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.

Potato laptop testing for the (unoptimized) prototype. I got this dog water Chromebook with me while we're at the hospital away from home. Side loaded Kubuntu 25, runs on Wine way better than I expected given these specs. 60fps might be possible!

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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Play @pm-studios ' Bandit Trap Open Beta!

Grab your rocket chairs, vacuums, and toilet tornadoes! Report one more time for our final beta! Live through March 23rd 6 am CET.

Complete quests based on the game!

Play the beta: https://bit.ly/BanditTrapBeta

Weekend night hang out with the stray kitties on the porch. That's Rocky (Rockman), Junior, and Rocky again.

I'm doing Unreal Engine research on my potato laptop, in the fresh nighttime air.

(A Chromebook jail broken with Linux on it. Runs amazing!)

BIG NEWS: Your Bandit can wear a Game Jolt hat and shirt in Bandit Trap!

Defend your home or steal treasure in the open beta: https://bit.ly/BanditTrapBeta

It ends on March 23rd at 6 am CET!

Junior sleeps on me every night now. He's become quite attached.

Most didn't realize that part of the colorization specification was maintaining 100% backwards compatibility with the original NeoGeo Pocket 3-Color look via palette swap only. I enforced this by mandating every new sprite to be made *first* in 3-Color.

This week's Fan Art Friday celebrates Bandit Trap! Accept the quest in your quest log to get started.

Defend your home or steal treasure in the open beta: https://bit.ly/BanditTrapBeta

More progress on proper Retro-Style Ledge behavior for Capsule bodies. Why is it important? Capsules offer great slope navigation, but bad Ledge behavior. Proper Ledge behavior is essential for Retro jump precision and consistency. #UnrealEngine