RetroUprising Awards 2010 Nominations

[Seahawk]

The year 2010 is almost over, and that means it's almost time for the annual RU awards.

This thread is where you can NOMINATE (NOT VOTE) users to received the following awards. Remember that nominations must be based on events for 2010 ONLY. Of course, the year isn't over yet, so if something happens between now and January 1, 2011 that you feel is worthy of a nomination, feel free to add it.

Best Gamer - This is, in your opinion, the best overall game player for the year, whether he/she consistently placed high scores, or beat hard games,
this player was a force to be reckoned with in the arcade in 2010.

Best Mod - This is the moderator who you think was the most helpful, who you could count on to help you solve your problems the most.

Trophy Thief - This is the player who consistently steals trophies from you and everyone else, who you expect to find the PM from saying "Your score was beaten by XXX".

Trophy Defender - Opposite of a trophy thief, this is a player who's score you keep on beating, only to have him/her come back and post a higher score constantly.

Best Forum Participant - This is the user who you think made the forums
the most entertaining and lively.

Best Newcomer: The new member (must have registered in 2010) who you think made the biggest positive impact to the RU forums or the arcade.

Retro Uprising All Star - To the member whose contributions in the arcade, forums, and chat room have made RU a better place. This person is the Sean Connery of RU, they set the gold standard in skills, wit, sportsmanship, and intellect.

Most Impressive Mastery - This is the player who beat that game that you thought couldn't be beat, but then someone did it anyways, sending your jaw dropping to the floor. Feel free to nominate one of your masters even if you do not think you will win.

Most Impressive Score - This is the high score that you think is the most impressive overall for the year, a score that in your opinion will stand for a very long time. Feel free to nominate one of your scores even if you do not think you will win.

Worth repeating: Remember that nominations must be based on events for 2010 ONLY.

The following two awards are automatic and will be determined when January 1 rolls around.
Highest Rated Post (automatic)
Biggest Donor (automatic)

On January 1, 2011 this thread will be closed, and then we'll get to actual voting for each award.

Who will come out on top of this year's RetroUprising awards? We'll see.

Happy nominating and good luck to all candidates!

-=EDIT=-
Retro Uprising All Star should not take into account mod duties. Mods are eligible but for this category just judge them on their site participation as a normal user.

You can nominate yourself for any award. Especially for Most Impressive Mastery and Most Impressive Score because there are probably several great scores that will be overlooked unless you post your own.

Because Tenser and Kong are the admins they are not eligible for these categories.
Best Mod
Best Forum Participant
Retro Uprising All Star

[CrispyChicken]

Best Gamer - Elrod, Seahawk. Just amazing gaming guys

Best Mod - Tails: constantly helping me out with anything!

Trophy Thief - Elrod, Seahawk

Trophy Defender - Elrod, not only does he take my high scores, he topples the ones I try to steal from him! XD

Best Forum Participant - Starfoxfan, Tenser, Dudebro, JoeGrotowski

Best Newcomer: Elrod, coolest newcomer around

Retro Uprising All Star - Winnebagel, Kong. Always contributing to the game.

Most Impressive Mastery - Seahawk's 1943 Modified Midway Naval Battle

Most Impressive Score - See above

Good luck to everyone!! If I didnt nominate you for anything...I still love you

[joz]

My nominations are

Best Gamer: WB, Dojah, Elrod, Fogelmir, Josephjo and Seahawk

Best Mod: All mods are entered.

Trophy Thief: Fogelmir, Elrod and Josephjo

Trophy Defender: Elrod

Best Forum Participant: DB, Wolfman and Robot

Best Newcomer: Elrod, Hackeynut, Preach43, Enemy Ace, ChrisP and Bearhawk72

RU ALL STAR: this one is a bit tough and I'll have to thing about it for a bit

Most Impressive Mastery: Hackeynut Retro Uprising - Arcade - Grand Striker 2 , Josephjo Retro Uprising - Arcade - Vigilante (World) , Seahawk Retro Uprising - Arcade - 1943 Modified - Midway Naval Battle ---I might add another person.

Most Impressive Score: Get back to you on this one.

[Winnebagel]

Best Gamer - Agnostic79, Josephjo, Seahawk, and Gamenguru.

- All great gamers who always bring it and have brought it whether it's for trophies, for masteries, in competitions, etc.

Best Mod - Tails

- Tails always tries to help wherever he can.

Trophy Thief - Dojah

- Sadly Dojah is not on much anymore, and it's sometimes easy to forget what happened in the earlier parts of the year, but since this is about the whole year, I think Dojah definitely takes the award without question.

Trophy Defender - Seahawk and Dojah

Best Forum Participant - Dudebro, JoeGrotowski, Jozman, and Stevencassidy13

Best Newcomer: Elrod.

- Elrod has done some great things since his time here, and I know there will be more great things in store for the future.

Retro Uprising All Star - Dudebro, Tenser, Tails, Seahawk, and Gamenguru

- When I think of Retrouprising this year, I think about these guys.

Most Impressive Mastery - Pit Fighter (Agnostic79) & Impossible Mission (Josephjo)

- Tough games.

Most Impressive Score - Seahawk's Speed Coin

- Great score there Hawk.

[CatalystiCam]

Best Gamer: Seahawk (Twin Bee and Speed coin was some crazy stuff), Winnebagel & Bluej (consistently proving their gaming awesomeness)

Best Mod: Tenser, Seahawk & Steven

Trophy Thief: Bluej, Seahawk & Enemy Ace

- All gave me a run for my money by topping my scores especially in contests

Trophy Defender: Dudebro, Joz and myself

- I don't know if I can nominate myself but to explain my case as well as DB's we both have several long-standing scores left.

Best Forum Participant: Kong

Best Newcomer: CrisP, Elrod

Most Impressive Mastery: Wb's 1945K III (was it this year?)

Most Impressive Score: Bluej's Pururun & Seahawk's Speed Coin

[DrunkN]

Originally Posted by Cam3ron36

Most Impressive Mastery: Wb's 1945K III (was it this year?)

That was this year, yes.

[Gamenguru]

Best Gamer - Winnebagel, Agnostic79, Seahawk, and Josephjo

- These guys are the best of the best, and all have serious skills.


Best Mod - Tails


Trophy Thief - Seahawk

- I know Seahawk was a serious contender for this award last year, and he has taken top spots in a lot of games throughout this year as well.


Trophy Defender - Dojah, Seahawk and Winnebagel


Best Forum Participant - Dudebro, Winnebagel, Jozman and JoeGrotowski


Best Newcomer: Elrod

- Over the last several months Elrod has really demonstrated that he has some pretty impressive gaming skills, but he also takes an active roll in the forums and is a nice guy as well.


Retro Uprising All Star - Dudebro, Tenser, Winnebagel and Seahawk

- Every one of these guys puts a lot of time and effort into the site, and RU would not be the same without them.


Most Impressive Mastery - Winnebagel's Hugely Epic win in 1945k III during the Team Marathon II contest. A game which no other player on four teams could beat then, and no one has beaten since.

Team Marathon II - Page 24 - Retro Uprising


Most Impressive Score - Speed Coin (Seahawk)

[Kugyince]

Best Gamer - Sabby
Best Forum Participant - Dudebro
Best Newcomer - Elrod
All-Star - Bagel

[Kong]

Tenser and myself are not eligible for these.
Best Mod
Best Forum Participant
Retro Uprising All Star

Also Retro Uprising All Star should not take into account mod work. Mods are eligible but just judge them on their site participation as a normal user.

You can nominate yourself for any award. Especially for Most Impressive Mastery and Most Impressive Score because there are probably several great scores that will be overlooked unless you post your own.

[CrispyChicken]

Best Forum Participant- Since I nominated for Tenser this, I will change it to Jozman.

Retro Uprising All Star- Nominated Kong, changing to Gamenguru.

[splatglobe 95]

what's this all about? the awards stuff.

[Mareeps]

Best Gamer - Seahawk, who stuck through and solo'd speed coin.

Best Mod - Not too sure here...

Trophy Thief - Not too sure here either, as I don't let my trophies get taken away easily.

Trophy Defender - Again, not too sure : \

Best Forum Participant - Jozman

Best Newcomer: ChrisP

Retro Uprising All Star - Dudebro

Most Impressive Mastery - Winnebagle, with 1945KIII

Most Impressive Score - Seahawk

[Dudebro]

Originally Posted by splatglobe 95

what's this all about? the awards stuff.

It's mainly for fun but the winners do get badges. It's a way of showing our appreciation for each other and to give people incentive to be an active member.

[Kong]

Originally Posted by brawlmaster12344

Most Impressive Score - Seahawk

Should be a specific score, not just a person.

[Mareeps]

Originally Posted by Kong

Should be a specific score, not just a person.

Okay.

Most impressive score: Seahawk, with his Speed Coin score.

[Wolf]

Best Gamer - Elrod, Enemy Ace, and Winnebagel

Best Mod - Steven Cassidy, Dudebro, and Tenser

Trophy Thief - Elrod

Trophy Defender - Winnebagel

Best Forum Participant - Starfoxfan, Tenser, Dudebro, Steven Cassidy, and Samejamesbond

Best Newcomer: Elrod and Enemy Ace

Retro Uprising All Star - Winnebagel, Tenser, Kong, Steven Cassidy, Dudebro

Most Impressive Mastery - Winnebagel's 1945k III I know this was before mastery came out but still impressive

Most Impressive Score - Seahawk 1943

[Slime Slayer]

Best Gamer: wb,sh,ea,sc13

Best Mod: sc13 obviously, tails, sabby, db, sh, jozz... probably sabby though.

Trophy Thief: runhippierun, he took 2 from me so hes my vote, feel free to veto his nomination if you think he is not worthy, and sc13

Trophy Defender: n/a what I wants, I takes so... sc13

Best Forum Participant: jim, db, sjb, ten, sc13

Best Newcomer: elrod, enemyace, and sc13

RU ALL STAR: sc13

Most Impressive Mastery: enemyace for cisco heat, sc 13 for whatever I got credited for, I never submitted

Most Impressive Score: SH's 1943, SH's flicky, jake whatshisnuts's bubble bobble, sc13's 1943k 3

(all votes subject to change)

So looking back, I don't like the categories. There should be more that cater to the less than obvious nominations. I'm just thinking about members that I value juat as much and sometimes more so. Maybe next year we could include user specific categories, for example Wolfman for his active chat or whatever.

[Kugyince]

Originally Posted by Kong

Tenser and myself are not eligible for these.
Best Mod
Best Forum Participant
Retro Uprising All Star

.

[Tails]

Best Gamer - WB

Best Mod - Seahawk

Trophy Thief - Jozman

Trophy Defender - Elrod

Best Forum Participant - Doodbro

Best Newcomer: ChrisP

Retro Uprising All Star - WB - was hoping to not have two..

Most Impressive Mastery - Seahawk's 1943 Modified Midway Naval Battle

Most Impressive Score - Whoever has the Kung Fu NES score now.

[StarfoxFan2009]

Best Gamer - WB

Best Mod - Dudebro

Trophy Thief - Jozman

Trophy Defender - Elrod

Best Forum Participant - SFF, Wolfman, GG, JoeGrow, JosephJo

Best Newcomer: ChrisP

Retro Uprising All Star - Wolfman
Most Impressive Mastery - Seahawk's 1943 Modified Midway Naval Battle

Most Impressive Score - Whoever has the Kung Fu NES score now.

[Demon-Mask]

Best Mod - Tails, Dudebro,

Best Forum Participant - Tenser, Dudebro, SJB, SC13, and I hate to be the jerk who nominates himself, but: Demon-Mask

Best Newcomer: ChrisP

[elrod21]

Best Gamer - Winnebagel - I haven't been here very long but from my experience he is number 1 on the site for a very good reason.

Best Mod - Stevencassidy13

Trophy Thief - Josephjo - Great rivalry there. Have had a lot of fun defending from him and pushing myself further.

Trophy Defender - Winnebagel. He always seems to come back when I do take trophies from him.

Best Forum Participant - There are so many I don't know who to pick.

Best Newcomer: ChrisP and EnemyAce. Both great guys. ChrisP we need to find a way to get you a new PC so you won't ever have to hear your scores submissions weren't counted for low FPS.

Retro Uprising All Star - Winnebagel and Dojah. Both these gentlemen have been very welcoming to me since I got here. Both real Class Acts all the way. It is refreshing to see gamers who are on the top of the pile and don't act like Jerks about it.

Most Impressive Mastery - Winnebagel 1945k III. I wasn't here when this happened but having a quick look at the game and it starts out hard and doesn't let up. It's easy to see why others picked this Mastery.

Most Impressive Score - Seahawk - Speed Coin. Having been involved in the round this game was played in and having played this game a lot in a short period of time, this score by Seahawk blew me away. This game messes with your sanity and Seahawk was on the ropes going into that round and he more than rose to the occasion where others might have been taken out.

[StarfoxFan2009]

Well, i may not get nominated , but at least it's fun to decide who does...

[Dudebro]

Originally Posted by StarfoxFan2009

Well, i may not get nominated

There's always next year!

Btw guys this topic is for nominations not voting remember? There's really no need to repeat names since you can only be nominated once.

On a related note I'd like to denominate myself for Trophy Defender. Any old scores I have are likely only still mine due to lack of interest not tenacity on my part. Also, my oldest score was beaten recently and I didn't even bother playing the game again and I deleted the PM. Sorry to be a downer cam, thanks for the thought though.

[StarfoxFan2009]

Although with those hacks, it's no big deal as long as i've contributed