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Good things happen in September. This is stone cold fact and one that I plan to celebrate in atypical fashion. Like Christmas, millions of people look forward to the Month of the Obscure but, unlike Xmas, I’m not bankrupt buying shoes the month isn’t set to dissuade greedy corporations from making untold profit. This year, September is the new Month of the Obscure. This is great news for forgotten Gameboy carts and bargain bins everywhere.

For MOTO, the aim is simple. You and a partner go out and discover the most forgotten and cobweb strewn game you can find, and then you review it in front of a panel of cranky judges who’ll yell at you in slightly differing tones of disappointment. Not only will your efforts be judges out of 100, but the judges will have the patented sliding scale where they can award -- or deduct -- up to 10 additional points depending on the rarity of your title. FFX? -10 points. Obscure sheep hoarding game released only in Estonia? +10! Bitch slap conformity -- bitch slap it good! It’s the only way it’ll learn.

Questions, applications and kooky individuals volunteering for judge spots can do so below. Not doing so is a kick in the balls for the little guy. You Don’t hate the little guy, do you?

DEADLINE:
October 3rd

JUDGES:
Jerec
Zipp
CD
Suskie

TEAMS:

TEAM NOSHOW:
Masters
Felix

TEAM ZIG:
Zig
Zig2

Team Three:
OD
Genj

TEAM FOUR:
True
Nightmare

TEAM DORK
Will
WQ

TEAM SIX:
DE
DoI

Team: MYSTERY
EmP
Beli

Team Eight
Espiga
Schultz

For us. For them. For you.

I'm in.

"Either, sir, you're an ass or you're masquerading as one."
- Nero Wolfe

I'll judge.

I can avoid death by not having a life.

I'll play

What espiga does in his free time
[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

As the best obscure game dude in the history of obscure game dudes, it would be a travesty if I had no involvement here. I'll fill either judge or participant role, depending on what is needed.

I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle

I would be happy to judge. I don't think I have anything too obscure around right now. Lost in Blue, maybe but I feel that's only a +2 at best.

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

EmP nags (For a change). Count me in then and save me.

Idemo do dna....tugo ti i ja.

Sign me up as a maybe.

If I can find something obscure enough and if I manage not to break my PC once I install my sexy new video card.

Your girlfriend's name ends in .jpg

Espiga, you and I partnered up for this last year and then you ditched me. I remember that, chump.

You exist because we allow it. And you will end because we demand it.

I's in

//Zig

Unlimited Zig Works!

best of luck guys!

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I have an obscure game, and I can make up the numbers if there's an odd man out.

My principal said, 'Emo, Emo, Emo.'
I said 'I'm the one in the middle, you lousy drunk!'
-- Emo Phillips

I have an obscure game, and I can make up the numbers if there's an odd man out.

All the games you own are obscure, A-Man.

If I Die Young, May It Be Noble. If I Die Old, Let It Be Peaceful. And If I Am To Live Forever, Please Bless My Loved Ones With The Same Miracle.

Depending on numbers, I may turn this back into a single man/WQ event rather than pairs.

You'll know as soon as I decide, but feel free to start chatting up potential tag partners.

For us. For them. For you.

Espiga, you and I partnered up for this last year and then you ditched me. I remember that, chump.

I did? FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

Sorry. ; ;

My life likes to randomly enter and exit tumultuous times, and my activity here reflects the calmer moments. If it puts your mind at ease just a little bit, I only signed on as a MAYBE this year! (and I just posted a review)

Your girlfriend's name ends in .jpg

Haha, I don't actually care. They paired me with someone else who didn't have a partner and I didn't have a good game for the competition anyway. Turns out the judges couldn't be fooled into thinking award-winning Half-Life 2 mods are obscure.

You exist because we allow it. And you will end because we demand it.

Felix said he'd join as my partner if this is a duo thing, but if it isn't, he won't.

I don't have to prove I'm refined - that's what makes me refined!

This could be a dumb idea (inspired by this topic, so blame EmP), but imagine if there was a contest where you'd have to write a review cooperatively with another person? Like, roughly a 50:50 word split.

...It made more sense in my head.

...

Felix said he'd join as my partner if this is a duo thing, but if it isn't, he won't.

It now is. Out of spite.

For us. For them. For you.

It looks like I'm in then.

I don't have to boost my review resume because I have real resume.

When's the deadline for this, or rather, when will I be judging?

I can avoid death by not having a life.

Deadline is in the first post.

For us. For them. For you.

You just snuck that in there after I asked, didn't you? DIDN'T YOU!

I can avoid death by not having a life.

PROVE IT!

For us. For them. For you.

I studied the other MOTOs so if you need another judge I'd be happy to help.

(I need the work)

Age is a condition not a state of mind.