Ok, here's the deal. Instead of the usual raffle, I'm going to give you the chance to earn the following:
Prerequisites for entering: 100 posts.
This is a two part challenge. For the first part, I've made a playlist of audio clips from PCE and TG-16 games. You will need to identify which games these clips are from. Some will be easier than others, I did that on purpose. Hopefully it's not too easy though!
For the second part, you will need to take the first letter from each of those titles and write them down somewhere. Now, unscramble these letters to form an obey related phrase. There shouldn't be any confusion about the titles I've chosen, but bear in mind the US title always takes precedence over the Japanese one. Example: If what you hear is Bonk's Adventure, then you will write down a "B." It won't be "P" for PC Genjin. So if it came out in the US, use that name.
First person to PM me the correct phrase wins the Power Golf 2 pictured above!
DO NOT POST ANSWERS IN THE THREAD. Just PM me when you have it. If you want to play along but don't want the game, just PM and tell me so along with your guess and I'll give you credit for finding it first. (Next in line with the correct guess will get the game). After we have a winner I'll reveal what the games and phrase were. (Can we spoiler tag here? If so I'll do that with the answers)
To make this fair, I'm going to wait until
Saturday, Feb. 13th at 1:00 PM (Eastern USA Time) to post the clips. That way everybody has had some warning and you can all start at the same time, plus it will give me a chance to clarify any rules in the meantime.
Good luck peeps!
Congrats to Black Tiger for cracking the code first!!! Congrats to sunteam_paul for winning the Power Golf 2!
Answers here!Click here to see the decoded message received from the Hunting Dog!
P.S., if you are entering from another country, shipping is on you!
I'll ship to anyone in the USA for free.
Ok! Here is the link to the sound clips:
https://soundcloud.com/johnnykonami/sets/pcefxGood luck! Later in the day I will check back and provide hints if needed. P.S. There are 14 tracks. Soundcloud will continue playing something else when track 14 ends, it's unrelated to the contest.
Normally I'd be more exacting but I gotta run out the door for my date. I will check on your progress later on! I hope it doesn't bother anyone's sense of fairness, sorry about that. So you get a 10 minute head start if you happen to be here now.
Hints for all tracks: 9 of the 14 games had domestic (US) releases, 5 are PCE only.
Hints for track #1: Fellow PCEFX'er Bernie might have something to do with this one. All aboard the Turbob Xpress! Choo Choo!
Hints for track #2: Is one of the orange label games. Features some of the biggest TV stars on the Turbografx-16. Sorta. Also known for having censored content.
Hints for track #3: Often compared to a certain Nintendo title. The title is four syllables long. Also has a sequel on the TG-16.
Hints for track #4: This tune really poisons your heart. The "designers" who "worked" on this did a really nice job.
Hints for track #5: This one tried to top the Turbografx-16 charts but found it impossible to do so. The main character of this series was born in Sheffield, UK. He didn't get his start on the TG-16.
Hints for track #6: This game is well known for a having a particular style of music. The clip used is not an example of this style, however. Has it's very own VHS tape!
Hints for track #7: This game took some inspiration from a famous series of movies. These movies were known in part for showcasing a notable piece of sports equipment. From a sport well loved in Canada.
Hints for track #8: Try not to be too sting-y when looking to buy your own copy of this title. It might the last one available. You might even wanna set up some E-bay alerts.
Hints for track #9: Is a port of an arcade game. The chimps from Project X (1987) would be right at home in this one. (look up the synopsis if you haven't seen it!). Do battle on a holodeck!
Hints for track #10: Power up with Pac-man in this console exclusive (in the 90's) arcade port. The title starts with a vowel!
Hints for track #11: Kilroy was here. This one is a sequel.
Hints for track #12: #12's protagonists are of a race featured prominently in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. And very prominently featured in "The Hobbit." (btw: not Hobbits.) The title is an example of Japanese onomatopoeia. One of Bubble Bobble's many cousins.
Hints for track #13: Features a store with the same moniker as the band who would become New Order. Contains many references to popular movies of the 1980's. The man who wrote and directed this game still works in the game industry today. By a company who can found somewhere in this forum post.
Hints for track #14: Build up your body and and eat all you can in this one! Then - surround your enemies to destroy them.
Hints for the secret phrase: The phrase is three words long. Part of the phrase comes from one of the TurboDuo pack-in games. It contains a name. The name belongs to a certain villain.