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Famiboards Midwinter Holiday Event 2021
... and we're back online. Happy holiday season to everyone! In the northern hemisphere, midwinter solstice is fast approaching and whether we celebrate it secularly, have a religious and/or cultural festival tied to it, simply enjoy some tacky music, sugary treats and hot drinks in the freezing cold of the longest, darkest nights of the year, or any mix and match of the previous, it's the most wonderful time of the year. Except when it isn't. But that's okay too. Because regardless, we're going to make it (even) more wonderful and pass the long hours of waiting for the planets to align correctly in the best way this community knows how: By playing some video games and being suspiciously vocal about it!
But where's @Dopply ?
Our resident virtual dungeon master and genius extraordinaire is very busy with life and some very, very exciting projects of his own. So @WestEgg and I are doing a joint Cubone-Kremling takeover for the holiday round at least. While we can unfortunately not reveal whether the aforementioned takeover was hostile or not, the community can rest assured that no other staff members or frequent collaborators were bone-clubbed or had their bananas stolen in the making of this thread. Furthermore, the thread has been vetted by the Fédération Equestre Internationale as humanely made.
So, how did that last event go?
The Gamecube 20th Anniversary site event was very fun! A lot of users participated, and only the F-Zero Phenom badge went unclaimed.
Commemorative Cube | Any GameCube title | 28 members
A Cruel Melee's Thesis | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 10 members
The Delfino Blues | Super Mario Sunshine | 9 members
Pure of Heart | Pokémon Colosseum | Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | 6 members
Endurance Dasher | Mario Kart: Double Dash | 5 members
Prime Hunter | Metroid Prime | Metroid Prime 2 | 4 members
Code Crosser | Animal Crossing (GameCube) | 4 members
Peak Pikmin | Pikmin | Pikmin 2 | 3 members
Monkey Ball Master | Super Monkey Ball | Super Monkey Ball 2 | 1 member
Figure Waker | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 1 member
In the associated raffle, 3 GameCube controllers were up for grabs for participants in the event. Congratulations to our winners @puddleths , @Ombrella , and @Weebos !
Okay, cool! And what are we doing now?
This is mostly just business as usual. For the duration of the event, which is until this year ends at GMT/UTC, you can complete the event challenges, related to the event's theme and laid out in this OP, to earn badges on the board, which you can then feature on your profile and posts. After successfully completing the challenge, post the proof of your accomplishment in this thread (video or image evidence) and indicate which challenge you went for, while @-ing us in the post. Awarding the badges is a manual process, and we can only do the honours when at leisure and by the computer, so you might have to wait patiently for the badge to show up! Then, later on, successful badge-holders will be awarded the opportunity to enter a raffle for prizes, details TBD.
Wait, did you say prizes?
Yes, we did! We have an associated Midwinter Holiday Raffle for which badge holders in this even are eligible to enter! Six lucky badge holders will be eligible to win an eShop code for one of three new Nintendo games for this holiday season: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Pokémon Shining Pearl, or Shin Megami Tensei V!
Awesome! What are the challenges then?
We know, right? It is pretty awesome. Anyway, here they are:
But where's @Dopply ?
Our resident virtual dungeon master and genius extraordinaire is very busy with life and some very, very exciting projects of his own. So @WestEgg and I are doing a joint Cubone-Kremling takeover for the holiday round at least. While we can unfortunately not reveal whether the aforementioned takeover was hostile or not, the community can rest assured that no other staff members or frequent collaborators were bone-clubbed or had their bananas stolen in the making of this thread. Furthermore, the thread has been vetted by the Fédération Equestre Internationale as humanely made.
So, how did that last event go?
The Gamecube 20th Anniversary site event was very fun! A lot of users participated, and only the F-Zero Phenom badge went unclaimed.
Commemorative Cube | Any GameCube title | 28 members
A Cruel Melee's Thesis | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 10 members
The Delfino Blues | Super Mario Sunshine | 9 members
Pure of Heart | Pokémon Colosseum | Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | 6 members
Endurance Dasher | Mario Kart: Double Dash | 5 members
Prime Hunter | Metroid Prime | Metroid Prime 2 | 4 members
Code Crosser | Animal Crossing (GameCube) | 4 members
Peak Pikmin | Pikmin | Pikmin 2 | 3 members
Monkey Ball Master | Super Monkey Ball | Super Monkey Ball 2 | 1 member
Figure Waker | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 1 member
In the associated raffle, 3 GameCube controllers were up for grabs for participants in the event. Congratulations to our winners @puddleths , @Ombrella , and @Weebos !
Okay, cool! And what are we doing now?
This is mostly just business as usual. For the duration of the event, which is until this year ends at GMT/UTC, you can complete the event challenges, related to the event's theme and laid out in this OP, to earn badges on the board, which you can then feature on your profile and posts. After successfully completing the challenge, post the proof of your accomplishment in this thread (video or image evidence) and indicate which challenge you went for, while @-ing us in the post. Awarding the badges is a manual process, and we can only do the honours when at leisure and by the computer, so you might have to wait patiently for the badge to show up! Then, later on, successful badge-holders will be awarded the opportunity to enter a raffle for prizes, details TBD.
Wait, did you say prizes?
Yes, we did! We have an associated Midwinter Holiday Raffle for which badge holders in this even are eligible to enter! Six lucky badge holders will be eligible to win an eShop code for one of three new Nintendo games for this holiday season: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Pokémon Shining Pearl, or Shin Megami Tensei V!
Awesome! What are the challenges then?
We know, right? It is pretty awesome. Anyway, here they are:
A Dream Above the Clouds
Complete the synonymous celebration picture in Kirby: Star Allies
Chilly Rider
Defeat the Shrewd/Scornful Possessor in Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
Enlightenment Achiever
Defeat the Vehemoth Phosbat in Pikmin 3’s Distant Tundra
Extreme Skier
Win a 200CC race in Mario Kart 8’s Mount Wario course
Fogless Steel
Obtain the Iron Boots in Ocarina of Time’s Ice Cavern
Funky Mode Enthusiast
Beat Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Ice Face
Obtain a shiny Eiscue in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Ice Vellumental
Defeat the synonymous boss in Paper Mario: Origami King
Nana Nana Popo
Beat Mountain 32 in Ice Climber
Penguin Protector
Get all stars in Super Mario 64’s Cool, Cool Mountain stage
Shaken Santa
Obtain the Santa’s Sled treasure in Wario Land: Shake It!
Snifberg the Unfeeling
Defeat the synonymous boss in Yoshi’s Woolly World
Snow Whirler
Set a new high score in Mario Party Superstars’ Snow Whirled minigame
Valak Mountaineer
Complete the Valak Mountain Collection in Xenoblade Chronicles’ Collectopaedia
Winter Villager
Complete 5 seasonal DIY recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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