Join in and WIN!

Create a rosco_m68k game this October and WIN £100 in store credit!

Come join the community on Discord (See the the #retro-playtime channel) and flex your game-creation muscles this October for an awesome chance to WIN £100 in-store credit for the rosco-m68k store!

We're looking for the best retro-games wizards from all over the world, to see who can come out top in our retro game creation competition. 

Create an original game, port a classic game (open-source or source-available only please!) - it's totally up to you. 

Graphics, text adventures - everything's up for grabs, so join in today - and WIN!

Create a game with Xosera

Really want to push the envelope with your game?

If you have a Xosera (original or updated) board, why not make some luscious pixel-art and retro audio, and make a game that jumps off the screen?

Check out the docs.

Build a Text Adventure

Pizazz, Shmizazz, right?

Got an awesome idea for a text-based game in mind? 

Wow our judges with your storytelling abilities, or puzzle the players right there in the serial terminal - it's all to play for!

All the RAM you could ever need*

With 1MB RAM on the base board, you've got plenty of space to create, while still working within the constraints of our 16/32 bit systems!

Just you, a Motorola 68k, and a month to make something awesome - what more could you want?

* terms and conditions apply

Full-featured Toolchain

We get it - you don't want to be fighting against bad tools when you just want to create an awesome game.

But don't worry! Whether you're creating in straight-up assembler, or want to use a modern C toolchain, we've got you covered.

Check out the docs.

The Rules

Because of course there are rules...

  • This competition is free to enter
  • Competition closing date is 23:59 GMT on Thursday 31st October 2024
  • Entries must be posted to the #retro-playtime channel on discord by the closing date
  • The promoter is The Really Old-School Company Limited
  • The Competition shall be governed soley by UK laws and regulations, and is administered in the jurisdiction of England & Wales
  • The selected winner will receive £100 in credit for the rosco_m68k store.
    • No cash equivalent will be offered and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • Entries will be judged and winner(s) selected by a panel of judges
    • Judging will take place in the first week of November 2024
    • Winners will be notified on Discord
    • The panel may include representatives of The Really Old-School Company Limited
    • The judges' decision is final
  • To be considered eligible, entries must:
    • Run on the rosco_m68k (with or without Xosera / XoseRAM add-on)
    • Be supplied in suitable binary form that can run on the system
    • Include any necessary instructions required to allow judging to take place
  • Bugs, issues and glitches will not necessarily affect the outcome, as long as judging can still take place
  • Entrants must be appropriately licensed to use all code and assets
  • Entrants must:
    • Ensure Open Licensing is in place for all code and assets, or
    • Be in a position to legally assign a worldwide, non-exclusive license to reproduce, sell, demonstrate, perform publicly and sublicense to The Really Old-School Company, and must assign such license as part of their submission.
  • The competition is not open to:
    • Employees of The Really Old-School Company Limited, or any subsidiaries, partners or affiliates thereof
    • Members of the rosco_m68k Open Source Project core team
    • Members of the rosco_m68k Community Moderation team
  • The promoter reserves the right, at its sole discretion and without notice, to adjust or vary the rules or parameters of this competition from time to time in accordance with UK laws and regulations.
  • Entrants must have fun - if you've read this far, you deserve it!