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📣 🔒 Official SmileBASIC Source Programming Contest (July 6-August 5)

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  • #1 ✎ 1093 Yolkai Head Admin Happy Summer, SmileBASIC Source, and welcome to the first ever official SBS programming contest! The challenge theme for this contest is "colors". You may interpret this however you like, but your program must incorporate or utilize color in a meaningful way somehow. I have no doubt that you will find a creative way to explore this idea of "colors". The deadline is in one month, on August 5th, 2016. To submit a program during this submission period, just create a program page and add your program to the Programming Contest category. See the image below for help with submitting. After the submission period ends, voting will begin, and all eligible entries will be open for user selection of the best examples of programs and their use of "color". Prizes are available for the top two submissions:
    1. 1st place: $40 in Steam or Nintendo eShop games/credit
    2. 2nd place: $20 in Steam or Nintendo eShop games/credit
    If there are not enough entries, no prizes will be awarded. For more details, see "additional prize information" below. How to submit: Additional submission information
    1. Entries need not have been created completely from scratch for this contest, but ARE required to be original and of a reasonable quality for the time provided. For example, SmileBoy, in development for many months now, is not eligible, nor is an unannounced RPG with last-minute graphics changes to be "colorful". A game based off of a half-complete physics engine and old unused sprites, however, may be acceptable.
    2. Only one submission is allowed per person. Your "submission" is the public key you provide with your entry.
    3. Need inspiration for incorporating "color"? Try looking at Treasure's Silhouette Mirage color-swapping mechanic, or MadWorld's very limited but purposeful use of red on a grayscale landscape.
     Additional prize information
    1. International (outside the US) entries are welcome, however, if an international entrant places for a prize, method of transfer may be limited by regional restrictions. If an alternative cannot be found, the winner may not be able to receive their prize.
    2. If less than 10 entries are received, no prizes will be distributed.
    3. Prizes will be distributed to winners via code sent through site private messages (https://smilebasicsource.com/messagebox)
    4. If a winner chooses a Steam gift as their method of award retrieval, the total expense must not exceed the amount ($40 first prize/$20 second prize) allotted. This may mean only receiving a game worth $36, if the numbers comes out such. These prizes were provided for by ad revenue.
     Additional voting information
    1. Contest votes will be monitored to prevent cheating and the voting period will be open for two weeks. Please try as many entries as you can to be able to cast your vote fairly.
    2. Please do not create any of your own polls regarding the contest, as they may have to be removed to prevent issues.
     If you have any questions that haven't been covered by this information, don't hesitate to ask below. Good luck to all of you! And don't forget to have fun with this, the theme begs it! (read this post in English (UK) ->)     Posted Edited by randomous
  • #2 ✎ 340 Minxrod Third Year My account is over 3 years old Website Expert Programmer Programming no longer gives me any trouble. Come to me for help, if you like! Programming Strength QSP Contest 2 Contest Participant I participated in the second SmileBASIC Source QSP Contest!
    August 5th, 1985
    My time machine broke though :(
    Ah. Sometimes I get confused; Sorry!
    Oh ok.     Posted
  • #3 ✎ 377 chemicalex Drawing I like to draw! Hobbies Intermediate Programmer I can make programs, but I still have trouble here and there. Programming Strength osu! Is Awesome! I love osu! Express Yourself Maybe I can actually buy sticker star now. so I can criticize the heck out of it obviously. Posted Edited by chemicalex
  • #4 ✎ 31 ThatStupidGuy we're all gonna die someday everyone real soon Colors are cool I guess. Posted Edited by ThatStupidGuy
  • #5 ✎ 1131 snail_ Power User QSP Contest 1 Contest Participant I participated in the first SmileBASIC Source QSP Contest! Helper Received for being very helpful around SmileBASIC Source Achievements Amazing Contributor Someone thinks I'm an awesome person who has done so much for the community! Achievements nice to see this thread start off with a bunch of waste posts Contests are nice, and "colors" is a theme that's vague enough to allow interpretation but not so vague that it's impossible. And actual prizes too. Posted
  • #6 ✎ 416 ElzoBro First Day Joined on the very first day of SmileBASIC Source Website Video Games I like to play video games! Hobbies Drawing I like to draw! Hobbies Ooh Stardew Valley here I come! Posted
  • #7 ✎ 115 Sam Amazing Page Hidden Achievements Great Page Hidden Achievements Good Page Hidden Achievements Question. Can we submit more than one program? Posted Edited by Sam
  • #8 ✎ 1093 Yolkai Head Admin
    Question. Can we submit more than one program?
    Hum... I think no. One entry per person, alts will get both disqualified. If this rule needs to be changed later, I will.     Posted
  • #9 ✎ 254 answer Great Page Hidden Achievements Third Year My account is over 3 years old Website Deep Sleep Hidden Website
    Question. Can we submit more than one program?
    Hum... I think no. One entry per person, alts will get both disqualified. If this rule needs to be changed later, I will.
    What if you want to update/replace entry before due date?     Posted
  • #10 ✎ 1093 Yolkai Head Admin
    Question. Can we submit more than one program?
    Hum... I think no. One entry per person, alts will get both disqualified. If this rule needs to be changed later, I will.
    What if you want to update/replace entry before due date?
    This should be fine. You'll have to specify that you changed to an updated key, though. In fact, let me revise this. You may change your entry at any time while submission is open, but you may only have ONE KEY submitted. Whatever final key you have at the deadline will be your one entry.     Posted
  • #11 ✎ 254 answer Great Page Hidden Achievements Third Year My account is over 3 years old Website Deep Sleep Hidden Website
    (read this post in English (UK) ->)
    You can't get SmileBASIC in the UK or anywhere in Europe for that matter     Posted
  • #12 ✎ 3 Hansausage First Day Joined on the very first day of SmileBASIC Source Website Avatar Taboo I didn't change my avatar for 180 days Website Intermediate Programmer I can make programs, but I still have trouble here and there. Programming Strength i realize i haven't used PTC/smilebasic in like almost a year, but this contest has me motivated. good luck guys. Posted
  • #13 ✎ 416 ElzoBro First Day Joined on the very first day of SmileBASIC Source Website Video Games I like to play video games! Hobbies Drawing I like to draw! Hobbies Does my game have to specifically have a color based mechanic, or can it just be visually appealing? I have an idea but it doesn't have a very color specific gameplay element, but I want to try to make it very colorful. Posted
  • #14 ✎ 1093 Yolkai Head Admin
    Does my game have to specifically have a color based mechanic, or can it just be visually appealing? I have an idea but it doesn't have a very color specific gameplay element, but I want to try to make it very colorful.
    You may interpret this however you like, but your program must incorporate or utilize color in a meaningful way somehow
     Posted
  • #15 ✎ 416 ElzoBro First Day Joined on the very first day of SmileBASIC Source Website Video Games I like to play video games! Hobbies Drawing I like to draw! Hobbies OK thanks, it's ok then I'll add a typing system based on colors then! Posted
  • #16 ✎ 9 digDug
    i realize i haven't used PTC/smilebasic in like almost a year, but this contest has me motivated. good luck guys.
    I feel the same way. Can't wait to see peoples submissions. Good Luck!     Posted
  • #17 ✎ 97 ahavasandwich Zelda Is Awesome! I love The Legend Of Zelda! Express Yourself Pokemon Is Awesome! I love Pokemon! Express Yourself Minecraft Is Awesome! I love Minecraft! Express Yourself Colors...maybe some of the programs for this contest should have an extra non-seizure inducing mode for sensitive people. Posted
  • #18 ✎ 74 RaichuBender Avatar Taboo I didn't change my avatar for 180 days Website Avatar Embargo I didn't change my avatar for 90 days Website Avatar Block I didn't change my avatar for 30 days. Website Does Gameboy COLOR count? :P Posted
  • #19 ✎ 1884 12Me21 Syntax Highlighter Received for creating the code syntax highlighter on SBS Night Person I like the quiet night and sleep late. Express Yourself
    someone please port Color a Dinosaur
     Posted
  • #20 ✎ 7 HumbleWario
    Colors...maybe some of the programs for this contest should have an extra non-seizure inducing mode for sensitive people.
    Haha a few months ago I remade Pacman and made it Epilepsy Edition where it was constantly changing color and no one I knew wanted to even play it     Posted
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