Phew. It's October 10th. As promised, the next Halloween (although it doesn't really involve Halloween) contest, so to speak, begins.
This is a completely different contest from anything we've had on this site before, but it's something I have wanted to try for a long time. It should appeal to those interested in drawing/art, even though it isn't exactly what I would call a "graphics" contest.
Basically, the point of this contest is to make a picture using blocks and sprites in Lunar Magic. I am sure that many of you have seen this done before (i.e. people making Mario out of turn blocks, notes blocks, etc.) It is definitely tricky, but it looks fantastic if it is done correctly.
Here are the rules for this contest.
1. You may NOT use custom graphics. You MAY, however, alter the palettes to whatever you like (i.e. you can have green ON/OFF blocks, black note blocks, etc.) Get as creative as you can.
2. The maximum size I would allow for the picture/scene would be five screens in Lunar Magic, but to be honest, I cannot see people needing more than a couple.
3. The BG can be whatever you want it to be (solid black, hills, water, etc). It will not be judged.
4. You may combine any tileset you wish. In fact, you may use ANY graphic you wish from the original SMW as long as they are not custom, which I already stated.
4. Please use level 105 to make your image.
5. When you are finished, please submit an unlocked IPS file. The judges will then open your ROM in Lunar Magic and judge the image like that.
6. The deadline is OCTOBER 25TH
The following criteria will be judged:
CREATIVITY: Did you attempt to make something extremely unique, witty, or just plain different?
NEATNESS: Are we even able to tell what you drew, or is it just a sloppy mess?
USE OF BLOCKS: Did you use a wide variety of blocks, or did you stick with one, boring type to make an image?
OVERALL: How is it overall?
**BONUS POINTS if your image or scene is Halloween themed.
10 points for each, for a total of 40 points. 5 bonus points are available.
Supertails made a little example, but he will have to post it later since I cannot find the link. However, I have a very poor one I made years ago:
(obviously, you should actually make a picture/scene, and not words)
ST edit: here's my (pretty basic) example:
Okay. Drop your IPS files here when you are done, and keep all discussion to the OTHER thread. Thanks!
SUBMISSIONS (41)
This is a completely different contest from anything we've had on this site before, but it's something I have wanted to try for a long time. It should appeal to those interested in drawing/art, even though it isn't exactly what I would call a "graphics" contest.
Basically, the point of this contest is to make a picture using blocks and sprites in Lunar Magic. I am sure that many of you have seen this done before (i.e. people making Mario out of turn blocks, notes blocks, etc.) It is definitely tricky, but it looks fantastic if it is done correctly.
Here are the rules for this contest.
1. You may NOT use custom graphics. You MAY, however, alter the palettes to whatever you like (i.e. you can have green ON/OFF blocks, black note blocks, etc.) Get as creative as you can.
2. The maximum size I would allow for the picture/scene would be five screens in Lunar Magic, but to be honest, I cannot see people needing more than a couple.
3. The BG can be whatever you want it to be (solid black, hills, water, etc). It will not be judged.
4. You may combine any tileset you wish. In fact, you may use ANY graphic you wish from the original SMW as long as they are not custom, which I already stated.
4. Please use level 105 to make your image.
5. When you are finished, please submit an unlocked IPS file. The judges will then open your ROM in Lunar Magic and judge the image like that.
6. The deadline is OCTOBER 25TH
The following criteria will be judged:
CREATIVITY: Did you attempt to make something extremely unique, witty, or just plain different?
NEATNESS: Are we even able to tell what you drew, or is it just a sloppy mess?
USE OF BLOCKS: Did you use a wide variety of blocks, or did you stick with one, boring type to make an image?
OVERALL: How is it overall?
**BONUS POINTS if your image or scene is Halloween themed.
10 points for each, for a total of 40 points. 5 bonus points are available.
Supertails made a little example, but he will have to post it later since I cannot find the link. However, I have a very poor one I made years ago:
(obviously, you should actually make a picture/scene, and not words)
ST edit: here's my (pretty basic) example:
Okay. Drop your IPS files here when you are done, and keep all discussion to the OTHER thread. Thanks!
SUBMISSIONS (41)
- Mario Vs. Spooky Specters - pikaguy900
- Autumn Time! - Midna
- Sonic Design - SonicBlue77
- Creative - Spade
- Pumpkin on Fire - WhiteYoshiEgg
- Mario and The Valley Fortress - Electron
- Outside The Haunted Mansion - ChaoticFox
- Trick or Treat! - Luigi-San
- Konata-ism - Yanama
- Halloween Octavarium - Dream Theater - PercentN
- Some Mario Classics - Meirdent
- Boo! - Calvin
- Luigi on Fire - Buu
- Man Getting Lowered Into Fire - mariofan1000
- Roflcopter - Ultimaximus
- Megaman Owns Airman Boo - x-treme
- Boo Luigi - TheDutchLuigi
- Your Primary SMW Hacking Resource - Hadron
- Luigi and the Boo - anonimato
- Mansion Battle - Jayfeather
- Happy Halloween Pacman - 10204307
- Mario Chess - THE EVIL CHEEPO!!!!!
- Picture - King Boo
- Awesome Graphic - marioVSshadow
- Mario is watched - darkguitar4life
- Mega Mega Man - Blaze.128
- Classic NES - HunterMetroid
- Zomg! Floating Muncher! - Chikane
- Attack my Army - MetaKnight 3
- Random Scene Level - Lespna1
- Yoshi's Island Tribute - hackfan
- Noddy - rainbowslime
- MegaMan vs. SkullMan - Tornado
- Huge Muncher - GN
- pUmpy - Hach
- mario and masked luigi vs. the elite boos - mariocool1999
- Castlevania III Stars - Snifit
- Inspiration from my crisper drawer - Caracc
- 3 Pin Bowling - The Oncoming Storm
- TLMB's Entry - TLMB
- ds777fighter's entry - ds777fighter
