Want to (game) jam?

elw3 · Aug 24, 2020

No.
No theme, no archive. Just a zip folder of pictures to work with.

pmprog · Aug 24, 2020

levi said:
The olc codejam seems friendly. Can't speak for any of the others though.

The whole OLC community seem pretty friendly. And Javidx9 does a lot of well structured videos. Have been tempted to play a bit more with the OLC pixel game engine, but I've been too "busy" (in a loose sense of a couple hours a week) faffing making one that I can build for the OGA with too.

Elw3 said:
No.
No theme, no archive. Just a zip folder of pictures to work with.

Surely whatever pictures there are will generate you a theme... unless you say "use any of Kenney's assets", but then how do you compare a mini-golf game to a 3D FPS to a castle simulator? Themes at least provide a common bond between the games.

elw3 · Aug 24, 2020

Themes are just stupid, mainly because everyone has its own idea of what words mean, so they cause more separation than bonds.
I rather have a clean "here is a file, use this shit" line.

pmprog · Aug 24, 2020

I guess I'd be interested in trying a jam like that.

I think we should have a Pyra jam at some point. Part of me thinks have it so the jam finishes before the production units get shipped, but i guess it's be hard to make sure your entry even runs on a Pyra without one, or even if your libraries are available.

elw3 · Aug 25, 2020

Lets call it the public stew, everyone gives some ingredients and we all have to eat it.
Why not salt a 4k high res background with some pixelart chars? Or Zombie death cries with folk music?

Yea we have to wait till the pyra is out. Id like to have some thing earlier, but there are so little users on the forum these days.

ible · Aug 25, 2020

i don't think there's anyone stopping you from creating your own game jam. sounds like an interesting premise, of course.

Bosbeetle · Aug 25, 2020

Elw3 said:
Themes are just stupid, mainly because everyone has its own idea of what words mean, so they cause more separation than bonds.
I rather have a clean "here is a file, use this shit" line.

Limitations induce creativity, "do what you want" just gives you to many options. Just see your game it was great because of the limitation.

But limitations have to be clear indeed.

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I still dream of a sandwich based mario clone

elw3 · Aug 25, 2020

You realize that i proposed stronger limitations?

Bosbeetle · Aug 25, 2020

Elw3 said:
You realize that i proposed stronger limitations?

No I didnt and I stand corrected.

levi · Aug 25, 2020

Elw3 said:
Why not salt a 4k high res background with some pixelart chars?

Why 4k when the Pyra has a 720p screen (and maybe a 1080 HDMI out?). I guess it could be used as a scrolling background, and I guess 4k is really just nine 720p screens stacked in a 3x3 grid (or four 1080p screens), which could support a number of play styles.

pmprog · Aug 25, 2020

Okay, I'm hyped... Somebody pick a graphics pack and lets go...

pmprog · Aug 25, 2020

It's finally back... Nearly missed it too...

A Game By Its Cover 2020

A game jam from 2020-08-31 to 2020-10-14 hosted by Ludonaut & dom. A Game By Its Cover is an annual game jam about turning the fictional cartridge art of the My Famicase Exhibition into the real thing. Hey there, Jere...

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I've tried to build something for this the last two years, though never completed or submitted anything.

Maybe this year... time to look through the cart covers

pmprog · Aug 28, 2020

Announcement for the OLC jam is now, in case anyone is interested

Code:

https://www.twitch.tv/javidx9

FBnil · Aug 29, 2020

Been looking hours at at all the entries. Mostly reading the comments.
Some games are really polished, like the continuously exploding bomb (lost the URL, but was real fun playing),
The throw/fetch from:

Tiny Kettle Witch by Stoff, kierkle, NateTheSoundNinja for LOWREZJAM 2020

Dungeon crawl with nothing but a pot!

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and the cameo of Fresh Prince in this one (also the dialog had me rofling):

Pants by sharpfives for LOWREZJAM 2020

A silly point-and-click about finding your pants

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Also noticed that the score for the sound in our game was mostly because it was directional. So looking at all those other great entries... wow! Good Job with the concept, @Elw3 and @pmprog

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@pmprog Deep Space Diver has potential for a fun game.

FBnil · Aug 29, 2020

I like this cover. There is enough potential to make a nice pixelart cow that collects words and makes sentences out of them to pass a level. (or you have a wall, with certain words missing and you need to find the words and put them in the right spot) The shadow of the cow (with smiley) means it can help reach places the cow can not go into (maybe by extinguishing the flame).
And the image already provides 3 levels: City, Forest and mountain.

So for example: To get into town, the guy-that-talks-out-of-his-arse says you need red boots. And you find a billboard that says "Get ..... boots". So you find the word "red" and put it on the billboard, and you get red boots.
Then there is another billboard that says: "And cow went to the ....", so you need the words "forest", "mountain", "city" etc. to go to that level.
There is a ".hicken", gray sprite. Find the "C" and the chicken gets a colour and gives you an egg, open the egg and you get a word, which you can combine with other things.
Billboard "It was ....". Then "rainy" gets you a rainy level, where frogs are, "morning" get's you to the mountain that is awake (to talk to)

elw3 · Aug 29, 2020

This isnt https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/awful-game-ideas.82563/

The directional footsteps sure where a major selling point, but the sound effects feel unpolished, i dont like them somehow. When i tested what to put into the pandora version of the game i realized that a downpitched version of some of the grunting noises would have fit much better as attack cry for example.
The background music is a big win, perfectly fits, good choice.

Speaking of, once i have better internets ill upload the pnd. The pandora version sadly is TOTALLY different because the screen is too small for the game to be playable, ironic for a 64p game, right?

FBnil · Aug 29, 2020

+1 for replacing the battle cry with grunts (my motivation was bull sniffs). Need more grunts to choose from?

Originally, my vision for the attack was one sound that had all (with an underlayer at lower volume of a second growl), I've attached it.
The other sounds were the raw sound bites, no reverb and equalizer because I added those later in the audacity file. So that's why they are not well cut, and post-produced.

How was the sound made? The microphone of the Pandora. In the bathroom.
Two growls. superimposed, one as an accent. One tone lower for pitch. A bit of reverb to make the sound "thicker".
For the crunch I used 3 Leaks that I broke near the Pandora for a juicy crunch. But only one of the leaks produced a long sound.
A second layer of cracked succini's to accentuate the initial crack (very soft).
Cracking wallnuts in hands to get a cracking sound (around 10 walnuts were used)
A fist stomp on the cardboardbox for a thump sound.
A "ugh!" sound with my normal voice (While imitating Nice Peter doing Bill Nye).
For the walking minotaur, I used a carboard box full of cleaning products (plastic containers) that I shook to get steps.
The sounds were then post processed to remove the hiss (audacity). This does change the sound a bit, but at least there is no hiss.

I'm away from home this weekend, but I'll recreate some new steps sfx's. (I'll also add the steps I can make on the Synthesizer)

pmprog · Aug 29, 2020

FBnil said:
@pmprog Deep Space Diver has potential for a fun game

Yes, I still have all my game ideas noted in my kanban for that... So I might try and resurrect it.

Looking at this years Famicase list, these have made my "shortlist" for potentials (though not very short)