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I've just published the itch.io page for #Mausitron at mausthekat.itch.io/mausitron and imported its devlog.

Mausitron is my upcoming #Quazatron, #Paradroid and #Magnetron -inspired action #roguelite game, that will eventually be coming to #itch.io and #Steam.

#retro #zxspectrum #c64 #gamedev
Mausitron by mausthekat
Infiltrate a rogue AI's system sector by sector, and shut it down from the inside.
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October 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I've been feeling a bit off-color the last few days with some kind of bug, so I decided to go easy on myself and put together a trailer for my Quazatron/Magnetron/Paradroid-inspired #Mausitron.
#retro #gamedev
It will be available on #steam and #itch, eventually, hopefully.

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Mausitron Trailer WIP
YouTube video by MauS
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October 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I decided to have some fun. Here, for your alternate history delight, is the original 1989s tape inlay for #Mausitron. Enjoy.
#retro #gamedev #zxspectrum
The outside of an unfolded 1980s-style cassette inlay for the game Mausitron. On the left, the back flap and spine each carry the chrome "MAUSITRON" logo running vertically. Next is the front cover: the logo across the top, below it a towering dark machine with a glowing red eye and neon-red trim, and a small grey robot standing on a cyan neon grid floor. ZX Spectrum-style rainbow stripes in red, yellow, green and cyan run along the bottom of the flap, spine and cover. To the right are two dark fold-out panels of small cyan and white text: "Mission", which sets out the game's story, and "Quick Start", which opens with a controls table for keyboard and gamepad.
October 16, 2026 at 2:57 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
In the pursuit of this whole "drumming up interest" marketing thing, I've updated the #devdiary for my #paradroid / #quazatron -inspired game, #mausitron.

I'm not very good at this, so please like/share/whatever as appropriate.

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#retro #gamedev #steam #itch
Prepping for a demo
Yesterday I looked at the games that came out of the same line as Paradroid and Quazatron . Ctrl Alt Ego is a nearest recent one, and I dug in to how it was marketed. Its demo, the first two chapters,...
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October 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I really like how this #Mausitron render came out.

(Now with taggy goodness: #retro #gamedev)
A small grey robot with cat-ear antennae (M4US the K.A.T - Kernel Attack Trojan) stands on a glowing cyan grid floor, facing a towering dark octagonal structure ringed with red neon (the KERNEL of AIMos, the rogue A.I.). A single red eye blazes near the top of the tower, lighting the robot from behind and casting its long shadow forward. Below, the word MAUSITRON in chunky grey letters with a cyan glow.
October 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I wanted to save this for posterity as it came out very well, and I'll probably change it eventually, forgetting to save it.
My Bluesky profile header, with the bot facing the camera as the profile picture, and the Mausitron logo in the background, over a glowing grid-based landscape featuring an ominous giant black structure with a single red glowing eye facing of against the Mausitron bot, that has its back to us.
October 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I kinda love the Mausitron render in classic 80s synthwave style.
80s synthwave-style title art for Mausitron. A small, boxy grey robot with two antennae stands at the edge of a glowing white square platform on a cyan neon grid. Behind it looms a massive dark, angular machine trimmed in red neon, with a single blazing red light at its center like an eye, set against pink-and-purple fog. Across the foreground, the word "MAUSITRON" appears in chrome, pink-and-cyan 80s lettering.
October 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I decided to redesign the main player avatar.

Meet M4U5 the K.A.T (Kernel Assault Trojan), the reluctant hero of #Mausitron.

#retro #gamedev
Three views (front, left, in-between front and left) of the new player avatar design. It's a flattened TV shaped head with small antennae reminiscent of cat ears on top of a elliptical cylinder body, resting on an inverted cone for its base.
October 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
So, my testing victim was complaining about the #Mausitron Grapple sub-game being a bit tricky to understand at first. So, I graciously decided to add some tutorials.

Thank you for your attention in this matter.

#retro #gamedev #python

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Grapple Game Tutorial WIP
YouTube video by MauS
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October 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
It turns out that the #Mausitron tunnel sub-game is a lot more fun than I expected, so I turned it into an endless mode.

#retro #gamedev

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Mausitron Tunnel Sub-game, Endless mode.
YouTube video by MauS
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September 28, 2026 at 2:12 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I've been working on a #Mausitron minigame for the first time you take a particular transporter route between sectors.

#retro #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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Transporter Tube minigame
YouTube video by MauS
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September 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I took this screenshot while doing some depth buffer diagnostics for #Mausitron.

"Welcome to Silent Mausitron"

Spooky.

#gamedev #retro #SilentHill
"Welcome to Silent Maustron" Rendering the depth buffer of Mausitron looks like a fog shrouded version of the level, very reminiscent of the Silent Hill look.
September 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I'm adding "data caches" (unless I can think of a better name) to #mausitron that need to be unlocked via yet another minigame to get various goodies.

This unlock minigame was my original prototype for the grapple game. I think it's better this way though.

#retro #gamedev

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Mausitron: Entering a password
YouTube video by MauS
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September 21, 2026 at 3:22 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
#Mausitron is starting to look like an actual game!

Here's a play-through of the (admittedly easy) Sector 1.

#retro #gamedev

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Mausitron Sector 1
YouTube video by MauS
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September 17, 2026 at 9:56 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I've got the basics of the Data Recovery (fishing) minigame sorted. All games should have a fishing minigame!

I definitely have to tone down the electric arcing sound effect, but I've got the visuals pretty much where I want them.
#mausitron #retro #gamedev #fishing-minigame

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Data Recovery (fishing) mini-game.
YouTube video by MauS
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September 15, 2026 at 9:36 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
There we go. This one looks less like the robot is pissing in the pool.

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#retro #gamedev #mausitron
Data Recovery
YouTube video by MauS
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September 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
So, I'm working on a specific feature and... I think I'm going back to the drawing board with this one.
#mausitron
#retro #gamedev #whoops
#nicedayforpissing
It looks like the bloody robot is pissing into the water!
September 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
You Lost The Game.

#mausitron #gamedev #retro

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Core Run
YouTube video by MauS
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September 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I decided to see what the #mausitron engine could handle and played around with the camera positioning a bit. Not really practical for play, but I think it looks cool.

#retro #gamedev

CORE LEVEL TEST
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CORE LEVEL TEST
YouTube video by MauS
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September 9, 2026 at 3:52 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
It's a bit long at twenty minutes, but I've put together a rough playthrough video of the first sector of #Mausitron. Feel free to have a skim through and let me know what you think.
#retro #gamedev

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Mausitron Sector 1 Test Play-through
YouTube video by MauS
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September 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."

#retrogames #gamedev #Mausitron
A close up of the Mausitron player robot, with a rubber duck on top of its head.
September 1, 2026 at 2:48 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
IMHO, no game can be called complete unless it includes rubber ducks. So, here's the rare, hidden weapon that will be findable in #Mausitron, but given that it's a highly OP, one-shot-kills-anything, it WILL NOT be easy to find.

#mausitron #retro #gamedev #rubberducks

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Mausitron: Experimental Secret Weapon test.
YouTube video by MauS
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August 30, 2026 at 5:13 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
#Mausitron: Beware the sector wipe! The system core is always watching. Pray it does not notice you!

#retro #gamedev

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Mausitron: BEWARE THE SECTOR PURGE
YouTube video by MauS
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August 28, 2026 at 10:17 PM
mausthekat.bsky.social
Here's a video of some early core gameplay loop testing for #Mausitron. It's starting to come together quite nicely, in my humble opinion. There's still some tuning to do and a bunch of game features that are currently missing, but it's playable!

#retro #gamedev

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Mausitron core gameplay loop test
YouTube video by MauS
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August 28, 2026 at 3:10 AM
mausthekat.bsky.social
I made some good progress on #Mausitron this weekend.
Here's a video of some of the gameplay so far. This week I'll be working on the two sub-games (Droid Grapple and Hacking).

#retro #gamedev

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Mausitron Tech Testbed #9
YouTube video by MauS
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August 24, 2026 at 12:11 PM