GBAtemp Quiz #2 open!

[xaznwi3rd0]

Just finished the quiz. I'm checking it 15 times just to make sure ;]

 

[Ruri]

I think I got real bad. I just went right through it. Meh, if I win, I'd be happy.

All I'm wondering is where shaun gets all these flashcarts. There was the Christmas thing with like 50 DSTT's, and then a couple of Cyclo's and now 50 AK's. How?!

Because the companies that make them know that this website is pretty high-profile in the scene. 50 carts don't cost so much in terms of their overall budget, and getting a mention on GBAtemp's front page in a giveaway like this is good advertising... which they know will go directly to the people who are most likely to be buying carts (ie us).

Not only that, but I suspect that the people who frequent this site tend to be flashcart 'evangelists' -- notice how many people are interested in getting carts for their friends? We've probably all recommended one flashcart or another to a less technogically-inclined friend once or twice. If they give away 50 carts to people on this site, and each of us finds it reliable and tells one or two friends to buy one, they'll make a profit. If those friends tell people to buy them and it spreads by word of mouth, they could make even more.

 

[dilav]

i dont like wiki, although i like wiki, just dont like the ppl making crap up. Like one time i was researching about joan miro. The sculpture was named piece of shit in French, which was wrong, and someone changed it a few years ago, n no one notice. I'm glad i figure it out and didnt give a presentation saying the sculpture was a piece of shit in fr.

 

[Fieryshadowz]

I think I got real bad. I just went right through it. Meh, if I win, I'd be happy.

All I'm wondering is where shaun gets all these flashcarts. There was the Christmas thing with like 50 DSTT's, and then a couple of Cyclo's and now 50 AK's. How?!

Because the companies that make them know that this website is pretty high-profile in the scene. 50 carts don't cost so much in terms of their overall budget, and getting a mention on GBAtemp's front page in a giveaway like this is good advertising... which they know will go directly to the people who are most likely to be buying carts (ie us).

Not only that, but I suspect that the people who frequent this site tend to be flashcart 'evangelists' -- notice how many people are interested in getting carts for their friends? We've probably all recommended one flashcart or another to a less technogically-inclined friend once or twice. If they give away 50 carts to people on this site, and each of us finds it reliable and tells one or two friends to buy one, they'll make a profit. If those friends tell people to buy them and it spreads by word of mouth, they could make even more.

Which is why I laugh at my friends that say R4 is the best . . . when clearly there are better and cheaper things out there, yet they don't believe me. So when their R4 breaks down (happened 3 times already) , I laugh and then tell them to get what I recommended in the first place (if it is irreparable.)

 

[omarroms]

Wow, I gotta really thank this quiz some more. I never heard of the game Battle Stadium D.O.N. I'm gonna try getting that game. It caught my attention. I never knew it was released. It's a mix of Shonen Jump's most popular anime/mangas in one fighting game.. Dragball Z, One Piece, Naruto (hence, D.O.N). I just searched some videos up on youtube.

This quiz just keeps getting and better for me.

Cheers.

yeah I knew about D.O.N since at college they play that game in the lunch room. Currently they have been playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I didn't know about Dream Mix TV: World Fighters which looks a lot like the Super Smash Bros. series.

 

[xaznwi3rd0]

I hope I win.

My hearts beating so fast right now.

 

[Salamantis]

HAHAHA @ the losers who used wiki to cheat HAHAHAHA

*sigh*
QUOTE(Costello @ May 14 2008, 05:44 PM) The questions are, for most, pretty tough and will probably require some intense googling.
We dont consider doing some research to be "cheating". You'll see!

 

[tinymonkeyt]

I hope I win.

My hearts beating so fast right now.

lol your hearts gonna be beating fast for another .. 2 weeks!

thanks again shaun and costello (and others) for making this possible
im sure all of us are really excited
its gonna boost our members too
hopefully, they will join because of the quiz
and stay because they will see what a wonderful family (yes, family) we are!

oh and about that wikipedia thing
i do feel like whoever did that should be disqualified and/or banned
but then again
it is their own fault for trusting wiki
its a good site and all (i use it mainly to check my info)
we shouldnt make such a big fuss
good luck all :]

 

[lagman]

HAHAHA @ the losers who used wiki to cheat HAHAHAHA

*sigh*
QUOTE(Costello @ May 14 2008, 05:44 PM) The questions are, for most, pretty tough and will probably require some intense googling.
We dont consider doing some research to be "cheating". You'll see!

That was cheating, the person who modified the Wiki is already suspended.

 

[xaznwi3rd0]

I hope I win.

My hearts beating so fast right now.

lol your hearts gonna be beating fast for another .. 2 weeks!

thanks again shaun and costello (and others) for making this possible
im sure all of us are really excited
its gonna boost our members too
hopefully, they will join because of the quiz
and stay because they will see what a wonderful family (yes, family) we are!

oh and about that wikipedia thing
i do feel like whoever did that should be disqualified and/or banned
but then again
it is their own fault for trusting wiki
its a good site and all (i use it mainly to check my info)
we shouldnt make such a big fuss
good luck all :]

Ugh, 2 weeks

I can't wait

Yeah, I think I got owned by whoever wiki'd the pedia. D:< I used Wikipedia for one or two answers.

 

[BoneMonkey]

HAHAHA @ the losers who used wiki to cheat HAHAHAHA

*sigh*
QUOTE(Costello @ May 14 2008, 05:44 PM) The questions are, for most, pretty tough and will probably require some intense googling.
We dont consider doing some research to be "cheating". You'll see!

my bad i thought that was cheating

 

[dilav]

Well, i just took the quiz and i think i did well.

good luck to everyone else, and please dont change wikis and rig things.

 

[airpirate545]

I took the quiz thought I did pretty well (except I forgot to answer one of the questions T_T) then I read the wiki thing so now I'm worried. lol

 

[DeMoN]

Searching wikipedia for the answers is not cheating.

Modifying it so other people will obtain incorrect answers is cheating.

 

[Feels Good Man]

what does "GBA scene release" mean?

 

[Renegade_R]

Actually I did notice some Wikipedia poisoning because of this contest. Are you kids really that selfish? Please win it fairly. On another note though, back in my day I so wanted the clear Gameboy. I never got it though

I would like to mention it here actually...please be careful when Googling your answers...even though you shouldn't be and use your own knowledge of the gaming industry...the last thing I would want would be some stupid kid winning something because they thought it would be smart to poison wikipedia.

One more thing...I would like to commend the ones who are reverting the wiki poisoning.

 

[Ferrariman]

what does "GBA scene release" mean?

am i aloud to tell what a GBA scene release is?

 

[Renegade_R]

Yes...a scene release is a ROM released into onto the internet which is clearly labeled and numbered so it can be categorized. This is to ensure that duplicates are avoided and resources are not wasted.

 

[Salamantis]

Searching wikipedia for the answers is not cheating.

Modifying it so other people will obtain incorrect answers is cheating.

Exactly. Modifying the wiki was like removing the chance of winning from many people.

 

[Sonicslasher]

I'm gonna take my time with this one.

Also, if I close the quiz window before clicking submit, it won't disqualify me will it?