Ludum Dare, the community-driven game development competition, has announced the theme for their 15th “MiniLD” competition. They write:
Picture this: You are a designer for a fledgeling video game company in the 80s or 90s. Your options are unlimited. You could create an innovative, amazing experience, with mechanics and graphical technology that has never been seen before.
Or.. you could make a knockoff of something that actually sells.
This is a competition about the latter technique. Your assignment is to remake your favorite game of all time in a kitchy, video-game-clone-style. You’re not allowed to steal graphics or sound.. just ideas. Remodel the game as you see fit. Alter things just enough to avoid an impending lawsuit.
There are quite a few good entries already, including Mike Meyer’s entry “Monkey Kong” (modeled after Donkey Kong for Gameboy, and pictured here), which has been getting a lot of press lately. Meyer’s entry can be played at his website, Myermike.
Read more about the competition, and follow the results, at Ludum Dare.
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