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does it have to scroll to the side? or can it be just 2D in some way?

It says "side scroller", which implies that it scrolls from side-to-side. ;)

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eE_ydcAAGA[/media] Fortunately it's unreleased (afaik) and from 2007.

[QUOTE=µMike;13745290][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eE_ydcAAGA[/media] Fortunately it's unreleased (afaik) and from 2007.[/QUOTE] Also there's NoXious Mario Boxes 2D. 99.198.101.203:27017

[QUOTE=emPiRe14;13745459]Also there's NoXious Mario Boxes 2D. 99.198.101.203:27017[/QUOTE] I love that game!

That's stupid. You said you were going to have a second poll (2 times I think) but then the theme you want wins and no second poll? Yea that wasn't unfair... Ehh I'm just bummed survival didn't win, I've seen enough side scroller games when I was littler. There will probably only be 1 original side scroll game, the other will do something already done like mario or such. I just wanna see how many actually try make a gamemode for this..

[QUOTE=find me;13745748]That's stupid. You said you were going to have a second poll (2 times I think) but then the theme you want wins and no second poll? Yea that wasn't unfair... Ehh I'm just bummed survival didn't win, I've seen enough side scroller games when I was littler. There will probably only be 1 original side scroll game, the other will do something already done like mario or such. I just wanna see how many actually try make a gamemode for this..[/QUOTE] I said we might have a second poll, but the majority of members would have flipped out if I made them wait another 3 days.

[QUOTE=µMike;13745290][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eE_ydcAAGA[/media] Fortunately it's unreleased (afaik) and from 2007.[/QUOTE] It's just andy's side scroller. [b]EDIT:[/b] By hats, do you mean something that looks like a hat? Or can we use buckets or something that can be placed on your head and are used in a similar way?

[QUOTE=Nerdboy;13745935]It's just andy's side scroller. [b]EDIT:[/b] By hats, do you mean something that looks like a hat? Or can we use buckets or something that can be placed on your head and are used in a similar way?[/QUOTE] Be creative. Just don't make it a normal side scroller with a hat in it. The gameplay has to be centered around something to do with hats.

Don't worry, I've got a gameplay idea that involves the hats as an objective, but I need to know the specifics of the word hat.

Remember, the better your game looks, the more people want to play it. So if you could get a nice looking hat model, that would probably be a plus. Just look at what happened with Omnivora(no offense mahalis, personally I liked it)! But make sure you have a functional game first.

Hats will be hard.

I thought hats were meant to be put on people's heads. For instance, you put a traffic cone on a player's head -- instant traffic cone hat; but, put it anywhere else and it's just... a traffic cone.

He is saying that the gamemode must have something to do with hats, it can not just be a normal side scroller - with added hats.

I think the twist fails.

Oh fuck sidescroller won, well, no good gamemodes coming up then.

I'm glad sidescroller won, although the twist is meh.

[QUOTE=find me;13745748]That's stupid. You said you were going to have a second poll (2 times I think) but then the theme you want wins and no second poll? Yea that wasn't unfair... Ehh I'm just bummed survival didn't win, I've seen enough side scroller games when I was littler. There will probably only be 1 original side scroll game, the other will do something already done like mario or such. I just wanna see how many actually try make a gamemode for this..[/QUOTE] Survival is overdone.

WhooHo yea size-Scrolling wins yea now i will make my idea!!

I'll throw in CoD:World at War on steam (or game with same price) for the 1st prize winner (as long as it aint a team of 7 other wise fuck off :P)

[QUOTE=Greasmonkey][b]But wait, there's a twist! Your gameplay must include hats! Putting a hat on your player doesn't count. Be creative![/b][/QUOTE] Dude, you're contradicting yourself

[QUOTE=grea$emonkey] But wait, there's a twist! Your gameplay must include hats! Putting a hat on your player doesn't count. Be creative! [/QUOTE] What means that

[QUOTE=Annoyed Tree;13753328]Dude, you're contradicting yourself[/QUOTE] No he's not. Somehow include hats in the gamemode, but not just putting them on the player. Something like: Capture the Hat Hat Defense ( the other team tries to destroy your hat ) etc. I really don't think the hats thing is a good idea, though. Its more of a restriction than a twist, especially for anyone who thought of a few ideas for either theme and has to somehow work hats into it now.

In other words, you can still have everyone wear hats, but it has to have a purpose.

[QUOTE=Sassafrass;13748523]I think the twist fails.[/QUOTE] It was mahalis' idea. I think if you guys had some imagination and creativity (and didn't take everything so literal) that there could be some really awesome gamemodes. You need to twist the twist!

[QUOTE=l337k1ll4;13748537]Oh fuck sidescroller won, well, no good gamemodes coming up then.[/QUOTE] There are enough survival games. We have maybe one or two side scrollers out there. Be open to new ideas. (Shit I forgot auto-merge is gone.) Maybe we can change the twist. I don't like it, but what mahalis says goes. He's approving what I do so if he wants hats, let there be hats. If anyone has some better ideas, post them now and mahalis and I can talk about it and maybe change it.

Is this legit? [IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/fmux6x.jpg[/IMG]

Seriously guys, if you can think of a better twist (a twist, not a theme) I'd like to hear it. It's surprisingly hard to do.

Because i'm giving a prize does that mean i can't join?