Happy new year pixel-heads! Have you missed a challenge from the past year? Did you start but couldn't find the time to finish? This week, we want you to pick any weekly challenge from 2018 and make an entry (check the ALL CHALLENGES coloumn on the right).

Please make sure you write in the description which challenge you chose and make sure you follow it's rules and limitations. Have fun!

Canvas Size - see the corresponding challenge
Colours - see the corresponding challenge
Transparency - see the corresponding challenge
Animation - see the corresponding challenge

After a very long time in the making, PJ member ptoing and his crew finally put out a public demo of their latest game Fire Lancer, an oldschool style shmup with modern sensibilities, for the WonderSwan Color. The demo package contains both a rom as well as a PC version.

Head over to http://firelancer.ws/ to download the demo and read about the scoring contest with a cash reward.

Merry Christmas, everybody! I hope you are spending some great time with your family and loved ones.

For this year, I want you to pixel an object that respresents christmas for you like no other. It can be anything! Just make sure that you post a small description when the connection to christmas is not obvious.
 

Canvas Size - Max 100x100
Colours - Max 24
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for November 2018. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.

Fantasy Winter
by aamatniekss

Super Mario UFO Land
by andylittle

Rijsnajtal
by eishiya

Oopal
by Finlal

Twitch Creatures
by aamatniekss

Dungeon Runner game sprites
by Gecimen

Blood world
by aamatniekss

Candle-lit Study
by .vectorwing

Desert Background
by Manjaman

forest temple
by jmw327

The level challenge is back after 5 years! What is the most common level theme of all? Of course the jungle. This week, we want you to design a mock-up of a new, original video game showing a forest or jungle level. For this particular game you are restricted to 12 specific colours, these colours are shown below.

Canvas size - Unrestricted.
Colours - Max 12. Must use only the colours from the palette below:



Animation - Optional.
Transparency - No.

Previous level challenges: Underwater, Lava, Desert

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Interstate Drifter 2000, a game by PJ member UltimoGames is now playable on Newgrounds! You can play the game via this link.

This week, we want you to create the flight animation of a character with a mountable or wearable flying machine such as a jetpack, jetman or artificial wings. The character must be seen, so no airplanes with a cabin or cockpit. You can be creative about it and draw something completely unusual, the sky is the limit.

Canvas Size - Max 120x120
Colours - Max 18
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Required.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Engineer, you are given following order:

Design a weapon that has the ability to hit a grain of sand on the other side of the earth. The weapon has to be small and light enough to be manned and carried by a group of two. Cost doesn't matter, you are given every material you can imagine. Now go and pixel that weapon!

Canvas Size - Max. 200x200
Colours - Max 16.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.