ROM Game Jam Day 1 - The internet wouldn't allow it.

Normally, I wouldn't update my blog in the wee hours of the night, but the lack of a good internet connection at the ROM Game Jam has forced me to.

So now I share with you some screenshots of the work that has been done today by me and the rest of Team "Robots Mashing Keyboards" at the jam:

First, a screenshot of an very early version of the game:

FUS ARROW DAH?

I won't go into details right now, but let's just say our game will be a 2-player competitive platformer.

Next is a screenshot of a later build of the game, featuring graphics for one of the two characters in the game: some Roman guy, done by team member Shmuggly.

Minimalist architecture

And finally, the highlight of the day came near the end of the day: the inclusion of the Roman guy's running animation, also done by Shmuggly, into the game.  The initial results were hilarious:

The video doesn't do the run cycle justice; it looks much better (and funnier) at 60 frames per second.  The background music was composed by me, hastily over the course of only a few days and still needs a bit of work.  Still, I'm actually impressed with how it turned out.  When was the last time I even did anything in 3/4 time with the harmonic minor scale?

And now I'm tired, and have to get up early tomorrow to continue jamming.  Good night everybody.