FC dev game jam

THEME: 1-bit display

FC dev jam is a 14 day game jam. It forces you to write a small fantasy console from scratch (graphic libs are fine) in any language under two weeks. 

So, what is a fantasy console? 

• A Fantasy Console (FC) must not have existing hardware. e.g. The arduboy is not a fantasy console.
• A FC needs to have restrictions of some sort. I feel adding the retro component (e.g. looks like X) to be defeating, as it might stifle the creation of new fantasy consoles. I think it would be fair to say:
• A FC may be influenced by retro hardware. While most FC's already are influenced by hardware choices of the past, I don't think it's a hard requirement. I feel that while the nostalga factor is awesome, it can't be required.
• A FC may have tools included. I feed that requiring built-in tools being necessary is also beyond the scope of a fantasy console. Old DMG01 hackers remember having to make their own software and hardware just to dev for it. Requiring tools is a very nice thing, but it can't be a requirement.
• It must have some form of input. buttons, keys, controller, etc
• It must have some form of output. lights, screen, speaker, etc. So you could make a controller console that only outputs sound. That would be a legit, albeit strange, fc. RAM is not a requirement - I imagine there could be some interesting FC's that only have CPU registers ROM is not a requirement (e.g. the Altair 8800).

Definition by @josefnpat

Rules:

• Relate to game jam's theme. The interpretation can be very broad, so don't feel restricted.
• Everything has to be made during two weeks. (Choose only two of the four weeks.)
• You don't have to work on it for one week straight, but the total time spent on making it shouldn't take more than 14 days.
• You can submit multiple creations.
• Be nice to other, don't take other ideas, be creative!
• Have fun. ;)

What more challenge? Here is a few options:

• Make a game and ship it with your console!
• Use a really tiny resolution (64x64 for example, it would be really neat for using in the #LOWREZJAM)!
• Limit your time even more!
• Add a web exporting for your carts!

Existing fantasy consoles:

• PICO-8
• TIC-80
• Pixel Vision 8
• LIKO-12
• Voxatron
• PX8
• Tako 80
• VectorBoy
• Pix64
• Zenith80
• neko8 (coming soon!)

Prizes (for the best console):

• Tweet about your FC on the @fantasy_console Twitter account.
• Discord Fantasy Console Server colorful role tag.

Fantasy Consoles Discord Server

Hosted by: @egordorichev