Compos   (if we are in lack of content, they will be mixed)

entry submissions opening : 01/05/2021 (UTC+2)

entry submissions deadline : 18/05/2021 (UTC+2)

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/!\ Gamejam theme: "Color changes all" /!\

/!\ Breaking news, the TIC80 compo deadline is 20/05/2021 23:59:59 (UTC+2) /!\

• Oldschool demo [rules]
• Any console prior to 2005 and computer prior to 1995 are considered oldschool.
• The demo must work on the real hardware.
• Any additional real hardware can be used as long as it can be emulated (for example, 512k extension on AMIGA 500).
• Maximum duration: 8 minutes.
• Maximum size: 2 media of the original machine (for example: 2 floppy disks on AMIGA, 2 faces of one disk on CPC)
• Please provide instructions on how to run your demo on the compo machine (or emulator).
• Please provide a video capture (720p or 1080p) of the demo.


• Oldschool intro [rules]
• Any console prior to 2005 and computer prior to 1995 are considered oldschool.
• The intro must work on the real hardware.
• Any additional real hardware can be used as long as it can be emulated (for example, 512k extension on AMIGA 500).
• Maximum file size: 64kiB.
• Maximum duration: 8 minutes.
• Please provide instructions on how to run your demo on the compo machine (or emulator).
• Please provide a video capture (720p or 1080p) of the intro.
• This compo will be merged with the “oldschool demo” compo if there are not enough entries.


• Newschool demo [rules]
• Maximum duration: 8 minutes.
• Please provide a video capture (720p or 1080p) of the demo.


• Newschool intro [rules]
• Maximum duration: 8 minutes.
• Maximum file size: 64kiB.
• Please provide a video capture (720p or 1080p) of the intro.
• This compo will be merged with the “newschool demo” compo if there are not enough entries.


• Oldschool Graphics [rules]
• Accepted file format: PNG or executable binary.
• Maximum resolution and color depth: 320x256 /32 colors.
• Include at least 3 work in progress steps, together with the final version.


• Newschool Graphics [rules]
• Render, scan or photo of hand painted or procedural material only.
• Accepted file formats: PNG, JPEG, or executable binary.
• Include at least 3 work in progress steps, together with the final version.
• Quality settings: Baseline Standard instead of Optimized or Progressive, and sRGB color profile.
• Maximum file size: 20MiB.


• Music streamed [rules]
• MP3/OGG
• Required format: OGG or MP3.
• Maximum playing time: 3:30, longer songs will be faded out start 3:30.
• Playback with current Winamp 5.x version.


• Music tracked [rules]
• Required format: (XM / MOD or Arkostracker).
• Maximum playing time: 3:30, longer songs will be faded out start 3:30.
• Must be 100% Fasttracker-compatible or Arkostracker, the compo will play the music inside the tracker.
• Exotic format others than xm/mod are allowed if you can give a player/tracker that can display the track's content during replay


• Photo [rules]
• Allowed retouching is limited to filtering, coloring grading, cropping, stitching, etc.
• Collages or photomontages are not accepted and can be submitted to the Wild compo instead.
• Include the original photo if the entry is retouched.
• Accepted file formats: PNG or JPEG.
• Quality settings: Baseline Standard instead of Optimized or Progressive, and sRGB color profile.
• Maximum file size: 20MiB.


• Wild [rules]
• Platform: any.
• Maximum duration: 8mn.
• Please provide a video (720p or 1080p) of the production.


• Gamejam [rules]
• There is the theme: "Color changes all"
• Platforms: any including game engines (Unreal Engine, Unity, Godot, and all others).
• Maximum size: 256Mo (Yeah, it's a gamejam, you are not making a triple A).
• Please provide a video (720p or 1080p) Inluding Start screen, Gampeplay and End screen for at last 2 minutes.
• If your game contains copyrighted materials, make sure you have the rights to use it or it will be disqualified.
• And good luck !