Exclusive Competition | The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time

By Jorge Ba-oh 08.11.2006 32

Winners announced!

The winners of the competition and lucky new owners of gaming book The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time, as well as their all-time favourite games they wrote about, are:

  • Simon Briggs - Zelda: Wind Waker
  • Paul Wilde - Metroid Prime
  • EShi885422@aol.com - Final Fantasy VII

    • Please send your name and address details to adam.riley@cubed3.com so that your prizes can be sent out.

    Thank you to everybody who took part!

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    Original article:

    Fancy putting down the DS for a spot of reading? We have 3 copies of the superb gaming book The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time to give away in an exclusive competition.

    Catch up on your gaming knowledge below...

    The author describes the book - "The games industry is bigger than Hollywood. There are books about sitcoms and soaps, books by and about celebrity chefs, rockstars and reality TV stars but nothing about games! Until now. "Game On!" breaks new ground. There have been books on the history of gaming (yawn), books about the artwork of specific games or books that tell you all the cheats and gameplay tips (great, if you are a hardcore fan) but nothing for the general enthusiast, the weekend gamer, the people who know how cool games are but have had nothing to help them celebrate that fact. And it's not just about them, it's also about their long-suffering relatives who don't want to have to fork out GBP35 every time a birthday comes round...

    Authoritative and lavishly illustrated "Game On!" is a celebration of the raw excitement and sheer visceral fun of games. Focusing on the 50 greatest games of all time, it vividly recreates what made each title so great, gives key information on the development and success of each title and above all how the reader can find and play it."

    We have three copies to give away - to enter, you'll need to write a short (no more than 100 words) description on the following:

    Let us know what your all-time favourite game is and why!

  • The three most unique and creative entries will each take away a copy of the book.
  • Please email your entry to competition@cubed3.com.
  • Only one entry per member/household will be accepted, so be sure to look over your work!

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    Slydevil is offline. Slydevil 25.10.2006#1

    Does it have to be essay-like, or can you make use of the odd swear/couple jokes?

    IANC said:
    Dude yuor totally awesome. And i won't be killing you anytime soon.

     
    jb is offline. jb 25.10.2006#2

    Lol, you decide Smilie Essentially make it short, sweet and try to be unique. A paragraph or so, nothing too long! Longer it is less chance we'd read it Smilie

    Cubed3 Admin/Founder & Designer
     
    Zapp is offline. Zapp 25.10.2006#3

    ohhh ive seen that book somewhere but i cant remeber!?!?!?
    anyway are we aloud to swear!?!?

    whos judging!?!?

    ( Edited on 25.10.2006 01:17 by Nintendo_Maniac )

    I see all these people insulting the Nintendo corporation because of the lack of mature content. Yet there is something about Nintendo (at least their games) that strikes a certain unadulterated feeling of joy!!!  Pokemon Y - 1048-9263-5562
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    Slydevil is offline. Slydevil 25.10.2006#4

    jb said:
    Lol, you decide Smilie Essentially make it short, sweet and try to be unique. A paragraph or so, nothing too long! Longer it is less chance wed read it Smilie

    Smilie..I'll try my hardest not to confuse you with my big words. Smilie

    IANC said:
    Dude yuor totally awesome. And i won't be killing you anytime soon.

     
    Zapp is offline. Zapp 25.10.2006#5

    "The promise of mature gaming on the GameCube finally comes from a top quality release courtesy of Nintendo itself. Get ready to shoot, jump and puzzle your way through Metroid Prime, the creepiest, coolest GameCube game yet.

    As difficult to pigeonhole as its predecessors, Metroid Prime is not, despite what the first person viewpoint might suggest, just a shoot-'em-up. Containing as much platform jumping and puzzle solving as shooting, the game is more like an action-based version of Zelda than any one-note Doom clone."

    Is something like this OK!?!? And only 88 words long Smilie

    ( Edited on 25.10.2006 01:29 by Nintendo_Maniac )

    I see all these people insulting the Nintendo corporation because of the lack of mature content. Yet there is something about Nintendo (at least their games) that strikes a certain unadulterated feeling of joy!!!  Pokemon Y - 1048-9263-5562
    Show Spoiler
     
    Slydevil is offline. Slydevil 25.10.2006#6

    Smookin! said:
    The promise of mature gaming on the GameCube finally comes from a top quality release courtesy of Nintendo itself. Get ready to shoot, jump and puzzle your way through Metroid Prime, the creepiest, coolest GameCube game yet. As difficult to pigeonhole as its predecessors, Metroid Prime is not, despite what the first person viewpoint might suggest, just a shoot-em-up. Containing as much platform jumping and puzzle solving as shooting, the game is more like an action-based version of Zelda than any one-note Doom clone.Is something like this OK!?!? And only 88 words long Smilie ( Edited on 25.10.2006 01:29 by Nintendo_Maniac )

    You so copy and pasted that. Smilie

    IANC said:
    Dude yuor totally awesome. And i won't be killing you anytime soon.

     
    Zapp is offline. Zapp 25.10.2006#7

    Smilie hmmm what no i didn't... i don't know what your talking about.... *walks away slowly*

    i have powers which most of you don't even know about......

    ( Edited on 25.10.2006 01:48 by Nintendo_Maniac )

    I see all these people insulting the Nintendo corporation because of the lack of mature content. Yet there is something about Nintendo (at least their games) that strikes a certain unadulterated feeling of joy!!!  Pokemon Y - 1048-9263-5562
    Show Spoiler
     
    Slydevil is offline. Slydevil 25.10.2006#8

    Smookin! said:
    Goodevening all!Well where so i start... I was at Oxford Street yesterday and looking around shoping... bla bla.. then i went to HMV i look around it was preety busy i go to GC section I LOOKED and I SAW Mario Smash Football it wasnt there 2 weeks ago... so i quickly grabbed it and i went straight to the counter, i give the game to TOM i think it was he scannes it then i pull out my HMV Rewards Crad and he tells me i have

    IANC said:
    Dude yuor totally awesome. And i won't be killing you anytime soon.

     
    Zapp is offline. Zapp 25.10.2006#9

    ahh i see youve read my post... Smilie

    I see all these people insulting the Nintendo corporation because of the lack of mature content. Yet there is something about Nintendo (at least their games) that strikes a certain unadulterated feeling of joy!!!  Pokemon Y - 1048-9263-5562
    Show Spoiler
     
    trace is offline. trace 25.10.2006#10

    Come on C3! I want a competition that I can enter!!

    Vote 1, Eternal Darkness 2 for Wii
     
    tiamat1990 is offline. tiamat1990 25.10.2006#11

    Hey JB, how about we do our own top 50 games? We all vote and see which is the favorite?

     
    jesusraz is offline. jesusraz 25.10.2006#12

    That's something that can be done soon after the competition closes, I'm sure.

    As for the person marking your entries, that would be me, your trusty Head Writer Smilie

    You CAN swear, but it's not going to help your cause as I don't particularly tolerate it much. Make it funny, serious, spooky even (since Halloween is coming up). Just make it creative and I'll judge the best three Smilie

    Adam Riley [ Director :: Cubed3 ]

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    Kangaroo_Kid is offline. Kangaroo_Kid 25.10.2006#13

    Oh heck yes, I've been waiting for this book to finally come out.

    You can't just ask me what my favourite game is, I have hea... oh, I can't enter it anyway. Ok then I'll just go to Nintendo.com.au and enter one of their shitty contests Smilie

    EDIT: Like the idea Tiamat

    ( Edited on 25.10.2006 08:11 by Kangaroo_Kid )

     
    ~phil is offline. ~phil 25.10.2006#14

    Aww man, being staff means I can't enter anymore!

    ...Although I have won two competitions over the past three years through Cubed3, so it's probably fair Smilie

    ~ blog ~ twitter ~ bak'laag ~
     
    Satoshi is offline. Satoshi 25.10.2006#15

    SO jesusraz...what sort of bribes are you taking? I'm sure we can arrange something....Smilie

    "We do not hold responsibility for the prize being lost" ...jb put that there so he could nab a copy??SmilieSmilie

    Avoid Games Like the Plague, productivity++
     
    Marzeee is offline. Marzeee 25.10.2006#16

    Yay! i'll have a go at entering but it's so hard to pick out of my 3 top games: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Donkey Kong Country and Shenmue.

     
    tiamat1990 is offline. tiamat1990 26.10.2006#17

    Kangaroo_Kid said:
    Oh heck yes, Ive been waiting for this book to finally come out.You cant just ask me what my favourite game is, I have hea... oh, I cant enter it anyway. Ok then Ill just go to Nintendo.com.au and enter one of their shitty contests SmilieEDIT: Like the idea Tiamat( Edited on 25.10.2006 08:11 by Kangaroo_Kid )

    SmilieI've been entering those and have not won ONCE. It's so pathetic the prizes anyway...

     
    Martin_ is offline. Martin_ 26.10.2006#18

    Do we just submit our 'favourite game' thing as a post on this thread?

     
    Megadanxzero is offline. Megadanxzero 26.10.2006#19

    jb said:
    Please email your entry to competition@cubed3.com
    Smilie

    Still a proud member of the 'omfg amazing water in games' society
     
    dojo is offline. dojo 27.10.2006#20

    tiamat1990 said:
    SmilieIve been entering those and have not won ONCE. Its so pathetic the prizes anyway...

    Try waiting for star catalogue updates...its like a bloody competition in itself Smilie

    ( Edited on 27.10.2006 22:56 by der dojo99 )

     
    Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 06.11.2006#21

    I would write about "Little Big Adventure"...the masterpiece game created by Fredric Raynal. (who also created the survival horror genra before Capcom nicked it).

    I could talk for ages about LBA, the wonderious explorable worlds, the zelda-ish puzzles, the fantasticaly well told story.

    But if I started writting, I wouldnt be finnished till next week :p

    http://www.fanficmaker.com <-- Tells some truly terrible tales.
    Last update; Mice,Plumbers,Animatronics and Airbenders. We also have the socials; Facebook & G+. 
     
    Yoshidude is offline. Yoshidude 08.11.2006#22

    Would it be possible if we got to read the winning entries?


    1337ness
     
    dojo is offline. dojo 08.11.2006#23

    Well done people! Smilie

     
    koushiar is offline. koushiar 08.11.2006#24

    i won!

     
    koushiar is offline. koushiar 08.11.2006#25

    i won the freakin comp! :p lol i entered a sony game into a a nintendo fansite :p FF7 rules!

     

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