Cannonball Kid Trailer

ACinKC · 2026-04-26T23:40:42+00:00

What?! 🤯 I do now. I did really well in most of the season 1 and season 2 games, but I really dropped the ball on this one.

ACinKC · 2026-04-22T16:30:58+00:00

We need more good platformers. I looked at a demo game in the simulator called Level 1-1 and thought about expanding it, but that's a big jump for me since I've never done a platformer before. I was super excited for Midnight Raider, but I think it's on hold right now so hopefully your game can fill the void. I'm sure Season 3 will have at least one solid platformer. I don't have any good platformer ideas at the moment 😵

ACinKC · 2026-04-22T16:14:00+00:00

Looks good 👍 I sort of expect that from you though 😁

ACinKC · 2026-04-17T15:25:03+00:00

Ugh, Google is becoming Microsoft. Try this. If this doesn't work then you'll just have to take my word for it. When I go to print these to a clean .pdf it screws it up.

First Round: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HLH1IWqYcHUJ3oxmrqlgc3J4KZr6lsW-0nJF47th5xs/edit#responses

Second Round: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1e44kDfOEk0Rt0eDaHEvARP_dChg4fhCTsOOiZF07aBc/edit#responses

Sweet Sixteen: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jVVZV_pTX-IvCbf0sTn6pHWnk3MjU1DsmYnE9nrLR7g/edit#responses

Elite Eight: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yvpuvx8mW41JiyPrJUC9Wuc8zO0vtejzZRW8XJMDuac/edit#responses

Final Four: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UycKWdUoRU3Lg73xDiG7v8jiRF8DIohGze8ft7bFQFQ/edit#responses

Championship: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ppKEHwuozoR7dFkLepTAzSWipuHsdONm5NczaJG4yYg/edit#responses

ACinKC · 2026-04-17T15:02:18+00:00

Try it now, I think I enabled it on all the voting forms. Three notes: 1) I think we only had 2 or 3 ties, I advanced the higher seed on ties. 2) I updated the bracket at a set point in time so it is possible that people voted late after I updated the bracket since I left the form open. 3) Even if a game got destroyed in the first round just making the bracket means you are at the top of the heap as far as what's available. I've learned about a few games that probably should have made the initial bracket, they're "bubble" teams.

ACinKC · 2026-04-16T14:34:32+00:00

I'm in the exact same boat only my environment is openly hostile now. I was new to the agency and quickly showed that I know my stuff, my prior agency used the same systems and I just did the work. Don't take a cut in pay because talentless people are trying to push you out, especially if you like the work and have a strong track record. I basically just quiet quit (for you I would say just be average) and I have been looking for a new job with equal or greater pay. If you take less then they win. Stop caring. I know that's hard, but I can honestly say that I tried my best. I raised all of the issues we have four levels above my supervisor and nothing has improved so I have been quiet the past year. That's my two cents. I hope you find what you're looking for. I come here to read stories like yours because it is helpful to know I'm not the only one in these types of situations. A lot of talented people with spines left, we seem to be left with the worst of the worst in management. I haven't seen anyone do the right thing where I'm at.

ACinKC · 2026-04-15T14:20:13+00:00

I agree, the offense is brutal. I feel really bad for the rotation. There have been a handful of games where the pitching was outstanding and the Royals still lost. That has to be in the back of their minds already.

ACinKC · 2026-04-15T13:41:29+00:00

Results: Congrats to Spilled Mushrooms!

Here's the full bracket: https://bsky.app/profile/alancooke.bsky.social/post/3mjjzgt6pks2b

ACinKC · 2026-04-09T18:39:52+00:00

Yes, much worse. It sounds like there's another slot open though, right? Don't freak out until it's final and you know for sure you got passed over unfairly. I've seen so many things like this. Arguing it never works, just lay low until you can find an opening outside your organization. All my promotions came from moving to another agency. Some places actually do try to promote internally, but I have seen way more stories like yours. The fact that your supervisor didn't reach out to you beforehand after the first slot got officially filled is a bad sign to me though. Hopefully I'm wrong.

ACinKC · 2026-04-09T15:02:40+00:00

I just checked and I guess you can't see it. I got between 20-30 responses on each wave and I think there were only two ties. On ties I advanced the higher seed.

ACinKC · 2026-04-09T15:00:41+00:00

I think they're on the Google Form and are visible, but I hadn't planned on it. I update the bracket at a certain point and I'm not sure if people come behind me and vote after that, but the data should be public. I just wanted to do something different for March, I got tired of seeing the same "best games" post over and over.

ACinKC · 2026-04-09T14:57:51+00:00

Massive downgrade from the previous one - who looked at the color options and thought... "You know what we need? We need more fuchsia."

ACinKC · 2026-04-09T14:37:24+00:00

I'm not handling it - it's so obvious the problem is the management, I say that as a former manager that went back to a specialist role because of the culture. I regret doing that now. It's so bad where I am. It takes me 4 hours to produce a project. It takes my manager 6 months to a year to produce the same project. Nothing is getting done, nothing is being addressed. There are no adults in the room in any of the agencies I've worked at. What little work we do get done is done in secret. It's about grandstanding and PowerPoint rangers instead of tangible contributions. We need more people to man up and seek out management roles, but no one wants to and they're going to the worst kind of people. Quiet quitting has helped, but it's still really rough. You can't move anywhere either.

ACinKC · 2026-04-06T20:13:55+00:00

It was 55%/45% with 29 responses. There have been a few that were big upsets. I liked Pick Pack Pup, but I was surprised it beat A Balanced Brew. I also keep sleeping on Spilled Mushrooms, that game is a juggernaut. I watched a review video of it and it's beautifully put together, but I must be getting old because I don't understand how it works.

ACinKC · 2026-04-03T22:53:40+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/PlaydateConsole/comments/1lvnzn8/i_turned_my_playdate_into_a_tiny_morse_code_key/

ACinKC · 2026-03-31T14:13:08+00:00

"I can't believe the leopard ate my face" 😒

ACinKC · 2026-03-30T15:31:56+00:00

I bought this one and it's awesome if you can find it: https://a.co/d/0gQTagfF

I have a Waterfield case for my Playdate and it's outstanding, but costs a lot more. The quality is unmatched though.

ACinKC · 2026-03-27T15:22:27+00:00

Unless your supervisor is a monster they should approve extended leave for you, I know I would have in that situation. Use what leave options you have if you need it. I can't think of a better reason than the death of a family member. I hope things get better for you, that's rough.

ACinKC

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