Description

Holy hello! It's been 10 years already of the current site being up and around so it's time to celebrate!


Wow, 10 years... A lot of us weren't here ten years ago (myself included) and in that time we've seen so many faces come and go. So much talent, drive, initiative and invention. An incredible amount of dreams coming true, people pulling through and crafting, creation and positivity.

We've all grown as people, all helped craft a community where being open and friendly is the goal, and shared our hopes and dreams with each other, no matter where we come from or how old we are. And some of us are pretty damn old. ;p

Which brings us to the crux of this event - RMN is getting old, so let's reflect a while on where we came from and what inspired us to become game developers in the first place - whether it be hobbyist, professional or somewhere in-between. It's time to put on those nostalgia glasses and go back to where it all began. It's time to go...



A I M
The aim of this event is to create a simple retro-styled game over 10 days in celebration of RMN's 10th birthday!

Retro-styled can include either the gameplay, sound/music design, graphics or plot/story design. There are many games out there that count as retro, in different genres and with different visuals, so don't think you need to make a FF1 look-alike in order to hit the theme. Early Sonic, Mario, Leisure Suit Larry, Tetris, Zelda, Contra, Kirby, Megaman, Donkey Kong, Pong, Bomberman, Castlevania, Carmen Sandiago, Street Fighter, Alex the Kidd, Pacman... these are all games that hit the mark for retro. So don't feel as though you're limited to just jRPGs in this.

Here's a few sites where you can get a good idea of what Retro may mean:
Play Retro Games
Emulator Online
Retro Games


R U L E S
- You may start making your game on Saturday 3rd of June.
- Games must be completed before Monday the 12th of June.
- You may start collecting ideas, graphics, etc before the starting date, but no actually starting the game itself (in engine).
- Open to any engine, genre, etc as long as it abides by site rules.
- You may create a game page for the game, but to submit you will need to upload the file itself to the event page. Check FAQ for a how-to guide on submitting to the event.
- The game must abide by the theme of the event.

B O N U S
If you'd like to, there's a bonus challenge of making a game in 10 hours instead of 10 days. What this means is you must create the game within 10 hours over the course of the 10 day period, but that you can only use 10 hours of game development to make the game in. Again, it should abide by the theme of the event, and site rules regarding games. If you do take part in this challenge, make sure to note in the title of your game download that it's a 10 hour game by using the 10H tag.


Here's a Playlist of the gamepages that have been created for games from this event: https://rpgmaker.net/users/Liberty/playlists/72180/


F A Q
Only one gam?
Nope! You can go for more than one game, or be part of a team in one game and make your own personal game too. Hell, make a 10 day game and a 10 hour game! Go for gold!


How does resource???


How do I submit my game to the event?
Make sure that you have the game folder compressed in some way. You can do this a few ways. If the engine you use has an auto-compiler, that is one way. If it does not, download a free program like 7zip and right-mouse click on the folder the game is in, choosing the Compress Folder/Create Self-Extractor choice.

Ultimately you need a single file that holds all of your game's data, resources and misc to upload. Then on this page hit Submit in the top-right. Choose Browse to find your file and then submit it for upload. Leave the page open until it redirects to another page. Your game is now accepted to this event.

Details

  • 06/03/2017 12:00 AM
  • 06/12/2017 02:59 AM
  • 07/24/2017 12:00 AM
  • 10

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Teams Members Entry Votes
We all know she's not gonna make anything. :/
  • 0
Perren Storytellers
  • 0
Team of One
  • 2
RETRO IS DOOMED
  • 0
Oldschool startup sound!
  • 2
Might actually be Magic this time (YAH, RIIIIIIIGHT!)
  • 0
I can't believe it's not Kloe
  • 0
TEAM SEA SLUG- I MEAN, FAXANADOG!
  • 4
Retro? What's retro again? XD no idea how this will turn out but still I'm going to make my best :)
  • 0
Veronica Cucamonga would like to battle!excepteveryaneweventmakes2k3staysat60FPSeventhoughIhave600+eventson1map
  • 0
Breath of Poke Survivor
  • 0
Let's make another detective game
  • 0
  • 0
No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to Dy.
  • 5
Uncle Hexatona's Old Games for Old People
  • 0
Seiro's Lost Levels
  • 0
Take me to the back alley, i got pixels
  • 1
VAERY GOUD GAM
  • 0
RANDOM ALL CAPS TOWNSPERSON!
  • 1
hello all :) enjoy the event !!
  • 0
0x0A-foot Pole
  • 0
Team Oceans Dream
  • 1
Antique Retrotica
  • 0
No idea what to make... Guess I'll remake my previous birthday gam
  • 0
RIP GOOGLE BLOBS ILL MISS YOU
  • 0
JK It's too hard for 10 hours
  • 0
Team Silly Jam Game Somehow Turned Into My Magnum Opus
  • 2
RavenBlueindigo's Team
  • 0
Team Retro Infiltrator
  • 0
No Good (Start the Dance)
  • 0
TRYING SOMETHIN'
  • 0
god is dead
  • 2
Slowpoke
  • 0
Cafe Heart Team
  • 0
10H
  • 1
Amazing Title Screen and that's IT!
  • 0
Donald Trump be like ''I'll grope nes I see''
  • 0
5 Levels, 2½ Minutes, 1 Demo
  • 1
Ps3 is retro,right? J/K
64 flights of stairs
Ben 10-bit
AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAHAHA
My Shitty Little Game
÷C AS H M ER E÷ ÷C AT H O DE÷ ÷R AY÷ ÷TU B E÷
LockeZ Designs A Retro Boss Battle For You
In retrospect, I'm retroactively retrodicting a retrocession.
I got three quarters of the way through one map in 4 days...
Pata Team
Team This Is My Wheelhouse
Retro Metro (i'm not good at team names)
RetrorteR
Team Won't Submit Anything For This Event
No pulse, no breath, cold as a cod.
I Built This Site, I Can Tear It Down
A VERY GOURD GAME
Something SMBX-y
¯\_(?)_/¯
Mark will try to make a horrible game again.
I am not going to submit a game due to sadness. Spoonz will never see light of day. Waiting for hate mail.
Team WHY AM I NOT MAKING MY MAIN GAME
Hazelsoft Presents Retrosoft
Two-Sided Team

Posts

ESBY
extreme disappointment
1238
day one is h progress

InfectionFiles
the world ends in whatever my makerscore currently is
4622
ESBY, you're killing me!
author=Make_it_MagiK
I don't know if the gameplay is actually retro since i don't have a big knowledge about retro games.


For me, the general thing to good "retro gameplay" boils down to two things:

1) Outward Simplicity. (Ie, it's easy enough to grasp from the outside)

2) Do a lot with a little.

When coupled with retro looking graphics, that's generally enough to make the game really feel retro in a good way.
LouisCyphre
can't make a bad game if you don't finish any games
4523
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
author=GreatRedSpirit

I'm more partial to Guan Yu's Escape.


That's how I can ID these songs, since I can never remember the track-names, and, I swear, they change with each iteration.
Mirak
Stand back. Artist at work. I paint with enthusiasm if not with talent.
9300
Aw the blurriness is kind of regrettable.
LouisCyphre
can't make a bad game if you don't finish any games
4523
author=Mirak
Aw the blurriness is kind of regrettable.


Yeah, but you can just play it in x1 scaling if you want.
Worked on a few things today. Made a post-game common event that rates the player on time, battles, and days passed.

My game is now pretty much complete. Just need to make sure everything works properly in the next few days.
Sooz
They told me I was mad when I said I was going to create a spidertable. Who’s laughing now!!!
5354


Second area mapped, and sprites done for first and second! Wooo!

Also put in music and SFX. This is gonna be a pretty sweet abomination!
InfectionFiles
the world ends in whatever my makerscore currently is
4622
I love it! I too like small pools
Craze
why would i heal when i could equip a morningstar
15170
Aegix_Drakan
For me, the general thing to good "retro gameplay" boils down to two things:

1) Outward Simplicity. (Ie, it's easy enough to grasp from the outside)

2) Do a lot with a little.

When coupled with retro looking graphics, that's generally enough to make the game really feel retro in a good way.

or: fill it with bugs



original bug do not replicate

edit: sooz is your game based on the dog in the lobster hat
@Sooz
Is that lobster a reference to your hit game "Lobster Quest," which can be found
https://rpgmaker.net/users/Sooz/?
^Promoting Lobster Quest, lol.
ESBY
extreme disappointment
1238
all sooz has done is remade trainspotting but with lobsters
author=Marrend
I'm more partial to Guan Yu's Escape.



That's how I can ID these songs, since I can never remember the track-names, and, I swear, they change with each iteration.


Arena is cool music but it's name ain't no Great Red Spirit!

(also oh god I grinded Guan Yu's Escape in DW3 so much to power up dudes because DW has dumb grindy components that ruin balance because WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY)
Dungeon decorated, shop "upgrades" done, got the sprites for the final dungeon enemies...

Alrighty. Tomorrow morning, gonna try to knock this out of the park and get the rest of the core of the game done!

Which will leave me the weekend to add more NPCs, do the balance testing, make the town look prettier, and then if I still have time, perhaps actually make that alchemy system, to give the player more stuff to pick up on each dungeon trip (ingredients) as well as help take a bit of the edge off for the limited healing supplies.

...On one hand I'm sliiiightly sick of my game (I did the entire final dungeon in one day, if I have to map another dungeon floor I am going to barf), but on the other, I love it and I can't wait to be done so I can share it. :D
Sooz
They told me I was mad when I said I was going to create a spidertable. Who’s laughing now!!!
5354
author=RTPsoul
@Sooz
Is that lobster a reference to your hit game "Lobster Quest," which can be found
https://rpgmaker.net/users/Sooz/?
^Promoting Lobster Quest, lol.


It is a sequel.

author=ESBY
all sooz has done is remade trainspotting but with lobsters


This does p. much sum up my gammak career.

I have never actually seen Trainspotting.
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
I'm writing and I'm finally realizing that the game might actually be kind of good in a certain kind of way. Can't wait to share my creation with all of you.
Sooz
They told me I was mad when I said I was going to create a spidertable. Who’s laughing now!!!
5354
Yay for kind of good! \o/
Well, that's it for me. My weekend is booked with IRL activities, so I can progress no further.

I'm actually pretty happy with how far I got. Not as far I'd like to have, but it's playable and kind of fun. I'll squeeze in a polishing session or two tomorrow evening, then submit it.
Ebeth
always up for cute art and spicy gay romance
4390
I've spent most of yesterday and today in cars and planes so I haven't gotten as much done as I'd like. Still have sprite animations and tile sets left to do. (And icons if I have time) oh boy.

I can do this!!