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Announcing the MonoGameJam5

Posted by Apos
Tags: gamedev, monogame, game jams
https://itch.io/jam/monogamejam5

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  1. Apos
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    Build a game using MonoGame and share it with the world! Theme: Will be announce when the jam starts! Discord: https://discord.gg/monogame Channels: #jambox #looking-for-team Rules: Must be made...

    Build a game using MonoGame and share it with the world!

    Theme:

    • Will be announce when the jam starts!

    Discord:

    Rules:

    • Must be made using MonoGame, FNA, KNI, or other XNA derivatives.
    • Do your best to work within the theme.
    • Contestants can partake alone or as a team. Reusing existing code and assets is allowed.
    • Games must be created during the jam.
    • This is a fun jam, there is no minimum experience level. People from all backgrounds are welcome.

    Judging:

    • Theme
    • Gameplay
    • Graphics
    • Audio
    • Originality

    Suggestions:

    • Share code and project files.
    • Write daily dev-logs.
    • Stream the creation process.

    Tutorials:

    The MonoGame Foundation has also recently been announced. History

    3 votes
  2. [4]
    phoenixrises
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    For those curious like I was about what games were made in MonoGame, it's actually a pretty big list! Wiki because their site doesn't actually have a showcase anywhere:...

    For those curious like I was about what games were made in MonoGame, it's actually a pretty big list!
    Wiki because their site doesn't actually have a showcase anywhere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonoGame
    Axiom Verge, Bastion, Carrion, Celeste, Duck Game, Fez, Stardew, Pyre, Transistor are the ones of note

    3 votes
    1. Trobador
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      I'm pretty sure Terraria also runs on MonoGame nowadays, even if it started out on XNA

      I'm pretty sure Terraria also runs on MonoGame nowadays, even if it started out on XNA

      4 votes
    2. [2]
      Apos
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      If you want to include the FNA games: https://www.flibitijibibo.com/index.php?page=Portfolio/Tools#01_FNA.txt. Because the code bases have almost the same API, it's possible for a game to be...

      If you want to include the FNA games: https://www.flibitijibibo.com/index.php?page=Portfolio/Tools#01_FNA.txt.

      Because the code bases have almost the same API, it's possible for a game to be released with either depending on which platforms they want to support.

      1. phoenixrises
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        oh nice! Good to know! I don't pay too much attention to the game engines whenever I game tbh, so I didn't know anything about this one at all.

        oh nice! Good to know! I don't pay too much attention to the game engines whenever I game tbh, so I didn't know anything about this one at all.

  3. Apos
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    The theme for this jam is "John"! Looking forward to see what everyone comes up with!

    The theme for this jam is "John"! Looking forward to see what everyone comes up with!

    1 vote