Since launch, we've made a few changes and added a few things to the jam page that everyone should be aware of.

If you haven't visited the jam page since launch, you should go check it out!

B Button Key

The required key for the B button has changed from backspace to Left Alt). You may support backspace or any other configurations in addition to alt.

Sound Chip Resources

We've added some resources and info about the soundchip, since it's not easy to create for. There are multitude of ways to create sounds that sound similar to the TIA sound chip, but sticking to simple waveforms and only 2 sounds at once is a good place to start.

Box Art

We would love it if everyone could create a box art image for their game/app. The image should be 400x300 pixels, and does not need to follow any image requirements, it can be a high res drawing or render. It should include the name of your game.

Optional Sprite Restrictions

We've added a few guidelines you can follow for an extra challenge, which will make your game look more authentic: make all sprites / tiles in your game at a multiple of 12x12 pixels, and in each 12x12 pixel block, use at most 4 colors + transparency

Scaling

Web games may be scaled up provided they will also render properly in a 240x135 embed window. Desktop games should be scaled up by default, recommended 300%.

Plus:

• a reminder that we recommend you have a working prototype by the end of the week, so you can spend the second week fixing bugs and polishing
• If you have any questions, feel free to comment here or in a new thread, or post in our active discord channel (where we'd also love to see your progress!)