Competition "Your Game"

Excuse me... That is, sorry already, All...! === Cut === Competition "Your Game" Go ahead, developers! Nowadays it is very fashionable to call some people this, incomprehensible Russian people, in a word. For those who also don't understand, Let's explain. In the computer world, it’s common to call developers software developers. Well, now it’s time to tell you about what we tried to intrigue in the last issue. So, the editors of the newspaper "Paragraph" and Perspective Group as a whole, announce a computer game competition on the ZX-Spectrum - “Your Game”. Both individual developers and creative teams. No restrictions on gender, age and We do not put the native language. Therefore, everyone who feels strong and the will to win, can take part in this competition. Acceptance of works will continue for almost a whole year and will end on August 1, 2002. Games submitted for the competition will be distributed on a floppy disk(s) with one of the “Paragraph” numbers, in which will contain a voting coupon. The cost of such a kit will be announced in advance through the newspaper closer to the end of the competition. You, dear readers, will vote for the games! The only restriction is that you cannot vote for your works; in otherwise, such votes will not be counted.In September-October of the same year we will sum up the results of the competition and, Naturally, we will publish all the results in the “Paragraph”. The requirements for the games are: - before participating in the “Your Game” competition, competing games will not must have been published previously, and also take part in any other competition; - the game should not be protected from copying. Games participating in the competition must be presented in two options: - Demo version, i.e. version briefly showing the charm and the essence of the game; - Full version, i.e. fully game version with finished form, or a version that has at least one complete passable level. Demo versions of games are necessary in order to attract the attention of the network Spectrum public for this event. Well, now the most interesting part! Since there is a competition, they should there will be prizes. We are not without this either. As usual, prize money The first three places are considered. Contestants who took first and second and third place will receive cash prizes (at the rate of 50, 35 and 15 percent of the total prize fund for the place taken respectively) and diplomas of participation. There will also be incentives prizes and certificates. Regardless of the place taken, each participant will receive everything games participating in the competition and the number of the “Paragraph” with which they are being distributed, in addition to all this, that issue of the newspaper inwhich will sum up the results of the competition. At the moment the prize fund of the competition is 1000 rubles ($35). We will try to increase this amount over the course of the year. But to make this amount truly worthwhile, we need your help. Therefore, readers who do not feel sorry for “their own blood” can send transfers to our address, where they indicate: “For "Your Game" competition. The amount doesn’t matter, everything will come in handy! At your request, your surnames will be printed in each number, and we hope their number will grow. Will there be games? They will! You will see at least one game. Ours will release her team. Alex Xor has been working on it for the second year now! Also by us verbal agreement received from another team in support this competition. In general, we hope that the “Your Game” competition will be supported by all creative teams and individuals developers who can produce solid and high-quality games. It is possible that some teams will simply time their exit of your game for this event. What game should I make? Which one, we ourselves don’t know yet, but just for this The question is addressed in the questionnaire distributed with this number. I wish you wouldn't ignore her. We will publish the answers. A in general, at least make "President" in BASIC (although no, already yes), but the second "Black Crow" please.Works are accepted to our mailbox and e-mail. With all questions and Please contact the same addresses for suggestions. --- Newspaper "Paragraph", number 8. Application: Address for transfers and letters: 160035, Russia, Vologda, p.o. box 136, Shushkov Alexander Dmitrievich. E-mail: axor@mail.ru === Cut === With the best - Wlodek. * [] * mailto: wlblack(sign)chat.ru http://wlodek.newmail.ru * <[ZX]> * http://wlodeks.boom.ru [500:95/462@ZXNet] [2:5016 Forever] [Golyanovo] [Radio "Retro" 72.92 MHz]