Next competition ideas (The 9th)

Started by round157, April 13, 2019, 00:37:52

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Derron

Just have seen a "clickomania"-screenshot in the syntaxbomb gallery ... and got an idea.

"arcade/casual outbreak"
Base your game on a simple casual / arcade game (clickomania, coloumns, mahjongg, solitaire) and bring this game to another genre.
Eg. the inital game looks like a Dr. Mario but in the intro/automated movement the game changes on the first "removal" of a block: viruses fight against the medicine particles invading the environment (galaxy/r-type).

pong: paddles need to get painted in the right color to create points (logic game)


Might be a bit hard to find good suiting ideas but maybe others have some?


bye
Ron

DaiHard

Kris, I remember a scenario in Age of Empires where your only hope was to get a man into a boat and sail away from the rampaging hordes, to set up a new empire in another corner, before storming back to total victory... Not so much hard-to-easy, as a lull in the storm...

:)

D

Coder Apprentice

Didn't play Age of Empires (shame)...gotta check it out. But yeah same basic concept. Put a player in a position where there is no way to win but have a chance to escape, then collect, build, get stronger and come back and win. And you can make all kinds of games, gives you lots of freedom.

Qube!?

8)

Matty

Someone mentioned erotic interactive fiction.....for some reason I think of an rpg styled like this...enjoy.


iWasAdam

why not have a comp with no monetary prizes  8)

any comp is better than none  :P

Xerra

Quote from: iWasAdam on August 14, 2019, 08:26:44
why not have a comp with no monetary prizes  8)

any comp is better than none  :P

It's not the winning but the taking part that counts. Having a monetary prize is good and all that but I agree with Adam that it's not the only incentive. I like the buzz of getting a game out of the door in time and then seeing how it compares to other peoples efforts.

I seem to recall this discussion came up before and got vetoed, or there were general comments about not entering if there's no financial incentive, however. I could be mistaken though.
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Qube

I should be finished with the current mountain of work next week so if members want a competition then I can set one up next weekend?

I don't mind shoving in a prize fund but it won't be £500+ as these comps are costing me a fortune :P

So who's up for a comp even with a smaller prize fund?
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Until the next time.

Derron

Interested yes, but it depends on timeframe, theme ... and what my family is up with when time of the compo comes near.

bye
Ron

STEVIE G

Quote from: Qube on August 15, 2019, 22:30:56
I should be finished with the current mountain of work next week so if members want a competition then I can set one up next weekend?

I don't mind shoving in a prize fund but it won't be £500+ as these comps are costing me a fortune :P

So who's up for a comp even with a smaller prize fund?

I should be game.  The prize fund doesn't motivate me - more whether I can nail down a concept that's worth developing and fits the theme.  :D

Xerra

I've been slacking last few weeks on a game I'd been working on so need a kick up the arse by having a deadline. I'll have a go if I can come up with an idea based on the theme.
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iWasAdam

me me me  :D
depending on the consistency of the custard!

iWasAdam

How about "dungeon master" like games ;D

Coder Apprentice

#102
AlienZ

Fight them, fight with them, fight for them, make them evil, make them neutral, make them friendly. Any alien world/worlds, lifeform/lifeforms from A to Z that is an integral part of your creation will qualify your game.

Coder Apprentice

#103
Nah! Forget it...

Derron

"Finish what you started" should not be a competition but more a "mantra".

Why? If you compete with someone who only requires to create some levels for a fully working game while your game is ....only a prototype, then this might become unfair.


bye
Ron