Win an HSW commemorative sweater

[gospeedde]

I made an HSW commemerative sweater. Pictures of it are posted here.

http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=61832

 

The measurements are as follows: Neck to wrist = 31 inches, Shoulder to waist = 24 inches, Body = 52 inches around, Neck = 24 inches around.

 

I have decided to give it away in a contest. Here is what you will have to do to win.

 

1. Go to this site (http://www.antrimdesign.com/ode.html) and read the poem.

2. Rewrite at least one stanza of the poem as an Ode to HSW. (i.e. we are the game-makers, etc.)

3. Post your poem in this thread.

 

Whichever poem I like the best will be the winner. You may post more than one poem if you so desire.

 

If the winner feels the urge to pay for the sweater, they can donate money to this site. http://www.agapefn.org/

 

The contest closes at midnight on January 2nd.

[+Nathan Strum]

Cool sweater! I'll take a shot at this...

 

We were the code-writers,

And we were the makers of games,

Wandering during all-nighters,

And sitting by coffee machines,

Time-losers and life-forsakers,

On whom the royalty checks gleamed,

Yet we were the industry shakers,

Of consoles for ever, it seemed

 

With wonderful software trickery

We built up the world's game history.

And from our unsung story

We fashioned Atari's great glory:

One man with an idea, not quitting,

Shall go forth and create a game;

Or three if time is permitting

(Can't help it if one was lame).

 

Then, in the landfill lying

With the buried carts of no worth.

Was Atari as it lay dying,

And an end came to our mirth;

Yet o'ershadowed by our sighing

Came a wonderous new rebirth,

"Classic games are cool", folks were crying,

And they once again ruled the earth.

[FireTiger]

Great I read the above post first and I keep writing things that seem plegrous...that rhyme is trechrous. first attempt.

 

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Original:

0de

 

We are the music-makers,  

And we are the dreamers of dreams,  

Wandering by lone sea-breakers,  

And sitting by desolate streams;  

World-losers and world-forsakers,  

On whom the pale moon gleams:  

Yet we are the movers and shakers  

Of the world for ever, it seems  

 

With wonderful deathless ditties  

We build up the world's great cities.  

And out of a fabulous story  

We fashion art empire's glory:  

One man with a dream, at pleasure,  

Shall go forth and conquer a crown;  

And three with a new song's measure  

Can trample in empire down.  

 

We, in the ages lying  

In the buried past of the earth.  

Built Nineveh with our sighing,  

And Babel itself with our mirth;  

And o'erthrew them with prophesying  

To the old of the new world's worth;  

For each age is a dream that is dying,  

Or one that is coming to birth.

 

Mine:

Ode to HSW

 

We are the game-makers,  

And we are the makers of feinds,  

Testing by trying code-breakers,  

And sitting by desolate screens;  

Game-losers and code-forsakers,  

On consoles the pale light gleams:  

Yet we are the givers and takers  

Of The Game for ever, it seems  

 

With painful deathpeal ditties  

We blow up the console's great cities.  

And out of a move story  

We fashion trial and glory:  

One man with a dream, at pleasure,  

Shall go forth and chalice a crown;  

And pixle by pixle measure  

how often the holes you fall down.  

 

We, in the holes lying  

In the buried past of the earth.  

Are the rubbish although our sighing,  

Equals not played game's mirth;  

And overshown by others trying  

To the old of the new world's worth;  

For each age is a Game that is dying,  

Or one that is coming to birth.

[Atari Charles]

0de to Howard Scott Warshaw

 

I am the Atari programmer,

And I am the assembler of assembly,

Wandering in lonely memories,

of Yars, Indiana, and E.T.;

The best and worst games I create,

On which Ray Kassar's eyes gleam:

Yet I continue to create binary dreams

in children's minds forever, it seems

 

 

With eternal and deathless cartridges

I build up the world's great imaginations.

a Once Upon Atari story

recounts warm memories and times glory:

I with a dream, at rhastafarian pleasure,

Shall go forth and conquer Yar's crown;

And E.T. with a new cartridges enclosure

Can trample Atari down.

 

 

I, in the ages flying

In the buried past of New Mexican curse.

Crushed in cement to earth,

And Babel itself with our mirth;

And o'erthrew them with prophesying

To the Infogrames of the old Atari's worth;

For Atari's new age is a dream that is dying,

Or one that is coming to birth.

 

 

 

Charles

[FireTiger]

Here's another I couldn't help but post.

 

Ode to Atari fans

 

We are the game-takers,  

And we are the players of dreams,  

We are cussing at the console-breakers,  

And sitting by desolate screens;  

World-losers and world-forsakers,  

On whom the Atari's light gleams:  

Yet we are the movers and shakers  

Of the homebrews for ever, it seems  

 

With wonderful catlike reflexing  

We paly with passions that are preplexing

Those the do not know the story.  

We play for our own glory:  

One man with a controller, at pleasure,  

Shall go forth and conquer a crown;  

And then with a new cart's treasure  

Can trample an empire down.  

 

We, in the ages crying  

In the gaming past of the earth.  

Watched Nintendo with our sighing,  

And Sega itself stole our mirth;  

And o'erthrew them with prophesying  

To the old of the new consol's worth;  

For each age is a game that is dying,  

Or one that is coming to birth.  

[gospeedde]

Nathan is the winner. PM's have been sent. Thank you all for participating. I really enjoyed the poems. These are my favorite lines.

 

Yet I continue to create binary dreams  

in children's minds forever, it seems

 

And Sega itself stole our mirth;  

And o'erthrew them with prophesying  

To the old of the new consol's worth;

 

One man with an idea, not quitting,  

Shall go forth and create a game;  

Or three if time is permitting  

(Can't help it if one was lame).

 

And my all time favorite...

 

"Classic games are cool", folks were crying,  

And they once again ruled the earth.

[+Nathan Strum]

Thank you! The sweater looks awesome.

 

That was a fun and really unique contest. I was surprised to see so few entries though.

 

PM replied to.

[FireTiger]

PM replied to, good show all, was lots of fun... We need more of this type of contest!