Spring Competition!


Let's start the new year off with a competition.

The rules:
1. Your game must have either an Easter, Spring, or Saint Patrick's Day theme.
2. All games must be submitted by March 23rd.
3. Don't take anyone's graphics or sounds without permission.
4. You will submit a .zip file containing the .mfa and any supporting files.
5. You can only use one Bonus to get extra points.

Scoring:
Presentation: 10 points
Graphics: 10 points
Sound/music: 10 points
Fun: 10 Points
Bonus: X Points

There are several ways to earn bonus points, you can only chose one:
1. Only use active objects, backdrops, strings, and quick backdrops (8 points)
2. Every thing is in 1 frame in your game (10 points)
3. Game uses 160x120 resolution or lower (5 points)

Prizes: I'm going to try to find prizes, until then
1st prize is $50 via paypal
2nd Prize is $20 via paypal and A T-shirt
3rd Prize is a T-shirt
4th is a mouspad

Submissions are open! Upload here

Comments

Wiiman's picture

I think I'll enter. The theme will be hard for me though, the horror theme came pretty easily :D Making a sunny spring game will be hard for me. I can probably get the first bonus though! I prefer not to use extra extensions anyway. But yeah, I think I'll enter!

OldManClayton's picture

Oh great, now my compo will be mown over and forgotten. >_>

Ricky's picture

If making a spring game is hard for you then don't wiiman, you can make it an Easter game or a Saint Patricks Day game.

Borgi's picture

hoy sweet!

bonus points means, you may get the max point if you choose the secound one? kinda strange for me :C

Ricky's picture

yes, if you do the second one, you automatically get ten points

Czentnar's picture

I like this competition! I will enter, I think.

Borgi's picture

i dont see the point, then why would anyone choose the other bonuses? :C

Wiiman's picture

Can we use music from the mmf2 disc :?

Ricky's picture

yes wiiman, you can use the music from the cd,

3kliksphilip's picture

Wait... what about the Halloween competition? Surely that hasn't 'finished' yet? :P

Ricky's picture

I promise the scores for this will be done within 1 to 2 weeks after the submission period ends. I don't know why the Halloween results aren't in yet.

RedEchidna's picture

Oo, fun! I'll most likely enter.

3kliksphilip's picture

Yeah but what about the previous competition? What's happening with that? I hate opening a new book with out finishing an old one.

RedEchidna's picture

I have a question. for the ten-point bonus, does that mean that the gameplay is confined to one frame? (As in you can also have a title frame, etc.) Or does it mean "If you have two frames in your game, you don't get the bonus?"

3kliksphilip's picture

You get more for the bonuses than you do for the game itself!

Ricky's picture

RedEchina, to get the bonus, there can be only one frame in your .mfa

It is up to you to figure out how to incorporate a title screen, game etc... all in the frame. All the bonus points are all or nothing, (you can not win partial credit). And you game will be graded down in the presentation category if you cut directly to the game, with no title screen or instructions.

Also, 3klickphilip, stop talking about the Halloween compo, I'm not involved with that and I don't know why the results are not in.

Also, loading data from external files is allowed and is encouraged.

Wiiman's picture

So we could have a one frame .mfa and have all of the other frames play by sub apps? :D

Ricky's picture

because sub apps are basically the same as .mfa's. No you can't use them to earn credit

RedEchidna's picture

Do I get the second bonus yet?

I doubt I'll win, but those ten bonus points will definately help.

Ricky's picture

yes, you would qualify

RedEchidna's picture

Yaaay

RedEchidna's picture

How do we submit these? I wanna know for when my entry's done.

Ricky's picture

"All games must be submitted by March 23rd."

I'll try to get a way to submit them next month, it's still a bit early though.

Julian's picture

Is there a maximum file size limit? How 'big' on average should the games be? :?

Ricky's picture

no file size limit, however, I might not be in a good mood when grading a 100MB game (unless the awesomeness of the game justifies it).

Julian's picture

There goes my idea for ten thousand giant rotating leprechauns across 60 frames.

RedEchidna's picture

:D Do it

RedEchidna's picture
KlikMaster's picture

Cool video, I've barely started yet

Peblo's picture

I've finished one engine, I might be entering.

Ricky's picture

yay

alspal's picture

Is this site a click product only website? :?
Will you be having competitions for other game creation software in the future?

Ricky's picture

This website is for all games, no matter what they are made with.

However, this competition is click only. Reason being, i need to see people's source files.

RedEchidna's picture

When can we submit these? My small little arcade game is finished, and I'd hate to forget to submit it.

Also, what kind of T-shirt do second and third prize win?

Ricky's picture

Clickteam T-shirts! I need to talk to ketchup master about making a submission page :D

KetchupMaster's picture

I will make one this weekend.

Ricky's picture

:D

RedEchidna's picture

:D

AndyUK's picture

heh my game is ridiculously ambitious considering I'm going for the all in one frame bonus.

RedEchidna's picture

My all in one frame is better than your all in one frame! :P

AndyUK's picture

it wont be when i actually start making mine.

RedEchidna's picture

Yes it will 8)

RedEchidna's picture

Holy crud, I'm gonna win by default! :D

Watermelon876's picture

Im making mine in one frame, too. Dont count on victory, im almost done! hehehe }:) Its a shooter where you play as the Easter Bunny to save Spring or whatever...

Watermelon876's picture

Hey if we qualify for more than one bonus, which one do we get? I always only use actives, strings, backdrops and quick backdrops, but if I lose points, I'll throw in a string parser or something.

RedEchidna's picture

Don't count on me not counting on victory!

Czentnar's picture

Oh, I won't have time to finish my game. :(

RedEchidna's picture

I dare you to finish it.

3kliksphilip's picture

I started my game today!