;D Welcome to the Reduced Res challenge! ;D
A fresh idea for this challenge, unfortunately we are delaying the remakes challenge until retro-remakes.net is finished, it will be worth it though to get the site as we want it! So in the meantime we have come up with this idea for you!
You are free to create any demo-scene like effect / intro using a very reduced colour set or resolution or both!
You may use any of the usual acceptable platforms for your entries, the rules are;
Maximum resolution of 160 * 120
Maximum number of colours on screen at once (including background colour) of 4.
Your entry must either have a maximum res of 160 * 120 or a maximum amount of unique colours on screen at once of 4! Or even better do both things.
If you decide to reduce the screen resolution to a maximum of 160 * 120, please do not give everyone a free eye test and render everything in a tiny window, you should render the screen at something more acceptable like 640 * 480 in blocks of 4 * 4 pixels.
If you are going to use bitmap graphics, it would probably be a good idea to get permission from the artist before you downgrade thier images :)
;D Here's the challenge then: ;D
Please make an intro / demo / effect that either has;
A maximum of 4 colours on screen at once.
A maximum resolution of 160 * 120 pixels.
Or better still, do both things!
:|| Here are the rules! :||
- You may include graphics, please get permission if possible and at least credit the artist.
- Your entry must either be in a maximum resolution of 160 * 120 or have a maximum of 4 colours on screen at once or both.
- If you are using limited palette You MAY change your colour pallette throughout the demo as long as you don't display more than 4 at once (includes background colour)
- If you are using limited resolution You MAY change your resolution throughout the demo as long as you don't exceed 160 * 120
- Previously released works are not allowed.
- You may submit entries in the following formats:
- win32exe - dos - Browsers (flash, Java, alambik etc.) - yabasic - amiga (as long as it runs on winuae) - atari st (as long as it runs on saint) - any format that runs on vice.
- You may enter as many times as you like.
- You may include sound in your entries. Please get permission from musician and/or at least credit them.
- You MUST include a screenshot in your entry!
- This competition is only open to members of this forum.
- Please post your entries with the word [REDUCED RES] in the title.
- Entries may be posted between NOW and Midnight of [30th AUGUST 2008] GMT
- The winner [S?] will be decided by a poll of forum users
- You may NOT use other peoples code, except things like dlls, fmod, gl setup and other utilities.. You must list the tools/utility code you used.
- Comments in entries are restricted to constructive criticism and general help.
- ANY disputes with ANY entry should be raised via PM with an Admin in private.
- In the event of a tie for first place there will be a poll to decide who gets the cash.
- DO NOT post a thread as a place-holder without an entry attached to it.
:cherry: Here are the prizes! :cherry:
- 1st Place - Amazon voucher for £30 - Sig - 35 Karma
- 2nd Place - Sig - 25 Karma
- 3rd Place - Sig - 15 Karma
- All entries get 3 Karma
Good luck!