Craptastic has been an enormous success for the reason that first competitors in 2016, and we’re very excited to be doing all of it once more in 2024! This yr’s competitors theme is as soon as once more…. Craptastic!
“What the bloom’n heck does craptastic imply?”, I hear you ask.
It actually doesn’t imply crap, though it could possibly! Craptastic can imply ludicrous, bonkers, outrageous, humorous, wacky, far out, and foolish. The theme merely implies that the compo is only for a little bit of enjoyable, not a severe coding competitors. You’re greater than welcome to make a wonderful recreation to submit for the compo. Your recreation could comprise some humour or silliness to suit extra with the theme, nevertheless it doesn’t need to!
2022 Craptastic Comp Winner: Marble Boy (Roman Werner)
In our earlier competitions, some entries had been really glorious, others glorious however foolish, others really terrible however humorous! It’s simply an opportunity for folks to do one thing just a little totally different if they want and discover concepts/ideas that wouldn’t usually work nicely in a extra severe compo.
Please keep in mind that this competitors is restricted to 4KB. Sure, any entry submitted could be not more than 4KB when compressed. In case your recreation is greater than 1 file, then all the sport recordsdata put collectively should not exceed the 4KB restrict. This contains hi-score save recordsdata.
We would like craptastic recreation entries. Bear in mind, the important thing phrase right here is enjoyable. We would like each coders and gamers alike to have enjoyable and revel in this comp!
Submit your entries to RESET64 (by way of electronic mail: resetc64@gmail.com) by thirty first August, 2024 (23:59:59 GMT).
Check out our earlier Craptastic compo entries to assist draw inspiration!
RULES
Fundamental guidelines are as follows:
- The competitors deadline is 23:59:59 GMT on the thirty first August, 2024. All entries to be submitted to resetc64@gmail.com by the deadline or can be deemed ineligible.
- All entrants should register at resetc64@gmail.com
- Entrants are free to preview screenshots and movies of their recreation(s) to different publications/web sites.
- The competitors will solely start when there are at the very least 5 registered entrants.
- All submitted video games MUST be 4KB or much less (when compressed or uncompressed), and executable on a inventory C64 on both or every of tape, disk and cartridge. Your submission could have a separate docs file (both as a C64 executable or a txt file, which doesn’t depend in direction of the 4KB cap). Nevertheless, hi-score saver recordsdata will depend in direction of the cap.
- The video games have to be beforehand unreleased and be your individual work, whether or not that be by your self or as a part of a collaboration.
- PAL have to be supported, with extra NTSC help elective (however inspired).
- Members could submit a number of entries, both as a person or inside a workforce. Workforce entries have to be registered by a person, and any potential prizes can be despatched to the registered particular person solely.
- Entries needs to be submitted completely to RESET64 by the competitors deadline. Please be happy to share your entry as you would like after the competitors has ended (after the compo deadline has handed).
- There can be a panel of judges (TBA), and entries can be scored on some extent distribution foundation throughout a number of standards. The choice of the panel is closing.
- Video games have to be submitted as freeware.
- Video games can be printed by Reset64 (not essentially completely) on a future disk compilation for the entire world to get pleasure from, after the competitors has concluded. All entries can be made obtainable on the Reset64 itch.io after the compo concludes.
- Video games should not be launched earlier than the competitors deadline, or they may change into exempt from scoring and can be deemed ineligible. Video games could be submitted after deadline however can be counted as *out of competitors* and can be ineligible for a putting.
We reserve the precise to alter, add or delete guidelines in the course of the competitors if deemed vital!
2nd place within the 2022 Craptastic Comp: Circles by James
SCORING SYSTEM
The scoring system used for Craptastic may be very easy. Every recreation can be scored towards 7 standards, every value 5 factors. An entry can rating as much as 35 factors. When the panel has scored every recreation accordingly, the totals for every particular person recreation can be divided by the variety of judges to supply a imply common. The typical would be the recreation’s closing rating.
The standards that every recreation can be evaluated on are:
Originality – New thought or “rip off”? Off the wall concepts inspired.
Idea – High quality of recreation design, is it enjoyable, is it bonkers, is it craptastic?
Execution – Execution of design, making an allowance for controls and different components resembling excecution.
Presentation – High quality of graphics, audio and general presentation. Supremely dangerous could be seen as a optimistic in some instances!
Gameplay – A measure of how pleasant the sport is to play.
Lasting Enchantment – replay worth, addictiveness.
OMG issue – if you see it, do you assume “wtf!?” That is the true measure of craptasticness!
If a panel member has entered a recreation themselves, then the variety of factors that they will award can be adjusted (on this instance, to five) and they won’t rating their very own launch.
CSDB is not going to be used for voting. Additionally, entries shouldn’t be uploaded to CSDB, or elsewhere till after the competitors has closed. Be happy to submit screenshots or data although.
PRIZES
A craptastic gaming comp requires craptastic prizes, proper? We’ve some improbable prizes lined up for this yr’s compo due to some very beneficiant sponsors.
A giant thank-you to the next sponsors and supporters:
Extra sponsors to be introduced.
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