Starting July 10th - GSHI 10th Anniversary Contest!

[Helder]

I didnt have time to play for the competition but congrats on the winners.

[Lazy Bastard]

Ace, the 2nd place winner, has graciously deferred his prizes to Pugsy.

I hope everyone will be ready for the Hacking Competition

[dlsmd]

I hope everyone will be ready for the Hacking Competition

oh im on pins and needles waiting for the hacking competition

[CzarDragon]

I just noticed the Store says "GSHI only ships to the continental United States."

*hopes the prizes can cross the border*

[Lazy Bastard]

Prizes are an exception. Actually, I think we can ship to Canada no problem, concerning the Store. I really should go find out, and correct that...

[MIR]

Congrats to all the winners

[Lazy Bastard]

The Hacking Competition has begun!

I will be brief. The Hacking Competition will close at 11:59 PM, Central Time, on July 27th. Any operating system, and any emulator, can be used for the Hacking Competition. That said, we've included a decent Win32 emulator with hacking capabilities, which the hacker can optionally use. Here's the package: http://GSHI.org/HC.zip

Pasted from the Instructions file:
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Welcome to the GSHI 10th Anniversary Hacking Contest.

We have provided all required ROMs and an emulator sufficient for hacking, but feel free to use whatever other tools are at your disposal (debuggers, disassemblers, other emulators, etc) to get the job done.


Rules:

1. Codes hacked must work for the ROMs provided.
2. Codes may be in ROM (Game Genie) or RAM (PAR) format.
3. Codes should be tested by the hacker prior to submission, for they are tested by GSHI staff, and must provide functionality, not just the illusion of functionality. For example, an Infinite Health code that merely makes the health meter remain full visually, but which does not stop your actual health from decreasing (hence you eventually die from damage accrued), will not be accepted. Likewise, a code that does not visually affect the health meter, but does functionally affect it (and will prevent you from dying due to accrued damage), will be accepted.
4. The person with the most points in the time allotted wins (if there is a tie, then the person who submitted codes first wins).
5. Codes submitted after the close of the competition will not be accepted.
6. All codes are sent to Lazy Bastard by Private Message on the GSHI.org forums.
7. If the winner does not wish to divulge an address or method of receiving any or all prizes, the prize(s) will then go to the second place winner, and so on if necessary.

The point system and specific codes to be hacked are below. Happy hacking!



Bio Worm:

Level 1 - Infinite Time
Level 1 - Infinite Lives
Level 1 - 9,999,999 for 1UP
Level 2 - X and Y coordinate mods
Level 2 - Change the word "TIME" at the top of the screen to "GSHI"
Level 3 - Fly through walls

Subtotal - 10


Puzzle

Level 1 - Infinite Points (Pts) for Player 1
Level 1 - Infinite Points (Pts) for Player 2
Level 1 - Next Piece Modifier, Player 1
Level 2 - X and Y coordinate mods, Player 1
Level 2 - Change "Pts" to "Hak"
Level 3 - Move through walls, Player 1

Subtotal - 10


Shoot

Level 1 - Infinite Time
Level 1 - "Enemy" = 1
Level 1 - 9,999,999 for 1UP
Level 2 - X and Y coordinate mods
Level 2 - Change "TIME" to "GSHI"
Level 3 - Move through rocks

Subtotal - 10


Total - 30
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Let's see what you can do!

[dlsmd]

for this do you want just the code location or do you want the codes also??
Level 1 - Next Piece Modifier, Player 1

[Lazy Bastard]

I don't follow. To earn points, you must hack the code, and provide it in a usable form (remember, PM only).

[Lazy Bastard]

The Artwork Contest has come to a close, and JNABK is the winner! He will net a $75 gift certificate to EB Games, a 4-pack of Gamer Grub, a GSHI t-shirt, and his logo on next year's GSHI t-shirt. Congrats to him (we'll also likely be using some of his work on the GSHI site). Here's his submission for the t-shirt logo:




Remember, the Hacking Contest ends tomorrow (July 27) at 11:59PM Central Time. Keep hacking.

[Helder]

shit no time for any of the contests this year for me, oh well congrats to all winners and todays winner as well

[Lazy Bastard]

The Hacking Competition has come to a close. I will now go through all submissions, test and verify results, and announce a winner after everything's tallied up. Stay tuned...

[dlsmd]

is there a winner yet

[Lazy Bastard]

I haven't found the time to test and verify submissions yet. I will most likely announce the winner this weekend.

[Lazy Bastard]

There is an interesting twist concerning the winner of this year's Hacking Competition.

Our own ugetab is the 1st place winner, having hacked all codes and received a perfect 30/30; however, he has elected to pass his prizes on to the next place winner. This would be nothing spectacular, except that there are two competitors tied for 2nd place, both with 28/30: Pugsy and Whipon.

This means there will be a final, tie-breaking event. We are currently scheming a small set of codes to be hacked, which will determine the effective winner. Stay tuned.