The contest is to write a game that takes only one binary control to play, any more controls will be against the rules

contest starts on Sunday 18th '05 thats:
12.01 am to 11.59pm sunday GMT
irc.freenode.net
#idevgames-mini-contest

No prizes, just fun,
Good luck to all those going to enter!

I look forward to all the Track And Field and Test Your Strength games...

Someone's gonna clean up with a text adventure game where you have to type in morse code.

What about a 1-key beat-mania? Instead of using different keys for different columns, just have the input scan across the columns.

How 'bout one of them hot air balloon games where you hold the key to go up and let go to drop?

Sounds like some good ideas!
I still dont know what to make though

Err... "24 hours mini contest"... isn't the time over?

PowerMacX Wrote:Err... "24 hours mini contest"... isn't the time over?

Not when it does not start for another 5 days.

Andrew Sage Wrote:Not when it does not start for another 5 days.

Ooops Didn't see the "18th"

Yeah, its Sunday coming up, so any questions ask now.

how can a contest, which starts in a week, have a 24 hour time limit?
"I won't start beforehand-Scout's honor"?

i'd say "24 hour game contest this sunday, criteria to be announced at start!"
then again maybe i'm just insane-Its been suggested to me before.

Im announcing early in the hope that anyone who cheats will be overcome with guilt and kill themselves setting an example to others.

Most importantly it gives people time to think.

I think people in this community are generally honest enough not to cheat on this sort of thing. Why would they, anyway? There aren't any prizes or anything. This is just for fun, so if someone wants to cheat themselves out of a good challenge, it's their own fault for being so stupid.

Can I have command-Q to quit in addition to the one binary control?

Can the one input control be remapped dynamically or must it remain constant? Space Bar for one moment, Return for another, the "T" key another...