Gp2x-2006 Coding Competition Starts Today

[Guyfawkes]

The GP2X-2006 Coding Competition run by Emuholic.com and GP2X.co.uk (GBAX) starts today. Up for grabs is the main prize of a 4 GB Secure Digital Card + GP2X TV Out Cable + GP2X Case and GP2X Screen Protector, second and third prizes are also available. To enter, make a game, port, demo, emulator or application that runs on the GP2X. Both beginner and experienced coders are welcome to enter, its not always the best looking game that wins!

Full details can be found on the GP2X-2006 Coding Competition page here, a mirror is available on the Emuholic server here.

Good luck to all that enter!

 

[subin]

ooohh! let the games begin i suppose!

*sits back to watch the fireworks*

 

[Radek]

The GP2X-2006 Coding Competition run by Emuholic.com and GP2X.co.uk (GBAX) starts today. Up for grabs is the main prize of a 4 GB Secure Digital Card + GP2X TV Out Cable + GP2X Case and GP2X Screen Protector, second and third prizes are also available. To enter, make a game, port, demo, emulator or application that runs on the GP2X. Both beginner and experienced coders are welcome to enter, its not always the best looking game that wins!

Ha! I have an insane programing idea... There are 20 days to make it so... it's fair even that I'm so inexperienced with gp2x and Arm assembler.

I'm not an artist so it will not (if it will) be looking best but... it should be quite respectable...

Full details can be found on the GP2X-2006 Coding Competition page here, a mirror is available on the Emuholic server here.

Good luck to all that enter!

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Thank you for giving a motivation to do something.

 

[Paradox]

wow a 4GB card..i wish i could program.

 

[deadlychicken22]

wow a 4GB card..i wish i could program.

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what's preventing you from learning? I'm learning right now.... I hope to have something done by the deadline, but I don't expect it to be very good... I just covered the basics of c/c++ and now I'm about to learn SDL.

 

[Lectern]

Wow! This looks to be an awsome month. Good luck coders!

 

[subin]

what's that?! who shouted "fullspeed gba emulator"?! who?!

:unsure:

 

[DaveC]

Wow awesome prize. I wish I could code something, I have had my sights on a 4 Gig card for awhile but they are expensive.

Good luck coders, 4 Gig holds a LOT of pr0n

 

[God Ginrai]

I seriously hope that A lot of the applicants make emus. ^_^

(The more emus, the better ;P)

 

[dreamwarbird]

Personally i hope for alot of homebrew games, like what we had on the GP32.

But i hear of a remake of a certain pop managment game is in the works.

 

[RiX0R]

Is there a deadline specified?

 

[Ravnos]

Is there a deadline specified?

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Feb. 20.

 

[Julius]

Wow awesome prize. I wish I could code something, I have had my sights on a 4 Gig card for awhile but they are expensive.

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Seriously though... with your dedication it would probably easy to learn

 

[God Ginrai]

I just realized something. If mATkEUpON gets his GP2X in and ports SmashGP in time, I think he'll be a shoe-in!

 

[slygamer]

hehehe... does the GP2X work with 4GB cards yet?

 

[donny662]

It doesn't. I sure hope it is added in future releases; otherwise, the winner might be a little disappointed . On the other hand, I would be really happy to just win even if there were no prizes.

 

[deepmenace]

so if you're a dev and have something ready for release, you're probably gonna keep it under your hat for a few weeks now yeah?

the 20th/21st of february is gonna be a fun time.

 

[chimpoid]

wow a 4GB card..i wish i could program.

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what's preventing you from learning? I'm learning right now.... I hope to have something done by the deadline, but I don't expect it to be very good... I just covered the basics of c/c++ and now I'm about to learn SDL.

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Go for it
My first game was about 6 days from start to finish, mostly a few hours in the evenings. The code is probably shockingly bad but it works (just). The more people that try their hand at it the better I think.

I noticed that you can enter games that have been released prior to the 1st provided they have significant updates for the contest. My game was finished about a day or two before the competition so I am planning doing some new bits for it. Just entering is exciting enough for me

Chimpoid

 

[nickspoon]

Feb 20? I'd better speed up getting gnash running then... bloody OpenGL.

Or I'll do something else.

 

[Puck2099]

Oh, I would have waited after releasing Exult

I think there is not anything to be included that can be considered significantly updated

Well, I suppose I can update my other projects or start a new one :unsure: