Minigame competition #49, castle time

Firstly, congrats to Flipiberke for second and the others who made it into the top six. Between those who made the top five and those who didn't, we got a record setting 12 entries last time!



Now, onto the new competition at hand. Our theme this time is castles! The game can be any style of game, starring any chracter, so long as the whole game takes place within a castle.

New rules in red!
-the only point at which you can have a cutscene not of the whole castle is one shot at the very beginning to set it up. In this shot, Mario (or whoever your character is may enter the castle)
-You can walk on the top of the castle, but you are not allowed to see the ground, even when you fall.
-Airships are not allowed.
-you can 'be' the castle in the sense that you can control when to drop the thwomps, or anything like that.
-you can have multiple castles, But you have to think of how to show a transition between the castle, without showing the ground. (if anyone is really stuck with this one, I can help them)
Now try to think of something new here, instead of mario going along through bowser's castle to fight him at the end. It could be anyone's castle! Bowser's, Peach's, Daisy's, Wario's, or make aup a castle for someone like general guy! The game could be starring daisy, running through a lava filled castle to rescue luigi, or toad, trying to work his way through many twisted corridors in an unknown, dark castle. Or even take the other side of it! maybe you're a koopatrol, guarding bowser's castle for him! Think of anything!
Something like SM64 breaks the rules, because, while you start in a castle, you do leave it at points, by either going onto the grounds, or going through a painting.

Thanks to InsertNameHere for helping me with the idea.

Other rules:
Teaming up is allowed
No old work
remember the theme and make sure not to break the rules
Have Fun!

I'll give you guys a bit more than 3 weeks for this, so top 5 will start on the 22th of August!

GO!

This post has been edited by Fez on Aug 13 2009, 09:21 AM

Cool theme! I'll try entering this one.

Also a question: Is it ok if there is a cutscene outside the castle like at the beginning of the game, before the main game even begins? Probably not..

This post has been edited by Im4everkool on Jul 22 2009, 11:44 PM

Congrats Fez BTW top five voting starts right on my birthday

Cool theme, I probably enter!

This post has been edited by Sergeant DeeY on Jul 23 2009, 02:25 AM

Don't expect birthday presents though, your game has to be good!

Inside a castle?

There goes my idea for a platformer starring a castle.

Are you allowed to run on the castle roof at some points?

Can the castle be something like an airship fortress or a castle-shaped boat in the sea?

OK, I got me an idea for this one!

The last compo was ended incredibly hasty, probably because you didnt want to lose your first place now that you were finally at the top (not saying you didnt deserve it). Was a third place even made? Also usually votings last 48 hours, this one lasted less than 24. Though theres not much I can change, being on vacation and all, but thats just being a bad sport...! Anyway move on.

That coming from you surprises me.

The rule is that the voting takes 3 days in total. Due to the lack of votes, Someguy decided to have 2 days for the Top Five instead of the other way round, and I think it even says so in the rules.

Sounds nice.
CASTLE RAMPAGE IS TAKEN

This post has been edited by TheSuperyoshi on Jul 23 2009, 06:27 AM

Was a third place made though? Thats pretty important and I'm sure thats a requirement before even thinking about moving on

as for the first comment im not sure what you're talking about, but thats not a very nice comming from someone your status

This post has been edited by Mecha the Slag on Jul 23 2009, 06:42 AM

Iirc there was a 3rd place made, and it isn't THAT important. If there are 2 runner-ups all it means is that both of them get silver hammers, no problem.

And if I offended you with my reference to the one competition that you ended when you were first, then I'm sorry.

Sorry, no. Everything must be contained to a castle. UNLESS the first thing you see is a wide shot of what, and where the castle is, then it's okay.

Yes, but since this is a castle only competition, you cannot see the ground.

an airship may be cutting it a bit to close. A castle shaped boat in the sea, sure! It could even be under the ocean. Do whatever!


Now MB: (or MTS) Firstly, I am a very early morning person. I cannot stand getting up at 10. Because of this, I go to bed at 10-11. Now when I saw the competition had ended, I asked to start a new one right away because I was about to turn in for the night, and I know the Aussies and everyone else across the ocean from me would like a new one for their morning. And, I mean, first is always great, but being the first competition I entered, I would be happy with just making it into top five too. I do know that there were not enough votes for final voting. Couldn't it be stickied next time?

Out of curiosity, I thought the badges were 1st - gold hammer, 2nd - silver hammer, everyone in the top 5 gets a blue hammer. Or does third place only get a blue hammer?

This post has been edited by Fez on Jul 23 2009, 09:56 AM

oh man I love this idea

perfect for a puzzle platformer; I can get so many different things going

another question though, can we visit multiple castles?

This post has been edited by Elyk on Jul 23 2009, 10:07 AM

Yes, but you can't be walking it between castles. You may have to show a cutscene in the next castle to show how the character got from the last castle to the current one.



Also, different castles... man, you just gave me a great idea for this...

This post has been edited by Fez on Jul 23 2009, 10:13 AM

Wouldn't a castle selection screen work aswell?
I don't see the need to force cutscenes :3

The selection screen could have a Castle BG.

Oh, of course. That was just an example.

Oh I didn't see the "may". Only "You have to" lol