CREATING NEW GAMES
FOR RETRO HANDHELDS
Hi, I’m playinstinct 👋
I’m an independent game developer based in Germany.
I focus on creating fun GBC-compatible games.
My Story
My video game journey began when I was in elementary school and got my first console: a Game Boy Color. I absolutely fell in love with it.
Soon I started dreaming about creating my own games for this little device, wishing that one day my games, too, would sit on the shelves of video game stores. But without the necessary technology and knowledge, all I could do was draw level ideas on paper.
When I got a graphing calculator in high school, I taught myself how to code small games on it. Looking intently at your calculator was conveniently unsuspicious in certain classes.
But after graduating, my career went into a completely different direction. I worked in PR at an opera house, became a YouTuber, started composing music, got my Master’s degree in communication science and worked in marketing, design and video production for a decade.
In early 2023, I joined a couple of game jams. That was a lot of fun and despite not having any real experience in game development, people seemed to really enjoy my games. So, I continued to create new games.
Two years later, I got the opportunity to work on a game that features GameStop’s mascot bunny, Buck. The game is now released on physical cartridge for the ModRetro Chromatic and can be found on the actual shelves of GameStop stores. My childhood dream has finally become a reality 😊