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Post by Freeze »

Tip: If you're looking for a good artist, try to contact some of the artists at http://www.deviantart.com/ - I belief they would help you for free to get the chance to present their work at a game on a "real" pressed CD.
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how about a dart game ? something 2 people can play. or a tetris style game like puzzle fighter, that would be good. or a good bomberman clone, i know we have one already but still. or a bowling game.
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mwa ha ha ha !! we shall win.... :mrgreen:
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impetus wrote:mwa ha ha ha !! we shall win.... :mrgreen:
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Not so fast, evildoer! I've got a say in that!

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Now make sure you put your money where your mouth is :)
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Post by nakamichi »

DJ Geki: Are you thinking about the same thing as I am now? : Feet Of Fury 2 ??? :)

Hehehe...this smells like a sequel is in the works.
If that's the case,that one will surely be a strong contender.

The idea of a PayPal account is great,BTW.
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How will the prizes be given if a team (not a single person) wins? Each one will receive a pressed CD and the cash will be divided between them?

Anyway, I won't enter this. Don't want to get stressed and delay other projects...
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impetus wrote:mwa ha ha ha !! we shall win.... :mrgreen:
WIN - YES, WIN WE SHALL!

We - that's him and me - are in!

Can you tell what *IT* is yet?
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ice88 wrote:
impetus wrote:mwa ha ha ha !! we shall win.... :mrgreen:
WIN - YES, WIN WE SHALL!

We - that's him and me - are in!

Can you tell what *IT* is yet?
If it's what I think it is - awesome possum!

I can't wait to see the entries for the contest. I'm sure they are all going to kick some serious tail! :mrgreen:
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Perhaps I'll try entering as well. This is hardly going to be easy; I have several game ideas bouncing around in my head but they're all RPGs. I rather doubt I could write one in two months. :?

Incidentally, would clones and/or expansions of existing games be considered valid entries?
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nobody in particular wrote:Incidentally, would clones and/or expansions of existing games be considered valid entries?
Clones - yes, provided they don't use any graphics, sounds, or music from commercial games.

As a side note, the official page for the contest is now up.

I have set up a paypal donate button at the bottom of the page, if you wish to donate to the contest. I'll keep everyone informed of the donations as they come in. Hopefully the cash prize will be a little bit more enticing compared to the main prize. If enough donations are made, second and third place entries could be awarded as well.

I am also going to contact some companies to see if they could donate accessories, etc. to the contest as well. :D
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I have an idea for a game now, and I think I know how I can pull it off. Actually, I had two, but I think they could coexist just fine.
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To push the contest, I donated US$10 - now the main price is US$60. :)
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I have two questions about this topic:

1- Can we use pre-existing graphics engines to program this game? I would love to be able to the Iris 3d graphics engine :D , or make this game a quake mod :D , but that just does not seem fair. :( I doubt that some one would put forth the effort to make a graphics engine better than those for this contest.

2- Where does the profit of the sales of this game go? if there is a profit, does the programming team get any of it, or will it all go back in to the community?

But hey, this sounds fun, you might just see something worthwhile from me :mrgreen:
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Fragger wrote:How will the prizes be given if a team (not a single person) wins? Each one will receive a pressed CD and the cash will be divided between them?
Yes, each person in the team gets a pressed CD, their equal amount of the cash prize, as well as their equal amount of the cash earned from sales of the game.
Chuck D. Head wrote:1- Can we use pre-existing graphics engines to program this game? I would love to be able to the Iris 3d graphics engine :D , or make this game a quake mod :D , but that just does not seem fair. :( I doubt that some one would put forth the effort to make a graphics engine better than those for this contest.
Of course, the Iris3D engine is alright to use for the contest, as is SDL, etc. As for Quake - no.
Chuck D. Head wrote:2- Where does the profit of the sales of this game go? if there is a profit, does the programming team get any of it, or will it all go back in to the community?
The programming team gets all of the profit, divided among the team members equally - minus the cost of the CDs and packaging plus 5% for merchant costs, etc. It's not as bad as it sounds, the CDs and packaging will be done in bulk, so it'll be pretty cheap. Roughly $2-$4 will be taken out, the rest of the profit goes to the team based on the amount they wish to have the game sell.
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Post by Freeze »

Hm, but it doesn't sound that bad to give back some of the money to the community to push some big projects.

o_O?
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Freeze wrote:Hm, but it doesn't sound that bad to give back some of the money to the community to push some big projects.

o_O?
Not from this - I don't want to take money from the winner(s) of the contest, but I'll definately do that for my own releases. :D
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Wait MF, are you going to be in the competion?
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Post by impetus »

MetaFox wrote:If it's what I think it is - awesome possum!
Metafox, I want you to remember this post when we release...

Won't tell why yet but I think you'll be honored and pleased.
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Post by Chuck D. Head »

This is great !Thanks for answering my questions. Now that I know that the developing team gets the profit now I am deffinately entering this contest. I'll beat you all! :twisted:
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Post by Ian Micheal »

I doubt any one can beat jedi master Black aura hehe! :mrgreen:
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