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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
I don't make videos so I'm not entering, but nice idea.
Right. You gotta bring up this competition right when I'm looking at having the least amount of time for doing such a thing. =P I may still give it a shot, though I don't exactly expect to win anything. Might be fun.
Nice idea, I have some questions though:
• How long should the video be? Or rather what is the maximum length?
• What video quality? Is 720p enough? That's alrady a pain for me to upload, anything above will destroy my internet connection
• From what I understand the content is supposed to be sort of a personal retrospective, right?
Not much of a video-er, but fun idea. I'd like to see more contests of this sort in the future. :)
It will be nice to watch some videos!..
I have a question:
Is it obligatory in English? Can we post our videos in our mother languages?

If it has to be in english... well, let's say I could be prosecuted for language slaughter.
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ISC: I have a question:
Is it obligatory in English? Can we post our videos in our mother languages?

If it has to be in english... well, let's say I could be prosecuted for language slaughter.
LOL

I think I'm in the same situation as yours, paisano XD
Come on you Spaniards. Use your sexy voice to convince us why a gog game is great.

I am tempted to make a video for Republic the revolution. ::) and put a tex in the description:
"The game in this video was available on http://www.gog.com
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ISC: I have a question:
Is it obligatory in English? Can we post our videos in our mother languages?

If it has to be in english... well, let's say I could be prosecuted for language slaughter.
I don't think it would hurt them if you talk in Spanish and then translate using subtitles, a simple video editor with the text function will do it. I think YouTube's editor even has this capability.


And to be clear, you want us to upload gameplay footage of the game? Or is it yourself? Both maybe?
...neither?! :|
Post edited November 07, 2012 by Tpiom
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SCPM: I don't make videos so I'm not entering, but nice idea.
Lol, same here.
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lukaszthegreat: I am tempted to make a video for Republic the revolution. ::) and put a tex in the description:
"The game in this video was available on http://www.gog.com
Man, I really would like to get informed on a regular base, whenever a game gets withdrawn from the GoG-store.
Luckily I got this one, when it was still available.
Yet another niche-group contest for those GOG users who have the required talent and equipment? I guess I'll just have to wait for the next random drawing.


-Khalaq
Cool idea although i wont be entering as i cant make a video but good luck to the ones who do.
Hmm...now I'm really tempted to make something...