Who wants BombSquad for Christmas? (48 hour flash contest)

One random person in this thread will be given a code for BombSquad, the current #1 O-Rank game.
Just answer a few questions

Questions
1. Why should YOU be that winner?
2. What brought you to the Ouya?
3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?

This is a 48 hour flash contest so don't think you have time to think of an answer.
Winner will be chosen early Sunday morning.

If you already have BombSquad then please don't block others from winning.
Thank you

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I haven't the money to spend on the Ouya in a while, so I haven't been playing the Ouya a lot other than the emus.

Open-source, being able to experiment and hack the device, and that beautiful price. The idea of being able to create a game that I (will make one day :) ) have always been thinking of making without being stuck on a computer with a keyboard and a mouse and spending a ton of time advertising and competing against all of the shovelware.

Jakenut86! Hahahaha!!! He is a very fun person and it was awesome pwning him in Neon Shadows. :D

1. Because I am planning to get OUYA as a Christmas present and it would be my first game on it.
2. Because the idea of OUYA ispired me and for me it is the best next gen console
3. I would play it with my 2 sisters and brother, oh I think they will lose.

:D Happy holidays :)

Remember :

Err because I've spent all my video game budget on making my own game.

Easy to develop for console

My friend Landon, gets boring killing him in the same games over and over again.

Questions
1. Why should YOU be that winner?
I'm generally not much of a gamer, but the BombSquad game looks really REALLY good. Also I have a few friends coming over for new year, that could be fun.

2. What brought you to the Ouya?
I was dragged to the OUYA by the openess and their allowance for emulators. My original intention was to get one for Christmas. But Julie Uhrman sent me one (happy happy happy).

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?
A friend of mine, been friends for a long time. 10 years in fact.

Questions
1. Why should YOU be that winner?
2. What brought you to the Ouya?
3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?

Answers:
1. Because I said "please!" Pleeeeeeeeaaaaase!
2. Noble ideals, outstanding indie games, emulators, XBMC, and an enthusiastic community. Also, Crunchyroll pulled their Boxee app, so I needed a replacement.
3. EVERYONE! But I know it will be me who gets blown up repeatedly.

1. Why should YOU be that winner?
Because I have bought an OUYA as a christmas gift to a friend of mine, and she loves Bombsquad. It would make a great freebie for her. So I wouldn't be the winner here, she would. :)

2. What brought you to the Ouya?
My keen sense of direction in life.

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?
The aforementioned friend of course!

1. Loving random bomb games that makes you laugh like maniac
2.I just like playing random Indie games
3. I would play with my 2 brothers. I think we will have random winners every round.

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1. Why should YOU be that winner?

If chosen, I'd be the winner because this code will be used this Christmas, while my family and I blow eachother to peices (and hopefully get a couple more people brought to the OUYA-side )

2. What brought you to the Ouya?

I love it for the Indie games. I saw that was all I was buying on Steam, and all i was playing. It seemed like a perfect fit. Sure, I've emulated some, but the vast majority of the time has been playing fresh, new, never experienced games brought to the OUYA.

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?

My family would be the obvious choice. We used to have a ton of fun with multiplayer (Sega Swirl, Chu Chu Rocket, Nascar) and I look forward to bringing it back. Now, if we're talking favorite historical figure, past or present, I'd have to go with Aaron Burr, because I want people to use wikipedia to look him up :)

Will be buying as soon as I get the ability to organize my already chaotic PLAY list lol. But figured I would give it a shot and enter :)

1. Why should YOU be that winner?

I am not sure I have a SHOULD. But I would love to win so that my family can have many, many night of blowing each other up lol. It is also the first game I got my 76 year old mother to play with me. She loves it but gets scared and puts the controller down if I blow her up too much lol. Its cute

2. What brought you to the Ouya?

Well saw an article for the kickstarter but missed out on it. I saw what it was and knew that at the very least I could reload it to serve my purposes if Ouya did not design a working UI. However I have to say I have yet to mod it much. I think they are doing a wonderful job.

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?

My 76 year old mother and my 11 year old niece. Its about time I teach her that us 70's and 80's gamers are not the pushovers that little 11 year old pipsqueak thinks we are lol.

1. Even though I already have Bombsquad, I bought an Ouya for my best friend for Christmas and it is his FAVORITE GAME on the Ouya. (We were just playing it last night for several hours, in fact.) I'd love to be able to give him a copy of it for Christmas to help round out his Ouya gift!

2. I have a laptop to play emulators on. Not only is it a pain to hook up the laptop and then try to pair the controllers (I use MotionInJoy for the PC to pair my PS3 controllers), but it also tough to carry around. Not only does the Ouya allow me to EASILY hooked up to any HDTV to play my emulated games, but it is also very compact and light. I can fit my Ouya, controllers (1 Ouya and 4 PS3.. with charging dock!), cables, usb drives / jump drives, and accessories all in ONE bag that fits right over my shoulder. It's the perfect 'party break out' bag.

3. That would probably be my best friend. Even though we play co-op a lot, he's very competitive. In our rounds last night, I couldn't help but toss a random bomb his way when he was standing next to TNT. The reaction is just too funny. :D

1. Why should YOU be that winner?

Because I will receive my Ouya on December the 23th and this would be the perfect game to begin with

2. What brought you to the Ouya?

A little cube which offers great possibilities and fun! Isn't that appealing enougth to bring some one ;-)

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?

Everybody! Let's have a blast all together!

1. Why should YOU be that winner?
Because this contest provided me with motivation. I've been following the Ouya Forum on Twitter since I purchased my Ouya, but had been lazy. I hadn't actually registered for the forum. I know: that makes me a terrible person. But alas- no more! I have registered and I am entering this contest, so I should be the winner for taking immediate action upon seeing a Tweet!

2. What brought you to the Ouya?
As bad as this might sound, the Game Informer review. I had heard of the Ouya Kickstarter, but wasn't quite sure what to make of it. It sounded like it had potential, but I wasn't sure. When I read the Game Informer review earlier this year, I was intrigued. I liked the idea- I liked the concept- and I wanted to try some of the games outlined in the article, like The Amazing Frog?, No Brakes Valet, Towerfall and Polarity. I'm glad I did- I've had a lot of fun with my Ouya, and it took reading a printed magazine to realize how much fun it could be.

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?
Many years ago, a cousin of mine named Mark introduced me to video games. He handed me the NES Zapper- a grey one, not an orange one- and let me play Duck Hunt. I still see him on occasion and... wouldn't you know it, he's going to be over my house on Christmas, as are my younger cousins who I introduced video gaming too. It's not quite three generations of gamers, but it's fun for us to all huddle around a console and play for awhile. So... I guess I'd like to blow up my cousins, young and old, this Christmas. And isn't that what Christmas is all about: blowing up your family, over and over again?

1. Why should YOU be that winner?
Love the OUYA and what it aims to do, and I already purchased 42 other games in support of the devs and the OUYA.. This thing needs to be around for years to come because I cannot go next-gen.. Does absolutely nothing for me in terms of gaming pleasure.
2. What brought you to the Ouya?
My everlasting love for retro gaming and the fact most new consoles are basically "fps boxes". am I the only one noticed that they keep churning out the same garbage year in year out? Madden 25, smh.. Where's the originality? Call of duty: Whatever.. Pfft seriously?! Where's the new content.
3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly? My daughter and wife although I let the latter win every time :)

1. Why should YOU be that winner?
Because I'm Awesome! ...seriously, I am!

2. What brought you to the Ouya?
Having a place to publish my games (once they're done) and having a place to play new, original content.

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?
My best friend. BombSquad would be an awesome excuse to get him to play more OUYA

1. Why should YOU be that winner?
Because I need revenge on my two boys who are all better than me at video games because I haven't played much since the 1980's. At least with this game we'd all start off equal.
2. What brought you to the Ouya?
Bought one when I realized I could play emulator games that I didn't suck at because they don't require you use 16 different buttons. Also XBMC is awesome!
3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?
My kids, wife, Mother-in-law and 20-or so-other in-laws who will all be showing up at my place over Christmas. I'd blow them all up. Every single one....lol

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Originally Posted by blcdude

1. Why should YOU be that winner?
Because this contest provided me with motivation. I've been following the Ouya Forum on Twitter since I purchased my Ouya, but had been lazy. I hadn't actually registered for the forum. I know: that makes me a terrible person. But alas- no more! I have registered and I am entering this contest, so I should be the winner for taking immediate action upon seeing a Tweet!

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Yeah...terrible. Just awful :p
Who's tweet? Wasn't me since I had a 17 hour workday.

You guys are really making it hard to make a decision. I might have to ask someone else to do it when this is over.

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Originally Posted by Sluup

I haven't the money to spend on the Ouya in a while, so I haven't been playing the Ouya a lot other than the emus.

Open-source, being able to experiment and hack the device, and that beautiful price. The idea of being able to create a game that I (will make one day :) ) have always been thinking of making without being stuck on a computer with a keyboard and a mouse and spending a ton of time advertising and competing against all of the shovelware.

Jakenut86! Hahahaha!!! He is a very fun person and it was awesome pwning him in Neon Shadows. :D

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LOL :P

1.) I should win cuz this is one of the few OUYA games I don't own

2.) I love Indie games :D and Emulation

3.) Sluup So I could maybe do some pwning :P

1) Because I just ordered my first OUYA console and am anxiously waiting for it to arrive. BombSquad will be the first game I get!
2) A posting from C|NET's "The Cheapskate" on 12/19 finally pushed me over the edge, tho I've been following OUYA with great interest for some time.
3) Snakes! (I hate snakes)

1. Because as an oversee Ouya user I have a harder time getting hardware - I am currently saving to get controller #3 and #4.
2. The openess of the system. Because of its promised open-source layout, I expected good and niche games. And was not dissapointed.
3. One of my best buddies - We played the demo till it ended, and wanted more... sadly... money is the issue.

1. Why should YOU be that winner?
Nah, I don't think I SHOULD be the winner, I'm entering for fun and blind luck!

2. What brought you to the Ouya?
It looked like a joy ride, and the ticked was only a hundred bucks!

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?
I had a problem with this question.
I have 4 controllers (1 Ouya, and 3 from other consoles), so a team would be 3 players + me.
But there is still no short answer, I had to define categories!


Historical persons (deceased):
Gandhi, Napoleon, Attila (the Hun)

Historical persons (living):
-- CENSORED --

TV-Shows (Easy):
The Desperate Housewives

TV-Shows (Hard):
Tony Soprano, Walter White, MacGyver

IT Crowd:
Julie Larson-Green (replacement of Steve Balmer), Kazuo Hirai (from Sony) Satoru Iwata (from Nintendo), and I would toss my controller to Julie Uhrman, open up a beer and just enjoy the show!

Music:
Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber

Suppose I could enter for this second contest. Just this once.

1. Why should YOU be that winner?
Me the winner? Well, indirectly I suppose. My code will be given to a certain individual. He's done something for me in the past and I'm looking for opportunities to pay him back.

2. What brought you to the Ouya?
This thread created by me answers this question.

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?
I suppose this is a hypothetical question as I don't play online games. I'd have to go with altering the question to "Who would you like to humiliate over and over again by blowing them up repeatedly?". I'd have to go with Hitler, teehee.

Edit: *Facepalm*

 

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1) Why should YOU be the winner?
I would love to win something other than traffic tickets! Besides, it about time I get a game I'll enjoy in a grown up kid manner.

2) What brought you to the OUYA?
The idea of being able to develop for a console that is not going to break the bank when it comes to their SDK! The cost of the console is nice as well.

3) My primary school Mr. Olsen. He used to slam a trash can next to me when I fell asleep in his boring English Lit class heh. More likely it would be my son, I never seem to beat him in Chutes and Ladders, this will be a welcome change!

1. I do not own the game but would like to
2. The new game concepts that i was seeing and i have never played indie games and i thought this would be a good way to discover cool indie games and use vlc to play vids on my tv too
3. My friend joe and my nephew who helped me demo the game and had a blast (no pun intended) playing the game

1. Why should YOU be that winner?

I shouldn't. All I asked for was OUYA game cards for Christmas and ,since people in my family can't keep secrets, I think I'm getting around $300 worth. I'm not sure of the exact amount but it is around that much. I do know that one Target got completely cleared out and that Target may have trouble giving away free $10 game cards with their OUYA's. So, I definitely shouldn't win.

2. What brought you to the Ouya?

Here are just a few things that brought me to and keeps me with the OUYA:

 

1. Limitations. The limitations of the hardware and the limitations of what can be done by a small team ,especially a team of one, produces similar results to retro gaming. Back in the day, it was small teams and they had to be creative with their limited hardware to make a game fun. Having less limitations could also produce good results but could also produce games more like interactive movies which a lot of modern games are like. That is good but it is good to have variety too and OUYA produces that. They can be more creative with game play instead of with a story. Even if future iterations of the OUYA would have specs equal to other consoles there would still be the small teams creating variety to add to what the big studios would bring. It is also interesting watching people try to push hardware to its limits.

2. Being open. With every OUYA being a dev kit and a low barrier of entry, a "homebrew" can be an "official" release. The little gals/guys can compete against the big gals/guys in a much more freer market that OUYA provides. More competition produces better quality and competitive prices over time. It gives us more bang for our buck. It also produces more variety like described above. I would like it to become even more open and as open as possible in the Open Source Software/Free Software sense though.

3. Console exclusives. It being more open than other consoles will bring in more console exclusives because the low barrier of entry will make it more likely that games from other platforms will be ported to the OUYA first before other consoles or brand new games will be brought to the OUYA first. I can already see this by most of the library already being console exclusives. No other console provides most of what is found in the OUYA's library.

4. A "Kickstarter device". It being open will bring in new games and the developers will come to OUYA first to use it to launch to other platforms.

5. Space saving. As a retro video game collector space is very important. The console is small and the entire library can fit on a hard drive. I have it all on one now. Space is kind of like a part of the price,"How much space does this game "cost" and should I get this game or another?" Unlimited space lowers this price to almost zero. It doesn't just help me but helps the developers because I don't have to pick which ones I'm willing to spend space on. I can fit them all on my "shelf".

6. Energy saving. My PS3 uses around the energy that a refrigerator does and doubles as a space heater. My OUYA uses energy closer to the Atari VCS. This has some cheap retro gaming electricity. The money that is saved from less electricity can be used on games. It also saves our planet from the aliens that are trying to change our atmosphere to match theirs.

7. The O-RANK. The O-RANK is genius. When I got Netflix, at first I loved that I could rank the movies and it would personalize suggestions. After awhile I realized that I was receiving the same things because everything else was being filtered out. It also caused even movies I like to get filtered out after my wife had her way with it. When I watch Netflix with her I'm crying for different reasons than she is. When something is personalized it causes a filter bubble to form around me and makes me wonder what I'm missing like searching on Google does by me getting different search results than everyone else(Google is not your friend). The O-RANK isn't like that. It gives us all the same results and those results being based on how engaging a game is produces the best results. They can act as reviews and/or suggestions from all OUYA owners because everyone is voting based on how they engage a game. It puts what most consider the best games on top and buries what most consider shovelware. It is like all OUYA owners are the ones providing the advertisements for the best games. This democratized system is one big "word of mouth" advertising system. It also gives the developers a strong incentive to compete for the "high score" because the more exposer they get the more money they make and the less exposer they get the less money they make. Since the O-RANK looks at things like the length of time a game is played then developers don't just have an incentive to get you to buy the game but they have an incentive to create their games in a way that you keep coming back and playing for long periods of time. This will give games with high replay value an advantage at getting that "high score". All this mixed with OUYA providing a much more freer market will over time make everything you first see the best quality and it will constantly raise the bar.

8. Speaking with developers. I have never owned a console that you can speak with the developers of so easily. Gamers can take part in the creation and updating of games by offering feedback, sharing bugs, etc.. This will produce better results than just guessing or the one way conversation of developers reading reviews and so forth without directly engaging in conversations. Even though all OUYA games are treated like non-free proprietary software(I hope that changes so that all varieties of software licenses can compete and coexist) there are community contributions to games similar to that of Open Source Software/Free Software. It also creates a sense of community which makes a more personal attachment to the games.

9. No discs. Instead of discs getting scratched and losing functionality the games can be updated and gain new functions. Other than scanning the hard drive, downloading games, and updating them there is the convenience of not having to constantly change the discs. There is also the convenience of not having to go drive to buy them with the bonuses of saving gas money and no wear and tear of my car. Faster delivery with the savings of not using a vehicle is time and money that can be spent on more games. There is also no optical lens that needs cleaned and when external storage gains the ability to transfer games from hard drive to hard drive and hopefully make backups then issues similar to a disc drive not working will not happen. Fixing a disc drive is harder than changing hard drives. Other than a hard drive and the easily replaceable fan the OUYA is a solid state device.

10. One year warranty and modifying your OUYA will not void your warranty. With a new iteration of the console coming out every year the warranty basically lasts from launch to the next iteration and with modifying it not voiding your warranty it comes with less restrictions.

11. Every game is free to try. I don't have to waste money just to find out if I like a game because I can try before I buy. It also provides a safety net from being tricked into a purchase with clever marketing that makes me think that a game that really sucks is awesome. So, it makes me more likely to make a purchase because I feel less likely to get disappointed when I can try before I buy. This gives developers a strong incentive to not create shovelware while ,at the same time, developers are more willing to take risks by creating a game that may or may not be shovelware because of how open the console is. This makes the OUYA more likely than other consoles to bring good games with new ideas instead of just producing more of the same.

12. Even though the OUYA runs on non-free proprietary software it is based on Open Source Software/Free Software. That makes it more modifiable so people can fix things. It lowers the price of the OUYA because they don't have to build an operating system from scratch. Since it is based on Android, developers don't have to learn a completely new operating system. I hope the operating system becomes even more based on Open Source Software/Free Software if not entirely comprised of it.

13. I love the design of the controller. It has it's flaws like all controllers but it is the best controller I have held this century. It is like they used my hands as a guide to making them. I love that they don't use proprietary batteries and since launch I have been using the Duracells that OUYA sent me with my controllers.

14. Emulation. The primary purpose of emulation is the preservation of the original hardware for when all the original hardware dies. As a retro video game collector this is important to me. It preserves games for future generations. This isn't a major issue yet but it will be and they can't wait until all the original hardware is dead to start working on the emulators. I hope that people a hundred years from now will have access to all the games we do. A secondary purpose to emulation is the convenience of playing all your back ups in one convenient place. This also helps with preserving the original hardware because I can just collect it without using it or just using it less. I haven't got into emulation yet because the OUYA games are so much fun but I plan on eventually making it my all-in-one console.

15. Virtual console. This is kind of like emulation but the OUYA being so open allows developers of older games to re-release them on the OUYA kind of like the Wii's virtual console. This has already happened to an extent but I expect to see more of it. Just as I plan on making the OUYA my all-in-one console, developers of older games will probably do the same. First party companies that no longer produce consoles like SEGA can bring their games to the OUYA and third party companies for past consoles or even computers, arcade coin-ops, etc can bring their games too.

16. XBMC. This is also kind of like emulation. I own over a thousand movies. It would be very convenient to put all of my movies on external hard drives so I don't have to take my movies out of their cases and create my own personal Netflix. This combined with emulation would allow me to store both my video game and movie collections in another room and have the OUYA with some hard drives hooked up to a TV in another. I could do the same thing with music. The OUYA already seems to be more of an all-in-on than the XBOX 180. I'll probably eventually be able to use it as another computer too.

17. The company. A corporation is legally considered a person but how the employees communicate, make mistakes, fix the mistakes, etc. it make OUYA seem like it is real people instead of an immortal god like entity sent from the depths of Hell.

18. The Revolution Will Be Televised. If OUYA becomes a successful company then other console makers will have to change their ways to compete. OUYA producing a much more open and freer market for console games is a hard thing to compete against. A freer market is a better market.

19. A lot of games/apps. On Christmas day the OUYA would have been launched six months ago but already has 579 games/apps and that number increases daily. That gives a big variety with all of them being free to try. A console has never done that before.

20. Being a member of OUYAForum. It is fun. I love it here. I want to carry OUYAForum's babies in my man womb.

21. Most importantly the games are fun and I'm excited about the OUYA just like I was when new consoles and games came out when I was a kid. I haven't felt like that in a very long time. I'm not even interested in the Big 3's consoles right now. I feel like a kid again.

I probably forgot some things but that is the gist of it.

3. Who would you like to play BombSquad with and blow up repeatedly?

Leonard H. McCoy, James Tiberius Kirk, and Spock.

Actually had someone blindly read the posts and pick a winner.

Snaggles8 is our first winner.

Notice I said FIRST.

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Originally Posted by Killswitch

Snaggles8 is our first winner.

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Congratulations!
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Congrats Snaggles8! Now blow up that mother-in-law! :D

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Originally Posted by Killswitch

Yeah...terrible. Just awful :p
Who's tweet? Wasn't me since I had a 17 hour workday.

You guys are really making it hard to make a decision. I might have to ask someone else to do it when this is over.

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It was a tweet from @OUYAForum_com. I don't know who actually sends those tweets out, but whoever runs that account.

My designated picker person (no not designated driver :p) has picked the 2nd winner
Sluuuuuuuuup is the 2nd person.

Congratulations Sluup! :)

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Originally Posted by Schizophretard

Congratulations Sluup! :)

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I can imagine how Sluup's face is gonna look like when he sees that he's the winner. Something awkward and creepy like his personality. Something like this I suspect...

http://s28.postimg.org/6xktkdrjx/99a...048ab31a2f.jpg

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Originally Posted by Killswitch

My designated picker person (no not designated driver :p) has picked the 2nd winner
Sluuuuuuuuup is the 2nd person.

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Originally Posted by RiotingSpectre

I can imagine how Sluup's face is gonna look like when he sees that he's the winner. Something awkward and creepy like his personality. Something like this I suspect...

http://s28.postimg.org/6xktkdrjx/99a...048ab31a2f.jpg

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Originally Posted by Sluup

 

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Well, uh. I could have gone my life without seeing that face. Mmhmm, sure could. Let me go... Repress that real quick.

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Originally Posted by Sluup

 

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Congrats Sluup! BTW nice artwork!

Was originally planning 1 winner but was given the opportunity to have multiple winners.
The Ouya community has some generous people.
Glad to be a part of it.

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Originally Posted by RiotingSpectre

I can imagine how Sluup's face is gonna look like when he sees that he's the winner. Something awkward and creepy like his personality. Something like this I suspect...

http://s28.postimg.org/6xktkdrjx/99a...048ab31a2f.jpg

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You mean something like this?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMIqlIJNkRA

Same exact face lol. Amazing.