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Fist of the North Char, son.

Turn ons: Cursing, music from the '90s, sleeping late
Turn offs: "Games as art," 4chan culture, wet socks
Favorite gaming genres: Beat 'em ups, 2D fighters, turn-based/real time strategy games
Winners: Don't use drugs
America: Fuck yeah!

Playing right now:
Whatever, nobody reads this.

"This ain't a god damned field trip, people. This is a fuckin' war!!"

-Captain Rhodes, Day of the Dead. One of the most badass characters ever put to film.

My personal Hall of Fame:
Mega Man II, III, 9, and 10 (NES/XBLA)
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis)
Contra + Super C (NES)
The Legend of Zelda + Link to the Past (NES/SNES)
Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
RBI Baseball (NES)
StarCraft I + II (PC)
Castle Crashers (XBLA)
Street Fighter HD Remix (XBLA)
Mass Effect 1 + 2 (360)
Super Street Fighter IV (360)

R.I.P. RetroforceGO! Also, big ups to the Giant Bombcast.

KAWAII MOBIRU SUUTSU!!!!

Anime and manga are cool. Mobile Suit Gundam, FLCL, Gurren Lagann, Rurouni Kenshin, Hellsing, and Death Note. In that order.

Adding to my ODB shrine, Us3d ta b3 and Grunchk1n teamed up to make something magnificent. I present to you the Ol' Dirty Gundam:

Congraturation this story is happy end. Thank you.

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CONTEST: Games As Art
Char Aznable \| 11:34 AM on 12.23.2009	36 comments

After seeing DaedHead8's recent contest, I was inspired to give back to my Destructoid brethren. So if he wouldn't mind, I'm borrowing his idea and spreading some community love in time for the holidays. In other words, I'm giving away one FREE COPY OF BRAID FOR THE PC to you fools. Well, to one of you, at least.

How do you win your very own copy of this beloved indie darling and favorite of scarf-wearers everywhere? Find me the most ridiculously overblown, absurd argument for "games as art" that is available on the internet and share it here.

(I dunno, man. I shit you not, I searched for "Fancy Pants" and this is what came up. Don't blame me, folks. Blame Google.)

Check out GameFAQs for a justification of Chex Quest's place in the pantheon of artistic expression. Read a random message board and uncover a long-winded love letter to Bubsy. Unearth the crazed ramblings of a devoted Karnov fan. Make something up.

Your task is to showcase the ridiculous nature of the "games as art" debate and make me laugh, and the best man or woman will win.

Deadline: 11:59pm EST, 12/24/09. Whenever I wake up Christmas morning/afternoon, I'll gift the game to the winner of my choosing through Steam.

Note: You must leave your Steam ID somewhere in the comment section below, or you're disqualified. If you don't use Steam, then fuck off. Kidding. But seriously, Steam users only.

(Full Disclosure: Braid is on sale at Steam for $2.49. Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M. Get the money. Dollar, dollar bill, ya'll.)

This is all in good fun, and remember kids: ART

Happy holidays!

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31 comments | showing # 1 to 31

de BLOO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otyXtzLNxoI

de BLOO

I don't want it btw

Y0j1mb0

Here

I don't want it either but support your worthwhile cause.

Sean Carey

God, internet altruism gets me so wet.

FAP!

Joanna Mueller

LOL wish I'd seen this before I picked it up last night. Thanks for joining the giving craze, I hope the nightmare fuel pictures you used don't scare off too many of the participants.

Daxelman

Dang, Jimbo already callin' out the Rev.

Xzyliac

Dammit why could it have been XBL points! There's no competition!

Toucan Rider

http://www.destructoid.com/-i-passage-i-the-greatest-five-minute-long-game-ever-made-58961.phtml

This indie-fag is the best I got lol.

Toucan Rider

edit: nvm everybody my mom finally caved and bought it for me. I begged and pleaded last night that it was only 2.50, and today she cracked.

Good luck to the winner.

Occams electric toothbrush

My favorite surname for ODB was the Man of all Rainbows.

Xzyliac

Is this just gonna become an Anthony Burch slamfest? He even gives you guys places to start.

Another springboard would be 1Up.com blogs. They are terrible.

Char Aznable

So, to recap, I have 0 real entries? Come on, people! This is a game here. A free game!

I could have donated my $2.50 to starving children, but instead I'm giving it to one lucky community member. Don't let me down.

Also, Occams electric toothbrush, you just blew my fucking mind. Man of all Rainbows? I was not aware of this.

Toucan Rider

No hes just the only one I could think of real quick. I love the burchster.

GamesAreArt

http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/review/R13587.html

This is one. Specifically the first one to come to mind. That said, he did put a lot of thought into this (I would think).

My steam username is the same as my username here.

GamesAreArt

http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/review/R13587.html

GamesAreArt

Edit: does this count?

TheCleaningGuy

Here's a giant essay on Shadow of the Colossus that likens it to Shakespeare,
http://www.etc.cmu.edu/etcpress/content/shadow-colossus-nick-fortugno

...

I actually enjoyed it, but I figured it might fit into the "Games as Art" hyperbole that you were looking for.

Char Aznable

GamesAreArt, I see references to "the meaning of life" and Marcel Duchamp, so that most definitely counts. Since there's currently one entry, you're in the lead, brother.

socialnorms

This topic has produced some interesting results. Nice work.

Agent Oli

REAL ENTRY from the 2006 uk Games Bafta awards

Think the celebrity's and rock music in the background puts it under the ridiculously overblown category.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUghnf6Jdus&feature=player_embedded#

And another for worst argument ever.

http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2005/08/are-games-art-question-answered-by.html

steam:Olibuff

Monodi

Artsy fartsy.

Char Aznable

TheCleaningGuy, please leave me your Steam ID somewhere or your entry will be stricken from the record. Stricken, I say!

Xzyliac

@MkShiranui
Yeah it is a shame that doesn't count. Maybe if you find a blog on it.

GamesAreArt

@Mkshiranui Ugh, I'm going to have to agree with you. I hate it when people say "Games are art...... Because they are pretty". If you say that you are not saying "Games are art" but rather "Games HAVE good art". There is an important distinction there.

DaedHead8

I like inspiring people. Good on you for doing this contest Char!

TheCleaningGuy

@Char: Yes sir! I'm TheCleaningGuy on steam.

wanderingpixel

Videogames, art and wine. Doesn't get anymore pretentious then that.

PICK ME! I payed for Braid on XBLA, but every time I start it up it says that I'm still on the trial version. So basically, Microsoft stole $15 from me. D; Plus, I just got a Steam account yesterday, but I have no games. Penny for the poor, Mr. Scrooge?

My ID is wanderingpixel.

Ballistic

Ballistic, back from the grave to comment on your contest, Char!

My entry is simply this: If movies can be considered art, and Batman and Robin is considered a movie, then any video game, no matter how awful will ever be worse/awesome as having a blue Arnold Schwarzenegger quote ice puns for 125 minutes straight, therefore making videogames not only an art form, but a superior art form to movies. Case. Fuckin. Closed.

you can make the check out to my steam account of Ballistic_x2

Char Aznable

4am EST, callin' it! Why the hell am I still awake?

I will update some time when I wake up, whenever that may be.

Dave Laserface

i dont care about the prize

but http://northcountrynotes.org/jason-rohrer/arthouseGames/seedBlogs.php?action=display_post&post_id=jcr13_1185605234_0&show_author=1&show_date=1

Char Aznable

Sorry guys, I'll post an update announcing the winners tomorrow. Christmas stuff.

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