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Track 001 - The Place Just Beneath
Track 001 - The Place Just Beneath YouTube video by Pete Shumate

There, the Just Beneath the Holler soundtrack has been updated with the newest track AND it has a consistent style.

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Monday Map Out - 2/16/2026 Another “storm of the century” forced me inside the last time I could fully devote a week to game development. This time, the weather is slated to be much more reasonable, but the goal remains the…

Note: The reelshot elevation issue is fixed!

I have a lengthy to-do list for this week. If i get it done, we'll have a fully-working reelshot and a new enemy type. Can I do it? Maybe you should read and subscribe to find out!

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Sunday Show Out - 2/15/2026 Do you want to talk about what I was able to accomplish this week? Do you want to that? Do you really want to do that? Fine. Let’s do that. I managed to hydrate and rest, so that’s cool. And I felt…

I didn't get *nothing* done, just not as much as I'd hoped. I have a whole week off to fix that, though. And hey, I learned about new myths and you totally can, too. Just click!

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Yeah, I think Zel is shaping up nicely.

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. . . But It Was Aliens | Podcast Episode on RSS.com Am I revealing my cards too soon, or giving you just enough of a peek for you to be intrigued by Just Beneath the Holler's story? No, you tell me, I'm terrible at reading the room.Thanks for…

I'm not saying it was aliens. . .

I share a little about two of the major groups in Just Beneath the Holler and my thoughts on absurdity in storytelling. Thanks for listening!

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Thursday Turn Out - 2/12/2026 Hey, sooo, thanks for checking in on me, I know you’re excited to see how I’m doing, see what all I’ve accomplished since Monday, that’s truly kind of you and I appreciate it, yes, I’m feeling much…

It hasn't been the most productive week, but I DID get in the research trenches and made story progress while recuperating from whatever virus ravaged my body. Thanks for reading!

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Monday Map Out - 2/9/2026 I’m still sick: technically, I’m more mucus than man at this point. However, breaking the chain isn’t on my to-do list for this week. The objectives that are on my to-do list, however, are: * Fix the…

I'm still sick, just slightly less so, and I've decided on a weekly to-do that reflects my decreased capabilities. Thanks for reading!

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Sunday Show Out - 2/8/2026 I’m fortunate that I got so much accomplished at the beginning of the week, because I absolutely did not do anything from Wednesday on. What I initially thought was a general “blah” feeling (hello,…

Why working earlier in the week paid off, and a brief foray into my art self-loathing, in this week's devlog!

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Episode 004 - Distracting Periphery | Podcast Episode on RSS.com I recorded before I got on the interstate to reduce road/cabin noise, AND I bought a clip-on mic for even better sound! In this episode, I talk about all the side-tasks of game development and…

It's easy to get lost in the periphery of game development and lose sight of actually making a game. I talk about that and describe the May 4 prototype for Just Beneath the Holler in today's podcast. Listen, enjoy, subscribe, share!

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Thursday Turn Out - 2/5/2026 This week has been “feast or famine” in terms of what I’ve gotten done: I started the week by knocking out most of my coding objectives (the reelshot still ignores elevation) but slowed down once my…

Want to see my enemy respawing system in action? You do? Cool!

Wanna subscribe and share it with your friends, too?

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Episode 001 - Permitting Patience | Podcast Episode on RSS.com Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Pete Makes Games Podcast! It's actually the eleventh episode, but I'm moving away from YouTube Podcasts and desired that fresh, clean break only an Episode 001…

I discuss the need for patience when drawing as I shift to concept art after this week's final coding task. Bonus: I have a new podcast platform and a new Epsode 001 to celebrate!

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Episode 010 - Autumn and Animations
Episode 010 - Autumn and Animations I’m ahead of (my admittedly self-set) weekly schedule so I talk through my revised plans and the autumn vibe I want for Just Beneath the Holler.

I've made it to ten episodes, which is impressive until you realize it's only five minutes and I record it during my commute! Today: why I love fall and my animated sprite goals for the week.

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Monday Map Out - 2/2/2026 I know, I know, one of my goals for this week was to add grapple posts to the Place Just Beneath but I figured, hey, the computer’s already open, I should just fire up Godot and see if I can hammer…

I'm admittedly ahead of this week's schedule, but you can still read how well the fishing-reel-hook-shot (from this point forward known as the "reelshot") works and where it currently fails! And while you're there, hey, subscribe!

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Sunday Show Out - 2/1/2026 Being iced into the house for most of the week is certainly a boon to productivity, and I made the most of that time to make solid progress on Just Beneath the Holler’s prototype. My objectives for th...

The Place Just Beneath is finally a living, breathing world. It needs quite a bit of work and some excitement in it, but I did it! Read this week's devlog to find out how and see what's next:

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Episode 009 - Hookshot Hangup
Episode 009 - Hookshot Hangup YouTube video by Pete Shumate

Episode 009 is live! I implemented the hookshot mechanic in the new map. It did not go as planned.

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Thursday Turn Out - 1/29/2026 It’s amazing what a week off of work will allow one to accomplish. I used last week’s terrain sketch and mood scene to create an initial tileset for the Place Just Beneath. By “initial,” I don’t mean ...

Today brings a new look, a new map, and my thoughts on the connections between game develiopment and graduate school. Read and, if you enjoy what I write, subscribe!

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A vaguely-Link-to-the-Past tileset for a top-down, 2D video game.

A vaguely-Link-to-the-Past tileset for a top-down, 2D video game.

I'm as done with this tileset as I can be today. Time to put it aside until tomorrow. For now, though, it's grilled cheese time.

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Monday Map Out - 1/26/2026 It’s Sunday at 5:30 AM and we’re officially iced in. The roads, wet with the slushy mixture of ice, sleet, and rain which intermittently fell all day yesterday, are now coated in the treacherous slick...

Today, I begin bending Aseprite to my will while drinking every warm beverage in the house, which is actually the SECOND thing on this week's to-do list. I'm just that good. Read it over at petemakesgames.com!

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Okay, that’s good enough to start making tiles.

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Sunday Show Out - 1/25/2026 Last week, I talked about returning to the routine of teaching, implying that routine would carry through the entire semester. Of course, I hadn’t considered the week’s weather outlook, particularly t...

Changing color palettes, sketching tilemaps, strange narratives, and a whole mess of ice, all in this week's devlog!

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What mood does this color palette evoke?

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Thursday Turn Out - 1/22/2026 I said I would work on a tileset for the Place Just Beneath, and that’s exactly what I did. I don’t have a whole lot to show for it at this point, just this: I’m drawing and coloring this scene to de...

Tileset progress for the Place Just Beneath, a brief snippet of the narrative, and the official announcement of the podcast, all in today's newsletter. Of course, you'd know that if you'd already subscribed! THERE'S STILL TIME.

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Episode 001 - Ice Needle Rain
Episode 001 - Ice Needle Rain YouTube video by Pete Shumate

Need a quick fix of the dulcet tones of an Appalachian accent?

No?

Too bad! I'm using five minutes of my commute to create podcast for my more personal thoughts on games, game development, and everything else. The first episode is here:

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Monday Map Out - 1/19/2026 First: I finally, honestly, really completed a looping track for “Silver and Gossamer”: Silver and Gossamer - Chiptune0:00/76.3297921× I promised I would try, and that’s exactly what I did. There’s ...

A finished, looping, second track, my Trello list for Just Beneath the Holler's prototype, and this week's artsy to-do. As always, I'd appreciate a click, read, and share!

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I'm going for a specific mood here.

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Sunday Show Out - 01/18/2026 This past week was my first “normal” week back, with a regular class and duty schedule. We had our normal beginning-of-year meetings, and I volunteered as a server for our first community dinner of th...

Sometimes you get a lot done but it's all under-the-hood: this was one of those times. A rebuilt world, sanely-teleporting enemies, and FSM refactor, all in this week's devlog! I'd appreciate a read, a share, and a subscribe!

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Silver and Gossamer - CT Listen to Silver and Gossamer - CT by Pete Shumate #np on #SoundCloud

I think I'm going to use a retro soundfont for my soundtrack. Already, it's paying off:

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Wanna see the details for my infinitely-scrolling level code? Check out this week's devlog and, while you're there, subcribe!

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Thursday Turn Out - 01/15/2026 This week has been a “I solved a problem and, in doing so, created fifteen more” week. Was I able to get an enemy to teleport with Zel? Yes, and all I had to do was: * add a test enemy to the level;...

I don't know if this is HOW you bug-hunt in your code, but this is how *I* bug-hunt in my code. Maybe you should subscribe so you could see the fruits of my labor on Sunday?

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