the rules state you have to use Macromedia Flash, i'm not entirely sure why.. but that said the only Flash program I know with programming abilities is the Macromedia one.
I'm not buying it just for a compo, the trial version lasts 30-days
Quote: "If you want to be rich, make a BASIC flash language"
I'd rather not have to pay Macromedia royalties
It's like saying, let's make a basic version of Java heh
ActionScript 2.0 is pretty comprehensive now, I really like the ability to do 3D Vector Graphics.. and while my mind instantly goes back to 'BattleZone' the new SonyEricsson S700i phone site, just shows what you can do with real-time vector graphics even in a resource interpreted hog like Flash.
to be honest I can't actually think of anything interesting to make which has a duck in it lol