Last week I competed in Vortex '09 in Toronto. The contest was to deliver the best pitch for a game idea or prototype. I didn't give myself time to come up with a solid game pitch, so I thought of jumping on the classic-remake bandwagon and remake the IREM NES classic "Metal Storm".

There's alot of retro remakes free on the web but I didn't see one for this game, so I thought it might be an interesting project to pitch.

METALSTORM2.PDF.

When I pitched the idea, the Judges only asked if I tried to obtain a license for the trademark. Maybe they were hoping for a yes? Let me know what you think.

Vortex was fun and I learned alot. I think I'll attend the next IGDA and Hand Eye meetings in Toronto from now on, even if I'm not working on anything worthwhile these days.