TIGSource: YoYo Games: Winter Competition

YoYo Games: Winter Competition

Derek Yu — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:45:00 +0000

YoYo Games (the Game Maker community headed by GM creator Mark Overmars) is holding their first competition, and the theme is “winter.” Any Game Maker game with a wintery theme can be entered to vie for the $1750 in cash prizes ($1000 for first place).

The deadline is December 23rd, at midnight!

And I hear cactus might be throwing his hat into the ring for this one…

Edit: Turns out that only Game Maker 6.0 or above is allowed. Thanks, Trotim!

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by PHeMoX

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:58:40 +0000

Loool… well there are a few gamemaker-made indie gems out there for sure, but generally speaking I guess I would agree. Still.. with the right attitude and skills even gamemaker is good enough to make an excellent game with.

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Eclipse

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:44:37 +0000

yeah i agree, GM sucks and the few good games are nothing special too, the real indie scene is not the GM one

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by krinkle

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:12:44 +0000

Ugh, I can see why first prize is so good. If you can actually make a good game in GM without going completely insane, you deserve $1000.

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Fishy Boy

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:30:28 +0000

To be even more nitpicky, GM7 is the version that works with Vista, and GM6 was before Yoyo Games stepped in. GM6 added lots of new features, such as 3d,and GM7 got an amazing new feature: Orange is now a constant for use with various drawing functions. Best feature ever. The 6.0 or above thing still remains, though.

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Trotim

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:35:57 +0000

“Any Gamemaker” is not true, you can only use GM6.0 which is a pain in the butt for those, who still haven’t gotten used to it (since it doesn’t have any new or better features apart from the Vista support nobody needs anyway)

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Kairos

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:15:58 +0000

TIGERSauce, that is. :P The change was so subtle I barely noticed it.

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Neon

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:00:30 +0000

Woah tiggersauce. nice

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Tr00jg

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:39:43 +0000

Sounds intriguing.

I might enter too. If WoW, Roach Toaster 2 and the holiday doesn’t get in they way. :P

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by gustav

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:36:31 +0000

agh. i would love to do something… damn gamemaker community and your gamemakiness

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by haowan

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:34:13 +0000

I look forward to “Schwarze Punkt In Der Weisslucke”. Get to it, Movius!

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Melly

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:24:18 +0000

Might participate if I come up with an awesome enough idea. I like winter themes.

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Zeno

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:53:28 +0000

Wonderland, obviously.

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by cactus

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:14:10 +0000

Where do you find these sponsors or generous ad offerings?

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Benzido

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:10:35 +0000

If you write a half-decent free game on a winter theme, and release it before Christmas, you’ll make $1000 in sales, ad revenue or sponsorships - and you won’t be depending on the whim of some judge.

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by cactus

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:02:12 +0000

I also heard rumors that Donald Duck aka. Lazrael might also participate. But he might have been joking.

PS. I want a thousand dollars.

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Stwelin

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:58:19 +0000

I’ll try to do something. Should have plenty of time during Thanksgiving and Christmas break.

"YoYo Games: Winter Competition" by Petri Purho

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:17:43 +0000

I also heard rumors that Paul Eres aka. RinkuHero might also participate. That’s gonna be a one high quality competition.