I'm proud to announce the first BennuGD WIZ/PC contest, thanks to GPH (Game Park Holding) for the prizes.
Well, let's go...
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Rules:
* The game's topic is free.
* The games should run on PC and Wiz.
* The games must be programmed using BennuGD.
* The games will be 2D.
* The games should run properly on a screen resolution of 320x240x16
(scale_resolution can be used to get this requirement)
* Only accept original games (the game is not allowed to have been previously released)
* Only original or free graphics, sound and music are allowed.
* The games must will include GPH's logo and BennuGD's logo at the beginning of it (those logos will be provided by the organizers of this contest).
* The games must include the full source code, resources, compiling and running scripts, .ini and all the necessary stuffs for the proper execution of the game in PC (Windows and Linux) and WIZ. For WIZ, the runtime should be used in folder .. /bgd-runtime (the runtime files don't are requiered include on package).
* Joystick and/or mouse supports is requiered.
* Will be appraise the use of the touchscreen (in the case of Wiz), in case of PC, this will be the PC mouse (left button).
* The game's language must be at least in English. More than one language is allowed.
* We will not accept the use of unofficial modules (dlls/so).
* Each participant may submit as many games to consider, but only the best of them may be creditors of one prize.
* We will evaluate the following categories:
- originality
- playability
- addiction
- graphics
- sound (music/effects).
* The court shall consist of GPH (the sponsor), SplinterGU (BennuGD) and some other members to nominate (this members will be announced shortly).
* Jurors are not allowed to participate in the contest.
* Under no circumstances will allow games that infringe copyright in any aspect/feature of it.
* Games will not have content that is racist, discriminatory or prejudicial to the morals and customs, or prejudice of persons / entities / etc.
* Contestants retain copyright of their works, which means you can reuse / donate code and resources on other projects. But both GPH as BennuGD may freely use all the games involving the competition, provided that this does not represent the sale of such games. BennuGD and GPH are authorized by the contestants to make free and open use of the games participants on issues such as: preinstalled games include in new Wiz or post it on their website as free fee download games, use them as promotion of their products, etc... The contestant shall not claim any economic reward to it.
* Participation in this competition implies knowledge and acceptance of the rules previously mentioned.
* Start/Finish time (subject to confirmation):
- Registration until November 15th (not required)
- Delivery until 6 January (the games must be send to splintergu@bennugd.org)
- Results on January 16
* Awards:
1st Prize: 1 Full Package WIZ (Wiz + accessories)
2nd Prize: 1 Wiz.
3rd Prize: Accessories Wiz.
Template for Wiz games... you only must include your .prg (only 1 prg) and resources in the game folder... if you have more that 1 prg, you need modify the script (.gpe) for launch the main prg.
Cool. A lot can be done in 2 months.
Nitpicking here, but it doesn't say anywhere that Bennu has to be used. Perhaps you should point this out explicitly.
Please, some mod or admin, that fix the rules... in 3rd line, add "* The games must be programmed using BennuGD."
thanks...
In the rules, the last lines state:
Quote from: SplinterGU on November 03, 2009, 02:50:44 AM
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* Awards (for now only 1 prize):
1st Prize: 1 Full Package WIZ (Wiz + accessories)
2nd Prize: 1 Wiz.
3rd Prize: Accessories Wiz.
I assume that's an error, right?. There are three prizes...
PS: Made the topis sticky
That's really cool. Might give me enough of inspiration to start programming again.
- Registration until November 15th (not required)
So I don't have to register? I just have to send my completed work in before the deadline? (because I have a tendency to not complete my projects unfortunately.. ;))
So yeah, I might be interested. Where do I get the logos?
first... wellcome... You can do it... the registration is only for stadistics...
We'r working in logos... comming soon...
good luck with contest... cool!
Looking forward to participate
Quote from: SplinterGU on November 04, 2009, 04:00:31 AM
first... wellcome... You can do it... the registration is only for stadistics...
You meant "sadistics"? :o
Statistics. ;)
I already have some inscriptions...
Greetings 8) I accept your challange and I'm going to do all I can do in my limited time to win that prize~! >:}
I'm going to design a game so great that you guys won't be able to take off ur eyes of it~! its going to be like a plague~!!!
the only thing that will have a chance to save ur soul would be some pussy~! :P hehehe
Good Luck Everyone~!! may the bst ahm ahm ~ me Win 8) ;D
Welcome Ariel and good luck! I'm sure we can expect a nice game from you. :)
Quote from: Ariel Yust on November 08, 2009, 05:16:15 PM
Greetings 8) I accept your challange and I'm going to do all I can do in my limited time to win that prize~! >:}
I'm going to design a game so great that you guys won't be able to take off ur eyes of it~! its going to be like a plague~!!!
the only thing that will have a chance to save ur soul would be some pussy~! :P hehehe
Good Luck Everyone~!! may the bst ahm ahm ~ me Win 8) ;D
:o
Im waiting for that game... I'm playing this conquest too, I hope your game will be fuc..ing great.
Very welcome dude, and remeber: Don't program hard, program smart :)
Sandman, Thanks dude I will try not to disapoint =]
Windgate, Thanks~! =] I'm also looking forwared to your game man =D
I will try not to put too much complications to my game and keep it as simple and full with depth as possible =]
I will try and make my code as clean as possible because Its going to be on the WIZ and I have no idea how will it handle it =]
my personal aim for this project would be the addiction and the playability aspects of the game =]
people that know me probably know that the graphics would be top notch as usual ;)
as we speak I already drew a main character figure animation something awsome realy! ;)
and I have a main idea ready and several features and ways to program it... I have the gameplay plan ready in my mind... now all I have to do
is draw and code it and see what happends... many changes are to be expected lolz =]
Btw where do I post screenshots and stuff regarding to the game?
I mean where is the topic for this competition? worklogs something? =] that would b nice...
and who judes the games? the users? selectble judges? and how do I sign in lol? =]]
Quote from: Ariel Yust on November 13, 2009, 11:06:19 AM
Btw where do I post screenshots and stuff regarding to the game?
I mean where is the topic for this competition? worklogs something? =] that would b nice...
Yes, we need worklogs... but you can use the ones on Booleansoup (http://booleansoup.com/index.php?p=worklogs) for this, they are pretty good.
Quote from: Ariel Yust on November 13, 2009, 11:06:19 AM
and who judes the games? the users? selectble judges?
* The court shall consist of GPH (the sponsor), SplinterGU (BennuGD) and some other members to nominate (this members will be announced shortly).
* Jurors don't may participate in the contest.
Quote from: Ariel Yust on November 13, 2009, 11:06:19 AM
and how do I sign in lol? =]]
Ya don't need to register for the competition, just hand in your game before the deadline and you're set.
Aaaah okay then I'll do that and I'll use the worklogs in Booleansoup for my game =]
thanks Sandman
maybe we can add a section for contest project here...
Hey that would be realy cool =]
thats how there will be a way to see what everyone are working on =]
I think we should have that, and make everyone post some progress =]
it makes the competition much better and fun also =]]
Hi everybody,
I've never made a full game, but I will have a try with this contest.
I've starteda worklog at Boolean Soup (here's the link)
Aquí está el enlace: http://www.booleansoup.com/index.php?p=worklogs&m=viewworklog&id=88
By the way, is there a place in the forum for presentation?
Thank you very much, good luck for everybody!
Welcome Tonisan, you can send a mail to Splinter or a private message asking for a private worklog... It is a place where you (And me) can post all news about your proyect.
Welcome again and keep up your good work!!!
Enjoy
Thank you, I have post first part of my conceptual design in boolean soup.
Hope you find it interesting.
http://booleansoup.com/index.php?p=worklogs&m=viewworklog&id=88
HEY, PEOPLE:
Now you got until 31st of JANUARY to finish your games for the contest, so...
MERRY CHRISTMAST AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! ;D
Nice news!
Merry Christmas for all of you ;)
Really nice to hear the time for the contest was extended! I was beginning to worry I would not be able to finish my game in time with holidays and everything coming up. Now there should be no problems at all and the game can be made even better with the extra time.
Thanks and Merry Christmas! :)
thanks god for the extention of time =] ;D
I got stuck with all my studies and other problems and couldnt work on my project hopfully I'm getting down to it soon =]
Ok, sorry I just removed a post I put here, as it's now invalid.
Anyway, I am thinking of submitting something myself :) it gives me a reason to get on with coding through the cold nights.
Sure!
But if you're going to enter the competition, hurry up!
I had been distracted from developing of my project by new pc hardware...
Now I'm back to deving :D
We already have 2 entries finalized in the contest...
- DefenderX (Juan Robles)
- Danger Quest Monster Night (Todd Stefan)
Remember, we are waiting for you work...
Should you need a bit of extra time* to be able to have a playable entry for the competition, please contact Splinter to see if he can do something about it.
*A bit of extra time=a few days.
Basically, Splinter is asking for how many time do you need to finish your games for the contest.
We are talking about 2 or 3 days, i don't think he's talking about a week. Or i'm wrong? ^^U
Honestly, i need 3 days more to finish, so, what about you?
Those who had finished his games will have some more time to make them perfect ;D
The remaining ~24 hours is = 3 work days of 8 hours each :P
I'm gonna enjoy the every minute of it
if you all need 1 week, ask it... but I need compromise for it... I need know how many people are working in your projects for this contest... I need that use this time for finish it...
How much time are we talking about?
For me, 1 month is ok :P
More seriously.
It is just that 2 entries were already submitted. It seems unfair for them as they managed to finish within the given deadlines.
Besides this,
1 week would be really great, 3 days would be really nice.
well, 1 extra week... last extend time...
no more entries are allowed from monday 8/02 (UTC -12)
Thanks for extending the deadline.
well, 5 games already received... new games:
- PUZSION (Hokutoy)
- Apocalypso (Daniel Eriksson)
- Humos (Prg)
Oh, did the time got extended? Then I could have worked a lot more on the game. Still, it's nice to have it in and know I am done.
Perhaps we who finished in time will get a small plus when the score is counted. ;)
Or maybe you can use the extra time too, an add new modes, graphics, musics, etc ;D
Quote from: Imerion on February 01, 2010, 12:19:09 AM
Oh, did the time got extended? Then I could have worked a lot more on the game. Still, it's nice to have it in and know I am done.
Perhaps we who finished in time will get a small plus when the score is counted. ;)
you can use this extra week for do an update to your entry... all contester can do it if wish do it...
If you update your game, please take into the account that Bennu runs in a lot of computer platforms that are not the Wiz. I'm saying this because I'm testing the games in my Linux box and the games treat it like the Wiz in terms of resolution/scaling/mouse and it's really a pain in the eye -the resolution is too low for a normal computer- to test it.
Thanks a lot!
Yep, perhaps I can give the game some extra polish during this last week. At least I can do some more testing.
Josebita, I did think of that, so I made two versions of my game, one optimized for Wiz and one optimized for Linux (and Windows). Each is in it's own archive. (Though they share the same data files.) Hope that makes your testing easier.
Thanks. I've tested a couple of games for the compo that had this issue. It's nice that you thought of it!
In a few hours I will sent my entry...
Some mob skills appeared to behave very strange. The archer was using armor instead of arrows :P
Upd: sent. Could you confirm if it has been recieved?
I have 11 games entries... I'm waiting 1 more entry...
12 enterys wow that's a big number of games to play =]
I didn't realize we will be having so many enterys - good job everyone! ;D
when can we play each other games then? =]
Splinter will publish all the games when the results are out.
Splinter reports that all the entries have now been submitted. The full list of accepted games is:
Apocalypso (imerion@...)
Danger Quest Monster Night (stefan_todd@...)
DefenderX (juansrx2@...)
Echo (drumpi1_0@...)
EEEEK! EEEEEK! HOOOOOOK!!! (garroman@...)
Humos (orlando8nov@...)
PUZSION (adriestrades@...)
Simple Shootem'up (vulcanwilliams@...)
Snails Race (futublog@...)
Zombies2012 (gecko666@...)
ZOMG (ariel_yust@...)
Zverealm: Shroud of Lies and Twilight (quasist@...)
Thanks to all of the contestants and to those who didn't make it, thanks for your effort nonetheless.
Also, Splinter is going to publish the email address of all the contestants with the games so that people can contact the author/s of the games. Should someone not want to have his mail address published, please contact Splinter so that he can publish the author's nickname.
PS: On a personal note, I've played a few of the games listed above and I can say that the level of the entries seems to be quite high. They're quite fun to play :) Congrats to everybody.
Is there a info when the entries will be avialiable for download?
Can't wait to play a dozen ... (dozen-1 :) ) brand new games for Wiz!
Upd: Read in the spanish section about end of february :(
End of february, begining of March. Give Splinter and others time to test and evaluate games. You can't play them in a week, or a month too, and them must evaluate every aspect of every game, so we must wait.
Or maybe... I don't know if Splinter give us the posibility of change games between us without show them to other people.
I'm not in a hurry, so i can wait loooong time :)
I realy want to share my game already :D
I even captured a full length clip of how I pass the whole game without dieing once :P
and I wanted to put it on Utube already but I need to shorten it to 10 min baaa I hope I can pass it in 10 min then :P
not sure if that even possible :O
and I would love to play other people's games now =]
I think that would be great if they would have been posted somewhere for us =]
I think it would better to wait and begin the Spring by playng dozen-1 new BennuGD games :)
As you have probably read, the winning entries have been announced, you can read all the details here (http://www.bennugd.org/?q=node/76).