Official Level Design Contests of 2004

January

Host: Mystic

Then-current SRB2 version: v1.08

After the previous Single Player contest had featured only three entries, the OLDC reverted to only Match entries.

Match division

Cloudscape Zone

• MAP01 – Deep Ruins Zone by BlazeHedgehog – 6.63
• MAP02 – Nightside Rouge Zone by Digiku – 4.86
• MAP03 – Stratosphere Tower Zone by Digiku – 6.86
• MAP04 – Acid Ravine Zone by a441 – 6.29
• MAP05 – Cloudscape Zone by Tets – 7.29
• MAP06 – Tropical Paradise Zone by hotdog003 – 6.63
• MAP07 – Mushroom Kingdom Zone by FuriousFox – 6.88

Links

• Voting
• Pre-voting
• Download link

February

Host: Mystic

Then-current SRB2 version: v1.08

This contest had only three entries, which was described as "quite pathetic" by Mystic, but the three submitted maps all scored above 5.

A followup contest was announced for March, which would have allowed all gametypes. Due to a lack of entries, the submission deadline was extended through April. However, turnout was still low, and the OLDC was canceled as a result.

Match division

Carved Barracks

• MAP01 – Sun Shrine Zone by Mystic – 5.43
• MAP02 – Carved Barracks by foxUnit01 – 7.86
• MAP03 – Abandoned Factory Zone by Tets – 6.71

Links

• Voting
• Pre-voting
• Download link

December

Host: a441

Then-current SRB2 version: v1.08

After the OLDC had been canceled earlier in the year due to a lack of entries, a441 restarted it in December with 23 entries. The names of the entrants were not revealed until the contest was over. Voting for Illustrion Zone was quite controversial, with votes spanning from 3 to 10. The highest and lowest rated map were produced by the same user. The latter, MI, was panned because it included Turrets and is frequently cited as an example for why enemies should not be included in multiplayer maps. Thunder Citadel Zone was designed with the current Match weapon system in mind rather than the one that was used at that time. As a result, it was highly asymmetrical and larger than most Match maps at the time. It was added to the official Match rotation in v1.09.

Match division

Winter Valley Zone

• MAP01 – Florid Crater Zone by FuriousFox – 6.22
• MAP02 – Sandy Beach Zone by Some guy – 7.10
• MAP03 – Diamond Duel Zone by ST218 – 4.40
• MAP04 – Wrecked Satellite Zone by Shadow Hog – 6.00
• MAP05 – Meadow Conflict Zone by hotdog003 – 5.40
• MAP06 – Floating Factory Zone by FireKid – 4.75
• MAP07 – Sonichero's Palace Zone by Joe – 2.56
• MAP08 – Fluff Fight Zone by SRB2-Playah – 5.11
• MAP09 – Lunar Facility Zone by FuriousFox – 7.50
• MAP10 – Thunder Citadel Zone by Mystic – 7.50
• MAP11 – Verdant Valley Zone by Shuffle – 5.88
• MAP12 – Winter Wonderland Zone by Snort – 3.89
• MAP13 – Winter Valley Zone by Some guy – 7.56
• MAP14 – Barrel Barrage Zone by Blue Blur – 4.11
• MAP15 – Ruined Fortress Zone by SRB2-Playah – 7.33
• MAP16 – Fusion Reef Zone by a441/SSNTails – 6.14
• MAP17 – Emerald Beach Zone by Senku Niola – 4.38
• MAP18 – Illustrion Zone by JTE – 7.00
• MAP19 – Green Patch Zone by Linkman90 – 5.38
• MAP20 – Colorpool Arena by Ex_Sonic – 5.43
• MAP21 – Ex Arena by Ex_Sonic – 5.75
• MAP22 – Space Fight Zone by Some guy – 6.00
• MAP23 – MI by Some guy – 1.11

Links

• Voting
• Pre-voting
• Download link