Fine, let's do it then. How's this for an idea?
You have two weeks to make a Christmas themed game using Backbone. It only takes a few hours to understand the program, it's easy to install, and games will run on any classic Amiga system (RAM permitting, depending on the bulk of the game), or through UAE.
The theme is Christmas. The limitation is Backbone. The time you have to complete it is two weeks. Whoever makes the best game at the end (we'll have a poll in the forum so people can download the games and vote for their favourite) wins some prizes that we can donate to the prize pool. I have a few spare bits and pieces I don't mind giving away for prizes, like doubles of a couple of CD32 games, some new control pads, Amiga/Aros/MorphOS-compatible USB Missile Launchers, a box of unopened floppy disks... You get the idea. I think from all our left-over junk we can come up with some nice prize packs.
I know not everyone is into Christmas, but the game you make doesn't have to be religious or anything, it's just for fun, and you've got some good royalty-free characters to use like Santa Claus, Christmas Elves, Snowmen, or just a kid in winter clothes. Collectables could be presents, toys, candy canes, tree decorations, roast turkeys. If you want to be a smarty pants and give Santa a machine gun and have him riding an angry mutant reindeer feel free, be creative.
So, how about it? It's just over two weeks until Christmas, and seriously you CAN make a few levels of a game in that amount of time with Backbone, it's that easy!
If others like this idea, we'll make a new thread about it and everyone can get to work.
Imagine having a few extra games to play on Christmas day on your favourite computer!