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Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:41 pm
by R-Tape
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It might feel a tad early to talk about christmas, given that many of you are probably having a barbeque this evening*, but I wanted to put a call out early doors for submissions to Woot! 2019.

Pretty much anything is welcome: games; minigames; demos; music; art; articles, can be polemic; SCREEN$; gags, or ideas for them; cartoons etc.

It'll need an AY track to accompany the mag part if anyone's up for that.

Even if you just have an idea for a cartoon, article, fake interview, gag or mashup idea post or PM it so that I can realise it. Check out the 2016, 2017 & 2018 editions for inspiration.

The deadline will be early December.

*in your fleece.

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:32 pm
by spider
Soon™ , as per my email the other day! :D

All good things etc etc... ;)

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:13 pm
by Spud
I'm about 75% through my project for Woot!

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:38 pm
by R-Tape
Bloody hell you guys work fast! I'm still faffing about with ideas.

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:15 pm
by R-Tape
I thought I'd give this a bump while there's still time for people to work on something (and it must be nearly Christmas because I had 4 mince pies last week).

It's looking good so far—2 complete games submitted, and I've nearly finished one as well.

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:09 pm
by Joefish
This has just reminded me how far I haven't got with BunnyGun in the last 9 months!

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 4:38 pm
by R-Tape
Joefish wrote: Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:09 pm This has just reminded me how far I haven't got with BunnyGun in the last 9 months!
Aah, but unlike me, you probably won't give up code wrestling and do your idea in AGD.

Minor edit (sounded wrong)

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:34 pm
by spider
Spud wrote: Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:13 pm I'm about 75% through my project for Woot!
Excellent. :)

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:36 am
by Alessandro
Hi Dave, I don't think I can contribute with a game, I still have to test Ad Lunam for the 1.0 release (and translate it and the manual to Spanish thereafter).

How about a retrospective of 1989 in the Spectrum world?

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:55 am
by R-Tape
Alessandro wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:36 am How about a retrospective of 1989 in the Spectrum world?
Sounds good to me. Did you have a standalone TAP in mind, or articles that I need to fit into the magazine? If the latter, then the wordcount is quite restrictive, so the former would better.

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 8:12 pm
by Alessandro
Do you mean a feature similar to the one you did for AGD games last year? That would allow me to insert screenshots as well as text.

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:39 pm
by R-Tape
If anyone has any good speccy trivia questions could they PM them to me. I'm thinking interesting questions that could cover anything from magazines to games to BASIC - just nothing too obscure or technical.

(Not guess the game from the graphic - that's covered)

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:33 pm
by Spud
By the way Mr-Tape, my submission may not be completely finished yet. I omitted an alternate tile set that I'd like to include to add some variety. Also, dya fancy drawing some Christmas themed tiles? Go on, you know you want to ;) (you probably don't).

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:09 am
by R-Tape
I'm just putting out another call for good Sinclair trivia questions. Thanks for the ones so far.

I'd like it to be pretty quickfire - so the player shouldn't have to check the web for every question. Good questions are "rrgggh I know this one" types or ones that can be worked out with what most will already know.

If you have a good idea for one that needs a graphic or sound let me know too. I might be able to include it.

(PM please, keep them secret)

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:01 am
by R-Tape
Just putting out a last call for stuff. If anyone has any fun/funny/interesting SCREEN$ could they let me know over the next couple of weeks. Have a look at side 2 from last year's Woot for ideas of what I'm after.

Release will be around the middle of December. Standalone submissions that I don't need to do any work can come very close to the deadline.

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:03 pm
by R-Tape
If anyone's up for writing between 150 - 300 entertaining words on the best speccy text adventure of 2019 could they give me a shout :)

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:40 pm
by R-Tape
Many of you will be familiar with Viz's Top Tips (here are some samples if you're not—basically they're very silly, and hopefully equally funny tips).

I'd like Woot to include some Sinclair related ones in the same vein. So if you have an idea for one, or some, please PM me :) (no guarantees I can include everything).

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:44 pm
by R-Tape
Woot is nearly here! I think it'll be available Sunday or Monday.

One thing—I might not use AY music with the magazine part. Firstly because I don't have a track! But also there are some interludes where the beeper is important, and the flow of the magazine might get disrupted.

I could easily mute the AY of course, so if anyone has an AY track they think would fit the magazine really well, let me know.

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:40 am
by Ivanzx
I have convinced one of the best current musicians for the spectrum to provide some tunes 😉

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:57 am
by Ivanzx
In what format are they needed?

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:56 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:05 pm
by uglifruit
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:56 pm Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?
Is it available yet?
Is it? is it?

Re: Woot! 2019 Submissions wanted

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:08 pm
by R-Tape
uglifruit wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:05 pm Is it? is it?
Nearly! It's collated and with Einar, he's updating ZXDB, then Peter needs to update SC. It'll be tomorrow now by the looks of it.

Whatever happens it'll be out tomorrow latest one way or another.