We are excited to announce our first-ever GBAtemp backer raffle: a lucky draw rewarding the members who have chosen to support us by making a Patreon donation.

UPDATE 15/07/2017: the results are up!
We streamed the draw live on Twitch, watch the recording here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/159235495
The winners are...

Congratulations @Jayro , @sarkwalvein , @AyanamiRei0 , @Boured , @CallmeBerto !
I will be getting in touch with you by PM soon for your prizes.

To reward our very first set of backers, our early birds, we've decided to go big, just look at the prizes that are up for grabs this time!

PRIZE #1: A BRAND NEW NINTENDO SWITCH CONSOLE!

PRIZE #2: A $50 AMAZON GIFT CARD



PRIZE #3: A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD
PRIZE #4: A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD
PRIZE #5: A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD

As you may have noticed, the total value of those prizes exceeds the amount we've received on Patreon so far. That's because the raffles are not monthly, they're quarterly! Also, please note that while the prizes are really cool for this first raffle, we don't know yet whether the next raffles will have such prizes again (unless Patreons donation continue increasing). Your support will also fund the GBAtemp Bounty which will be announced later this month.

How to enter?
In order to enter you must:
1) be a Patreon backer since June - anyone who became a backer after July 1st is not included since their first payment will be processed in August
2) post in this thread
3) not get banned or suspended until the winners are announced

When's the deadline?
You have one week to enter. This thread will be locked on July 12th.

When will the winners be announced?
Within a few days after July 12th.
We'll do a live stream on Twitch (details here for those who can access it).

Support GBAtemp by becoming a Patreon backer too

 

[Olmectron]

I wasn't charged by Patreon on July 1st due to issues with my Paypal acount. But I was charged on July 4th when the card issue was fixed. Could I enter the raffle, please?

 

[smileyhead]

I wasn't charged by Patreon on July 1st due to issues with my Paypal acount. But I was charged on July 4th when the card issue was fixed. Could I enter the raffle, please?

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well, it's a 5-day payment cycle, it doesn't necessarily happen on the 1st, so I'm pretty sure this still counts.

 

[Melly Pix]

I'd like in
Sounds exciting!

 

[Vipera]

Cheers to gambling.

Also, how do we know the raffles aren't rigged? :')

 

[Benja81]

Cheers to gambling.

Also, how do we know the raffles aren't rigged? :')

We're not telling you, unless you become a backer.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Cheers to gambling.

Also, how do we know the raffles aren't rigged? :')

There is a real time streamed RNG based selection using trusted online services. The requirements and procedures for achieving authenticity have been posted and agreed upon in a thread available to patrons.

 

[migles]

This is all fine and dandy, but why was this posted after the deadline for becoming a backer?

as stated by scarlet, people would just pay the 2 dollars when the price of the raffle is interesting, patreon is supposed to be a monthly donation thing and it's main objective is to help the website (and bring back the homebrew bounty), the raffle is supposed to be a bonus...
but yeah, since the patreon thing existed, it was annouced there would be a raffle with the total ammount of prizes being more than the patreon money

 

[WeedZ]

Everyone is silly and miscalculating everything. Costello already said that he is a non-raffle entering patron....along with maybe someone else...*glances elsewhere*

¯\_(ツ)_/ ¯

 

[gudenau]

as stated by scarlet, people would just pay the 2 dollars when the price of the raffle is interesting, patreon is supposed to be a monthly donation thing and it's main objective is to help the website (and bring back the homebrew bounty), the raffle is supposed to be a bonus...
but yeah, since the patreon thing existed, it was annouced there would be a raffle with the total ammount of prizes being more than the patreon money

I meant to for a while, but the whole "can't enter if you didn't remember" thing is a bit of a bummer.

Not trying to be mean or anything. :-/

 

[Deleted User]

Congrats guys!

 

[Costello]

there was an easter egg on my excel file but apparently nobody noticed

 

[Deleted User]

there was an easter egg on my excel file but apparently nobody noticed

I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO BED BUT I GUESS I'LL FIND IT

 

[iAqua]

I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO BED BUT I GUESS I'LL FIND IT

same

 

[Costello]

it's not important enough to keep you awake lol just a few hidden words

 

[WeedZ]

I didn't notice anything, but it looked like @AlanJohn's avatar in your channel list

 

[Deleted User]

there was an easter egg on my excel file but apparently nobody noticed

your name in the top right

Mr. Clement

 

[Costello]

your name in the top right

Mr. Clement

yeah, though thats not the easter egg...

its on the excel file below the mascot as I said, not important enough ... besides you will need editing tools to see it

nobody noticed well I am sure glad I did not hide a secret prize in there
though may be on the next raffle? haha

 

[Deleted User]

yeah, though thats not the easter egg...

its on the excel file below the mascot as I said, not important enough ... besides you will need editing tools to see it

why the white text though.

also, nice name. much better than good ol Connor Davis...

 

[iAqua]

yeah, though thats not the easter egg...

its on the excel file below the mascot as I said, not important enough ... besides you will need editing tools to see it

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ruined the surprise

 

[T-hug]

I didn't notice anything, but it looked like @AlanJohn's avatar in your channel list

We host his chan now and then.
Congratz to the winners!