I'm taken aback. These contests always drain me, but they're always the most fun I have on GRcade. I'm literally jiggling, trying to cobble together my route through this contest. It's not been my most shining performance, certainly, but I've always been Mr. Consistent. Ask Drummy - I would always place second in games (except Smash Bros) when there were a few of us playing. Mario Kart? Second. F-Zero? Second. Monkey Ball? Ok, strawberry float Monkey Ball, but I was always bubbling under, but competently so. It just so happens that sometimes consistency can get one through - I may have missed out on the extra lives but I didn't lose any rounds. Slow and steady, and then BAM! (try and) pull it (my ability, not anything sordid) out in the final.
These comps are tough, and I want to thank everyone, particularly Dan, Diabolito and Parksey, for being brilliant opponents, and huge thanks to DML for working his tail off connecting the whole doodad together - a stunning accomplishment.
I'll remember the strong rounds, and the weak rounds. My No More Heroes game (that I did too much work on), my awful James Bond Nightfire review that was (rightly) ripped apart, my Mario Kart track, (S)crappy, Starfox Rodeo, and those are just a few of the things I did for the contest let alone everyone else's fantastic work.
I do feel honoured to win twice. My one wish would have been to have faced off against Invincible; my first GGGC was after his time.
Oh my word, I want to say so much to everyone - particularly to DML - about how much these contests affirmmy love for games, but more importantly those that play them. I just love GGGC, it's always a highlight to see it appear, and always a joy to take part in - even when it gets bumpy.
And now it's going. I don't want it to go
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