Opry99er Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Good points, all around. It is a good debate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Good points, all around. Thanks. I've had enough practice. This thing happens on every poll around here where the potential winner seems to be an unlikely title to some. Edited January 27, 2016 by DZ-Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 A 5-3-1 system can still be abused if a high percentage of people don't bother to award the lower points to a game. Its a farce if you get to the point of vetoing people because they have a low post count or are new to the scene in order to push voting in a particular direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Honestly, I do not care which game wins. Obviously I have my preference, but that's my own. I would respect and praise whichever game wins. One thing is for sure, the level of polish of Intellivision games has been raised in the past few years, to the point that people expect good, re-playable, and feature rich games, with great visual presentation as a matter of course. This is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 so even though a game that should truly get third place gets no votes and the programmer/ publisher decides to no longer produce games? How about all the others? Are you okay with losing game programmers and publishers? Cause i sure as hell dont want to lose any? You may not care because you are partial to elektronite, but im sure others would agree with me. I agree with the 1-3-5 point system mentioned here. I do not see where I said anything that would point to losing publishers. Is that really an actual problem? Are we in danger of someone not making games in retaliation for not getting voted "Game Of The Year"? That would be a sad state of affairs. I tend to agree with SoulBuster's comments above regarding the trend of everybody getting awarded a trophy for merely trying. In my opinion, the point of something like "Game Of The Year" is to celebrate excellency and point out a game from amongst its peers as the best, which is a great honour bestowed from the community, and therefore very special. I would not expect it to be merely to stroke publisher's or programmer's egos in order to validate their efforts and increase their self-esteem. If you think that's important and necessary, then I encourage everyone to write fan mail to their favourite programmer or publisher. Let's reserve a "Game Of The Year" for truly special and exceptional cases. -dZ. exactly the point I was conveying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 In the meantime, Ms. Pac-Man and Piggy Bank are still neck and neck; it seems like one day one is leading, then a day or so later, the other is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I do not see where I said anything that would point to losing publishers. you didnt. I have however seen programmers quit because they feel no one likes their games/programs Edited January 27, 2016 by pimpmaul69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 ive seen programmers quit for less. Well, I can go without such sensitive plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Well, I can go without such sensitive plants. As long as we're going off-topic, all of my Christmas plants have died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Its because you gave no award as "Plant of the Year" to them, trust me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Rev Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 As long as we're going off-topic, all of my Christmas plants have died. You need a sign when you pull up at your house that says: Death Farms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Honestly, I do not care which game wins. Obviously I have my preference, but that's my own. I would respect and praise whichever game wins. One thing is for sure, the level of polish of Intellivision games has been raised in the past few years, to the point that people expect good, re-playable, and feature rich games, with great visual presentation as a matter of course. This is a good thing. You did do a great job programming Piggy Bank it is a great game and a credit to you! Take credit where credit is due, as they say!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Rev Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 You did do a great job programming Piggy Bank it is a great game and a credit to you! Take credit where credit is due, as they say!!! Actually, Cmart programmed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Then C-Mart deserves some accolades for his work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 OK I have to disclose this information right now. Eric7100 programmed Piggy Bank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 :-o .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Actually, Cmart programmed it. Some of my better work if I don't say so myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 OK I have to disclose this information right now. Eric7100 programmed Piggy Bank. Um... no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Eric programed piggy bank?? well done.... why no mad face level !!!lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Great work Eric.....you should call your next game: Piggy Bank Robber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) You did do a great job programming Piggy Bank it is a great game and a credit to you! Take credit where credit is due, as they say!!! LOL! Good one, but I didn't program Piggy Bank. Or so say the infamous "people familiar with the matter." I won't take their credit, for who knows what they would do to me!!! Actually, I saw Rev at the library reading a book on Assembly Language For Dummies (or was it "... For Very Stupid People"?), so I bet you he programmed it! C'mon, Rev, let the cat out of your baggy pants! Edited January 28, 2016 by DZ-Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intellivotion Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 please someone give the princess one more vote so she can share the third podium... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TestaOn Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I like this discussion. It really makes you think about how to get a read on a widely varied audience. Our only true commonality around here is that we all enjoy Intellivision (or we enjoy antagonizing Intellivision fans <wink>.) But actually, my opinion is that a multi-round runoff vote for GOTY in this forum would produce a much more accurate representation of the community as a whole. We would probably have diminishing returns over the course of the round down, but still, the results would be pretty solid. The main reason I say that is because as of now, since each person can only vote for one game out of 8, the factor of not owning a game becomes extremely powerful. In a perfect world, we would all own every game or at least have a simple-to-use multicart and all own the ROM. Ha. But... if you own 4 of the games and you like them all, I am fairly sure that your decision will be within that group and the other 4 would not even be considered. That certainly represents my case. However, if those four were eliminated in the first couple rounds, you will be forced (if you kept voting) to pick from the others. Obviously, those later round votes will be influenced by other people's opinions you've read about or the videos of the game, history of the game, the box art, etc. However, arguably, all these other factors could be the truer definition of GOTY, moreso than just the two factors of if you own it and how much you like it's gameplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorama Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) To be honest: The head to head race smells like fake votes. The question is which side, maybe both. Edited January 28, 2016 by Ignorama 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 While I understand why some people are against people voting for multiple games in a single round of voting, I personally prefer that method. That said, I view the voting as just fun. It doesn't matter if there is one round of single-game voting, one round of multi-game voting, or a 2nd round with 5-3-1 voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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