Geekadelphia Presents: Little Big Philadelphia
Contest time! And this one’s a good one. Geekadelphia presents… Little Big Philadelphia.
We’ve seen Philadelphia highlighted in a wealth of movies (Rocky, The Sixth Sense, um… Philadelphia) and television (All My Children, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia). So why not video games? And no, mentioning the Philadelphia Experiment in the first Assassin’s Creed does not count.
Lucky for us, Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet, a platformer game for Sony’s PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, centers itself around user-generated content, allowing gamers to create their own unique (and often times gorgeous) levels. From the epic, nostalgia-laced Little Big Contra to the ingenious Little Big Calculator, no limit exists for dedicated LBP level-creators – and that includes Philadelphia-based ones as well.
Here’s the deal. We’re officially throwing down the gauntlet and asking you to recreate Philadelphia in LittleBigPlanet. The level can be Philly inspired (Little Big Liberty Bell?) or a literal representation of the city. Show your love for Love Park! Recreate Philadelphia’s skyline, complete with the Comcast building’s giant Ethernet plug shape! Make an Old City horse and carriage ride! Build whatever you want. Just make it creative. Just make it Philadelphia.
The grand prize winner will receive a PSPgo and a $50 PSN gift card, with two runners-up receiving a copy of LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition and a $25 PSN gift card, courtesy of Sony/SCEA.
The contest will culminate with a party at Studio 34 in West Philadelphia on March 13th, 2010. We’ve joined forces with 8static, Philadelphia’s one and only 8-bit party, for a night of chiptunes and dancing.
At the party, we’ll play the levels created over the course of the contest on a massive screen, and dish out prizes to the winners. All the levels will be available to play, and we encourage entrants to come and meet their fellow developers.
So go. Create your levels and send us your video’s name so we can check it out online. Make a video, and send it over to [email protected] so we can post it! We’ll be accepting entries until midnight, EST, March 10th.
We look forward to posting your videos, showing off your skills, and rewarding your love for Philadelphia. Specials thanks to Roger Estes for the cute logo, and Sony for the prizes!
FAQ:
Do I have to be from Philadelphia to enter? Nope! Maybe you’re a former resident, maybe you visited once and loved the city, or maybe you just want a chance to win a PSPGo. All of these are fine. Winners who can’t make it to the Philadelphia party will be Skyped in.
How many levels can I make? Just one please. Take your time, craft something outstanding.
You know in all my time playing LBP, I don’t think I ever searched for Philly in it… I did do Contra though, probably my favorite levels because they pull off actually making difficult LBP levels.
If I had spent more time in the level creator I’d be all over this, but alas, I haven’t.
I’m really looking forward to playing whatever comes out of this though. Should be way rad.
always exciting new developments! This game seem to be a great way to get creative
with technology, as we constantly find ourselves being engaged on the go.
Grammar Nazi alert: Things do not “center around” they either center on, circle around, etc. I see this mistake all the time. I’m trying to fix it one annoying comment post at a time!
I can’t wait to see what the LBP community does with this contest.
Hahah, thank you Nick!
Quick question – as you’re asking for videos of levels: can the videos have added music/voice overs (ie: reading talk bubbles that might be difficult to read in a video), or do you just want the raw game experience?
Yes… the creative gears, they are-a-turning
I’d be thrilled to see some music and voice overs in the game. If you have to read what’s going on in the voice bubbles, that’s fine by me, Chooch.
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I love this!