@diegocs theres two sets of winners for each Jam... one set is chosen based on what the GS team consider to be the best games. The second set of winners are drawn randomly... so anyone who entered has a chance at winning something, even if their game isn't very good.
Im not sure if the judges do any weighting of the prizes... i.e: A winner can only win once across the two sets of prize categories, or if its possible for one person to win multiple times.
Due to legal requirements, the random drawn prizes are actually of a higher value than the prizes given out for the best games... which makes it worth entering, even if you don't think your game is going to be the best one.
Gonna cram the next 10 hours and see if i can get a quick second entry in...
Whilst checking my game worked ok on the arcade I had a quick look through to see what other people have been submitting... and I have to say there appears to be a number of well known templates being uploaded unchanged. I don't know why it even surprises me anymore... but I do hope GS judges are watching out for those, and will be disqualifying them.
@Braydon_SFX glad you like it look forward to playing yours! @Crazybreadman haha yeah, once those guys show up you need to always try for the head shots.
here is my 2nd /final game I think I like this one better http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127265
did this first with snowboarder character/ similar art style to the other game, but then I decide to bring back old Reggie the Buck instead
Good luck to those entering, Ive given up lol. My home shopping hasnt arrived and that has wasted my final hour. Shame, I had something neat in the works but I can do that next year now
created entirely within the past 12 hours. Theres still lots of bits I'd like to tweak, fix and polish, but hey...thats the nature of GameJams.. I believe with 25 minutes to spare, it wasn't worth the risk of missing the deadline
I had to give up on my original attempt when it was almost complete due to the bug discussed in this thread. That left me with about an hour to throw together something eligible. I seem to spend far too much time at the moment using GameSalad in a mad hurry Hopefully I get time next month to craft something with care and love!
The publishing portal is being a bit of a female dog at the moment so I don't know if this will even get registered in time...
That was close! Got it in with 5 seconds to spare
Thought it was due at midnight my time until I realized it was GMT :P
Anyways, I didn't get any time to polish, but here's Snowman Slide! http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127294
@Lovejoy, if the fox fails to catch any bunnies, his motivation drops and he gets slower, or even stops altogether. Help his buddy to fire him up.
The higher his motivation, the faster he returns for another shot. Also, it counts as a multiplier, the higher the motivation when catching bunnies, the more points.
@dgackey - Are we allowed to do bug fixes even after we've submitted the games for the competition? The games worked fine on preview, but some odd bugs appeared on Arcade.
Here is my entry. I know its pretty late, up until a few hours ago I thought that the time zone was close to mine but it was 6 hours ahead!!! Please let me enter this game, I have devoted the entire past two days to making this game and I spent a lot of money on it as well. Please check it out!
man did I want to participate in this so bad! just all that last minute Christmas schapppin! hope there's another one soon! ......"please sir, more jam?"
created entirely within the past 12 hours. Theres still lots of bits I'd like to tweak, fix and polish, but hey...thats the nature of GameJams.. I believe with 25 minutes to spare, it wasn't worth the risk of missing the deadline
This is pretty cool, and similar to my game. How did you make the repeating background so smooth? was it a gif?
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@diegocs theres two sets of winners for each Jam... one set is chosen based on what the GS team consider to be the best games. The second set of winners are drawn randomly... so anyone who entered has a chance at winning something, even if their game isn't very good.
Im not sure if the judges do any weighting of the prizes... i.e: A winner can only win once across the two sets of prize categories, or if its possible for one person to win multiple times.
Due to legal requirements, the random drawn prizes are actually of a higher value than the prizes given out for the best games... which makes it worth entering, even if you don't think your game is going to be the best one.
Well heres my first entry...
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127252
Gonna cram the next 10 hours and see if i can get a quick second entry in...
Whilst checking my game worked ok on the arcade I had a quick look through to see what other people have been submitting... and I have to say there appears to be a number of well known templates being uploaded unchanged. I don't know why it even surprises me anymore... but I do hope GS judges are watching out for those, and will be disqualifying them.
Wow some ppl are fast! I'm trying to get mine done but its a nightmare LOL
Endless is fine if there's a score or some other mechanism for measuring success.
@Braydon_SFX glad you like it
look forward to playing yours! @Crazybreadman haha yeah, once those guys show up you need to always try for the head shots.
here is my 2nd /final game I think I like this one better http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127265
did this first with snowboarder character/ similar art style to the other game, but then I decide to bring back old Reggie the Buck instead
@Chunkypixels cool/fun concept
Wrapping Wrong
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127268
I decided to post mine and
I might even put it on the app store!
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127211
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127211
I hope I win!
Good luck and happy holidays to all!
-- PixelPowered
Here's my entry!!
Please check it out and Merry Christmas to all!
http://gsrca.de/127272
So if my calculations are correct there's… 1 more hour left?
Good luck to those entering, Ive given up lol. My home shopping hasnt arrived and that has wasted my final hour. Shame, I had something neat in the works but I can do that next year now
Here's my entry. Threw it together today. Cutting it a little close for time but got it done.
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127279
Just uploaded my second entry...
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127282
created entirely within the past 12 hours. Theres still lots of bits I'd like to tweak, fix and polish, but hey...thats the nature of GameJams.. I believe with 25 minutes to spare, it wasn't worth the risk of missing the deadline
I had to give up on my original attempt when it was almost complete due to the bug discussed in this thread. That left me with about an hour to throw together something eligible. I seem to spend far too much time at the moment using GameSalad in a mad hurry
Hopefully I get time next month to craft something with care and love!
The publishing portal is being a bit of a female dog at the moment so I don't know if this will even get registered in time...
So this is my super-fast entry. Tap stuff.
http://gsrca.de/127286
Still stuck in between color palettes, but here it is, just in time...
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127291
Took for ever to test, those bunnies can aim! :-P
Notice the options under Settings if you can stomach it.
I was working on something but ran out of time,started late. Good luck to those who made it.
That was close! Got it in with 5 seconds to spare
Thought it was due at midnight my time until I realized it was GMT :P
Anyways, I didn't get any time to polish, but here's Snowman Slide!
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127294
What exactly does the tap to motivate do?
Edit:
Nvm figured it out
Here's my entry. I got it in last second… I think?
Unstop-A-Ball
arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127292
Introducing Frostay the O.G. Snowman!
Hello gang!
I am happy to share my entry, hope I made it in time as the servers were nice and slow!
Winter has Come:
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127295
@Lovejoy, if the fox fails to catch any bunnies, his motivation drops and he gets slower, or even stops altogether. Help his buddy to fire him up.
The higher his motivation, the faster he returns for another shot. Also, it counts as a multiplier, the higher the motivation when catching bunnies, the more points.
A family effort we got in on time. Multiplayer action!
Happy arcade brawler for the casual gamer, well almost
Character selection and AI opponent did not make the deadline.
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127276
oh i though pacific standard time
@dgackey - Are we allowed to do bug fixes even after we've submitted the games for the competition? The games worked fine on preview, but some odd bugs appeared on Arcade.
Here is my entry, Snow Cubes. (Fullscreen recommended)
Very simple and fun. I hope you enjoy.
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127302
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127302
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127256
Uploaded Yesterday, but not posted here. Frost Velocity
My entry is late because I can't tell time. Even after googling it... http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127306
Here is my entry. I know its pretty late, up until a few hours ago I thought that the time zone was close to mine but it was 6 hours ahead!!! Please let me enter this game, I have devoted the entire past two days to making this game and I spent a lot of money on it as well. Please check it out!
Elf Commander
http://gsrca.de/127309
I submit my game to the very last minute, i hope its still in time X_x
anyway it was fun to make the game very very fast je je je O_o
heres my entry.
http://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/127310
good luck to everyone and happy holidays!
man did I want to participate in this so bad! just all that last minute Christmas schapppin! hope there's another one soon! ......"please sir, more jam?"
edit: Good Luck Everyone!
This is pretty cool, and similar to my game. How did you make the repeating background so smooth? was it a gif?