I GOT IT!! Was: Biggest PSX Fan

[Dangerboy]

Hey Everyone!

I finally got the stuff from sony...see end of post for (almost) full details!

http://www.us.playstation.com/biggestfan/

[BHvrd]

Well, hmmm, that chick has some pretty little boobies, and is soooo cute.....hmmmmm......*looks at Dangerboy's ps1 collection* @_@

Oh yeah this is about games not boobies...

Ok, you have my vote.


Edit: I can't believe that you are neck and neck with "PS2 Ownage", you both have 33% exactly. Those guys must be pulling in votes from somewhere, cause their video is squat!

[Dangerboy]

Thanks. :D

I was impressed with her Kingdom Hearts sword...

Jason

[ManekiNeko]

"I'm such a big Playstation fan that I went out and bought another Playstation, and another, and yet another, never questioning why my last five systems broke on me. I even bought a seventh Playstation... not because I needed it, but because I thought Sony could use the money. Wait a minute, what's this? Another Disc Read Error? Oops, I guess I'll need that spare Playstation after all. Go, Sony!"

Do they have a contest for Playstation haters? I've got to be in the running for the top prize in that contest.

JR

[Kejoriv]

I voted for ya. Good luck 8-)

[Shady Smurf]

You've got my vote, and you've taken a small lead

[Dangerboy]

Jess:
GAHAHAHAAHAH Dude, I had that *exact* running joke idea with my co-worker today. He's a huge Nintendo fan, and he commented how he should send in an anti-tape. Great minds hate...er....think alike.

Shady Smurf:
The percentages are a little bogus...different people get different results when they entered. I'm not sure if that's a glitch, on purpose, or this thing is rigged, but at least somewhere it says I'm in the lead. :)

Also, a HUGE HUGE thanks to everyone who took the time to register and vote. I really do appreciate it. Thank you! :rocker:

Jason

[Ed Oscuro]

I'd vote, but I'm getting a DRE on their website...

Good luck Dangerboy! I'll vote later :)

[Balloon Fight]

You definitely got my vote Jason. I've seen your collection before on your site, and you have to win.

I also think that that girl is EXTREMELY dorky for dressing up as a kingdom hearts dude. I mean they are just games.

Good luck on the win man.

[Ed Oscuro]

Biggest dork ever ;)

(I always hate how my voice comes out on tape though!)

Besides the "live in your world, die in mine" (boo, hiss, ed! You don't read MegaTokyo!) comment at the end, that was very well thought out!

Nah, you get my vote, many times over. :) Great stuff man!

However, do you carry around your (unused) PlayStation hints line card with you? o_O

[Drexel923]

Voted for you earlier...I just checked back to watch the other contestants and some of them were pretty lame. I wonder how bad the rest of the entries could have been to have the sick day tape chosen. At the moment it looks like you have an 11% lead...we gotta get more votes though to crush the competition :evil:

[Bratwurst]

I like how Dangerboy's video actually has a really good reason HELLO 1200 FREAKING GAMES and everyone else has goofy clips with background music.

[Darkness X]

I'll vote for ya (since PS1 is one of my favorite systems ever)

[DigitalSpace]

Here's another vote. Good luck!

[portnoyd]

I voted for the dogs. Wait, what the fuck am I saying? I voted for Dangerbizoy. At 41%, which is probably only 70% correct.

And now for port's assholic review of the videos:

The Dogs: The Dogs say their owner should invest some time in making a decent video, and some money in more star wipes and video editing software.

A Day in the Life of Gamer: Nice editing, but you clearly bone your PS2 nightly. I don't know if that qualifies for biggest playstation fan or biggest playstation pervert.

The Librarian: Who's this dork? ;)

PS2 Ownage: Hey dude, you got some dirt on your chin. If I wanted a guy from the Clerks school of filmmaking to win, I would have voted for you.

Sick Leave: I'd vote for this guy if DB wasnt up. Passable.

Biggest Playstation Fan Ever: Shouldn't that be biggest FF fan ever? Well, at least she has boobs.

Well bro, as long as boobs don't prevail, you got this locked.

dave

[Jasoco]

Wow.. so THAT'S what over 1200 PSX games looks like. :eek 2:

I voted for ya! You're currently tied with Ownage. And it was hard for me not to vote for THAT one because of the iMac. Tempting..

But if I had to critique the video, I would have cut a bit more of the long looong silence off each camera angle cut. You pause way too long on much of it. Especially before the stacks of games part. ;) Nit-picking..

[Ed Oscuro]

You pause way too long on much of it.

The Matrix-styled title for the dogs video seemed as long as all the pauses in Dangerboy's video...

Well. Seriously now, all of you who actually could stand to WATCH those other vids have a much higher tolerance for pain than I do.

(I wrote many cynical comments about each of the other videos, but I decided it'd be best to keep things cheerful and light and leave them out :)

Since I've got nothing else much good to say about this, vote for Dangerboy. He's head and shoulders above the competition...

http://home.comcast.net/~edoscuro/spongmonkeys_diss.gif

[The Collector]

I voted for ya, it looked like you had a huge lead in the %. Good luck :)

[PapaStu]

As i said on the GameFAQS board, you got my vote. Honestly all of those other videos were horrible. I thought that the Socom stay at home one was the worst.... Dogs was passable, and the PS2 Ownage was just a horrible attempt at being funny. Accidently I had clicked on that one first, and thought that you had just made the worst video ever, and that there was no way you could pull a victory until I re-read you post. I think that Sony had to put something up against you, knowing that full well, you should win. Here's to your upcomming victory :cheers:

BTW: what are you suppose to get, upon winning?

[Shady Smurf]

My Guess, is that the voting is delayed, you were 11% ahead when you got my vote

[Shady Smurf]

Now, your 42% and the closest is 25%, so... what are they sending you :).

[Drexel923]

BTW: what are you suppose to get, upon winning?

From the offical rules link:


Six (6) semi-finalists will win a limited edition color PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system (console color will be determined at Sponsor's discretion) (approximate retail value of console: $314.00) and their choice of a Network Adaptor (Ethernet/modem) (for PlayStation 2) (approximate retail value of $39.99) or USB EyeToy Camera (approximate retail value of $49.99). Furthermore, the six (6) semi-finalists will be featured on www.shape.us.playstation.com for other current PlayStation Underground members to vote on for a chance to be the grand prize winner. In the event of a tie, the independent judges will use the judging criteria of 70% originality and 30% creativity to determine the grand prize winner. The one (1) grand prizewinner will win a plasma screen TV and surround sound system (approximate retail value of $3,064.93). Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal value if prize is unavailable. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions allowed. Winners shall be notified by mail and/or telephone. Once notified, allow 8-10 weeks for delivery of prizes.

[gamergary]

The girl's video sucked. Practicing swordplay that is such a damn lie. All she was doing was spinning around in her backyard. I voted for you db.

[AB Positive]

I went through all the trouble of registering to give you a vote so you better win bro! :)

-AG

[Sotenga]

Vote cast! I don't often help others, so you lucked out here. But don't count on it every day!Or every month, for that matter. Heh... 8-)

[Dangerboy]

Agian, HUGE THANKS :D You guys and girls rule.

I totally agree on the editing of my tape, except we had one small snag.

No time.

I rarely visit Sony's web-site, and it was a chance fluke when I stumbled on to it looking for a SLUS number, and saw the contest...2 days before the deadline. By the time I was able to get to my mom's to snag the Mini-VHS, get back home, set up everything, get my camera girl over, figure out how to get the damn Mini-VHS to properly transfer to the normal VHS, we had just enough time to do 2 takes for the full deal, and mail it out about a half hour before the post office closed the day of the deadline. I mailed it out priority with delivery confirmation just to make sure it got there. :)

The 'biggest' snag was the final shot of the PSX games. My original set-up (seen here http://www.game-rave.com/images/googy.jpg) was too wide/tall for the camera lens, due to the small space with which we had to work. We had to disnmantle most of both top halves and squeeze them in as best we could.

The video also turned out darker on Sony's web-site then the actual VHS looked, but ah well.


I just checked back to watch the other contestants and some of them were pretty lame. I wonder how bad the rest of the entries could have been to have the sick day tape chosen

Between you and me...after the dog and socom one....I think we were the only 6 entries LOL

Fighting the good fight against the hang over....
Thanks again!
Jason

[tonyvortex]

i made suer to sign up so i could help you out!

[Jasoco]

Well, if you had iMovie, you could have fixed that video up real nice in 5 minutes. Of course, to have iMovie, you need... you know. ;)

Is he still winning?

[Ed Oscuro]

I rarely visit Sony's web-site, and it was a chance fluke when I stumbled on to it looking for a SLUS number, and saw the contest...2 days before the deadline.

I think that the fact you DID see it, and worked so hard to set stuff up, is worthwhile enough. Even if others had worked as hard (physically!) on their video, I don't think I could imagine somebody who deserved to become a finalist more.

[whoisKeel]

i voted for you. says you have 45% and ps ownage has 33%. that picture you posted is MUCH more impressive looking than the end of the video IMO.

how is anyone voting for ps2 ownage anyways...that video was worse than the little girls (my eyes are still burning). it is almost as funny as that fat star wars kid video.

[IntvGene]

I added to your lead. Hope you win!!

[§ Gideon §]

I like how Dangerboy's video actually has a really good reason HELLO 1200 FREAKING GAMES and everyone else has goofy clips with background music.

You have a good point. Here's one more vote for "The Librarian".

[Dangerboy]

You guys are making me blush. Thanks again.
And gideon...I LOVE your avatar. LOL

[Achika]

I voted for ya! I don't have time to go back and watch them all, but I have one word for the Socom guy (since his is the one, if not the only, that something stood out...)

TRIPOD!!!

[GamecubeFreek]

I voted for you.....i would have even if you didnt ask me to. Your collection is rockin', and the others were all posers(am I the only one who still refers to posers as posers?)

[Qixmaster]

i voted. best of luck to you.

-Josh

[nesman85]

i voted for you! nice collection, man! when i voted you had 22% in 2nd place and ps2 ownage had 33% for 1st. good luck, i hope ya win!

[DigitalSpace]

My original set-up (seen here http://www.game-rave.com/images/googy.jpg)

X_x

I have never seen that many PSX titles in one picture.

[Masco73]

Vote in for DB with the condition that if I am ever in the Chcago area I can swing by and play some games on that new plasma screen TV. LOL

Current tally was you at 36% next closest was 21%. Me thinks you are on the road to victory. As long as the DP board has your back, you can't lose!! :D

[Dangerboy]

Thanks guys and gals! =D

27 hours to go!

I lead by about 15%

Jason
Day 3 of 3 Open to close shift....commence....

[charitycasegreg]

I voted for you. The rest of the videos dont prove anything. I could have easily said I stayed home and have my wife fake be mad at me...tho I dont have a wife. That kid that says he admires his controller then the ps2 itself, If he loved it so much hed wake up earlier and paly it, bring the portable system to school and his job. That girl with the key? haha! thats retarted. The one with the dogs....that doesnt show they are big fans, if they were, thed sneak on ebay and buy tons more games. You have spent so much on your games and own almost all the ps1 games. Thats the biggest fan. If you dont win....that would suck.

[Dangerboy]

Just wante to again say THANK YOU to everybody who took the time to go out and register/vote for me. They announced the winner today and I won by a 17% margin for Biggest PSX Geek #1. :D

I am so giddy right now it hurts. ROFL

THANKS AGAIN!
Jason

[Kejoriv]

CONGRATS! :)

[Achika]

:dance:

yay! congrats!

[DigitalSpace]

Congratulations!

:)

[PapaStu]

:cheers: :bday:

Time to go to Dangerboy's house and play PSOne games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Congrats Jason.

[djbeatmongrel]

congrats :D you really deserved to win :rocker:

[Masco73]

Make sure to let us know what the final prizes are and pics when you get them.

Congrats!! :D

[Dangerboy]

"Make sure to let us know what the final prizes are and pics when you get them."

Definitely. Kind of scary to think my District Manager and my mom both called me at work to congratulate me...it's like BOTH my bosses were watching LOL

Speaking of my DM, he and I both had the same thought, and that scared me. When the Plasma TV comes in, it will be christened with the one game that should truly show off it's potential:

Battle Arena Toshiden LOL

[Oobgarm]

Congrats! That pile of PSX games is insane.

[Drexel923]

Congrats man. Those other entries never had a chance. On a related note...Sick Day video has won worst entry of the year...god its sooooo bad.

[tynstar]

:eek 2: :eek 2: :eek 2:

Thats alot of PSX games.

Very very nice!!!!!

[Raedon]

I love the PSX.. it has 600 more crap games then the NES :D


That is way to much PSX.. lol

[§ Gideon §]

Great job! I knew you would do it!

17 percent? LOL The other guys didn't have much of a chance!

P.S. Thanks for the avatar comp.

[scooterb23]

There's only one thing I have to say about that collection.

Damn.

Congrats on winning :)

[Bratwurst]

WHO VOTED FOR THOSE DOGS!? 11%!? WTF

[Balloon Fight]

Congrats man, you deserve it! :)

[Jasoco]

Great job!

What did you win anyway?

[Dangerboy]

For Sure:
- Surround Sound System
- Limited Edition Colored PS2 (chosen by Sony :o )
- Eye Toy or Network Adaptor (I'm going with the Eye Toy)
- Bragging Rights

The not so Sure
- Plasma TV/LCD monitor

The original rules list a "Plasma TV", but the paragraph on the win page lists "An LCD Monitor". I'm hoping that's the same thing. If not, I'll be miffed.

Funny observation: A lot of people, upon hearing this prize ask, "What brand of TV?"

I would hope Sony ;)

[Jasoco]

Keep us updated! That is so lucky. You deserve it being their biggest supporter. ;)

"Their Choice"
Typical Sony. If it were Nintendo, you know they'd let you choose. Well, let us know what color it is. And if you won the TV.. or the Monitor. I hope it's the TV as well. I'd rather have a nice big TV than a computer monitor. Of course, it's not like you couldn't sell it.

I wonder what brand it is... ;)

[Dangerboy]

Just realized I never updated you guys in the right post. :embarrassed:

About two days ago I got the official papers from sony, and had them notarized, signed and sent back Priority Mail. The list on the sheet reads:
- Plasma TV
- PlayStation 2
- Eye Toy
- Surround Sound System

Thankfully they gave me the Eye Toy since I was never officially asked which one I wanted. No word on the color. Now I just sit here and wait for the bling bling. Next time I'll update will be when they arrive.

Again, thanks guys!

Jason

[RetroYoungen]

I say it wasn't even a contest. And it shouldn't have been; after your video, they should have been looking in the mirror saying "Damn, this guy's spent so much for our stuff... the lEAST we can do is give him something back!"

Congrats, man! And can I borrow Amplituide? LOL

[§ Gideon §]

Oh, man! That's some serious prizage. But, why would they give you a PS2? Isn't it assumed that since you're the biggest PlayStation fan, you'd have a PS2? LOL... whatever. Did you make a copy of the "official papers" before you sent them back? That would look well framed on a wall.

[Dangerboy]

It's a limited edition colored PS2....with Sony choosing the color. Yellow or Pink PS2, here I come. :D

And..I probably should have made copies of those damn papers. DOh!

Jason

[Avenger]

hey Jason just a quick question....do you have FF7???












joke :D

[Ed Oscuro]

Now I just sit here and wait for the bling bling. Next time I'll update will be when they arrive.
Cool beans. We'll be looking forward to more great pictures! :)

[Dangerboy]

Hey Everyone!

Well, the bling bling finally came, and while the TV isn't what I expected, the over all package is insanely cool, and I have no regrets!

Here's what the final low down was:

1. Sony 23 inch Wega LCD Monitor/TV. I'm actually more pleased with this than I am a plasma, because no harm will come to it from my video games. That and it fits on my desk, quite nicely. :D

2. The 'stereo surround sound system' is actually the big surprise. It's the DVD Dream System by Sony, which means it's the SSS system plus the 5 DVD / CD changer and speakers, etc. I can not WAIT to hook this up. Too bad my room isn't exactly the right shape for them :o

3. The Limited Edition PS2 was the Snow white one, which rules because a) I loved th white one that came with the import GT4 demo and b) if I was insane enough I could custimize it to look liek the Transformer Jazz's hood racing strip. (geek off) :D

It also came with the specially colored stand.

4. They Sent me BOTH the Eye Toy and the Network Adaptor. Rock on! LOL

I have begun taking pictures, but my server is down (being moved) so as soon as that's back up, I'll post the pics.

I've never really had luck when it came to contests nor ever really had killer set-ups (most of my electronics were hand me downs), so this really is like, the end all be all prize pack I could have won.

I'll be e-mailing Sony a huge thank you e-mail tomorrow after work.

So, again, one final time, I want to THANK EVERYONE OF YOU who helped vote for me and get me the awards. It's people like you that make me realize I never want to leave the gaming hobby, ever. :)

Cheers!

Jason[/b]

[PapaStu]

Dangerboy, you do know that the Colored PS2's are limited to 1000 per system, and I think are the only limited PS2's released in the states? When they came out they were 314 (or 319 I dont remember which) when the regular PS2's were something like 250. I remember seeing them all at the Meteron, for the EQ launch, the Yellow one almost came home, but I just couldnt commit myself to the extra cost for a PS2 at the time, especially when I wasnt going to get as much cash as i wanted to justify the selling off of my regular PS2 for it.

Either way good stuff and congrats again :D

So jealous.. LOL

[DigitalSpace]

Nice! You deserved it, you geek. :P

Once again, congrats. Enjoy that stuff and keep on gaming!

[Sph1nx]

Gongards man. Nobody else deserved it more.

[Jasoco]

You are suck a lucky guy. And I'll ask you one more time..

Can I have it all? LOL

WHITE PS2? Now THAT'S one I wouldn't mind having for normal price.

Can't wait to see the pictures. How long is the server gonna be down? You could start a thread at AtariAge and link to that page since AA allows attachments. Or put them on Yahoo!

Or I can wait. Can't wait to see the stuff! :D

[Dangerboy]

Jasaco:
You ever notice that current pic of Natalie....she looks like the Ridge Racer 5 girl ? O_O

So after realizing the server was up on schedule (I had the wrong password), here is the collage of pics. From Left to clockwise-right:

1. What I saw when I opened the door getting home from work. My gramma, who is usually in bed at 7:30, stayed up till 10:00pm just to see the look on my face. She was not let down. If you look closely, you can still see where my fingers indented the box from hugging it so hard... LOL

2. The 23inch Wega displaying god's (Primus' ?) gift to PS2 trade demos. Not only is the TV gorgeous, but it makes PS2 games look gorgeous. Only 12 more hours before I secure the XBox Component cables....drool....the speaker system on the TV is actually pretty impressive in its own right. You can see one of the SS speakers on the left.

3. The booty call. The PS2 is rather interesting. I thought the systems were molded in the color; they're actually professionally painted, resealed and re-run through the spray jets for the words and PS2 emblem. Collector's useless FYI: These systems are in boxes with no visible window for the serial #. All plastic bags were replaced with soft 'fuzzy'bags (like the ones monitors are packed in) holding everything.

The paint job and finish give the system a weird, almost porcelian feel to it. I'll be honest; I am so terrified of this thing getting ruined that after I took the snap shots I put it back in the box, and went back to my original ps2. If this thing really is 1 of a 1000 made, it'll stay nice and safe until a specal ocassion arrives.

4. The DVD Dream System. I had no idea the sytem looked this cool. The discs are inserted like a car stereo deck, and the buttons control everything. My desk is a giant L shape, adn this is under the left long side, so the buttons are at my finger tips. Currently listening to vintage U2 in Surround sound. :guitar:

5. A Pic of the bar codes on the system, plus its description "Europeon Car Color Collection".

http://www.game-rave.com/umi/goodies.jpg

Today the Sony Rep came in and congratulated me. Apparently she mentioned to a higher up how the 'Biggest PSX Fan" was one of her clients, and they're supposed to be e-mailing me for an interview for Sony's internal Business magazine. O_O

All in all, a very good week. All of which was capped off by finally, finally getting this:

http://www.game-rave.com/umi/climber.jpg

My personal, exclusive clear case version of the homebrew 2600 game "Climber 5". That's my artwork on the cover. It's autographed by the programmer too. Yay.

So in the end, it was a damn fine week. By the weekend I should finally have timew to hook up the Network Adapter and EyeToy. I haven't been this happy / relaxed in a long time.
:)
Cheers.

Jason

[PapaStu]

Oh, we are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO gonna be playing shit online!!!!! (hopefully this weekend, if not next :D ) You indeed had an amazing week. Congrats for what, the 50th time??? All very worth saying over and over.

[Querjek]

Wow, that white PS2 is so beautiful... makes me pretty jealous!

[Jasoco]

Yes. That is an awesome looking PS2. I ma jealous. If I had one of those and a non-existant Xbox to PS2 controller adapter, I'd be happier than I am.

You are so lucky, and deserving. God knows I'd be forever collecting nearly every game for ANY system.