Retro Valentine's Day Card 2013 with Prizes from Retro-Daze.org

**Kong** · 02-01-2013, 03:41 PM

Every year we have a retro themed Valentine's Day card contest. This year we are also giving away real prizes to the winner!

Prizes: Generously donated by Retro-Daze.org.
The winner may select any ONE of these prizes.

40 Nintendo Power Magazines from the late 80's - early 90s.
A working N64 with 5 games. All you need is a TV.
1 XBox 360 Controller that plays on an XBox and PC. Works with Retro Uprising games.
Two SNES style Tomee USB game controllers plus two 6 button Sega Saturn dog bone style USB controllers manufactured by Sega for the PC. All 4 work with PC games including Retro Uprising and will let you play 4 player games. These controllers are very cool and retro, but the Xbox controller is of higher quality and will last longer.

The controllers are brand new of course. The magazines, N64 and games are obviously used but tested and working.

Free shipping to continental U.S. and Canada.

Plus you will win a nifty badge (little icon) next to your user name to let everyone know you won.

Rules:

Make a retro themed Valentine's Day card. (See past year's contests below for examples.)
Post your image in this thread.
You can submit as many entries as you want.
You can not re-submit entries from previous years - has to be brand new.
You must make the card yourself. No stealing or plagiarizing. However you do not have to create it completely from scratch. You can start with a screenshot or other piece of art and add to it.

Deadline:

You must post your card here by midnight February 14, 2013 PST.

Winning:

On February 15th my girlfriend will pick her favorite 20 retro themed Valentine's Day cards.
I will then create a poll and list those top 20 cards.
The poll will last two weeks and end at the end of the month.
The card that gets the most votes in the poll will win the contest and select a prize from the list above.
No cheating. Fishy votes will not count. Example, creating fake accounts or asking all of your buddies to create accounts and vote for you. Let the voting happen naturally and give everyone a fair chance based on the quality of their design, not the quantity of their friends.

Past year's contests:

Check out Retro-Daze.org. Not only are they giving the winner a cool prize, there site is super rad too. It's got a bunch of sweet retro curiosities and flash backs. Not just video games.

Good Luck and Happy Gaming!

**jim5cents** · 02-01-2013, 04:47 PM

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On February 15th my girlfriend will pick her favorite 20 retro themed Valentine's Day cards.

I feel that I can only submit a valentine's day card if we get a pic...preferably wearing a bikini or something of that nature. It is only fair that we know who we are addressing this valentine's day card to.

**ARedLetterDay** · 02-01-2013, 05:11 PM

Wow, I'm gonna actually try in this contest!

**Razeluxe** · 02-01-2013, 06:51 PM

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done in like 2 minutes. I'm really lazy with stuff like this ._.

**Vaporman87** · 02-04-2013, 07:59 PM

Can't wait to see what you guys come up with.

**Kong** · 02-05-2013, 05:06 PM

**ARedLetterDay** · 02-05-2013, 09:08 PM

Front Cover:

Inside Cover:

**RevJ** · 02-06-2013, 06:18 AM

Hopefully my creation is attached, this time

**KATZ** · 02-06-2013, 08:12 AM

yeah... i dont think ill even compete with all these

**jim5cents** · 02-06-2013, 09:35 AM

**Razeluxe** · 02-06-2013, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jim5cents

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kinda small

**Kong** · 02-06-2013, 12:35 PM

What does everyone think of the prizes? Anyone have a favorite that they want to win?

In the spoiler are some examples retro vday cards. They are stolen from the internets and are not entries in this contest. Hopefully they will lend some inspiration and get your creative juices flowing. There are more examples in the links to past year contests in the first post of this thread. And yes, some of these are really great. Don't let them intimidate you. Just have fun and make something. Who knows maybe you will win.

It's not about who is the best artists but who can come up with the best idea.

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@Raz. You can click the thumbnail to see the full size image.

**Kong** · 02-06-2013, 12:36 PM

What does everyone think of the prizes? Anyone have a favorite that they want to win?

In the spoiler are some examples retro vday cards. They are stolen from the internets and are not entries in this contest. Hopefully they will lend some inspiration and get your creative juices flowing. There are more examples in the links to past year contests in the first post of this thread. And yes, some of these are really great. Don't let them intimidate you. Just have fun and make something. Who knows maybe you will win.

It's not about who is the best artists but who can come up with the best idea.

( Click to show/hide )

@Raz. You can click the thumbnail to see the full size image.

**Slime Slayer** · 02-06-2013, 12:42 PM

I can't read it even when it is expanded, are you gonna send us your moms bottle cap bi-focals there Jim?

**Benjanime** · 02-06-2013, 01:27 PM

**jim5cents** · 02-06-2013, 03:56 PM

MS Paint blows and I'm computer stupid. I don't care if I win, but that is my entry for this year. Get your glasses out if you want to see it.

If you click on the thumbnail, then click on any part of the image, you should get a magnifying icon, click again and it is pretty clear.

LOL Oregon Trail theme card.

**Kong** · 02-06-2013, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jim5cents

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Here is a cleaned up version of Jim's

**jim5cents** · 02-06-2013, 08:25 PM

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What does everyone think of the prizes? Anyone have a favorite that they want to win?

As far as the prizes go, my 1st choice would be the xbox controller. my reasons for that are practical. 2nd would be the n64 simple for nostalgia. Do we get to choose the games?

I would probably beg off of the Nintendo Powers as they would ultimately compete for space with my old Playboy collection...although I would want to read a bunch of the howard and nester comic again.

**Kong** · 02-06-2013, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jim5cents

Do we get to choose the games?

You will get some input but ultimately no. Although you will get to know what they are before choosing which prize you want.

**Razeluxe** · 02-06-2013, 08:40 PM

As for prizes, I really want the xbox controller. Especially since I didn't get one for christmas or my birthday ._. despite everyone constantly asking if I wanted anything in particular.