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<div align="center"><img src="http://gbatemp.net/up/tempmas10_prizes.png" border="0" class="linked-image" /></div>
Christmas may be over, but the joy of giving is still being felt by all the staff at GBAtemp. So, if you've just sat down to rest your tired and contently full bodies, you'll be glad to know that the <b>Tempmas 2010</b> results are now in! Did you win!? Excited to see who else won? Ready to moan and complain you didn't win in a random draw? Then you may or may not want to keep reading...
Yes, after sifting through the hundreds of entries, we've managed to sort a list of legitimate entrants from the cheaters (yes, we know who you all are - and so does Santa!). We then gave the list of usernames to long time GBAtemp member and friend, <a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Antoligy' target=_blank title='View profile for member Antoligy'}>Antoligy</a>, who independently ran the names through an automatic shuffling software that handed us a list of <b>32 winners</b>.
So without further delay, here are the <b>winners of GBAtemp's Tempmas 2010!</b>
<div align="center"><!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->1st Prize:<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green"><!--/coloro-->Nintendo 3DS Pre-order<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
And the winner of the <b>Nintendo 3DS pre-order</b> is GBAtemp member:
<img src="http://gbatemp.net/up/XmasCracker3Left.png" border="0" class="linked-image" /> <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=lolzed' target=_blank title='View profile for member lolzed'}>lolzed</a></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <img src="http://gbatemp.net/up/XmasCracker3Right.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->2nd (surprise) Prize:<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green"><!--/coloro-->Supercard DSTWO Limited Collectors Edition<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
And the winner of the secret 2nd place prize, a <b>Supercard DSTWO Limited Collectors Edition</b> is GBAtemp member:
<img src="http://gbatemp.net/up/XmasCracker3Left.png" border="0" class="linked-image" /> <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=CarbonX13' target=_blank title='View profile for member CarbonX13'}>CarbonX13</a></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <img src="http://gbatemp.net/up/XmasCracker3Right.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->30 Runner Up prizes:<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green"><!--/coloro-->Wood R4i Gold<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
And the remaining lucky 30 that get the runner up prizes of a Wood R4i Gold are as follows:
<table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" align="center"><a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=ProtoKun7' target=_blank title='View profile for member ProtoKun7'}>ProtoKun7</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=DeMoN' target=_blank title='View profile for member DeMoN'}>DeMoN</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Defiance' target=_blank title='View profile for member Defiance'}>Defiance</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Lacius' target=_blank title='View profile for member Lacius'}>Lacius</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Gnargle' target=_blank title='View profile for member Gnargle'}>Gnargle</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Oli181' target=_blank title='View profile for member Oli181'}>Oli181</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=parrasvolta' target=_blank title='View profile for member parrasvolta'}>parrasvolta</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=tenentenen' target=_blank title='View profile for member tenentenen'}>tenentenen</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=rezen' target=_blank title='View profile for member rezen'}>rezen</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=The Pi' target=_blank title='View profile for member The Pi'}>The Pi</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Sonicslasher' target=_blank title='View profile for member Sonicslasher'}>Sonicslasher</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=RandomOddness' target=_blank title='View profile for member RandomOddness'}>RandomOddness</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Magus' target=_blank title='View profile for member Magus'}>Magus</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=bowser' target=_blank title='View profile for member bowser'}>bowser</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Nooz' target=_blank title='View profile for member Nooz'}>Nooz</a></td><td width="50%" align="center"><a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=matt382' target=_blank title='View profile for member matt382'}>matt382</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=validb' target=_blank title='View profile for member validb'}>validb</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=iSneeze' target=_blank title='View profile for member iSneeze'}>iSneeze</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=geoflcl' target=_blank title='View profile for member geoflcl'}>geoflcl</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Cobalt-' target=_blank title='View profile for member Cobalt-'}>Cobalt-</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=ahds' target=_blank title='View profile for member ahds'}>ahds</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Cyan' target=_blank title='View profile for member Cyan'}>Cyan</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=lilfrankie' target=_blank title='View profile for member lilfrankie'}>lilfrankie</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Arras' target=_blank title='View profile for member Arras'}>Arras</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=3DStemp' target=_blank title='View profile for member 3DStemp'}>3DStemp</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Will123' target=_blank title='View profile for member Will123'}>Will123</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Billmaan' target=_blank title='View profile for member Billmaan'}>Billmaan</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Bulit' target=_blank title='View profile for member Bulit'}>Bulit</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=x_r3ap3r_x' target=_blank title='View profile for member x_r3ap3r_x'}>x_r3ap3r_x</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=belzilep' target=_blank title='View profile for member belzilep'}>belzilep</a></td></tr></table></div>
Congratulations to everyone that won and thanks to everyone that participated! We hope you had fun trying to solve our tricky Tempmas trail.
Prizes will be sent to winners using the addresses you specified in the ShopTemp part of the hunt. If this is going to be a problem please contact a member of staff immediately. lolzed, you will be contacted separately.
For those of you that just couldn't solve our treasure hunt and who didn't resort to cheating, below is the full set of instructions on how the treasure hunt could be solved.
Once again, merry Christmas and well done to the winners and thanks to everyone for taking part in Tempmas 2010!
Christmas may be over, but the joy of giving is still being felt by all the staff at GBAtemp. So, if you've just sat down to rest your tired and contently full bodies, you'll be glad to know that the <b>Tempmas 2010</b> results are now in! Did you win!? Excited to see who else won? Ready to moan and complain you didn't win in a random draw? Then you may or may not want to keep reading...
Yes, after sifting through the hundreds of entries, we've managed to sort a list of legitimate entrants from the cheaters (yes, we know who you all are - and so does Santa!). We then gave the list of usernames to long time GBAtemp member and friend, <a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Antoligy' target=_blank title='View profile for member Antoligy'}>Antoligy</a>, who independently ran the names through an automatic shuffling software that handed us a list of <b>32 winners</b>.
So without further delay, here are the <b>winners of GBAtemp's Tempmas 2010!</b>
<div align="center"><!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->1st Prize:<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green"><!--/coloro-->Nintendo 3DS Pre-order<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
And the winner of the <b>Nintendo 3DS pre-order</b> is GBAtemp member:
<img src="http://gbatemp.net/up/XmasCracker3Left.png" border="0" class="linked-image" /> <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=lolzed' target=_blank title='View profile for member lolzed'}>lolzed</a></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <img src="http://gbatemp.net/up/XmasCracker3Right.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->2nd (surprise) Prize:<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green"><!--/coloro-->Supercard DSTWO Limited Collectors Edition<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
And the winner of the secret 2nd place prize, a <b>Supercard DSTWO Limited Collectors Edition</b> is GBAtemp member:
<img src="http://gbatemp.net/up/XmasCracker3Left.png" border="0" class="linked-image" /> <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=CarbonX13' target=_blank title='View profile for member CarbonX13'}>CarbonX13</a></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <img src="http://gbatemp.net/up/XmasCracker3Right.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->30 Runner Up prizes:<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green"><!--/coloro-->Wood R4i Gold<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
And the remaining lucky 30 that get the runner up prizes of a Wood R4i Gold are as follows:
<table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" align="center"><a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=ProtoKun7' target=_blank title='View profile for member ProtoKun7'}>ProtoKun7</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=DeMoN' target=_blank title='View profile for member DeMoN'}>DeMoN</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Defiance' target=_blank title='View profile for member Defiance'}>Defiance</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Lacius' target=_blank title='View profile for member Lacius'}>Lacius</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Gnargle' target=_blank title='View profile for member Gnargle'}>Gnargle</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Oli181' target=_blank title='View profile for member Oli181'}>Oli181</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=parrasvolta' target=_blank title='View profile for member parrasvolta'}>parrasvolta</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=tenentenen' target=_blank title='View profile for member tenentenen'}>tenentenen</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=rezen' target=_blank title='View profile for member rezen'}>rezen</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=The Pi' target=_blank title='View profile for member The Pi'}>The Pi</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Sonicslasher' target=_blank title='View profile for member Sonicslasher'}>Sonicslasher</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=RandomOddness' target=_blank title='View profile for member RandomOddness'}>RandomOddness</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Magus' target=_blank title='View profile for member Magus'}>Magus</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=bowser' target=_blank title='View profile for member bowser'}>bowser</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Nooz' target=_blank title='View profile for member Nooz'}>Nooz</a></td><td width="50%" align="center"><a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=matt382' target=_blank title='View profile for member matt382'}>matt382</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=validb' target=_blank title='View profile for member validb'}>validb</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=iSneeze' target=_blank title='View profile for member iSneeze'}>iSneeze</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=geoflcl' target=_blank title='View profile for member geoflcl'}>geoflcl</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Cobalt-' target=_blank title='View profile for member Cobalt-'}>Cobalt-</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=ahds' target=_blank title='View profile for member ahds'}>ahds</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Cyan' target=_blank title='View profile for member Cyan'}>Cyan</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=lilfrankie' target=_blank title='View profile for member lilfrankie'}>lilfrankie</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Arras' target=_blank title='View profile for member Arras'}>Arras</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=3DStemp' target=_blank title='View profile for member 3DStemp'}>3DStemp</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Will123' target=_blank title='View profile for member Will123'}>Will123</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Billmaan' target=_blank title='View profile for member Billmaan'}>Billmaan</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=Bulit' target=_blank title='View profile for member Bulit'}>Bulit</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=x_r3ap3r_x' target=_blank title='View profile for member x_r3ap3r_x'}>x_r3ap3r_x</a>
<a href='http://gbatemp.net/member.php?name=belzilep' target=_blank title='View profile for member belzilep'}>belzilep</a></td></tr></table></div>
Congratulations to everyone that won and thanks to everyone that participated! We hope you had fun trying to solve our tricky Tempmas trail.
Prizes will be sent to winners using the addresses you specified in the ShopTemp part of the hunt. If this is going to be a problem please contact a member of staff immediately. lolzed, you will be contacted separately.
For those of you that just couldn't solve our treasure hunt and who didn't resort to cheating, below is the full set of instructions on how the treasure hunt could be solved.
Full, official walkthrough:
1. The news article contained a single image representing a <a href="http://gbatemp.net/up/tempmas_clue.png" target="_blank">poem on a scroll</a>. The first letter of each line spelled out the words "WOOD R4I GOLD".
2. You could look around the websites for Wood R4i gold related pages. Wood R4i gold being downloadable software, the one place you should go to is FileTrip, our download center. Here is the <a href="http://filetrip.net/f21887-Wood-R4-for-R4i-Gold-(R4iDS)-1-14.html" target="_blank">Wood R4i Gold</a> page. In the list of available version on the right of the page, you can find a special Christmas/Tempmas edition...
3. Select the tempmas edition and download the file. The file you downloaded is an image representing the <a href="http://gbatemp.net/d47-tempcast-the-gbatemp-podcast" target="_blank">TempCast</a> logo. Go to that page and listen to episode 12... why episode 12? People who have been around long enough know, episode 12 is an unreleased episode, and also it's the same episode we used for the 2008 hunt.
4. Episode 12 says talks about "cheap VPN" and "it's in the footer". That should lead you to the footer of any of the gbatemp network sites, where it makes mention of a company called "<a href="http://www.vpn1euro.com" target="_blank">VPN1EURO Internet Services</a>" which hosts the gbatemp network websites.
5. On the VPN1EURO.com website, if you go to the VPN Accounts category you will find a message giving you a $50,000 coupon, and telling you on what site you should use it. "A site that is not active", aka. Shoptemp.com
6. Go to shoptemp.com, find the Mystery/Secret Card. Add it to your cart 1 time, and check out.
7. Do proceed with the order (members must enter their real name and address if they want to get a chance to win, this allows collecting their address & name for delivery here), and apply the $50000 coupon to be able to get it 100% free. Once you finish checking out, if you did it correctly, the next clue will appear.
8. The clue says that you've got an <b>R4i Ultra SDHC DSiXL 3DS Plus Gold Pro v1.4.1 Upgrade</b> card. It also says there is only one place to find info about it: "the UFDI". The UFDI is the <a href="http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Ultimate_Flashcart_Download_Index" target="_blank">Ultimate Flashcart Download Index</a>, found on the wiki.
9. The wiki entry for this card has a link to a YouTube video ("tutorial"). In the video at 1:16 you can find a very quick annotation with a link to the next step.
10. The link takes you to a GBATEMP TV video uploaded by shaunj66, which shows a video capture of Final Fantasy V (GBA) playing. It also hints at using G-Online, our release list system. Final Fantasy V is GBA rom #2507 on our list.
11. On the G-Online entry for that game, the 2nd screenshot has ingame text that basically says "look at Costello's PSN ID".
12. My PSN ID says "it's in the Beyblade question". That means you have to look for a question about Beyblade on <a href="http://ask.gbatemp.net" target="_blank">Ask GBAtemp</a>.
13. In the question, I wrote an answer which basically says: "congrats for getting this far. now what does 2507 mean? its an important number for 2 important people on the temp", it hints at my and shaun's birthday (both 25/07). Another clue in the post says "it's the 2004 one". On people's birthdays GBAtemp usually has a birthday thread. Look for the one from 2004... you can google "happy birthday shaun and costello" for example, the first result should take you to a topic created by dice in 2004. Thats where the next clue is.
14. In that thread there is a picture of the GBAtemp Mobile logo. Go to <a href="http://m.gbatemp.net" target="_blank">http://m.gbatemp.net</a> ... in the "contact" page.
15. It says to search for "TM-HUNT-" and a particular number (changing every day or so). You have to search for that on the GBAtemp search engine. When you do so, you will receive the final instructions to send your entry.
1. The news article contained a single image representing a <a href="http://gbatemp.net/up/tempmas_clue.png" target="_blank">poem on a scroll</a>. The first letter of each line spelled out the words "WOOD R4I GOLD".
2. You could look around the websites for Wood R4i gold related pages. Wood R4i gold being downloadable software, the one place you should go to is FileTrip, our download center. Here is the <a href="http://filetrip.net/f21887-Wood-R4-for-R4i-Gold-(R4iDS)-1-14.html" target="_blank">Wood R4i Gold</a> page. In the list of available version on the right of the page, you can find a special Christmas/Tempmas edition...
3. Select the tempmas edition and download the file. The file you downloaded is an image representing the <a href="http://gbatemp.net/d47-tempcast-the-gbatemp-podcast" target="_blank">TempCast</a> logo. Go to that page and listen to episode 12... why episode 12? People who have been around long enough know, episode 12 is an unreleased episode, and also it's the same episode we used for the 2008 hunt.
4. Episode 12 says talks about "cheap VPN" and "it's in the footer". That should lead you to the footer of any of the gbatemp network sites, where it makes mention of a company called "<a href="http://www.vpn1euro.com" target="_blank">VPN1EURO Internet Services</a>" which hosts the gbatemp network websites.
5. On the VPN1EURO.com website, if you go to the VPN Accounts category you will find a message giving you a $50,000 coupon, and telling you on what site you should use it. "A site that is not active", aka. Shoptemp.com
6. Go to shoptemp.com, find the Mystery/Secret Card. Add it to your cart 1 time, and check out.
7. Do proceed with the order (members must enter their real name and address if they want to get a chance to win, this allows collecting their address & name for delivery here), and apply the $50000 coupon to be able to get it 100% free. Once you finish checking out, if you did it correctly, the next clue will appear.
8. The clue says that you've got an <b>R4i Ultra SDHC DSiXL 3DS Plus Gold Pro v1.4.1 Upgrade</b> card. It also says there is only one place to find info about it: "the UFDI". The UFDI is the <a href="http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Ultimate_Flashcart_Download_Index" target="_blank">Ultimate Flashcart Download Index</a>, found on the wiki.
9. The wiki entry for this card has a link to a YouTube video ("tutorial"). In the video at 1:16 you can find a very quick annotation with a link to the next step.
10. The link takes you to a GBATEMP TV video uploaded by shaunj66, which shows a video capture of Final Fantasy V (GBA) playing. It also hints at using G-Online, our release list system. Final Fantasy V is GBA rom #2507 on our list.
11. On the G-Online entry for that game, the 2nd screenshot has ingame text that basically says "look at Costello's PSN ID".
12. My PSN ID says "it's in the Beyblade question". That means you have to look for a question about Beyblade on <a href="http://ask.gbatemp.net" target="_blank">Ask GBAtemp</a>.
13. In the question, I wrote an answer which basically says: "congrats for getting this far. now what does 2507 mean? its an important number for 2 important people on the temp", it hints at my and shaun's birthday (both 25/07). Another clue in the post says "it's the 2004 one". On people's birthdays GBAtemp usually has a birthday thread. Look for the one from 2004... you can google "happy birthday shaun and costello" for example, the first result should take you to a topic created by dice in 2004. Thats where the next clue is.
14. In that thread there is a picture of the GBAtemp Mobile logo. Go to <a href="http://m.gbatemp.net" target="_blank">http://m.gbatemp.net</a> ... in the "contact" page.
15. It says to search for "TM-HUNT-" and a particular number (changing every day or so). You have to search for that on the GBAtemp search engine. When you do so, you will receive the final instructions to send your entry.
Once again, merry Christmas and well done to the winners and thanks to everyone for taking part in Tempmas 2010!
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