This jam is meant for games created specifically for it, if you would like to work on an existing project, we will have a 32bit spring cleaning jam coming up next year :)
It's totally fine, but we advise you save a snapshot of your game right before the jam starts. When you submit your game to the jam you will be asked to submit your improved game and also your pre-jam version. This jam is ranked, and one of the criteria for judging will be based on how much progress was made during the actual jam period!
3D mixed with 2D, Fully 2D, Fully 3D games are all allowed. For fully 2D games we encourage submissions that feature sprite transformations, transparency, full color sprites and other features that were not yet possible with (most) 16 bit consoles!
Hey Igor! The streams are indeed being announced on our Discord server! Some games were already streamed (and are now available as VoD on Rook Rules' Twitch page). More games will be streamed this afternoon!
Sorry, the jam is meant for projects that were created specifically for it during the jam period! You are more than welcome to links us to your game on our Discord server however, we'd love to see it! https://discord.gg/KYrxEXe
Hey, we've actually added the files on our Discord server, you can download them there, look for it in the #Announcements channel > https://discord.gg/KYrxEXe
3D mixed with 2D, Fully 2D, Fully 3D games are all allowed. For fully 2D games we encourage submissions that feature sprite transformations, transparency, full color sprites and other features that were not yet possible with (most) 16 bit consoles!
It really depends which platform you are trying to model your game after. N64 games for instance will have more polys and lower resolution textures, while PS1 games will have fewer polys and higher resolution textures. If you want you can hop on our Discord and let's have a chat about it! https://discord.gg/KYrxEXe
The themes were decided by an open vote that took place on our Discord server, so the results were known and there was no way to keep it a secret. As for the jam period, we go by the honor system. There are no prizes to be won in this jam, we're all just having fun and challenging ourselves :)
Further, our rules are pretty flexible and chill. For instance, we allow the use of pre-made art assets and if you are going the homebrew route, you're allowed to get some boilerplate code up and running before the jam even starts, with the rationale that this will leave you at roughly the same starting point as someone who is using a modern engine like Godot or Unity once the jam period actually starts. This creates a fairer playing field between homebrew and games made with modern engines.
Cool entry! One thing I kept thinking was that it plays a little bit like Super Monkey Ball, with the way the level tilts and the robot can't stop its momentum sometimes. Have you ever thought about putting your little robot guy inside a gacha ball? I think that would tie in nicely with the current game physics! :D
The flat shaded polygons look really cool, really reminds me of Virtua Racing! To make it look even more legit, I'd recommend removing the transparency effects (including shadows) and fix the resolution at 320x240 without any anti aliasing, it will look 100% like a Saturn xgame!
Great looking art, tight gameplay, and the bullet hell genre definitely takes me back to the 90s! And yea like ASFunAsFun said, the UI in particular is so excellent!
