GBAX 2007 GP2X, GP32, DS And PSP Coding Competition

[wraggster]

Guyfawkes posted this news over at emuholic:

Welcome to GBAX2007, the biggest handheld coding competition on earth, joint run by http://www.gp2x.co.uk and http://www.emuholic.com/. This is our 5th year and we hope it will be the biggest ever! During the last 5 years we have given away thousands of dollars in prizes, have had over 200 entries submitted, some of which went on to become commercial games, others to be developed into excellent free software.

Prizes are:
1st place - A next-gen handheld of your choice (GP2X, PSP or DS) + $250 + accessories
2nd place - A next-gen handheld of your choice (GP2X, PSP or DS) + $100 + accessories
3rd place - A next-gen handheld of your choice (GP2X, PSP or DS) + accessories

And of course you all get tens of thousands of people trying your software, including people from the industry, magazines, online websites and more. If you are looking for a job in the games industry this is the place to show your work. Whether you are planning to enter or are just browsing we are sure you will enjoy the competition and testing out the entries in July.

GBAX2007: May 7th - July 7th.

Good luck to all

[Malksta]

Great news, more quality homebrew on the way

[ish420ism]

gp2x sounds tempting

[Buddy4point0]

so does it matter about the language? cause i might get a beta shuradorimaa redey for this if lua is ok

[yaustar]

I don't remember them being picky about the language. They have had Fenix entries in previous competitions.

[DarthPaul]

Heck yeah!! Wakalambradastakahamandalakastaka! Ahaaaaa!! I love homebrew competitions!!!

[Sousanator]

so does it matter about the language? cause i might get a beta shuradorimaa redey for this if lua is ok

from the rules on http://www.gbax.com/2007/

- If you are using a scripting language such as LUA please ensure all files are included to be able to run your entry.

so yes it is allowed

[Guyfawkes]

To confirm, any language is fine providing anything necessary to run your entry is included such as the fenix runtime, python files etc.

In the case of a game that requires a data file, say for example Doom, you can include a shareware WAD file if you wish to.

[Sp3ct0r]

Awesome, i am so entering this comp.

[despoteuodia]

does the entry have to have been begun after the start of the competition, or will a still unreleased hombrew that has been slowly worked on able to be used?