The Design Challenges issued by Dave (OkaySamurai) during issues of Jumpstart are arguably the most popular contests held within Atmosphir. In most cases, a contest is only truly competitive if a prize is involved, especially atmos. Design Challenges meet this requirement. Not only do the top ten levels get showcased on Jumpstart, an Atmos prize is issued to the top three winners. First place receives 1,000 Atmos, 2nd wins 500, and 3rd wins 250.
If you are ever visit the Competition section of the forums, you may notice that the most popular threads are those which include a prize in their name, especially Atmos. Since Atmos are only attainable through Jumpstart Design Challenges or through real money, they are very popular. If you want to make your level get noticed, put an Atmos prize on it for whoever gets the highest score, the first to beat it, etc. Just make sure you pay!
But what contest has twenty Atmosphir level designers competing for an undefined prize, with no actual promise that it exists? The latest buzz in the Competition Forum is At Atlympics, organized by Tamloo with the help of Mrcoble and Marcod. While it’s too late to enter, it doesn’t mean that those who aren’t involved won’t be affected. Expect a stream of levels, made with the thought of winning in mind, to enter the game in the next few weeks.
Each contestant is given a Freemo, while is basically a pass for the round. Rather than make a new level for the round, you are given the option to use your single Freemo to use a previously existing level in the round. This should be used if you will be unable to make a level to meet the deadline. If you do not use a Freemo, you must make a new level.
In round one, there will be four matches: Gary1 vs. Josh5, TheAtmosphere vs. Seabot81, Bender vs. Boberto, and CloakedYoshi13 vs. Drfuzzyness. The most anticipated match seems to be between Bender and Boberto, both well-known names on the forums and in-game.
The other contestants will begin in Round Two, either facing the winner of a previous round, or in a whole new match. There will be a total of five rounds throughout the contest, lasting a span of five weeks. Be sure to check out the Atmosphir Information and Discussion thread to keep up with updates, as well as chat about the tournament.
The official information thread can be found here: http://www.atmosphir.com/forum/index.php?topic=6138.0
The official discussion thread can be found here: http://www.atmosphir.com/forum/index.php?topic=6560.0
Once again, good luck to everyone involved in the competition! The full bracket can be found here: http://8-bitstudios.co.cc/Bracket.pdf - You will need Adobe Reader to view it.
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