It got warmer so Kirby and I went out.

I am now an Unreal Engine developer. Even if Unity Engine walks every word back how could anyone trust them again? Do we continue on where at any moment they can retroactively change the rules? I will not live under that fear. I'm done with them. Deets

Would it be interesting if I participated in this Game Jam? "Starting March 31, 2026 and ending May 1 2026, you have one month to make a fighting game." https://itch.io/jam/fighting-game-versus-jam-2026 I would be using Unreal Engine, with a small team of friends.

Managed to figure out how to apply palettes to low color sprites in #UnrealEngine5. The flashing ones are randomizing their palettes every frame.

Still working on an easy to edit palette data system, but it works!!

#gamedevelopment #gamedev #UnrealEngine

Started working on Fighting Game Game-Jam prep.

Got the Update on Demand System to the minimum feature level needed for the Jam. It strictly controls the Gameplay FPS & Processing, useful for Fighters (and Rollback Netcode).

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I always wondered, what if Super Mario Land was on the NES? Land was very much in the vibe of Super Mario Bros. 1.

It was way more difficult than I expected to balance Mario's browns against all the desert colors. #pixelart #mario

I officially joined the April Fighting Game Game Jam on Itch, hosted by people I know.

https://itch.io/jam/fighting-game-versus-jam-2026

I got some of my friends, Pocket Fighter EX crew, and others, together to make a demo!

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3 years before Pocket Fighter EX I made a sprite of Kazuya in Pocket style. I touched it up just a little bit for this post.

Kirby seems to understand what the Vest means now; That he can go outside.

Been going 200%, but I have so much left to do to make the one month Fighting Game Game-Jam deadline...