Post subject: Should the reason for an award be stated in the awards page?
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I was thinking: Someone sees that a run (like this one) has got an award, and then clicks on the award icon and ends up in the award page, which simply lists which runs got which awards. Not very informative about the run in question (in other words, the user still doesn't know why the game got the award). So I was thinking: Perhaps it could be a good idea if the award page also had a brief explanation of the reasons why the run got the award. It could be a synthesis of the main opinions stated in the voting thread, or some kind of mini-essay of why the run deserved the award. I don't know if this idea would work in practice, but just wanted to throw it for discussion. (Btw, currently the award icons link to the award page with a html anchor, but the anchor in question doesn't lead anywhere, so the page will always just stay at the top. I don't think this is the intention, and ought to be fixed.)
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Not a bad idea, I'd say. Descriptions wouldn't have to be excruciatingly long, and it would help people unfimiliar with the game or its tricks understand why the run got an award. Same could also be done for the special stars and moon publications imo.
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I green light this. Can you type up a description for each one? It should probably also be mentioned that award "Ceremonies" happen every year in January and are voted on by the audience. Perhaps link to an old topic as an example.
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Seems like nobody has picked this up since. I started on the list and was wondering what people think. I did a couple different styles: History style and review style. History discusses the voting process and mentions the other contenders. Review style focuses on the run itself. Personally I prefer history style, but I'd like to hear other opinions. Also, I realize I'm probably not the best person to write these up. I just wanted a starting ground. Here's my sample: 2007 Awards TASer of 2007 History: There were a great group of TASers on the list. All of them had a large body of work and are considered TAS all-stars today. However, adelikat pulled ahead as the clear winner of this competition. Not only did he have a large group of runs this year, but also had the most breadth of anyone. Adelikat TASed in multiple systems covering many different styles of gameplay. Highlights from adelikat in 2007: [1013] NES River City Ransom "playaround" by adelikat & JXQ in 12:55.38, [878] SNES Super Punch-Out!! by adelikat in 15:59.88, [797] NES Contra (Japan) "2 players" by adelikat in 08:57.98 Rookie TASer of 2007 History: Pretty much everyone on the nomination list went on later to distinguish themselves within the community. However, the true winner was Cardboard for having the most runs, the highests quality runs, and not sticking to one system. Highlights for Cardboard in 2007: [996] GBA Castlevania: Circle of the Moon "warp glitch" by Cardboard in 05:21.93, [979] GB Metroid II: Return of Samus "100%" by Cardboard in 49:22.82, [852] NES Bionic Commando by Cardboard & JXQ in 13:58.98 NES TASer of 2007 History: This was universally agreed to be the hardest category. The votes had a mini competition between adelikat and Randil, with Baxter in a close third. Adelikat for his multiple quality runs and Randil for his large quantity, including many runs which were way overdue for an obsoletion. In the end, adelikat won the category for his TAS of 2007 History: After the rewards for each system were given, the winners of those categories were put into a new category for TAs of the year. When everything had finished, we came out with not one, but two winners. Super Metroid gained the nod for its commitment to being as entertaining as possible. Super Mario 64 won for succeeding at a task that had stumped TASers for quite a while: beating the game without collecting any stars. This was huge news at the time. Review Super Metroid: This run is a must see, and very worthy of the title for best TAS of 2007. Not only does JXQ destroy the game Super Metroid, collecting every item as he does, he does it with style. Highlights include the messages and animation put into the input (he had five controllers running specifically for this purpose) and antics before and after boss fights. Funny TAS of 2007 History: 2007 had some very funny fighting games, with Splatterhouse 2, Altered Beast, Mortal Kombat and River City Ransom all up for the spot. Rounding out the list were two platformers: Journey to Silius and Chip 'n Dale. River City Ransom and Altered Beast were the runs to pull ahead for the category. Altered Beast had its antics and bears simulating improper acts during the run. River City Ransom was a run dedicated to playing with the game, completely ignoring speed as an objective. Journey to Silius also got a lot of support from the people explaining their votes, though it didn't do that well in the final standings. River City Ransom won this category for the sheer insanity of its antics. Review: Instead of going for speed, adelikat and JXQ decide to play with the game as much as possible; juggling weapons, opponents and each other; performing a variety of sketch comedy; generally glitching out the game; and even stopping for a quick round of baseball. The result is a run that is very high on entertainment value.
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Very good idea. I am in favor of doing this. arkiandruski, I like your layout, can't really think of any better way to do it, I think this format should be used to complete the task.
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I love this arkiandruski, keep going! If you want, I can make you an editor so you can add this content
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Huh? Did you want it to be done review style or history style?
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arkiandruski wrote:
Huh? Did you want it to be done review style or history style?
How about both? Both descriptions seem to fit quite well.
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arkiandruski wrote:
Huh? Did you want it to be done review style or history style?
Go for both, to me it's interesting to see how (History) the run won, and then why (Review).
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adelikat wrote:
If you want, I can make you an editor so you can add this content
I hope this is already done :p This realy look promising, cant wait to see them on the award page !
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Btw, any interest in reviving this idea? (Yeah, I know, if I wanted to see this done I should do something about it rather than being lazy but... Yeah, I am lazy. Just hoping that someone would get the inspiration to do it.)