IT'S TEMPMAS!
MERRY TEMPMAS TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY!​

It's been another wonderful year on GBAtemp: the blooming of the Switch scene, the Homebrew Bounty, the launch of our Webcomic, solving our server issues for good, and so much more. But HEY, wait, it isn't even over yet!

You might wonder: what about Tempmas this year? Every year there used to be multiple competitions and fun activities, so what about 2018? First off, due to the Bounty the budget has taken a hit (we're donating over $4000 to homebrew authors), and let's not forget the social media raffle. However, not to worry: we've got something in store for you! Read on.

What's up for grabs!

We're proud to announce that there will be 10 prizes up for grabs for this raffle. Check this out:
1ST PRIZE: a brand new Nintendo Switch console!
2nd: a $100 Amazon gift card
3rd: a $100 Amazon gift card
4th: a $100 Amazon gift card
5th: a $50 Amazon gift card
6th: a $50 Amazon gift card
7th: a $25 Amazon gift card
8th: a $25 Amazon gift card
9th: a $25 Amazon gift card
10th: a $25 Amazon gift card

How to enter?

So, do you guys wanna know how to win this? It is pretty easy, but there is just one tiny little requirement.
To enter, you must post a reply to this thread respecting the following rules:
RULE 1: Post a picture of your Christmas tree, or Christmas decorations from your own home.
RULE 1 (ALT): We want to give everyone a chance: if you don't celebrate Christmas, post a picture of your game console/gaming PC setup.
RULE 2: All pictures (whether you post a pic of your Christmas tree or your gaming setup) must include a reference to GBAtemp and to the year 2018, so that we know you didn't steal the picture off the Internet.
RULE 3: You must post before the end of the year (ie. before 2019 begins). Do not worry about the time zone as we will lock the thread on January 1st when all time zones have passed the new year.

Further details

The winners will be randomly selected during a live Twitch stream as usual, which will take place early January. If you win the Nintendo Switch but already own one, you can request 3x $100 Amazon gift cards instead.

We hope you have enjoyed this year at GBAtemp. What do you expect for 2019? Tell us more about how you'd like GBAtemp to improve and become (or remain) the best independent gaming community on the Web!

Merry Tempmas everybody,
~ the staff

 

[Green Mii]

We didn't set up a Christmas tree this year, so have some photos of our Amiibo collection, along with our usual gaming spot.
Merry Tempmas!

 

[callmebob]

Happy Holidays Templand!

Will that Switch be "hackable"?

My entries

 

[Clydefrosch]

It's nothing too special, but it's ours.

 

[radicalwookie]

 

[LittleFlame]

My setup is simple, real messy though, lots of art supplies and that scattered about and all that, don't really have a lot of room on my desk haha

Spoiler: setup

 

[KingVamp]

Spoiler

Merry Tempmas!

 

[chrisrlink]

Merry Temp mas had to take 2 pics cause my camera sucks and i couldn't fit all of it

also yes it's a dell Hackintosh

 

[MyconMama]

Happy Tempmas, everyone!! I've been lurking here since the early 3DS days, but I'm excited to participate and contribute more now, since the Switch scene is taking off!

It's well past Hanukkah at this point (it was right at the start of December this year), but here's my menorah and humble gaming setup, both of which are currently showing off my terrible artistic abilities :3

I hope next year brings great things for everyone!

 

[samiam144]

A bit lazy, but lemme join in the fun good luck to all!

Spoiler

 

[Bonovox40]

Hope everyone has a great 2019 and lots of good gbatemp times! Got my mario ornament in the pic for old school retro memories.

 

[Slayo]

Merry Christmas everybody

 

[jurassicplayer]

Behold "The Mess". My fabulous gaming pc AKA just a raspberry pi. Kind of still a mess since I haven't finished various things about it (I just got the case and heatsink this Christmas).

 

[LittleFlame]

A bit lazy, but lemme join in the fun good luck to all!

Spoiler

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Nice audio technica bro, I got the same!

No wait holy crap I got the same speaper setup too, they're behind my screens though (And I never use them lmao)

 

[gbatempfan1]

Merry Tempmas and Good Luck Everybody!!!!

A bit crude and poorly lit compared to some of these other incredible, festive, and creative submissions, but glad you can submit your pc you use for your games, as I do have one of those, a 2011 laptop with nvidia gt 555m, a Japanese Logitich F710 wireless controller, Closed Back 53mm Stage Right Monoprice Headphones, and a poor on screen attempt to show DeSmuME, Cemu, and Citra, this setup is more than adequate for replaying all but the current generation's console jrpgs on the go and during vacations, especially with a hdmi cable.

 

[Chrisssj2]

Only got a small christmas tree! here it is
Goodluck to us all

 

[AnonDragon]

Holiday greetings and blessings, and the best wishes for 2019!

Merry Tempmas, guys!

 

[JavaScribe]

I had to turn my brightness way down to take this... also, my keyboard usually has a ripple effect, but I wanted it to show the per-key lighting in the picture. Turns out, adding the "rain" lighting effect five times looks pretty dumb in pictures. Oh well.

And I really hope the white specks I see are from dust on the lens. This phone is new. It wasn't super expensive, but there'd better not be that many dead pixels in the sensor. I don't have a better camera lying around.

Spoiler: Photo

Note: Don't worry, the "Pentium Inside" sticker is from my laptop. It's actually running a Ryzen chip.

And I do celebrate Christmas, but there wasn't much time to set up a tree this year. Other things to be done, and the tree has to be taken down anyway.

 

[shattacrew]

Merry temple, All!

 

[k3rizz3k]

Here is my messy setup.

 

[Deletr753]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Everyone!!!