25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

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25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

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Postby Asterocrat » August 3rd, 2013, 2:00 am

FINALLY. After 3 years of waiting, I get to host an LDC. Let me enjoy this moment. And what LDC! The twenty-fifth of a kind. Twenty-four contests, twenty-five awesome winning entries, and probably more than 300 entries in total... With different styles and eras, and from dozens of designers. I (and I hope I'm not the only one) sometimes like to wonder how the winning entries of the first LDCs would look like if those were hosted today...

Well, LET'S FIND OUT.

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You read right. To celebrate the 25th LDC and because we ran out of ideas (not really), we offer you the possibility to REWRITE HISTORY. Just like the 9th or the 21st LDCs, you get to choose ONE of the themes of the first three LDCs (or two if you like challenge, and even all if you want but you are crazy if you do): Hot and Cold, Bowser's NEW Castle or Desert Oasis and make a level (series) out of it. Post it before the deadline, in the vault, and it will get judged by a handful of judges. If you get the highest score, you get the right to brag, a special medal to record your victory (that I am remaking btw) and a chance to become the best level of 2013.

A few rules though:
  1. Your level MUST be made for the contest, from scratch. No level started before the contest will be allowed.
  2. Your level must fit ONE of the themes AT LEAST. If it doesn't, you might get disqualified.
  3. Level series are allowed, but have a maximum of 5 actual levels. The levels must all be related.
  4. Collaborations between designers are allowed, but must be kept at a maximum of two people.
  5. Please avoid or limit any profanity or anything that may shock younger players.

To be a judge, you will need to say so in the topic, or PM me.
Your level will be given a score out of 20 which will be calculated this way:
  • FUN: --/10 - Was the level fun to play, worth playing? Or was it boring at moments? Was there any story line that actually contributed to the mood of the level? Or did it ruin the very level? Was the platforming good? Was it too frustrating or too easy?
  • GRAPHICS: --/5 - Was everything looking like a goddamn painting from Van Gogh or was it messy? Was the tileset beautiful or is it actually hurtful (for the eyes)? Was there any cut-off? Does everything in the level go well together or are there penguins chilling out near a volcano?
  • OTHER: --/5 - You start with 3 points here, and points are added or reduced if any notable thing is good or bad in a level. Added points are mostly for original content, good music choices or the lack of loading time and/or in-game lag. Reduced points are for unfixed bugs, lag, loading time, bad music choice.

You have until the
12th OF SEPTEMBER
to finish your level.


For those who don't know, the Standalone Level Designer is available HERE. All the tilesets are unlocked in this version. Get designing!

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Re: 25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby *Emelia K. Fletcher » August 3rd, 2013, 2:18 am

[[do the mini contests count

because

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25th LDC and the 25quared Contest]]


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Re: 25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby Asterocrat » August 3rd, 2013, 2:26 am

Count for what?
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Re: 25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby *Emelia K. Fletcher » August 3rd, 2013, 2:31 am

The available themes


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Re: 25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby Nwolf » August 3rd, 2013, 2:32 am

FLUFFY WILL ENTER LDC and and then procrastinate for some weird reason

FLUFFY WILL PLACE HIGHER THAN 4th I wish

FLUFFY WILL DO ALL THREE THEMES IN ONE LEVEL Or castle only. HIGH DIFFICULTY INCOMING WOO

FLUFFY IS CRAZY I am.
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Re: 25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby *Emelia K. Fletcher » August 3rd, 2013, 2:41 am

Fluffy you are drunk go home Fluffyedit: no


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Re: 25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby Asterocrat » August 3rd, 2013, 2:48 am

I'm sorry MK, I guess I wasn't clear enough but...

The only available are themes are

HOT AND COLD
BOWSER'S CASTLE
DESERT OASIS

You know, those in the banner.
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Re: 25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby *Emelia K. Fletcher » August 3rd, 2013, 2:53 am

the banner which won't load

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i thought this was free-for-all themes [/disappointed]


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Re: 25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

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Postby Master1.0 » August 3rd, 2013, 4:40 am

Hahaha.

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Re: 25th SM63 Level Designer Contest

Postby GMDragon11 » August 3rd, 2013, 6:10 am

DAMN IT! I OWE -KT 200 MONOPOLY DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Anyway I'm going with Hot and Cold.
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