due to it. 

And it's super cool to have the two versions of it! I glitched when getting in the elevator and had to restart, but the Twine version worked perfectly, and it was cool checking out the different endings and exploring that story.

- ✨Beth

You're so welcome, and thank YOU for checking it out!!! 

I first discovered Logan (by Logan) early in my experience with TTRPGs, and I loved that he managed to capture his experiences in the game as a trans man. And I agree: so many of the experiences are so similar, and even the mirrored experiences are easy to relate to. I came up with SHe years later on my own but it still shared several similarities.

And thank you for mentioning the mechanics! I meant to include far more of those but as my week was packed and time ran out, I just... wrote my head off lol. Seeing your comment about them reminded me to spice up more of them, and add more. I think artifact games are so cool and want to include more of that in my games going forward 🧡 

Also, it's so lovely to meet you btw Ven! You did such an awesome job with Astral Barista and then you wrote such a wonderful comment here as well :D

Oh and thanks also for mentioning the experiences that aren't directly related! I feel like so many of the amazing experiences of self-discovery and eliminating repression/self-hate are universal, or at least can be if people allow themselves to explore 🙌 

Aawwwwwww thank you!!!! I missed the blue crystal so I didn't plant any, or else I would've had plenty of blue and pink ones together 🏳️‍⚧️ But I love how pretty all the crystals are when they're laid out, even in the most haphazard of ways by someone with no artistic ability 😅 It was a great touch, and I always love it when a game allows for customization and expression.

It was my pleasure to play for sure 🧡