OHR 8-bit Contest Voting

Meatballsub · Post by **Meatballsub** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:21 am

The voting phase for the 8-bit contest has begun. You will be eligible to vote from Monday, July 21st (12:00AM EST) through Sunday, July 27th (11:59PM EST). Everyone that is a member of the forums is welcome to vote.
Rules for voting:
- Vote for your three most favorite games. You number one will equal three points, two = two, and third will be for one point.
- You MAY NOT vote for your own game
- Votes MUST be submitted via PM on Castle Paradox or Slime Salad. You may also mail your votes to me at mballsub@gmail.com.
The results will be posted in the next issue of Hamsterspeak (August, #17).

Here are the entries:

The Adventures of Mikey T by Meatballsub
http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=339

Visio: Escape from MaskMaker’s Tower by Twinconclusive
http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtop ... =3722#3722

Mr. Triangle’s Maze by RMZ
http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=337

Hedgemaze by Newbie Newtype
http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=335

The Goblin Prince by Chill-e
http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=340

Jailbreak by Aeth/ Mr J
http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=344

Timestream Saga – Arcadia Incident Report by Fenrir-Lunaris
http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtop ... =3730#3730

Salad Quest by Blue Train
http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtop ... =3732#3732

Bad Fellows: Knife Edition by Gizmog and Shizuma
http://www.slimesalad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=345

Thanks for all who participated in this contest. Happy voting!

Aeth · Post by **Aeth** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:23 am

Sorry, I'm uploading it to SS now so you have more info, haha. Also I wasn't the only one who made the game (read the readme).

RMZ · Post by **RMZ** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:29 am

So... we just vote for the game we want to win? We don't do a 1st, 2nd, 3rd favorite list? Just one?

Meatballsub · Post by **Meatballsub** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:37 am

Yeah, I suppose just one vote since it is already done. I didn't expect quite this big of a turnout to be honest

Meatballsub · Post by **Meatballsub** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:40 am

I take that back, make it three votes then. Your number one will get three points, two = two, and three is one point. I guess it could be a bit difficult picking only one game to vote on. I will update the rules to display this.

JSH357 · Post by **JSH357** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:56 am

#1. The Adventures of Mikey T by Meatballsub
Even though I couldn't figure out what to do and gave up, this game had the best setting, concept and humor in general. Loved the awful VA and the gameplay ideas. It really could have been more user-friendly though. Some way to tell which tiles were walls and which weren't would have been nice. The block puzzles need to die in a fire.

#2. Timestream Saga – Arcadia Incident Report by Fenrir-Lunaris
Mostly for the terrorists. Graphics were great also. I F4'd

#3. Jailbreak by Aeth/ Mr J
I didn't really like this game much, but you could tell how much effort went into it. It felt the most like an 8-bit game too.

misterj · Post by **misterj** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:20 am

i thought fen's was fun even though there was a bit too much "hold the space bar" a kothyl drone killed me and i stopped playing after that.
rmz's was pretty fun but the touch-bots really ruin the enjoyment of it. a lot.
divine bovine's was pretty funny(carry on my wayward son!!), but not knowing where to go kinda sucked(and this probably sounds hypocritical based on, well, mine/aeth's game.)

edit: friend plays the game

Meatballsub · Post by **Meatballsub** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:34 pm

Based on what others suggested, I have decided to put up the final entry from Gizmog and Shizuma. You can find the download link above. Those who have already voted, if you play their game and decide that you would like to change your votes, then please let me know and I will make the change for you.

As for my game, I guess I should have gotten a few people to run through it before release. My only suggestion is to search literally everything. Every box, every trash can, and if a wall or gate looks out of place, search it. It might take a few tries, but you should be able to finish it eventually.

misterj · Post by **misterj** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:46 pm

i'd really like it if people left criticism mine/aeth's game here. cause i'm considering actually continuing/doing a game like it but redone and the script a bit more... advanced.

thanks

Shizuma · Post by **Shizuma** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:20 pm

This was a tough vote. Most of these games were really excellent. I'll just have to judge on how much I liked them.

#1. Mr. Triangle's Maze
I found this the most playable, fun with good graphics and sound, game is pro.
#2. Jailbreak
About even with the first, this was really cool too. I'm going to play again to beat it if it can be beat.
#3. The Adventures of Mikey T
This was also a really cool game, I liked the setting and stuff. I couldn't figure it out but it was fun to play with.

Runners up include almost everything.

Meatballsub · Post by **Meatballsub** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:25 pm

Thanks for all who have voted so far. It looks like it's going to be a close call on the winners already.

If you guys can help it, please send me your votes via PM and do not post them on this topic. I'd like to keep the totals and tallies secret until the upcoming Hamsterspeak

Meatballsub · Post by **Meatballsub** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:43 pm

I forgot to mention, if you guys need some help with Mikey, shoot me a PM and let me know and I will try and help you out.

Meatballsub · Post by **Meatballsub** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:41 pm

Please excuse the triple post but...

Guys, we need some more votes! At this time, there have been less voters than there have been actual entries! That is silly!

Those who haven't voted have about four more days to do so. We have some neat entries, and they won't take long to check out. I encourage you all to take an hour out of your time to play the entries and vote before next Monday!

Blue Train · Post by **Blue Train** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:01 pm

i plan on not voting until i have played all of the games. so far i played about mayby half of them.

Meatballsub · Post by **Meatballsub** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:46 pm

Last day to vote people! For those who want to vote, you have about 10 hours remaining!