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Share your Good Old Gaming memories and get up to five $9.99 games!

We are all retrogamers at heart and our identities are built on the foundation of classic gaming memories. We know you have plenty of those as well. Memories, that is, not identities (and even if, let’s just not go there). We would like to give you an opportunity to tell us about your very own greatest classic gaming moments and grab some free games in the process!

"Let's play" videos seem to be all the craze these days. But they’re so 2010’s. Let’s do something with more of a retro-feel. Let's talk about the classics! Tell us your "GOGgame Story"! There has to be at least one game on your GOG.com shelf that holds a special place in your heart. One that you think of more like an old friend than just an item of electronic entertainment. Recall the good times you had with it, record a video and upload it to YouTube to share your love for classics with the world and get a chance to grab some free games!

To put it in six simple steps:

1. Look at GOG.com catalogue of games.
Choose one that you feel like you have much to tell about.

2. Make a "GOGgame Story":
a video of some in-game footage, your commentary, and maybe even you in person--just about anything that will spice up your video.

3. Please include the following screen at the end of your video.
The image is provided in 720p resolution. If your video is smaller, re-scale or crop, but keep the 16:9 aspect ratio.

4. Upload your "GOGgame Story" to YouTube.
Call it something like "[Game Title], a GOGgame Story, by [YourGOGForumNickname]" and make it public. Also, please include the following text in the video’s description: “The game in this video is available on http://www.GOG.com”.

5. Provide a link to your video in the thread below.

6. Profit!*

* Starting next week, each Friday till the end of November, the video with the most views will be awarded with 5 codes (each for a $9.99 game). The same prize will go to the author of the most cereative video (Mr. A, our Video Ninja will be the judge of that). Yet another pack of 5 codes will be given to the author of GOG's favorite video (by popular vote of our whole staff). Three runner-up prizes, 1 code each, will be handed out as well. Ingenuity, humor, and creativity will be taken into account. Multiple entries are allowed. A public list of winning videos will be held in the forum. Picking a game that didn’t already have a winning video created for it, will improve your chances. As well as wearing a monocle and a top hat in the video. Just kidding. Or...?

That’s the whole deal - pick a classic game that you love from GOG.com catalogue, tell the internets your "GOGgame Story", get free games. Sounds pretty easy, eh? Well, ladies and gentlemen, start your cameras!

Third (and final) Week entries:

Fallout, a GOGgame story by xerosus

Theme Hospital, a GOGgame story by Neoxin

Space Quest III, a GOGgame story by Hiddenite (grand prize winner)

Moto Racer 2, a GOGgame story by Razor61289

The Incredible Machine, a GOGgame story by Flaose

Stronghold Crusader, a GOGgame story by JackAttackNZ

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, a GOGgame story by cannard
(reupload with better quality audio)

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, a GOGgame story by cannard (follow-up prize winner)

Second Week entries:

Neverwinter Nights, a GOGgame story by guitarbard (follow-up prize winner)

Evil Genius, a GOGgame story by JackAttackNZ (grand prize winner)

Evil Genius, a GOGgame story by Thelius (follow-up prize winner)

Pro-Pinball: Big Race USA, a GOGgame story by Accatone

Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World, a GOGgame story by Flaose (grand prize winner)

First Week entries:

Fahrenheit, a GOGgame story by Raven-Valor95 (grand prize winner)

Rayman 2, a GOGgame story by Lambda462

Betrayal at Krondor, a GOGgame story by deadlyhabit (grand prize winner)

Earthworm Jim 2, a GOGgame story by Razor61289

Crusader: No Regret, a GOGgame story by pugsarecool (grand prize winner)

Battle Chess, a GOGgame story by Viciousdex (grand prize winner)

Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a GOGgame story by Flaose

Battle Realms, a GOGgame story by Elratauru

Fallout, a GOGgame story by epighales

Heroes of Might and Magic 2, a GOGgame story by jigrou

Quest for Glory, a GOGgame story by Rambutaan (grand prize winner)

Duke Nukem 3D, a GOGgame story by Dunno

Psychonauts, a GOGgame story by godofbreadsticks (follow-up prize winner)

Rayman/Rayman Forever, a GOGgame story by sharptap

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars, a GOGgame story by Sentimeta (follow-up prize winner)

Fallout, a GOGgame story by cj13810

Quest for Glory (VGA), a GOGgame story by macktion (follow-up prize winner)

Evolva, a GOGgame story by Shiuman (grand prize winner)

Thief, a GOGgame story by hucklebarry

Nox, a GOGgame story by bensinkula (follow-up prize winner)

Might and Magic VI, a GOGgame story by Hiddenite

Kings Quest 3: To Heir is Human, a GOGgame story by rknight718 (follow-up prize winner)
Post edited December 01, 2012 by G-Doc
Alright! I managed to get over my FRAPS problem (I just needed to get a newer version)!

Anyways, here it is: my GOGstory of Raptor: Call of the Shadows: http://youtu.be/e7kLMRItogQ
Nope, doesn't sound easy, sounds like an intimidating and time consuming project and something I've never done. I don't make videos, for youTube or otherwise. You're trying to get a free ad campaign out of your community. If I were going to put that kind of effort into something I would want actual compensation, not simply access to digital goods of which you have an unlimited supply.
Post edited November 09, 2012 by rawmilk905
This is something I'd love to do but I'm rather shy on camera and wouldn't know where to start.
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Foxhack: Another rule question - can we use footage of another game while talking about the nostalgic bits?

The GK games were my first real adventure games, but I think another game - a console game - deserves a bit of a mention as my introduction to the genre.
I can't see the harm in doing so. It's your memories, if one game connects to another it's only natural and might be interesting to see.
Way to get free advertisement on youtube lol ..
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Flaose: Alright! I managed to get over my FRAPS problem (I just needed to get a newer version)!

Anyways, here it is: my GOGstory of Raptor: Call of the Shadows: http://youtu.be/e7kLMRItogQ
Nice video! Apogee games were such a big part of my gaming past. I can't believe I haven't put Raptor and the rest of the Apogee games on my wishlist yet. Thanks for the reminder!
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bouncedk: Way to get free advertisement on youtube lol ..
My reaction goes a bit beyond lol. I am disappointed with their decision to do this.
Post edited November 09, 2012 by rawmilk905
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Flaose: Alright! I managed to get over my FRAPS problem (I just needed to get a newer version)!

Anyways, here it is: my GOGstory of Raptor: Call of the Shadows: http://youtu.be/e7kLMRItogQ
Awesome video. I used to play this game a lot when it came out. Shareware was a fun time to be a PC gamer.
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bouncedk: Way to get free advertisement on youtube lol ..
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rawmilk905: My reaction goes a bit beyond lol. I am disappointed with their decision to do this.
Ethical, Smethical. I get to talk about one of my beloved games from childhood AND I might win free games? TO THE YOUTUBES!
Thanks for the kind words, guys! I've enjoyed the submissions so far, especially yours, Viciousdex.

The fact is, one solid word-of-mouth advertisement is worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars of advertising money. I fell like by encouraging GOG.com fans to share their stories (and holding a contest while doing so) is a great idea where both of us win.
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Flaose: Thanks for the kind words, guys! I've enjoyed the submissions so far, especially yours, Viciousdex.
Thanks man!
Is there a way to see how many videos have been uploaded.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VD_fZpDwho

Here is my entry! I had a lot of fun doing it since It's one of the games I really appreciate from when I was a lad. I know it's not a "story", more like a "review" or my personal opinion, I kinda like those kind of movies. Also It's 720p! :D!

Excuse my english though, not a native speaker :P
Ps, it's processing, wait a few minutes before checking it.

Thanks!
Elratauru
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Elratauru: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VD_fZpDwho

Here is my entry! I had a lot of fun doing it since It's one of the games I really appreciate from when I was a lad. I know it's not a "story", more like a "review" or my personal opinion, I kinda like those kind of movies. Also It's 720p! :D!

Excuse my english though, not a native speaker :P
Ps, it's processing, wait a few minutes before checking it.

Thanks!
Elratauru
Really good video, Elratauru!
The editing was great, and I loved how you did the intro. :)
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Raven-Valor95: Really good video, Elratauru!
The editing was great, and I loved how you did the intro. :)
I'm glad you liked it! I took a few hours to put together but I guess it did came out pretty nice at some parts. I put the things I remembered that happened when I played this game as a lad.