Oktrollberfest 2024

[RT-55J]

Oktrollberfest is a yearly game jam run by some folks in the ZZT community for the past several years. The goal is to make a "trollgame." It does not necessarily have to be a ZZT game.

Currently I don't think there's an itch jam page for this year's Oktrollberfest, but you can peruse the previous years here:

• https://itch.io/jam/oktrollberfest (2020)
• https://itch.io/jam/oktrollberfest-2021
• https://itch.io/jam/oktrollberfest-2022
• https://itch.io/jam/oktrollberfest-2023
• https://itch.io/jam/oktrollberfest-2024

EDIT: The official Oktrollberfest 2024 page has been added!

I made the character Samantha Arantes for the express purpose of being able to upload a game to itch in 2021, and have done that every year since. None of my games have been particularly trolly, but I've enjoyed making them nonetheless. (This year will (hopefully) be no exception to that rule.)

My previous games:

• https://rt-55j.itch.io/karid-x2
• https://rt-55j.itch.io/samantha-gets-milk
• https://rt-55j.itch.io/samantha-gig

[RT-55J]

I got the premise, beginning, and ending all nicely outlined.

The middle portion is still a weird, amorphous blob that I will have to discover in the process of making it, but at least I know what the goal is.

Praying that I haven't overscoped myself.

[RT-55J]

mmmmm yummy toast

[neen]

oh right, it's October
i look forward to the Game

[RT-55J]

Today I spent an inordinate amount of my devtime figuring out Samantha Arantes' middle name.

Please look forward to it.

[RT-55J]

The Oktrollberfest 2024 page is now up:

https://itch.io/jam/oktrollberfest-2024

[neen]

they should allow me to submit a romhack. those cowards.

[RT-55J]

you're right and you should not be afraid to say it

[RT-55J]

ububbbubbles :) :) :)

[RT-55J]

I have just completed the creation of the greatest* moment in ZZT cinematic history.

[RT-55J]

I just drew a nice bird. Please look forward to it. :)

[neen]

i look forward to not only the bird but the entire game

[RT-55J]

I was sick most of last week to the point that I couldn't even work on the game most of the time. It was quite disappointing.

Fortunately the deadline for the jam was pushed back a week (the jamrunner was also sick lol).

I am one board away from having all the main pillars of the game in place. From there it will just be polishing and putting some meat on them bones, so to speak.

Hope to have a fullgame beta out before Friday.

[RT-55J]

Well, it's Friday, and I don't have a beta out yet, but the game is so close to done that I can feel it.

I am very excited with how this is turning out. Please look foward to it.

[neen]

i look forward to not only the game but the bird