Tenlo's XBLA Bragging Contest

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With the recent announcement of next month's Xbox Live Rewards event (check Graham's post here) I thought what the hell let's have an impromptu contest for all those XBLA titles cluttering up our hard drives.

So throughout April I challenge you all to complete as many XBLA achievements as you can on as many different games as possible! Who will win out, who will falter first, who has some right bizarre stuff backed up in their backlog? All will be revealed over the month.

At the moment all the prizes we have are pure bragging rights, but I will try and scavenge some codes and gifts from companies over the month, but no guarantees! As it's all fun there will be several categories to win in. Obvious categories will be most GS and most achievements earned, but I will also be announcing more random categories such as least GS and achievements earned, most and least amount of games you've earned achievements in as well as most completed games. Plus any more bizarre ones that pop into my head.

All in all it's going to be a good chuckle and gives us all an excuse to tackle some of those games lurking in our backlogs! Plus with the variety of categories I can think of, I can imagine everyone has a chance of winning something (thought it may take me a couple of days to write up the final victor's posts).

To enter all you have to do is join the leaderboard here (if the link doesn't work just follow the leaderboard on my TA page. If you're not on TA or just want to make my life a living nightmare, then just PM me your gamertag and I'll shift through your game list and do it manually (and prepare for some cursing and blaspheming of your name - no Xmas cards for you!!!). I'll take note of everyone's scores around midnight 31st March and keep tabs from there. If you join late don't worry I'll just keep tabs from when you do start.

So apologies for the suddenness of the comp but it's a moment of inspiration, hence the slapdash logo and lack of organisation, but I'm sure it'll come together. So let's clear that XBLA backlog together and earn some bragging rights and possible forum badges (just came to me that idea - I told you this was in the process of being made!) plus don't forget to sign up to Xbox rewards as you may as well get some free stuff from them too!

Nice going GOTD on the update and the third place!

Gambler next hopefully by tomorrow.

Pick em off one by one

Nice update GOTD, I'm hoping you've done the Sega whorers already?

Waggly Bean wrote:Nice update GOTD, I'm hoping you've done the Sega whorers already?

Course he has!! There's no way Graham can resist such treasures!!

I've got one vintage collection left to exploit.

Unfortunately it's the hardest one (Monster World) and it's only got 200GS attached.

GrahamOfTheDead wrote:I've got one vintage collection left to exploit.

Unfortunately it's the hardest one (Monster World) and it's only got 200GS attached.

Same here!!

Haha, I have that too. Not sure I'm going to even attempt it during this month though.

Pre-weekend update!

Markav - 3625
Waggly Bean - 3540
GrahamOfTheDead - 2980
Sh00t3rMcgavin2 - 2550
Treemunky - 1995
Colne Crusader - 1970
Sumitshift FK - 1760
Shiffy UK - 1560
Tenlo - 1345
Kent Hammer - 1065
Leigh36295 - 960
Gambler6464 - 935
Bawhawhaw - 615
Stubbymite - 240
NAF VERTONE - 75

The battle for supremacy is heating up. Less than 100 points in it as we head in to the final weekend. Tenners also needs to watch his back as Kent is on the march.

Markav - 3625
Waggly Bean - 3540
GrahamOfTheDead - 2980
Sh00t3rMcgavin2 - 2550
Treemunky - 1995
Colne Crusader - 1970
Sumitshift FK - 1760
Shiffy UK - 1560
Tenlo - 1345
Kent Hammer - 1065
Leigh36295 - 960
Gambler6464 - 935
Bawhawhaw - 615
Stubbymite - 240
NAF VERTONE - 75

Get making that banner please Minky

Markav wrote:Markav - 3625
Waggly Bean - 3540
GrahamOfTheDead - 2980
Sh00t3rMcgavin2 - 2550
Treemunky - 1995
Colne Crusader - 1970
Sumitshift FK - 1760
Shiffy UK - 1560
Tenlo - 1345
Kent Hammer - 1065
Leigh36295 - 960
Gambler6464 - 935
Bawhawhaw - 615
Stubbymite - 240
NAF VERTONE - 75

Get making that banner please Minky

Git!! I've been concentrating on skillfull cheevos!

i am gonna end up at the bottom

yes

Well I'm out on the drink tonight but then I'm in all weekend so I should be able to knock up some good score. Gaming mojo is slowly coming back, but I am liking the re-introduction of alcohol and socialising back in my life!

I know I have no chance of coming anywhere high in this competition so ive decided to go out with a bang and complete one filthy game.... TOTEMBALL... My arms... They hurt :'(

Bawhawhaw wrote:I know I have no chance of coming anywhere high in this competition so ive decided to go out with a bang and complete one filthy game.... TOTEMBALL... My arms... They hurt :'(

See my comment in your completed games thread... you might kick yourself if you didn't know about it!

Just read it.. I died a little. But I cant imagine it making the game any less mind numbing, just less infuriating.

I thought I might get some scoring done this weekend, but it wasn't to be!! Oh well!! I'm actually feeling all gamed out, which never happens to me! It wont last long though! I'm ready to play some proper full retail epic-ness after all this arcading!!

Colne Crusader wrote: I'm ready to play some proper full retail epic-ness after all this arcading!!

Me too! I was half way through Homefront at the end of March and need to get back on it - hope I still remember what I was doing!

Waggly Bean wrote:

Colne Crusader wrote: I'm ready to play some proper full retail epic-ness after all this arcading!!

Me too! I was half way through Homefront at the end of March and need to get back on it - hope I still remember what I was doing!

Lolz! If I have a week away from a game, I forget, where I was, what I was doing, the plot, the characters' names, everything! Usually takes me half an hour of wandering round to get my bearings! I started Homefront a couple of months ago, but got sidetracked. I think I'm supposed to be escaping a burning supermarket or something!

Well, we're in to the final 48 hours of the contest. Looks like it's a 2-horse race for ultimate supremacy.

Markav - 4305
Waggly Bean - 3945
GrahamOfTheDead - 3185
Sh00t3rMcgavin2 - 3039
Colne Crusader - 2230
TreeMunky - 2040
Sumitshift FK - 1995
Shiffy UK - 1590
Gambler6464 - 1470
Tenlo - 1400
Kent Hammer - 1155
Bawhawhaw - 1140
Leigh36295 - 960
Stubbymite - 240
NAF VERTONE - 75

Kent will not be happy.

I would never count you out Graham. You are a gamerscore machine!

We'll see. Don't know how much scoring time I'm gonna have between now and Wednesday.

really impressive scoring guys.

Your efforts shall be rewarded shortly.

I am happy to hit over 1000 as I of course couldn't really win anything.

Shame I didn't beat Tenlo the unreliable hippy commune but there is always next months comp!

Well there is still two days, to go, I'm having real XBLA fatigue though, I need to play more retail titles that's for sure!

no i am gonna have a super late charge and take this title

who am i kidding lucky i am not bottom

Tenlo wrote:Well there is still two days, to go, I'm having real XBLA fatigue though, I need to play more retail titles that's for sure!

Its your competition! lol
This is very close though. Waggles mate I doff my cap to you sir on putting up such a good fight. Now fuck off and do some indie game reviews

Ooh! Nice scoring! A couple of tight personal duels in the offing too! Good work chaps! It's been a good laugh has all this! I look forward to more shenanigans!