OnGameDev - Retro Contest - Due 18 Oct

[cairnswm]

http://www.ongamedev.com/contest2.html


What exactly does "Retro" mean? It's a pretty vague term, I agree. I general rule is: The game must simulate what a pre-1988 game would look/feel like.

More details at the link listed above.

[Traveler]

A second contest in such a short time?! :shock:

Sounds cool, but one contest entry is enough for me.
Hows your entry doing cairnswm?

[cairnswm]

Havnt had much time. Work is hectic and getting my daughter making games in Game Maker is really tiring

Fighting A* at the moment - my old implementation keeps crashing so decided to redo it.

[Traveler]

Well, as long as you're still working on it

A* is on my list too, but thanks for mentioning that I as it did remind me of your tutorial about A* here on PGD

Btw, have you seen the screenshot thread over at gamedev? Some are quite amazing. There's even one that looks a bit like your game. Graphics wise that is.

[Sly]

Btw, have you seen the screenshot thread over at gamedev? Some are quite amazing. There's even one that looks a bit like your game. Graphics wise that is.

You wouldn't be thinking of the screenshot that cairns posted of his own entry on page 5, would you?

[cairnswm]

[tux]

it *must* look like a pre 1988 game? so no nice graphics?

[Eriken]

or Programmers Art as some of us call it
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Eriken

[tux]

hmm. well me and *other people* are making a breakout clone. but were using shaders etc

[Sly]

It would very geeky to write a game that uses pixel shaders to make the graphics look pre-'88.