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!

Yes! Looks like Spectrum Spelunker’s made it to the Mac App Store! It costs a measly $1.99 – you can download a copy for yourself here:

Spectrum Spelunker on the Mac App Store

And if you like the music, the soundtrack is also available for sale from Nonplayable Records! Our musician put together a really wonderful soundtrack, mixing the level tunes into each other to make an album that’s a blast to listen to. You can preview and pick out individual tracks or download the whole thing here:

Spectrum Spelunker Original Soundtrack on Nonplayable Records

I hope you all enjoy the game! We’re going to keep refining it and adding features, as well – if you have any suggestions for us, let us know!

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!