AGS awards questions

[Dave Gilbert]

Flashbax was nominated but didn't win.  And rightfully so.

I get the impression that the P3n1sh award is kind of like a booby prize.  It recognized those games that are horrible but yet remain popular for some bizarre reason.  Squalman's games were like that, as I recall.

[Vel]

Well the p3n1s award most often is won by some n00bs who MADE A GAME!!!1111111111111

[Andail]

Pesty will just take the prizes and run off, like any decent pirate would do.

And DG, welcome to the AGS retirement home.

[DGOldAndTiredFart]

Get off my lawn you damn kids!!

[Anym]

Speaking of the p3n1s award, are the games by Squalman and Andy Penis still available somewhere? They were winners/nominees in 2001/2002, but don't appear in the database (or at least I didn't find them). Hey, a bad example is a good example (how not to do something).

[AGA]

A Cup of Coffee... by squalman is available here, and has been since its release. I think this was before the AGS games database even existed, and no-one bothered to add it after the fact.

[Andail]

I think few people appreciate the ulterior metaphor for the modern urban youth's yearning for acknowledgemnt which charactarises all of Squalman's early works.
People are so shallow.

[Rui 'Trovatore' Pires]

Well, only if being shallow means having at least slightly better taste than a dead goat.

[Andail]

You might be thinking of "shallot", Rui.
Which is also wrong, of course.

[Radiant]

So, since 2004 is now officially over - what's the status of the 2004 AGS awards? Pesty is hosting them, right? Do the awards have a website yet? Do they need help for making one? Is everybody supposed to mail in nominations now? Or do they get picked by the organizer like the Inventory awards were? Any new categories? Any changes to old categories? Am I asking way too many questions? Will I shut up now?

[Pumaman]

Good things come to those who wait. I'm sure Pesty will post when she has things worked out.

[Ishmael]

Yarr... so that be next year..?

[SSH]

Just to gauge interest, please reply here or PM me:

1. Do you think the FOREGO awards I ran last year (for forum members rather than games) should run again?
2. Would you be willing to help/do all the work/badger people into voting

And as for the ERGOS, I dunno if Barcik or Andail want to ressurect them

[Radiant]

Pumaman -> Ok I'll be patient

SSH -> 1. Yes, 2. Yes/no/no
ERGOS? What's that?

[Czar]

Wait, remind me, what is the difference between ERGOS and FOREGO?

I thought FOREGO was ERGOS but held beFORe the AGS awards.
C.

[Pesty]

Alright you whiny babies, here's an update.

The Awards are going to run a little later this year, due to the fact that it's changing hands and things need to be settled before they can get started. There have already been a couple snags, but sit tight, please. They're still going to run. Maybe I should bold that.

They're still going to run.

Stop PMing me about them.

They Are Still Going to Run.

[Rui 'Trovatore' Pires]

Yay!   [/stops whining]

[SSH]

For those who dont know what the FOREGO and ERGO  awards are/were:

ERGOs

FOREGOs

Unfortunately the FOREGO threads have been deleted, but the results are still up courtesy of Darth.

One possibility is to combine the two: a lot of the ergo stuff was forum related

Also suggestions of new/modified categories: e.g.

Best member's homepage (Is Ghormak a shoe-in?)
Best avatar (my ultrasound one, obviously)
Best n00b
Worst n00b