NNOW Free Expression Contest: Vote for the Winners!

[Zeep]

So I expected a lot more entries than this. I'm disappointed in every one of you. Especially OnBake. Because of that, instead of normal mild-mannered, polite Zeep, you get angry, critical, douchebag Zeep.

Everyone should vote for their favorite entry. However you judge your "favorite" is up to you. Maybe it's the funniest, maybe is the most well-done, or maybe it's the absolute shittiest one in every way. I'm looking at you, OnBake. The person with the most votes will get first choice of prize, and so on. There's 7 prizes and 6 entries, so first place may get an extra prize... or something. Depends what the leftover prize is and how much I could sell it for on eBay. Anyways, here are the entries, in the order they ended up in my Gmail inbox, along with my own harsh (sarcastic) criticisms.

ShadowVOA: VGCats Custom Comic
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2738/comicsubmissionxa9.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=comicsubmissionxa9.jpg)
I almost didn't allow it because it wasn't really original, but I decided it wasn't funny enough that anyone would vote for it, so why not.

Skull Kid: OMFG Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O836Idri3hw
WTF... This isn't a retard contest.

Unspoken: Black Mage Fanart
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2760/mage2hy4.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mage2hy4.jpg)
Well look at Mr. Da Vinci. That looks like it was drawn by a three-year-old. A gay three-year-old.

Gookanheimer: Custom Donkey Kong T-Shirts
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7484/dabr17e7879gg3.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dabr17e7879gg3.jpg) http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4563/theresult17ed927gq9.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=theresult17ed927gq9.jpg)
Oh, a barrel roll joke and a drug reference. How original. You make those yourself, or just get a monkey to throw paint at a shirt?

the_cube128: "Mushroom Kingdom Shenanigans"
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/48314470/
What the hell is even going on? I could watch this, or I could get stoned and play Super Mario World on the Virtual Console. Hm, actually...

Doesy: Banjo Improvisation in G feat. Thunderstruck
http://nintendonow.e-mpire.com/media/myart.mp3
This isn't even remotely related to videogames. Yeah, I know I said that was okay in the rules, but I don't care. Banjos are stupid. *Goes back to listening to the Phoenix Wright soundtrack*

There you have it. Those are the entries. Now for a few more rules:
-Don't vote until you've viewed all of the entries. I know I can't enforce that, but still, don't be a jackass.
-Entrants MAY NOT vote for themselves. If you do... bad things will happen.
-The poll will be closed whenever I feel like it. Deal with it.

[Jesus]

Wow, wheres OnBakes entry?

EDIT: I'm tempted to vote for Todd.....

[Sinny]

I vote for the Doesy

[Zeep]

He didn't make one. Well, he did, but only as a joke. It was just a copy-and-paste of one of my game reviews.

[Jesus]

haha, what a douche.

[Mecha Richter]

I put Star Wars Kid to shame...

[Ch1cago88]

omfg I wish I didnt have so many film projects to do for school. I would have sooooo done this. Damn. Oh well. I voted for The_cube because even though I had no idea what was going on in his story, it still takes a lot of Flash work to do that so nice job man.

[OnBake Platinum]

I vote for myself.

PS: Whoever had the camera in Skull kid's entry is manly and has a large pen0r.

[Jesus]

I've got this in the bag right?

[Ethan]

Pretty much. *votes*

[dork]

He didn't make one. Well, he did, but only as a joke. It was just a copy-and-paste of one of my game reviews.
mwuahahahaha

[Jesus]

I appreciate your votes.

[Ethan]

OnBake, your vote is showing.

[Mecha Richter]

Just in case some people can't watch my video due to shitty codecs, etc., I uploaded it on Youtube so it can be viewed by the world!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O836Idri3hw

[Jesus]

Thats definately....kind of you.

[OnBake Platinum]

That was my first submission. My second was a random paragraph from each of his reviews.

[Ethan]

I once made a video with my friend where I pretended to be Don Johnson and he was a rich guy.

[Jesus]

I have an incredibly sore shoulder.

[Daddy Tryptamine]

Doesy wins.

[SuperLuigiBros]

omfg I wish I didnt have so many film projects to do for school. I would have sooooo done this. Damn. Oh well. I voted for The_cube because even though I had no idea what was going on in his story, it still takes a lot of Flash work to do that so nice job man.
I was running out of time and couldnt think of anything, so i just kind of started it... I also had to cut heaps of stuff out to get it in on time. :(

[Boggy700]

El Cube!
With Jesus a close second.

I wish I could have entered, but I'm just too busy not doing the important schoolwork I should be doing.
Also, I couldn't think of anything.
Dang, yo.

[Jesus]

I'm honoured.

[D3adcell]

If I only had a digital camera, damnit.

[Jesus]

Frosty, I'm dissapointed in you.

[SuperLuigiBros]

omfg I just realised you wrote the_cube128 instead of thecube_128

I am offended.

[IEatFriedPikmin]

all were good.... except for that video of whoever that was.

[the poe collector]

I wanted to vote for thecube and Doesy but I couldn't, so I evened it up.

[Delirious]

I vote for shadow cause I like comics like that. Also I would have entered this but I have been busy with school lately.

[D3adcell]

damnit got a new phone today that i can take pictures with and got a cable to move them to the pc. Here is my would have been submission.

[Ravster]

They're all good entries. I will decide later on and vote tomorrow. If the poll is closed by that time, then FUCK YOU ZEEP!

[the poe collector]

I might've voted for you Deadcell, and ShadowVoa you are a cheating sumbitch.

[Shadow Voa]

Whats a cheater?

[Blaksmoke]

While not at all original, I thought the t-shirts probably took the most work to make.

[Spatula]

Shiyat. I was planning on entering this. I feel dumb for completely missing the date :(

[the poe collector]

Whats a cheater?

I was j/k...Zeep just said not to vote for yourself or he might cry or something.

[Zeep]

=-o
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The man is technically correct. The best kind of correct. Just for that... I have to subtract five votes from Doesy.

[Jesus]

I would basically kill you.

[koten]

I think everyone who entered should be shot and we should have a new contest where the rules are to NOT suck ass.

Also I liked tehpube's.

[Boggy700]

While not at all original, I thought the t-shirts probably took the most work to make.
Uhh... Did you watch The Cube's animation?
I'm not saying T-Shirts are quick and easy.
But I have made one or two (one) in my time.
It's not nearly as much work as an animation.
It takes hours of keyframing and adjusments.



omfg I just realised you wrote the_cube128 instead of thecube_128
Oh man! I voted for the wrong guy!

[SuperLuigiBros]

^I was doing like 3-5 hours everyday for just under a month.

[Boggy700]

It only now occurs to me how much of an understatement what I said was!
I knew it took way more than "hours", but I don't know why I didn't say that.

[Ravster]

I'm gonna vote for thecube. I know long it took him (her?) to get this flash done. And its actually good too.

[Jesus]

My bloody useless fingers find this talk offensive.

*typing with feet*

[kaphwan]

I enjoyed most everything (besides Zeep's sarcasm) but I just can't say no to anything Final Fantasy.

[Blaksmoke]

Guh, I don't know anything about animation, but I do know that it took me like, days to make a shirt one time. I'm sorry!

But neither of you are going to win anyway. Jesus' banjo-tapping skills appear to have greatly impressed...

But okay, yes, the Cube should win.

[bryan]

Oh man.. Jake is so fucking awesome.

[dork]

all of those entries kicked ass but i'm a sucker for banjo pickin'.

EDIT: i love roy clark

[Gookanheimer]

Uhh... Did you watch The Cube's animation?
I'm not saying T-Shirts are quick and easy.
But I have made one or two (one) in my time.
It's not nearly as much work as an animation.
It takes hours of keyframing and adjusments.

Hey, the shirts took just as long as the flash. I'm not trying to pull the sympathy vote or be or whiney or anything, but it took me over five days hunched over the table for 10 hours a piece just to cut out all the stencils (as seen in this pic)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/Gooky/Evidence.jpg
Then another two full days to paint it. And that's just for one shirt.

That said, good job with the Flash, Cube.

[Crow]

this is the most half assed contest ever...

[Boggy700]

Hey, the shirts took just as long as the flash. I'm not trying to pull the sympathy vote or be or whiney or anything, but it took me over five days hunched over the table for 10 hours a piece just to cut out all the stencils (as seen in this pic)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/Gooky/Evidence.jpg
Then another two full days to paint it. And that's just for one shirt.
Well that IS significantly more work than I had imagined.
But in my limited experience, I still find animation to be more work.
Well, definitely different work anyway.
If what I said came across as at all belittling, I apologise.
And I appreciate the T-Shirts even more now.

[Jesus]

Oh Yeah? Well I could post pictures of my bloodied crippled left hand all day, but I won't.

[Mr. Witt]

I didn't even know about this shit.

http://www.myspace.com/minotek

Go to my myspace page and listen to my 8-bit songs for videogame related art.

[OnBake Platinum]

So it's decided. Skull kid wins.

[SuperLuigiBros]

Hey, the shirts took just as long as the flash. I'm not trying to pull the sympathy vote or be or whiney or anything, but it took me over five days hunched over the table for 10 hours a piece just to cut out all the stencils (as seen in this pic)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/Gooky/Evidence.jpg
Then another two full days to paint it. And that's just for one shirt.

That said, good job with the Flash, Cube.

Dayum! Ive made a few shirts in my time, but I did it a different way so i didnt realise how long it took you. Good job.

[Jesus]

Yeah I thought you photoshopped it and Ironed it on.

Well done.

Also well done to everyone who tried to beat me.

[the poe collector]

Someone should put them out of their misery already.

[Gookanheimer]

Yeah I thought you photoshopped it and Ironed it on.

Well done.

Also well done to everyone who tried to beat me.
I blame Zeep for not specifying my method in his first post :P

[GreyKnoll]

Thank goodness for the close proximity of my cane or I would have certainly died from self afflicted stumbling trauma after expression sampling.

:pirate:

[Crosman]

Skull Kid.


Courtesy vote from your best friend.

[Mecha Richter]

=-o

:-)

Now, if everyone else can do the same.

[TyBO]

I vote for doesy, rock solid plucking. :)

[Blaksmoke]

Would've been better if he played a selection from Banjo-Kazooie...

[Jesus]

I can play teddy bears picnic...

[IEatFriedPikmin]

these entries are a joke. Only 3 of them are even really valid.

i guess i should have entered.

[Ravster]

Looks like the 'true' winner wont be winning..

[Jesus]

How am I not a real fucking entry?

Get fucked cock smokers.

[IEatFriedPikmin]

is that song from a video game? I apologize if it is.

poor cube.

[Jesus]

It didn't have to be.


Entries should be Nintendo or videogame related (but they don't have to be).

[Zeep]

these entries are a joke. Only 3 of them are even really valid.

i guess i should have entered.

That's what I kept saying. But since no one fucking entered I had to take doesy's late entry.

I dunno... it was late... Just because it's in the poll doesn't mean it's a valid entry...

[Crow]

i dont think its very fair to disqualify Doesy, you said vote for the winner so it being in the poll must mean its valid...otherwise this whole thread is pointless

congrats Doesy i suppose? when is this closed?

[the poe collector]

Disqualifying Doesy now is lame, if it was late then you shouldn't have accepted it when this started.

:zeep:

[IEatFriedPikmin]

i think cube should win. doesy probably learned that song like 3 years ago, and decided to play it for this contest.

no offense. I use to use flash a lot, and the cubes animation is extremely impressive.

[Jesus]

Its an improvisation, do you know what that means?

[Crow]

i bet it took Doesy longer to learn how to play than it took cube to learn to to animate

[Gookanheimer]

Damn, I should have played a whole bunch of piano instead :P

[Zeep]

I was kidding. And it's closed when I stop seeing any new votes.

[Unspoken]

I voted for you, cube, but I haven't seen your movie. I'm trying to watch it now, so it better be good (although you make it sound like it's third-rate craptastic)...

[Jesus]

Wow, way to follow the rules cocksmoker.

[SuperLuigiBros]

^Yep.

Rules:
-Submissions MUST be original. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.

[Jesus]

And?

[Unspoken]

Cube, you phail. Oh, and that Flash thing wasn't funny, but very well done, although it was slightly awesome to see Toad crying after Mario takes him down. :)

It was worth the vote. It saddens me to say that I'm not the biggest fan of pickin'-n'-grinnin', but I'm sure Doesy's would have came in second in my decision. But I wouldn't really know, because dial-up's a bitch. So please, don't blame me, but blame AT&T, Comcast, or whoever else for being ghetto. :)

[Boggy700]

I would say that Doesy incorporating some familiar musical composition sections in his entry is no more plagarism than others using existing characters or "celebrities" as the basis for their entries.

[Zeep]

Well, I guess I have to give first to doesy (though i REALLY don't want to have to pay for shipping a DS to australia...), but three of the entries are tied, so... i dunno, i'll figure something out.

cube, which prize do you want (except the DS)?

List (http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=65784)

[Jesus]

Don't I get 2 gifts? If so I'd also like some kind of American confectionary.

[SuperLuigiBros]

The Twilight Princess coin is hot. Im going to have to go with that thanks.

[Jesus]

I remember as a child my nan would always tell me to be careful with coins because old chinese men like to stick them up their arse.

I guess that goes double for the Zelda Coin.

[SuperLuigiBros]

Well technically the Zelda coin is Japanese... so I think Im safe there. Furthermore, I dont know any old chinese men, so Im doubly safe.

[Jesus]

Zeep's father is chinese...

[Zeep]

No... he's scottish.

[Gookanheimer]

Bah, I had my eye on that coin :P

Oh, and bad news. The second shirt got ruined in the wash somehow. Which is really weird, since the first one's survived fine and they were both made from the same set of paints.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/Gooky/DamageReport.jpg

It's almost like the ironing didn't affect the paints at all, even though they're supposed to be bound to the shirt by it. I am cry :(

[SuperLuigiBros]

^Dang. That sucks. At least it didnt completely wash away.

[Gookanheimer]

Actually, that would have been better. Then I wouldn't have to buy a new shirt if I wanted to try again :P

[SuperLuigiBros]

Go to Office Works and buy a packet of printable iron on tshirt thingys. Theyre cool, but a few times through the wash and they start cracking. Still cool though.

[Zeep]

but they don't work on dark colored shirts, do they?

[Jesus]

Yeah, I got white writing to work on a black shirt.

[SuperLuigiBros]

they kind work on dark shirts, but it doesnt show up. i put a small thing on a pair of pants of mine and i dont think anyone noticed it until i pointed it out. not that i pointed it out much...

[Tyrant]

That shirt is the coolest thing ever. I would wear that.

Also, hi :P

[Gookanheimer]

Go to Office Works and buy a packet of printable iron on tshirt thingys. Theyre cool, but a few times through the wash and they start cracking. Still cool though.
Yeah, I'll probably do that if there's a DS Connection Tour or something that comes up that I want to wear a shirt to. Quick and nasty. Colours don't come out as nice. But it'd do.

Wish the paints had lasted :(

[Mecha Richter]

I think I'll go with that keychain, since it's badass.

[Unspoken]

100th post! :hugegrin:


Hey, Zeep. Since nobody else is voting, why not start a new poll with just skullkid's and my projects, give it 24 hours, and then base your votes for fourth and fifth on that?

[Boggy700]

[words]

Hey, do you read John Kricfalusi's blog by any chance?



(Please continue with thread.)

[Mecha Richter]

Yes, I do, actually.

That's where I compiled my wicked avatar.

btw, John K. is a god among many.

[Gookanheimer]

*bump*

Keyring arrived in the mail today :D

Does anyone know what the two smaller buttons are supposed to do? I can't figure it out. Looks like one has an M on it and the other has an S.

[Zeep]

They do nothing. I even opened mine up. I have no idea what they're supposed to be there for.

[Gookanheimer]

Intriguing...

Now I'm gonna be stuck thinking what the could possibly have wanted to do with them.

[SuperLuigiBros]

I got my coin :)

I laughed when the mail was sent to 'thecube_128'... But I guess that is my real name.

Thanks mate.

[Carlos]

I put Star Wars Kid to shame...
Yes you did.

I have not laughed that hard in a while now. Thanks for the fucking video, you fucking homo.

I almost voted for "Mushroom Kingdom Shenanigans" because it was a well done video, along with some of the funniest parts. But fuckin' SK won.

Congrats.

[the poe collector]

So did Doesy ever get the DS?

[Zeep]

yes, he has it already.

[Gookanheimer]

I got my coin :)

I laughed when the mail was sent to 'thecube_128'... But I guess that is my real name.

Thanks mate.
I did the same when I saw "Gookanheimer"

I'm gonna keep that envelope forever :P

[SuperLuigiBros]

:( Mines already in the trash

I wanna make some l33t bling with my coin, but that would be lame cause guys dont wear jewelry (well not straight guys).

[Gookanheimer]

You're not fully sick enough to wear it?

[SuperLuigiBros]

haha no. although I do want to use it for something other than 'hey look what awesome cool thing i have *is proud*'

[Boggy700]

haha no. although I do want to use it for something other than 'hey look what awesome cool thing i have *is proud*'

Vending machine.

[SuperLuigiBros]

I already joked about putting it in a vending machine with a friend of mine. Or maybe he joked that he would put it in there and i only sort of joked about having to kick his ass if he did.