Hello everyone!
From our organization we are pleased to announce the #CPCRetroDev2021, the 9th edition of the Amstrad videogame creation contest by the University of Alicante.
As always, we would like to invite all of you to participate in the contest, any new game is always welcome! ;D
This year, as usual, we want to pay tribute to a videogame that gives off color and joy everywhere.
The game is Rainbow Island! We hope that the games published this year will shine in all colors.
(https://www.amstrad.es/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=300&tok=d96eea&media=capturas:rainbow_islands_carga.png)
This year we have also opened a Sponsors phase. If you wish to sponsor the competition, please contact us at cpcretrodev@byterealms.com before September 17th, 2021.
You will find all the information on our official website:
http://bit.ly/CPCRetroDev2021
Stay tuned to @CPCRetroDev (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=3832) twitter account to be aware of everything.
And don't forget to comment with the hashtag #CPCRetroDev
We are waiting for you!
Is remote online participation possible? Or do those who participate in the competition with a game have to come physically?
Quote from: DoctorCPC on 03:28, 26 June 21
Is remote online participation possible? Or do those who participate in the competition with a game have to come physically?
You send the game through a form that they will put on the web, you do not have to be physically present.
great. Even participating in the competition would be a great pleasure for me. I'm likely to be the last. A low probability occurred to me. if i win, do i have to be at the awards night? Or if I come in last, can I still receive the tape casettes presented in the competition with shipment? These are the questions that come to my mind.
Quote from: DoctorCPC on 10:52, 26 June 21
great. Even participating in the competition would be a great pleasure for me. I'm likely to be the last. A low probability occurred to me. if i win, do i have to be at the awards night? Or if I come in last, can I still receive the tape casettes presented in the competition with shipment? These are the questions that come to my mind.
You don't have to be present at the awards ceremony, about the cassettes, after the event is over, the organization creates a cassettes that includes all the games for a small price.
here is the one from last year: http://www.matranet.net/boutique/cpc/cpcdev2020/cpcdev2020.php (http://www.matranet.net/boutique/cpc/cpcdev2020/cpcdev2020.php)
(http://www.matranet.net/boutique/cpc/cpcdev2020/cpcdev2020_05.jpg)
thank XenoMorPH. i try to particapate. its not certain. im expert in programming but i try to development cpc firstly in my life. i expect i can make one game.
Quote from: CPCRetroDev on 16:55, 25 June 21We hope that the games published this year will shine in all colors.
So, mode 0 only? :D
Good luck, that's a really lovely competition/event! @DoctorCPC (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=2738) , it doesn't really matter, most entrants to these competitions had never touched a CPC before :)
Announced already (and I didn't notice for a few days, clearly not paying enough attention).
I see that there is the same mistake in the submission deadline as last year.
It says Thursday 2nd November but that is a Tuesday, obviously the correct fix to that typo is the 4th November so that there are two extra days for programming :P but I'm sure you meant to say Tuesday.
where can i find more info about CPCRetroDev? What is it exactly, where when how rules etc.. I did buy the retrodev compilation of games, so i know it is a programming competition, that is all i know.
Quote from: zhulien on 02:49, 07 July 21
where can i find more info about CPCRetroDev? What is it exactly, where when how rules etc.. I did buy the retrodev compilation of games, so i know it is a programming competition, that is all i know.
Hint : there are links to the homepage in the first post, not even hidden ;)
Only six weeks to go, anyone panicking yet? :P :o
Also I see there were supposed to be an announcement about the awards and maybe even some awards but I guess that hasn't happened yet.
Quote from: awergh on 08:01, 21 September 21Only six weeks to go, anyone panicking yet?
I guess I should start now?
Breaking news're about to happen!
On Monday, 4/Oct/21
New rules, sponsors, prizes and much more!
CPCRetroDev 2021 is coming!
Stay tuned!
Are you hyped up? We're too! Let's start with the #CPCRetroDev 2021 announcements :o
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This year, #CPCRetroDev contestants will submit their works through itch.io (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/itch.io).
We hope this procedure will bring more exposure and visibility to developers and community.
Check http://bit.ly/CPCRetroDev2021 (http://bit.ly/CPCRetroDev2021) for submission instructions.
Also, we are glad to announce that the amount of sponsors on the #CPCRetroDev 2021 edition has reached up to 9!
Thanks to them, the total amount of prizes has reached the amazing amount of 2400€!! ;)
In addition, we'd like to thank our experts panel for the work they keep doing every year. Without them and our organization members, it wouldn't be the same.
Thanks for supporting the #CPCRetroDev and the #Amstrad community!
We invite you all to participate in this edition and continue adding content to our beloved CPC world.
Remember: Check Rules, Prizes, Sponsors and Jury at #CPCRetroDev 2021 page http://bit.ly/CPCRetroDev2021 (http://bit.ly/CPCRetroDev2021)
We'll keep all the important stuff up-to-date :)
aww, I wish there was a category that wasn't limited to a stock 464... Working on some 6128 Plus stuff that I'd love to enter, but not sure I'll have the time to back-port to straight 464 for the deadline... We'll see I guess!
Congratulations to all for making this contest last for so many years!
This year I decided to offer a small reward for games in BASIC only, as I believe that this category has a lot more to offer.
I encourage everyone that can program something even simple to try, not for the small reward of course, but for the enjoyment of the creation process!
AMSTRADSAKIS & SdA! award for the best games made in BASIC! Now, two best games in BASIC will win a prize!
http://cpcretrodev.byterealms.com/cpcretrodev-2021-2/
I'm going to show the games that appear: :o
https://twitter.com/ChillBoatStudio/status/1448766191032483843 (https://twitter.com/ChillBoatStudio/status/1448766191032483843)
https://youtu.be/VP0TY9pv0m4
more entrys !!!
https://youtu.be/tPYGhzCBqV0
Ooh that's a Tower Defense game? Looks nice!!
more WIP
https://twitter.com/DamnedGamesUA/status/1450108669673230337 (https://twitter.com/DamnedGamesUA/status/1450108669673230337)
https://twitter.com/FoscorL/status/1450046357289504772 (https://twitter.com/FoscorL/status/1450046357289504772)
https://twitter.com/PyroBombastic/status/1449359842884440065 (https://twitter.com/PyroBombastic/status/1449359842884440065)
https://twitter.com/LuminaDev/status/1450392275020926976
https://youtu.be/t1QSzx23JHA
That looks damn good for a BASIC program! Now if someone could convert it to something faster...
Only two weeks to go!, curious to know how many people here are working on a game this year.
Hello everyone!
Although many of you may have already seen it, we would like to introduce and give a special thanks to all our sponsors, one by one, who year after year help us to improve the contest with their awesome prizes. ;D
First of all, one of our classic partners is back again this year as a sponsor!
The prize for the Best Arcade Game is awarded by Arcade Vintage Museum (https://museoarcadevintage.com/) with an amount of 100€ and 5 tickets for their museum in Ibi, Alicante.
I'm sure you'll all look forward to visiting it! So, what are you waiting for to win the prize?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCE2JiZXIAAFmv6?format=jpg&name=small)
For the fourth consecutive year, the prize for the best Opera Prima game is awarded by Blast Annual (https://blastannual.com/), with an amount of 50€.
Anyone new around here? Are you going to get motivated to make a game?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCE2Y5MWEAEhv9l?format=jpg&name=small)
For the second time in this contest, gee-k.net (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/gee-k.net) awards the Best Game with Multiplayer Option with a prize of 100€.
I'm sure you're looking forward to playing the games coming up this year with your friends! 8)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCPh70oXIAUmxg_?format=jpg&name=small)
readyandplay.com (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/readyandplay.com) awards, for the second consecutive year, the prize for Best Newcomer Game with an amount of 70€!!
Once again, games from new developers are rewarded. This is a clear opportunity to create your first game, don't miss it! ;D
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCPliF3XEAQ2urA?format=jpg&name=small)
We are pleased to welcome as a sponsor AUA (Amigos y Usuarios Amstrad) (https://auamstrad.es/), which gives the prize for the most voted game by the public, with a prize of 200€. That's a lot of money!
Yes, you, gamers, will vote for the best AUA game. This is something that has never been done at CPCRetroDev. This is something we are very excited about, we're sure you are too! :o
We will explain how you can do it later on.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCPsY0ZWUAA23bO?format=jpg&name=small)
You missed having a category for BASIC games in the contest, didn't you? We do too, we have a special affection for them.
Since 2016 we haven't seen it, but this year Sakis, one of our most repeated #CPCRetroDev contestants (http://amstradsakis.blogspot.com), has teamed up with SdA (Somos de Amstrad), another of the great Amstrad communities (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2137490036569352/about/), to revive the BASIC Category. They will give a total sum of 100€, distributed in two prizes of 60€ and 40€ respectively, to the two best games developed only in BASIC, without the use of external libraries. Wow! ;D
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCPs6QTXsAYXZDK?format=jpg&name=small)
Please, everybody welcome Trusiga (Ramón Nafría) (https://twitter.com/trusiga), who this year has decided to sponsor for his first time the #CPCRetroDev.
This great developer and teacher returns to the origins of video games where he grew up to award the prize of 100€ to the Most Original Final Product presented in this edition.
We would love that this year you give the games a spectacular touch! ;)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCPtEjrWEAQ3gYN?format=jpg&name=small)
https://twitter.com/spriteLab/status/1451878084165214212
Thanks to donations made to CPCTelera, the library that makes programming for our beloved computer much easier (https://github.com/lronaldo/cpctelera), this year will distribute a special mention for the #CPCRetroDev between the PRO and UA categories with an amount of 150€.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCPtTrqX0Akjzlw?format=jpg&name=small)
Finally, an Anonymous sponsor decided to give away 300€ shared between all the winners of the Special Mentions. ;D
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCPthvLXIAQd6Nc?format=jpg&name=small)
https://youtu.be/fSw0Vom1Lz0
Less then one day to go now, I feel like I am in a much better position then last year at this time but I suspect I still won't be getting a whole lot of sleep :P.
https://youtu.be/jOnYpa4EmYU
Greetings people!
The games submitted this year look amazing. ;)
Today is the last day to submit your game to the contest. Don't wait any longer and publish your game page as soon as possible, don't leave it to the last minute.
Remember that this year the submission will take place at https://itch.io/jam/cpcretrodev2021.
All the instructions for making the page on the web can be found on the itch.io website and in the contest rules on ours.
And important, review what we say here to make sure you have everything you need (https://itch.io/jam/cpcretrodev2021/topic/1736369/important-last-minute-checks-before-submitting)!
Good luck to all of you! You are going to rock this year! 8)
And for all those who are not going to compete.... There are some very interesting pages already. Come on, take a look at them!!!
And submitted (and paranoidly checked to see if I forgot anything), as you can see I submitted it way early its only 4:48AM I had over 5 hours left that I could have used :P.
Sadly the game is not bug free (not that can ever be expected) but hopefully it doesn't crash out too often (not enough time to dig into that one, must not break anything!).
https://youtu.be/Nq2UXBa3tqY
Is it my idea or has the quality and polish and general level of entries gone up?
Many great little games this year
One of my favorite is Amstred (but i needed more life to finish it so...)
10 OPENOUT"D":MEMORY &FFF:LOAD"TEMPLATE":POKE &34CF,0:POKE &34D0,0:POKE &34D1,0:CALL &1000
:P
Oh, the games are available. Has anyone made a nice ZIP with all the entries yet?...
Quote from: roudoudou on 16:17, 05 November 21
Many great little games this year
One of my favorite is Amstred (but i needed more life to finish it so...)
FYI,
AMSTRED has since been disqualified from the contest (https://itch.io/jam/cpcretrodev2021/topic/1736628/creating-the-tape-cdt-file) for two reasons:
- The submitted CDT file doesn't load.
- The game attempts to load additional data after the main program has loaded.
Quote from: Nich on 18:15, 05 November 21
FYI, AMSTRED has since been disqualified from the contest (https://itch.io/jam/cpcretrodev2021/topic/1736628/creating-the-tape-cdt-file) for two reasons:
- The submitted CDT file doesn't load.
- The game attempts to load additional data after the main program has loaded.
Are you aware that 1. and 2. are exclusive (XOR) statements?
Quote from: GUNHED on 20:11, 05 November 21
Are you aware that 1. and 2. are exclusive (XOR) statements?
Yes. :) I should have clarified that they also submitted a DSK image, which
does load - but the rules state that a working CDT file must be provided.
i guess kraken lack of time to crunch screens and do a proper one-load file, but anyway, it's the one i prefer anyway. I may patch this too to remove loading :D
ps: all 6 screens of 17K can be crunched in 6K with ZX0 so it's possible
(https://i.ibb.co/dGMn2Qj/253051067-901371344143301-3793395512283830728-n.jpg)
Screen by @TITAN (Eric Cubizolle) (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=4138) for CPC Bullet game by @CyrilAmstrad (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=2949)
Greetings fellow CPC fans ;)
We would like to remind you that the voting period for games submitted to #CPCRetroDev 2021 is open.
This year your opinion counts! Take advantage of the weekend to play everything!
The AUA award this year is counting on you, friends. Show your good criteria as expert Amstrad gamers! 8)
Here you can find the 37 games submitted. https://itch.io/jam/cpcretrodev2021/entries (https://itch.io/jam/cpcretrodev2021/entries)
And if you enjoyed any of them, feel free to rate them in the "Rate this game" section of each game.
Be sure that all those students and participants, even if they don't get rewarded, will be happy to see that people have enjoyed their game.
Greetings fellow CPC fans (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/Smileys/SoLoSMiLeYS1/wink.gif)
We are glad to announce the #CPCRetroDev 2021 Awards ceremony is finally here!!
You will be able to follow the Awards ceremony online this Friday, November 12th 2021 at 19:00 UTC+1on the University of Alicante Youtube channel
http://bit.ly/UATube (http://bit.ly/UATube)
http://bit.ly/EPSLive
We hope you enjoy the ceremony as well as we'll do!
Check the date!
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Attention everyone! :o
Don't forget that you have an extremely important date.
Today you are all invited to follow the #CPCRetroDev 2021 awards ceremony!
This evening at 19:00 UTC+1 we will be live on the UA YouTube channel. In the link that appears here.
http://bit.ly/UATube (http://bit.ly/UATube)
Prepare a good bowl of popcorn, because anything can happen.
And of course, comment on twitter with #CPCRetroDev (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?hashtags=CPCRetroDev) if you agree with the jury's votes and which game you liked the most.
(Important to notify you of the error we had in the previous image. There are exactly 36 games that will be judged in the competition).
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All the best to anyone who submitted a game this year.
While I am very curious how I and everyone else went somehow I can't quite bring myself to get up at 5am, ah well maybe one day I'll watch it live :).
(https://i.ibb.co/W3DWqvH/panel.webp)
https://youtu.be/FlfbqT3gtSk
I mostly agree with the results, IMHO Shovel Adventure was the best game of this edition.
Congratulations to everybody that submitted a game!
It is great to see the Pat Morita Team developing for the CPC; again, thanks to the awesome work of the Mojon Twins and they engines.
Lots of interesting games to try out.
I'm very happy to have had my best result this year :D.
I'll probably write some longer comments tomorrow where I hopefully can get some feedback and fix some bugs.
Congratulations to everyone involved in this edition of CPCRetroDev !!
Lots of work put there for sure, thinking about the participants of course but also the organizers.
Congratulations to every participant! What a celebration for the Amstrad!
Now I just need to find time to immerse myself in the great new games.
Definitely Wireware for the win. Streets ahead other the others. Daylight robbery not to have won. I'll do my own top ten as I've been able to play them quite a bit now.
Congrats and thanks to all participants! Now someone please do a video of all the entries, kthxbye :D
Hello everyone, friends of the CPC scene.
Another year, the #CPCRetroDev comes to its end. Congratulations to all the winners, you deserved it!
We would like to thank the sponsors who have awarded the prizes, the experts who have evaluated the games, the University of Alicante, but most of all, all the developers who have participated in the contest. Without these people the contest would not be possible!
And many thanks to all of you who have followed the contest and even participated in the game ratings. We hope you enjoyed becoming a judge for a day!
But as always, it doesn't end here, it's the beginning of new adventures. Now it's time to enjoy the 37 games that were submitted to the contest. You can check them out on the itch.io contest website (https://itch.io/jam/cpcretrodev2021/entries) where they were submitted and in a few days also on our official homepage (http://cpcretrodev.byterealms.com/). ;)
And don't forget that, as in previous years, we will soon release a physical edition with the collection of games of the #CPCRetroDev 2021. We're sure you'll be looking forward to try it on the real Amstrads!As soon as we have it available we will let you know!
Quote from: CPCRetroDev on 17:21, 15 November 21where they were submitted and in a few days also on our official homepage.
Did this bit get somewhat delayed, as I think more than few days have passed :P