RPG Maker 2000 was many peoples' introduction to the world of RPG Maker and has just been released in English! Degica, by order of KADOKAWA GAMES/Enterbrain and with the cooperation of Cherry and Archeia_Nessiah, have added another notch in their belt of old releases.

To celebrate we're having an event celebrating the Golden Age of game making! Grab your version of the program (whichever that might be) and jump on the gammak train!

Of course, the IGMC is on and a lot of people are going to be playing with it, but for those who aren't... there's this!

• Your game must be made in RPG Maker 2000, no matter which version you use. No other engine will be accepted.
  
• Your game must be be at least 20 minutes long to count for a badge. Demos can only get the Demo badge, none of the others.
  
• Your game must be submitted by the end of Sunday, July 26th. Check the time the event ends on the right and make sure your timezone in your account settings is correct.
  
• You may use any resources as long as they aren't rips. Go custom, make edits, use the RTP or use graphics from packs that are already available. As long as they aren't rips, you're good to go. This includes music, sounds and the like.
  
• Games must be playable without having to download the RTP files. This is due to the new files not currently being downloadable. That said, the RTP is about 30MB, if that, so just include it if you use any of the files.
  
• No DynRPG or similar patches allowed. Base engine only guys!
  
  
• You must abide by the theme.
  
  

To submit your game to the contest:

• Create a new gameprofile (by going to Submissions > Submit Game). The game must go through RMN's standard game approval process. (Get your gameprofile submitted early so that you aren't at the mercy of the whims of the Submission Manager!)
  
• After the gameprofile is approved, upload the game to the Downloads section of your gameprofile.
  
• Come back to this event and submit the download for judging! There is a Submit button in the upper right of the event page.
  

When you think of old, golden age games, you think of the many cliches they used. Thus, in homage to the old days of game creation, we're taking you back. Back to the time of cliche-ridden games.



Using the above link your challenge is to pick a cliche from the list and either play it to the nines or subvert it completely.

You may choose more than one cliche, but one must be used and easily recognisable as either subverted, lampshaded or in use. The most cliche-filled game/s will receive a special badge, as will the games with the most recognisably subverted/lampshaded cliches.


We have four achievements. Full games can only get two of them.

• Helen the All-Rounder: Complete in every way! Full games will receive this badge.
  
• Carol the Half-baked Magician: Half-baked by name, half-baked by nature. Only demos will receive this badge.
  
• Alex the Cliche Hero: He's the most obvious choice for a hero. The full game filled with the most cliche of cliches will receive this badge.
  
• Brian the Unexpected Healer: Who expects a healer with an eye-patch? The full game filled with the most lampshaded cliches will receive this badge.