Upload failing and blinks not turning on after upload

I was having the same problem, but I did not need to duplicate that file. You can see the thread here: Uploads keep failing

What worked for me was making sure that I…

  1. Double-check that my board selected is Board328
  2. Check that your Programmer is Blinks USBtinyISP
  3. Try pushing the game again even if the blink is off.

I had to restart my computer, use a different USB port for the cable and restart Arduino to make sure I wasn’t missing anything else. Being new to Arduino in general I forgot to double-check all of those settings when I loaded the example.