Marathon prizes

Heidrage

2010-12-03 05:52:45 am

Willing to teach you the impossible

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Yay! Thanks Heidman!

Not a problem. I try and do what I can and when I can if I can. Something I learned from my dad.

Molotov

2010-12-06 07:24:24 pm

Just a small update with two new pictures:

Kirby Super Star
Resident Evil

The Kirby picture got screwed over by the compression that the video camera used (too lazy to fix that) and the auto brightness on the second one is excessive. Still good for getting the idea though.

tjp7154

2010-12-06 07:27:03 pm

#Casual

Hmm, you almost make me wanna try some pictures (for gags)

Heidrage

2010-12-07 05:50:33 am

Willing to teach you the impossible

Quote from Molotov:

Just a small update with two new pictures:

Kirby Super Star
Resident Evil

The Kirby picture got screwed over by the compression that the video camera used (too lazy to fix that) and the auto brightness on the second one is excessive. Still good for getting the idea though.

Did you draw them? Crap they are good. If you end up with any extra pics (wink wink), I want them or I will pay for them.

mikwuyma

2010-12-07 01:04:49 pm

My feelings on The Demon Rush

Heidman wants naked Kirby. Shocked

Seriously though, those pictures were drawn by Molotov's sister, Stacy, who also drew the Secret of Mana and Metroid pictures at the last marathon.

Aitamen

2010-12-07 05:26:53 pm

Bwahahaha... there WILL be domination!

Hey, guys. My internet exploded, but I have all of the order information, except for Cave Story, on my computer, so I'll have everything shipped on time.

I'm updating this by asking my mom to do it for me, via phone (Mom rocks!!! LOL!), so no one needs to worry. Things are working well enough, and I will finish everything on time.

Aitamen

2010-12-07 07:04:55 pm

Bwahahaha... there WILL be domination!

Actually got my net fixed, now... things are looking up.

still have computer stuff to fix, but things are looking up.

And I have everything I need on my comp anyway... so without further ado:

MetaKnight AND:

CT cast, pt. 1

Also, because someone asked how I make these:

outline
Colors pt. 1
Colors pt. 2
Finishing touches

Heidrage

2010-12-07 07:10:07 pm

Willing to teach you the impossible

Quote from mikwuyma:

Heidman wants naked Kirby. Shocked

Seriously though, those pictures were drawn by Molotov's sister, Stacy, who also drew the Secret of Mana and Metroid pictures at the last marathon.

I just love art. I have a bad habit of wanting it. I sometimes spend my food money on art.

Aitamen

2010-12-08 03:23:38 pm

Bwahahaha... there WILL be domination!

Alright, I'm closing submissions a little early to make sure I still have time. If you have any pieces you'd like to sponsor for the marathon, send me a PM (or e-mail to dustinhammontree aT gmail ) and I'll tell you if it's possible or whatnot.

Sorry for any issues this causes, but I want to make sure I have time and it all gets there.

Poxnor

2010-12-09 05:34:55 am

Moo! Flap! Hug!

Those Chrono Trigger characters look amazing, Aitamen. Great job Smiley

flicky

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flicky: 2010-12-09 07:43:14 am

2010-12-09 07:40:41 am

$15 per rant/allegory

I, for whatever reason, have a PS3 S-Video cable lying around (official Sony, unopened). I was thinking we could give this out as a prize as a sort of "start speed running" thing seeing as most people have HDMI and not all that many recorders take HDMI. Afaik, it's backwards compatible with PS2 as well.

The idea being, if someone has never tried recording a speedrun (or gameplay in general) it's a good $15 or so towards starting them off.

Poxnor

2010-12-09 08:59:01 am

Moo! Flap! Hug!

@Flicky: that's an awesome prize idea! I had to track down one of those, for the purposes of recording, and it was really hard to find one. If someone were interested in starting running, that would be one of the hardest things to find Smiley

dballin

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2010-12-09 03:31:39 pm

Balls jerky

It's kinda useless outside of speedrunning though. If you're gonna have a current gen console, you probably have an hdtv with hd cables. I don't see a lot of incentive to donate for something like that. Plus it's a $15 cable. It's not one of a kind or even hard to find. There's over 100 on ebay for as little as $3. (ok maybe not SONY brand, but it doesn't really matter) It's all about what the audience wants. Wink

but then again...
http://cgi.ebay.com/OFFICIAL-Sony-S-Video-Cable-SCPH-10480-ps3-3m-/370385617420?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item563cb4020c

You can certainly pay $60 for the little Sony logo

tjp7154

2010-12-09 03:46:16 pm

#Casual

Yeah, I agree with dballin -- unless you can give the gift of "a speedrunner's mindset" --- I think it'd be useless (unless the recipient actually needed it, heh)

Pootrain

2010-12-11 05:59:13 pm

train kept rollin

The list in the OP is now up to date. Will update it more often.

InsipidMuckyWater

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InsipidMuckyWater: 2010-12-11 06:36:23 pm

2010-12-11 06:35:31 pm

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Quote from tjp7154:

Yeah, I agree with dballin -- unless you can give the gift of "a speedrunner's mindset" --- I think it'd be useless (unless the recipient actually needed it, heh)

Let's not forget we're dealing with a speedrunning marathon. Besides, a lot of other prizes in this topic are narrowly geared towards a particular kind of audience as well and might not be appreciated by others who might be watching the marathon. To me, the only problem with the cable is that it should be packaged with something else, because it's not an expensive item and it would just be strange and maybe a little silly to hear that "a CABLE" all by itself is up for grabs during the next hour.

Pootrain

2010-12-11 06:54:44 pm

train kept rollin

Not that I think the cable isnt a good prize.

BUT I kinda like the idea of some pseudo bogus prizes mostly becuase they would be funny and or better then nothing. "..and chatuser8 wins a copy of The Terminator for SEGA game gear and a light up EA pen. Congrats!"

InsipidMuckyWater

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InsipidMuckyWater: 2010-12-11 10:51:37 pm

2010-12-11 06:56:55 pm

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Lol! That would be funny. Or, a copy of "Mario is Missing" signed by Andrew G.

EDIT: Or, a "mystery bag." And we should definitely come up with some goofy sound effect for whenever we say mystery bag.

tjp7154

2010-12-11 08:31:57 pm

#Casual

Now that AndrewG is MORE famous, maybe he could autograph his photo in black and white?

dballin

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dballin: 2010-12-12 01:09:42 am

2010-12-12 01:03:46 am

Balls jerky

Quote from InsipidMuckyWater:

Let's not forget we're dealing with a speedrunning marathon.

I don't want to shit on anyone's prize ideas, but at the high point of last marathon there was over 1000 people watching. There are not over 1000 people with speedruns on this site. Most of the people that come here don't actually run anything, myself included. The cable appeals to an extremely limited audience. That's all I'm saying.

I have Sony brand component cables that I haven't needed since I replaced my old TV 3 years ago if it will make a decent prize I guess.

arkarian

2010-12-12 01:16:24 am

gamelogs.org

cables are a really lame prize.

InsipidMuckyWater

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2010-12-12 01:17:57 am

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^ I know, that's why I said it should probably be packaged with something if someone seriously wanted to give one away.

dballin: I know most people that come here are not runners. I was not saying otherwise. I was just saying that there is a fair chance of interest in speedrunning from the viewer. Just finding the marathon itself and watching more than a second of it qualifies you already as being part of this rather niche market, I would think.

The larger point is that a PS3 cable has some value (minimal, as stated above, but still) for a good number of people who would watch the marathon, enough so that it's not "useless" as applied to our particular demographic.

That all being said, I say mystery bag it or something so we don't look silly offering a cable for donations. lol Or yeah, don't bother using it during the marathon. I don't really care what happens with this cable; my only point is that it's a stretch to say things like this would not interest someone. (And therefore, we should encourage people to chip in with prize ideas like this, even if we ultimately decide not to use them)

^ I know, that's why I said it should probably be packaged [i]with[/i] something if someone seriously wanted to give one away.

dballin: I know most people that come here are not runners.  I was not saying otherwise.  I was just saying that there is a fair chance of [i]interest[/i] in speedrunning from the viewer.  Just finding the marathon itself and watching more than a second of it qualifies you already as being part of this rather niche market, I would think.

The larger point is that a PS3 cable has some value (minimal, as stated above, but still) for a good number of people who would watch the marathon, enough so that it's not "useless" as applied to our particular demographic.

That all being said, I say mystery bag it or something so we don't look silly offering a cable for donations.  lol  Or yeah, don't bother using it during the marathon.  I don't really care what happens with this cable; my only point is that it's a stretch to say things like this would not interest someone. (And therefore, we should encourage people to chip in with prize ideas like this, even if we ultimately decide not to use them)

flicky

2010-12-12 06:56:47 am

$15 per rant/allegory

I'll probably just bring the cables and can at least give them to another runner if they want it. I've had it boxed for about 6 months so I'm not going to use it (It's a duplicate).

PEACHES_

2010-12-12 06:07:30 pm

I'm just trying to impress you.

I have a spare blast corps cart to use for the marathon and my original box, I'd gladly give them both away.

Aitamen

2010-12-12 11:37:55 pm

Bwahahaha... there WILL be domination!

Bwaha, another down!