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Draw, Photoshop or fanfiction up a scenario involving video game characters throwing down to get some sweet holiday deals. Does Master Chief secretly want a Wii U this Christmas? Does he need to trample over several Goombas and right hook Princess Peach to nab one? If he's going in saving $5, then who would be so hypocritical to tell him no?

Rules:

-Make it in any medium you'd like, be it drawn, photoshopped, written, painted on the side of a van, programmed in Klik N' Play, or any combination of mediums. The setup can be as ridiculous or as shockingly true to life and depressing as you'd like.

-Can occur in a video game environment or in a real world setting.

-Minimum of one video game character, up to however many you'd like to use (or at the very least make it obvious that the damage was caused by video game characters if you'd like to show the aftermath). Make them fight with other game characters, or give Kratos an unfair advantage against the soccer moms rooting through the discount towel bin.

-Be sure to include some hot deals to scratch that consumer lust itch. Maybe have them fight on a digital gaming platform's storefront? I'd hate to think video game characters would give away a brawl for free.

El Topo Magnifico posted:

We're on our third event already????

I'm looking forward to seeing submissions and possibly entering one or two myself. Are there any hidden prizes this year? (The typo/editor game, etc.)

Also a huge thanks for keeping this event going, the steam gifting thread community has some of the most genuine nice people around.

Kragger99 posted:

For sure, there will be secret/hidden prizes throughout the contests. Keep your eyes peeled. In fact, there's a good chance you may see a word scramble very soon. So fun!

The Joe Man posted:

Mr "Ho" Lifts Off?

Kragger99 posted:

Nope.
Like that one though.
I'll be heading to bed soon but I'll check to see if anyone gets this in about 8 hours.

Also, a prize has already been won.

Epic Doctor Fetus posted:

shot from film?

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Wario and Waluigi had been waiting all year for this day. Black Friday. They charged into the Best Buy, brutally fighting their way through the crowds of people, leaving dozens of bodies in their wake as they pressed forward towards their true goal. Wario, throwing fatal punch after punch at random shopper's skulls, Waluigi cleaving off heads with his tennis racket, they drew closer to their ultimate objective. Soon, they finally found what they had sought. The last copy of Halo: Master Chief Collection, 60% off.

But as soon as Wario reached for it, it was grabbed on the other end by a white-gloved man wearing a red shirt--None other than his arch-nemesis, Mario, and his brother Luigi! Immediately, they all lunged at each other. Wario and Mario were locked in a brutal battle, but while Wario had brute strength on his side, Mario had the advantage of advanced acrobatics. Waluigi and Luigi drew their swords and began to fence over the crowds of people. Whoever fell in... would not be coming back out.

Mario bounced off Wario's head, causing a major fracture to his skull. Furious, Wario went into a berserker rage and managed to land a punch so hard that it broke all of Mario's ribs. Then, while Mario was stunned, Wario grabbed him by the neck, mockingly yelled "IT'S-A ME, WARIO!" and without any sign of remorse, snapped Mario's neck and tossed him into the air. As he walked away, he knew Mario would come back. He always did. But today he had won the battle, and this gave him great satisfaction and pride as a warrior.

Meanwhile, Waluigi and Luigi were in the middle of their deadly duel to the death. Luigi was terrified of the monster he was facing, a remorseless monster who knows no mercy. He kept fencing as frantically as he possibly could, but Waluigi had the mind and reflexes of a very deadly predator, and soon Luigi was unable to defend himself as Waluigi stabbed him right through the heart, and then with one swing, sliced his head off, causing blood to spray everywhere. Waluigi laughed maniacally, and yelled "WALUIGI WINS!!!" before kicking Luigi's headless body, still standing tall, into the crowd. Even more blood and gore littered the area, and Waluigi wasn't even able to discern quite why. Waluigi and Wario regrouped where they had found the game, and made their way out of the store.

It was just as soon as they believed they were finally in the clear that a blue blur flashed right past them. It only took them a moment to realize, in horror, what was going to happen next. A blue hedgehog was crawling on the ground in front of them. Wario attempted to crush it, but immediately it rolled back up into a ball and sliced right through him, cutting his heart in two. As Wario lied on the ground, dying, he told Waluigi to avenge him. Waluigi, shedding a single tear, nodded.

Waluigi saw the blue blur moving around him again. He unsheathed his tennis racket and prepared to avenge his fallen comrade. Just as soon as the hedgehog tried to attack him, he dodged out of the way. The second time, it managed to scrape his back. Finally, Waluigi had a stroke of luck, and with his lightning fast reflexes, hit the blue hedgehog so hard with his tennis racket that it went rocketing and knocked down a nearby skyscraper. Having avenged Wario, he buried him in a nearby field, and placed his tennis racket upon his grave, as well as the copy of the Master Chief Collection they had fought so hard to get, before leaving to wander the Earth in search of a new purpose in life.

THE END

The White Dragon posted:

"Of poo poo from LF"

I hope I can participate in this first contest, but my plate might be full of other animation poo poo. In case I can, though, what are some options for places to host absolutely huge gifs? I'm talking like 10+MB. I doubt it'll reach that size but I can't judge how big this is gonna be and I wanna be safe.

Kragger99 posted:

For sure, there will be secret/hidden prizes throughout the contests. Keep your eyes peeled. In fact, there's a good chance you may see a word scramble very soon. So fun!

El Topo Magnifico posted:

I got it:

fsrlhtoIfomf = fifth from sol, so the real answer is Jupiter

Edit: the decimal point is missing in the banner!

Epic Doctor Fetus posted:

#1: Super Game Bros. Bargain Smash Melee


http://steamcommunity.com/id/pumpaction1034

Edit: Oops, forgot to pick a third place prize. Let's go with Grimrock 2.

Trastion posted:

This is awesome. How long does something like that take to make?

Kragger99 posted:

Nailed it!
Great work!

As for the missing decimal, that wasn't a planned hidden thing. but I added a small prize in there for you for that as well.

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Crono sighed as he drew his Rainbow.

He’d failed so many times before. This was his last chance. The creatures standing before him stared blankly ahead, crowded around the pedestal that held his prize. Those few that noticed him eyed Crono nervously, but didn’t budge. He nodded slightly. He would have to go through.

There were far too many of them. In better days, Crono may have bargained for the prize on the pedestal, but now he was worn and haggard, so dazed from constant time travel he didn’t remember how long it had been since he’d started. He’d grown a beard at some point, and his hair was greasy enough to stay spiked on its own. He certainly didn’t have the time or patience to ask nicely.

He didn’t even notice when he started swinging, barely heard the shouts as the gathered crowd turned on him. It was all a blur, the feel of his blade cutting through metal, flesh, plastic. Some part of Crono begged him to stop, that something was horribly wrong, but he refused. He’d come too far, lost too much to risk it.

Soon, Crono was the only living thing in the building. Staggering, gritting his teeth, he fumbled with a Hi-Potion from his pouch, got it open and downed it. He’d sworn the stuff off, when this grim crusade began, but battle had taken its toll. As the warm buzz filled his head, he surveyed the scene.

The Mystics were dead. There was a time when he’d have felt bad about it – hadn’t he brokered peace between Mystics in humans, in what seemed like another life? – but right now their bodies were just another minor detail. The real horror was on pedestal, and around it.

Broken bits of plastic and the occasional gleam of metal were scattered around the scene. The cheap wooden pedestal was cracked, some of the edges broken off in the melee. Hacked and crushed packaging littered the scene, and the occasional tiny, dented catlike head stared at Crono accusingly.

The only evidence that this warzone had ever been a toy store was the red and green sign hanging high enough above the platform to avoid Crono’s blade, reading:

WE HAVE GATO DOLLS
WON’T BE UNDERSOLD
BUY ONE FOR
YOUR KIDS, THEY’RE JUST 15 GOLD

Scanning through the debris, Crono couldn’t find a single unbroken action figure. His strength gave out, and he slumped to his knees.

All this violence, all this killing, all this time travel. All for a Gato doll with real Metal Joints™, the one toy Crono Jr. so badly wanted for Christmas, the last Christmas they spent together. The toy that had sold out while Crono was busy… well, he couldn’t quite remember just what he had been busy doing. It was lost somewhere between all the Hi-Potions. He was certain it was important, though. Not that Marle agreed.

Looking at the mess, the bits of Gato action figures sprawled across the floor, Crono dug. He searched, praying he’d find one still intact. He didn’t have the heart for another jump on the Epoch. He had hoped, so desperately hoped, that this time he would find a way to keep Marle. To keep Crono Jr. This had been final chance…

He barely remembered which year he was from, now. He recalled coming home from the bar to find Marle in tears, a suitcase in hand. Little Crono Jr. was next to her, wailing. But the other details were mostly vague. She’d said something about leaving him, about how the Hi-Potions were out of control. Through the haze, he remembered responded with something about what he did on his own time was his own business, how they’d all be dead to Lavos without him, and how Luca certainly appreciated him and treated him right even if Marle didn’t.

The one clear memory was Marle’s response, a silent, icy stare. She had little Crono by the arm, and he was still crying, and then she dragged him out the door, and then door slammed shut, and suddenly there nothing. Crono almost wished he’d been sober enough to remember just what she’d said as she stormed through the door.

Thankfully, she didn’t take the Epoch. Once he sobered up, Crono jumped through time again and again, fixing the little wrongs where he could. Showing up during Marle’s birthday. Making Crono Jr.’s school play. Attending Glenn’s funeral. He couldn’t fix everything, couldn’t make up for what he actually said or did, but he could fill in the blanks. He righted the little wrongs, those bits he could remember, but every time he returned to the present, she was still gone.

Crono kept digging through the pile of broken bodies and plastic. He knew this was it. All he needed was one intact Gato, which he would give to Crono Jr., which would keep Marle in his life. Just one little metal doll, and everything would be okay. There was no way he’d destroyed them all.

He spent hours, digging through every corner of that store. If he could just find that cheap little toy in one piece, he knew it would bring her back. Bring them back.

Big Mad Drongo posted:

Big Mad Drongo posted:

#1: Super Game Bros. Bargain Smash Melee


I couldn't decide if I wanted to be depressing or ridiculous, so how about both? Apologies for disjointedness/stupidity/not matching CANON.

Third place prize would be Transistor. I'll drop to third and take that anyway if I somehow score second place, I already own all the Saint's Row stuff.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/philmoscowitz

Anarch posted:

Can we still donate to the prize pool? I somehow missed that this year.

Also, good luck everyone!

Kragger99 posted:

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Neddy Seagoon posted:

If we say that into a PC monitor do you appear and bestow a steam gift, or take a game from our steam accounts?

Kragger99 posted:

Absolutely. I'm still planning on some more hidden prizes, and we have the raffle at the end of it all. The more prizes in the raffle, the more winners.
Just contact seorin or I.

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