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Game Maker's Garage => Contests => Topic started by: GMG Tim on April 24, 2008, 07:34:06 PM
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I'm making plans for the 2nd GMG Game Making Contest. This time, the contest will be themed, and I'll take nominations for themes, and then there will be a poll for that theme on the front page. You can start posting your nominations here!
Themes will have to be worked into all entries. For example, if the theme is 'Pirates', all games will have to incorporate that theme into their game.
The contest will be a Summer contest, so it will most likely run from mid-June till mid-August. (June 15-August 15, perhaps?) That will give two months of time to write a game.
This time there will be a grand prize and a runner-up prize ($50 first place, $25 second place, both gift certificates to Amazon.com).
Let the nominations for themes begin!
- Ghost
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I'm making plans for the 2nd GMG Game Making Contest. This time, the contest will be themed, and I'll take nominations for themes, and then there will be a poll for that theme on the front page. You can start posting your nominations here!
Themes will have to be worked into all entries. For example, if the theme is 'Pirates', all games will have to incorporate that theme into their game.
The contest will be a Summer contest, so it will most likely run from mid-June till mid-August. (June 15-August 15, perhaps?) That will give two months of time to write a game.
This time there will be a grand prize and a runner-up prize ($50 first place, $25 second place, both gift certificates to Amazon.com).
Let the nominations for themes begin!
- Ghost
I like the pirate idea...
I think the theme should be a suggestion rather than a requirement though.
One thing I noticed on the old archived GMG was that the 2001 contest had multiple categories, like Best Graphics, Best Gameplay, Best Story, etc...what do you think of doing something like this sometime?
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I like the pirate idea...
I think the theme should be a suggestion rather than a requirement though.
One thing I noticed on the old archived GMG was that the 2001 contest had multiple categories, like Best Graphics, Best Gameplay, Best Story, etc...what do you think of doing something like this sometime?
I could do that, but I can't offer prizes for all categories, so I'd only be able to do something like Best Overall Game.
Ghost
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I like the theme idea, and suggest arcader.
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Definately arcade games. It would be cool to see how far people can stretch GM out of the box :)
Mist
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I agree, GM themed contest, top three "Overall" winners get a prize. Contest has many categories, winner of most points in all categories gets the final award. Ever seen on IGN, where they do the year-in review? That's what I want to see, GM'nized.
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A war game, that leaves a lot of possibilities.
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I'd love to create an Arcade game. I already have many ideas for that, but war wouldn't be too hard either.
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An arcader would be a pleasant break from all these time consuming RPGs. ;) I started a gambling based board game a few weeks back to get a change from RPGs. I'm still working on it, but the engines for the gambling minigames are harder to make than I thought they'd be.
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How about arcaders and board games? If Al releases version 4.0 before summer, with more sprites, board games would be a definite possibility.
Ghost
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Board games could be really cool. Arcade sounds cool too.
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I like it...
Mist (PS I think that I will be moving during that time so... This might be interesting :P)
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having a theme is kind of restrictive to creativity, an arcade game would be harder to make compared to a turn based game which might turn some people away
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That's why Ghost suggested having two genres to choose from. Board games are turn based. :)
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Yep, I think that there should be three themes. More variety = more awesomeness.
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Yep, I think that there should be three themes. More variety = more awesomeness.
If the goal was variety, there would be no theme. ;)
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what if we had a contest for technical demos, like to see who can make the best inventory system or tactics engine, this way we wouldnt have to dedicate emense time to deveoping an entire game and it might produce some inovative concepts that we all can use
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Now that sounds like a good idea. :) Perhaps an engine contest.
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I like it :)
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But it wouldn't be fair I already made the best Inventory system, back when I was working on Darksville (an abandoned project that might revive itself in the future)
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Wow, could you post it?
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Ok but, The battle engine is unstable, errors have occurred where you computer thinks it is god and makes viruses for all the windows computers and tries to take over the world. But other than those things the inventory system works fine.
http://www.mediafire.com/?wymjiarbtmj
Warning: file size 16.06 MB BEWARE (Its the music)
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That was surprisingly good. I didn't see much of the inventory, but the nav and the battle engine was quite cool. You should definitely finish that game.
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The Inventory is in the status menu.
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The saddest part is that my game's battle engine worked well before I upgraded my version of GM. I guess I was using glitches to make it work. Also I got too many games I am working on (1 to be exact) to start work on Darksville right now maybe when I am done with labyrinth.
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what the hell! after i select a character it goes to a green screen and the word select just keeps going up and down
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lol! ;D I experienced some unusual non constant bouncing word patterns as well, but it never went on for more than 20 seconds.
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The contest's in a week isn't it? If we're going with a theme we should probably start the poll now.
How many people are gonna enter?
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If the theme is tech demos then I might enter my battle engine (that I'm still working on). Whats the prize this time?
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what the hell! after i select a character it goes to a green screen and the word select just keeps going up and down
Really? Its not supposed to do that.
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Really? Its not supposed to do that.
yea can you fix it and reupload it so i can seee the inventory system
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It doesn't do that for me. But here's the link AGAIN http://www.mediafire.com/?ymx3ytdsw22
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Assuming there's no theme, I'm gonna go with with an adventure game. It won't be very large, but I've got a few puzzle ideas that I'd like to see implemented.
Is anyone else even entering the contest?
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Like I said, I'll enter my battle/rts engine... and maybe i'll make a little demo game to go around it.
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Cool. Hopefully we can get a few more people to participate as well. We need to keep GM alive people! Alive and thriving on small birds!
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I may join in.
My game will be made on the plane though :P
Mist
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i probly will, im in no rush though, it seems like we just had one, i'll wait for ghost to announce it
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And so it begins! I'm trying for an adventure game, but I have an idea for a simple arcader to fall back on if it proves too time consuming.
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wait im confused...what the criteria?
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Well I have to continue working on labyrinth. If I get it done I can participate
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The contest will start on June 25 and run till August 25. I'm still deciding on the theme, so keep posting!
Ghost
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The contest will start on June 25 and run till August 25. I'm still deciding on the theme, so keep posting!
Ghost
Whoops, I thought it was June 15. ::) That'll give me more time to plan.
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Im in, i have an idea id like to finish, and it seems that it'll b possibly in the time frame, so why not?
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Is this for prizes and fame or just fame?
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The contest will be a Summer contest, so it will most likely run from mid-June till mid-August. (June 15-August 15, perhaps?) That will give two months of time to write a game.
I never set a concrete date until now. It'll run from June 25 till August 25. I'll be announcing the theme this Saturday or Sunday. Sit tight, and keep the suggestion coming. I'm also working out the prize money! (Yes, money-- this time $60 total: $50 for 1st and $10 for second)
Ghost
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I think I will join, my game will fill the online genre and hopefully spur others into making their games online.
-Gandolf
P.S. Can a game be entered in the contest if it has two people developing it?
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P.S. Can a game be entered in the contest if it has two people developing it?
I think that team development should be encouraged, as it's a necessary step in progressing to bigger games.
Can't wait to see what games this contest produces. :)
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Could I make my game in flash?
Mist
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I would think not :|
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No you may not make your game in flash, because flash is too flexible-- we're trying to push the limits of GameMaker and SilverCreator.
You may work in teams, but only one entry per person (meaning that if you work in a team, both people may only submit that one game they are working on.)
Also, games must be started on the 25th, and finished on August 25th-- keep that in mind.
Ghost
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In that case I will attempt to do something in GM.
Are we suppossed to do a game or an engine.
Mist
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A game, since it is a game making contest. =) You COULD write an engine and have someone else make a game on top of it, but an engine by itself won't be accepted.
Ghost
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So are we doing themes or not?
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I actually might not be entering anything... I'm leaving for camp on the 28th, and staying there for three weeks... I guess I'll just have to rush and finish the game before I leave :-/
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The poll for the theme for the 2nd GMG Game Making Contest is on the front page! The choices are:
- Arcade
- Board
- War/Action
- Online
Go ahead and vote at http://www.gamemakersgarage.com/
Ghost
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I voted for arcade. I have an idea for one, but it might be kinda hard to make.
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I voted for War. I got a killer code to use on a game, but I guess I can change it to an arcade code.
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Boo, the game I have in mind doesn't fit into any category.
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Which category might it fit into?
Also, welcome to the boards.
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I don't know what it would fit into actually. The basics are that you are a hobo in the city. Dig through trash for food, cans, clothes, you name it. Keep these items in your handy dandy shopping cart. Sell empty cans to get money, pickpocket pedestrians, run from cops. Get into fights with city rats and battle other hobos for territory, then mark that territory by taking a long well deserved leak on the wall. I have several endings in mind as well...
Well I guess this could go under War/Action, there's fighting in it.
P.S. I've been on the SC boards since like 2005 or something. I've seen these boards many times just never posted.
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Welcome Harry!
I voted for Arcade. Although attempting to make a board game in GM or SC would be interesting, it would be fairly difficult, especially for making an AI opponent.
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To Harry: If you give the game a arcade-like look and feel to it, I think it would fit right in. Arcade games are a pretty broad theme, I have seen a whole bunch of different kind of games in a arcade. First person shooter, sidescrolling adventure, maze games, pac-man, racing, card games, and even a little game kind of like yipe.
To Everyone Else: Can I make a Online Arcade game?
-Gandolf
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That sounds like a fun game, Harry.
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To Harry: If you give the game a arcade-like look and feel to it, I think it would fit right in. Arcade games are a pretty broad theme, I have seen a whole bunch of different kind of games in a arcade. First person shooter, sidescrolling adventure, maze games, pac-man, racing, card games, and even a little game kind of like yipe.
To Everyone Else: Can I make a Online Arcade game?
-Gandolf
Yes, you may. The point is you have to include a component of the theme chosen in your game, so even if the theme isn't online, you can still include online functionality in your arcade game. =)
Ghost
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I voted for arcade as well :)
Maybe I'll slap together a time crisis style shooter...
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My game's going quite well. It'll contain more music tracks than any of my other games, not including the SFX loops in QoM and MF. I'm composing a few of the tracks note by note, and one of the them in particular is really awesome. I still can't believe how versatile GarageBand is.
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http://books.google.ca/books?id=nIZ6Vnd570MC&dq=garageband+missing+manal&pg=PP1&ots=LXJ9WgIj4e&sig=1vMuZRpqIBWCQe7sq8yQGPxeMqw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA10,M1
If you use GarageBand (Which I do) This helps a TON. :P
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I've designed a cool new banner for Roguesoft's homepage. It contains graphics from nearly all of my games. Why post about it in this topic you ask? Because it contains two characters from my contest game, giving you guys a sneak peak! ;)
EDIT:
Oh, and for those of you who don't know the Roguesoft site address, (inconceivable at this stage) it's http://www.roguesoft.co.uk/
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Here's my entry for the contest, made in Silver Creator:
http://www.savefile.com/files/1646052
It's a simple game where you shoot gnomes. I'm sure a lot of people have made games like this in the past, but I made one anyway. :)
There's one (minor) problem with it: after you finish the last level the game is supposed to quit, but I couldn't find any way to accomplish this. Maybe someone with more knowledge of Silver Creator can help?
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Do I get extra points for finishing early? ;)
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Here is the command for quit:
I know, it is very complicated, but with a little practice, you will be able to use it in any of the games you make. ;)
Also, I played your gnome game. It seemed... interesting. Though what did the smiling, happy-go-lucky gnomes ever do to you?
There's a whole 'nother month where you could stick in a storyline if you want to.
It would make the game more interesting.
-Gandolf
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Wow! The graphics in Gnome Slayer are beautiful! Did you draw them yourself? I find the levels quite long, and very hard, (like Pop a Penguin in Stay Tuned) but the graphics make it really professional. :) I got to level 3 before they swarmed me. I like the way you don't get bumped back to level 1 each time you lose as well.
Pretty nifty game Ledorax, and I'd love to see more added to it. :)
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Here is the command for quit:
How embarrassing. Why didn't I think of that?
Thanks for the comments. I'm glad you like the graphics, they took a while to draw. :)
I think I'll heed your words and add some more to it. There are currently only three levels but I think I'll add two more just to make it longer. And maybe make it slightly easier as well.
Also, does anyone know of a good icon making program that's easy to use?
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I like Pixen. Great program for making very small detailed pictures.
-Gandolf
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The best icon editor in the world: ttp://www.uncommonplace.com/shareware/iconmachine.html
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Perfect! Thanks. :)
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New version! :)
It now has four levels and two new gnome colours. And it quits when you win.
It's also slightly easier, though I think it might be a bit too easy now.
I've decided not to add a story, I don't think it would fit in. Besides, I'm not a very good writer.
http://www.savefile.com/files/1649355
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Terrorists set off a bomb inside of Disney Land. The only Fairytale creatures to escape out of imagination land were the gnomes. Now that they are free, they are looking for blood. The United Nations has secretly contracted "John Everyman" to slay these creatures and prevent a gnome uprising.
Who knows?
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Great game. There's a glitch on level 3 tho when a pink gnome pops out of the left building you shoot right through him.
P.S. [In a girly voice] AHHHHH
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Now that you have the game pretty much made, you should "polish" it.
Maybe add some new screams, gun options, civilians, random gun jam, you name it.
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when a pink gnome pops out of the left building you shoot right through him.
Fixed. Thanks :)
Maybe add some new screams, gun options, civilians, random gun jam, you name it.
I could add some powerups, perhaps. Like laser or flamethrower. Civilians? As opposed to..? The gun-toting badass gnome marines that are currently in the game? :P
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Like instead of a gnome, a little scared girl pops out and you "shouldn't" kill her.
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I found that game to be mildly unsettling to me (hence the name).
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Well if I see you Gnome_Again I won't shoot you. That is if I recognize you.
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My game's coming along very well, and I can get back to work on it now that I've nearly finished QoM. I'm spending allot of time on the music, composing each track note by note. It's hard, but allows much more versatile results than arranging loops.
How's everyone else's games going?
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Labyrinth is coming along but its not for the contest.
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Gnome Defender is
[glb]AWESOME[/glb]
I figured out how to add more then one unit to the attackers at a time, and figured out how to put stronger enemies in.
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Sounds nice. :) Are you gonna have Gnomes in it?
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Of course! Gnomes will be in your village that you live in. and you play a gnome, altough I'm not sure how gnomes attack...off to wikipedia!!
Edit: nothin' I guess I have to use my imagination ;D ;D ;D hope you guys like gnomes with carbines AND magic.
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They're often quite skilled at illusions and phantasms.
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Why don't you give em all MP40's and see what happens.
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Ok I'm going to make a player shop, with every gun I can think of plus magic. This may get pretty hard to code :o
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I could add some powerups, perhaps. Like laser or flamethrower. Civilians? As opposed to..? The gun-toting badass gnome marines that are currently in the game? :P
how bout a reload. moveing targets, gnomes shoot back, you have a health bar, boss (i didnt beat it, is therea boss?), some gnomes should look disgruntled, maybe add gangster gnomes
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Um, wasn't voting supposed to commence yesterday? Also, has there been any new submissions whilst I was away?
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Um, wasn't voting supposed to commence yesterday? Also, has there been any new submissions whilst I was away?
none that i know of
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Um, wasn't voting supposed to commence yesterday? Also, has there been any new submissions whilst I was away?
No, voting is commencing Tuesday, August 26, at 9PM PST. I posted about it in this post:
http://www.gamemakersgarage.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Contests;action=display;num=1218401322;start=15#20
Ghost
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Ah, my mistake. :)
Next time we'll have to get 20 participants to make up for the lack of entries this time round.
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No, voting is commencing Tuesday, August 26, at 9PM PST. I posted about it in this post:
http://www.gamemakersgarage.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Contests;action=display;num=1218401322;start=15#20
Ghost
So all we have to do is wait 13 hours and 22 minutes.
EDIT: Starting Now
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I lied! Let the voting begin!
Ghost
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lol! ;D
I voted for Gnome Slayer, as I really liked the graphics in it.
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I voted for Gnome Slayer, as I really liked the graphics in it.
*GASPS* NOOOO! I have be betrayed.
anyway. Gnome Defender and Gnome Slayer? what a battle for the ages!
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Gnome defender got my vote.
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Gnome Defender still has the never ending even after 2 weeks glitch. So it can't have my vote.
SC invaders was quickly deemed impossible as I had enough trouble with the first level and the seconds scared the hell out of me.
So it was down to super pong and gnome slayer.
I decided super pong because it was VERY DIFFICULT but not so difficult that I give up and start hating the game.
Gnome slayer was really fun and a few more levels would be nice.
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i still think is funny how one game is about killing gnome, but one is about saving Gnomes :D
Gnome Defender still has the never ending even after 2 weeks glitch. So it can't have my vote.
I would have fixed that if my "testing time" was taken up by me packing for my California vaction, I wish that I would have caught it sooner, because it seems to be that main deciding factor...WILL I EVER WIN?!
:'( :'( :'(
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Supa Pong got my vote. It was pretty good except for the bug that happens to just my computer. Don't hold down the spacebar too long.
-Gandolf
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I voted for Supa Pong.
I almost went with SC Invaders, but I couldn't pass the first level. I think it would have been better if the space ships (whatever they are) would have moved all the way across the window instead of only a little bit past half way. That made it too hard to know where they were going to drop down so you couldn't aim for the end ships. It also made the ships come down too fast since they only had to move part way across the screen. Some inor improvements and SC Invaders would be a really good Space Invaders Clone.
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My vote was for Gnome Slayer. The graphics are very impressive, and it's an overall polished product. Supa Pong would be my next vote.
Ghost
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I'm not very much into shooting games or killing gnomes. I'm all for saving the gnomes.
-Gandolf
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SC invaders was quickly deemed impossible as I had enough trouble with the first level and the seconds scared the hell out of me.
oh, yea the first level is the whole game the second is just for fun so yea it is impossible.
you people are supposed to tell us how to improve the game before the contest ends
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I'm not very much into shooting games or killing gnomes. I'm all for saving the gnomes.
-Gandolf
did you vote for my game then?
??? ???
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As much as I would love not shooting gnomes, Silverwind's supa pong just blew itself higher than the other games. (In my opinion.)
-Gandolf
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i had to vote for supa pong, its good! i cant think of any improvments on it. now gnome defender, good effort but not enough action for me, one enemy at a time is lame. i wouldve voted for gnome slayer it had good graphics but there so many flaws. you have to shoot way to many gnomes per level, you cant have me shoot 30+ gnomes per level when the gameplay is so bland, you iether have to interupt it more frequently before the player gets bored or add more action like weapons or grenades or something. you should start off with 5-10 gnomes and maybe add 3 more per level. also the screen scrolls so goddamn slow! at the end of each level i have to WAIT what feels like 10 minutes which is annoying. but the thing that really killed the gameplay for me was to much lag time, if i shoot and miss i also end up missing the second gnome cause of the load time for the gun i dont know what causes this (shoddy programming?) but i cant get past level 3. the gnomes appear so fast too, i cant get them in time, the most i hit was 19 on level 3. it would be nice to get a shotgun with wider firing radius, and then maybe an rpg. ide have to say it was just ok but supa pong was way better
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Thanks for the compliments on Supa Pong guys, glad you like it! :) I'm thinking of adding a practice mode to the next update and possibly a stage 8 in arcade mode, only playable if you win every stage without losing a life. There'll be more hidden characters in the next update as well.
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i had to vote for supa pong, its good! i cant think of any improvments on it. now gnome defender, good effort but not enough action for me, one enemy at a time is lame. i wouldve voted for gnome slayer it had good graphics but there so many flaws. you have to shoot way to many gnomes per level, you cant have me shoot 30+ gnomes per level when the gameplay is so bland, you iether have to interupt it more frequently before the player gets bored or add more action like weapons or grenades or something. you should start off with 5-10 gnomes and maybe add 3 more per level. also the screen scrolls so goddamn slow! at the end of each level i have to WAIT what feels like 10 minutes which is annoying. but the thing that really killed the gameplay for me was to much lag time, if i shoot and miss i also end up missing the second gnome cause of the load time for the gun i dont know what causes this (shoddy programming?) but i cant get past level 3. the gnomes appear so fast too, i cant get them in time, the most i hit was 19 on level 3. it would be nice to get a shotgun with wider firing radius, and then maybe an rpg. ide have to say it was just ok but supa pong was way better
Funny I never noticed these things I guess its cause I got a fast computer.
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yea probly, my computer is pretty slow. just wondering a few things, is there a boss? and how many levels were there?
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There was unlimited levels. There was a glitch and it kept on repeating a certain day.
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Congratulations to Silverwind and Ledorax for their first and second place entries into the GMG Game Making Contest! They will be receiving their prize-- a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com for 1st place, and a $10 gift certificate for 2nd, and a listing in the GMG Hall of Fame (http://www.gamemakersgarage.com/index.php?page=winner). 1st place will get a banner on each page of the GMG (excluding forums), linking to his game.
You can download the winning games below:
1st Place: Download Supa Pong (http://www.gamemakersgarage.com/content/contest/contest2/4.zip)
2nd Place: Download Gnome Slayer (http://www.gamemakersgarage.com/content/contest/contest2/2.zip)
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Congratulations Silverwind and Ledorax on winning the GMG contest. Both great games and worthy of winning.
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Thanks for all the comments and suggestions for Supa Pong guys. I'm glad you like it. :) Also, sorry about not adding your bug report in the readme Gan, I just forgot when I released it. I'l put it in the update though.
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Congratulations to Silverwind and Ledorax for their first and second place entries into the GMG Game Making Contest! They will be receiving their prize-- a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com for 1st place, and a $10 gift certificate for 2nd, and a listing in the GMG Hall of Fame (http://www.gamemakersgarage.com/index.php?page=winner). 1st place will get a banner on each page of the GMG (excluding forums), linking to his game.
You can download the winning games below:
1st Place: Download Supa Pong (http://www.gamemakersgarage.com/content/contest/contest2/4.zip)
2nd Place: Download Gnome Slayer (http://www.gamemakersgarage.com/content/contest/contest2/2.zip)
That's actually very generous. :D Love this community!
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What happened to Ledorax? He disappeared.
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Yeah, I sent him the gift certificate, and he replied and said thank you. I haven't heard from him since then.
Ghost
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Maybe he just did it for the money.
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Nothing wrong with that. There's too many who don't do it at all! *eye's GMG community suspiciously... whilst sharpening my MEG collection*
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*eye's GMG community suspiciously... whilst sharpening my MEG collection*
*Hides in wooden Crates that has label on it that says "Tireas Dragon is NOT in here"*
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LOL
I need to make a game GAAAAHHH!
Mist
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*puts on full camo suit and hangs from ceiling*
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Yeah, umm, have you decided on your topic? Because I dont really want to read all 9 pages. I like the pirates idea BTW.
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This was already finished, Silverwind won, and I got 4th! :)...out of 4...
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why is this still stickied?
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why is this still stickied?