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Dragon Shmup Contest

Tim — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 06:53:00 +0000

The latest Shmup-Dev competition results are out, but with very little to cheer for as most participants either dropped out of the contest or were disqualified.

Still, there are seven playable entries though many are not particularly striking either. Plus the innumerable delays had caused a loss of interest when the actual winners were announced.

I was also expecting to read different views for best graphics, sound and most unique category but we’re left with vanilla reviews which is slightly disappointing.

Could the uninspiring prizes be the reason for a lack of success this time around? Or the contest frequency itself? We can only wonder.

A round of applause goes out for of all the contestants. Finishing a game can be a rather daunting task and they deserve credit for the attempt.

"Dragon Shmup Contest" by DrPetter

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:35:15 +0000

AVG (www.grisoft.com) Of course it could be a false positive, but that should be unlikely. Although I would expect Norton to be at least as good as AVG, seeing as it costs money and all that.

"Dragon Shmup Contest" by Matt McFarland

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:30:12 +0000

Ouch! Mine doesnt! I’m using Norton AV? What are you guys using? I may need to contact the developer.

"Dragon Shmup Contest" by anonymous

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:54:55 +0000

mine too! what the heck…

"Dragon Shmup Contest" by DrPetter

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:09:59 +0000

Hmm… my AV proggy said the executable for Born Of Fire was contaminated with a trojan horse, can anyone confirm this? If that’s the case then maybe Matt should get hold of a fresh version and replace the download.

"Dragon Shmup Contest" by Jake Birkett

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:29:47 +0000

I’ll be following the next contest with interest, go to it Matt!

"Dragon Shmup Contest" by Matt McFarland

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:24:47 +0000

I believe it is the theme also. Well, Live and learn!! I am planning a more mass-people friendly contest for September 1st.. Stay tuned!

"Dragon Shmup Contest" by Jos

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:47:14 +0000

The theme was the biggest problem imo. Drawing or modelling spaceships is way easier in comparsion. Going abstract also doesnt look all that feasible in this case.

I also dont know a single good shoot’em up which featured dragons. Well, there is Cyvern, but imo it sucks.