Author Topic: 2 BUTTON GAME CHALLENGE! (Read 14529 times)

Shockwave · « **on:** January 03, 2008 »

2 BUTTON GAME CHALLENGE

Welcome To A Rare Event Here!

This is a demo programming forum, but for one time only, let's use all those demo effects to make a game that really rules!!!!!

The challenge this time seems simple but provides a lot of scope for your imagination.. The gameplay must be controlled by no more than 2 individual keys on a keyboard. Kudos is given for incorporating some demo style effects into your game too.

Here are the rules!

Allowed Platform : Win32 PC. (if emulator used the emulator must be compatible with current win32 platforms)
The gameplay must be controlled by two individual keys only! (note that I said gameplay, if you have a title screen, obviously you can use more keys on the title screen but the gameplay must be two keys alone. The only additional key allowed is one to pause the game.).
Any freely available emulator is allowed, IE. Winaue, Yabasic, Saint, Vice, Dosbox etc.
Any language that runs on Win32 (Including browsers / emulators) is allowed.
All entries to have a screen shot included please.
Up to 2 entries per person are allowed.
Ripped gfx/sfx are allowed, but please give as much credit as possible to the artists.
No other alternative control systems allowed, keyboard only! No mouse, no joystic, no joypads!
Please do not use ripped code without permission / credit.
No previously released work to be submitted.
Entries to be posted in this forum please with the title [2BUTTON] entry name
Entries may be posted between NOW and Midnight of [29th February 2008]
The winner [S?] will be decided by a poll of forum users

Here are the prizes!

1st Place - Amazon voucher for Â£25 - Sig - 15 Karma
2nd Place - Sig - 10 Karma
3rd Place - Sig - 5 Karma
All entries get 2 Karma

So there you have it, but please remember that because this is a demo programming forum, the users of this forum who vote will be asked to vote not only on the fun element of the game, but on how demo-scene-ish it is!

For example, a 3D tunnel could be an integral part of the game. Maybe you could be dodging some scrolling messages or flying through some metaballs...

This is not mandatory if you have a killer idea for a game, but it would be cool to put some demo-like effects into it

Anyway, good luck!
This will probably be the only game writing comp we run, it will be back to demo effects after this

benny! · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2008 »

Another awesome idea from Shockwave the creative challlenge theme factory ;-)

Hope to join in !!!

[EDIT]

Just a little question - the rules says :

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No other alternative control systems allowed, keyboard only! No mouse, no joystic, no joypads!

Does this also mean - that I cannot use the two (left/right) mouse buttons

Shockwave · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2008 »

Keys only I'm afraid Benny

This comp is designed to get you thinking about what you could do with only two keys and also so that the game is simple in concept and doesn't take over your life to make it, also it will need to be playable to sustain interest

Pixel_Outlaw · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2008 »

And so it begins.

My idea works well within a 2 button game. This concept is going to be something unique that nobody has seen before.

Good luck to everyone.

Pixel_Outlaw · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2008 »

Is there a number of games per entry? I have about 3 ideas that I would like to include in a sort of 2 button single arcade. I would say that the arcade would be judged as an entry rather than 3 games. However if this breaks the rules let me know.

Tetra · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2008 »

Thats an awesome idea, nothing like constraints for some really creative stuff!

Quote from: Pixel_Outlaw on January 05, 2008

Is there a number of games per entry?

Thats not allowed afaik because in the rules it sais

Quote from: Shockwave on January 03, 2008

make a game

But thats not to say you cant submit all three individually, it just means that only 2 of them will be accepted into the competitoin

Good Luck, and to all.

Shockwave · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2008 »

Why not have three levels of the same game instead?

Shockwave · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2008 »

That is to say, different gameplay on each level

Pixel_Outlaw · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2008 »

I guess it is just going to be two entries with one game per entry for me. Breaking score based concepts into levels just won't work well.

I've given some thought and two buttons, yield FOUR inputs.

You have: (given buttons A and B)

Button A down and button B released
Button B down and button A released
Buttons A and B down
Buttons A and B up.

You could almost devise a 4 way movement scheme but you would have a default direction. This simple two button scheme has 3 different input commands and perhaps a fourth default input. Just thought I'd post this thought to help people with ideas.

Shockwave · « **Reply #9 on:** January 07, 2008 »

Hehe, I was wondering who'd use button combinations / autofire first

jihad · « **Reply #10 on:** January 10, 2008 »

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Allowed Platform : Win32 PC. (if emulator used the emulator must be compatible with current win32 platforms)

that means i can code an amigagame specialy for the fast winuae?

benny! · « **Reply #11 on:** January 10, 2008 »

Guess you do not have to code exclusively for the WinUAE. But you should
test your game on it before submitting if it works right. And give an instruction
how to execute it - if it not a native Win32.exe.

Btw. If you care about winning the competition I guess that some users might
be put off of installing an emulator first in order to see your game. Well but
thats just my 2cts.

Good luck!

stormbringer · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2008 »

I won't be in this time because.... no time

... but I have an idea for a 2 button arcade game... so if anyone of you is in the search for an idea, feel free to ask

relsoft · « **Reply #13 on:** January 12, 2008 »

Quote from: stormbringer on January 10, 2008

I won't be in this time because.... no time ... but I have an idea for a 2 button arcade game... so if anyone of you is in the search for an idea, feel free to ask

Yeah, I need ideas. :*(

stormbringer · « **Reply #14 on:** January 12, 2008 »

I PM'ed you my game idea

taj · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2008 »

Just thought I'd point this out...

A pause button is allowed too. So you can go into pause "mode" then use one key to move through a menu and one key to change the value in the menu, before "unpausing" (one more tap of the pause key). This allows for weapons, spells, equipment, text entry etc etc. Also for those added points...effect mode could be switched on or off or even different effects switched on and off.

Shockwave · « **Reply #16 on:** January 14, 2008 »

That is also a possibility Taj, yes.

There are lots of other things that can be done too, such as having power ups appering that can be collected that enable autofire etc.

I am hoping that we will see some real innovation and not just the sort of games that naturally lend themselves to 2 button (like snake)... Nothing wrong with snake though.

mind · « **Reply #17 on:** January 18, 2008 »

i have a GREAT idea for this.. i just dont know if i will have the time to code it and draw the sprites etc.. regardless, this is something i will most likely try to complete in the future, even if i dont make it in time for the contest

jihad · « **Reply #18 on:** January 27, 2008 »

is there a filesize limit?? or complete free

Shockwave · « **Reply #19 on:** January 27, 2008 »

Carry on, there is no size limit though you'll have to host it yourself if it's > 300kb