SAGE 2016: RAGE, Big’s Big Fishing Contests Underway

One of the regular themes of SAGE are the contests. This year, one challenge returns, while another solidifies the idea that a pretty good collaborative April Fools joke between community and company isn’t such a joke anymore.

First, RAGE will return as the counter-SAGE. The point, as always, is to make the best worst fan game. This year, there’s a theme: Totino’s. The grand prize winner gets a $50 Amazon gift card. The guidelines, according to organizer NeoHazard on Sonic Retro:

• Games need to stick to the theme, this is the most important requirement to note.
• Submissions need to be in by 11:59 pm Central on Friday, October 21st.
• Send all RAGE submissions to rageentry@gmail.com.
• Games should really only be 5 – 10 minutes long. We’re not looking for an epic here.
• Feel free to use any engine/platform/program you like, just make sure it’ll run on modern day systems!
• If you don’t have something on hand, there’s trials of several  commonly used programs, as well as free versions. Less experience might  even help you here!
• Make sure your game does not start in full screen and will run in a window.
• Have fun with it! Sure you’re shooting for bad, but you’re wanting to  make funny bad, like The Room or Birdemic of video games. (In other  words, you’re aiming for humor, not just garbage.)

The second chance to show off your skills comes in the form of a sprite art contest for Big’s Big Fishing Adventure 3, the demo that unironically wowed the community when a demo was revealed earlier in the year. Top three finishers here will see their work featured in the finished product:

We’re having a contest where YOUR art could be featured in the final release of Big’s Big Fishing Adventure 3! The rules are simple:
1. Make a fish, similar to those Big catches in Sonic Adventure in sprite form!
2. Send it to sageentry@gmail.com, transparent PNG format, 256 x 256 maximum
3. Deadline is the same as RAGE, Friday, October 21st at 11:59:59 pm Central Time

No word on if pizza rolls are a consolation prize in either contest.

Our coverage of the 2016 Sonic Amateur Games Expo continues all week here on TSSZ.