Tis the season to be jolly. December always gets me in the mood to give, so I've decided to hold a weekly contest for the Famicom World crowd. Here are the rules:
1) All you have to do is post a message in reply, anything, and the first person to do so gets a free Famicom game cartridge.
2) I will try to do this for the whole month of December, and if things go well I will continue this into the indefinite future. All participants can only win a game, once a month. So if you win this week's contest, you cannot win again next week. This is to give everyone a chance to win something.
3) The prizes will all be Famicom games. Many (most) will probably be bootlegs, some unlicensed originals, perhaps even some legit carts. Everything will be original Famicom related though.
4) Prizes will be shipped registered mail, with NO tracking code. Since this is free, I am skipping tracking to save on costs.
5) I will try not to send sports carts and mahjong carts, unless it is something special (i.e. a Hacker International Mahjong game or something more desirable imo).
6) In order to participate, you must have been a member here for at least a month, or have a certain amount of posts (decided upon my personal investigations).
7) Rules may be tweaked as needed, to make things run smoothly.
The first contest starts... NOW ... so post away!
!! I'd be happy to get in on this holiday spirit!
Edit: My post count is completely sad I'm afraid, though I've been registered and buying here for a couple of years.
Quote from: jascony on December 10, 2013, 12:15:38 am
!! I'd be happy to get in on this holiday spirit!
Edit: My post count is completely sad I'm afraid, though I've been registered and buying here for a couple of years.
Yup, looks good to me!
Post count thing is just to help discourage people from signing up just to get free things!
Post Merge: December 10, 2013, 12:28:09 am
Hey mate, please send me a message with your name and address. I'll grab a cart tonight and send it out tomorrow!
Excellent, thank you very much! :redcart:
hey there. What type of contest will happen?
something like this http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=9851.0 ?
Neat contest idea. Too bad we're in opposite parts of the world haha.
Sounds good, although if it happens at 8AM GMT everytime I don't think I'm gonna win. :P
Quote from: fcgamer on December 09, 2013, 11:56:12 pm
5) I will try not to send sports carts and mahjong carts, unless it is something special (i.e. a Hacker International Mahjong game or something more desirable imo).
I guess that I probably wouldn't want to participate much then. I actually
like the mahjong games (and pachinko too). ;D
Well, I'm just kind of weird, anyway. :)
(No, I'm not joking. I'm happy(ish) that I have a copy of "Professional Mahjong Goku" in my collection as well as a couple of the Pachio-kun games. I think that they're pretty interesting.)
Posting! Wait, what week is it? I'm so confused :D
Quote from: ventrra on December 10, 2013, 07:09:04 am
I guess that I probably wouldn't want to participate much then. I actually like the mahjong games (and pachinko too). ;D
Well, I'm just kind of weird, anyway. :)
You're not the only one ;)
Post!! lol I don't get when you are supposed to post. Next round starts Monday next week?
Quote from: UglyJoe on December 10, 2013, 07:48:05 am
Quote from: ventrra on December 10, 2013, 07:09:04 am
I guess that I probably wouldn't want to participate much then. I actually like the mahjong games (and pachinko too). ;D
Well, I'm just kind of weird, anyway. :)
You're not the only one ;)
Definitely not! :) I don't know many people who can play mahjong, so electronic mahjong is the only way to go for me.
Okay, well next time I will throw in mahjong games as well, due to popular demand!
As for the times I will post, it is all random. I am a night owl, so I am known to stay up late...
Stay tuned, next week (December 15 - 21) I will post again when another game is available, and remember...
To win, all you need to do is post a response first!
Have you shipped my package yet? If not, you could always add some extra holiday cheer.
pretty good option :D
Is this competition still on
If you read the posts you will have your answer. There isn't even one page. :s
Quote from: P on December 10, 2013, 09:35:48 am
Post!! lol I don't get when you are supposed to post. Next round starts Monday next week?
Quote from: UglyJoe on December 10, 2013, 07:48:05 am
Quote from: ventrra on December 10, 2013, 07:09:04 am
I guess that I probably wouldn't want to participate much then. I actually like the mahjong games (and pachinko too). ;D
Well, I'm just kind of weird, anyway. :)
You're not the only one ;)
Definitely not! :) I don't know many people who can play mahjong, so electronic mahjong is the only way to go for me.
Yeah next round is next week. I will make a post saying something like, "now it is time for round two. Post!"
Now it is time for round two. Be the first one to post, get a free Famicom game!!!
;D ... nice contest.
dang it..
Quote from: Mo-hd on December 18, 2013, 09:24:59 pm
1
We have a winner!!!
Thanks Mo-hd, please PM me with your name and address, and I will try to get your free game shipped out very soon :)
Thanks again for playing guys, never despair, we'll keep doing this for awhile. :)
Rad contest idea, thanks fcgamer! Will keep my "replying" hands ready...
Rats. I went to bed just before this happened. Ah well haha. Im waiting for a package from you anyway so I'll just pretend I won it haha
Thank you very much! :bub:
I Think This is the first time that i won a game in my life. :D
Best of luck for all next time. :star: :star: :star:
bang like Bangladesh =D
(http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l231/jascony/custom%20labels/Screenshot2013-12-24at44954PM_zps7c156bff.png)
Mine came today! It's a Christmas miracle.
Here's the new bootleg Highway Star in my tree. Thanks, fcgamer!
Cool. Have you tried that bad boy out?
Quote from: Mo-hd on December 19, 2013, 07:49:11 am
Thank you very much! :bub:
I Think This is the first time that i won a game in my life. :D
Best of luck for all next time. :star: :star: :star:
Hi my friend, I haven't mailed your game out yet because I have been busy with the holidays; I will get it sent out early next week though :)
For everyone else, round 3 is here. Who will be the winner this time?!?
Me?
Poop. I had a feeling this would happen haha.
Now, I win, I am! For as long as you fight you win! !!
darn you early shift, i woulda won :'(
Quote from: Raverrevolution on December 26, 2013, 08:24:56 am
Me?
Yes, you are the winner from round 3! Please PM me with your shipping details, and I will get your cart out on Monday.
@Mo-hd: Sorry, I have been really busy these past few weeks with the holidays and such, and I still didn't send your game out. I will package it up this weekend, and it goes out on Monday as well.
Ready for the next round. Post something first and win a free game!!! Also, since I was busy and didn't have a contest last week, the first two posters get a game!!! I am feeling generous tonight, next time I should lay off the bottle, haha. :)
posting :)
Quote from: amrita87 on January 09, 2014, 08:35:26 am
posting :)
Okay! Please send me your shipping address and I'll get your cart ready to go out Monday.
One more slot left, for this round, who will be the lucky winner?
Post!!
Quote from: P on January 09, 2014, 08:39:41 am
Post!!
Thank you P! And that concludes are winners for this week (and last week). Please send me your address and I'll send your package out Monday as well :)
Bugger, haha. Good job guys. I'll have my turn eventually. Or perhaps once again I'll pretend I won the package I just bought haha.
rats, lost again. :'(
Quote from: fcgamer on January 09, 2014, 08:52:00 am
Quote from: P on January 09, 2014, 08:39:41 am
Post!!
Thank you P! And that concludes are winners for this week (and last week). Please send me your address and I'll send your package out Monday as well :)
Yaaaay!! ;D
PM sent! :)
Okay previous four winners, your games are packaged up and they are going out tomorrow! Sorry for the major delays...this has been on the back of my mind for awhile, but I just never seemed to have time to get these packages out. I was going to send them today, but my new schedule at work only starts tomorrow, and thus I was unable to get to the post office this afternoon, as I had originally planned :(
I will be away for a few days starting next week, due to Chinese New Year; so there will be two winners this week. First two people to respond, get a free game. And for you two, I will post yours tomorrow with the others, so please send me your mailing address as well. Enjoy ;D
so....i replied to what you JUST said, first. that counts right? :)
So I win something too...? :-[
Yes, you guys are both winners, ;D Well that's all for this round, stay tuned and when I return, I will hopefully be giving away more goodies for everyone :)
Ah poop lol. I have to stop sleeping.
Quote from: MaxXimus on January 20, 2014, 05:46:36 am
Ah poop lol. I have to stop sleeping.
Yeah, sleep is for the weak. ;) Hahaha, I always stay up so late and have to get up early for work, I am waiting for the day I collapse due to exhaustion :o
Quote from: fcgamer on January 20, 2014, 06:02:45 am
Quote from: MaxXimus on January 20, 2014, 05:46:36 am
Ah poop lol. I have to stop sleeping.
Yeah, sleep is for the weak. ;) Hahaha, I always stay up so late and have to get up early for work, I am waiting for the day I collapse due to exhaustion :o
post!! post :D !!
Ps...
The fact that today I slept most of the day, I know the feeling!
now i am 0/4 ready to throw in the towel :-\
Quote from: wholesalewatch648 on January 21, 2014, 10:17:39 am
now i am 0/4 ready to throw in the towel :-\
Hahaha, well if everyone takes that attitude, I guess I will have to end the contest and give away no more prizes. Just gotta try again when I get back from holidays, mate.
To be honest, the games I am sending out aren't really terribly exciting, I guess, but its just a little bit of fun :)
don't worry i am hopeful one time i will win :)
(http://i.imgur.com/2kyQoH9.jpg)
My Gift Arrive Today! ;D
Thank you so much Dave for this Awesome game.:bub:
Now I'm hopeful mine will arrive today as well ;D and I also have a grab bag from Manuel that most likely will arrive today or tomorrow. I'm going to be busy playing a bunch of games ;D
BTW, what game is that in the picture? I want to say Makaimura (Ghosts 'n Goblins), but I'm not sure of the cover art.
Quote from: Raverrevolution on January 28, 2014, 08:16:54 am
Now I'm hopeful mine will arrive today as well ;D and I also have a grab bag from Manuel that most likely will arrive today or tomorrow. I'm going to be busy playing a bunch of games ;D
BTW, what game is that in the picture? I want to say Makaimura (Ghosts 'n Goblins), but I'm not sure of the cover art.
Yes it is Makaimura!
Looks great in orange and that rug is very nice too. Nice!
That's awesome
Quote from: fcgamer on January 21, 2014, 10:22:53 am
Quote from: wholesalewatch648 on January 21, 2014, 10:17:39 am
now i am 0/4 ready to throw in the towel :-\
To be honest, the games I am sending out aren't really terribly exciting, I guess, but its just a little bit of fun :)
You said that and still sends out a classic! ;D
Mine has yet to arrive though... :-\
:'( My cart would have come today, but the mailman didn't want to leave it at the door. Instead he left me a slip saying that it's at the post office. Unfortunately the post office opens after I leave for work and closes just by the time I get there after work. So if I can't get there in time tomorrow then I'll definitely get it Saturday when I'm off from work. The surprise suspense is killing me. ::)
Post Merge: February 01, 2014, 09:18:03 am
;D Yeeeeaayy finally got the game. Majou Densetsu II. I don't have this game and it's my first bootleg. Thank you fcgamer for the gift.
(http://i.imgur.com/aRWDdWi.jpg)
I think I'm in the wrong time zone for this. I'll be vigilant, though!
golf
Mine finally arrived yesterday! Wow that's one of the dirtiest carts I've seen, and lots of scratches! lol
It's a dark green Hudson cart with a pink/grey label. Raid on Bungeling Bay! Neat! I didn't know they come in this colour combination. There's some chips in the plastic near two holes on the topside of the cart. Maybe someone has opened the cart? OK let's test it............ Onyanko Town!? Whaaaat?? lol
I'll open it sometime and see if they have just swapped the board or something.
You guys are all lucky. I want an odd bootleg for my collection.
Dirt from across the globe. :O
What, no Famicom on carpet shot? lol!!
That's more fun of a prize when you think it's one game, but turns out to be a totally different one.
I enjoyed the ruggedness of mine. It gives the bootleg its bootleg personality.
So we have so far;
Highway Star
Makaimura
Majou Densetsu II
Onyanko Town in a Hudson case with a Raid on Bungeling Bay label.
Were there more winners?
The best and fun part is that you keep wondering what game you will get. and it turns out to be a totally different one like Raverrevolution said. :D
P dislike for not having pic or carpet.:bub:
Very nice games you have guys, enjoy! :star: :star: :star:
Thanks again fcgamer!
Yes my cart is full of surprises! And other things...
OK OK the carpet picture is coming when I have opened it up (it won't be pretty though).
There's also some faint Japanese characters scratched on label but it's unreadable because of all the scratches, however I can read "60k" on it.
My prize arrived yesterday :) I'm so glad that I've won Adventure Island, that's one of my favourite. Thanks again fcgamer! :)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img30/8936/punp.JPG)
There were a few more winners such as beams worth, but the last two winners, I didn't have time to pack and mail the games before leaving for vacation, so they ll go out on feb 11 or so. When I get back, I'll have another chance to win as well, so hang tight.
Glad you guys like the games! Also due to this contest, it was the first time I ever sent a package to Saudi Arabia, though I do have a good friend from there. Thanks for playing everyone and stay tuned!
This is a really cool thing you are doing.
It's really nice of you to do this for people.
Quote from: 8-bitman on February 04, 2014, 06:24:40 pm
This is a really cool thing you are doing.
It's really nice of you to do this for people.
Thanks for the kind words, my friend. I've had a lot of people share some great games and things with me over the years, so I just want to do the same for others to pass along the joy and fun of gaming. I hate seeing how nes collecting has become, where everything is just about the money, so perhaps this is my answer to that.
I agree that a lot of good nes games are over priced just cuz some people are greedy. Not all though only some.
I hope to see you continue this and keep helping people. If only more people were more giving the world would be a much better place.
lots of luck. :)
Wow! Awesome contest, fcgamer. If I win, I'd like a game without a language barrier from a well-known series. I'm saving $$$ and games so I can get a Famicom. My first Famicom. Thanks again, dude.
I'm one of those people from before vacation....i can't wait until i get my game! :)
So that's why I've gotten nothing. Not that I've been on the edge of my seat or anything :P
Beams worth will remain patient.
Wait a minute, wasn't my last post the first post of the week?
There is no set time for winning anything. He randomly posts when he feels especially generous. I'm more than happy to just buy games off fcgamer though. His prices are very reasonable and more often than not on the low end of the price range.
Quote from: fcgamer on December 09, 2013, 11:56:12 pm
So if you win this week's contest, you cannot win again next week.
Read the first part of rule 2, and read rules 6, and 7.
Shit. Whatever. I'll see about buying/trading items. I plan on buying an NES, and Gyromite, and use the adapter to play FC games.
Do it then. Ebay has a bunch of 5 screw gyromites as of a few days ago when I last checked. Or there are members here selling adapters. As for the NES, you'd probably be better off seeing if a goodwill in your area has one. Ebay tends to get quite expensive.
Amazon.com?
I've never used amazon so I cant say anything about it other than some prices are laughable they are so excessive. Some stuff seems reasonable.
Quote from: Russam5354 on March 01, 2014, 02:19:11 pm
Shit. Whatever. I'll see about buying/trading items. I plan on buying an NES, and Gyromite, and use the adapter to play FC games.
You might consider buying this 60 to 72 pin adapter http://shop.retrogate.com/Famicom-To-NES-adapter-FTNES.htm instead of taking your chance with Gyromite. I think all pins are converted on it, including the extra audio pins.
The adapter costs almost the same as the used NES itself. Thanks anyway, P. I'll see how much Gyromite costs. Is it too risky?
Wow only $25? I might just grab myself one. My famicom stopped working so I need something to play all my games.
On Amazon.com they have used $25-$35 NES'.
Plus shipping probably. Check your local craigslist, kijiji, etc.
Sorry guys, as some of you know, I had been on vacation around the time of the last contest. And since returning from vacation, my brother (who has autism) came with me to stay for some months. So I have been really busy with work and travelling, as well as mailing out packages for people that had bought items off eBay and the like. So things have been a bit backed up.
Today I sent out Bramsworth and pwnocchio's packages. I will check my PMs again, but I think I am now caught up. A real big sorry for the delays.
Also, the contest is once again ON. Please be the first to respond after this to win a free game ;D
Yo!
Quote from: Ghegs on March 06, 2014, 12:10:09 am
Yo!
Looks good! Please send me your address and I'll try to get your game out tomorrow or Monday. :)
Ajj FCgamer I send PM...
Got my game today, big thanks to fcgamer!
I actually have the game as a legit CIB copy so I think I'll give this cart to someone else here at FW, at an opportune moment. :)
Ooh, mystery duplicate game. :D
Got my game in the mail few days ago. Popeye! Thanks fcgamer ;D
Will have to see if I can win again haha
Is popeye that load runner esque game? Neat game if it is.
Post Merge: March 20, 2014, 01:43:32 pm
Quote from: Ghegs on March 20, 2014, 12:45:55 pm
Got my game today, big thanks to fcgamer!
I actually have the game as a legit CIB copy so I think I'll give this cart to someone else here at FW, at an opportune moment. :)
which game? :o
Once I get some spare cash together I'm just going to buy more games off dave (fcgamer)
I don't want to spoil it when I'm just going to send it off to someone else. Suffice to say that it's very much a good game.
I haven't done one of these for awhile, unfortunately. When my brother is here visiting, things always get backed up and I don't get nearly as much stuff done, though I do love seeing him.
Anyway, to make up for it, two slots for free games this time! First two posters win :)
Hey hey I win
Dang. I had a feeling too. :p ah well, good job!
edit. Holy crap. I won. :/
Congrats guys, please send me your addresses and I will have them out directly :)
Got mine today sky destroyer thanks again Dave! Unfortunately my carpet isn't as classy as some of you other guys. ;D
I never gathered how to win even from reading the main idea.
When I say to post the first person to respond wins. Now I am away for the weekend but maybe next week we can play the contest again ;-)
So this reply doesn't count? :)
I'll never know if I don't give it a go ;D
Quote from: aha2940 on April 26, 2014, 04:05:28 pm
So this reply doesn't count? :)
Yes, unfortunately it does not :( But next week I might make request for another post...
So i'm either too fast or too slow :P
I got my prize today. Thanks a bunch dave! I absolutely love it!
What game was it no pic
Somw sort of Dragon Ball Z RPG for the Super Famicom. Bootleg of course! Ill take a pic and upload it later today.