In my Devlog No. 10 about Magma.com, I already gave you a small glimpse into the pixel art worlds of Mazk on Magma. For the last two sessions, I was joined by my good friend Amadeus Waltenspühl. These jams can get pretty intense and need a fair bit of moderation — managing everything solo can be draining, especially when juggling everyone’s requests or, occasionally, having to remove someone who’s not playing nice. But most of the time, it's a peaceful flow of art-loving wanderers drifting through the pixelated lands.
The last few jams were all about technology — whether it was cars, spaceships, or robots. These jams turned out to be truly wild and incredibly creative.
Autobahn Chick Ninja Showdown
What began as just a handful of dull cars on the autobahn quickly spiraled into chaos. Out of nowhere, the legendary German rooster-ninja chicks — launched a daring mission to break their chicken comrades free from the clutches of the sinister Pharma Medimice.
The fearsome Clucktron Rooster-9000, a rogue cyborg overlord, was cornered by the Blue Dog Enforcers, and a high-speed battle erupted on the A40.
Meanwhile, graffiti-happy Frog Bomb Crews used the chaos to tag the highway with wild visuals, and soon the entire scene descended into total gugu gaga madness.
Back at Chicken Joe’s Used Car Lot & Curios from Every Corner, there’s a special deal going on: discounted pixel cars, straight off the lot — no code, no animation sprites, just the raw pixels.
They're not exactly drivable yet, but hey — they look fast.
Spaceship Dock Control
As if the Autobahn wasn't chaotic enough — we jumped straight into the next jam. A sci-fi spaceship docking station on Mercury 9. And someone turned the Mazk logo into an ass logo! Gotta love the community!
Amadeus and I originally just wanted to create a few assets in a specific color theme... but before we knew it, the dock had turned into a wild collection of the strangest, most imaginative aliens — all thanks to the amazing artists on Magma. The jam was incredibly well-attended, and the spaceport came to life in the most colorful and unexpected ways.
If any of you Magma artists happen to stumble upon this — feel free to drop a comment if you were part of the jam!
The Jam is offline for now but this is the link to join the fun when it´s active:
https://magma.com/d/ls7RZaYjcB
GAMES ZONE DORTMUND 28.09.2025
We're joining Games Zone at the FZW in Dortmund on September 28th with a small team and a brand-new Pixel Art JAM!The jam will run all day and continue online for a few more days afterwards.
Feel free to drop by in person — or join us online!There’ll also be a few updates on MAZK and where the project currently stands.
NEXT UP: DEV LOG 13. Blender3d Interfaces
Technical insights into converting 3D assets into pixel art for VFX animation in Blender.
Illustrator, Animator & Conceptartist. Teaching characterdesign @HSLU Luzern. Livepainting and Pixelart. And sometimes some good Borscht.
