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Neat, Hobo!  What lore is that afterlife scene from?!

Personally, I feel that DboyWheeler getting snubbed was too bad. I really like his story.

Yeah, I didn't expect to place at all... just thought the theme was an excuse to flex my mind.

The saying of "Hindsight is 20/20"...

Well, thinking back on the "Genre Shift" MAGS contest... for sake of hindsight, I figured that "Phantasmagoria" or "Gabriel Knight" would've been great (in the "genre shift") as Castlevania clones.  What do you think?

Also, if you have some "hindsight" ideas of what could've been put in the Genre Shift back then, feel free to share what they could've been here.

Oh, I got that (about the shine), I was referring to the "holy" music coming out of it.

Yeah... kind of an obscure reference to me.  But I'm sure others on the board will get it.

And then all the angels danced around the fire...

Er, that was probably intended to be a really bright shine, but whatever floats your boat. 

I've prepared my entry.

I've created a "Holy Horn".

My two votes go to:
Mandle: Showing a person with a will to live despite the evildoers' attempts to kill him (or at least break his spirit)
Baron: The title just sounded like a fart joke, so just the title alone won it the vote.

I'm out.  No way I could use MS Paint without it getting all effed up!

Wow!  Mandle's story probably got more people in the feels than my story did.  I think my entry is about to face some REALLY stiff competition from Mandle and possibly a couple others.  But hey, at least I put in a valiant effort, right?

I hope so! It was a deliberate rip-off parody of exactly that...

Oh no you didn't!   

Neat how you included the Realm of the Dead from KQ6.  I might have to consider this contest...

[Update]

I have decided to enter... and got a little creative for this entry too:


This is the location of Aaru, the "heaven" of ancient Egypt.

A little confused?  Well, here's the Wikipedia article about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaru

Let's see if, at the very least, it scores some points for originality--most of the time people look at medieval Christian lore or Greco-Roman myth... but rarely are other mythologies tapped into.

Great theme, Mandle! I like that this is the third MAGS theme dealing with changes in the last while and no less in a time where time-travel seems like the only way to fix things...

For some reason, I feel a Sonic CD vibe with that.  Heh, something with "Past", "Present", "Bad Future", and "Good Future".

The character being immortal, as a possibility?  I can so feel a Highlander vibe there!

In the end, there can be only one!

Or is it Time AFTER Time (as Cyndi Lauper puts it)?

Good show, Mandle, Ponch, and Gurok.

And congratulations Blondbraid--it seems Thoth hath smiled upon thee!

Nice story!

It freaked me out slightly though: I have an Uncle Wally!

Man... learn something new every day.  I assure you, this is (or was) a different Uncle Wally, so yours is safe.

I'm game for this... and for this story, I'll do one that'll REALLY get ya in the feels.

(For one thing, I not only tell of something broken, but that in the end it does get repaired.)

I think I'll call this story: Uncle Wally's Final Repair Job

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A young boy soon approached his uncle's workshop.  His brown hair blew in the gentle breeze, as did his green and black striped shirt's sleeves.  His gray-brown jeans and blue and white sneakers moved with his legs as he made a brisk walk.

The boy soon opened the door and found his uncle.  His light gray hair--whatever is left on his head--as well as his fluffy light gray mustache moved slightly as he turned around.  The glasses through which the boy could see his uncle's light brown eyes glimmered slightly in the lamp's light.  The red-brown apron on the elderly man covered his light gray shirt and blue jeans.  The blackish boots made soft thumps as the elderly man approached his nephew.

"Uncle Wally," said the young boy.

"My dear Koleson," replied Wally.  "Is something the matter?"

"Some bullies tripped me," said Koleson, "and I lost my grip on my music box.  I... I think it might be broke."

"You had a music box?" asked Wally in surprise.

"Yes," said Koleson.  "It used to play a sweet song for me, but now it... I don't know."

Wally gently took the box from Koleson and opened it.  The song was supposed to have been "Greensleeves", but the box now sounded like some random metal parts tinging a strange rhythm.

"Ah," said Wally.  "It is badly broken, but I think it can be fixed.  It may take a while, so come back tomorrow."

"Okay, Uncle Wally," said Koleson.

The young boy went home, with hope that he might get the music box repaired.

The next day, Koleson went to see his uncle, but he wasn't there.  Instead, it was Aunt Bella, Uncle Wally's wife.  Bella was wearing a dark blue--almost black gown.  Her gray hair was in curls.  Her gray eyes were flowing with tears.

"Aunt Bella!" said Koleson.  "What's wrong?"

"Uncle Wally," said Aunt Bella, "is gone.  He passed away after he got done with tinkering with that music box."

Koleson's heart sank.  The other day he was talking with Uncle Wally, and now he's dead.

Aunt Bella then gently handed Koleson the music box.

"I'll..." Aunt Bella began, choking up a brief moment, "I'll let you know when the funeral is."

At that, the woman exited the room slowly, softly weeping.

Two days later, after the funeral and Uncle Wally being lowered into his final resting place, Koleson sat in his bedroom, holding the music box.  Slowly, he opened it.

His eyes widened in surprise when the song "Greensleeves" played... and it played even more beautifully than it did before the bullies broke it.

In a way, Uncle Wally knew his time was short, so this final repair job would not only be his final gift to Koleson, but his final gift to this world.

At least, that's what Koleson believed in his heart of hearts.

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[Blondbraid]

My votes:
1st: Blondbraid (because I can so see the Book of Thoth be the central plot, or at least a very important item, in a game)
2nd: Ponch (very good job depicting a floppy disk in modern style--plus I can see a game taking place in the mid 1980's that would make use of this)
3rd: Mandle (at the very least, I see this as an Easter egg item that can be traded for a more important item)

Hats off to the three winners!

Pulley With A Rubber Chicken In The Middle

Ha ha!  Spoofing the classic Monkey Island item.  Well played.