Theoryfest 2015

The Theoryfest was a funfest hosted by LadyTe[link needed] that ran from September 12th to November 2nd 2015. The funfest ran during October, but rather than replace the usual Halloween funfest, the two topics merged into one funfest. The theory aspect involved participants writing or creating something that centered around a Mother series theory, either one they invented or a common one created by someone else. The other aspect of the funfest was the traditional Halloween side that usually happened at this time. Participants could choose which type they wanted to submit to, and either would be accepted.

The funfest also featured a thread for sharing costumes and pumpkins as well as one for sharing links to users' Mario Maker ghost houses, although these were not judged and just for fun.

### Streaming

The event featured a variety of games themed around the concept of Halloween or spookiness, hosted by different streamers over the course of the event. The following games were streamed during the event:

* Kingdom Hearts II, hosted by Marcotto[link needed]
* Maniac Mansion, hosted by AnnK
* OFF, hosted by LadyTe[link needed]
* Crypt of the Necrodancer, hosted by Boots
* Earthbound Halloween Hack, hosted by Rhyselinn
* Costume Quest, hosted by vid[link needed]
* Sweet Home, hosted by cyan683
* Magika: The Stars are Left, hosted by nightshade
* Undertale, hosted by MariettaRC[link needed]
* The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth: Afterbirth, hosted by Sith[link needed]

The event also featured an awards show hosted by (unknown).

### Contests and winners

The contests were handled differently for this funfest, as rather than having a top three winners for each category, entries for each category were nominated by the judges for a special superlative. All the nominations were then collected and ranked, and the first, second, and third place winners for each superlative received their respective awards. The judges for each category, superlatives, and winners are detailed below.

* Handart, judged by Marcotto and BB Gang Zombie
* Compart, judged by Rhyselinn and MariettaRC
* AudioViz, judged by Boots and Sith
* Writing, judged by Demon\_Claus and CerealQueen

* Mother Mother-y:
	+ First place: crabbyRhys
	+ Second place: peanutcheesebar405[link needed]
	+ Third place: StarlessMelody
* Most Detailed:
	+ First place: Stevesesy[link needed]
	+ Second place: Nintessa
	+ Third place: madprogrammer
* Most Funny
	+ First place: Earthboundian Folk
	+ Second place: Tokayseye
	+ Third place: peanutcheesebar405
* Most Original
	+ First place: DragonKazooie89
	+ Second place: Tasos500
	+ Third place: Earthboundian Folk
* Most Creepy
	+ First place: Laevatinn
	+ Second place: MinawaKitten[link needed]
	+ Third place: LotusBlue
* Most Spoopy
	+ First place: Eggman199
	+ Second place: A\_bee\_I\_am\_not
	+ Third place: majoragamer99[link needed
* Most Creative
	+ First place: Operatic Sheep
	+ Second place: bigcitysoda2
	+ Third place: Tasos500
* Most Weird
	+ First place: JesusLovesNess
	+ Second place: ToonRinkuHD
	+ Third place: riderryuken

### Prizes

First, second, and third place each received a badge corresponding to their place. Third place also received a rank while second place received their choice between a rank or an avatar, and first place received both. Those who assisted with the event also received their own special badge.