Adventure Game Studio

Alright, listen up youse guys, those humies have had it far too easy for far too long. Bein' the shiny 'eroes, gettin' all the games to themselves. When's it our turn to shine? When can we get games of our own? And don't talk to me about elfs, elfs is the worst. Just cause they have pointy ears those humies think they're exotic enough to count as sumfing new. Well, we ain't standin' for it! Bring us yer big hulking brutes, yer furry an' scaly skins, the weirder yer weirdie the better. We'll show 'em, we'll show all those humies that monstas can be just as big of a 'ero as they could ever be!

This time, this sprite jam is all about monsters. The less humanoid, the better. But not just any monsters, these monsters are striking out on their own and being the stars of their own show. Unsatisfied with their bit parts and minor villain roles, these monsters are starring in their own King's Quests, Quests for Glory, Monkey Islands, or even their own Broken Swords. Cast off your human skins, and join the monster party! Are your monsters the good guys, struggling in a world that hates them? Are your monsters still evil, carving out a piece of the world for their own? Are your monsters awkwardly shoehorned into modern society, with hilarious results? Could they even be a monster in a monstery world? That's up to you!


Da Roolz

• Entries must be some kind of monster. No humans, elfs, dwarfs, or any other creature that was a human or could pass for a human (looking at you, vampires, werewolves, and nominally human cute-monster-girls). Goblins are fine, Orcs are fine. The more monstrous the better!
• Entries must be sprites that could be put into an AGS game. Concept art in addition is welcome, but the final entry must be a sprite (or a 3D render, so long as it's got transparent bits).
• Entries must be accompanied with one sentence describing the kind of game that your monster protagonist would star in. It doesn't have to be original. You could take an existing game and cross out all the names if you want! It's not up to me to judge whether or not a monster has eaten an existing game protagonist and is trying to wear their clothes!

Winners will get one of these trophies (which come in Beholder, Rust Monster, and Kobold flavors!), while all participants will recieve a Mimic Pretending to Be a Trophy!

Hahaha! LOVE the D&D trophies...Rust Monsters always had me laughing at my friend, who only played Fighters, cowering in terror , while my MU could just walk right on past, and even give the lil beastie a pat on the head...

Ah, the nerdy memories!

Oh,,, this sounds cool!
I do need to design some aliens for my BSG game, perfect opportunity to give it a try. (nod)

(http://orig12.deviantart.net/aace/f/2016/059/8/d/the_slug_by_pekj-d9tes8l.png) Sam is lost in a strange world, trying to find his way back. 

For something that I made in a really short amount of time, I've really impressed myself here.
I tried to make it so if I wanted to, I could just slot him straight into a game. It would be easy to animate him, and he's in the same artstyle and size as my other sprites. Overall, I could definitely use this cute little guy.

[imgzoom]http://orig06.deviantart.net/ce5b/f/2016/059/b/8/mutant_one_eyed_floating_fungus_head_with_tendrils_by_danvzare-d9tfk2t.png[/imgzoom]
His story:
Having been created by a mad scientist under the influence of a purple meteor, Bob Babble finds himself somewhere in the Caribbean, where he finds out that the telephone company is controlled by aliens! He then sets out on a quest to find a missing Sasquatch, but instead finds a cursed carnival. His adventure ends when he has to return to his creator's mansion and become a salesman in the afterlife.

[imgzoom]http://creamy.r.c.f.unblog.fr/files/2016/01/roger-from-mars.png[/imgzoom]
Roger from Mars on the day he dies.

Not sure these will lead to anything, but thought I would share a few sketches I did at work the other day.

Spoiler

(http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww258/Cassiebsg/Misc/AlienSketch1.jpg) (http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww258/Cassiebsg/Misc/AlienSketch2.jpg)

Oh... and those black holes in the "face" are not eyes! Even though your mind might think that due to placement in the head, they are really the nostrils! (nod)
the 4 eyes sit on the "antennas" giving the possibility of stereo sight in all 360 degrees at the same time...

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(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q492/Alcotrash_79/monster2.png) (http://s1160.photobucket.com/user/Alcotrash_79/media/monster2.png.html)

This is Flesh Gordon! He's flying around all day looking for love (In several wrong places)

I have no idea...
I guess the monster(s) would star in a game where you make progress by interacting with hot-spots and putting things on top of other things.

(http://i.imgur.com/MLJGraf.png)

Hah, lovely. I'd imagine he'd engage in some Gobliiins style shenanigans with the top half being the thinker and conversationalist and the bottom half eating/licking/whatevering stuff to proceed.

Alright, let's get to voting. Lots of really neat monsters came out of this sprite jam, well done to everyone!
To vote, just name the two entries you like the most! The person with the most votes wins!

Our entrants are:

Grok
(http://orig12.deviantart.net/aace/f/2016/059/8/d/the_slug_by_pekj-d9tes8l.png)

Danvzare
(http://orig06.deviantart.net/ce5b/f/2016/059/b/8/mutant_one_eyed_floating_fungus_head_with_tendrils_by_danvzare-d9tfk2t.png)

Creamy
(http://creamy.r.c.f.unblog.fr/files/2016/01/roger-from-mars.png)

Mouth of War
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q492/Alcotrash_79/monster2.png)

Avirosb
(http://i.imgur.com/MLJGraf.png)

The two I like most are Creamy's and Avirosb's.
So those two get my vote. :-D

Grok & Danvzare

(sorry, I only got to model a makeshift head... been busy coding.)

Danzvare and Avirosb.

Mouth of War and Avirosb

Grok and Avirosb! Cool monsters indeed :-D

Creamy & Mouth of War

Can't go wrong with gentlemen spiders, and Flesh Gordon looks like an Oddballz creature :P

Grok and Avirosb

Grok and Avirosb

Danvzare and Avirosb

Danvzare and Avirosb

Avirosb, this sprite looks like straight out of some 90s street brawler except that you walk through the street and try to charm passengers into feeding your stomach by giving them thumbsups instead of punches.

I vote for Creamy and Avirosb.

QuoteI vote for Creamy and Avirosb.

+1

Right! I've counted up all the votes, and they are in! And... we have a three way second place split! Looks like nobody's going home with a participation trophy, you all get into the top three!

(http://i68.tinypic.com/1qmv76.png)Avirosb!

(http://i67.tinypic.com/erfwbr.png)Creamy, Grok, and Danvzare!

(http://i68.tinypic.com/jzgy83.png)Mouth of War!

Well done to our overall winner, Avirosb, who gets to host the next sprite jam! You all did really good this month, and I've loved each one of the entries.

(Is it okay that there's more than one silver winner? I didn't know how to do it fairly, and no matter what, any tiebreaker votes cast by me would end up with two people with the same amount of votes)

Congratulations Avirosb. You deserve it! :-D

Thanks :cheesy:
Also hey, I actually won something! I mainly joined because I thought this contest could use some extra participants.
Speaking of extra, if anyone need a background character for a non-serious project, feel free to use this one.
Credit not needed as long as you aren't trying to pass it off as your own :P

And now a confession: I joined fairly recently so I'm not too well-versed in the hosting or jamming.
I'm a bit intimidated at the prospect of having to host. When's a good time to do it?
I'm gonna be away from the internet a couple days, won't come back until the end of weekend.

Avirosb, just start it or if you don't want/can't, say the words so we can do it. The show must go on! The point in time pretty much doesn't matter imho. the last week of a current MAGS maybe a bad time but only for MAGSers and only if you don't push the topic sometimes.

I'm gonna go ahead and say the words then.
I'm strangely uncreative when it comes to contests.

You don't need to be creative, just pick a topic and hope it'll inspire some creative sprites. ;)

Here's some non creative ideas: pets/animals, furniture, doors.. just let it open to interpretation, and am sure you'll get enough contributions for the Jam. (nod)

Awright, I think I got an idea.
Will have to make trophies and such first though, will probably post some time in the early half of the weekend.