Six Year Old Gets GameCube as First Prize!?

poor kid lol, Have they stopped making game cube games? They could of atleast got him a PS2, Gamecubes were like the aids of that generation.

It may be an old system, but it is still a nice prize considering they didn't need to have a contest or prizes at all. And anyway, the kid is 6. He should be playing Mario and the games that we all might not even consider anyway. The writer of this story really sounds like a brat.

poor kid? you jaded idiots. did the kid sound disappointed? No, he got a free console! The gamecube has some awesome games. yes by all means a ps2 might have been a better prize as they still make games for it, but come on! SOME FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD CONSOLES, and it simultaneously warms and breaks my heart to know that there are still appreciative kids out there, but there are people like you who s**t on something free because "pshh, its like, old". shut up already!

Yes they did 'Need' to have a competition. For gods' sakes, the competition was to get kids into retail outlets. With kids, come parents. When kids and parents get together in stores, kids say, "Maaaaaaam, can I have that? And that? Can I? Can I? Can I?"

It is called 'pester power'. You do not seriously think that the competition was put on for some altruistic, 'we love the kids' reason do you? I can't really imagine that stores saying, "Let lots of kids run around our stores? Sure, why not.... we don't mind losing custom." Do you?

I am the writer of the story by the way. Me, Tim Smith.

Cheers

Tim

Aids of that generation huh?

Metroid Prime (GOTY)
Smash Bros Melee (GOTY)
Zelda WindWaker (GOTY)
Resident Evil 4 (GOTY)
Viewtiful Joe
Animal Crossing
Pikmin (II)
Zelda Twilight Princess
Eternal Darkness
Paper Mario II
F-Zero
...

yeah; aids of that generation. As a kid i was taught to shut my mouth if i had no idea what i was talking about. Too bad not all of us got to be that lucky.

See, I was really hoping she meant 'Aids' as in "Things that assist you"... hence the lower-casing.

Am I a naif who only sees the best in people?

Cheers

Tim

PS: Nah... I'm not.

i think if i was 6 and given a gamecube i would be very happy i remember being i think 5 and getting a zx spectum i did not no how it worked and only got games runing about 1 out of 100 times but i loved it even thow it was pritty much dead as i am 25 so cam to this world in 1984 when it stoped but still realy loved it if some one gets somthing and thay love it dont nock it hay i still love playing my nes and hum the last game that came out on it was Wario´s Woods wich came out in 1994

You make a point. I certainly do not think that the contest was exclusively for the love of children, but I think that you missed the point I was trying to make, that any prize in a contest is nice, and that he will enjoy it whether it cam out three days ago or three years ago.

Also, sorry if I hurt your feelings when I called your article bratty. Some people can get really defensive when you critique undeveloped writing style, and I suppose you are one of them. Keep practicing and sticking with it.

Cheers

It's not even slightly for the benefit of children let alone for the love of them. I don't agree that rousting up custom for your stores using the Indy IP to encourage pester power should result in the kid getting a console that can't even play the LEGO Indiana Jones game on.

I'm sure the wee lad is happy with his GameCube. That's never been in contention. However, being happy that someone has stopped kicking you in the face doesn't get away from the fact that your face was being kicked.

The point here is that the retailers could and should have clubbed together and got a more up-to-date console as a prize.



You're either being disingenuous for the sake of it or you do consider the statement, "The writer of this story really sounds like a brat", to be a 'critique'.

Also, the idea that responding to a forum post is defensive strikes me as a massive misunderstanding of the function of a forum. The idea is that posts do get responded to.



I most certainly will. Hey, thanks for the encouragement - it's a real day-maker.

Tim

Well it is Scotland, I expect that was all they could afford after a whip-round.

Hey, this is pretty cool. The guy who's sat in his (probably dirty) underpants, in mother's basement posting anonymously to internet forums is patronising the guy who gets paid to write for a living.

I'd pay for this kinda thing, but here we have it for free.

You guys should have a spell-off. Or maybe a grammar slam. We could make a webisode of it, call it "Step Up 2 Tha Keyboard".

Shurely (sic), "Step Up 2 Da Keebord" unless - out of respect for the Yorkshire heritage and location of SPOnG - tha's adopted the Yorkshire argot?

Anyway, I'm up for 'Step Up 2 Da Keebord'. How would you structure this Rod?

Is there a prize? Maybe a SEGA MegaDrive?

Cheers

Tim

I is suggestin' (oh forget it, I can't do that street talk, as had already been adequately proven. And while I am well travelled, I have only been to Yorkshire - Leeds IS in Yorkshire, yeah - once)

The anonymous underpant wearing pretender comes to the keyboard first, and has just 90 seconds to type his put down. No use of the DEL, backspace or cursor keys are allowed.

After this, you Step Up 2 Da Keyboard, and have your 90 seconds.

Points are awarded for ferocity of put down and quality of grammar. Points will be deducted for repetition, deviation and hesitation. And typographical errors.

There will be three rounds, with each round adjudicated by the audience, who will show their appreciation by cheering and shouting "Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!".



The loser must give HIS own MegaDrive/Genesis to the winner. And buy him a drink.

I am, as I believe the kids say, "Down with that schizzle".



There is very slight chance, Rod, that neither Grammariator owns a SEGA MegaDrive... how about a t-shirt with a suitable slogan?

Cheers

Tim

This is a typing slam for gaming honour. If one of the prospective participants does not own a MegaDrive/Genesis, they clearly have no gaming honour! They therefore forfeit the competition, and for a week must wear a T-shirt (or underpants where applicable) that says, "I iz a l4m3r cuz I dont own a M3G4Drive, lol" on the front, and "T-sirtz with slogans iz 4 lam0rz" on the back wherever they go, even if that is just to the toilet in their mum's basement, and to the phone to call for more Domino's pizza.