We made it, fam.
Before we get too deep into the numbers, I want to take a moment and give a huge word of thanks to our judges: ThirdWall, Margot, GlitchCat7 and katun24. They have gone way above and beyond to not only ensure you get the fair judging and feedback you deserve, but also to come up with new ways to recognize, celebrate and showcase achievement in levels across the entire board.
Additionally, I want to give a special thanks to Cartesius, who started out as a judge before having to step back due to personal commitments. Not only did Cart help contribute to a strong and collaborative judging experience, they helped shape the contest from the beginning with strong feedback and contributions to format and rubric.
And now, here we go:
The Top 10
10th - Domains by quietmason - 87.75
9th - Whirlwisp Grove by HamOfJustice - 88.00
T7th - Water Castle by shaoshao - 88.25
T7th - Filtration System by FYRE150 - 88.25
6th - Constellation by MDBattlefrog - 90.00
5th - Gate Crashers by MiracleWater - 91.25
4th - JerryWest 60 Footer by nirv - 92.75
9th - Whirlwisp Grove by HamOfJustice - 88.00
T7th - Water Castle by shaoshao - 88.25
T7th - Filtration System by FYRE150 - 88.25
6th - Constellation by MDBattlefrog - 90.00
5th - Gate Crashers by MiracleWater - 91.25
4th - JerryWest 60 Footer by nirv - 92.75
IN 3rd PLACE, with 95.50 points -
Mono No Aware by FerpyMcFrosting
In 2nd PLACE, with 95.75 points -
Extended Athletics by KevinM and Dogemaster
And receiving 1st PLACE, with a score of 97.00 -
810TOXIN by Lazy
Congratulations to our winners, and to ALL of the creators. The judges were blown away by the overall quality of entries this year, and I don’t want to understate how much respect I and the rest of the team have for everyone who contributed to the event.
Trophies are en route for all ranked entries, and the Top Three should reach out to the site admins for access to the Prize Vault!
FULL RESULTS
1 -- Lazy -- 810TOXIN -- 97.00
2 -- KevinM and Dogemaster -- Extended Athletics -- 95.75
3 -- FerpyMcfrosting -- Mono No Aware -- 95.50
4 -- Nirv -- JerryWest 60 Footer -- 92.75
5 -- MiracleWater -- Gate Crashers -- 91.25
6 -- MDBattleFrog -- Constellation -- 90.00
7 -- shaoshao -- Water Castle -- 88.25
7 -- FYRE150 -- Filtration System -- 88.25
9 -- HamOfJustice -- Whirlwisp Grove -- 88.00
10 -- quietmason -- Domains -- 87.75
11 -- NerDose -- Columnae Herculis -- 87.00
12 -- Sweetdude -- Fly for Fun! -- 86.50
13 -- CircleFriendo -- Magic Library -- 86.25
14 -- DJLocks -- Flipper -- 86.00
15 -- Gutawer -- Khizome -- 85.75
16 -- TheBourgyman -- Floating Point Trail -- 85.50
17 -- FrozenQuills -- the state of indiana -- 85.00
17 -- sio_kedelic -- A Day of Sliding -- 85.00
19 -- idol -- Hand of Metamorphosis -- 84.50
19 -- Sixcorby -- Bootleg White Palace -- 84.50
19 -- Kitikuchan -- Wario's Kaizo Mine -- 84.50
22 -- AmperSam -- Brutalism -- 82.50
23 -- MassPunishment -- Boreal Forest -- 81.75
24 -- BabaYegha -- Raging River -- 81.50
25 -- TheBiob and Heraga -- Virtual Insanity -- 81.25
26 -- algae5 -- SM World -- 80.25
27 -- Kerfuffle -- Selective Follower -- 80.00
28 -- Mithrillionaire -- Necromania -- 79.75
29 -- MistaX88 -- The Bee's Knees -- 78.50
30 -- Sping Bot -- Tacxes -- 77.75
31 -- Sammmoo -- False Colosseum -- 77.25
32 -- detdu -- Potaboo Waltz -- 76.75
32 -- Praseodymium -- Mesozoic Menagerie -- 76.75
34 -- Daizo Dee Von and Far -- Mario's Spike Trek -- 76.00
35 -- containercore and Selicre -- Sine Qua Non -- 75.25
36 -- elusive -- Yellow Switch -- 74.25
37 -- 7 Up -- Shut up and Fly -- 72.75
37 -- Alex_X8 -- Gotterdammerung -- 72.75
39 -- BuzzerPop -- Mario In the Human Windmill Experiment -- 72.50
40 -- OEO6 -- Fish Kicker -- 72.25
41 -- jirok -- The Sailfish -- 71.25
42 -- Sariel -- Curaçao Casino -- 70.75
42 -- RussianMan -- Bomb Thwomp Beach -- 70.75
44 -- Jead -- AutoMarioMusicVideo -- 70.50
45 -- Typell_Mound -- Up in the Crib -- 70.00
46 -- singlepat -- Blocks of Buoyancy -- 69.75
47 -- xHF01x -- Not Cataclysm -- 69.50
48 -- kjitmno".pqr -- Cidade do Crime -- 69.25
48 -- ECS.98 -- Mah Vem Pra Ca -- 69.25
50 -- SolveForX -- Multihit Pit -- 69.00
51 -- TomatoPhalanges -- Funky Factory -- 68.75
51 -- Magmatic -- The Forbidden Fruit of Blinding Speed! -- 68.75
53 -- Lizstar -- Dr. von Boo's Seasonal Slamjam -- 67.00
53 -- JWDragair -- Hickory Dickory -- 67.00
55 -- yogui -- KAIZO MAN -- 66.25
56 -- Para_0 and Erik_the_Swift -- Below freezing -- 64.50
57 -- HD_DankBaron -- Melancholic Waltz -- 63.00
58 -- yoshi9429 -- Castle of Gravity -- 62.50
59 -- RandyMarsh4108 -- Sloppy Seconds -- 61.00
60 -- Redwykelz and Segment1Zone2 -- Eerie Summit -- 59.50
61 -- oyok -- Spark and Sanctuary -- 59.00
62 -- Anorakun -- Wario in Japan! -- 57.25
62 -- eduard11 -- Turn or Propel? -- 57.25
64 -- Big Brawler -- Distant Thunder! -- 54.50
65 -- Jibjig -- These Sprites Suck -- 53.50
66 -- bebn legg and NopeContest -- Hazy Halls -- 52.50
67 -- Sgt.Pepper -- Palindrome -- 52.25
68 -- GAFN SMW -- Entry of the Palace -- 50.75
69 -- Infinity -- Jump or Spin -- 40.75
HM -- mikairanutshack -- RAIZING HELL
HM -- Magikey -- How to be STUNNING
2 -- KevinM and Dogemaster -- Extended Athletics -- 95.75
3 -- FerpyMcfrosting -- Mono No Aware -- 95.50
4 -- Nirv -- JerryWest 60 Footer -- 92.75
5 -- MiracleWater -- Gate Crashers -- 91.25
6 -- MDBattleFrog -- Constellation -- 90.00
7 -- shaoshao -- Water Castle -- 88.25
7 -- FYRE150 -- Filtration System -- 88.25
9 -- HamOfJustice -- Whirlwisp Grove -- 88.00
10 -- quietmason -- Domains -- 87.75
11 -- NerDose -- Columnae Herculis -- 87.00
12 -- Sweetdude -- Fly for Fun! -- 86.50
13 -- CircleFriendo -- Magic Library -- 86.25
14 -- DJLocks -- Flipper -- 86.00
15 -- Gutawer -- Khizome -- 85.75
16 -- TheBourgyman -- Floating Point Trail -- 85.50
17 -- FrozenQuills -- the state of indiana -- 85.00
17 -- sio_kedelic -- A Day of Sliding -- 85.00
19 -- idol -- Hand of Metamorphosis -- 84.50
19 -- Sixcorby -- Bootleg White Palace -- 84.50
19 -- Kitikuchan -- Wario's Kaizo Mine -- 84.50
22 -- AmperSam -- Brutalism -- 82.50
23 -- MassPunishment -- Boreal Forest -- 81.75
24 -- BabaYegha -- Raging River -- 81.50
25 -- TheBiob and Heraga -- Virtual Insanity -- 81.25
26 -- algae5 -- SM World -- 80.25
27 -- Kerfuffle -- Selective Follower -- 80.00
28 -- Mithrillionaire -- Necromania -- 79.75
29 -- MistaX88 -- The Bee's Knees -- 78.50
30 -- Sping Bot -- Tacxes -- 77.75
31 -- Sammmoo -- False Colosseum -- 77.25
32 -- detdu -- Potaboo Waltz -- 76.75
32 -- Praseodymium -- Mesozoic Menagerie -- 76.75
34 -- Daizo Dee Von and Far -- Mario's Spike Trek -- 76.00
35 -- containercore and Selicre -- Sine Qua Non -- 75.25
36 -- elusive -- Yellow Switch -- 74.25
37 -- 7 Up -- Shut up and Fly -- 72.75
37 -- Alex_X8 -- Gotterdammerung -- 72.75
39 -- BuzzerPop -- Mario In the Human Windmill Experiment -- 72.50
40 -- OEO6 -- Fish Kicker -- 72.25
41 -- jirok -- The Sailfish -- 71.25
42 -- Sariel -- Curaçao Casino -- 70.75
42 -- RussianMan -- Bomb Thwomp Beach -- 70.75
44 -- Jead -- AutoMarioMusicVideo -- 70.50
45 -- Typell_Mound -- Up in the Crib -- 70.00
46 -- singlepat -- Blocks of Buoyancy -- 69.75
47 -- xHF01x -- Not Cataclysm -- 69.50
48 -- kjitmno".pqr -- Cidade do Crime -- 69.25
48 -- ECS.98 -- Mah Vem Pra Ca -- 69.25
50 -- SolveForX -- Multihit Pit -- 69.00
51 -- TomatoPhalanges -- Funky Factory -- 68.75
51 -- Magmatic -- The Forbidden Fruit of Blinding Speed! -- 68.75
53 -- Lizstar -- Dr. von Boo's Seasonal Slamjam -- 67.00
53 -- JWDragair -- Hickory Dickory -- 67.00
55 -- yogui -- KAIZO MAN -- 66.25
56 -- Para_0 and Erik_the_Swift -- Below freezing -- 64.50
57 -- HD_DankBaron -- Melancholic Waltz -- 63.00
58 -- yoshi9429 -- Castle of Gravity -- 62.50
59 -- RandyMarsh4108 -- Sloppy Seconds -- 61.00
60 -- Redwykelz and Segment1Zone2 -- Eerie Summit -- 59.50
61 -- oyok -- Spark and Sanctuary -- 59.00
62 -- Anorakun -- Wario in Japan! -- 57.25
62 -- eduard11 -- Turn or Propel? -- 57.25
64 -- Big Brawler -- Distant Thunder! -- 54.50
65 -- Jibjig -- These Sprites Suck -- 53.50
66 -- bebn legg and NopeContest -- Hazy Halls -- 52.50
67 -- Sgt.Pepper -- Palindrome -- 52.25
68 -- GAFN SMW -- Entry of the Palace -- 50.75
69 -- Infinity -- Jump or Spin -- 40.75
HM -- mikairanutshack -- RAIZING HELL
HM -- Magikey -- How to be STUNNING
Two levels were determined to be uniquely unscorable as “Kaizo: Light” levels by the judges. While we recognize that this normally would result in a disqualification, the judges wanted to recognize the effort and creativity in these works, as the reasons they are unscorable do not relate to the breaking of any contest or site rules.
These two levels have been awarded Honorable Mentions and will receive a trophy and recognition in the official results:
RAIZING HELL - mikairanutshack - Determined to be too far outside the scope of a Super Mario World level to be fairly scorable
How to be STUNNING - Magikey - Determined to require too much intricate knowledge of SMW mechanics to be fairly scorable
How to be STUNNING - Magikey - Determined to require too much intricate knowledge of SMW mechanics to be fairly scorable
Six levels received disqualifications:
TheKazooBloccGosh - Vines - Level is broken when played as creator intended
zanian - Boomuda Triangle - Broken patch
Dispace - Trial of the Chaos - Determined to exceed reasonable demand of the player by the judges
HLXY - Shell in a nutshell - Determined to exceed reasonable demand of the player by the judges
EternityLarva - Spring Season - Determined to exceed reasonable demand of the player by the judges
foamywubba - Gambit - Determined to exceed reasonable demand of the player by the judges
zanian - Boomuda Triangle - Broken patch
Dispace - Trial of the Chaos - Determined to exceed reasonable demand of the player by the judges
HLXY - Shell in a nutshell - Determined to exceed reasonable demand of the player by the judges
EternityLarva - Spring Season - Determined to exceed reasonable demand of the player by the judges
foamywubba - Gambit - Determined to exceed reasonable demand of the player by the judges
Here is a link to a spreadsheet with all of the judging, as well as individual judge score breakdowns and comments for all of the creators.
Scoring Breakdown and Judge Comments
Judge Comments - katun24
Judge Comments - GlitchCat7
Judge Comments - Margot
Judge Comments - Thirdwall
Please go through these!
Our judges wrote, no joke, hundreds of pages of feedback for the community, and each level received attention and explanation. Even if you didn't enter, you will be able to learn something from the writeups each judge contributed.
Point of Privilege
This has been a wild ride for all of us on the planning end of things, and I won't pretend like we don't already have a lot we want to explore and consider for next year's contest. Between the quantity and quality of entries this year, the kaizo community has shown life, growth and achievement that I'm not sure anyone could have dreamed 12 years ago.
We appreciate everyone's passion and commitment to their work, and I hope you can feel the same passion from the judges and from me in these results. Between re-approaching the scoring setup, creating Judges' Choice Awards, video highlights, and the Kaizo Wiki's evolution into a historical archive of KLDCs past, we have worked hard to make this the best contest possible for the community. We aren't there yet, and we have a long way to go to perfection, but thank you for trusting us to provide you this opportunity.
All of us love this genre of game, and we want it to grow.
Congratulations, one last time, to all of the creators!
See you in 2022, everyone.
I'm not a doctor.