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From: Joshua Meeds <dreamer@sinclair.net>
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Subject: Re: GD"US"?
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 09:40:53 -0700
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No, we shouldn't have any prizes at all.  The fact that someone's entry
won would get that person a lot of recognition in here, and knowing that
one's entry was the best would be enough.  Just holding the contest
would be enough to bring out the "dormant" people and spark others to
finish their projects, as long as we could spread the word about it.

And once we had a group of high-quality demos, Sony might take notice
and put the best ones on a CD, Sony Underground or other Psx magazine,
or hold their own contest.  But we should do our own contest first, at
least starting out prizeless.

Darco wrote:
> 
> I second that. The US Yaroze scene is dead compared to that of the
> European and Japanesse scenes. A good contest with a modest prize of
> publication on PlayStation Underground would jumpstart the US scene.
> But to do that, we'd need SCEA's seal of approval.
> 
> If we can't arrange that, then we could all pitch in for the prize.
> Say...each entry requires a $10 fee; winner takes half the pot, with
> second and third places each getting a forth of the pot.
> 
> Of course, Publication of the top three games in PlayStation
> Underground would be the most motavational prize of all as well as the
> least expensive - you wouldn't have to pay anything to enter the
> contest.
> 
> So... What say ye, Sony?
> 
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