I failed to make the FGC GameJam deadline but I am VERY proud the work the team did. We have decided to finish the demo anyway, after some rest 😵‍💫

Pixels: KosenaMaster, P0K3TT0, shinbaxter_, yoshinpixels

Music: mstaple_music

Code: agoaj & me

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.

Project(s) & Health Update

I'm alive! I have been resting a lot after the brutal game jam crunch... We didn't make the deadline, but the team is very invested and determined, so we'll finish the demo-

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

More Game Jam progress. I had to remake the basic 2D alignment system cause I did it wrong... It's a bit more complex than it seems, since it is made for 2.5D. I can now easily add lock-on, and other location based features. #gamedev

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

God's stinkiest goblin, helping me rest.

Kirby seems like he's not growing much now? Maybe he'll be tiny forever.

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!

More details & Updates

Wasn't feeling good today (or yesterday). I guess I really overdid it more than I thought during that game jam month...

Kirby, Nibbler, and Orangey kept me company while resting in bed.

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.