The GBAtemp Scavenger Hunt

[Hadrian]

The GBAtemp Scavenger Hunt​

S'up? I had some cash left over from the last compy so I thought "I'll put this towards a Wii U and some games". Then I remembered it wasn't my cash but our overlord, Costello's cash that he designated for the competition...SO HERE IS A SCAVENGER HUNT!!

The prize is a Wine Red PAL DSi XL with a R4i Gold. Sure it's not the latest in Nintendo's line but it's one fine handheld that is excellent for homebrew and emulation and and unlike the PSP it has a massive library of games and a wealth of great homebrew that is still being made today.

So a Scavenger Hunt...what you need to do?
Between now and Friday I'll be putting out a 7 clues for things for you to find and then you'll need to listen to Tempcast 52 for the rest of the clues. All you have to do is find them and tell me what the things are that you need to find...as simple as that. It could be a picture, a ROM release, a member or even a meme. The searchbox could be a friend to you for this (lets face it a few of you could do with searchbox practice ) and also maybe our WIKI.

This is open to ALL members as long as they are not ban evading (and we'll check damn it!) or can access the Podcast Staff area. Competition will end on September 6th at 8PM BST and entries will be needed to be in before then. The winner of this will be announced during Tempcast 53

For those who don't know, the Tempcast is our official long running Podcast that is put out weekly. Click here for the most recent Podcast.

1. The release group for GBA 1445. Come on this must be easy!
2. Do you remember that infamous casual line of DS titles from Ubisoft where the aim was to be a certain thing? What if they did one for scabies?
3. This totally real person once sang a song about Scientology by the unfortunately named band "Dayglo Abortions". When was this totally real person and totally not a persona of some fail member born?
4. Now this one is so easy it hurts! This blue fellow (some could say meanie but not me) is a Gemini of something old fashioned.
5. Shaunj66 doesn't have a PS3 but if he did he still wouldn't add you onto his friendslist...What does this have to do with anything? NOTHING but anyone who gets the referrence will get a bonus point...on to the proper clue! What would Issac's real name look like if he typed it with a protuberance that is in front of a olfactory mucosa?
6. This member ****doki11 has an launch error with running some games on their PS3. What is that error? Oh yeah, you'll need to guess the letters that are hidden with ****. Here is a clue, the four letters are the same as the name of a 1989 platforming game where you play an ape and you spit at enemies...I wonder what happened to the remake on Steam and WiiWare?
7. In a certain article that partakes in analysis of interactive entertainment from days of yore, which particular title did TrolleyDave do a rant about not being fond of?

Don't send any answers to me until you have heard the end of Tempcast 52.
Any clue giving will lead to disqualification and if the staff see fit even something more serious.

 

[HaniKazmi]

Competition will end on August 6th at 8PM BST

I hope you mean September 6th

 

[Hadrian]

Competition will end on August 6th at 8PM BST

I hope you mean September 6th

What's wrong with waiting for a whole year?

Changed

 

[windwakr]

How will the winner be chosen?

Randomly from all correct entries?

 

[Hadrian]

How will the winner be chosen?

Randomly from all correct entries?

Well obviously the person with the most correct answers will win, if there is more than one then it'll be random.

 

[[M]artin]

Well obviously the person with the most correct answers will win, if there is more than one then it'll be random.

Ah SHIT. Speaking from previous experience, whoever puts together these scavenger hunts is a cruel beast.

 

[Law]

This still isn't enough to make me listen to the Tempcast.

 

[T-hug]

Oh yeah clue 1: The release group for 1445. Come on this must be easy!

Which platform? GBA, DS, Wii!?

 

[emigre]

Anyone else thinking this is merely cheap advertising for the Tempcast?

 

[Hadrian]

Oh yeah clue 1: The release group for 1445. Come on this must be easy!

Which platform? GBA, DS, Wii!?

It's the only result when entered...ok to make it easier GBA.

Anyone else thinking this is merely cheap advertising for the Tempcast?

I'd thought it would be nice to give an incentive for people to give it a try, besides £100 plus postage & packaging to anywhere in the world is hardly cheap.

 

[ComeTurismO]

I see what you did there.

 

[Lily]

This still isn't enough to make me listen to the Tempcast.

I'll admit it, I laughed.

The new Tempcast is nothing like the old one though, so if people aren't checking it out based on the old one, give it a try. You might be surprised.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Competition will end on August 6th at 8PM BST

I hope you mean September 6th

Originally I was going to pull some tricks to finish the contest this August, actually.

 

[Quietlyawesome94]

Oh yeah clue 1: The release group for GBA 1445. Come on this must be easy!​

~snip

Remember kids, read the rules before you post!

 

[Another World]

isn't the point of this not to share the answers with everyone else?

-another world

 

[The Milkman]

Sounds neat, first competition so I cant wait!

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Had me up until you said we have to listen to the podcast.

 

[Janthran]

I don't understand exactly. Do we find the answers to your clues, write them down, and then send them to you?
The clues don't lead to other things?

 

[gifi4]

I don't understand exactly. Do we find the answers to your clues, write them down, and then send them to you?
The clues don't lead to other things?

I'm with you, I found the first answer easily, but I don't see anything that it may lead to, apart from the answer itself being a clue...

 

[Gahars]

Scavenger hunts are fine, but what's more fulfilling than hunting the most dangerous game of all... man?

PM me if you're game.