MRC Under Water Challenge

Here we go again! You all remember our Snowfall Challenge. With many cool prizes and an independant juror, Wammes Witkop, the challenge turned out to be a huge success, resulting in 25 new MSX demo's in just 6 weeks. Now, the time has come to launch the sequel: The MRC Under Water Challenge!

The purpose of the Challenge is to create a game, a demo, a song and/or a drawing based on the theme 'under water'. Be creative! You need a few hints? Fish! Shipwrecks! This game! Anything goes, just as long as it applies to the 'under water' theme.

As for system requirements: you are free to use anything ranging from an unexpanded MSX1 with 16kB RAM to a fully-equipped MSX turboR with 512kB RAM, GFX9000, 512kB Moonsound and IDE/CompactFlash. Of course you are also allowed to support the MSX-MUSIC, MSX-AUDIO or SCC sound chips.

Oh, you want prizes as well? Although we are not planning to give away prizes each challenge (not unless we get some serious donations ;)), we think this challenge is big enough to reward the efforts with the following prizes:

Hydlide 3 MSX2 version
XAK 2
Ancient YS Vanished

If you want to join the challenge, be sure to send your submission(s) in before May 15th, 23:59 CET to blub@msx.org. Needless to say, you are allowed to send in more than one submission. Thanks to Patriek Lesparre for suggesting an aquarium challenge on #msxdev.

Of course we are already looking for an independant juror who would like to judge all the submitted files like Wammes Witkop did last time. We already have someone special in mind. Just keep track on our website as we will announce his (or her) name soon.

Comments (39)

By [D-Tail]

Ascended (8263)

30-03-2004, 01:16

Really a cool thing! /me is starting to code right away

Be seeing you!

By BiFi

Enlighted (4348)

30-03-2004, 08:00

Yeah... People, let's see how we can really wet our MSX' es without throwing water over it or it into the water!

By d-fader

Champion (293)

30-03-2004, 09:42

I'll be happy to be the independant jury!

By [D-Tail]

Ascended (8263)

30-03-2004, 10:30

That water throwing doesn't seem a very good idea to me...

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

30-03-2004, 10:38

yeah.. it would result in a turbo eRror

By BiFi

Enlighted (4348)

30-03-2004, 11:59

btw... Latok, I'm not sure but have the policies changed about using smileys in newsposts?

By ro

Scribe (4922)

30-03-2004, 12:45

I had the same impression... previously I could use the (non capital 'p') but now I have to use capital 'P' to have the same effect.

By snout

Ascended (15187)

30-03-2004, 15:10

That was not what BiFi was referring to, afaik.. however... what about the CHALLENGE!!! Are you going to join in this time, Ro?

By ro

Scribe (4922)

30-03-2004, 15:50

hmm, dunno. Guess not.. lazy u know.. gheh. unless you throw in your sister at the pricelist.. whoahaha. (kiddin')

By POISONIC

Paladin (1012)

30-03-2004, 18:18

nice!

but i can not program so good

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

30-03-2004, 18:31

then read the newspost again ..

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

30-03-2004, 18:53

which leads to a question, how do the judges judge when the contributions differ?

How does a good picture stand competition against a good demo, or a good song ?

By snout

Ascended (15187)

30-03-2004, 19:14

We will leave that up to the judges

By [D-Tail]

Ascended (8263)

30-03-2004, 21:38

Personally I think pictures don't stand a chance *unless* they are REALLY brilliant. A demo consists mostly of >1 pictures . Same concerning music. However my snowfall challenge attempt didn't include any music .

By Latok

msx guru (3929)

30-03-2004, 21:47

People, it's not about winning, huh. It's about having fun creating something on MSX and being able to let others enjoy your achievements

By [D-Tail]

Ascended (8263)

30-03-2004, 23:25

The latter is very true... That's why we all participate!

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

30-03-2004, 23:26

well, it's not about winning prices.. but what's wrong with a lil bit of a competitive element ?

By anonymous

incognito ergo sum (116)

31-03-2004, 01:13

Nothing wrong with competiveness, but not entering because 'you dont stand a chance' is not a positive attitude.

By ro

Scribe (4922)

31-03-2004, 09:18

So euh, if say Wolf, I and some other GFX artist besides me (yeah, I did all fuzz drawings in the past) team up again and have this ultra cool and original demo with ultra cool sound and ultra cool images... we could end up have the most-ultra-price-winning entry of them all?

There should be some seperate (sub) compos as in: best coding, musx, sound and/or production. .. . or sumpf'n.

(phat change I will enter the compo, but still)

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

31-03-2004, 10:42

well Ro, you know how to reach me.. have some nice never-seen ideas already..

By snout

Ascended (15187)

01-04-2004, 00:42

I challenge Ro and Wolf to do the MAGIC. Come on guys, you can do it... show it! It's -coooooooooooool-!! Judging the thing will be our challenge

By ro

Scribe (4922)

01-04-2004, 07:43

yeah, but only 6 weeks to enter?? man, thaz way too little time these years (yeah, in the earlier days we could code over weekend (e.g. muzax 2).. but thaz when we we're young)

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

01-04-2004, 09:55

You'd think that with the years ppl gain experience, so that development would be faster

Too much beer will kill ya, anytime

By BiFi

Enlighted (4348)

01-04-2004, 11:59

Com' on, let them Fuzz ressurrect from its grave and show what you guyz still can do!

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

01-04-2004, 12:12

and Ro, stop whining about you being busy, just get crackin'

By snout

Ascended (15187)

01-04-2004, 14:09

Yeah, since you're only busy with stating that you're busy

The snowfall challenge was done in 6 weeks time, 25 demo's were the result... I see no reason why an experienced coder like you (who already has an all-purpose kernel lying around) would not make it in 6 weeks.

By ro

Scribe (4922)

01-04-2004, 15:03

..wait untill you've read the compo plot we have in mind.. (no thanx to Wolf who, again, is spitting out ideas faster than I can finish my beer)
Well, I've talked to Wolfman about it and we'll see... I'm too bussy doin' nothing.. uhu, not! (really, if you'd only know.. pfff. it's time to get a good MSX emu on my JOB's desktop to be able to do some more stuff I'm not supposed to do during workhours)

...ah, well...bubble bobble babble...

By [D-Tail]

Ascended (8263)

01-04-2004, 22:03

Get an A1ST... And a life!

You start sounding like me, what with the beer and all

By ro

Scribe (4922)

02-04-2004, 07:34

Dude-tail: I got a life (and a fs-a1st... already damn)
what I don't have: Spare time to code, a million dollar, cheesecake, a descent house to call home, inspiration and ofcourse a pare of nifty boobs to play with (ok, my girl's got a few but I want my own, grr!)

By snout

Ascended (15187)

02-04-2004, 17:07

Hmm there still is no definite 'yes' or 'now' on the question: Are Ro and Wolf going to join this challenge as a team???

By snout

Ascended (15187)

02-04-2004, 17:08

'now' wasn't a typo. I'm waiting for your entry, guys. You have no choice!

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

07-04-2004, 21:31

so uhm.. exactly what is allowed and what not ?

Create a picture on PC (think raytracing etc.) and convert it to screen 7 .. is that a valid picture contribution ?

By anonymous

incognito ergo sum (116)

07-04-2004, 23:30

That's what people call 'cross-development', isn't it... So that would be a valid entry.

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

14-04-2004, 15:38

Ro & I are off ... not enough time for the ideas that were on the drawingboard.

By Latok

msx guru (3929)

14-04-2004, 16:09

You can use whatever platform you want to create. The entry is valid as long as it runs on an MSX computer. Of course, creating gfx on pc and converting to MSX will probably not been given many points, but it's permitted.

And erhm, Ro & Wolf? You're no sissies, are ya? Skip an idea or two, participate and show us how to kick ass.

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

14-04-2004, 16:28

It's about the available time for it.. Ro doesn't have much of it.. I have some more time, but the concept is too big for the 5 weeks that are left.. (the concept wan't exactly a scrolltext and a picture and I need to make a major developing-tool first)

By d-fader

Champion (293)

15-04-2004, 14:20

What was the idea then? Maybe someone can still participatre using your ideas
...though I get the idea not a whole lot of entries will be made this time...

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10096)

15-04-2004, 15:27

Well, since I might turn the concept a bit inside-out for a possible next challange, I'd not reveil too much about it.. it's just not the typical demo for an 8-bit computer

I fear that lack of time is a major problem for many ppl. The snowfall-deadline was in the xmas holidays... that was good, since most ppl are most active around the deadline

By Latok

msx guru (3929)

15-04-2004, 16:58

We don't expect as many entries as last time, of course not. But that doesn't mind at all. We know several teams are busy creating stuff and that kicks major ass.

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