While SolHSA’s tips are useful, and mrfun’s tips are hilarious, I decided to post my own list of tips for Ludum Dare.
Here is the summary list:
- Be prepared.
- Meet the competition.
- Whatever you think will be easy, do something simpler.
- “You can only code fast by coding well.”
- Have fun.
I just entered my first competition: TIGSource Demake contest. You’ve got a month to literally or pseudo backport a new game into an older format - and make it “pirate” style to avoid copyrights.
It’s day 8 and I’ve got most of the planning and sprite font done. Time feels short though. These hints on coding for contests seem right on the money. I hope I take heed
Left by slobu on August 8th, 2008