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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 08, 2012
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G-Doc: Hey, it's your video--we can't stop you from being obscene if you want to be. Just keep in mind, that offensive content is frowned upon by YouTube and generally won't make you new friends. It might also decrease your chances of getting awarded.
Tell that to the Angry Video Game Nerd. :p

Also, thanks PMIK.
Post edited November 08, 2012 by Foxhack
Posted November 08, 2012
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G-Doc: Hey, it's your video--we can't stop you from being obscene if you want to be. Just keep in mind, that offensive content is frowned upon by YouTube and generally won't make you new friends. It might also decrease your chances of getting awarded.
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Foxhack: Tell that to the Angry Video Game Nerd. :p

Also, thanks PMIK.
AVGN doesn't officially post on YouTube. Also, he's very creative in profanity. :-)

EDIT: Whoah, my BAD! He actually posts to YouTube. Everything I thought I knew about the world just crumbled into funky-smelling dust.
Post edited November 08, 2012 by G-Doc
Posted November 08, 2012
I also completely loathe these "let our customers make our ads" ploys, presented as if it was a generous nice fun contest offered by the company to their customers. I really wouldn't want to take part in that. Also I completely look forward to see the videos that other forumgoers will make, and I hope there will be many to watch - passionate posts about favorite games are fun, I expect their video versions to be even more so.

Aaand, yeah, I'm not real sure how to articulate these two feelings.
Posted November 08, 2012
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Telika: I also completely loathe these "let our customers make our ads" ploys, presented as if it was a generous nice fun contest offered by the company to their customers. I really wouldn't want to take part in that. Also I completely look forward to see the videos that other forumgoers will make, and I hope there will be many to watch - passionate posts about favorite games are fun, I expect their video versions to be even more so.

Aaand, yeah, I'm not real sure how to articulate these two feelings.
I don't usually like this either, but. I'm seeing it as an excuse to get the courage to actually start doing videos. I've been wanting to do this for years, and if it means I can get fifty bucks worth of games, why not. :P
Posted November 08, 2012
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Telika: I also completely loathe these "let our customers make our ads" ploys, presented as if it was a generous nice fun contest offered by the company to their customers. I really wouldn't want to take part in that. Also I completely look forward to see the videos that other forumgoers will make, and I hope there will be many to watch - passionate posts about favorite games are fun, I expect their video versions to be even more so.

Aaand, yeah, I'm not real sure how to articulate these two feelings.
Nicely said. The GOG ad at the end may be a bit annoying, but these would still be interesting videos which advertise these old games we love, not just GOG.
Posted November 08, 2012
Here's some more shameless self promotion on my behalf. Check out my video on Crusader: No Regret! :D

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Post edited November 08, 2012 by G-Doc
Posted November 08, 2012
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pugsarecool: Here's some more shameless self promotion on my behalf. Check out my video on Crusader: No Regret! :D

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Isn't that the video you already posted? Please don't do that.
Starting tomorrow I'll put a list of all entries in the opening post, so they're all easily accessible.
Post edited November 08, 2012 by G-Doc
Posted November 08, 2012
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pugsarecool: Here's some more shameless self promotion on my behalf. Check out my video on Crusader: No Regret! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKItb_0PLUM&feature=plcp
I also liked the first title in the series, Crusader: No Remorse. I remember beating the game ONCE, and when I removed the CD from the drive the disc was cracked. Never found another copy of the game again until GOG.com released it.

(Also for the people leaving comments on my video, thanks for the kind words!)
Posted November 08, 2012
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pugsarecool: Here's some more shameless self promotion on my behalf. Check out my video on Crusader: No Regret! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKItb_0PLUM&feature=plcp
The comparrison between Crusader: No Regret and battlefield was funny
All the talking about the games in the posts made so far made me want to buy them.
I dont own any game talked about so far :p

My poor wallet is gonna have a hard time if i give in to temptetion though.
Posted November 08, 2012
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pugsarecool: Here's some more shameless self promotion on my behalf. Check out my video on Crusader: No Regret! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKItb_0PLUM&feature=plcp
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Lodium: The comparrison between Crusader: No Regret and battlefield was funny
All the talking about the games in the posts made so far made me want to buy them.
I dont own any game talked about so far :p

My poor wallet is gonna have a hard time if i give in to temptetion though.
Haha, I love making that comparison. It's pretty much true though!

To Viciousdex- I love No Remorse as well. No Regret just eeks out though victory for me though for favorite. :)

To G-Doc- Sorry, I won't do it again. I wasn't aware.
Posted November 08, 2012
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pugsarecool: To G-Doc- Sorry, I won't do it again. I wasn't aware.
I didn't say you shouldn't do that before, so I don't blame you :-) It only occurred to me just now, that people might see that as spamming and digging for views.
Posted November 08, 2012
Ok, I'm doing this ;)

However I'm very slow and untalented, so not sure if I'll make the deadline. But its fun... and nostalgic! Game selection was instant! Picking what to show and how is eternal.
Posted November 08, 2012
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.
Post edited November 08, 2012 by Foxhack
Posted November 08, 2012
Argh!

If I had the time I would definitely do this.

Sounds fun.
Posted November 08, 2012
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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 think for the process of putting footage on YouTube of video games that have commentary, your safe. It's considered a review. As long as your using the footage for review and illustrative purposes I believe it's okay. However I am not speaking on behalf of GOG!
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