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Future Contests Thread

Since S.N.N. says that the contest thread isn't for discussing future contests, we can discuss them here. Post ideas for future contest and how we can implement them. Maybe in the near future we'll have a contest forum? Who knows?

I'll start by replying to Wowfunhappy's comments on my ideas (they were mine, not da777).

Originally posted by Wowfunhappy
Having contests in a certain section of the site would be a good idea. Here's how it would work...

In the months of February and July, the contests section of SMWC would have many different contests about different things, sorta like the grand prix.

Every other month, the contest section would be an "archive" which held the levels of past contest winners.

We could have a section with just these "contest levels", just like the existing hack section.

It would be a great addition to the site, and I truly believe it would benefit the SMW hacking community greatly.

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Sorry for being picky, but here are my comments to the contest Ideas made my daa77 Lucas. Please don't be offended by this or anything, daa77 Lucas.

Best autoscrolling level - great idea

Best upwards vertical level - great idea

Best small level (3 or 4 screens) - that doesn't really make sense, it's just... to short. It would be a good idea to have a contest with a set number of screens, but how about something like 7-10 screens instead?

3 or 4 screens is plenty for a good puzzle, but maybe you weren't thinking of puzzles?

Best automatic level - Sorry for being a total idiot, but I'm Not sure what this is. If you mean a level in which mario moves by himself, why not just make a movie? If you don't mean that, someone will have to explain to me what you do mean.

Automatic Mario levels are where Mario is moved by the level without player control. While there is no real gameplay factor involved, they are still interesting to watch and a good one requires a lot of skill. I see your point when you say that only a movie is necessary however.

Best SMB1 style level - But how would this contest work? You couldn't have any set, written guidelines, as there's no clear cut definition of what an "SMB1 style" level is.

A level with SMB1 enemies, SMB1 bricks, no left scroll, etc. It has to have a level design style similar to the original SMB1. There has to be a nostalgic feeling without it being a remake.

Best level remake of a non-mario game - Where's the creativity? Isn't that the point of hacking?

It is easy to remake SMB1 and SMB3 levels, but it takes real skill to emulate a non-mario game in SMW. You'd have to find a way to make the level play and feel like said game.

Best all original graphics level - Why make a level, why not just make graphics? Also, unfortunately, I would bet about $70 that either Icegoom or Ghettyouth would win that contest.

Neither of them are active >_>... Still, I see your point. It could also be judged on usefulness in addition to how nice it looks. There are few good desert FGs and a ton of grassland FGs, so the desert one would have an advantage, right?

Best level to match a certain custom song - This MIGHT work, though I'm very doubtful. I can't quite lay my finger on the reason why I'm so doubtful though, and if I can't pinpoint my reason, I probably have no right to make a comment...

Example: A level to match the Lost Woods song. Obviously it needs to embody the Lost Woods in OoT, where you need to think outside of the box to choose the correct path.


Here is my list of what contests we should have. I never said everything on this list was my idea, I'm just compiling all the ideas that I like, as well as adding my own.

01. Best level made using only LM as a tool.
02. Best auto-scrolling level
03. Best vertical level
04. Best level which is exactly 7 screens long
05. Best overall level, no rules involved
06. Best Music, (no level involved, just the .txt file.)
07. Best custom Boss (and a level for him to go in.)
08. Best custom sprite (no level involved, just the .asm and .cfg file.)
09. Best custom block (no level involved, just the .asm file with the relic offsets and such.)
10. Best overworld
11. Best level made using only one sprite. (the sprite which would end the level.)


Originally posted by Schwa
You know, what would be cool would be like a SMW Hacking Grand Prix, with like 3 or 4 different contests in one huge event, and everyone could enter only 1 or 2 of the events... There'd be one for level design without anything custom (just like this one), level design with ExGfx but nothing else custom, level design with custom anything, and one other one that I can't think of (those three are just examples).

If it's alright with SNN, no matter what we do I want to play a bigger part in running the next event, rather than entering it as a competitor.

But one thing's for sure, we can't hold these TOO often or they'd get stale. Most likely, at least.



Everyone is free to post their ideas. Hopefully contests won't be the new fad...





I'm looking at you, "Ask ______!".

And you too, team hack threads!
How about an Overworld design contest?
Overworld design contest is possible, but we haven't made any progress on OW editing since Lunar Magic. Also, would it have to be made with levels in mind, or just be nice looking?
^ you could just have simple 1 screen levels, with the "beat level" block, or goal tape at the beginning. That would allow users to make the OW however they want, and make it a fully functional OW with events and stuff.

I don't know about making a FULL OW... maybe just a submap.

Or there could be 3 contests...

Big OW map
Submap
Full OW, with all 6 submaps... (that'd be nuts..)

I want to do an OW contest soooo bad :p

I have a great custom boss I'd like to through out there in a contest as well :3
"Use only one type of sprite" levels?
It's not even close to Halloween, and already Christmas Sales are starting early!
How about instead of a contest section there could be a whole separate contest site, SMW Contest Central, which would only be in use in February and July, and be archives for the rest of the months (Not My Idea), well except maybe smaller, seasonal contests like make the best Christmas Level, Etc.
Daa77's idea is pretty good, I was in mind making an Easter themed hack.
What about this: the winner of the previous contest decides what's the theme for the next one.
to anyone that downloaded Verdant FG: I've fixed it with the gameplay page and a readme, so get the fixed version.
I like the idea of OW and ExGFX drawing contests, they're the kinds of things I'm good at. :D
ASM-free boss battle contests. Simply use that sprite that creates objects when all the enemies are gone then make a clever boss battle using existing sprites.

Or maybe a maze level challenge, how much of a maze can you make in 2D?

just throwing these out there.
I made a standalone game once, look for Seabug Stampede on Google Play.
Originally posted by Dagx
Or maybe a maze level challenge, how much of a maze can you make in 2D?


You can actually make pretty big mazes in SMW. All you need is to make it an underwater level. That way Mario can go in all directions, and you could make a good maze out of it
Maybe like a best mini-world contest. Like 4-5 levels and a castle all on one of the submaps. Sort of like a mini hack or something.