It's nostalgic to see that old-style YT playbar :,)
This is a cool choice for subject since that era of the UI lends itself so well to recreating in GB (as opposed to the current day YT) with its 4:3 ratio and big visual elements that it itself needed due to SD monitors of the time.
I like seeing personal discoveries with this jam theme. And it being the mid 2000's adds more flavor to it. I've always thought it was interesting the idea of playing a console past it heyday by a few years and, while this may not have been intended, displaying a 2000's subject matter on a console from (mostly) the 90's feels very much in the spirit of discovery to me. I can imagine it being the mid 2000's, browsing YT and playing GB, perhaps still finding out about new games from online or getting the most out of the games one has had for years.
Nice entry :) And congratulations on your very first jam submission!!
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Haha yes, I thought the same about the old Youtube UI, thank the stars for 4:3 being the GB ratio as well. (Makes me think the GBA and modern Youtube are more 16:9 hmmmm? :D)
And thank you! It was a lot of fun, looking forward to next years. It's an absolute solid jam concept due to not being able to rely on sprites/it's pure BG so your tile work as to be on point. It's also great due to it's very feasible in the time limit too. I'll bang on that old drum, limitation breeds creativity ;D.