It's around that time of the year I try to be a more productive person, and with that comes the question of where that productivity should be directed. Courtesy of @AKNES I have a controller to give away, with the winner being able to pick from 8BitDo's Ultimate 2C (Bluetooth or Wireless), GuliKit's ES Pro, Elves 2, or Elves 2 Pro, or EasySMX's D05. On top of this, the administration have also decided to give three lucky runner ups a year of GBAtemp patronage, complete with ad-free perks! So what am I asking of you for a chance to win any of these lovely things?

The criteria is simple. You'll need to have been a member before this thread went live. If you're reading this as a lurker, I encourage you to sign up and join in with the larger community. You might not be able to join this giveaway, but there'll be more down the line. For those already here though, you'll just need to reply to this thread, and your reply will need the following information:

• An upcoming game you're looking forward to
• Your favourite ROM hack
• A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in

If you can manage that much, you'll have your shot at the prizes! It might all seem a bit random, but it's handy to check in every so often to see where interests currently lie. If we see there's big interest in a given game, we might go more out of our way to post smaller updates or trailers as they release. If a ROM hack has a bunch of recommendations, we might take a bit of time to feature or review it. It's all good to know.

You'll have a week to enter, with entries closing Friday the 27th of March at 8pm in the UK. I'll pop a threadmark down to make it clear where the cut-off is, and announce the winners on Sunday the 29th of March. All winners will be both tagged and DM'd, so feel free to turn off notifications for this post after putting your reply down.

A big thanks to @AKNES for supplying the choice of controller for giveaway. If you're interested in joining their Discord community where they run their own giveaways alongside providing customer support for the various things they sell, you can find a link below.

AKNES Discord Server

 

[dragonmaster]

I am expecting the new fable 4, my favourite rom hack is pokemon prism and i intend to own an asus rog flow z13 if ever drops price

 

[daicahuyoi]

• An upcoming game you're looking forward to : The Bustling World : i like this game, want to try someday
• Your favourite ROM hack : pokemon unbound
• A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in : I want a steamdeck oled <3 i like this very much

 

[JGSM]

1. Upcoming Game: The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

2. Favourite ROM Hack: The English translation of Tales of Phantasia for the SNES (which at the time I played had no official English translation)

3. A cool bit of gaming tech I own: Game Boy Camera + Printer (pre-historical, I know) with the 1st GBA model with OLED screen mod.

 

[DarkainX]

Hi Guys, i'm in on this note

• An upcoming game you're looking forward to:
  That would be Pokémon Champions. A true revival for Pokémon Stadium, in my opinion.
• Your favourite ROM hack:
  That would be Pokémon Unbound. I love the story and the gameplay.
• A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in:
  the Gulikit KK3 . I won this one with a raffle, and i still use it to this day. I use it on different consoles and my pc, i think it's an awesome controller.
  

 

[MaD_mAnIaC]

• An upcoming game you're looking forward to - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
• Your favourite ROM hack - Pokémon Unbound
• A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in - i have some old hacking tools, an action replay for gamecube and a codebreaker for gameboy for example

Good luck everyone!

 

[Zkajavier]

I'm so looking for Forza Horizon 6, the 5th was my favorite game ever so I have high expectations.

My favorite rom hack is Pokémon Heart and Gold, I think it captures the essence of the original games and just make them better.

I have the Asus Rog Ally X, it's just stellar on every front but I would like to get my hands on a Win GPD 5, all I care is about performance.

 

[impeeza]

- An upcoming game you're looking forward to:

Tomb Rider definitive edition.​

-Your favourite ROM hack:

SNES port of "Chip And Dale"​

-A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in:

A Rubik's solver machine!​

 

[Wonder_Woman_]

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• An upcoming game you're looking forward to
• Your favourite ROM hack
• A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in

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AKNES Discord Server

• An upcoming game you're looking forward to: GTA 6
• Your favourite ROM hack: SAILOR MOON ANOTHER STORY (ENGLISH PATCH) ON SNES
• A cool bit of gaming tech you own: I OWN A FEW ONE UP ARCADE MACHINES {MARVEL SUPER HEROES LIMITED EDITION} {MORTAL KOMBAT} {PAC MAN} {STREET FIGHTER 2 CHAMPION EDITION}

 

[regnad]

Upcoming game I'm looking forward to: Subnautica 2

Favorite ROM hack: Advance Wars R

Cool bit of tech: Very curious about the Steam Frame, but the price will determine if I actually get one

 

[J0LT]

Upcoming game - I'm pretty excited to see how mouse pi for hire actually feels and plays. I don't often play new releases ( I have a bit of a cutoff around 360 / early PS4 era ) but I'll be checking it out for sure.



Romhack - i was debating mario eclipse or smash remix or project+ but I think the one I appreciated the most when I actually played it was the English translation of night of the sacrifice

(Ikenie no Yoru) Which had me standing on a Wii fit board for about 4 and a half hours to get through the whole game in one sitting ( standing? Lil stepping?)



Cool thing I own - the eyetoy for PS2 does not get enough love. I had some great memories with it and my daughter is at the perfect age to enjoy the eye toy games with me now

 

[jurassicplayer]

1. Looking forward to Black Myth: Zhong Kui
2. Favorite ROM hack: Love Plus
3. Cool bit of gaming tech: Steam Frame/Steam Machine

 

[Kanakops]

- The next super smash bros
- Pokémon Éclat Pourpe
- My 3ds xl, literally my favorite console

Edit : If I ever win the gbatemp patronage, I prefer that someone else more active than I get it, i'm really just a lurker most of the time

 

[BETA215]

I'm really looking forward the next Tomodachi Life and Rhythm Heaven releases!

Well, Tomodachi Collection and Rhythm Tengoku's English translation are great ROM hacks. There's also the Wario Land 4 rumble one, Mario Kart R Advance, CTGP Nitro/7/8DX, and so many others.

I have a GBA that uses a DSi screen, if that isn't cool already

 

[Ricken]

• An upcoming game you're looking forward to
• Your favourite ROM hack
• A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in

I'm looking forward to Danganronpa 2x2
I'm fond of Pokemon Emerald Rogue
I own a Nintendo 64, that's pretty cool. I've been eyeing wireless mechanical keyboards, I feel as though it would give a living room setup that extra oomph. Latency has improved a lot over the years!

 

[zxr750j]

I'm looking forward to Danganronpa 2x2
I'm fond of Pokemon Emerald Rogue
I own a Nintendo 64, that's pretty cool. I've been eyeing wireless mechanical keyboards, I feel as though it would give a living room setup that extra oomph. Latency has improved a lot over the years!

You could buy a 8bitdo keyboard from Aknes: sponsoring the sponsor!

 

[mr_switch]

1. I am looking forward to Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park

2. My favourite ROM hack is SMBPHD

3. I own a cool iQue DS with a slightly bigger ram than other DS models

 

[Tarmfot]

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It's around that time of the year I try to be a more productive person, and with that comes the question of where that productivity should be directed. Courtesy of @AKNES I have a controller to give away, with the winner being able to pick from 8BitDo's Ultimate 2C (Bluetooth or Wireless), GuliKit's ES Pro, Elves 2, or Elves 2 Pro, or EasySMX's D05. On top of this, the administration have also decided to give three lucky runner ups a year of GBAtemp patronage, complete with ad-free perks! So what am I asking of you for a chance to win any of these lovely things?

The criteria is simple. You'll need to have been a member before this thread went live. If you're reading this as a lurker, I encourage you to sign up and join in with the larger community. You might not be able to join this giveaway, but there'll be more down the line. For those already here though, you'll just need to reply to this thread, and your reply will need the following information:

• An upcoming game you're looking forward to
• Your favourite ROM hack
• A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in

If you can manage that much, you'll have your shot at the prizes! It might all seem a bit random, but it's handy to check in every so often to see where interests currently lie. If we see there's big interest in a given game, we might go more out of our way to post smaller updates or trailers as they release. If a ROM hack has a bunch of recommendations, we might take a bit of time to feature or review it. It's all good to know.

You'll have a week to enter, with entries closing Friday the 27th of March at 8pm in the UK. I'll pop a threadmark down to make it clear where the cut-off is, and announce the winners on Sunday the 29th of March. All winners will be both tagged and DM'd, so feel free to turn off notifications for this post after putting your reply down.

A big thanks to @AKNES for supplying the choice of controller for giveaway. If you're interested in joining their Discord community where they run their own giveaways alongside providing customer support for the various things they sell, you can find a link below.

AKNES Discord Server

GTA6 but I have no machine to run it...
A translation hack to catalan language of Golden Sun.
I have two beautiful Tapwave Zodiac but in bad conditions. A great PALMOS device that was like a mix of a Nintendo DS and PSP before they existed.

 

[Robika]

Let me try:
Upcoming game: Rythm Paradise for the Switch.
Fav Rom hack: Pokémon Z was such a mindblowing thing back in the early 2000s
Cool bit of Gaming tech I own is a PS1 RC style controller with which I played Crash team Racing.

 

[Skv0ra]

Well, why not-

-An upcoming game you're looking forward to
Probably the still-somewhat-hush-hush new Witcher 3 DLC. I'd be excited for new Forza Horizon had 5 not completely sucked, but alas. Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War looks interesting too, and isn't yet ANOTHER online-only bloody game. Invincible Vs looks interesting too and hopefully won't fall flat like Sparking Zero did thanks to marketing hype.

-Your favourite ROM hack
Haven't honestly tried any, but I did use Pokesav and AC:WW editors way back in the day to customize my town and basically import good textures and make rock mazes and other fun things for visitors to do on the island.

A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in
Still have my green and blue-buttoned Steel Battalion controllers, 2x both games, but alas only 1 OG Ekxbaxx, but I do have the usb adapter to the still-rough fan-made PC driver and need to try to get all of that to work once again at some point. Past that, Megaman Battle Network chip gates and the actual chips are probably my 2nd fave peripheral since it served as cool merch as well as useful game feature for BN4.5 and 5. And naturally I have a "hack" chip with all of the pins disconnected from each other and the case cut open and taped on one side to allow to make it any chip by connecting the pins to each other via any graphite pencil. Also, my GBA Everdrive Mini since it doesn't used the cursed CR batteries that don't quite stand the test of time and my GB Micro because IMO it's the coolest official handheld that showcased big N being able to package all the latest featured of an era into a mad small system.
Wishlist for peripherals would probably be a proper DDR pad, and guitar hero guitar that can work with PC (as in I wish I had gotten 360 or later Rock Band stuff that's plug and play when everything was stupidly cheap when hype for the genre pretty much died down). I could add a sim rig, but a decent one would literally cost more than an actual old sports car that feels right to drive, and the fact that not all that many games today are both semi-casually fun AND deliver exact feel of a car (or that I've played, and via controller).

 

[Ligeia]

• An upcoming game you're looking forward to

Dragon Quest XII

• Your favourite ROM hack

The first that comes to mind is Super Mario Bros 3 Mix, it is legendary..

• A cool bit of gaming tech you own or are interested in

My Spiderman PS5 controller looks kewl !