Contest #1 - "Guess That Game" - Discussion Thread

[Rob Williams]

If you have any comments, suggestions of ill regard towards our first contest (http://techgage.com/article/techgage_2_year_birthday_contest), please feel free to spit it here. You can also discuss with others your favorite classic games that are not ones in the contest.

Mentioning a game name that's of the 20 could result in a ban and disqualification!

Answers

1) Asheron's Call 2
2) Runescape
3) Forsaken
4) Anarchy Online
5) Unreal

6) Need for Speed 2: Special Edition
7) Castle Master
8) Grand Theft Auto
9) Revolt
10) Halloween Harry (Alien Carnage)

11) Sopwith II
12) Second Life
13) Ryzom
14) No One Lives Forever
15) Sim City 2000

16) Jazz Jackrabbit
17) Planescape: Torment
18) SiN: Episodes
19) Rubies of Eventide
20) Syndicate Wars

[madstork91]

I only know 2 games in that group of pictures... This is more difficult than i woul dhave liked :(

[DarkSynergy]

I got 5 and frickin' work here!

Best of luck to everyone who enters the contests and happy second birthday to Techgage. We'll be driving and talking back in no time!

[madstork91]

As soon as they are old enough to talk, you generally want them to stfu.

[Lothar]

I recognize atleast one right off the bat... I'll have to do a little more digging around I think... Nice idea for the contest. :)

[DarkSynergy]

... Nice idea for the contest. :)

Thank you. We think so as well and it sure beats the hell out of a "post in this thread and get entered into a drawing" type contest. Look back soon for our other contests too. There is certainly more to come.

[PUTALE]

AWESOME PRIZE. HAPPY B-DAY, 2 years, man seems like you guys have been for longer than taht:).

[PUTALE]

so as long as the name is in there, it doens't matter their order, right? Man this is hard, some game I think I know but not sure the name or not remember the anem.

[Rob Williams]

Yup number them, it would be fine. They go from 1 - 20, left to right. So the top row is 1 - 5, second is 6 - 10, etc.

Feel free to get the help of friends/family... I know some of these are old, but there's no doubt someone you know has played them.

[moon111]

Congrats on surviving your 2nd year. Job well done.

I knew one, was able to figure out a 2nd. There's a better chance of me building my own ram from scratch then figuring these out. Good luck to the winner.

[werty316]

HAs it been two years already? where has the time gone?

Happy B-Day :techgage:

I am gonna have to do some diggin for this one.

[Rob Williams]

I'd like to know the same... time truly does fly.

Nice avatar by the way, Family Guy is the best.

[madstork91]

I think the time has passed by activities simular to peter's there.

[werty316]

Family Guy is so kick@$$ and one of my favourite shows.

As for my game knowledge, there are a few I remember playing back in the day but the name(s) have eluded me,.... for now ;)

[Rob Williams]

Peter: Y'know I feel kinda bad you guys, I promised my wife I wouldn't drink tonight.
Quagmire: Don't feel bad, Peter.
Peter: Gee, I never thought of it like that.

[werty316]

hehe its stuff like that which makes it a great and funny show.

Now lets see if I can find more of the games.

[Tech-Daddy]

I got a couple... and #20 was one of my all time favorite games!!! I still have the CD!!!! ;)

Excellent idea on a contest! Good luck all!

[Hou$ton]

I'm kickin some ass!

18 of 20!

[Rob Williams]

Kick ass man. Just make sure you are 100% positive. I will admit there are some tricky ones in there (games that LOOK like other games, but are actually not), so it's good to Google the game you are thinking of and compare screenshots.

[JacKz5o]

Do the versions matter? Like xxx2 or xxx3 or xxx4?

[Rob Williams]

Not at all. As long as the series is correct, you'll be fine.

[JacKz5o]

Not at all. As long as the series is correct, you'll be fine.

Great :D

[BlindMonk]

What if, say, two folks get all 20 correct but one of 'em specified an exact title while another specified the franchise. Would the more specific one take the win?

[Rob Williams]

What if, say, two folks get all 20 correct but one of 'em specified an exact title while another specified the franchise. Would the more specific one take the win?

Well that's not something I've considered. I was of the mindset that it didn't matter, as long as the series was correct. I didn't specify at the outset, so it's a little late to change the rules now. As long as the series is correct, I'll be happy with that.

For the record, we currently have one entry with all 20 correct. Keep 'em coming guys! :D

[werty316]

For the record, we currently have one entry with all 20 correct. Keep 'em coming guys! :D
Damn that ain't good; I'll think I wait for contest #2, #3, and #4 since I don't think I'll find all 20; lets hope someone else finds all 20 so the current person who does have all 20 doesn't get the ram handed to them on a silver platter.

[MakubeX]

Police (at Peter and Louis): "Aren't you two a little old to be drinking illegally?"
Peter: "uh, uh... Louis look over there!"
Peter (at the police): "RUN!"
(Police runs away)

Congrats on your baby's 2nd b-day Rob! :D

PS. The Super Talent modules are still going strong. ;)

[tomato]

Happy 2nd Birthday Techgage! 8) I will try my best and see if I can't guess all 20 ;) Good luck everyone!

[Rob Williams]

Haha, thanks guys :D

[dotslasher]

damn i can only find like 5-6 though i'm not sure about 1 of them :D

Most of the other ones are from before my time heh

[slugbug]

Same here, I think I know 5 or 6 of them.

[dotslasher]

right, after a bit of pondering i came to 18 games :D
But seeing one person already has 20 i'll need to dig a little deeper into my brain :D

(damn it hurts)

[werty316]

I don't know how you guys are finding so many, I guess you either know them or you don't. I have about half so far but I doubt I'll find all 20 argh.

[liqnit]

Happy Birthday!
the games are not that easy...

[=CDU=Above]

I have 13 so far. Will have to do some searching for the other 7.
Good Luck everyone.

[zachig]

I only recognize three of them...:( Anyway...I'll keep trying to figure 'em out! ;)

GOOD LUCK everyone and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TECHGAGE!!! :D

[Lothar]

It's good to hear that you just want the series name and not the specific title. I was gonna ask that too. Now if I can just get ahold of both my friends ( :p ) maybe I can come up with a couple more titles.

Good luck guys (and gals).

[werty316]

Hows about we help eachother out since it is allows through PMs? Anyone know #13 and wanna trade?

[KusoSamurai]

I would... but I cant seem to figure out how.. I got #2 solid on but my other 2-3 are guesses...

[Rob Williams]

int Mocking()
Haha! And you guys call yourself gamers?!?!
return 0;

Damn the forums for wanting to take any HTML I put in as literal HTML.

[werty316]

I would... but I cant seem to figure out how.. I got #2 solid on but my other 2-3 are guesses...
Just click on my username and click "Send a private message to werty316". ;)

You can also click on this link: http://forums.techgage.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=156

[PUTALE]

man, i still can't get much of the picture, I need HELP>>>>>>

[werty316]

If I get all of them will you tell me which ones are wrong?

[werty316]

Bump

01, and 13 seems to be the hardest games so if anyone who knows them, PM me and we can trade.

Thx

Also how many people now have all 20 correct?

[Darth_Unslut]

you are correct #1 & #13 are headcrackers

Though i found #1 i believe, i still have to get #13 does anyone have a tip for this one? Its incredibly hard to find

[=CDU=Above]

I don't know. I've tried for 5 days now and all for not. I can't find 1 or 13 either.
If the guy/gal knew them all, well then he/she deserves it. I've tried.
Congrats.

[Rob Williams]

Two people now have all 20 correct.

One more day to go! Come on guys.

I've been receiving a lot of PM's from people asking for hints, or for me to tell them if answers are wrong. It's obvious I can't help anyone out... it's not fair to anyone.

[peti1212]

Yeah, I guess they do deserve it! ;) Good job guys on knowing all 20. Can you tell us later where you know all those games, if you played all of them, or had good friends who know much of them?

BTW, in my opinion this is fair right now that the person who knows the most wins, but it would be even more fair, if the people who have more than 15 correct would be able to enter too, and then still get a chance to win. Like maybe a random winner pick, and so since the guys who found all 20 games would have the highest chance of winning, but the people who still found a lot would still have a little chance of winning.

This is just a though, what do you guys think? :rolleyes:

Edit: Wow, now I know I will not have a chance anymore. I can't find 1, and 13. I think I have 1, but not sure if it is right.

[Rob Williams]

1 and 13 are the real doozies. As for people who guessed more than 15, we can't do that. The rules have already been written... Since there are multiple people (and I expect a few more prior to the contest ending) who have all 20, they will be thrown into the proverbial hat and one name pulled out.

I would be curious to know how people knew all these as well. Even myself, I didn't know like 8 of them (I didn't choose all these titles). You have to be a hardcore gamer to know all of them.

[peti1212]

well alright, that's ok, I guess I won't have a chance anymore. I will keep looking though, and I hope I will find them.

[werty316]

Odds of 50% is damn good but I would hate to be the user who didn't win since they would be the only loser http://www.orchidspng.com/discus/clipart/lol.gif

[zachig]

As the contest is about to end, I just want to wish everyone GOOD LUCK!!! :D

I know I'm not among the lucky ones, as I've figured out only 3 of the pictures...:(

[tomato]

Rob, Will you send a PM to the user that submits their answer and gets all 20 games correct, so that they aren't in suspense about it and can stop searching? ;)

[Rob Williams]

I can't tell people if they have them all right because that could lead to problems. So far, the total for those who guessed 100% correctly is still at 2. So if you submitted today or late last night, you had one or more incorrect.

[tomato]

Right... I didn't think of potential problems.... no worries ;) On with the hunt! :P

[JacKz5o]

Just sent my PM..

[JacKz5o]

BTW, can we have the answers and who were the 2 to get the names right when it ends?

[Rob Williams]

Of course. I feel bad that two people guessed correctly... I expected a lot more.

[JacKz5o]

Of course. I feel bad that two people guessed correctly... I expected a lot more.

So I guess I didn't get in :(

[Rob Williams]

Contest is now over. I will prepare the list of games now and edit them into the first post shortly. I will be going through all the entries again to make sure there are indeed only two people and the winner will be randomly selected tomorrow (Thursday) by a staff member.

[JacKz5o]

Since its March 15 12:00AM and the contest is over can we have the answers? :D :D :D

(edit) posted same time you posted lol, Congrats to those 2 winners :)

[werty316]

One person is gonna be very happy and the other not so much.

How ironic is it that game 13 was the hardest and "13" is an unlucky number? It must have been a sign as it definitely affected this contest hahaha

[Rob Williams]

Posted: http://forums.techgage.com/showthread.php?p=12319#post12319

Thanks to all who entered.. it was a valiant effort. I wish I could give everyone prizes, but yanno, OCZ only gave me one kit to give out ;-)

[werty316]

13) Ryzom

ARGH!!!

[JacKz5o]

Arrg 3 wrong lol.

I tried :)

[werty316]

3 wrong isn't so bad but having one wrong blows especially if you searched for the game you need but missed this screenshot: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/gameId/36/setView/screens/display/10130

Fudge!

[peti1212]

Man i got all 18 right, just 1, and 13 not. You 2 are lucky dogs. I guess if they know those two games because they played it before, then it was not that hard to figure out the other 18. I cureous to see who those two people were. :)

[tomato]

Congrats to the lucky 2! Damn, so close :? ah well...

[Darth_Unslut]

woo, seems i gottem them all right on the first glance

[=CDU=Above]

All but one...Ryzom (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.news0r.com/screenshots/ryzom/ryzom_silan_04_s.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.news0r.com/index.php%3Fm%3D200606&h=150&w=200&sz=9&hl=en&start=66&tbnid=7gMdF1w1gm0uTM:&tbnh=78&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3DRyzom%26start%3D60%26ndsp%3D20%26svnu m%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN).

[Rob Williams]

BlindMonk and Darth_Unslut were the only two to guess all 20 correct. So... I guess it's time for a coin toss ;-)

Since BlondMonk was the first one to guess them all right, I'll give him the choice of heads or tails. Whenever he replies to this, I'll flip a coin and declare a winner. Cheap way of doing things, but since there are only 2 people, it's easy to pull off.

[BlindMonk]

I'll go tails.

[Rob Williams]

After some quick stretching and a sip of water, I was prepared for the coin toss. As I smacked it on my hand, I grabbed the camera for proof.

Tails it is.

http://deathspawner.net/etcetera/pictures/forum_posts/coin_toss.jpg

If that picture doesn't freak you out, what will? That's a Canadian quarter FTR... a moose is on the front.

Congrats to BlindMonk and thanks to everyone else for playing, especially Darth_unslut who was the only other person to guess all 20 correctly.

I promise future contests will not be this difficult. I didn't realize these games were so difficult to guess until after they were posted.

Stay tuned for more contests on the way...

[madmat]

I've gotta ask, are you wearing a fur shirt? ;) <3

[Rob Williams]

Yeah I dunno what it is. I have hairy arms I guess, hehe :P

[DarkSynergy]

I've gotta ask, are you wearing a fur shirt? ;) <3

The picture was taken during a full moon apparently.

[Rob Williams]

Wow. It was a closeup, give me a break. You are lucky you can't see my pores!

[werty316]

That was an easy win huh BlindMonk you luck guy you?

Congrats and enjoy the ram kit.

[zachig]

CONGRATS on your win, BlindMonk!!! :D ;)

[Darth_Unslut]

:( i'm sad now

But congrats BlindMonk

[tomato]

Congrats BlindMonk ;)

[peti1212]

Congratulations BlindMonk, you earn it! ;)

[werty316]

How exactly are you gonna know if a pic does infact belong to a user who submitted it?

[Rob Williams]

When the final winner is chosen, we will research it to the best of our ability to see if it's found elsewhere on the internet. Google image searches work well for this.

[SUSHRUKH]

You guyz don't hold global competitions.Do u ?

[Merlin]

From what I recall, they were Dos games, played on PC and Macs
Back in late 80's

Merlin/Deckard