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Contest time! RetRose Tinted Presents: Corrective Lenses
Necros \| 5:51 PM on 03.03.2008	11 comments

Some of you know that the first console that I actually owned was an N64, so while I have played some older games, I'm nowhere near as well-versed as most retro gamers. I never knew the anguish of saving up $80 for Secret of Mana, or totally freaking out about Super Mario Bros. 3 in the wake of Fred Savage performance in The Wizard. I have never experienced the tear-jerking finale of Super Metroid (despite its presence on the Virtual Console). Needless to say, I must educate myself properly one of these days.

That is the same for you, though. I'm certain that most of you have enough retro gaming memories to fill some sort of specially-made space for retro gaming memories. In which case, you might be interested to know that I'm one of the judges for a little cblog event. Retro gaming enthusiast Conrad Zimmerman is putting on a contest based on his RetRose Tinted column: the Corrective Lenses Competition. Interested participants must write 500 words or less (plus 1+ images) about their favorite retro gaming memory. They also have to link back to this post and PM Conrad with their entry before the end of March, but those are mostly semantics.

I, as well as the other judges, are going to be judging it based on how entertaining the entry is. It's also probably in your best interest to use correct grammar and spelling, since I'm picky about that and it'll make the cblogs suck less.

And what can you win for your sharing your cherished memories? Feast your eyes on these:

First Prize: A T-shirt of winner's choice from the Destructoid store.

Second and Third Prize: A Destructoid beanie.

Runners-up (3): A Destructoid sticker pack.

Sounds pretty good, huh? I'd get started on your entry if I were you, so I can start being judgmental and condescending.

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11 comments | showing # 1 to 11

youkilledmyguy

500 words or less will be the biggest problem.

Good idea. Post is good.

HarassmentPanda

I fully plan on entering this one. I just need to pick out a favorite memory.

vexed alex

necros is a racist!!

Pangloss

necros is a racist!!

vexed alex

...I clicked on Panda's link in IRC and somehow commented "necros is a racist!"

Serious business up in IRC...

Pangloss

Now IRC is forming my opinions for me.

BlindsideDork

necros is a racist!!

BlindsideDork

Grr you PANDA!

MechaMonkey

necros is a racist!!

MechaMonkey

HarassmentPanda is one sly dude.

HarassmentPanda

Just trying to spread awareness for Conrad's contest.

Also, you are a racist.

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Yo. I'm a junior at Syracuse University, studying Television/Film at the Newhouse school.

I love video games, gaming/nerd culture, examining games critically as an art form, and all the useless trivia and data surrounding games. I am a consumer whore. Gaming is obviously one of my primary hobbies, though not the only one. I'm a regular on Failcast.

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