The Winnitron game jam is happening right now!

If you guys wanted to hack up a build for us, that'd be cool.

http://infiniteammo.ca/winnitron/docs/TheWinnitronStandard.pdf

Basically just getting the keys right would be the main thing to start.

Hiding stuff that isn't finished yet would be cool too.

(Is it possible to configure the keys in the latest build?)

edit: Gonna try using the current build on the machine for now

We're going to get a doc with details up soon.

But the basic controls are:

Player 1
arrow keys
b1: Z
b2: X

Player2
j,k,l,i
b1: N
b2: M

5 is the coin door (when a coin is entered)
(probably don't have to use this in your game)

New episode up with Chevy Ray Johnston: http://infiniteammo.ca/blog/podcast-4-chevy-ray-johnston/

Mmm crumbly cornbread.

Man, sometimes I wish I had never left Winnipeg. So awesome.

Once a Winnipegger, always a Winnipegger.  

EDIT:

Disagree.

I think the earliest date we're going to show the Winnitron to the public may be November 6th. It's at a career day thing for kids in Winnipeg. The Manitoba Pork Packing Counsel and some big call center place are there... and INDIE GAMES. So, the cooler the games part, the more hilarious the contrast will be.

Then I think on the 17th we'll be doing a talk about it at a hipstery book store and food place.

December 4 is a chiptunes party, the Winnitron will be there for that.

Random: what do you guys use for player 2 key bindings, we still haven't locked those down yet.

It already updates itself over the internet using a json file, yep.

Also:

The podcast is now up on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-infinite-ammo-podcast/id397093098

So you can download and rate from there.

I'd interview Peter North, WHY NOT.

Make it a version with only the completed characters, tho.

Yeah I'd need a version that only has stages and characters that are working properly...

We're building an indie arcade cabinet in Winnipeg, and I'm thinking indie brawl would be a pretty rad game to have on it.

What do you guys think?

More info
Blog: http://infiniteammo.ca/blog/announcing-the-winnitron-1000/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Winnitron-Indie-Arcade-Machine/145628092146616

It got all rusted to shit, so we had to saw it off.

Naw, ideally the Winnitron will get installed somewhere like Red River College, so people can keep playing it, compete for highscores, possibly even compete against people playing on another Winnitron in the future.

And we'll keep making new games and adapting indie classics for it...

Excellent advice, thank you sir! 

Post with Jam details (including a bit about how people who aren't in Winnipeg can get involved) here: http://infiniteammo.ca/blog/winnitron-jam-deets/

[When:]

We're building a Winnipeg-based indie arcade machine! And we're hosting a game jam to make games for it.

Even if you're not from Winnipeg, you can join in on the creatin'. (the machine will accept your games anyways)

When: Weekend of October 23rd
Where: New Media Manitoba, 1000 Waverley Street (about NMM)

More info about the Winnitron:
http://infiniteammo.ca/blog/announcing-the-winnitron-1000/

More info about the Jam:
http://infiniteammo.ca/blog/the-winnitron-jam/

"Making of" Pics:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Winnitron-Indie-Arcade-Machine/145628092146616

Glad you guys are likin' em.  

Here's a new one featuring Jeff Lindsay (known as progrium on these boards)

http://infiniteammo.ca/blog/podcast-3-jeff-lindsay/

*sloppy fart sound effect*

Yup.

Have you watched any of the other ones?