What a sweet love letter to everyone this was, a message from the heart. Not only did it make me laugh, it also made me smile, and that takes 10x the effort!
Seeing Thor already pink is an amazing detail too! I'm sure he was and still is a huge inspiration for many of us unsure about pursuing game dev. His aura will be passed on to thousands of game devs who will, in turn, inspire thousands more themselves!
Also, Nalei is my spirit animal. I'm pretty new to game dev so I've only made like 4 prototypes but that feeling you get when you see someone retry your game after they're done instead of moving on... it makes it all worth it. I've had the awesome luck of having a couple of friends fall in love with my game for this jam after I had showed them it for playtesting. It was such an unexpected moment seeing them enjoy what I've worked so hard for in such little time... and their eagerness to speedrun the game made me join in on the fun and go all the way. Long story short, we now have an official speedrun.com board for Green Top and every time I see it, it makes me giggle like a dumbass.
We can all achieve unreal things, YOU yourself already did so by inspiring others the same way I was inspired. We all need a bit more positivity in our lives and all it takes is some small talk.