Yes, it can be done and I'll get to it eventually ^^

If anyone reading this wants to give it a try before me, you'll need Python + pip and Node.js + npm.

You'd install flaskbb on your own machine (don't checkout 2.0.0 though) then follow the theming docs to create the theme.

Sonic Advance 2 and 3 are my absolute faves.

2 is a blast, just a really tight experience that you can play through in a couple of sittings, it never slows down, every boss is on wheels so you're literally running the whole time, it's so exhilarating! Well apart from that stupid mech at the end which brings everything to a stop, oh well...

3 stands out for me as having the best areas and music. The last two zones are absolute perfection, Cyber Track is so catchy and full of hi-tech early 2000's vibes. Chaos Angel is awe-inspiring, you're running above the clouds through an ancient city, the moon lit up, the sky stained purple, with the most beautiful, intense, haunting melodies pushing you on.

I've never managed to get the true ending in either game though. Finding all the chao / special rings seems like a drag, and part of the fun of these games for me is that I don't know all the levels by heart, so that I still have to think on my feet when playing through them 😅︎

Alright, I got it working!

You can now enable email notifications under Settings -> E-Mail & Feed Settings

You can opt-in to receive emails for tracked topics. You can also set it to email you for every single post on the board(s) of your choice.

Additionally, upon saving you get a personalised Atom feed, which you could use instead of email if you prefer.

The only problem is, it currently doesn't support sending emails for DMs. I tried to get this working but my Python/Flask/SQLAlchemy skills aren't good enough right now. :(

Also, this hasn't been thoroughly tested, so please give me a shout if you run into any issues!

I'd like to do an update to xniq but not sure how much time I'll have... But my plan B could be thrown together in an hour probably, so hopefully I'll be able to make something!

Welcome to the GBA Winter Jam '23!

This is a casual game jam running throughout February, with a focus on making a kickass title screen.

No time to finish the rest of the game? That's fine! Want to add a title screen to an old project and submit that? Go for it!

The stakes are low, there's no prizes. After the submission period ends there will be a few weeks of public voting, just for fun and to encourage players to leave feedback.

More info at itch: https://itch.io/jam/gba-winter-jam-23

Oh yeah, and this is the first time we're using our own forum for jam news & discussion! Please feel free to share your progress and ask for help here!

Aw, it's a shame you ran out of time. Sounds like it was good experience and a good chance to test your engine though.

I think there's lots of potential in the mechanics that you can pick up a snowball at any time but can only hold 1 thing at a time. Loved the music too!

Currently not, but it shouldn't be too tricky for us to add.

There's an issue here that mentions it: https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb/issues/335

And an old plugin which can supposedly do it, though the plugin API has since changed so I doubt it works anymore. I've had a bit of hands on experience with writing plugins already so it should be doable.

It's really coming together! Entities all seem to start & stop very suddenly in the video, so maybe some horizontal acceleration/deceleration would be good? Picking up the goblins is pretty funny and unique lol, will be fun to see how that fits into the gameplay. Good luck on the last day!

I like where this is going! Something like original Mario Bros or Super Crate Box? Also curious to know what items were on the wishlist, but maybe that's private info x)

Wow what a cool idea! And very well thought out too what with the whole reassignment system in case someone drops out.

Excited to see what you come up with!