WELCOME TO THE MAKE-A-LEVEL MAY DAY (May 2021) JAM!

IT'S BACK AGAIN!!! After a SUPER successful previous jam and one of the craziest [this past years, 2020] (I hope you all are doing well btw) I felt as though it was time again for the M-a-L (Make-A-Level) Challenge!Celebrate MAY DAY 2021 with this fun and focused jam of one (extended week) to create ONE single (aWeSoMe) level!!! Why you ask? It comes from my sheer frustration of trying to make a great level (specifically for a platformer, however this can be an equally difficult task for other styles of game as well) I decided last year in February (just in time for Leap Day) to host a jam that focuses on creating just ONE level, for an extended week jam; so you can put all of your creative/constructive energy into one perfect stage (level building can be a surprisingly daunting task)! This is just for fun and mostly to improve level designing skills! It will be publicly ranked and you might win some fun prizes too! Welcome to all the newcomers and hello again to everyone returning from last year's MaL jam! :D
Oh and be sure to check out last year's jam for inspiration:
https://itch.io/jam/make-a-level

 PARTY TIME (I actually have it up and going early for this one! Well it's the same as last year, just pile on top of that)
https://discord.gg/VqphcvT

 
MAYDAY! MAYDAY!!! For today's namesake and like the radio signal (Mayday) and the theme is:
 

Since the last jam, it seems like everything has been non-stop craziness! So this jam's theme is: EMERGENCY
(Feel free to interpret/incorporate that in however you want! It doesn't have to be medical, I just used that ambulance gif for visual effect! There are lots of different types of emergencies, you can definitely get creative with it and think outside the box if you want!)

EXTRA CREDIT:  Since the jam ends on Mother's Day, dedicate your game to your Mom or Grandma or Mother-like figure in your life (or even the best rpg(s) of all time [Mother series] or not, sorry this part is kinda random!)

 The rules are simple: use any game development engine of your choice but it must be a PLATFORMER and you should make only ONE level (stage). Work solo or in a team, standard jam rules apply (you must start when the jam begins, make sure you own the rights to assets or have appropriate rights of usage) However, since it is a casual jam and the main focus is the actual level you can use a basic platformer template as a basis. But you have to make the layout of the level! One level to rule them all!!! ;)

THEME  - How well does your level implement/interpret the theme?
LAYOUT  - The most important part of any platformer level is layout! How well designed is your level; how smoothly does it play?
OBSTACLES - Similar to layout, but how well placed is everything that keeps you from beating the level, spikes, enemies, traps, etc.
GRAPHICS - Graphics are not only to look good but also to gauge movement, speed and how close to the ledge you can get!
MUSIC/SFX - Every good level needs a catchy song loop that you have to hear over and over and over again ;) Also, jump sounds!!!
CONTROLS - Everyone knows that all platformers need to have good controls, how well do your controls stack up?
DIFFICULTY - How hard is your level? Or perhaps too easy? To find a perfect balance is truly an art of making levels!
OVERALL - This is the main category! How good is your level overall?

Whoo-hoo! Just for fun here is something for the winners:

1st PLACE  - $75 DIGITAL DOLLARS

2nd PLACE  - $50 DIGITAL DOLLARS

3rd PLACE  - $25 DIGITAL DOLLARS

*I use PayPal to send the $$$ (I hope that's ok!)

AND BECAUSE THEY WERE SO AWESOME LAST YEAR...
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS (AGAIN) TO KENNEY GAME ASSETS!!!

^ Click on KENNEY for some incredible game assets! ^