San Diego, CA - May 20, 1995 - How many times have you downloaded a shareware adventure game hyped as the greatest thing since sliced bread, only to discover that it's really a crudely drawn, buggy piece of junk? Perhaps you've been burned so many times that you don't even bother downloading adventure games anymore.
Finally, someone is doing something about it! Ray Dunakin, creator of a popular series of Mac adventure games, including Another Fine Mess and A Mess O'Trouble, is sponsoring "Adventures In Excellence" (tm), a shareware adventure game contest. The purpose of the contest is to encourage game authors to produce some truly top-notch adventure games.
Ray says, "I'm tired of seeing all the garbage that people try to pass off as games, which waste everybody's time. And I'm tired of hearing people say, "World Builder stinks!" or "Hypercard stinks!" simply because too many game authors lack the talent or experience to use these fine programs properly! I believe that if a game is truly worth playing, it won't matter what program the author used to create it. And I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is! "
A grand prize of $100 will be awarded to the author of the winning entry. Additional prizes may also be awarded depending on the number of quality games received.
All submissions must be created using either World Builder or Hypercard. They must have reasonably good graphics (black and white or color); an intelligent and interesting storyline; and a minimum of typos, misspellings and bugs. All submissions will remain the property of the authors. Deadline for submissions is June 30, 1996.
Since the purpose of this contest is to reward game authors for a job well done, only a game of the highest quality will win. If none of the entries are worthy, no prize will be awarded, and the contest will be extended.
In addition, Ray is offering free advice and assistance to anyone who requests it. "If someone is having trouble getting World Builder to do what they want, I'll be glad to help," Ray said. "My goal is to help game authors produce better games, whatever it takes."
For more information, contact Ray by email or US mail.
Email: RayDunakin@aol.com
US mail: Ray Dunakin
Adventures In Excellence
4665 Huggins St.
San Diego CA 92122
"Adventures In Excellence" is a trademark of Ray Dunakin, and may not be used without consent.
