These are straight from the game's designers, so keep these in mind when creating your entires for the contest.
-Try to design the contest level as the 1st level to your own shooter
-Don’t try to make an epic, involved, and very difficult level – it has to be fun first and foremost
-Be as crazy or off the wall as you want – as long as it’s fun
-Take your time – you have the time to do it!
-Following a theme with your enemies and bosses isn’t required but it does add to the “polished” feel of the level
-Get creative with the backdrops, these will be considered in the judging as well
-Night time scenery, boats, planes, buildings – all of this just adds icing to the cake.
-Be sure the SHIP that is to be used with the contest level is clearly labeled
-If the person submitting wants us to use a specific player SHIP – otherwise we’ll default to one of the campaign player ships
-The more experimental with camera control techniques, the better
-Have a section go fast, have a section go slow, make the level go up & down… have FUN!
·Multi-part enemies will add to the depth & excitement of the battle
- Levels with the “sticky parts” mechanic disabled are a welcome change. Mix it up!
-Don’t be afraid to mess with the overall game mechanic. If you’ve got an idea, run with it!
-Try to make some score-related power-ups by making the power-up an “enemy”, making it break into a fragment, but giving it a high score value. If you do this right you can bury 1up power-ups in the level!
-Custom-made bullet patterns for enemies will score extra brownie points
Again HAVE FUN! If you have fun creating your level, it will show in the finished product.
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about me
Five things I like that a lot of people like
NES games
Resident Evil
Pizza
Mighty Muggs
Comedy games (MadWorld, No More Heroes, Monkey Island, etc)
Five things I like that a lot of people don't like
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop
Tim and Eric: Awesome Show Great Job! Tingle
The Phantom Menace
Certain farts
Five things that I don't like that a lot people don't like
Hollywood's current obsession with sequels and remakes
Poorly made motion controlled games
Haters
Publishers that care more about making money than making good games
People who care more about keeping their money than supporting good developers (ie Pirates)
Five things that I don't like that a lot people like
Games that copy the style of Hollywood action movies (Gears, Uncharted, etc.)
Fantasizing about having sex with famous women
Spicy Food
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Christian Bale
My Top Ten Atari 2600/5200/7800 Games-
10)Porky's
9)Food Fight
8)Star Raiders
7)Robotron
6)Millipede
5)BurgerTime
4)Donkey Kong
3)Donkey Kong Jr.
2)Pac Man
1)Jr Pac Man
[b]My Top Ten Commadore 64 Games-[b]
10)Bard's Tale III
9)Mail Order Monsters
8)Realm of Impossibility
7)Tapper
6)Impossible Mission
5)Archon II: Adepts
4)Racing Destructoid Set
3)Karateka
2)Maniac Mansion
1)Zack McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
My Top Ten NES Games-
10)Zelda II:The Adventures of Link
9)Super Mario Bros. 2
8)Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
7)River City Ransom
6)Ninja Gaiden 2
5)Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
4)Super Mario Bros.
3)Super Mario Bros. 3
2)Mega Man
1)Mega Man 2
My Top Ten TurboGraphx 16 Games-
10)Bloody Wolf
9)Fighting Street
8)Ys Book I and II
7)Legendary Axe II
6)Dungeon Explorer
5)Bonk's Revenge
4)Splatterhouse
3)Legendary Axe
2)Bonk's Adventure
1)Military Madness/Blazing Lasers (tie)
My Top Ten Genesis Games-
10)Shinobi 3: Return of the Ninja Master
9)Revenge of Shinobi
8)Castlevania:Bloodlines
7)Sonic the Hedgehog
6)Altered Beast
5)Herzog Zwei
4)Sonic 2
3)Phantasy Star 2
2)Guardian Heroes
1)Strider
My Top Ten SNES Games-
10)Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle
9)Super Castlevania IV
8)Final Fantasy III
7)Final Fantasy II
6)Earthbound
5)Mega Man X3
4)Zelda III: A Link to the Past
3)Super Contra III
2)Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
1)Super Metroid
My Top Ten Saturn games
10)Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
9)Panzer Dragoon 2
8)Virtual On
7)Burning Rangers
6)Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo
5)Dragon Force
6)X-Men vs. Street Fighter
5)Darkstalkers 3
4)NiGHTS
3)Mega Man 8 (for Wood Man and Cuts Man
2)Guardian Heroes
1)Panzer Dragoon Saga
My Top Ten PS1 games-
10)The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
9)Incredible Crisis
8)UmJammer Lammy
7)No One Can Stop Mr Domino!!!!
6)Jumping Flash 2
5)Final Fantasy IX
4)Tobal 2
3)Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
2)Resident Evil
1)Resident Evil 2
My Top Ten N64 games-
10)Zelda: Majora's Mask
9)Dr Mario 64
7)Super Smash Bros
6)Mischief Makers
5)Sin and Punishment
4)Star Fox 64
uh...
My Top Ten Dreamcast games-
10)Zombie Revenge
9)Gunbird 2
8)Cannon Spike
7)Garou: Mark of the Wolves
6)Seaman
5)Power Stone 2
4)Shenmue
3)Resident Evil: Code Veronica
2)Street Fighter III:3rd Strike
1)Marvel vs. Capcom 2
[b]My Top Ten Xbox games-[b]
10)Gun Valkyrie
9)Shenmue 2
8)SNK vs. Capcom Chaos
7)Jet Grind Radio Future
6)Panzer Dragoon Orta
um.....
My Top Ten PS2 games-
10)Ico
9)Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
8)Under the Skin (you had to be there...)
7)Gradius V
6)Gitaroo Man
5)R Type Final
4)Shadow of the Colossus
3)Okami
2)God Hand
1)We <3 Katamari
My Top Ten Gamecube Games-
10)Chibi Robo
9)Luigi's Mansion
8)Super Mario Sunshine
7)F-Zero GX
6)Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
5)Zelda: Wind Waker
4)Super Smash Bros Melee
3)Pikmin 2
2)Viewtiful Joe
1)Resident Evil 4
My Top Ten Xbox 360 Games-
10)'Splosion Man
9)Geometry Wars 2
8)Beautiful Katamari
7)Alien Hominid HD
6)Dead Rising
5)REZ HD
4)Ikaruga
3)Braid
2)Castle Crashers
1)Namco Museum Virtual Arcade
My Top Ten PS3 Games-
10)BlazBlue
9)King of Fighters XII
8)Metal Gear Solid 4:Guns of the Patriots
7)Street Fighter 4
6)Resident Evil 5
5)Valkyria Chronicles
4)Street Fighter 2 HD Remix
3)Bionic Commando Rearmed
2)The Last Guy
1)Noby Noby Boy
My Top Ten PSP Games-
10)Dissidia
9)Patapon
8)Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
7)Gradius Collection
6)Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
5)Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
4)Loco Roco
3)Loco Roco 2
2)Castlevania: Rondo of Blood remake
1)Mega Man: Powered Up
MyTop Ten DS Games-
10)Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
9)WarioWare: Touched!
8)Mega Man ZX series
7)Contra 4
6)Ace Attorney series
5)Planet Puzzle League
4)Retro Game Challange
3)Tingle's Freshly Picked Rosy Rupeeland
2)Pokemon Pearl
1)Retro Game Challenge 2 (import)
My Top Ten Wii games-
10)Little King's Story
9)Muramasa
8)MadWorld
7)Animal Crossing City Folk
6)Zelda: Twilight Princess
5)Bit.Trip Beat/Core
4)No More Heroes
3)Zelda: Twilight Pri
2)Super Mario Galaxy
1)Super Smash Bros Brawl
(Honorable mention to Domino Rally and Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop...seriously)
These lists are all subject to change depending on mood and how these
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