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ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)
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« on: July 07, 2009, 02:31:17 PM »

http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2778

a contest for games which you have previously abandoned. you win $5 just for finishing a game you had previously left unfinished. you win $25 if it's the "most improved" and another $25 if it's the "best game". any engine/platform is allowed. hosted by james paige, creator of the ohrrpgce engine

edit: james was asking for people to richen the pot of prizes, so i offered to add a free (digital download) copy of my game immortal defense to anyone who finishes an unfinished game for this contest -- so now it's $5 and an indie game
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« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2009, 02:56:04 PM »

Wow, what an inspired idea for a contest!
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« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2009, 03:06:36 PM »

Those rules are kinda.. I dunno. How can they tell if you really worked on a unfinished game? Someone could just submit a game they have actually been working on and win the compo with an entry that they actually finished or intended to finish all along, all while disguising it as abandonware.
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« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2009, 03:08:09 PM »

true, but my thought is, if someone wants to lie and go through all that trouble for $5, that's their karma -- i think it'd still make the contest worth it for the sake of the majority of honest folk who will just use this contest as a way to finally finish a game they had abandoned
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« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2009, 03:19:35 PM »

wow, I have such trouble finishing games, and so many unfinished projects that I should finish that this contest would be great for me.
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« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2009, 03:47:29 PM »

Wouldn't it have to be unfinished for you to finish it, pretty much by definition? Just sayin'. Cute contest idea though. Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2009, 03:49:04 PM »

i think it's more for games that you once were working on but had abandoned long ago, not for actively unfinished projects in development
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« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2009, 04:02:26 PM »

Damn it now I may have motivation to finish my Commonplace Book game.

Thanks a lot, Paul.  Lips Sealed
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« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2009, 04:26:21 PM »

Thats an awesome idea for a contest.
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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2009, 04:31:34 PM »

Are there any constraints on what game should be like? I mean, if I finish my abandoned pong clone does that qualifies as a valid entry?
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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2009, 04:35:10 PM »

Good contest! I don't think I should simply take advantage of the prizes offered for a community I don't participate in though.

I'm in for free ID though.
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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2009, 04:56:33 PM »

This is a great idea, and I would participate, except I'm still trying to finish games I haven't abandoned!
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« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2009, 05:12:26 PM »

This is a great idea, and I would participate, except I'm still trying to finish games I haven't abandoned!

I'm in the same boat Smiley

This is a fantastic contest idea. I'm gonna poke around in my old QBasic projects and see if there's anything worth another look!
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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2009, 05:20:10 PM »

Come on Terry, you can finish Ciellus. Smiley Tongue
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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2009, 05:30:36 PM »

Bah. I the whole thing. I could start from scratch, but that isn't finishing something.
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« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2009, 06:28:26 PM »

I wouldn't know which one to choose.
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« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2009, 08:15:25 PM »

Are there any constraints on what game should be like? I mean, if I finish my abandoned pong clone does that qualifies as a valid entry?

the idea is that the community would vote on whether your game really is "finished" or not. with most games this is pretty easy -- i.e. does it have an ending, credits, and are all the levels/areas in it? if so, then it's finished. with games like pong it might be harder, but as long as you could actually play a full game and it felt like a finished game (with a title screen, sound effects, game modes, and everything) it'd probably be voted as 'complete'
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« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2009, 02:30:43 AM »

Aha, that's a good way to determine completeness of the game. I've probably missed that part in the forum announcement.
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« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2009, 01:55:07 PM »

I love this idea - a great incentive to complete a game.
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« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2009, 03:34:34 PM »

I hope Knojak enters. Smiley
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