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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!
Joy to the World the Zork version


Joy to the world! the thief is dead;
He opened up our egg!
It is the one we found, up in the tree.
It's a jewel encrusted egg
It's a jewel encrusted egg
and it contains a little bird.

Joy to the earth! I have a lamp
It protects me from the GRUE
It sheds a brilliant light
That protects me from the night
I will not be GRUE food
I will not be GRUE food
I will not turn into a pile of GRUE poo

No more shall we let the cyclops go,
We need to confront him
To remove him from the game
we will say ULYSSES's name
and he will run in shame
and he will run in shame
This little task will increase our fame.

Now is the time we check our final score
we type PUT ALL IN CASE
If we did it right
We get an ancient map
that leads us to the place
where the wizard keeps his face
and eventually we will fall down an endless stair case...
wow I suck at this, but here we go... sing to "Silent Night, Holy Night"

Silent night, holy night
You had best turn on a light
In the dark there lurks a grue
His only goal is to eat you
Watch out for the thief
Watch out for the thief

Glowing sword, nasty knife
Many ways to take a life
"Kkill the troll with the sword"
The cyclops mostly gets ignored
Just scare old one-eye away
Just scare old one-eye away

Empty house, trophy case
For your stuff this is the place
"Echo" gets the platinum bar
The crystal skull is not too far
And there are eighteen more
In this game called Zork
(dreaming of a white christmas)

I am dreaming of an Activision Christmas
Just like the ones i used to know
Where the Quest games glisten,
and children listen
When i let them Roger,Graham and Sonny show.

I am dreaming of an Activision Christmas
With every zork game you play
May your memories of them stay
And have given you a wonderful day

I am dreaming of an Activision Christmas
With any game from Activision
Make sure to buy the games is your mission
its really not a tough decision.
My submission to the tune of Run Rudolph Run:


Of all the devs in the sale Activision leaves first
Buy, buy now, and sate your GOG thirst
Buy, buy now, the sale will be over soon
If you don't buy now you must be some kind of buffoon
6 days is over just too soon

Santa asked a GOGer "Which one are you hoping for?"
"All I want for Christmas is Betrayal at Krondor."
And that was followed closely by Zork

Buy, buy now, the sale will be over soon
You'll miss all these great games like some kind of buffoon
6 days is over just too soon

Santa asked another GOGer "Which one do you like the best?"
"It's got to be King's Quest."
They should have said Police Quest.

The end of the sale is nearly in sight
Soon you can't get Gabriel Knight
Or Phantasmagoria if your looking for a fright

Buy, buy now, unless you're some kind of buffoon
6 days is over just too soon
One wintery night ol Roger the Wilco was sleeping in his garbage ship.
Little did poor ol Roger Wilco know what would make him flip.
Santa Claus had been practicing in deep space!
What a place!

Roger asked Santa "Why'd you do that!?"
Santa replies "Hohoho! Tis an accident!"
The cries of the reindeer pain didn't affect Santa!
Twas he was too jolly to care!

So Roger Wilco helped out Santa.
They gave their goodbyes.
Too bad there was some lies.


I don't know if that would be much of a song, I can imagine it as one, but oh well..
Post edited December 20, 2011 by HorribleHarry
Fallout-themed heavy metal Jingle Bells? Will post in a day or so!
DRM is lame : to the tune of Jingle Bells:

SecuROM just blows
and Steam is just as lame
I've got no guarantee
the games will always play
Always-online games
make my ire rise
I prefer to wait until
GOG does it right

Oh, DRM, DRM
DRM is lame
It's no fun when you find
your games can't be played
Battlezone, Dark Reign 2,
and any game of Quake
I'll make sure that I don't pay
until my rights are safe

A day or two ago
I thought I'd play a game
Ready to install
The disc was in the tray
But unfortunately
It was beyond belief
Without a net connection
I was treated like a theif

Oh, DRM, DRM
DRM is lame
It's no fun when you find
your games can't be played
Prototype, A Bug's Life
Mechwar. 2 or 3
Games play right, from GOG's website
All are DRM free

DRM, DRM
DRM is lame
It's no fun when you find
your games can't be played
Call of Duty, Goldeneye
Twinsen's LBA
All of them are pretty fun
but their DRM is lame
Gabriel Knight
to the tune of Silent Night

Gabriel Knight
He's a real fright
A “shadow hunter”
Who fights for the right

Whether it's werewolves
or finding a child
He'll take the job
no matter how wild

He'll see the job to the end
On him you can always depend.
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GOG.com: 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!
How are the winners going to be picked? Random draw? Best performance? How many?
THE PERILOUS ADVENTURES OF ZORK
(to the tune of Jingle Bells)

Snooping through a house
I find a wooden door
A door I overlooked when I explored this house before
I carefully turn the knob
Expecting an attack
Instead I find a lightless room completely doused in black

OH!
Darkened room
Lurking doom
Whatever shall I do?
If I don't find a torch I will be eaten by a Grue
OH!
Playing Zork, like a dork
Trying not to choke
Amazed at how much terror a few letters can evoke.
Hello everyone :D

Here is my creative attempt - I based my Caesar 3 song on "let it snow" - for the sake of consistency I repeated the first part (1.) Of the original song at the end, so I can extend my Caesar version a little bit ; ) .... My version is the first the second one is the original for reference purposes.

Cheers & Good Luck to everyone!

--- Caesar 3, through the snow ---

1. Oh the weather outside is frightful,
and the fire is so delightful,
but I have a place to go,
through the snow, through the snow, through the snow.

2. Man it doesn't show signs of stopping,
so I put on an extra pair of stockings,
off to the game-store I go,
through the snow, through the snow, through the snow.

3. When I finally reach the store,
I turn to the clerk and say,
Caesar 3 please, or I'll freeze,
I have been waiting for it so loooong.

4. Once back home I start playing
Spending hours and hours with it,
but then I forgot the Gods,
who punished me lots and lots and lots.

5. Soooo I started all over again,
spending hours and hours to plan,
but then the enemy attacked me,
Killing me, killing me, killing me.

--- Original Let it Snow ---

1. Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

2. It doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've bought some corn for popping
The lights are turned way down low
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

3. When we finally kissgoodnight
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

4. The fire is slowly dying
And, my dear, we're still goodbying
But as long as you love me so
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

5. Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Four Quake games,
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Five Interstates,
Four Quake games,
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Six Wilco’s a-cleaning,
Five Interstates,
Four Quake games,
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Seven Police a-questing,
Six Wilco’s a-cleaning,
Five Interstates,
Four Quake games,
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight Kings a-seeking,
Seven Police a-questing,
Six Wilco’s a-cleaning,
Five Interstates,
Four Quake games,
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Nine Heroes Guitaring,
Eight Kings a-seeking,
Seven Police a-questing,
Six Wilco’s a-cleaning,
Five Interstates,
Four Quake games,
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Ten Spidermen a-swinging,
Nine Heroes Guitaring,
Eight Kings a-seeking,
Seven Police a-questing,
Six Wilco’s a-cleaning,
Five Interstates,
Four Quake games,
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eleven Calls of Duty,
Ten Spidermen a-swinging,
Nine Heroes Guitaring,
Eight Kings a-seeking,
Seven Police a-questing,
Six Wilco’s a-cleaning,
Five Interstates,
Four Quake games,
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve X-men Fighting,
Eleven Calls of Duty,
Ten Spidermen a-swinging,
Nine Heroes Guitaring,
Eight Kings a-seeking,
Seven Police a-questing,
Six Wilco’s a-cleaning,
Five Interstates,
Four Quake games,
Three Gabriel Knights,
Two Dark Reigns,
And the 32 in 1 Game Cartridge!
Set to chipmunks theme song--

Christmas Time with Gog is Here
Half off Games from yester-year
Zombie wolves and sewer rats
Hurry, buy and slay them fast

In Tarant solve a quest or two
Or be a bard and play the lute!
You are now a level eight
Christmas with GOG is great

Christmas time with Gog Is here
Half off games from golden years
Survive a deadly zepplin crash
Hurry it wont last



GOG #1!!!
You all heard of larry and his naughty hoes,
and dreamt of Kate Walker without any clothes.

But all these mad heroes,
they seem kind lame
Since we all know what is,
the best good old game

Mr Stobbart, the Americano
smart and tall, he fights for you!
Thank him now and bam bam bam
Christmastime has come!
Post edited December 20, 2011 by mrmarioanonym
since no one would EVER want to see my face or hear my voice.... I'll opt for the written version ;)


Carol of the Bells (Christof, he Fell) Vampire the Masquerade:



Hark! How it smells
Sweet blood, it smells
As if to say,
Drink me today.
Vitae is here
Bringing me near
To humanity
The beast isnt free.

Feed, run, Feed, run

Christof must run
Clans are undone
Anezka's a nun
Everyone's here
Battles are clear
Dust clears the air
ghouls will despair

Oh how they seem
to be redeemed
when they embrace
they get a taste
centuries ring
of tales we bring
from this affair
that can't be repaired.

Happy, happy, happy, happy hunting
Happy, happy, happy, happy hunting

Pass to the childe
The call of the wild
Soon they will come
Bidding is done.

Feed, run, feed, run.