Rules for entering the "SmileBASIC Oogiri World Grand Prix"

Please read the rules for entering below and the agreement before submitting a work for the “SmileBASIC Oogiri World Grand Prix.” By submitting a work to the “SmileBASIC Oogiri World Grand Prix” you indicate that you consent to all the terms and conditions given below.

Please see the SmileBASIC Oogiri World Grand Prix page for the details of each prize and the prizes.

　If you are under 18, you must get permission from your parent or legal guardian to submit a work for the contest.

　If you are selected for an award, we may deliver communications or prizes to your house, so you must ask your 　
　parent or legal guardian to read this page and allow you to submit a work beforehand.
　If your parent or legal guardian does not allow you to enter the contest, please continue practicing and wait for 　
　another opportunity to compete.

Please check the SmileBAISC Oogiri World Grand Prix Agreement before submitting your entry.

Contest period: 12:00 p.m. December 24, 2020 (JST) to 17:59 p.m. March 1, 2021 (JST)

(No modifications will be accepted after the deadline.)

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There are no restrictions on age, occupation, or anything else. Anyone can enter the contest. We also accept submissions from professionals and from individuals with professional-grade skills.

(As noted above, you must get permission from your parent or legal guardian before submitting a work if you are under 18)

1. You may only submit a work created with the “SmileBASIC 4” software for Nintendo Switch™.

2. Create and submit a work that follows the theme of the contest in some way. You are free to interpret this theme in any way you like.

3. All submissions must be previously unpublished*, and must be original creations produced by the person entering the contest.

4. Each person may submit multiple works.

5. If the map or structure of the game has multiple stages or secret stages, please implement an invincibility command or a similar feature so that others can see the entire work from start to finish.

6. If the work features images, sounds, or other assets that are used with permission from another person, please indicate the name of each asset provider somewhere inside the work.

7. Submissions will be disqualified if SmileBoom decides that they are unsuitable for publishing to a general audience, such as if they defame a third party, if they infringe on copyright, or if they violate public order, morals, laws, or any other regulations.

8. The person submitting the work is responsible for any issues related to copyright infringement or illegality. SmileBoom will not bear any responsibility for works that result in issues of any kind. Please note that SmileBoom will not respond to any inquiries regarding infringement of the rights of third parties, or any inquiries regarding illegality.

*Work that the creator has posted on a personal blog or on social media services such as Twitter and YouTube is deemed to be “previously unpublished work” for the sake of this contest. Also, if you have previously created and published a work through “SmileBASIC 4”.

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1. Once you have submitted a work for the contest, images or videos of the work, or even the work itself may be published on SmileBoom's social media accounts and official website (including its Twitter account and YouTube channel), within “SmileBASIC 4” or in other forms of media owned by companies specified by SmileBoom, regardless of whether the work in question is selected for an award.

2. Once you have submitted a work based on your consent with these rules for entry, the work will be immediately published within “SmileBASIC 4”.

3. Even after a work has been published, if SmileBoom decides that there is an issue with the work, the company will take measures to stop publishing the work without prior notice.
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Submit your work within “SmileBASIC 4”.

From the main menu in “SmileBASIC 4 ,” select “File Manager ,” then move to the “Server Tab” and select “Apply for the contest.” Finally, select “SmileBASIC Oogiri World Grand Prix” and follow the on-screen instructions for submission.

(If you add the tag “Freshman” to your entry that you started the program from SmileBASIC 4, it can be included in the selection for the “Young Lion Prize”!)

The final results will be announced in Late March 2021 to drop on the “SmileBASIC 4” official website.
The official “SmileBASIC” Twitter account (@smilebasic_com) will issue a notice when the results have been posted on the official website.

​You will need to contact us if your work is selected for an award, so please check our official website and Twitter account for updates.

*The scheduled date for the announcement may change without notice depending on the number of submitted works or other circumstances.

We will not respond to questions regarding the evaluation of individual works.