TIGSource: The B-Game Competition is Over!

The B-Game Competition is Over!

Derek Yu — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:53:00 +0000

And the winner is… (dun dun dun) Cottage of Doom, by haowan! This zombie survival game interpreted the theme well on a number of levels, from the theme, to the presentation, to the game mechanics. To top it off, it’s an incredibly fun game. Congratulations, man!

It was a close competition, with the top four games all within a few votes of each other. The next three games were Gunlimb (Radnom), Mondo Medicals (cactus), and Space Barnacle (Golds).

To quote haowan:

I know it sounds cheesy but I really think that everyone was a winner here. So many great games were entered, I had an absolute blast playing through them.

Truer words have nary been spoken. For our first competition, it was a rollicking success. All 29 games had something unique about it that was worth playing to see. If you haven’t tried them out, please do!

We’ll definitely have more in the future!

And be sure to check out the Random Gnome’s 3-part write-up on the competition, as well as TIGSource and Indygamer editor Terry’s picks from awhile ago! Thanks, guys!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by colorFool

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:45:54 +0000

Alright! Congrats to Haowan! And a de-makes competition would just be tigsalicious!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by ithamore

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:13:27 +0000

I’m glad to see no one got 0 votes.

I actually enjoyed Mondo Medicals the most, even though I had to use Cactus’ walkthrough to complete it. It’s level of difficult and lack of intuitive gameplay were unappealing aspects, but the story was intriguing and made me want to finish it. Also, Space Barnacle was a close second for me.

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Bezzy

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:42:46 +0000

Haha! I knew it! Congrats Haowan!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Pixel Mort

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:28:39 +0000

This game is a pure little gem!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Average Higgins

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:37:59 +0000

Yes! My vote did make a difference! Congrats haowan! Just don’t expect to win again next year. ;)

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Isador21

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:06:03 +0000

Awesome game!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Fishy Boy

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:52:07 +0000

Glad to see that Space Barnacle was in the top 3, excellent game that. Shame Burnham Striker didn’t do so well, ‘cuz that was an awesome game too. Still, everything I played was pretty awesome. I wanna see more contests, ‘cuz this was awesome.

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Golds

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:16:06 +0000

i think a de-make would considered a parody, in which case it’s all fair game copyright-wise… i think?

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by toastie

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:02:37 +0000

I think gamma256 is already filling the “lofi to the max” niche, not that there is ever a time for LESS lofi games.

I think a demake compo would be swell, though i’m not sure about the legalities of the idea.

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by BMcC

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:13:16 +0000

Congrats Alex! Awesome competition, folks. Much love.

And I second Konjak’s emotion. De-makes next? Or maybe lofi to the max?

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Gr.Viper

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:07:41 +0000

Cottage is bloody fun and Gunlimb is bloody fun. And together they are bloody awesome!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by skaldicpoet9

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:55:35 +0000

Right on, much love to everyone who participated in the compo and congrats again to Haowan :)

I am going to be waiting for the next compo now lol…

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by fish

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:54:04 +0000

yaaaay!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by konjak

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:38:00 +0000

Congratulations

Now have a Gameboy-colored game competition, I need an excuse to make a game like that!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by gnome

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:48:27 +0000

Ah…. it was indeed brilliant. Congrats Cottage and thanks for the mention dears!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Movius

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:43:07 +0000

Gruu Gruu!

Cottage of doom was my favourite of the compeition. Though they were all excellent.

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Jay

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:37:15 +0000

Not my results, but thanks TIGS and game developers!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Nikica

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:34:44 +0000

POizoned Mind rocks, it’s the best !!!

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by moi

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:32:04 +0000

This is the only game I didn’t try because of the .net stuff I didn’t want to install. Congratulations HAOWAN and all entrants.

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by MedO

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:26:15 +0000

Yeah, congratulations haowan! It really took me some time to decide on the games to vote for, because you all made so much great stuff. Can’t wait for the next one ;)

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by Terry

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:50:39 +0000

Congrats, everyone - this contest was fantastic!

On that last point: There’s one more summary worth mentioning - Poizoned Mind creator Pacian has posted a nice little write-up of his favourites over at his blog, Space Cat Rocket Ship. His Mosaic of the entries is pretty cool too :)

"The B-Game Competition is Over!" by toastie

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:33:48 +0000

Congratulations haowan and everybody else!

woo!!! WOO!!!