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Nov-Dec contest Poll.

Poll: Which game for the NOV-DEC contest was the best?

Voting closed: January 03, 2009, 01:23:52 pm

The Super Astronomical [And Robotic] Space Fish	Dragol, flashstar1234, Lennon, Mongoloid, Racist Asian, SupremeWarrior, TFT	7	15.6%
Terraformer	Adolf "Chrono Trigger" Hitler, Arcan	2	4.4%
Gravity	arcanedude34, ArtBane, Calunio, Cardinal Ximenez, Chipotle, Christophomicus, Dust, last life, Rei-, Sarevok, Skie Fortress, stupid systemus, YummyDrumsticks, _\|^656	14	31.1%
Dot Plus	Anaryu, Arias, ase, Aten, Carius, DE, deadly swamptrogg, GZ, Killface, konix, Nessiah, ryuudou, The Ghost, the_nackster	14	31.1%
Terra Nova: Eyes Of The Machine	Aulos, Brown, Dr. Ears, General Robert E. Lee, JMickle, Jr, Praetorian, psy_wombats	8	17.8%
		45	Total Voters

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the_nackster

#1 December 31, 2008, 01:23:52 pm

Hey, keep reading this! Something amazing will happen if you do! Group: Premium member Posts: 691 Joined: July 11, 2004	I hope the mods do not mind that I put this in general so it could recieve more attention. A: Because there is a tie for first, First and second prize will be pooled and divided equally between dot plus and gravity. 1st Place: Dot Plus 1st Place(2): Gravity 3rd Place: Terra Nova Underdog: Muse ALL CONTESTANTS NEED TO PM ME WITH THEIR PREFERENCE FOR EITHER PAYPAL OR AMAZON E-GIFT CERTIFICATE! (if you live in Russia or southwest Asia you will not be able to accept my money transfer as I use a United States paypal acct [meaning we have to do amazon, or I am willing to discuss other ways to get your prize]) $Prizes$ 1st Place: $125 USD 2nd Place: $70 USD 3rd Place: $40 USD Underdog (chosen by the_nackster): $25 USD -ENTRIES- (Screenshots located in spoiler tag underneath entries) -CARIUS: The Super Astronomical [And Robotic] Space Fish http://games.divinelegy.com/space-fish.zip Spoiler (click to reveal) Click to hide -FARMRUSH: Terraformer http://www.box.net/shared/76d55rtat2 Spoiler (click to reveal) Click to hide -ANARYU: Gravity http://anamei.net/files/games/Gravity.exe Spoiler (click to reveal) Click to hide -HIMA: Dot Plus http://gamingw.net/pubaccess/46654/DOTPLUS.rar Spoiler (click to reveal) Click to hide PSY-WOMBATS: Terra Nova: Eyes Of The Machine http://www.box.net/shared/5pln59n6dk Spoiler (click to reveal) Click to hide __________________ $280 USD Donated GamingW F*CKING Awsome Games that I support!

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JMickle

#2 December 31, 2008, 01:54:36 pm

ɹǝʌo 11ǝɟ ı Group: Premium member Posts: 2109 Joined: February 04, 2007	I'm not gonna vote in this, because I made music for two of the entries, and don't have time to play them all anyway, so it wouldn't be fair. but I'm going to watch eagerly to see who wins :D good luck guys!

#3 December 31, 2008, 02:01:56 pm

Do You Like It Retro? Group: Premium member Posts: 1083 Joined: October 14, 2002	I voted for hima's DotPLUS. Frankly, this was the only entry which was playable, and a damn good game. The others looked like they were whipped in a week, and not two months. OK, except Gravity, but it was so confusing I gave up very fast. __________________ To go to my pixelart gallery at pixeljoint, click HERE. To go to my ~~complete~~ gallery and RM2K/3 resources page, click HERE. To download my "game", Solstice:BA,IFMVI,V0:FMTtEoF, click HERE. Now working on: eurotrash pixel perfect.

_|^656

#4 December 31, 2008, 02:13:26 pm

No custom title available Group: Member Posts: 84 Joined: January 18, 2008	actually I'm expecting more entries, but I think 6 is still okay Now, I need to play those games first, each one looks good! __________________ No signatures available

ryuudou

#5 December 31, 2008, 03:53:04 pm

Group: Member Posts: 767 Joined: February 05, 2003	I voted for Hima's Dot Plus. Out of the lot it was the most playable, and actually pretty addicting... I've always had a thing for adding random numbers together. Both Carius and Psy-Wombat's entries were unplayable for me, due to horrible lag in the former and missing files in the latter. Farmrush's entry was okay, but it really just seemed like a slight variation of Missile Command. Anaryu's entry seemed to have potential, but I didn't care for the controls much and the character just moved too slowly. I didn't even play Yummy Drumstick's entry, as there was no information on it and when I clicked the download link I was presented with 4 different files, and I wasn't sure which I was supposed to download or if I needed more than one file.

ase

#6 December 31, 2008, 03:59:10 pm

Group: Administrator Posts: 7564 Joined: May 23, 2003	hey uh, the_nackster..... you are ridiculously generous with these contests and cash prizes but if I were in your shoes I would set a minimum limit of games that must be submitted in order to give out 1st, 2nd, 3rd and runner-up prizes. 6 entries is pathetic and, unless you really think three or more of these games deserve cash prizes, I would hold off on giving out some of the lower prizes. Of course, this IS your contest so do as you wish. I'm not trying to be a MEANIE, just saying maybe you'd want to rethink this a little bit and save those prize for another contest where more people actually submit???? edit: also, didn't Carius submit his Space Fish game for this?? unless it was for a different contest but it was tagged [contest] __________________ Mort "ase" Eternity M.Ed., Ph.D Co-Administrator of General Services Gaming World Forums (800) 233 - 4147 morteternity@gamingw.net

Farmrush

#7 December 31, 2008, 04:03:35 pm

Group: Premium member Posts: 3730 Joined: May 17, 2004	Quote from: ase on December 31, 2008, 03:59:10 pm hey uh, the_nackster..... you are ridiculously generous with these contests and cash prizes but if I were in your shoes I would set a minimum limit of games that must be submitted in order to give out 1st, 2nd, 3rd and runner-up prizes. 6 entries is pathetic and, unless you really think three or more of these games deserve cash prizes, I would hold off on giving out some of the lower prizes. Of course, this IS your contest so do as you wish. I'm not trying to be a MEANIE, just saying maybe you'd want to rethink this a little bit and save those prize for another contest where more people actually submit???? edit: also, didn't Carius submit his Space Fish game for this?? unless it was for a different contest but it was tagged [contest] Carius' game is the first in the poll. __________________

ase

#8 December 31, 2008, 04:04:12 pm

Group: Administrator Posts: 7564 Joined: May 23, 2003	oop was considering deleting your post just now but i guess i have to let my flaws out once in a while........ __________________ Mort "ase" Eternity M.Ed., Ph.D Co-Administrator of General Services Gaming World Forums (800) 233 - 4147 morteternity@gamingw.net

psy_wombats

#9 December 31, 2008, 06:27:20 pm

Group: Member Posts: 223 Joined: September 19, 2005	Note to all who couldn't run Terra Nova: I've changed the installer to include the RTP, I forgot to do so with the last release. It should be playable now. Link to the newest version: http://www.box.net/shared/5pln59n6dk __________________ When Wombats Strike!

the_nackster

#10 December 31, 2008, 06:33:43 pm

Hey, keep reading this! Something amazing will happen if you do! Group: Premium member Posts: 691 Joined: July 11, 2004	Ok psy, Ill update my link too. @ASE: its too late now but ill keep it in mind for future contests. EDIT: Also can somone please tell me how to put youtube vids in a post? I want to fix the youtube link under Dot Plus __________________ $280 USD Donated GamingW F*CKING Awsome Games that I support!

psy_wombats

#11 December 31, 2008, 06:41:15 pm

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the_nackster

#12 December 31, 2008, 06:46:17 pm

Hey, keep reading this! Something amazing will happen if you do! Group: Premium member Posts: 691 Joined: July 11, 2004	Ah yes that did it. Thanks Psy. __________________ $280 USD Donated GamingW F*CKING Awsome Games that I support!

Aulos

#13 December 31, 2008, 06:59:24 pm

Certified Windowlicker Group: Member Posts: 16 Joined: December 22, 2008	I honestly thought that there would be more entries into this contest....

psy_wombats

#14 December 31, 2008, 07:03:14 pm

Group: Member Posts: 223 Joined: September 19, 2005	I would've liked to see more. So... Are any of these actual RPGs? Seems weird. Anyway, unfortunately it looks unlikely there will be a WombatRPGs entry in the next contest... Making the custom systems is way too time consuming to be done year-round. Actually, Nackster, are you intending to hold a Jan-Feb contest? (Decided on a theme yet?) __________________ When Wombats Strike!

stupid systemus

#15 December 31, 2008, 07:15:44 pm

1 of 9 - Adjunct SSJAJTJB6J9 Group: Member Posts: 1068 Joined: July 29, 2002	Quote from: psy_wombats on December 31, 2008, 07:03:14 pm I would've liked to see more. So... Are any of these actual RPGs? Seems weird. Anyway, unfortunately it looks unlikely there will be a WombatRPGs entry in the next contest... Making the custom systems is way too time consuming to be done year-round. Actually, Nackster, are you intending to hold a Jan-Feb contest? (Decided on a theme yet?) The Muse! game is an RPG, the story hook is enticing. As for your question about other RPGs, it looks like there are none. I remember someone biatching about it in the contest thread saying to keep rpg maker games to a minimum. __________________ Spoiler (click to reveal) Pump it Up: Even DDR Guy Can't Handle It Pumpkin Nim Click to hide

stupid systemus

#16 December 31, 2008, 07:17:02 pm

1 of 9 - Adjunct SSJAJTJB6J9 Group: Member Posts: 1068 Joined: July 29, 2002	Quote from: ryuudou on December 31, 2008, 03:53:04 pm I didn't even play Yummy Drumstick's entry, as there was no information on it and when I clicked the download link I was presented with 4 different files, and I wasn't sure which I was supposed to download or if I needed more than one file. Just for this comment, the contest is invalidated. __________________ Spoiler (click to reveal) Pump it Up: Even DDR Guy Can't Handle It Pumpkin Nim Click to hide

Aulos

#17 December 31, 2008, 07:17:48 pm

Certified Windowlicker Group: Member Posts: 16 Joined: December 22, 2008	Quote from: stupid systemus on December 31, 2008, 07:15:44 pm The Muse! game is an RPG, the story hook is enticing. As for your question about other RPGs, it looks like there are none. I remember someone biatching about it in the contest thread saying to keep rpg maker games to a minimum. That's too bad. One might have turned out good, you know. And there'd be a better amount of submissions in general.

psy_wombats

#18 December 31, 2008, 07:26:33 pm

Group: Member Posts: 223 Joined: September 19, 2005	Quote from: stupid systemus on December 31, 2008, 07:17:02 pm Just for this comment, the contest is invalidated. The exact same thing happened to me. I had no idea what the game was about, what I was supposed to do, or anything. (Which is why I wasn't sure about the RPG thing). In any case I was too busy fixing my own game's glitches to invest time in a mystery game. __________________ When Wombats Strike!

Neok

#19 December 31, 2008, 09:29:42 pm

"Wait here." Group: Premium member Posts: 939 Joined: June 07, 2005	Man.. I get the feeling that we only got a lot of entries last time because everybody thought that there wouldn't be enough, so pulled something together and submitted it last second only to find out everyone else did the same. This time, everybody thought that everyone else would send in their entries at the last second, and therefore didn't make anything. So fewer entries ended up getting sent in. __________________

Chipotle

#20 December 31, 2008, 09:33:20 pm

A 007 villain with a license to troll. Group: Member Posts: 1128 Joined: March 18, 2005	I started my entry on the day the contest was announced, by the way. It's just, not a lot was created due to finals. (As in, I didn't jus throw stuff together in a week.) __________________ -AznChipmunk --- <Psyburn> aznchipmunk can you stop being a gook <Psyburn> and be a VIETNAMESE

ryuudou

#21 December 31, 2008, 09:52:08 pm

Group: Member Posts: 767 Joined: February 05, 2003	Quote from: stupid systemus on December 31, 2008, 07:17:02 pm Just for this comment, the contest is invalidated. If it makes you feel any better, I have since tried Yummy's entry... And it doesn't effect my verdict at all. I talked to a few people, followed some guy into a bathroom, then it went back to the title screen. There really wasn't any real gameplay as far as I could tell. Also, none of the lighting in the game appeared on the map properly, with the exception of the starting room.

SupremeWarrior

#22 December 31, 2008, 10:14:32 pm

Group: Member Posts: 1524 Joined: September 18, 2004	I would of voted for Hima but I felt sorry for Carius, I mean I liked his game and he put some much work into it, so I voted for him, besides Hima has already got plenty of votes. __________________ Spoiler (click to reveal) Click to hide

psy_wombats

#23 December 31, 2008, 11:04:47 pm

Group: Member Posts: 223 Joined: September 19, 2005	Wow, and I thought Hima had first for sure... Neok might be right about the number of entries... Or else, I know I'm more likely to enter shorter contests. I've been doing nothing but this project since the announcement, so I'm not prepared to sign up for another two months of that. Nackster, maybe a bi-monthly contest, but a week in duration or something of the like? __________________ When Wombats Strike!

Dr. Ears

#24 January 01, 2009, 01:49:45 am

Group: Premium member Posts: 938 Joined: January 10, 2005	Quote from: ryuudou on December 31, 2008, 09:52:08 pm If it makes you feel any better, I have since tried Yummy's entry... And it doesn't effect my verdict at all. I talked to a few people, followed some guy into a bathroom, then it went back to the title screen. There really wasn't any real gameplay as far as I could tell. Also, none of the lighting in the game appeared on the map properly, with the exception of the starting room. I thought Muse was good up until the moment it returns you to the title screen. It was confusing as. __________________

Chipotle

#25 January 01, 2009, 02:51:54 am

A 007 villain with a license to troll. Group: Member Posts: 1128 Joined: March 18, 2005	Quote from: Dr. Ears on January 01, 2009, 01:49:45 am I thought Muse was good up until the moment it returns you to the title screen. It was confusing as. Yeah, sorry about that. It's supposed to be a cliffhanger ending... although I know a lot of people don't like those. =P __________________ -AznChipmunk --- <Psyburn> aznchipmunk can you stop being a gook <Psyburn> and be a VIETNAMESE

Dragol

#26 January 01, 2009, 02:56:05 am

Saya's chevalier Group: Member Posts: 449 Joined: May 31, 2005	Everyone loves RPG Maker games, cuz they're simple, beautiful. GM experiments like Gravity are buggy and weird for me. Terraformer just ugly. Carius's Space Fish is cool, as always. Terra Nova is super stylish, but it seems pretty unfinished and dull, you can avoid all enemies on your path. It doesn't have any simple script enemy traps. Muse the best, I think. __________________

Anaryu

#27 January 01, 2009, 03:17:48 am

Group: Member Posts: 49 Joined: September 03, 2007	Quote from: Dragol on January 01, 2009, 02:56:05 am Everyone loves RPG Maker games, cuz they're simple, beautiful. GM experiments like Gravity are buggy and weird for me. Terraformer just ugly. Carius's Space Fish is cool, as always. Terra Nova is super stylish, but it seems pretty unfinished and dull, you can avoid all enemies on your path. It doesn't have any simple script enemy traps. Muse the best, I think. I'm totally up for rough feedback (confusing, too much in the tutorial, "weird", too complex, too easy, too short, sucky graphics, bad premise) and all that, but so far I have had zero bug reports, so if you HAVE found it buggy please let me know what they are so I know how to fix it for future projects. __________________ Completed Projects: In Progress:

hima

#28 January 01, 2009, 03:45:38 am

Snow Octopus Group: Premium member Posts: 429 Joined: April 04, 2005	@Dragol You talked about everbody's game but me...now I'm sad :'( __________________ Like our games? Want to support? You can support us by making a donation. My Projects Click on the userbar to enter the game thread. Genre : Shooting-RPG Status : Completed Genre : Bullet Hell Shooting Status : Completed My Blog http://hima.gptouch.com/

deadly swamptrogg

#29 January 01, 2009, 03:48:23 am

Group: Premium member Posts: 682 Joined: May 06, 2007	I'll try to do some reviews for tomorrow but I'm surprised Muse is winning so far! I mean it has good presentation/concept and felt like it could have ended up as something really cool but it was also very obviously unfinished and has virtually no gameplay. I think people are voting for it on the basis that it looks like it has the potential to be something good, but honestly I think it's more fair to vote on what was actually submitted rather than what shows promise and in this light I don't think anyone could argue that it's a better game than something like Terraformer or DotPLUS. Also yeah Gravity was probably my favorite game released for this, it was pretty complex at first but it was also pretty fun and imaginative and I'm a sucker for action-puzzles or whatever. Also drunkposting so not sure how legible this is but whatever.

Calunio

#30 January 01, 2009, 04:18:12 am

The Badass Cometh Group: Premium member Posts: 1867 Joined: April 14, 2005	I don't want to be the annoying who keeps pointing flaws on the voting system, but I feel like people who didn't even play the games are voting. It makes no sense at all that Muse is winning. It's not even a game, and it's got one third of all votes. Problem is, a very small number of people on GW have actually played all (or most) of the games to be able to vote wisely, but everyone on GW can vote. I'm absolutely sure that some people who don't even know what this contest is about are voting. Anyways, I will very likely vote for Gravity, and I'm preparing mini-reviews for all games. But I'm yet to play Terra Nova. __________________

Nessiah

#31 January 01, 2009, 05:15:13 am

You're not man enough to make the algorithms to satisfy me Group: Premium member Posts: 4114 Joined: March 18, 2007	I played them but the one I found the most addicting is Dot Plus, and to think I hate math... Gravity has a lot of potential, and it is pretty fun but I haven't gotten that far :( __________________

Carius

#32 January 01, 2009, 05:37:43 am

*stares* Group: Premium member Posts: 6781 Joined: November 30, 2004	YEAH LAST PLACE EDIT: Awesome that's the way it should be __________________

the_nackster

#33 January 01, 2009, 08:26:14 am

Hey, keep reading this! Something amazing will happen if you do! Group: Premium member Posts: 691 Joined: July 11, 2004	Ok im making a judgement call here that I may get hashed for but, fuck you its my contest. Im removing Muse from the voting. There was little to no sufficient information provided for the project and I feel it violates the gameplay rule as well as I have it on reliable sources that the project was made before this contest. There are other people here who worked hard to win their prizes and im not going to rob them of that oppurtunity. __________________ $280 USD Donated GamingW F*CKING Awsome Games that I support!

Nessiah

#34 January 01, 2009, 08:44:23 am

You're not man enough to make the algorithms to satisfy me Group: Premium member Posts: 4114 Joined: March 18, 2007	Wait whattt I saw AZN planning for this contest just as the contest started, I was even trying to give him ideas! I remember him showing mockups of his menu before it was even coded, we even played the beta version where there's not much in it, why was it removeD?! They worked hard as the others and YDS even flipped at the IRC, I remember that she was having a hard time mapping as well, I remember azn doing the graphics, how is that fair? I know this is your contest nackster but unless you show us reliable source I don't think it's fair that you assume it was made BEFORE the contest IDK it just seems wrong to me They stayed up all night for the last few days for nothing Just because an rpgmaker game is leading doesn't make it like this, I don't know ask the voters why they voted muse! I just find it unfair and bullshit, that's the disadvantage of open poll like what we were saying before! It's not right for it to be disqualified for the wrong reasons The game is even short to start with to be started before the contest, just wut d heel? SERIOUSLY! It's a very short game O_O __________________

YummyDrumsticks

#35 January 01, 2009, 08:55:47 am

Group: Premium member Posts: 626 Joined: February 02, 2006	Quote I have it on reliable sources that the project was made before this contest. I would be totally okay with this being kicked out of the competition for being too short or whatever, but where the hell did you get this from?

#36 January 01, 2009, 08:56:53 am

Doctor Doug Beach Group: fallen heros . Posts: 3367 Joined: January 16, 2003	i think it's pretty incredible all but one of the games will get a cash prize. i'm surprised there were not more entries to be honest. anyway i've already played three of these, i'm going to look at the rest then give my vote. __________________

Ocean's Dream

#37 January 01, 2009, 09:02:08 am

Heart of Ice Group: Premium member Posts: 3289 Joined: August 09, 2005	I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that Muse was started late into the contest and not before then. I'm willing to be proven wrong if someone has good evidence, but I think that at least for that reason, it wouldn't be fair to remove it from the votes. Maybe for gameplay or something. Either way, I'm not going to vote as I haven't played all of the games so it wouldn't be fair for me to do so. If I had some more free time, I would have liked to participate in a contest like this. __________________ Last updated 1/11/09

Aten

#38 January 01, 2009, 09:05:51 am

Stand Tall And Shake The Heavens -Xenogears Group: Premium member Posts: 4163 Joined: June 02, 2005	Quote from: Nessiah on January 01, 2009, 08:44:23 am hey hey don't get your cooties in a knot, why are you angry. Besides, I don't see why it was winning, there was nothing great about that game, definitely nothing compared to how much work others put in their games, like Carius and even farmrush (and they did it alone). Anyway, nackster, I support your removal of the entry for the reasons you stated. Carius, you almost got my vote, but your game lagged to hell and back so I went with farmrush, I found terraformer pretty good. __________________

hima

#39 January 01, 2009, 09:06:16 am

Snow Octopus Group: Premium member Posts: 429 Joined: April 04, 2005	Nackster, I'm sure YDS and Azn had been working hard on this just like the rest of us! We all want this contest to go well and not end up with just two or three entries so we all work hard to get our games done and submit. If you want to know why the game is winning then maybe it's better to ask the voter for their reasons. This will be both good for us game developer too since they have to write up a mini review telling why they like and don't like our games. I know that this is your contest, but I was hoping that this will be a fun little contest that we got to make games and enjoy trying other people games. I don't want this to ruin this contest :( If you are going to disqualify the game, then it might be better if you stated which rule it violate and how the game vilolates the rule. Actually, you should have talked to YDS and AZN about this before you made that post...maybe there are some misunderstanding. __________________ Like our games? Want to support? You can support us by making a donation. My Projects Click on the userbar to enter the game thread. Genre : Shooting-RPG Status : Completed Genre : Bullet Hell Shooting Status : Completed My Blog http://hima.gptouch.com/

Ocean's Dream

#40 January 01, 2009, 09:09:31 am

Heart of Ice Group: Premium member Posts: 3289 Joined: August 09, 2005	Quote from: Gutts on January 01, 2009, 09:05:51 am hey hey don't get your cooties in a knot, why are you angry its not even your game. Besides, I don't see why it was winning, there was nothing great about that game, definitely nothing compared to how much work others put in their games, like Carius and even farmrush (and they did it alone). Anyway, nackster, I support your removal of the entry for the reasons you stated. Carius, you almost got my vote, but your game lagged to hell and back so I went with farmrush, I found terraformer pretty good. I don't think it's an issue of winning or losing or thinking it's a bad game (I expected it to lose, personally), but it's unfair to make a claim that isn't true to disqualify a game. Again, if the claim is true, then I'd be fine with the game being removed. __________________ Last updated 1/11/09

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