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This is quite an intriguing find!

I had initially assumed that Thermohaline Nostalgia Studios had deliberately vanished and/or tried to remove all traces of their work from the internet, but if there’s an advertisement for CheeseSporker in another company’s work, then that could indicate some degree of communication, or even collaboration, between the two studios.

I wonder if Running Refrigerator Studios has any email archives or correspondence with Thermohaline Nostalgia Studios. This could potentially be an interesting lead.

This is an awesome concept for a game, and a unique take on the roguelike deckbuilder genre. I’m excited to see where it goes.

It’s imperfect; it’s riddled with typos; but it is what it is.

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Chess battle advanced

I think this is a very strong concept. I look forward to the 3D version.

While the delisting of adult games doesn’t directly affect any of my current itch.io projects, it sets a disastrous and worrying precedent. If games can be removed from itch.io without warning because a far-right puritan group and a couple of payment processors applied pressure, then every game is in potential danger. This is censorship of art and is an attack on the livelihoods of itch.io’s creators. And there’s no reason to think that the far-right group would stop here. Games with LGBT themes, or swear words, or political satire, could easily be the next targets.

I urge itch.io to relist the games and to not cave to the pressure of far-right groups and payment processors. Payment processors should not be in the business of censorship; their purpose is to process payments.

If you have the time, contact the payment processors and let them know your opinion on their censorship. If you’re in America, contact Mastercard with this link and contact Visa with this link.

– Mt. Penguin Monster

As of version 0.4.10:

This is a pretty nice game with a charming aesthetic. Overall, I think it’s pretty good, but could be better at explaining how the mechanics work, such as field harvesting or what you need to do to unlock new cards.

YIPPEE!!

Thanks for ten years of great games! I look forward to many more

My attempt at a penguin:

For me it only took a few practice attempts in apprentice mode before I was able to beat it for the first time

Simple, yet very enjoyable

The part of the screen at the bottom that was missing before the update is really helpful!

The premise is pretty promising and the time travel mechanics may make for interesting puzzles. I look forward to when this is complete.

There are some good ideas in this game. The drawing minigame had a few flaws, especially with trying to draw triangles. The mechanics are fairly simple, but that would be expected for a game jam game. But overall, this is pretty good.

0:6:29 Nice!

Thanks :)

This is a pretty good game for this jam. The music and art are very neat. My only problem with it is that the platforming is sometimes a little bit sluggish. The gameplay reminds me a bit of Hello Worlds!, a game I enjoyed when I was younger. Have a nice jam!

It’s not clear what the player is meant to do, and it’s also not clear what the controls are.

Some of the winning note combinations end up being a bit unpleasant. Apart from that, it’s a pretty good concept and fits well with the theme.

Thanks :)

Thanks :)

Thanks :)

The mouse aiming controls are a little unintuitive at first, but once you get the hang of them, you can use them to your benefit.

I’m glad to see you approve of my (mis)use of your software :)

On discord, I’m @mtpenguinmonster.

And today I came back to this game, and finished it.

I’m on Firefox 113. This game shows a blank screen when I try to play it.

:)

    Mario woke up in his house. Being a mermaid was tough for Mario, but rewarding in its own way. Then, Mario heard a knock on his door. Mario opened it.
    A cat walked up to Mario. "Hi, I'm Melvin!" the cat said.
    "I'm sorry, but that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard." Mario said.
    "Take that back!" yelled Melvin.
    Melvin explained her situation to Mario. Melvin tried riding some rides at an amusement park, but was deemed too great to ride. "So, can you help me get on the rides?" Melvin asked.
    "Sure!" Mario said.
    Mario made Melvin try out a potion that claimed to be capitalist. Melvin drank it, and became communist.
    "Wow, I love being communist!" Melvin said.
    "I think they might actually let you ride the rides now that you're communist." Mario said.
    The next day, Melvin went to the amusement park to ride some of the rides. Melvin tried getting on one of the rollercoasters, but got stuck in one of the capitalist loop-de-loops.
    "I'll save you!" yelled Mario, who conveniently happened to be at the park.
    Mario dropped his smart candy bar and ran to the scene, but before Mario could get there, Melvin fell 823,697,216 feet... before being saved by Mario.
    "Wow, thanks so much for saving me!" Melvin said.
    "No problem!" Mario replied.
    fin.

First time pressing “generate” gave me the following:

    Ogathur woke up in his trailer park. Being a dragon was tough for Ogathur, but rewarding in its own way. Suddendly, a fat portal appeared in the wall. Ogathur was confused, but decided to walk through it.
    When Ogathur came out, Ogathur was in a huge border wall.
    Ogathur was suprised to see his friend Samus standing in a communist pair of gloves.
    "Why are you wearing that?" Ogathur asked.
    "I have to wear it because I'm a dragon". Samus said.
    Ogathur starting laughing so hard, and continued laughing for 9 minutes. Samus's face turned red with anger.
    Samus looked into Ogathur's eyes.
    "I think you should go on a date with me!" Samus said.
    "Okay." Ogathur said.
    The next night, Ogathur put on an angry skirt and met Samus outside a moon.
    "Wow, I love your yellow dress!" Ogathur said.
    "Thanks, I made it myself!" Samus said. Samus held the door for Ogathur as Ogathur walked inside.
    Ogathur suddendly had a heart attack.
    "Ooff... please... save me..." Ogathur said before his eyes closed and his body went limp.
    Samus rushed to save Ogathur. Samus tried to use a nearby photo of Samus as a defibrillator, but it was no use. Ogathur died.

    (Part 7 of an ongoing fanfiction)

This is amazing and hilarious.

This is a pretty good educational game about the dangers of releasing drones that attack your own plane when you’re trying to cross the Atlantic ocean.

15 minutes, 12 seconds. I’m pretty satisfied.

I accidentally hit the “Community” button and it reset the game :(. But maybe one day I will beat sans. That day is not today.

The mechanics are pretty good. I think that adding audio to the game would greatly improve it. I think making the icons for sword and spear more distinctive could also improve the game. Overall, it’s still a pretty fun game.

It took me many tries, but I finally defeated the king!