Managed to top my own local high score table in BELTRUNNER after a glorious hour of play! #gmtkjam #gamedev #indiedev
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
July 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Managed to top my own local high score table in BELTRUNNER after a glorious hour of play! #gmtkjam #gamedev #indiedev
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
My game BELTRUNNER is out now!
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it?
The game was built using Jinks, also by me, which is a totally new way to make games.
Game ~10 KB
Engine ~0.5 MB
Total Web Bundle ~2 MB
#gmtkjam #gamedev #indiedev #gametech
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it?
The game was built using Jinks, also by me, which is a totally new way to make games.
Game ~10 KB
Engine ~0.5 MB
Total Web Bundle ~2 MB
#gmtkjam #gamedev #indiedev #gametech
July 26, 2026 at 5:31 PM
My game BELTRUNNER is out now!
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it?
The game was built using Jinks, also by me, which is a totally new way to make games.
Game ~10 KB
Engine ~0.5 MB
Total Web Bundle ~2 MB
#gmtkjam #gamedev #indiedev #gametech
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it?
The game was built using Jinks, also by me, which is a totally new way to make games.
Game ~10 KB
Engine ~0.5 MB
Total Web Bundle ~2 MB
#gmtkjam #gamedev #indiedev #gametech
BELTRUNNER has been updated!
Dreamcast build now runs at 60fps 😎
All versions also benefit from a few small engine, rendering, and QOL improvements.
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Made with #jinksgg @jinks.gg
Dreamcast build now runs at 60fps 😎
All versions also benefit from a few small engine, rendering, and QOL improvements.
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Made with #jinksgg @jinks.gg
BELTRUNNER (Web, Mac, Linux, Wii, DC) by gingerbeardman
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it? 16 waves and some secrets.
gingerbeardman.itch.io
August 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
BELTRUNNER has been updated!
Dreamcast build now runs at 60fps 😎
All versions also benefit from a few small engine, rendering, and QOL improvements.
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Made with #jinksgg @jinks.gg
Dreamcast build now runs at 60fps 😎
All versions also benefit from a few small engine, rendering, and QOL improvements.
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Made with #jinksgg @jinks.gg
Here's BELTRUNNER running on a Cyberdeck, looking like we're in an alternative Universe where vector games won and bitmaps were relegated to history.
Thanks to Jason Morley for sending it in!
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Thanks to Jason Morley for sending it in!
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
July 26, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Here's BELTRUNNER running on a Cyberdeck, looking like we're in an alternative Universe where vector games won and bitmaps were relegated to history.
Thanks to Jason Morley for sending it in!
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Thanks to Jason Morley for sending it in!
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
BELTRUNNER, my entry into #gmtkjam 2026, has been updated!
The free web version now has more keyboard controls.
And it's available to buy as a download for Nintendo Wii and Linux handhelds (eg. Anbernic RG35XXH) gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
#gingerbeardman30th
The free web version now has more keyboard controls.
And it's available to buy as a download for Nintendo Wii and Linux handhelds (eg. Anbernic RG35XXH) gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
#gingerbeardman30th
BELTRUNNER (free web version) by gingerbeardman
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it? 16 waves and some secrets.
gingerbeardman.itch.io
August 6, 2026 at 2:34 PM
BELTRUNNER, my entry into #gmtkjam 2026, has been updated!
The free web version now has more keyboard controls.
And it's available to buy as a download for Nintendo Wii and Linux handhelds (eg. Anbernic RG35XXH) gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
#gingerbeardman30th
The free web version now has more keyboard controls.
And it's available to buy as a download for Nintendo Wii and Linux handhelds (eg. Anbernic RG35XXH) gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
#gingerbeardman30th
Beltrunner (2026) by gingerbeardman for Sega Dreamcast.
You can't die in this asteroid-clearing job, but you can run out of time. 16 waves of survival, racing, shooting and puzzle action. High score awaits.
💸 gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
#homebrew #sega #dreamcast #retro #game #beltrunner
You can't die in this asteroid-clearing job, but you can run out of time. 16 waves of survival, racing, shooting and puzzle action. High score awaits.
💸 gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
#homebrew #sega #dreamcast #retro #game #beltrunner
August 31, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Beltrunner (2026) by gingerbeardman for Sega Dreamcast.
You can't die in this asteroid-clearing job, but you can run out of time. 16 waves of survival, racing, shooting and puzzle action. High score awaits.
💸 gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
#homebrew #sega #dreamcast #retro #game #beltrunner
You can't die in this asteroid-clearing job, but you can run out of time. 16 waves of survival, racing, shooting and puzzle action. High score awaits.
💸 gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
#homebrew #sega #dreamcast #retro #game #beltrunner
My game BELTRUNNER features alongside a @frankforce.bsky.social game–what an honour!
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
July 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
My game BELTRUNNER features alongside a @frankforce.bsky.social game–what an honour!
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
My IDE just told me my game's theoretical max score, live!
This is BELTRUNNER, my entry in #gmtkjam 2026, and the first released game built with my new multi-platform engine #jinksgg a totally new way to make games
#gamedev has never been this focused & fun
#screenshotsaturday
This is BELTRUNNER, my entry in #gmtkjam 2026, and the first released game built with my new multi-platform engine #jinksgg a totally new way to make games
#gamedev has never been this focused & fun
#screenshotsaturday
July 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM
My IDE just told me my game's theoretical max score, live!
This is BELTRUNNER, my entry in #gmtkjam 2026, and the first released game built with my new multi-platform engine #jinksgg a totally new way to make games
#gamedev has never been this focused & fun
#screenshotsaturday
This is BELTRUNNER, my entry in #gmtkjam 2026, and the first released game built with my new multi-platform engine #jinksgg a totally new way to make games
#gamedev has never been this focused & fun
#screenshotsaturday
Behold! BELTRUNNER and @jinks.gg are running on Nintendo 3DS (tested on my N3DS Ambassador Edition) #screenshotsaturday
Running well! I'd like to spend more time on optimisations. At 240p it proved how good my menu and UI design was! Just some slight font adjustments were needed.
Running well! I'd like to spend more time on optimisations. At 240p it proved how good my menu and UI design was! Just some slight font adjustments were needed.
September 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Behold! BELTRUNNER and @jinks.gg are running on Nintendo 3DS (tested on my N3DS Ambassador Edition) #screenshotsaturday
Running well! I'd like to spend more time on optimisations. At 240p it proved how good my menu and UI design was! Just some slight font adjustments were needed.
Running well! I'd like to spend more time on optimisations. At 240p it proved how good my menu and UI design was! Just some slight font adjustments were needed.
I've published a BELTRUNNER game design postmortem on my blog:
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/07/30/b...
...which includes the thinking behind the core design, gameplay reveal, stepped level progression, teaching the player how to play without a tutorial, power-ups, scoring, and much more!
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/07/30/b...
...which includes the thinking behind the core design, gameplay reveal, stepped level progression, teaching the player how to play without a tutorial, power-ups, scoring, and much more!
BELTRUNNER: game design postmortem ⌘I Get Info
Last week I shared a look at an arcade-faithful version of Asteroids to demonstrate the totally new way of making games that I’ve been working on. It’s calle...
blog.gingerbeardman.com
July 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I've published a BELTRUNNER game design postmortem on my blog:
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/07/30/b...
...which includes the thinking behind the core design, gameplay reveal, stepped level progression, teaching the player how to play without a tutorial, power-ups, scoring, and much more!
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/07/30/b...
...which includes the thinking behind the core design, gameplay reveal, stepped level progression, teaching the player how to play without a tutorial, power-ups, scoring, and much more!
Some updates to Jinks & BELTRUNNER today!
• fixed score saving on some platforms 🐞
• added score saving to other platforms 📈
• added Windows distribution (requires OpenGL) 🪟
• more optimisation ⚡️
• even smaller zips 📉
• all Fit On A Floppy 💾
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
• fixed score saving on some platforms 🐞
• added score saving to other platforms 📈
• added Windows distribution (requires OpenGL) 🪟
• more optimisation ⚡️
• even smaller zips 📉
• all Fit On A Floppy 💾
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
August 25, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Some updates to Jinks & BELTRUNNER today!
• fixed score saving on some platforms 🐞
• added score saving to other platforms 📈
• added Windows distribution (requires OpenGL) 🪟
• more optimisation ⚡️
• even smaller zips 📉
• all Fit On A Floppy 💾
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
• fixed score saving on some platforms 🐞
• added score saving to other platforms 📈
• added Windows distribution (requires OpenGL) 🪟
• more optimisation ⚡️
• even smaller zips 📉
• all Fit On A Floppy 💾
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
BELTRUNNER
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it?
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
For Web, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Wii, Sega Dreamcast
made with #jinksgg jinks.gg
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it?
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
For Web, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Wii, Sega Dreamcast
made with #jinksgg jinks.gg
August 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
BELTRUNNER
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it?
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
For Web, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Wii, Sega Dreamcast
made with #jinksgg jinks.gg
Kinda like Asteroids…or is it?
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
For Web, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Wii, Sega Dreamcast
made with #jinksgg jinks.gg
Hello! My first real foray into the world of social media! Let me introduce myself by posting a link to my website! seanobrienwriter.com/index.html
Sean O'Brien
Beltrunner II: Aftermath on sale now! Amazon Link
seanobrienwriter.com
November 13, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Hello! My first real foray into the world of social media! Let me introduce myself by posting a link to my website! seanobrienwriter.com/index.html
All change in the world of @jinksgg and BELTRUNNER!
The new optimised engine now powers Web, Mac, Linux, Wii, and Dreamcast. That means most zips will Fit On A Floppy! 💾
Plus first build for an unannounced platform, which will blow your mind! 🤯
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
The new optimised engine now powers Web, Mac, Linux, Wii, and Dreamcast. That means most zips will Fit On A Floppy! 💾
Plus first build for an unannounced platform, which will blow your mind! 🤯
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
August 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
All change in the world of @jinksgg and BELTRUNNER!
The new optimised engine now powers Web, Mac, Linux, Wii, and Dreamcast. That means most zips will Fit On A Floppy! 💾
Plus first build for an unannounced platform, which will blow your mind! 🤯
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
The new optimised engine now powers Web, Mac, Linux, Wii, and Dreamcast. That means most zips will Fit On A Floppy! 💾
Plus first build for an unannounced platform, which will blow your mind! 🤯
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Out now! gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
August 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Out now! gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
Wii version of my Beltrunner game 😎
August 6, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Wii version of my Beltrunner game 😎
I implemented a design system in my game, BELTRUNNER, which is only 1300 lines of code!
HUD text with the same intent always appears at the same y-pos and in the same size, with three distinct sizes creating additional hierarchy.
An easy way to make your game UI feel more consistent and solid.
HUD text with the same intent always appears at the same y-pos and in the same size, with three distinct sizes creating additional hierarchy.
An easy way to make your game UI feel more consistent and solid.
I've published a BELTRUNNER game design postmortem on my blog:
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/07/30/b...
...which includes the thinking behind the core design, gameplay reveal, stepped level progression, teaching the player how to play without a tutorial, power-ups, scoring, and much more!
blog.gingerbeardman.com/2026/07/30/b...
...which includes the thinking behind the core design, gameplay reveal, stepped level progression, teaching the player how to play without a tutorial, power-ups, scoring, and much more!
BELTRUNNER: game design postmortem ⌘I Get Info
Last week I shared a look at an arcade-faithful version of Asteroids to demonstrate the totally new way of making games that I’ve been working on. It’s calle...
blog.gingerbeardman.com
August 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I implemented a design system in my game, BELTRUNNER, which is only 1300 lines of code!
HUD text with the same intent always appears at the same y-pos and in the same size, with three distinct sizes creating additional hierarchy.
An easy way to make your game UI feel more consistent and solid.
HUD text with the same intent always appears at the same y-pos and in the same size, with three distinct sizes creating additional hierarchy.
An easy way to make your game UI feel more consistent and solid.
Some stats about the Dreamcast version of BELTRUNNER, which is the first to use the latest, minimised edition of Jinks engine:
- animated launch logo
- game with sound, music, power-ups, high scores, 16 stages
- plus a secret unlockable game
- 829 KB zip
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
- animated launch logo
- game with sound, music, power-ups, high scores, 16 stages
- plus a secret unlockable game
- 829 KB zip
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
August 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Some stats about the Dreamcast version of BELTRUNNER, which is the first to use the latest, minimised edition of Jinks engine:
- animated launch logo
- game with sound, music, power-ups, high scores, 16 stages
- plus a secret unlockable game
- 829 KB zip
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
- animated launch logo
- game with sound, music, power-ups, high scores, 16 stages
- plus a secret unlockable game
- 829 KB zip
gingerbeardman.itch.io/beltrunner
I never thought the so-called "Epstein files" would be the thing that got Trump's followers to turn on him. Plus, I think he's setting up some pre-emptive strikes on truth itself like he's done in the past, so we'll see if that works. Read more at my blog: seanobrienwriter.com/index.html
Sean O'Brien
Beltrunner II: Aftermath on sale now! Amazon Link
seanobrienwriter.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I never thought the so-called "Epstein files" would be the thing that got Trump's followers to turn on him. Plus, I think he's setting up some pre-emptive strikes on truth itself like he's done in the past, so we'll see if that works. Read more at my blog: seanobrienwriter.com/index.html
Really enjoyed Beltrunner on the Wii :) (My son loved it too). When will Jinks itself be available to use or will it just be for your own development?
September 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Really enjoyed Beltrunner on the Wii :) (My son loved it too). When will Jinks itself be available to use or will it just be for your own development?
Yes, Beltrunner will be a zip file you extract into apps/ on your Wii SD card.
Jinks engine/IDE is still work in progress. But I'm making lots of games in it.
Jinks engine/IDE is still work in progress. But I'm making lots of games in it.
August 6, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Yes, Beltrunner will be a zip file you extract into apps/ on your Wii SD card.
Jinks engine/IDE is still work in progress. But I'm making lots of games in it.
Jinks engine/IDE is still work in progress. But I'm making lots of games in it.
I'll be at the Open Book Canyon Country on February 1st, 2:00-4:00! Come on by to chat and listen to a reading from Aftermath, the second book in the Beltrunner Saga! theopenbook.net/canyon-count... #BeltrunnerSaga #TheOpenBook #seanobrienwriter.com
The Open Book | Canyon CountryComments Box SVG icons
theopenbook.net
January 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I'll be at the Open Book Canyon Country on February 1st, 2:00-4:00! Come on by to chat and listen to a reading from Aftermath, the second book in the Beltrunner Saga! theopenbook.net/canyon-count... #BeltrunnerSaga #TheOpenBook #seanobrienwriter.com
5本のタイトル が、日本語対応になりました。
September 19, 2026 at 1:11 AM
5本のタイトル が、日本語対応になりました。