Internet illustrator, cartoonist, and funnyman Patrick Alexander, one of the masterminds behind Eegra.com, who hosted the contest that begat the original Spectrum Spelunker, made us a background! You can see him talk about it and view it in all its prettiness on his website, chickennation.com!

The first release build of Spectrum Spelunker is getting submitted by tomorrow, and it’s going to launch with the Mac App Store! Looks like we’re going to have one of the first cheap indie games available over the service.

It was quite an ordeal getting everything wrapped up in time – and a good portion of it overlapped with finals, so that was wonderful. Poor Buckley, our programmer, pretty much had to work overtime on this to get the game ready (whilst also having to comply with my often nebulous mandates regarding changes and additions), while I coordinated with three different artists to get the backgrounds updated on time. Luckily, it seems like it’s all coming together.

Once I get the final build, I’m going to make the trailer and official Spectrum Spelunker page, so those of you unfamiliar with the game can get a sneak preview!