Matt J. Wilson
@mattwilsoncss.bsky.social
Animator, Director, Creator. Making Bonus Stage Remastered. I review indie games! (They/them)
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Matt J. Wilson
@mattwilsoncss.bsky.social
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Seems like I averted health catastrophe today so hooray. after a few days off i'll be back to finish Bonus Stage Remastered #5 and Review'em'up #3!
September 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Seems like I averted health catastrophe today so hooray. after a few days off i'll be back to finish Bonus Stage Remastered #5 and Review'em'up #3!
the WIP of Bonus Stage Remastered #5 is up on the Patreon! see you in 10-14ish days?
September 13, 2026 at 6:28 AM
the WIP of Bonus Stage Remastered #5 is up on the Patreon! see you in 10-14ish days?
well after this morning's near catastrophe i can now say that there will def be a Patreon upload tomorrow night (maybe late night?). of course i'm not out of the catastrophe forest yet, but i won't elaborate until after tuesday. at least on the cartoon front, things are going well.
September 12, 2026 at 6:10 AM
well after this morning's near catastrophe i can now say that there will def be a Patreon upload tomorrow night (maybe late night?). of course i'm not out of the catastrophe forest yet, but i won't elaborate until after tuesday. at least on the cartoon front, things are going well.
only three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and "the new Streetlight album was delayed again"
September 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
only three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and "the new Streetlight album was delayed again"
i wake up. i open animate. my file has reverted to a week ago with no explanation. i saved the file last night
September 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
i wake up. i open animate. my file has reverted to a week ago with no explanation. i saved the file last night
The BGs are all in. Are they all finished? No, but they’re in. Custom mouth loops tomorrow, then I’ll do animation here/there on Saturday before posting the WIP to Patreon
September 11, 2026 at 6:18 AM
The BGs are all in. Are they all finished? No, but they’re in. Custom mouth loops tomorrow, then I’ll do animation here/there on Saturday before posting the WIP to Patreon
the physint news doesnt even faze me, the AAA world feels like another dimension i'm not in. i'm over here thinking about Well Dweller instead. wondering if Emery Hearts will be a sleeper hit. hoping I can get my hands on Sprawl Zero. eyeing all the stuff coming to the SAGE expo
September 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
the physint news doesnt even faze me, the AAA world feels like another dimension i'm not in. i'm over here thinking about Well Dweller instead. wondering if Emery Hearts will be a sleeper hit. hoping I can get my hands on Sprawl Zero. eyeing all the stuff coming to the SAGE expo
i'm at the background drawing stage for BSR #5 and everyone knows how rushed and shitty my backgrounds are, so you know that means I'm close to a WIP render! maybe Saturday night?
September 10, 2026 at 5:36 AM
i'm at the background drawing stage for BSR #5 and everyone knows how rushed and shitty my backgrounds are, so you know that means I'm close to a WIP render! maybe Saturday night?
My expectation for Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks is that they’ll all drop on NSO throughout 2027. Nintendo celebrates anniversaries the full year round, and I believe dataminers saw Wii and DS entries in NSO. Those are probably gonna be Summer 2027 announcements (guessing)
September 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
My expectation for Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks is that they’ll all drop on NSO throughout 2027. Nintendo celebrates anniversaries the full year round, and I believe dataminers saw Wii and DS entries in NSO. Those are probably gonna be Summer 2027 announcements (guessing)
My hot take? The OOT remake looks pretty cool. “Hire this man” is an overused phrase. There’s clear intentionality here, and I think they’ve made gorgeous, grand spaces out of what were humble locations in the original, highly compromised from woeful tech. Link looks fine, Zelda looked a little odd.
September 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
My hot take? The OOT remake looks pretty cool. “Hire this man” is an overused phrase. There’s clear intentionality here, and I think they’ve made gorgeous, grand spaces out of what were humble locations in the original, highly compromised from woeful tech. Link looks fine, Zelda looked a little odd.
Layout on Bonus Stage Remastered 5 is just about done! I’ll be working on Review’em’up #3 tomorrow but yeah, a WIP of BSR5 will be posted to Patreon later this week. And once I’m finished BSR5 I’ll be working on a new Puzzle Hunters minisode!
September 7, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Layout on Bonus Stage Remastered 5 is just about done! I’ll be working on Review’em’up #3 tomorrow but yeah, a WIP of BSR5 will be posted to Patreon later this week. And once I’m finished BSR5 I’ll be working on a new Puzzle Hunters minisode!
it's so weird to see people constantly say "gaming was better when I was a kid". when i was a kid i almost never finished anything, i had to rent all my games, and didn't get to choose what my parents would buy. for a couple of years the Amiga 500 was my gaming machine lol
September 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
it's so weird to see people constantly say "gaming was better when I was a kid". when i was a kid i almost never finished anything, i had to rent all my games, and didn't get to choose what my parents would buy. for a couple of years the Amiga 500 was my gaming machine lol
if i can just get popular enough to lower the standards of indie animation for everyone else, i'm willing to make that courageous sacrifice
September 4, 2026 at 11:39 PM
if i can just get popular enough to lower the standards of indie animation for everyone else, i'm willing to make that courageous sacrifice
Man, even when Mercury Filmworks puts a smaller team on a smaller project, they still knock it out of the park. Frustrating that they don’t get as much work as they used to. Check out the animated version of Pretty Please I Don’t Want to Be a Magical Girl www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_7L...
Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl (EP.01 ANIMATED)
YouTube video by Kiana Khansmith
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September 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Man, even when Mercury Filmworks puts a smaller team on a smaller project, they still knock it out of the park. Frustrating that they don’t get as much work as they used to. Check out the animated version of Pretty Please I Don’t Want to Be a Magical Girl www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_7L...
these are just some quick doodled rules that I think I will follow for future series to keep things economical and Hanna Barbera-like. less motion in general outside of reuse, but without being as motionless as roger ramjet or clutch cargo
September 4, 2026 at 5:56 AM
these are just some quick doodled rules that I think I will follow for future series to keep things economical and Hanna Barbera-like. less motion in general outside of reuse, but without being as motionless as roger ramjet or clutch cargo
Some of my days have been like this, like, all summer. It’s rough. I take the wins where I can get them, like I drew another 15 seconds of Bonus Stage Remastered #5 today. It’s something! I’ll keep at it until I have something to show on the Patreon!
September 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Some of my days have been like this, like, all summer. It’s rough. I take the wins where I can get them, like I drew another 15 seconds of Bonus Stage Remastered #5 today. It’s something! I’ll keep at it until I have something to show on the Patreon!
how is porkchop still alive but doug's parents aren't
Concept art for a proposed ‘Doug’ sequel series, titled ‘Doug Kids,’ has been posted online by series creator Jim Jimkins.
The series was pitched to Disney in 2019 but ultimately never moved forward.
The series was pitched to Disney in 2019 but ultimately never moved forward.
September 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM
how is porkchop still alive but doug's parents aren't
This is pro gaming at a level I never thought possible www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8ZY...
Playing Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move with my Grandfather's Drill Press for Bub and Bob's Birthday!
YouTube video by WithProfessorTom
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September 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
This is pro gaming at a level I never thought possible www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8ZY...
The platformer I was talking about last weekend was Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia. It's gorgeous, it's fun, it's varied, and it's clear the developers understand what made DKC Returns so good. This is Microids/Ocellus's equivalent of Tropical Freeze. It's currently my #3 game this year.
September 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The platformer I was talking about last weekend was Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia. It's gorgeous, it's fun, it's varied, and it's clear the developers understand what made DKC Returns so good. This is Microids/Ocellus's equivalent of Tropical Freeze. It's currently my #3 game this year.
Reposted by Matt J. Wilson
I always loved Rocky & Bullwinkle et al because on top of being funny as hell the animation was simple enough for me to go “oh that’s how they made this, wait that means a person made this…that means I could make this…”
September 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I always loved Rocky & Bullwinkle et al because on top of being funny as hell the animation was simple enough for me to go “oh that’s how they made this, wait that means a person made this…that means I could make this…”
indie animation's still in its merry melodies era but if it wants to survive, it is going to have to enter its hanna barbera era
September 1, 2026 at 1:33 AM
indie animation's still in its merry melodies era but if it wants to survive, it is going to have to enter its hanna barbera era
the way Youtube does revenue share for music is fucking stupid. 50% of your entire video's revenue? WI/FS didn't make your video! They don't exist anymore!
Let's at LEAST start at taking the amount of footage the music is played across, and splitting THAT amount, not the whole damn thing. Simple!!
Let's at LEAST start at taking the amount of footage the music is played across, and splitting THAT amount, not the whole damn thing. Simple!!
August 31, 2026 at 8:43 PM
the way Youtube does revenue share for music is fucking stupid. 50% of your entire video's revenue? WI/FS didn't make your video! They don't exist anymore!
Let's at LEAST start at taking the amount of footage the music is played across, and splitting THAT amount, not the whole damn thing. Simple!!
Let's at LEAST start at taking the amount of footage the music is played across, and splitting THAT amount, not the whole damn thing. Simple!!
oh there's definitely a pro-AI mod/admin at resetera lol
August 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
oh there's definitely a pro-AI mod/admin at resetera lol
excited for the moment when AnyAustin learns more than 5 games exist
August 30, 2026 at 8:05 PM
excited for the moment when AnyAustin learns more than 5 games exist
I can't say what the game is until tuesday, but I'm playing a licensed game right now that is one of the best platformers this year, if not THE best.
August 30, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I can't say what the game is until tuesday, but I'm playing a licensed game right now that is one of the best platformers this year, if not THE best.