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Posted December 20, 2011
We’ve explored the EA catalogue with a crossword puzzle that tested your cunning and wit. The Interplay Caption Contest assessed your ability to make puns and captions that delight and amuse. Now is the time for us to feature another great publisher whose games are in the [url=http://www.gog.com/en/page/xmas11]50% off Holiday Sale! As we’ve mentioned before, there are more than 350 games for sale for less than $5. A lot of you may not be familiar with our catalog, so we thought we’d hold a few contests to help you learn about the great games that we have on sale right now.

Embark on a quest with Activision, the third publisher we’re putting in the spotlight. The keeper of all the Quest series' of games and the adventure fan favorite Zork franchise. You have only 6 days remaining to buy games from the vast Activision catalogue 50% off on GOG.com, because their games leave the holiday sale on the 26th. As such, it seemed timely to that this contest feature them!

Now we’re giving you a chance to make use of your creative side and write a merry holiday song featuring an Activision game, character, or level! We only require that you write lyrics to the song--you don't have to produce it into a Grammy-winning music video unless you want. The easy route is for you to take a famous Holiday song or carol and re-write the lyrics to suit the theme (Here's a terrible example that TheEnigmaticT knocked out in a few minutes), but you can take it further if you'd like and wow us with your creativity. Be it a Youtube video, an audio file of you and your whole office preforming or soulful duet featuring you and your cat, feel free to wow us with your creative skills.

Once you've written (or performed) your Activision-themed holiday song, post the lyrics (or a link to the audio file / video) in the comments for this thread on the forums or as a comment on our Facebook post. The contest is live from now until the 22nd of December 11:59 (AM) GMT. After that, we will comb through the entries and announce the winners of the contest. Each winner will be able to select an Activison game of his or her choice to receive for free!
Posted December 22, 2011
Here's mine. I did a video! http://youtu.be/S-AXJ1z7xto Check it out!

My version of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Modern Warfare 3, the greatest shooter
had a very shiny case.
And if you ever played it,
you would even say its addicting.
All of the other shooters
like to laugh and call MW3 names.
They never let poor MW3
join in any other shooters games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say:
"Modern Warfare 3 with your shiny graphics so bright,
won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then all the other shooters loved MW3
as they bowed down with glee,
with MW3's wonderful multiplayer,
will go down in history!
Posted December 22, 2011
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Arteveld: Ok, here's mine.

It's based on King Diamond's "No Presents For Christmas" song. Not sure if GOG considers that a 'merry holiday song', i sure do.
I remember when that was a single in 1986, and was very happy when it was included in the remastered edition of Fatal Portrait around 1998. Good holiday selection!
Posted December 22, 2011
What I wrote is losely tied into Arcanum byt the way of elves and dwarves and steam trains, but I was nostly aiming for fun and hilarious. Might have fallen way short of that, but I just can't pass on a contest. :)

Here goes nothing, to the tune of Jingle Bells:

Traveling through the steam
Behind a one chimney train
O'er the dreams we dream
Before they go down the drain
The still behind us drips
Making spirits to drink
What fun it is to have trips
Here's our story written in ink

Oh, jolly elves, jolly elves
Drinking our martinis dry
Oh, what fun it is to ride
On an ethanol induced high
Jolly elves, jolly elves
Drinking our martinis dry
Oh, what fun it is to ride
On an ethanol induced high

We had an idea that was killer
We thought We'd take a ride
And soon a dwarven distiller
Was seated by our side
The train was lean and stank
But the speed it went was hot
We crashed into a bank
And that's how we got caught

Oh, jolly elves, jolly elves
Drinking our martinis dry
Oh, what fun it is to ride
On an ethanol induced high
Jolly elves, jolly elves
Drinking our martinis dry
Oh, what fun it is to ride
On an ethanol induced high YEAH!
Posted December 22, 2011
For the game SWAT 3:

To the tune of "Good King Wenceslas"

Sergeant David Smith looked out
on a winter's evening
when the snow lay round about
deep and crisp and even.

Brightly shone the moon that night,
tho' the frost was cruel,
when a rookie ran inside
grinning like a fool.


"Wipe that smile off" David said
"And stand to attention.
Knock before you come inside
or you'll get a suspension!"

"Sarge a robbery went bad -
a toystore in the village.
The crooks are all holed up inside
and they've got a hostage."


"Alright laddy get your gun
and some ammunition.
We are gonna send these thugs
straight back to perdition!"

Sarge and rookie forth they went,
out into the blizzard,
to rescue the mall Santa
who'd got himself captured.


"Sir it's pretty dark by now;
can't see in the building.
How can we arrest the perps
when we cannot see them?"

"Take my rifle sonny boy
and turn on the FLIR.
With the thermal imagery
you should see them clearly."


The order soon was radioed
to clear out the hostiles.
In thirteen seconds flat the team
pinned them to the floor tiles.

Therefore crooks of every kind,
do not steal at Yule.
If you screw with Christmas gifts,
SWAT is gonna get you!
Posted December 22, 2011
O Sir Graham of Daventry (O Little Town of Bethlehem)


O Sir Graham of Daventry
From knight to king you'll rise
From CGA to VGA
Your questing made us wise

Though the dead fish is detritus
Collect it anyway
And though it smells
You will be well
When it saves your life some way



North, South, East, and West you'll head
And never the world will end
Graham will scoot - loop de loop -
And die from dehydration

Now gather your three treasures
And set your future free
Spell and sword shall journey forward
To protect all Daventry



Sidenote: I really wanted to sing this, but I haven't had enough yuzu sours yet. Please enjoy!
Posted December 22, 2011
Ugh, here's my lame Wilco song.



Wilco Bells, Wilco Bells,
Roger's far away.
Oh what fun! It is to fly,
In Space so far away, hey!

Sludge Vohaul abducts Wilco,
because he thwarted a plan,
Roger's ship will crash,
On a jungle planet the adventure began

Wilco Bells, Wilco Bells,
Roger's far away.
Oh what fun! It is to fly,
In Space so far away, hey!

Sludge's plan doesn't fulfill,
Roger saves Xenon,
Next up is a sequel
Called Pirates of Pestulon

Oh, Wilco Bells, Wilco Bells,
Roger's far away.
Oh what fun! It is to fly,
In Space so far away, hey!
Posted December 22, 2011
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DeadlyRamon: I remember when that was a single in 1986, and was very happy when it was included in the remastered edition of Fatal Portrait around 1998. Good holiday selection!
Cool!;D
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Though it appears, i've misread the entry date, and posted after the contest was over. 12AM was 16,5 hours ago if i'm not mistaken.
Oh well, at least i had fun doing it.;P
Posted December 22, 2011
It was 11:59 AM so rounding up 12PM and it ended 3,5h ago. No worries.
Posted December 22, 2011
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cymrean: It was 11:59 AM so rounding up 12PM and it ended 3,5h ago. No worries.
Oh, really? Thanks. The 12 hour clock never fails to confuse me. ;)
Posted December 22, 2011
To the tune of O' Christmas Tree

OH GOG.com, Oh GOG.com

I want an Activision game for free!

Oh GOG.com Oh GOG.com

Gimme an Activision game for free!

Arcannum you are so grand!

And Krondor, I am a fan

OH GOG.com Oh GOG.com

You made me an Activision fan!
Posted December 22, 2011
Maybe they meant 11:59 PM :)
Posted December 22, 2011
Well, I'm gonna hope they meant "PM", because that's how I misread it, too. :(

I guess I'd post my entry anyway. If it makes at least one old school adventurer smile (the way daszett's made me smile, and not just because it sort-of-namechecks me), it'll be worth it. :)



Gabriel Knight, Gabriel Knight:
Hair's ruffled, Smile is white,
Southern drawl sweet though with Curry.
Hunting shades bloodthirsty and furry
Runs in the family,
Runs in the family.

Gabriel Knight, Gabriel Knight
Solving murders, getting a bite,
Shaving felines, searching for scales
Flirting with girls and baron males.
That's all in a day's work,
That's all in a day's work.

Gabriel Knight, Gabriel Knight
- Sadly fourth not in sight...
More globetrotting at puzzley pace
With the help of smart sexy Grace.
From Jane J. won't be released.
Well, there's Gray Matter at least.
Post edited December 22, 2011 by AFGNCAAP
Posted December 22, 2011
Activision all the way

Dashing through some quests
In my Gog.com account
on the RPGs we go
Questing all the way
Police Quest and SWAT
making screens bright
What fun it is to quest and trek
on the activision games tonight

oh, king's Quest Space Quest
Phantasmagoria all night
Oh what fun it is to quest
in my Gog.com account
Oh Oh Zork, Krondor
Gabriel Night games
oh what fun it is to quest
in my Gog.com account

A day or two ago
I thought I'd be bored
And soon I found my light
when playing to the core
The games were set and ranked
Activision seems hot
and let me be frank
their games are hot

Oh, Dark Reign, Arcanum,
Caesar 3 I'll play tonight
oh what fun it is to quest
in my gog.com account
So much games, So much Games
activision games
Oh what fun it is to quest
in my gog.com account.
Posted December 23, 2011
It was a tough one but here are the winners!

betpet
CowboyBebop
jefequeso
hucklebarry
Flaose
VIPERs
Krossfire
Arteveld
cymrean
akeanon

Winners are going to be contacted via PM with the instructions how to claim their prize ;)

Happy holidays everyone!
Posted December 23, 2011
Thanks for choosing my submission. :) Great Xmas gift from GOG. When are the PMs going out?
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