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Announced by the Reset Magazine folks and Ausretrogamer website, the new 2018 Reset64 game code competition is on and the theme is “craptastic”.

To make sure you are not thinking that it means, only crappy games allowed, Ausretrogamer has the perfect explanation:

It certainly doesn’t mean crap, although it can! Craptastic can mean ludicrous, bonkers, outrageous, funny, wacky, far out, and silly. The theme simply implies that the compo is just for a bit of fun, not a serious coding competition.

The only hard rule for this competition is that the game, after compressed, cannot exceed 4Kb. In the case the game is presented in more than one file, the sum of all cannot exceed 4Kb as well. The deadline is June 30th, 2018 and the entries have to be submitted via email to Reset64.

If you think you can pull off a craptastic game using only 4Kb but you are unsure about the theme, a good start is to take a look at the 2016 edition results. Also, the criteria for the entries rating will give you a better idea:

Originality – a New idea or “rip off”? Off the wall ideas encouraged.

Concept – Quality of game design, is it fun, is it bonkers, is it craptastic?

Execution – Execution of design, taking into account controls, NTSC/GS compatibility.

Presentation – Quality of graphics, audio and overall presentation. Supremely bad can be seen as a positive in some cases!

Gameplay – A measure of how enjoyable the game is to play.

Lasting Appeal – replay value, addictiveness.

OMG factor – when you see it, do you think “wtf!?” This is the true measure of craptasticness!

For the complete set of rules and more, follow the link below. Also, make sure to follow Reset C64 on Twitter!

Source: Ausretrogamer