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Game Designer + Artist / Runs @medallion_games / Magnibox, Grapple Dog, Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines / 📩: josephgribbingames at gmail dot com

York, England

https://t.co/b8MJ2jUGeW

Joined June 2009

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Joseph Gribbin

9 months

🚨🚨ANNOUNCEMENT TIME🚨🚨 Proud to officially reveal @medallion_games next game: Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines!! Swing, Jump, Zip and Shoot your way across dimensions as Pablo and Luna!!! Watch the trailer and wishlist on Steam now ( link in replies ) !!

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Joseph Gribbin

2 years

playing elden ring

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Once had a job interview for a game design position where they gave me a sheet of paper and asked me to come up with 3 game ideas in 30 minutes and then pitch them. In the end I didn't get the job. They said 'these ideas don't seem very well thought through' no duh

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Rollin' Around...

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Square Enix selling their western studios for 300 million so they can 'invest in blockchain' is very funny to me. Like selling your house for magic beans.

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1 year

I think of game design as a problem-solving discipline and not being 'the ideas person who comes up with things'. Seems weird to ask for that.

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1 year

The real clincher was the CEO said 'yeah were trying to hire someone to do all the work I can't be bothered to do' then as soon as he left the room (halfway through the interview because he was busy !!) Someone asked me 'how well do you deal with difficult personalities?' !!!

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2 years

love seeing an article called 'top ten underrated indie games' and stuff like Binding of Isaac is on there.

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1 year

I see people say 'this game feels like a ps2 game' a lot and I think they just mean 'has a clearly defined beginning middle and end'

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1 year

Many times I think back on things that happened in this industry and wish I'd been ruder.

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1 year

Some responses to this saying 'maybe they were trying to steal your ideas' and I don't think so. This was a mobile game company that made cooking / farming sims. idk how useful 'what if a dog had a grappling hook' would be to them.

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1 year

@Toadsanime Should have just written 'GTA with crafting' and watched them lose their minds 😎

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2 years

@davemakes I laughed when he named all the indiest indies he had played and it was like... Hollow Knight, Celeste, Cuphead... Some of the most popular video games of the past 10 years

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5 years

Some Breath of the Wild fanart :) #pixelart

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3 months

Microsoft put footage of TfB's Spyro and Crash games in their big purchase celebration video, and now the people who made those games don't have jobs.

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Toys 4 Bob's office is reportedly closing, with layoffs indicating a possible studio closure. The Activision studio developed the incredibly successful Skylanders series, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Crash Bandiccot N. Sane Trilogy, and Crash 4:

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2 years

Grapple Dog is OUT NOW on Nintendo Switch and Steam!! Switch: Steam:

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3 years

Explorin' the overworld #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday

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3 years

Grapple Dog now has Steam page!! You can add it to your wishlist right now!! Wow!! Amazing!! 🐶 Smooth free-flowing platforming! 🐶 A bold and colourful art style! 🐶 Grapples! 🐶 Dogs! To celebrate here's a brand new trailer for the game!!

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2 years

a game i developed... is gonna be on a nintendo!! !!!!

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3 years

Grapple Dog's *FREE* Steam demo is Out Now! !!! !!! Featuring: - Dogs! 🐶 - Grappling Hooks ! 🪝 - Time Trials! ⏱️ - A cool boss battle! 🦖 Play the demo and wishlist the game here: #GrappleDog #SteamNextFest

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2 years

Most game design YouTube stuff makes the mistake of picking games everyone already agrees are good. 'How does Ocarina of Time create an air of mystery??' boring! Give me a deep dive into the game design of Madagascar Escape 2 Africa for the Xbox 360 instead.

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4 years

Lots of people asked 'Why can't you use the grapple on enemies???', so I added that. #GrappleDog #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #GameMakerStudio2

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This is how water works right? #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday #gamedev ✨🐶✨Wishlist: ✨🐶✨

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3 years

some platforming and a big cannon. where does it go I wonder ??? #GrappleDog #gamedev

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2 years

Searching for the Oracles...

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2 years

he wants 2 b a vending machine

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1 year

TotK is giving me this specific feeling I've really wanted out of a game of going back to a world you've already explored and seeing everything that's changed over time. The only other example I can think of is going back to Kanto in gold / silver?

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4 years

Been working on a bunch of stuff - level design, control tweaks, various props etc. #screenshotsaturday #GrappleDog #gamedev

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1 year

Why would people in skyloft build a graveyard and not just throw bodies off the side??

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4 years

Mario 64 #pixelart I did for #fanartfriday on stream! thanks everyone who tuned in!

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4 years

Workin on Bonus Levels :) #gamedev #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday #GameMaker

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Joseph Gribbin

2 years

whatever game i make next it wont have any collision. frankly ive had enough.

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Joseph Gribbin

2 years

I think if the corporation that owns the content is not making it available in any form then it's ethically okay to pirate it.

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Joseph Gribbin

5 years

Inspired by the new Lion King posters to do some other disney characters lmk what you think.

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3 years

swinging lantern #GrappleDog

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4 years

The best Mario game is back!!! #pixelart #SuperMario #SuperMario3DAllStars

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5 years

Here's an art style test for the game I'm working on - Grapple Dog!!! lots of polish left to do but here's a sneak peak :) #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #pixelart

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6 months

Indie is a broad term. It can mean both 'indie' and 'not indie'.

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Geoff Keighley has shared his thoughts on the debate surrounding Dave the Diver’s nomination for Best Indie Game at The Game Awards. “Independent can mean different things to different people, and it’s sort of a broad term."

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Not many people know this about game development, but when you turn the game off all the characters are still in there sleeping.

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7 years

I'm going on holiday tomorrow so here's a gif of where im at. RTs appreciated #gamedev #pixelart

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2 years

It's weird how a few years ago people were like 'does minecraft perhaps have colonialist themes???' and now there are tons of games called stuff like 'Colony Frontier Farming: Forced Extraction of Resources'

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4 years

Still workin' on a vertical slice/demo for Grapple Dog. I think it's starting to come together. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #GrappleDog #GameMaker

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4 years

swingin

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1 year

you should play Lunistice

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2 years

Jumpin' and Swingin' #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday

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6 years

That's right! My game's OUT NOW!!! It's called Spike City and you can get it now! iOS! Android!

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3 years

Announcement Time!!! A FREE demo of Grapple Dog is coming to Steam as part of Steam Next Fest on October 1st !!!

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4 years

Platformin’ in the lava world #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

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2 years

So it has grass then

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Rumour: Avatar: The Last Airbender RPG Has Zelda: Breath Of The Wild-Style Visuals #Rumour #NintendoSwitch #Nickelodeon

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1 year

instead of game trailers with title cards saying 'epic open world' 'hundreds of hours of gameplay' 'infinite content' i would like to see title cards like 'its super short' 'a reasonable amount of content' 'we made just enough game and no more'

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2 years

In case anyone was wondering what the switch icon looked like :)

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2 years

I heard a christmas song for the first time today so here's a christmas level #GrappleDog

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2 years

LRT: I was talking to a game journo a little while ago and introduced myself as a game developer, so they asked me 'oh, do you do talks and stuff?' I said no not really, and the responded 'ah okay so you're not an *important* game developer.'

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1 year

🎉🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAPPLE DOG!! 🎂🎉 Today marks 1 whole year since Grapple Dog was released!! To celebrate the anniversary I commissioned the amazingly talented artist Crisppyboat to create this wonderful piece!! Thank you to everyone who has played the game this past year!!

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1 year

Okay muting this thread now 👍 before I go though: please purchase my game Grapple Dog on steam !! Or give it a wishlist so you can be notified when it's on sale. Okay bye

Grapple Dog on Steam

Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

store.steampowered.com

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3 years

Climin' in the Cool Castle #GrappleDog #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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4 years

Did some work on a boss :) #screenshotsaturday #GrappleDog #gamedev #GameMaker

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4 years

Ya gotta go back for it #screenshotsaturday #GrappleDog

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3 years

fun in the sun #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday ✨✨ wishlist here: ✨✨

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2 years

some cut characters that didnt make it in to grapple dog

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3 years

Sailing around #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday ✨🐶✨Wishlist: ✨🐶✨

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2 years

nothing against binding of isaac but its also a very popular game that lots of people have heard of + like.

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4 years

I think I've already shown it off before but I really like the Pause menu In my game #GrappleDog

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1 year

Theres a protagonist who goes on a journey. You play as them for a few hours and meet some neat NPCs. You work your way to the end and fight a big monster or something. Then the credits roll. Game done.

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4 years

??? ???? ?????? Did we all agree to forget about this or what

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4 years

Oh hey maybe don't hop from buying the wizard game that supports the transphobe to the witch game from the studio that exploited young devs and got them to work for free klthnx.

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3 years

colour shift #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday

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2 years

quick sonic

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I put out a playable demo of Grapple Dog just for my patreon supporters this morning! Woah! Amazing!

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2 years

That’s right!! Super Rare Games are publishing Grapple Dog as part of their brand new Super Rare Originals label - alongside a fantastic lineup of other titles!! Wow!! Incredible!! Amazing!!

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Joseph Gribbin

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If people want to see a 'more traditional' Zelda game then they should give me lots of money. I would love to make one. I'll put all the old stuff in: compasses, boss keys, that bit where you have to knock back the projectiles, you name it.

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3 years

It's #wishlistwednesday !!! So wishlist Grapple Dog on steam!!! please 🐶✨🐶✨🐶 🐶✨🐶✨🐶

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3 years

Climbing up #GrappleDog

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2 years

actually just now realising I'm playing Super Mario Odyssey (2017) I'm sorry for putting inaccurate information onto the internet

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grapplin'

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3 years

made another bonus #GrappleDog

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The indie game I'm making and three of the inspirations behind it.

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The indie game I'm making and three of the inspirations behind it.

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3 years

There's no 3D in this btw. I just did it with my eyes.

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swinging lantern #GrappleDog

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zipping into cannons #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday

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3 years

Watch out, Grapple Dog!!! #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday

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7 years

I still make games btw

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3 years

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Oh hey look they made my art big

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8 years

WOAH EVERYONE LISTEN UP I made a little stealth game called SneakR, you can play it here:

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2 years

my friend the polar bear #GrappleDog

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Joseph Gribbin

2 years

As an accessibility feature in Grapple Dog, you can turn on infinite jumps and no damage at any time.

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3 years

If you wanna make pixel art you have to follow my 3 rules: 1) do what you want 2) who cares 3) have fun

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2 years

climbin the mountain #GrappleDog

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3 years

Finished a background toggle for #GrappleDog - players can switch between full parallax backgrounds, static backgrounds, or a flat colour background.

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Joseph Gribbin

1 year

I just think with AAA games being either GAAS garbage or EPIC OPEN WORLD RPGS it definitely feels quite quaint to play a game that is very tight and contained in that way.

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I think it's actually quite obvious these are modern games. You can spot all sorts of features that only became industry standard much later e.g. modern looking upgrade trees, context sensitive button prompts, those little spinny symbol for holding a button down etc.

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4 years

Another bonus level with these snappy fellas #GrappleDog #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #GameMaker

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5 years

oops I slipped #gamedev #grappledog

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2 years

when other people have to look at my code

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2 years

Also that price seems low right??? I mean I know they're not Activision or whatever but these acquisition deals have all been billion dollar deals so far.

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1 year

if you want to be an artist on video games practice drawing rocks and grass. it's 90% that.

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Spent some more time prettyin' up water and also implemented some interactive grass :) #GrappleDog #gamedev #GameMakerStudio2

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