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Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

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Postby Raiyuuni » April 23rd, 2016, 5:17 am


That's right! This time, the contest will feature a community picked theme.

Each member may nominate one theme. Your propositions have to follow the same
guidelines applied to contest entrants; this means no mature, controversial subjects.
Here are the theme suggestion thread and FrozenFire's master theme list.
Here are the results for both polls:

1stDream9
2ndFreestyle3
2ndMetroidvania3
4thColors2
Total: 17
1stDream13
2ndFreestyle10
3rdColors9
3rdMetroidvania9
5thRed Coins/Silver Stars8
6thFLUDDs and Power Caps7
6thYour Own Universe7
8thSpring6
8thVertical6
10thEerie Things5
Total: 20
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Re: Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby npromin1 » April 23rd, 2016, 5:41 am

I nominate VERTICAL because it gives us an interesting limit when designing in terms of space, yet allows us to incorporate a large range of ideas in that space. We're not limited by tilesets either, so almost anything goes.

Edit: I also support FLUDDS and power caps. That's not too bad of an idea, as it would provide us a wide range of graphical input with the theme only hindering design. I like vertical better though. Colors isn't too bad either.





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Re: Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby Supershroom » April 23rd, 2016, 5:48 am

Throwing "FLUDDs and Power Caps" into the fighting ring

also, why not merge this topic into Contest Theme Suggestions?
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Re: Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby NanTheDark » April 23rd, 2016, 6:23 am

Urban.

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Re: Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby l.m » April 23rd, 2016, 6:38 am

Colors?
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Re: Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby ~Yuri » April 23rd, 2016, 6:41 am

Dream. Is not only a pretty amazing concept but it is really open as well.
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Re: Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby Vajrin » April 23rd, 2016, 7:55 am

I think spring would be nice. c:
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Re: Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby MessengerOfDreams » April 23rd, 2016, 9:23 am

"Your Own Universe"

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Re: Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby npromin1 » April 23rd, 2016, 12:27 pm

NanTheDark wrote:Urban.

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Wasn't that already done?
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Re: Theme Poll for the 31ˢᵗ SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby Raiyuuni » April 23rd, 2016, 12:36 pm

Yes. This theme was featured in the 28th Level Designer Contest.
However, that is no impediment to featuring the same theme again.
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