[Game Jolt] Invention Contest

Hey all, we've got a new compo going down at Game Jolt, but this time it's being hosted and sponsored by one of our (valuable) non-staff members, namely, NAL (creator of madnessMADNESSmadness and other crazy stuff). He even took over my usual role of poster designer this time. Corny Laugh

The official topic can be found here, but I'm including all the details below just so y'all can see whether it's to your liking.

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-- contest poster by NAL

Well, there's going to be a little change from the usual this time around; this particular contest is being hosted and sponsored by NAL, and in view of that fact, this isn't so much of an official Game Jolt contest as it is a special event all of its own! With that, let's get down to the nitty-gritty details, shall we?

Running Date:

Here at Game Jolt we love you so much, this competition starts right now and will end on Valentine's Day 2011 - February 14th at 12:00 PM EST
(view the end time in your timezone)

The Theme:

The theme is Invention!

You can interpret "invention" in any way you want (i.e. not everything has to be about inventing the light bulb), so be creative with your usage of this theme!

The Prize:

Would just like to mention briefly that the following game-specific prizes are some of NAL's favourite games; he wants to spread the indie love and support the developers in the process.

1st Place:
Your choice of one of the following prizes, all of which are similar in monetary value:
VVVVVV + Psychonauts
or Bully: Scholarship Edition
or Super Meat Boy
or Minecraft Alpha code
or £8 of games of their choice on Steam
or £5 PayPal

2nd and 3rd Place:
Your choice of one of the following games:
VVVVVV
or Psychonauts

All prizes except for PayPal and Minecraft Alpha awarded via Steam.

All contestants will also receive a "Whoop-diddly-doo-da Time" -- courtesy of Game Jolt and NAL.

The Rules:

- Your entry must be an original game created just for this contest.
- Your entry must relate to the chosen theme.
- Your entry must be playable on Windows.
- Collaborations are fine. Go for it with someone else! We like team work!
- Only one game submission per person/team.
- There are no restrictions on creation tools, libraries, file sizes or anything like that. We like diversity. Make it in Flash, make it in Construct, code it up from scratch yourself, we don't care.
- Pre-existing code bits are acceptable, but for this contest, we'd prefer you not to use premade game engines. Code bits must have been made by you originally.
- No mandatory fullscreen or resolution changing. Can include a fullscreen/window switching option in-game.
- You're encouraged to place the contest poster in your game, although it's definitely not a requirement.

Trophies:

For those of you that are in the achievements closed beta, please feel free to add trophies to your contest entries, but be aware that doing so will not affect the judging process, because not everyone is able to enjoy acquiring trophies at this time.

How to Enter:

To enter your game into the contest, you must upload the game to the main site. After doing that, reply to this forum post (that is, the official topic on Game Jolt, not here on TIGSource) with the URL to your game.

Judges:

These are the people that will be judging the contest. Feel free to bribe them.
- Jimmy
- Ashley Gwinnell
- KniteBlargh
- UnknownGamer
- NAL (Maybe)

Disclaimer:

This contest is not endorsed by, or affiliated with, YoYo Games Ltd in any way.