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Posted November 07, 2012
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
Posted November 07, 2012
I'm waiting for TotalBiscuit's video .
Posted November 07, 2012
Hm.

I'll think about it...

Edit: Also, if you want to repost any video we make, please don't do it by downloading the source video from youtube. Just ask the winner to upload it somewhere. No quality loss.

Also, no offense to TotalBiscuit, but he's a pro reviewer so he shouldn't be eligible. ^^;
Post edited November 07, 2012 by Foxhack
Posted November 07, 2012
There seems to be a lack of enthusiasm about this, but I sure would like to hear people's memories! :) Nostalgia...

I'm at a university that has some nice recording equipment, so I may attempt this. Maybe. (Sadly, probably not.)
Posted November 07, 2012
hmmm.... interesting.... I'm thinking (and hopefully will have some time to do this).
Posted November 07, 2012
I wish I had the know how to make a good video.
Posted November 07, 2012
Oh, it's one of those "do our advertising for free and you may win some trinkets!" Cool! I've always admired those tools who proudly acted as free sandwich men, wearing shirts with a large nike or rebook brand. I've always wanted to be part of the club. Now's my chance!

Seriously, who do you take your customers for? If you want advertising, pay for it.
Posted November 07, 2012
Using us for cheap advertisements? Hell, I'm all for it!
Posted November 07, 2012
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tfishell: There seems to be a lack of enthusiasm about this, but I sure would like to hear people's memories! :) Nostalgia...

I'm at a university that has some nice recording equipment, so I may attempt this. Maybe. (Sadly, probably not.)
Well the problem is that not all of us have played these old games.

I would like to make a video on the Gabriel Knight games since they were MY introduction to PC gaming (well, them and that horrible screensaver called Myst), but I don't own the GOG versions. So that's a bit of a problem, unless I pirate them, and if I win, I ask that they be included in the games I win. :P
Post edited November 07, 2012 by Foxhack
Posted November 07, 2012
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Ogg: Oh, it's one of those "do our advertising for free and you may win some trinkets!" Cool! I've always admired those tools who proudly acted as free sandwich men, wearing shirts with a large nike or rebook brand. I've always wanted to be part of the club. Now's my chance!

Seriously, who do you take your customers for? If you want advertising, pay for it.
Did advertisements kill your family?
Posted November 07, 2012
That's a really good idea - I don't think I'll have the time to participate, but good luck to everyone and I look forward to seeing the submissions!
Posted November 07, 2012
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Adzeth: Are there any Finnish speaking GOG lords that could spot if the subtitles and spoken words don't match? :p
Oh, come on. They can't even begin to try interpreting the correct spelling for your pronunciation in an attempt to google-translate it (which would likely fail miserably anyway), I'm quite sure you're safe.
Posted November 07, 2012
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Ogg: Seriously, who do you take your customers for? If you want advertising, pay for it.
They do. They give you 5 games for it :-P
Posted November 07, 2012
Hi!
I decided to give it a shot, here is my GOG Story on Fahrenheit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFJAdb1fGsM
Posted November 07, 2012
Not interested in any of it.
Posted November 07, 2012
outsourcing your marketing to the community?

i don't see the appeal of watching Joe Nobody talk about his nostalgia...
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