In 2024, I took part in the 2024 Sonic Hacking Contest both as an entrant and as a head judge of the ROM hack category!
Check out the Sonic Hacking Contest here.
(I also made the trophies and did a lot of other work behind the scenes.)
In general, it was a very fun experience. You can find all my evaluations presented in this folder in what I think is a far better way to view them than the Google Doc the Hacking Contest provided!
My judge votes
- Quartz Quadrant Trophy - Best Visual
- D.A. Garden Trophy - Best Audio
- Hexadecimal Trophy - Best Technical
- Chemical Plant Trophy - Best Level Design
- Radiant Emerald Trophy - Best Special Stage Design
- Professor Pickle Trophy - Most Entertaining
- Polygon Jim Trophy - Most “WTF?!”
- Chaotix Trophy - Best Team Entry
- Rivals Trophy - Best Multiplayer Entry
- Storybook Trophy - Best Cutscenes
- Emerl Trophy - Best Character Implementation
- EggRobo Trophy - Best Boss Design
- Motobug Trophy - Best Enemy Design
- Mania Trophy - Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone
- Spinball Trophy - Best Entry of a Game Not Commonly Modified
- Blaze Trophy - Most Potential
- Silver Trophy - Most Improved
- Green Hill Trophy - Plays Most Like a Sonic Game
- Chao Garden Trophy - Most Potential Replayability
- Eosian Sphere Trophy - Best New Level Object or Gimmick
Podium
- Sonic Trophy - 1st Place
- Tails Trophy - 2nd Place
- Knuckles Trophy - 3rd Place