Jazz in Black and White

Devlog

• How I made "Jazz in Black and White" - Postmortem
  May 12, 2021 by O. & Co. Games

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  Brainstorming Initial Ideas When I first saw the B&W Jam, I knew I wanted to pursue the 1-bit challenge where I only use the two colors (#000000 and #FFFFFF). I had this idea of a puzzle game where th... Continue reading

  
• 1st Place B&W Jam!
  May 10, 2021 by O. & Co. Games

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  Thank you all (host, fellow devs, players) for an awesome jam! I feel like I made a lot of friends in this Jam specifically and I became a fan of a lot of you. So many great games made by great develo... Continue reading

  
• B&W Jam - Devlog 7 (Done!)
  April 23, 2021 by O. & Co. Games

  Ran a couple playtests today and found some prominent bugs in objective tracking and playback when user clicks multiple play buttons before audio finishes playing Debugged said prominent bugs Added cr... Continue reading
• B&W Jam - Devlog 6
  April 22, 2021 by O. & Co. Games

  Finished all level designs yesterday. Added animated backgrounds to each level. Added "pause" functionality to each level phrase. Opened a few more bugs in relation to licks playing at the same time,... Continue reading
• B&W Jam - Devlog 5
  April 20, 2021 by O. & Co. Games

  Spruced up the itch.io page background, thumbnail, and embed image Designed levels 4 through 7 Ran 1 play test to determine "solvability" of mechanic introduced in level 6 Got stoked about how nicely... Continue reading
• B&W Jam - Devlog 4
  April 16, 2021 by O. & Co. Games

  Finalized the end level animation sequence Started implementing level designs... levels 1,2, and 3 are ready to go! Ran a couple play tests with my wife. Added a line indicator when player aims trumpe... Continue reading

  
• B&W Jam - Devlog 3
  April 15, 2021 by O. & Co. Games

  Completed tutorial sequence in level 1 Debugged moving play object while active Rough draft of level transition sequence upon completing the puzzle (different from skipping the level)... Continue reading
• B&W Jam - Devlog 2
  April 14, 2021 by O. & Co. Games

  Added skip level functionality today. My goal is to provide a fun experience, not block players on a level if it's too hard. Added curtain animation. Added deactivation invisible walls. Next up, tutor... Continue reading
• B&W Jam - Devlog 1
  April 13, 2021 by O. & Co. Games

  Over the last few days I: Created artwork Created object logic for: Play buttons Sample playback Trumpet mechincs Active Note Mechanics Selected music samples Started the project on itch.io to start s... Continue reading