This contest is open to everyone even if you are not a member of our gaming community. We encourage the most hardcore gamers among you to even the causal to join in and have some fun! Pull up a chair and tell us about the good old days.
Contest
As a gamer, you often have those nostalgic memories of the good old days of gaming. As games were just better back than at least from what we remember. As such please let us know what your best gaming nostalgia memory is.
This is about gaming in general and it could include: card games, board games, puzzle games, and video games. It could be a story about a key moment in your gaming past that you remember fondly. Game mechanics that you miss that modern day games are just simply lacking. It could even be an entire game that you miss dearly and so many things in between. These are just a couple of examples so don’t feel limited to just these when sharing with us. We look forward to reading and hearing about it!
Requirements To Enter
You must create a post. It can be written, video format (dtube or dlive only) or a hybrid of the two.
Written format should not exceed 2.5k words.
Video format no longer than 15-minutes with bare minimum written text. Make sure to mention this contest and your Steemit name in the video.
Hybrid of the two can have a maximum of 2k words and up to 10-minute video. Make sure to mention this contest and your Steemit name in the video.
In addition:
Please use #archdruidcontest as the first tag. The rest is up to you to choose. Here are a couple example tags you could use: gaming, game, name of the game, game genre (i.e boardgame, fps, rpg, adventure, survival. . .), nostalgia, story, writing.
Post your entry in the comment section below. It must be a Steemit link. This contest closes in two week. A second follow up post will be made next week as well.
No repost of old content from on or off steemit.
Only one entry per person.
- No plagiarism and please cite sources if applicable.
Not Required But Welcome
If you wish to help spread this contest so more can join in and have fun. Please consider upvoting to help increase the reward pool and/or resteem the post. Also, consider showing support for other entries that you find amazing. Thank you.
judges
There will be three judges in total to evaluate the entries. This will include two guest judges that are at least rank Sage or higher in our community and me (the contest host).
- We will be judging based on but not limited to the following: quality, effort, it factor, uniqueness and nostalgia feeling.
Prizes
- First place: 8 SBD
- Second place: 5 SBD
- Third place: 2 SBD
Prizes will be paid out a couple of days after the contest closes depending on how many entries we have received.
Thank you to our sponsor @geekgirl.
Contest Close
- All entries must be submitted to the comment section of this post. This contest closes in two week. A second follow up post will be made next week as well.
Information
Written by @enjar on behalf of Archdruid Gaming. Enjar is ranked Wizard in the community.
Screenshots were taken by @enjar. They are from a game called Path of Exile.
Are you a gamer who produces outstanding gaming content here on steemit? Come to check us out on discord: https://discord.gg/nAUkxws . We are always looking for new and old amazing authors.
I have just the perfect piece of gaming nostalgia to talk about :D
Awesome, we look forward to seeing it!
Here's my piece of gaming nostalgia :) https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@stefanonsense/gaming-nostalgia-or-an-ode-to-the-compact-cassettes
Thank you for submitting an entry.
I like this contest! :)
@corpsvalues , post...?
@dbooster ? @geekorner ? I can’t remember who was the gamer, might have been the moody cat...In fact, I am sure moody cat was meant to write about RPGs...
@zakludick , assuming you’re already onto this. If not, might be a good opportunity to write that HMM post, and how they took something fun and completely wrecked it. ;)
And now that I think it, @supersoju, aren’t you like a gamer chick?! Although, I’m not sure you’re a retro gamer, you seem too youthful!
Thanks for calling out some gamers. I hope they enjoy it! Have a wonderful day/night.
Hey Linny! Thanks for the mention. No, I had no idea about this. Thanks for pinging me!
You're awesome, Linny!
hahaha 'youthful' oh you are so kind my dear @linnyplant
Some of my favourite games were dos games lol. I do wonder where those floppy discs are.
I do have several all time favourite retro games. Mainly PC ones. They really do not make games as they use to. Now it is all about pay to win to maximise their earnings. I use to play heaps of strategic games, rpg wasn't a big thing back then. Oh man, now I feel like digging up some of these old games and play them. But I know some of them won't have the same feeling to them anymore.
Did you say dos games?! Omg, you’re more gamer than I actually imagined! I hope you find time to do a gamer post for us! ❤️ But no pressure on this one. I know if you were to post on the topic, it’ll be well done and interesting. You have me curious now though...
lol I was lucky I had an older brother who was into technology. Otherwise I would have never been introduced to it. He got all the games too, he was a hoarder of games and I would be the one playing them.
Now I will just need to get HMM.... or I could do more D2 posts... Will have to see what I can rustle up.
Well, I’ve always loved HMM. I did confirm with my husband since, he said we loved HMM 3 and it was HMM 4 where it went to shits. But Diablo has such a big following and may be the better choice. ;)
Have fun and good luck in any case!
I absolutely, wholeheartedly agree.
HMM3 was my favorite!
HMM4 was very, very shit in comparison.
here we go.... here is my linkypoo....
https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@techmojo/a-brief-history-of-gaming-this-is-my-gaming-story-so-far
Thank you for submitting an entry.
Well here is a post of mine :)
A trip down MMORPG memory lane
This contest has been placed in the Steemgigs Contest Channel which has over 5000 members and will be presented in a compilation post on the weekly Talk with Terry Show is every Sunday 12:00 AM Manila Time/ 16:00 GMT 0 Time Zone.
I will endeavor to join all contests left there or at least make a small upvote and add on the compilation post.
Steemgigs Contest Channel link
https://discord.gg/ajnWGxJ
This comment was made from https://ulogs.org
Thank you very much for sharing it with steemgigs community. This is our first contest in this format and we looking forward to running similar ones in the future if enough people are interested in it over the long run.
As far as your entry just one small detail needs to be change for it to be vailed. We are using #archdruidcontest to make it easier for members of our community and anyone looking to enjoy posts like these to find them. The tag you used is just one community members accidently use from time to time. We use a shorter tag for community members to post and find each other’s works easier. Have a wonderful day!
Thank you for your entry.
Here is my entry for the contest:
https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@gamingstation/the-nostalgia-and-the-bugs-gaming-was-so-much-harder-back-then
Thank you for submitting an entry.
https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@yosuandoni/myfirstconsoleandthebestchoicethaticouldmakeinmylife-archdruidcontest-szjyaa9ho9
Thank you for submitting an entry.
I wonder how many others have great memories of the game boy? Must be quite a few. If only phone games where half as good as what came out on that.
What a fantastic contest! I typed mine up this morning. :D
https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@debralee/my-entry-for-the-archdruid-gaming-gaming-nostalgia-contest
Thank you for submitting an entry.
I always prefer to get my writing done in the morning if I get good sleep. That normally 4 am or so. Otherwise some days are a just a struggle ah feeling the Mondays today.
Hey there, this my entry :)
https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@osmy07/bugsbunnylostintimetravelingintimehasneverbeensofun-pgn2vibu1v
Thank you for your entry.
Hi guys, there is my entry: https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@joseangelvs/donkeykongaverynostalgicgame-archdruidcontest-1awpjmo01o
Thank you for submitting an entry.
Oh, after reading so many marvelous entries to this contest, I have to say that this seems to be such an amazing and interesting contest! I am a sucker for retro games, so I guess this could be my cup of tea!
All that and i nearly forgot, here's my entry https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@fromage/games-you-should-like-as-much-as-i-do-magic-the-gathering
I’ve been reminding people just in case they forget if I happen to catch it.
Thank you for submitting an entry.
Here's my entry! Hope you like it! 😍😍
https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@valiantegg/archdruidcontest-past-is-history-nostalgic-indeed
Thank you for submitting an entry.
We always love hearing what console people grew up loving and help define them as a gamer.
Hey community, this is my participation for the contest. Good luck to you all! https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@jackssimone/speaking-of-classics-super-mario-bros
Thank you for submitting an entry. That is a true classic with lots of nostalgia right there. Ah Mario is there anything you have not done yet!
I do this every week on Monday anyway, leaving a comment as a bookmark
Always great when things work out like that. We are looking forward to reading it.
Great job @enjar! Looking forward to more of this!
Thank you, I am looking forward to as well seeing where this leads. I’m also glad to finally get this idea out of the door!
Wow! A great contest for every gamers out there. I will surely advertise this to my fellow gamers. Woohoo! More power! 😁😁😁
Will be fun recalling some great past times!
Yeah. Specially when its about gaming. Lol! 😂
From what game are the graphics from? I'm curious.
Path of Exile it is a f2p game. The link to the website is in the information section.
This post was shared in the Curation Collective Discord community for curators, and upvoted and resteemed by the @c-squared community account after manual review.
Thank you for the support. Members of your community are more then welcome to join!
I might enter if I get the time to write a post - I just played through Super Mario World all the way through including beating all the star levels, might have to post about it :) Resteemed
I hope you can find some time to write it. That is a true classic! Thank you for the resteem.
Ah it’s going to be difficult for me to narrow it down. I have a couple great ones; each with equally importance to our young gaming minds! Thanks for the contest, will reSteem!
I had quite a few rolling around my head as I was writing this contest up. So glad I don’t have to choose. I’m not quite sure I could! Thanks for the resteem.
Wow such an awesome contest. I just hope more gamers sees this and share their menories with Archdruid team. Will resteem and promote it @enjar
Thanks for the resteem and the effort of trying spread the word on this. We are super excited to see the kind of entries we get on this!
Cool contest, hopefully I can find some time to write.
You have two weeks from when this was post a couple of hours ago. At the very least you got some time! Thanks for stopping by we hope to be reading your entry in the future!
https://steemit.com/retro/@aristo80/super-metroid-my-retro-memories
Apologies, but I forgot to put the #archdruidcontest tag in front, now I cannot change it, bummer. Will you still consider my entry?
That is fine as long as the tag is in it. We just prefer it out front as clues people in better when they are looking at things at a glance that there is something going on by that tag as they scroll past things in their feed.
Thank you for your entry.
I don't think that will win But if I will do it for fun, it is time to think about the topic hahaha
I wish you luck. There are so many from my younger years I’m glad I did not have to enter this myself hehe. I’m not quite sure I would just stay on one of them. So many good times with friends, and wonderful single player games as well.
Yes sure we will see many games that we will bring good memories
I did not expect this at all today, it was a surprise, I have not participated in a video game contest for a long time, I'm going to try to participate. I'm glad this initiative.
Great! We will be looking forward to seeing your entry and I hope you have lots of fun with it :)
Glad to be participating in some way, hehe. I'm very eager to see what everyone will be writing about!
I am as well! Thank you again for volunteering. Judging by some of the comments left already many are putting on their thinking hats in what they want write about.
And only the good thinking hats will win on this round!
Ooohh I just came back to gaming :) currently playing Guild wars 2 with my guild mates from previous games who I have been playing with for over a decade with different games.
Oh and I have a story for nostalgia!
It is a prefer time to get back into gaming! Sounds like you have a great idea in the works for an entry. We look forward to reading it :)
Any new entries beyond this point should be submitted to week 2 https://steemit.com/archdruidcontest/@enjar/5rxvbg-archdruid-gaming-gaming-nostalgia-contest
As of a few mins ago the contest has closed.