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I am thrilled to share some fantastic news: Spectrum Gem<\/strong> has won 1st place<\/strong> in the ABBUC Software Contest 2026<\/strong> with a total score of 468 points<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winning this year\u2019s competition means the world to me, especially given the incredible quality of the other entries in the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Feedback Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Seeing the warm reaction from the retro community has been amazing. A player shared these generous words over on AtariAge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“That is absolutely a deserved #1 place. This game is so amazingly cool and so polished… The type of games you create are absolutely my favorites. I love these logic games, and it again looked so amazingly cool. I did not have to think for a very long time: 10 points! Well deserved winner.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Official Final Standings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here are the top results from this year’s contest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Spectrum Gem<\/strong> \u2013 468 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Dimos Castle<\/strong> \u2013 434 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Marian<\/strong> \u2013 418 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Great Axe<\/strong> \u2013 395 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Bruce X<\/strong> \u2013 381 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Endurance Rally<\/strong> \u2013 370 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Connector26<\/strong> \u2013 292 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Railway<\/strong> \u2013 292 points<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Huge congratulations to all the developers who took part in ASC 2026, and a massive thank you to ABBUC and the community members for testing, voting, and supporting 8-bit Atari development!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Download<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    You can download the game at the Spectrum Gem page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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