MartianSnake
Smash Ace
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I love coming up with game ideas that will probably never exist, it's a very fulfilling hobby, if you ask me. From fighting game rosters to new entries in iconic series to new ip all together, it's just fun stretching your creative muscles and pitching a hypothetical game.
You probably feel a similar way if you frequent the Smashboards Creates threads, mostly. Most of these threads are about building a single game with others, which is great and a lot of fun! But sometimes you just wanna throw out a fully formed game idea and see how people respond.
So, I thought it'd be interesting to do something like a game jam, but for imaginary game ideas, no programming required! Just your thoughts and words!
Here's how this'll work, every week or so I'll provide a GAME PITCH CHALLENGE! These are game idea prompts that'll range in specificity, size, tone, realism, and genre. I hope to make every challenge a fun surprise, and I hope you like what's down the line.
You'll have a week to pitch your game, and you can post it whenever you want during that timeframe. No harm if you wanna wing it a few hours into the challenge, or wait until last minute to post your perfected idea. You can also feel free to be as detailed as you want, or just share a few vague ideas or a roster tied to the concept. All submissions count, no matter the detail.
At the end of the week, we'll all spend a day or two voting on our favorite pitch, the best one being highlighted right here on the first page! After that, I'll provide a new challenge, and we'll start all over again!
With all that said and done let's just jump into it with our inaugural challenge!
CHALLENGE 1:
"Smash Bros. Spinoff"
Starting things off with familiar ground, your pitch may be any genre whatsoever, as long as it's NOT a platform fighter. Anything else goes, have fun!
Challenge ends in a week!
You probably feel a similar way if you frequent the Smashboards Creates threads, mostly. Most of these threads are about building a single game with others, which is great and a lot of fun! But sometimes you just wanna throw out a fully formed game idea and see how people respond.
So, I thought it'd be interesting to do something like a game jam, but for imaginary game ideas, no programming required! Just your thoughts and words!
Here's how this'll work, every week or so I'll provide a GAME PITCH CHALLENGE! These are game idea prompts that'll range in specificity, size, tone, realism, and genre. I hope to make every challenge a fun surprise, and I hope you like what's down the line.
You'll have a week to pitch your game, and you can post it whenever you want during that timeframe. No harm if you wanna wing it a few hours into the challenge, or wait until last minute to post your perfected idea. You can also feel free to be as detailed as you want, or just share a few vague ideas or a roster tied to the concept. All submissions count, no matter the detail.
At the end of the week, we'll all spend a day or two voting on our favorite pitch, the best one being highlighted right here on the first page! After that, I'll provide a new challenge, and we'll start all over again!
1. You may only pitch one game per challenge round, and the pitch may only exist within a single post, no splitting one game in multiple posts.
2. This is a space for imaginary and hypothetical games, in the rare event you're a programming wiz who can cook up a whole game demo in a week, please refrain from doing such a thing, making a real game for these challenges is not allowed, your pitch will be disqualified.
3. You are however, allowed to create logos, graphs, roster images, etc. For your pitch if you so desire.
4. No time extensions. If you're behind on a pitch we will not delay the voting process to allow you in, sorry.
5. Be civil, no complaining if your pitch doesn't win a round, and no dissing other submissions. Constructive criticism and discussion will be allowed during the voting rounds, but only if it remains civil.
2. This is a space for imaginary and hypothetical games, in the rare event you're a programming wiz who can cook up a whole game demo in a week, please refrain from doing such a thing, making a real game for these challenges is not allowed, your pitch will be disqualified.
3. You are however, allowed to create logos, graphs, roster images, etc. For your pitch if you so desire.
4. No time extensions. If you're behind on a pitch we will not delay the voting process to allow you in, sorry.
5. Be civil, no complaining if your pitch doesn't win a round, and no dissing other submissions. Constructive criticism and discussion will be allowed during the voting rounds, but only if it remains civil.
With all that said and done let's just jump into it with our inaugural challenge!
CHALLENGE 1:
"Smash Bros. Spinoff"
Starting things off with familiar ground, your pitch may be any genre whatsoever, as long as it's NOT a platform fighter. Anything else goes, have fun!
Challenge ends in a week!
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