Author Topic: PGC Announces DS Lite Contest (Read 14546 times)

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **on:** April 29, 2006, 10:03:25 AM »

Use your head, win a handheld. UPDATE: The contest is now over.

We've all seen the DS Lite. It's sexy, and according to Jonny's review, it's an awesome piece of hardware, too. Thanks to our partners at Lik-Sang, we'll be able to give one lucky reader out there one of these super-sleek wonder-units. The premise is simple: all you've got to do is write an explanation (100 words or less) of an alternative use for the DS Lite. The flashlight for a miner's hat; a really expensive paperweight; even using its ultra-thin shell for cutting fruit in half, samurai-style! We're looking for the most creative ideas, not the best writing (thus the word limit), though being clear, concise, and funny can't hurt. You may want to check our DS Lite hardware profile to look at the system and read about its features, to help you find ideas for your entry. The rules are as follows:

Must be 100 words or less.

One entry per person.

Idea must be family-friendly.

Include your real name, plus a screenname if desired (in case you win), and make sure you email us from an address we can reach you at in the next couple of weeks.

This contest is open to our readers worldwide.

Employees of Planet GameCube and Lik-Sang are ineligible. Winners of the PGC 7th Birthday Bash contest are also ineligible.

By entering the contest, you grant Planet GameCube permission to post your entry and name (or screenname) online.

As long as you meet those minimal standards, you're in! The contest starts today, April 29th, 2006, and ends Sunday, May 14th, at 12 Noon, Eastern Time. The contest is open to readers worldwide. Simply send your ideas in to contest@planetgamecube.com. One winner will be chosen by the Planet GameCube staff to win a DS Lite in the color of your choice.

On behalf of the entire PGC staff and the future winner of this awesome contest, we'd like to thank Lik-Sang for donating such a fantastic prize. They have all three colors of the Lite in stock, in case you don't win the contest. They have also provide a discount code for PGC readers: LS-7DA093455B gets you $5 off most orders (except systems) of at least $40. Can be used once per account unti the end of May. Now get to writing!

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #1 on:** April 29, 2006, 10:39:44 AM »

Hahaha, cool idea for a contest.
No second place? Hmm.

I already have an idea that I really like. I doubt I'll think of something better, but I'm going to mull over it a little longer just in case.

Caliban · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2006, 04:41:03 PM »

I would enter the contest if Lik-Sang had black DSl's.

IceCold · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2006, 06:35:32 PM »

I want black too

JonLeung · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2006, 07:47:50 PM »

"Family-friendly"?

Despite the innuendo-laden "Touching Is Good" slogan, I fail to see how anyone could come up with something NOT family-friendly.

NotRimmer · « **Reply #5 on:** April 29, 2006, 08:30:38 PM »

Can we write about multiple alternative uses, provided they're all related and within the same framework?

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2006, 09:16:49 PM »

One question: Can we submit pictures as optional content?

I the focus is on the writing, but what I mean is if to further enhance the idea we could include a small pic.

NotRimmer · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2006, 07:07:14 AM »

Sure is nice of PGC to ignore questions about its contest

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #8 on:** May 03, 2006, 07:23:29 AM »

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Originally posted by: NotRimmer
Can we write about multiple alternative uses, provided they're all related and within the same framework?

I want to know as well, although it does say "an alternative", so I believe it must be only one....

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 03, 2006, 01:46:48 PM »

Yes to NotRimmer, no to Pap.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2006, 10:17:39 PM »

One question. I am having a bit of trouble with the 100 word limit. Can I shorten the DS Lite name to DSL?

See what I did is that I wrote DS Lite at the beginning of the summary, then used DSL aftewards. Can I do that?

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2006, 11:24:28 AM »

DSL is fine.

Jonnyboy117 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 04, 2006, 11:49:28 AM »

If you're hitting the word limit, you're probably writing too much. Does your idea really take that many words to explain?

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 05, 2006, 09:20:43 AM »

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Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
If you're hitting the word limit, you're probably writing too much. Does your idea really take that many words to explain?

Believe me, I've been working on this all week long. The reason I need to write this much is because I want the idea to be ambitious and funny. I feel a little more detail adds punch to the overall idea.

One last question, does the title of the idea count as part of the 100 word limit?

Like...

The DS Lite: Kitchen knife
Etc. etc. etc.

I think the 100 word limit only counts in the paragraph itself, but does the limit also apply to the title?

I already gave a title to my idea, but I don't want it to exceed the 100 word limit.

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2006, 11:30:18 AM »

Doesn't apply to the title. It's all good. Heh, if it goes a couple words over 100, I won't discount it.

mantidor · « **Reply #15 on:** May 05, 2006, 11:57:39 AM »

How did I miss this? I have to give it a try.

UncleBob · « **Reply #16 on:** May 06, 2006, 02:08:53 PM »

I plan on submitting an entry, and while discussing it with my wife, after expressing my disapointment with not winning the First to Play contest, she came up with an idea that she says she wants to enter. Now, while her idea is amusing, I don't think it will win, thus I still want to enter my idea as well... So, can there be multiple entries from the same household?

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 06, 2006, 03:19:17 PM »

UncleBob, you're a respectable member of the forums and if you can trust the community member enough to showcase your phone number, I trust you enough to believe that your wife wants to send in an entry. Have her send it through her own email address, though.

UncleBob · « **Reply #18 on:** May 06, 2006, 03:27:32 PM »

Cool. She probably won't now. When we first discussed it, I didn't really mention my idea. After she read mine, she really liked it (espically the first step) and ackowledged that mine was better.

But I might have her submit her's anyway. It's short, sweet, to the point and would be amusing to see.

Thanks for the kind words, btw.

MysticGohan · « **Reply #19 on:** May 06, 2006, 08:53:28 PM »

You got mine already, hope you'd liked it

decoyman · « **Reply #20 on:** May 08, 2006, 01:09:53 PM »

You got mine too... Regardless of whether I win or not, I had fun writing it up

I was just wondering: Will you post an assortment of the best ones? I'd be curious to see what other people came up with.

Karl Castaneda #2 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 08, 2006, 01:56:26 PM »

The entries right now number in the hundreds. @_@

Heh, I'll see what I can do once the contest has been over and E3 settles down, but at the moment, I'm more focused on just finding a winner.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 08, 2006, 02:09:16 PM »

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Originally posted by: ViewtifulGamer
The entries right now number in the hundreds. @_@

Heh, I'll see what I can do once the contest has been over and E3 settles down, but at the moment, I'm more focused on just finding a winner.

Crap! This seriously kills my potential...I really, really like my idea and I think it will make a lot of people smile, but might not be crazy enough to be a winner... :_(

I already sent mine, BTW. I REALLY hope you like it

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UncleBob · « **Reply #23 on:** May 12, 2006, 07:43:22 PM »

While I'm likely not going to win, I'm wondering... about how many entries have you gotten?

This contest set a record yet?

decoyman · « **Reply #24 on:** May 12, 2006, 08:07:13 PM »

Yeah... I, um, kinda wish they'd stop reminding people about it

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