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digitalpress
04-21-2004, 05:11 PM
The first contest went to Roundtable member "Chunky", but we surprised everyone with a batch of giveaways - there were actually SIX winners in all, with prizes ranging from a complete Barcode Battler set to the incredible NES Miracle Piano complete in box... there will be more surprises in this second round, with the exception of the rules, which have not changed.

You're already aware of video gaming's most prestigious event: Classic Gaming Expo. A place where you can mingle with the legends of yesteryear, find that out-of-print game you've always wanted, play classic arcade and console systems from your youth, stroll through an unbelievable museum of rare and unusual vintage gaming items, and generally relax in an atmosphere that is decidedly retro. There is only ONE Classic Gaming Expo.

The trouble is, it's far away. And times are tough. And there are other more pressing things to spend our hard-earned cash on. Well... how about if you could enjoy everything there is to enjoy at Classic Gaming Expo for just ten dollars?

That's right. $10.

We are now opening the gates to a very special contest where fifty "players" go in, and one comes out. That one goes to San Jose for Classic Gaming Expo with no additional out-of-pocket expenses:

- The entry fee of $10 x 50 entrants will cover the cost of air fare and the hotel for Friday and Saturday night (August 21st and 22nd). Any additional money for plane and room fare is YOURS to spend.

- You will receive a free weekend pass to the show.

- You will receive $100 of "spending money" at the Expo. Buy that game of your dreams!

- Here's perhaps the best part. On Friday night before the show, CGE Services hosts an "alumni dinner", where the very gaming legends who will be on hand for keynote speeches throughout the weekend gather for a special gathering. YOU will be at that dinner. The meal is free but most importantly, you'll be rubbing elbows with this year's alumni. Trust me, this is worth way more than any dollar value. Aslk Lawrence Lamb who won this contest last year.

That's right. $10.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
1. The first 50 entrants who are PAID IN FULL qualify. Only ONE entry per family, please.
2. You must be a forum member - new or old - to qualify. Payments from unidentified parties will be immediately returned (it might be a good idea to post here that you're IN once your payment is sent).
3. PayPal to digitalpress@email.com is accepted. You CAN send a money order but this could harm your chances should the entries fill up quickly. See item #1 above.
4. A list of members whose payment has been received will follow in the next post so you can keep track of who's in.
5. The contest ends when 50 members have entered!
6. The drawing will be webcam-displayed soon after the contest closes, with all names clearly shown and the drawing done publicly.
7. If you already have plane tickets or hotel fare, we will re-imburse your costs. Thus, if you're "already going to CGE", you are still qualified to play.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE HERE!

Game ON.

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REGISTERED ENTRANTS
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98Pacecar
Achika
Atari1g1rl
autobotracing
boboduo
DDCecil
dreams
drexel923
Ed Oscuro
ehall
esquire
gamegirl79
gavv
gleavepaul
JagMod
JB Lars
K3V
k8track
kaine23
Lady Jaye
melanie926
mikeetler
mizarkgram
nesuser2
NoahsMyBro
Oobgarm
Packman75
Packratmarty
PapaStu
Phosphor Dot Fossils
Portnoyd
Postermen
Punkoffgirl
qbertandernie
Queen of the Felines
Quintracker
Raedon
RCM
roxybaby
Savedman
Sisko
SoulBlazer
Sph1nx
The Collector
TheVideoGameMaster
TripppsK
TVs Hasselhoff
Vespertillio
Wberdan
Xertcev
YoshiM

ALL SLOTS FILLED - STAY TUNED FOR DRAWING DETAILS!

98PaceCar
04-21-2004, 05:45 PM
Money sent! Hope I didn't use up all my good luck last time!

98PaceCar

MarioAllStar2600
04-21-2004, 06:08 PM
My dad will be paying within the next hour or two. If I get tgrand prize, its going to my cousin. Anything else is for me. :D

xertcev
04-21-2004, 06:12 PM
Paypal Sent Thanks

K3V
04-21-2004, 06:49 PM
Third time's a charm!

...or so I've heard ;) Good luck everyone!

Drexel923
04-21-2004, 08:29 PM
Money sent :D

mizarkgram
04-21-2004, 09:04 PM
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNN
***crosses fingers, toes, and eyes for good luck***

melanie926
04-21-2004, 09:10 PM
Should be in now... Coerced a friend with paypal to send the money for me this time..... thanks :D

wberdan
04-21-2004, 09:15 PM
if someone enters and wins can they take a cash prize instead of a trip?
:D


willie

sisko
04-21-2004, 09:33 PM
Can the winner bring a guest with them to the dinner? I'd hate to leave my girlfriend stranded in the hotel room while I'm chowing down with the big guys :)

digitalpress
04-21-2004, 09:46 PM
Can the winner bring a guest with them to the dinner? I'd hate to leave my girlfriend stranded in the hotel room while I'm chowing down with the big guys :)

I can't promise it, but if there's room for one more, you've got that one.

Quintracker
04-21-2004, 09:57 PM
Count me in, paypal has just been sent :)

Raedon
04-21-2004, 10:45 PM
$10 sent..

punkoffgirl
04-21-2004, 11:11 PM
Sent.

YoshiM
04-22-2004, 12:04 AM
Like K3V said, third time's a charm!

JagMod
04-22-2004, 12:40 AM
PayPal sent.
California here I come!

roxybaby
04-22-2004, 12:48 AM
I'm in this go round...I'm glad there is a this go round, since I missed out last time.

PapaStu
04-22-2004, 12:52 AM
Hey, Joe I gave you some money. (BTW my email is btefan625@aol.com I forgot to put it in the notes part... oopsie)

Now give me a win..... :D

Question, If I was to win the grand prize, what will the conditions for me be? I live less than ten minutes(walking) from where CGE will be held, so how would that work? I am up for letting someone else take the trip who actually would be traveling more than a mile to the venue. Just a thought

SoulBlazer
04-22-2004, 03:12 AM
Okay, try this again.... :)

"You've Got Cash!"

Oobgarm
04-22-2004, 07:36 AM
Done.

In.

sisko
04-22-2004, 09:39 AM
Alright, I'm in this time :)

Savedman
04-22-2004, 02:40 PM
Money sent!!

Queen Of The Felines
04-22-2004, 02:48 PM
In!

Kristine

gamegirl79
04-22-2004, 03:30 PM
I'm in!

wberdan
04-22-2004, 04:40 PM
In



willie

Achika
04-22-2004, 05:14 PM
I am in it to win it. :D

kainemaxwell
04-22-2004, 06:53 PM
Crap, cause of the MO rule I may not be able to enter. :(

Boboduo
04-22-2004, 09:17 PM
Count me in!

k8track
04-22-2004, 10:09 PM
Okey dokey.

Sph1nx
04-22-2004, 10:39 PM
Like I said to the GF..........

$10.00 could be watsed on alot worse!

Second times the charm!!

qbertandernie
04-22-2004, 11:00 PM
im in again...

hey guys, id even be happy with a second or third place prize...im not greedy! LOL

autobotracing
04-23-2004, 10:33 AM
I in ........paypal sent 8-)

Achika
04-23-2004, 12:28 PM
Crap, cause of the MO rule I may not be able to enter. :(

You live close enough, why not just drop it off? :hmm:

gavv
04-23-2004, 02:43 PM
got mine in. why not? ^^

gavv

Ed Oscuro
04-23-2004, 05:13 PM
TVs Hasselhoff
Wberdan
Xertcev
YoshiM

18 SLOTS LEFT
Well that just leaves me in a Hassel-huff! I daresay that man can pay his own way into CGE 2k4 (and 3k4 besides!) :angry: :angry: :angry:

LOL

Awesome to see the next round has started :)

PackratMarty
04-25-2004, 02:47 AM
Count me in!

NoahsMyBro
04-25-2004, 03:10 AM
Joe - just a reminder - Dave and I are NOW IN.

The Collector
04-25-2004, 01:01 PM
That was my lucky paypal $10 spot, i'm sure to win this time :bareass:

Lady Jaye
04-26-2004, 09:05 AM
I'm in again! And this time, I will win!!! *keeps fingers crossed*

Ed Oscuro
04-28-2004, 07:12 PM
Hmm...are people still joining? 7 more (or less, since I know it was down to about 17, maybe less, the day I posted that comment above) since the 23rd...

...

GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER PEOPLE!

You cannot pirate or download to CGE2K4, you know this is worth it ;)

...blasted elitist zombies

Phosphor Dot Fossils
04-29-2004, 04:52 PM
I'm in again, baby.

JB Lars
04-29-2004, 07:38 PM
I'm in like Flynn.

esquire
04-30-2004, 07:24 PM
I'm in. Money sent.

nesuser2
05-03-2004, 11:13 PM
Almost missed the boat. Payment is in just shortly :-P

Phosphor Dot Fossils
05-03-2004, 11:15 PM
Seems like this one's taking longer to fill in! The suspense is killing me! @_@ ;)

gleavepaul
05-04-2004, 09:31 PM
lol open to uk ers?

gleavepaul
05-04-2004, 09:32 PM
lol open to uk ers?

digitalpress
05-05-2004, 10:06 AM
lol open to uk ers?

It's open to all but keep in mind that this is essentially a $500 cap with prizes awarded AT CGE. So if the flght costs $550 , some of it will be on your dime. You may choose to use the $100 "spending money" to further offset this, but you won't get that until August!

Still a great deal, wherever you're coming from :)

vespertillio
05-06-2004, 03:05 PM
Money sent. Hopefully made it in time. Send me, send me , send me... :D

ehall
05-06-2004, 04:00 PM
What the Hell.... Money Sent!

RCM
05-07-2004, 01:49 AM
My money is on its way again. I hope I win. It would be neato to go. When will we find out that I am the winner? ha ha!

THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM

digitpress Jim
05-07-2004, 02:31 AM
Hello Everyone,

I just sent my $10.00. I think I just made it, being number 50. I so hope to win, I would LOVE to be at the alumni this year, I missed it last year :(

I wish everybody the best of luck :D :D :D

DigitPress Jim

SoulBlazer
05-07-2004, 03:34 AM
Allright! 50 at last!

Is Sat or Sunday night too soon to have the drawing? :)

punkoffgirl
05-07-2004, 07:13 AM
Allright! 50 at last!

Is Sat or Sunday night too soon to have the drawing? :)

I THINK we're going to have to wait until next week..

PapaStu
05-07-2004, 02:13 PM
Damn E3 gettin in the way of things. Not like anyone even really cares about E3. Just a bunch of programers who only get sunlight this 4 days every year gettin their pictures taken with booth babes, and game developers and publishers trying to push their next game down our throats.

grumble grumble so jealous... wish I was going to E3

Raedon
05-10-2004, 02:53 PM
geez.. bunch of used game buying tight ass'.. :evil:

charitycasegreg
05-15-2004, 09:17 PM
geez.. bunch of used game buying tight ass'.. :evil:

oooo, now your avatar has 3/4 of the body.

nesuser2
05-15-2004, 09:22 PM
noice :-P

At any rate, when might the drawing take place....or did I miss that somewhere?

Phosphor Dot Fossils
05-15-2004, 10:24 PM
Joe conducts the drawing, and he's not even back from Los Angeles, where he's been running the CGE History Of Video Games exhibit at E3 all week. Be patient, young padawan. All in good time. :D

nesuser2
05-15-2004, 11:52 PM
That's right. I remember somebody telling me he left town last weekend but it never dawned on me that he would obviously be at E3. We'll just have to see when he gets back, if there is any energy left LOL

digitalpress
05-18-2004, 08:47 AM
That's right. I remember somebody telling me he left town last weekend but it never dawned on me that he would obviously be at E3. We'll just have to see when he gets back, if there is any energy left LOL

We'll do the drawing on Saturday, May 22nd. The time will be announced right in this very thread!

Sorry for the hold-up but the 50th person signed on like two days before I had to leave for E3. We'll get right on this now.

The Collector
05-18-2004, 05:34 PM
EEK!! This weekend is the MGC!! And I dont plan on missing ONE minute of that. What time is the webcast?

Phosphor Dot Fossils
05-18-2004, 07:15 PM
You don't have to be present for the webcast to be eligible. Me, I'd almost rather have the distractionof MGC to keep me from obsessing over whether or not I'd won. :P

Ed Oscuro
05-20-2004, 01:35 AM
geez.. bunch of used game buying tight ass'.. :evil:

oooo, now your avatar has 3/4 of the body.
*makes crack about the body being QUITE sufficient all by itself*
:evil:

IRT "holdup" - no rush Joe! It's always nice to know there's still a chance I might win! LOL

Lady Jaye
05-22-2004, 08:35 AM
BTW, people, can you post who won as soon as the draw is over? I'm not going to be online for the draw tonight...

SoulBlazer
05-22-2004, 12:39 PM
So what TIME is this?!? There has'nt been a time posted yet! :)