It's The 2010 Sort-Of-Halloween Arts and Crafts Contest

[Alan Johnson]

If you hadn't already heard, today marks the beginning of this year's arts and crafts contest!

All the details are on the blog HERE (http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-681), but the basic gist of it is come up the the most creative stuff you can (poems, songs, sculptures, paintings, videos, whatever) and enter to win some pretty rad prizes from us at Telltale Games.

I know we already have a very gifted community so this should be a piece of cake! I am expecting great things from you guys!

Remember to email your entries to community@telltalegames.com by October 26 to make sure you're eligible!

Good luck!

[Giant Tope]

Oh yay it's this time of year again!

[Remolay]

Are we allowed more than one entry, because I just got a second idea using my pretty crappy drawing skills.

[coolsome]

Are we allowed more than one entry, because I just got a second idea using my pretty crappy drawing skills.

yh but only one of your entrys will get picked if you win

[Alan Johnson]

Are we allowed more than one entry, because I just got a second idea using my pretty crappy drawing skills.

EDIT: Ah, already answered above me! Thanks!

Yes, you can enter as many times as you want (It's in the rules on the blog I liked to).

You can only win once though, so you cant win grand prize and a runner up prize! :)

[Trenchfoot]

I asked this on the Blog section but I think it's more appropiate here...

Can we use an existent song and re-do it in our way? Kinda like a karaoke thing. Or that would be illegal?

[Remolay]

Is it an actual parody, because if it is thats totally legal in the US.

[RingmasterJ5]

I asked this on the Blog section but I think it's more appropiate here...

Can we use an existent song and re-do it in our way? Kinda like a karaoke thing. Or that would be illegal?

I want to know this too, even though I have an awful voice, and just want to make lyrics.

[Weeblerjake]

So, are we allowed to make a costume or something and send in a picture?

[LuigiHann]

So, are we allowed to make a costume or something and send in a picture?

Yes.

[OzzieMonkey]

Are we allowed to send in something we already have that we made, or do we have to make something new? Reason being is I made a video and don't know whether can count that as an entry or not.

[Debbie82]

I suppose I can send in a poem about Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4 to the Telltale Games Community, even if it doesn't have to rhyme, then. :)

[dentbuds]

I look forward to this more then I do to Halloween itself (Not entirely true). Good luck to everyone, may the best man/women win.

[Gman5852]

Cool, lets see, oh im good at comedic song writing(the other day I wrote Rudolf the Blackeyed Reindeer)

[dentbuds]

Question: Is the $50 for Amazon only for music, or can we buy anything on the site?

[Nintomster]

Is taking a piece of art, from say, Sam & Max and adding parts of photos acceptable? Does the quality (how good the taking things from one photo to another) matter? I have some kinda good ideas.... Oh, well, at least I can have some fun!

Also, does it have to be Halloween themed? Or just have something to do with a Telltale Series?

[Remolay]

I've started mine, it's a short comic strip involving Human!Sam Human!Max and a certain special friend of Adventure Games

[Debbie82]

Well, I've submitted my poem about Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4 to the Telltale Games Community already via email today. Hope they are reading it now and giving me feedback. :)

[GuruGuru214]

I have the materials for mine, but I need to find suitable images of Sam and Max's heads to use as templates, then I need to get to work on them, and it would be best if I can do both carvings in one sitting, which may not be until Monday.

And no, it's not quite what you think.

[jeeno0142]

I've submitted one entry, and am currently working on another. I hope I complete it before time runs out. I've had to work a lot more as a cover for those on holiday, leaving me with less free time. I should finish it though, we've got what? Another 10 or so days? It should be plently of time.

[GinnyN]

ARGH! ten days. ARGH!

[dentbuds]

ARGH! ten days. ARGH!

Better get crackin'.

[GuruGuru214]

Okay, all finished. Now, I was going to do the full faces, but you wouldn't believe how hard it is to carve detail into a pineapple, so I opted for silhouettes. Also, the pattern shredded a bit as I was doing Sam's teeth, so I did the best I could with the mouth.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/GuruGuru214/DSC03362-1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/GuruGuru214/DSC03376-1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/GuruGuru214/DSC03375-1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/GuruGuru214/DSC03371-1.jpg

Obviously I'm relying more on the humor factor than any artistic merit.

Edit: In case anyone's curious, this was my reference image.

http://www.telltalegames.com/images/comics/samandmax/12/4-normal.jpg

[Icedhope]

Those are amazing.

[Debbie82]

Great, because the entries still need to be sent by October 26, which is about a week from now.

[Trenchfoot]

I sent my entries some time ago, but did not recieve an answer. Is that normal?

[Alan Johnson]

Question: Is the $50 for Amazon only for music, or can we buy anything on the site?

It's actually only good for buying office supplies. Sorry.

OF COURSE it's for everything.

Trenchfoot: We're not sending out responses to entries.

[GinnyN]

Trenchfoot: We're not sending out responses to entries.

Thanks godness I was wondering...

[Debbie82]

Me too. At least I submitted my poem entry a week ago, so that's good.

[ted12]

Mine's almost done. Soon... the world will tremble before Zombified Onion Bubs!

[wefeelgroove]

I am in love with the Max pineapple o'lantern.

[Rather Dashing]

I'm going from preliminary brainstorming to rough draft writing for my entry. Might play through an episode or two of Sam and Max as reference. I hope to begin recording tomorrow night or possibly Thursday, and get the editing done in time for the deadline.

That, or I'll put it off until past the deadline and accomplish nothing. I'm hoping posting about it will push me to actually finish it.

[Giant Tope]

do it

[isco]

I just need to get the supplies and then i'll start. Your guys' minds sre gonna get blown BY A DIORAMA OF SOME SORT!!!

[dentbuds]

It's actually only good for buying office supplies. Sorry.

OF COURSE it's for everything.

Trenchfoot: We're not sending out responses to entries.

Nice. I was under the impression it was only for music and movies, because we could choose itunes too. And Guru, genius.

Well, I better get cracka-lackin'.

[BlankCanvasDJ]

Hmm, I think my comic from last year needs some new panels.

[Nintomster]

I'm taking photos, and I forgot to take my glasses off twice. You wouldn't mind if I still use those pictures or should I take new ones?

Also, I was going to send in a folder, however, it is too big (5MB or so when the limit is 2MB), so if I send them in four emails can that cound as one entry or should it be four entries?

[OzzieMonkey]

Well, if you can get past my bad singing, I made my own lyrics to the Monkey Island theme and largo's theme. if you just want a sheet with lyrics instead of that, let me know.

[jeeno0142]

Woo! I'm so happy! I just sent off my second entry. I've been so busy lately that I really didn't think I'd have time to do it, but yesterday a nice three hour gap appeared so I went for it. Now I can stop worrying about it!

[divisionten]

You can find the first two pages of my entry here (there will be seven in all):
http://www.theotaku.com/fancomics/view/8695/halloween_in_the_big_apple

HQ Originals
http://media-fancomics.theotaku.com/high-573741-20101021093946.jpg
http://media-fancomics.theotaku.com/high-573741-20101021094644.jpg

LQ Smaller files
http://media-fancomics.theotaku.com/573741-20101021093946.jpg

http://media-fancomics.theotaku.com/573741-20101021094644.jpg

Once I've photographed everything this weekend, I'll email out my entry.

[GinnyN]

I have to still trust in my entry... but I can't...

[divisionten]

I ended up completing my second entry first. I already sent it out to TellTale, its now out of my hands.

Sick of the Max Spores from 305 eating your dreams? Why don't you eat them instead? Max Spore Cake Pops! (http://www.theotaku.com/worlds/kinodiaries/view/199147/)

[Lennie Melvin]

yikes! i really hope i finish in time!

[StrongBrush1]

I sent my entry to the team. I'll post it in the fanart section later.

[Giant Tope]

haha my entry looks so terrible right now

[Remolay]

My entry is a four panel comic of limited detail that is currently not yet done with the second panel.

I've pretty much given up.

[SunnyGuy]

Around what time will you stop receiving submissions? Will it be at a specific hour or pretty much as soon as the 26 arrives?

[isco]

Oh dis is bad! I don't have enough time to finish my entry!

[Debbie82]

Around what time will you stop receiving submissions? Will it be at a specific hour or pretty much as soon as the 26 arrives?

It will be at 2:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.

[Nintomster]

Just sent my entry.

[Lennie Melvin]

Just sent mine too, so happy I finished in time!

[GuruGuru214]

I feel odd being one of the few people who showed off their entries.

[Cheri]

Ahhh, that's a big weight off my back, I've sent in my entry!

[divisionten]

Bah, I did too. It's on the Sam and Max forums, though, despite using about five different TTG's games.

[dentbuds]

I don't want to be another person saying they entered there entry, but thats what i'm doing. I will post them after the contest ends (unless I win:D) because I find it unlucky to post them before for some reason.

[isco]

I used about 4 TT games in mine. Too bad in still a WIP.

[lombre]

I just submitted my Jack-o-Tep. Yes, I know it's last minute. But that's the best minute! =D

[Giant Tope]

i made a cake

http://i.imgur.com/3hWX3.png

it was actually really hard to make. but it was delicious.

[divisionten]

i made a cake

http://i.imgur.com/3hWX3.png

it was actually really hard to make. but it was delicious.

Dude, can you make me one for my birthday? Pretty, pretty please?

[Giant Tope]

you are so far away, but i can give you a recipe once the contest is all over i guess

[Comrade Pants]

i made a cake

Liar!

Oh wait...

http://i.imgur.com/3hWX3.png

it was actually really hard to make. but it was delicious.

Looks deelishus.

[puzzlebox]

i made a cake

That looks amazing! I'll wager no one has ever created a baked entry before.

[divisionten]

That looks amazing! I'll wager no one has ever created a baked entry before.


Actually, if I remember correctly, a Max cake was one of the finalists in a previous year. And I submitted a baked good item, too- there's a link on page 3 of this thread. Although Tope's blows mine out of the water by a VERY far margin.

All we need is a Sam costume and a couple of **** Popp- I mean short kids in soda jerk outfits and we could recreate the ending to 205!

[puzzlebox]

Actually, if I remember correctly, a Max cake was one of the finalists in a previous year. And I submitted a baked good item, too- there's a link on page 3 of this thread.

Aaand this is why I don't gamble. :D

[JedExodus]

i made a cake

Be still my beating ventricle

[Secret Soup]

This must be year of the cake or something, because my partner and I teamed up to make a cake too. (http://jill-calico.livejournal.com/647053.html)

http://pics.livejournal.com/jill_calico/pic/000q2c7a

[GinnyN]

Today is the last day! Any last wishes?

Edit: Now I'm thinking about, I never presented my entry of this year. At least is not a cake =P. While I want to eat all those things ^^!

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/282/e/2/snm___the_devil__s_playhouse_by_ginny_n-d30djk9.jpg

[JedExodus]

I'm glad I don't have to judge this one at any rate

This must be year of the cake or something, because my partner and I teamed up to make a cake too. (http://jill-calico.livejournal.com/647053.html)

*checks blog above* who keeps ketchup in the fridge?

[puzzlebox]

Today is the last day! Any last wishes?

More cake! Preferably by someone in London who likes to share. :p

[Secret Soup]

*checks blog above* who keeps ketchup in the fridge?

Cool people, that's who. :cool:

[Rather Dashing]

*checks blog above* who keeps ketchup in the fridge?
Americans. Non-Americans also tend to think that it's odd that we put ice in our sodas, in my experience.

[GinnyN]

Americans. Non-Americans also tend to think that it's odd that we put ice in our sodas, in my experience.

Americans in the concept of Continent. Or at least in Chile

[SunnyGuy]

Finally got this done @___@

If you want to see it just check my DA...or the Sam and Max fanart thread, whichever you prefer >__>

[Lennie Melvin]

Wait - where are you supposed to keep ketchup?

Here's what I entered (I suppose Stan always got on my nerves):

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/299/a/4/ttg_halloween_by_native_threepwood-d31jvwz.jpg

[Avistew]

*checks blog above* who keeps ketchup in the fridge?

Where do you keep it? I would have put it in the fridge, too, that's where I put pasta sauce. However, ketchup makes me nauseated due to how sweet it is, so I never buy any. I'm spared the trouble to decide where to store it!

[Cheri]

Last wishes? I wish I had send the .png version instead of the .jpg! D: Oh well, I hope there's no points deducted for a slight change in quality.

[puzzlebox]

who keeps ketchup in the fridge?

Anyone who reads the label and does everything the big corporations tell them to. Heinz knows best!

2040

[SunnyGuy]

@Cheri:You could still send it, you're on time I think.

Speaking of stuff like that, man am I glad I only sent a link instead of the image, gave me the chance of fixing something big.

[Klatuu]

Nice work everyone! Telltale is going to have a difficult time picking a winner!

I was debating for a long time whether or not to show my entry early, or wait until Telltale posts them all. I decided to just give in. Here's what I came up with:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5117203931_dde2278768_z.jpg

(larger image available here (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5117203931_dde2278768_b.jpg).)

[SunnyGuy]

Nice work everyone! Telltale is going to have a difficult time picking a winner!

They sure are, honestly if I was judging I'd pick the winner at random since I really like a lot of the stuff that I've seen XD I only hope that during the confusion they accidentally pick mine, it's the only way I feel I have a chance XDYes, my self-esteem and confidence is low as I'm sure it's been obvious for a while >.>

[lombre]

I submitted one other last minute entry. I'm not sure if it's considered art, and I'm not sure if I can admit it while keeping my dignity, but....

I dressed a neopet as Elaine Marley.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/lombre459/PeophinElaine.png

Oh lord.

[JedExodus]

Americans. Non-Americans also tend to think that it's odd that we put ice in our sodas, in my experience.

Americans in the concept of Continent. Or at least in Chile

Where do you keep it? I would have put it in the fridge, too, that's where I put pasta sauce. However, ketchup makes me nauseated due to how sweet it is, so I never buy any. I'm spared the trouble to decide where to store it!

Anyone who reads the label and does everything the big corporations tell them to. Heinz knows best!

I am so, not talking to all you guys untill you start putting ketchup in your cupboards.

Also, put your bread in the fridge, it'll last longer and stay softer!

EDIT: That thing above me is creepy as get out

[SunnyGuy]

Well, I put my ketchup on the cupboard...until the day I have to open it, they I put it on the fridge.

[Lennie Melvin]

my ketchup is staying in the fridge. so there

[Nintomster]

Would anyone like to see one of my four photos of me dressed as a character?
Also, that Cake of the Damned is amazing. If something has anything to do with cake, it is instantly awesome!

[GinnyN]

Also, put your bread in the fridge, it'll last longer and stay softer!

No when you buy bread everyday. That's part of been us.

[SunnyGuy]

@Nin:Sure why not :)

[Nintomster]

Right, here is my Superball one. Not as awesome as the other entries I've seen, maybe because it is sort of easier to dress up instead of paint/draw. I had a lot of fun though! :) Some really talented artists here. Plus brilliant cooking skills!
2041
Sorry about the size.
Guess what the other three ones are!

[Avistew]

I am so, not talking to all you guys until you start putting ketchup in your cupboards.

Well I'm not talking to you until you read the posts you quote. I don't have ketchup, so I'm not going to put it in any cupboard.

[Rather Dashing]

I just sent mine in, 1:40 PM Telltale Time, 20 minutes before the entry deadline. My entry was terrible but I made a promise that I would send it in so there it goes. It feels kind of rough and unfinished and it's terrible but technical difficulties and the like kept me from producing it with anything close to proper standards.

[JedExodus]

Well I'm not talking to you until you read the posts you quote. I don't have ketchup, so I'm not going to put it in any cupboard.

Neit! Buy some, then put it in your fridge, then take it out of your fridge and put it in your cupboard. Then never use it because you hate it. Then we cool :cool:

[dentbuds]

Can't.... fight.... temptation...

Ahh. That was some fight. Well, I guess i'll post one of my entries.

VIRTUAL REALITY GOGGLES INFOMERCIAL!!!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjmhdqb8PWk)

Give feedback please (preferably positive, but whatever floats your boat)

[Alan Johnson]

And the entry period for the contest is over. Thanks for playing everyone. Stay tuned for the winner announcements later this week.

[Avistew]

Neit! Buy some, then put it in your fridge, then take it out of your fridge and put it in your cupboard. Then never use it because you hate it. Then we cool :cool:

Let's pretend I did that, and I'll pretend you spelt "nyet" properly. (I would have accepted "niet", too).

Congrats to everyone who took part in the contest, and good luck to all of you!

[Jennifer]

Here's my entry: Halloween Short Shorts (an homage to the H*R Short Shorts) :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOAf33NVn8

I wanted to make sure every game so far released (or announced) got represented. :)

[SunnyGuy]

@Nin: Hahaha, looks pretty good honestly. What would the other 3 be? Papierwaite? Sam? Max? Sal? Bosco? XD

@dent: It was nice, but it really could've used some music honestly.

[Debbie82]

I know I've sent that poem entry nearly two weeks ago, but here it is:

CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN AND ALL SOULS' DAY:
A Poem of "Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4" from the Perspective
of Video Game Players in 2009

By Deborah L. Kearns

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
We had played in a game
about your new adventures,
Guybrush Ulysses Threepwood.
From Chapter 1 all the way
to Chapter 3,
your journey had led us:
the time you were infected
by the Pox of LeChuck;
your adventures throughout
Flotsam Island;
your encounter with
the maniacal Marquis De Singe
and the femme fatale
Pirate Hunter Morgan LeFlay;
the meeting with
the Vaycaylian merpeople;
your survival inside
the belly of the manatee;
the taming of the Leviathan;
the miraculous discovery
and healing powers of
La Esponja Grande that cured you;
your sudden betrayal by Morgan.

Close to Halloween and All Souls Day...
And then Chapter 4 arrived.
When we read a title
that still mentions your name:
"The Trial and Execution
of Guybrush Threepwood"...
we thought for certain
that you were going to die.
So in no time flat
we downloaded Chapter 4
onto our computers
and started playing
your continued adventures,
many filled with excitement
and expectation
at what was going to happen to you...
yet unaware that LucasArts
and Telltale Games
had a trick up their sleeves...
or two.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
We were now seeing
the beautiful bounty huntress
silently sailing
onward from
the Screaming Narwhal
back to Flotsam Island
with you in tow
and guilt
as she handed you over
to the mad doctor De Singe
for 30,000 pieces
of silver,
much like Judas Iscariot
handed the Lord Jesus
over to the chief priests
for 30 pieces of silver
in blood money.

And just like the chief priests,
a crowd of Flotsamites
were out for blood
as well,
as they arrested you
and brought you
before the court
of Flotsam Island
as Morgan and De Singe
watched helplessly,
and we were watching
helplessly along with them,
as we were wondering
what would happen to you.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
You were now in
what was known as
the "Trial of the Century-y-y-y",
as you were charged
with four heinous crimes
that the Right Honorable Judge
Wallace P. Grindstump
and the inhabitants
of Flotsam
accused you of.
With Smilin' Stan S. Stanman
as prosecutor and salesman
and you representing yourself
as both lawyer
and client,
you were now given a chance
to call a recess,
gather evidence,
prove your innocence,
and avoid a terrible fate
as the title suggested.

While you were out
gathering evidence
at Club 41,
De Singe was
pleading with Morgan
to try to bring you back
as a test subject
for some Jus de Vie experiment,
but she had been filled
with guilt over betraying you
after your friendship with her
had flourished,
and she refused to aid him.
He soon found out
that you had been cured
of the Pox of LeChuck
and were about to cure
your dear wife Elaine,
who had earlier been
infected by the Pox,
and he rendered you useless
as a test subject
as he stormed away
in search of your wife.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
With skill, luck, and evidence
you managed to clear
the four charges against you
one by one
back at the courthouse.
But just when you were ready
to get off the hook,
you ended up having been charged
with spreading the deadly
Pox of LeChuck,
and trying to prove
your innocence
was easier said than done.
Just then, your darling little
plunder bunny arrived,
but she was not the same
since you both had been hit
with the Pox weeks ago.
It seems that the Pox
had now taken control of her,
and when she assumed
that you had an affair
with Morgan,
your wife went out to Club 41
to exact revenge on her.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
And what an odd, spooky feeling
in Club 41
when Ladies' Night looked similar
to a Halloween party,
decorated with skull candles
on tables...
except that this Halloween party
was a swordfight
with Elaine Marley-Threepwood
and Morgan LeFlay.
Somehow you managed
to steer clear of the swordfight,
stick a voodoo summons
that you had onto a dartboard,
and lure Elaine into
getting the summons
so she could be sent back
to the Flotsam Island Courthouse.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
Back at the courthouse,
after a lengthy questioning
with your wife,
you were demonstrating the efforts
of the legendary sea sponge
and attempted to rub
the sponge on her face,
hoping that it would
absorb the Pox and cure her.
But then you discovered
that the sponge's power
was not enough
to cure her of the Pox.
And very soon
the Pox-infected honorable judge
was starting to impose
a death sentence on you,
and we were all
holding our breath
as you put both your hands
on your neck
in fear of the gallows,
and a thought came to you
as it did to all of us:
"I guess this is it!"
...Or was it?

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
And then LeChuck arrived.
We all knew that he was not
the same Zombie Pirate he had been,
as we all thought he became
a good natured human pirate
when your plans to destroy him
had been botched up
by stabbing him
with the Cutlass of Kaflu
and causing him to create
an outbreak of the Voodoo Pox
that had infected you and your wife
and everyone else across
the entire Gulf of Melange.
With a solemn truth
he explained the whole mess
and concluded that you were not
the source of the Pox.
And then he started explaining
that the Voodoo Lady
was behind the plot
of his releasing the Pox
by manipulating his every action
along with your actions
through the years.
With LeChuck and the Voodoo Lady
jailed for manipulative plots
and your wife
taking off somewhere,
you were free to find a way
to cure Elaine
and everyone else of the Pox,
and we were glad
that you had avoided
a predetermined fate
that the chapter title suggested,
all thinking that everything
was going to be all right
in the end...
or was it?

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
Just when you were on your way
to enlargen the legendary
Esponja Grande
with the Feast for the Senses menu
the Voodoo Lady had given you,
you noticed a distressed
Marquis De Singe
running away
from his laboratorium,
and, noticing that
something was wrong,
you went in to investigate.
There, you found the lab
in a complete, utter mess,
and discovered Morgan LeFlay
lying there terribly wounded
with her Blade of Dragotta
in her chest.
She told you that she tried
to rescue your Pox-infected hand
she had cut off
in her attempt
to make amends with you...
and then something had
happened to her.
In her very short breaths
she mumbled something to you
in your ear...
you just didn't know what...
and then she died in your arms.

Afterwards, you felt
deeply grieved at her death
that hit us very hard,
and after positioning her body
in a sad, beautiful fashion,
you looked up from the balcony
in the beautiful night sky
and muttered in a deep snarl
of anger:
"De Singe!"
And then you walked away,
yet never realizing
that the man who murdered
the bounty huntress
was not the mad doctor De Singe
as you had thought,
but rather the man
who saved you from the gallows...
the man who waited
for your every effort
to enlarge La Esponja Grande...
the man who carefully waited
for an opportunity
to set up a trap
while in jail...
the man who would soon
take your life.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
With the five senses fed
to the legendary sea sponge,
you made a long, hard trek
to the Flotsam Island Jungle
where the Vaycaylian
Wind Control Device
and the final sense course
had been located.
Unfortunately, this was
no easy task,
for the mad doctor entrapped you
and your Pox-infected wife
in clamshell traps.

He then told you
that he believed that
the Pox of LeChuck
that you once had on your hand
would be the ingredient in the form
of the "Threepwood Strain
of the Pox"
for some youth serum called
the "Jus de Vie"
to keep him young
and alive forever.
He also added that since
Elaine had the pox,
he would plan to use
the Wind Control Device
to pulverize her
and scatter her pieces
around the Caribbean
in hopes that her Pox
would infect everyone
and give him an infinite supply
of the Jus de Vie
to make a fortune in
selling it to others
and to keep himself young
and alive forever.

In his attempt
to sedate your wife
who was fighting back
against him,
you foiled his mad plans
by having the fireflies
and the moths
target the one source
for his mad powers
of the Jus de Vie:
the turban that was powered
by your poxed hand.
With the turban destroyed
and your hand released,
the mad doctor De Singe
became weaker than ever,
and made a mad goose chase
for your hand
by following it into
the wind control device,
where it pushed him inside
with a scream
and turned on the device,
pulverizing him and
scattering his pieces
across the Caribbean
and out of sight.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
With the sponge back in your grasp,
you gave it the final sense
by tossing it into
the wind control device.
After a few seconds,
La Esponja became Grande again,
and the power of its
dazzling aura
surrounded the entire
Gulf of Melange
as it absorbed all the Pox out
of Elaine and everyone else.
With a sigh of relief
you both smiled at each other...
and then you wondered
if you were ever going to get out
of the clamshell traps,
but at least we all knew
that everything was going
to be okay
and maybe have a happy ending
to Chapter 4...
or so we thought.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
And then along came LeChuck.
With the Merfolk key
that he had made with your help,
he freed both you and your wife
from the clamshell traps,
but then we suddenly noticed
that he had a Cutlass of Kaflu
in his hand...
And then he started catching you
and many of us off-guard
when he told you
that getting out of jail
was "the only way
to win Elaine's hand
in unholy matrimony."
You were getting confused
for a second...
and then he made an ambush
using these two words
that he had learned from you:
"Unholy THIS!"

And then he thrust his cutlass
into your chest,
impaling you, piercing you
so deep, so close
to your very heart...
and we all became
as shocked as Elaine
and felt as though
we had been stabbed
in our hearts by the same sword.
And then, before we knew it,
he unexpectedly flung you
like a rag doll
onto an encased wind idol
in such a violent way,
knocking you out unconscious
and leaving us reeling
our heads in shock
and screaming out in
the same manner as your wife,
calling out your name:
"GUYBRUSH!!!"
And then we quickly realized
that everything was not going
as well as we had hoped...
that the title of Chapter 4
was about to be fulfilled...
that this was not going
to be a happy ending.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
And now we were watching helplessly
as she ran up to your side
in her desperate attempt
to revive you,
to comfort you,
to console you,
to soothe you...
holding you in her loving arms
as you were slowly dying
in her gentle caress,
becoming lost in her warm embrace,
and pouring crimson regret,
betrayal, and anger.
And as LeChuck discussed his plans
for La Esponja Grande,
and how he double-crossed you both
after acting friendly all along,
she still refused his advances
of making her his demon bride
by telling him to "go to hell".
Nevertheless, he decided to
do this the hard way
by coming closer
to the legendary sponge
and gaining his
voodoo powers back.
And then the unthinkable happened...

Though you tried to stay alive,
your body started to shiver,
to give in,
to succumb to your
terrible stab wounds.
Your heartbeat was becoming
fainter and fainter,
your vision was fading fast,
it was becoming harder
and harder to breathe,
you were losing
your will to live,
and then you weren't afraid
of dying anymore.
In your final tender moments,
you spoke to a grieving Elaine
using your final words
about LeChuck:
"Kick his two-faced butt
for me..."
And then she accepted
the promise with:
"From Mêlée to Monkey
and all the islands
in between, my love."
And as she was on the verge
of tears,
she shared a passionate kiss
with you before
you both looked at LeChuck,
now back as a zombie pirate,
as he said,
"Aren't you dead yet?
I've got wedding plans to make!"
Unfortunately, that was
the last thing you heard,
as you took one last
look at him
before getting your last gaze
fixed on your wife...
and then your heart
stopped beating...
one final, silent gasp...
and then your body slumped
down to the ground
as you breathed your last
in the arms of
the angelic Elaine,
embraced the cold,
gentle caress of
the eternal slumber of death...
and then left her,
and many of us,
in tears.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
And then we felt as though
All Souls' Day came too early,
as you and Morgan LeFlay
were on the list of the souls
who had gone too soon.
And yet this was not the end
of your adventures.
Little did we know that in
the upcoming Chapter 5,
in over a month or so,
you would end up in the Crossroads
of the afterlife,
where you would arise from the grave
as a spirit with a Shred of Life
and make your journey there
before finding a way to return
to the world of the living,
unite in spirit form
with your own zombie body,
shrink La Esponja Grande,
save your wife Elaine,
and stop the villainous LeChuck
once and for all...
before returning to life
and reuniting with Elaine
in your renewed body
in a glorious resurrection.

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4
was done...
and yet Chapter 5
had already just begun.

[JedExodus]

Let's pretend I did that, and I'll pretend you spelt "nyet" properly. (I would have accepted "niet", too).

Congrats to everyone who took part in the contest, and good luck to all of you!


In my defence, I just typed the I and E in the wrong order, I do it all the time, honest! I needs me a copy of Mavis Beacon teaches typing badly

Good luck to everyone as well, i'm looking forward to seeing a few more entries shown when its results time

[dentbuds]

@dent: It was nice, but it really could've used some music honestly.

Yeah I realized that after.

[Rather Dashing]

I know I've sent that poem entry nearly two weeks ago, but here it is:
tl;dr

Let me sum it up:

The ending of Tales Chapter 4 was really sad.

[mgrant]

In my defence, I just typed the I and E in the wrong order, I do it all the time, honest! I needs me a copy of Mavis Beacon teaches typing badly


So I wasn't the only one subjected to Mavis Beacon? huzzah.


Seriously though, the entries I saw looked great, totally looking forward to hearing the results. Good luck, all.

[Comrade Pants]

I know I've sent that poem entry nearly two weeks ago, but here it is:

CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN AND ALL SOULS' DAY:
A Poem of "Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4" from the Perspective
of Video Game Players in 2009

[i]By Deborah L. Kearns

Close to Halloween and All Souls' Day...
We had played in a game
about your new adventures,
Guybrush Ulysses Threepwood.
From Chapter 1 all the way
to Chapter 3,blah, blah blah


Wow, that made the Epic of Gilgamesh look like a brief memo.

[Nintomster]

@Nin: Hahaha, looks pretty good honestly. What would the other 3 be? Papierwaite? Sam? Max? Sal? Bosco? XD

Thanks! Oh, and you are right with one of those guesses. However, what version of him is it?

[Cheri]

My guess is Noir!Sam for one of them, with that subtle hint.

[SunnyGuy]

Or Bosco, there are around 6 or 7 versions of him afterall, maybe 8 if we count Vegas Stripper as a version XD

[Nintomster]

Or Bosco, there are around 6 or 7 versions of him afterall, maybe 8 if we count Vegas Stripper as a version XD

:D That made me laugh. I can show my other ones now, or wait to see the winners. Unless you want to see them now of course.

@Cheri: Oh, and you'll have to wait and see. Or click the not necessary spoiler tag.
It is indeed "Noir" Sam! Only human obviously, ;)

[ted12]

Though it's not really art/craft related, My friends pulled a hysterical TTG-related prank on me. While at a party, my friends rigged the bobbing for apples station and replaced an apple with...Onion bubs.

[Cheri]

Question; if one was to get runner's up, would it be first come first serve for the prize packs?

[dentbuds]

Question; if one was to get runner's up, would it be first come first serve for the prize packs?

You can choose one of the prize packs. Sam and Max Pack, ToMI Pack, or 50 Telltale Bucks.

[Cheri]

You can choose one of the prize packs. Sam and Max Pack, ToMI Pack, or 50 Telltale Bucks.

Well, yes, but say two people wanted the same prize pack, would it be whoever emails back first or what?

[Avistew]

I read it as in each can pick the one they want and all three people (is it going to be three of them?) might get the same one.
It's not like they have limited supplies of them after all.

[dentbuds]

^^^

Telltale, you can announce the winners anytime now. I won't be disapointed.

[lombre]

^^^

Telltale, you can announce the winners anytime now. I won't be disapointed.

Yup, any time at all. I won't feel a bit of disappointment either. Well, unless you call me fat and award the grand prize to someone that dressed their pet rabbit as Max.

[Rather Dashing]

How can you even "dress" a rabbit like Max? He doesn't wear clothes!

[lombre]

How can you even "dress" a rabbit like Max? He doesn't wear clothes!

My point exactly. =P

[GuruGuru214]

How can you even "dress" a rabbit like Max? He doesn't wear clothes!

Tie a Luger to his foot.

Or...

How can you even "dress" a rabbit like Max? He doesn't wear clothes!

That's none of your damn business.

[Cheri]

I wonder how many entries they got this year...

[Alan Johnson]

Winners are posted (http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-702)! Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the winners! Happy Halloween!

[lombre]

Congrats to the winners! That Hidden People video is really something!

[GuruGuru214]

I can't stop smiling. :D

Congratulations to the winner and all the other runners up, you guys all did some crazy awesome stuff.

[mathman77]

Congrats to the winners!

[SunnyGuy]

Congrats to the winners!

Looks like I got 6 out of my 7 guesses correct. 5 of the entries I expected to get something did, one didn't, and the 7th is that I'd get nothing XD

[dentbuds]

Congratulations everyone. A bit disappointed, but theres always next year.

Here's one of my entries. Based on the concept art for Back to the Future. ZOMBIES!!!!!!

Question: Will there be a "People's Choice Award" this year???

http://i55.tinypic.com/2emj3m1.jpg

[Cheri]

Congrats guys!

[mgrant]

Congrats to the winners and everyone else who participated. you guys are fantastic. ^.^

[Trenchfoot]

Congratulations, guys! :D

[Debbie82]

It seems my poem about Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4 didn't make it. What a shame. And my poem had some rhythm about it too. :(

[Jennifer]

Crap! I just realized I sent my contest entry to the wrong address this year. I sent it to contest@telltalegames.com instead of community@telltalegames.com. :(

I was wondering why I didn't get a confirmation e-mail like I did in all the other years.

Well, here it was anyway (even though I posted it in this thread once before): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOAf33NVn8

I am quite a bit bummed. :( Congratulations to everyone that won though.

[gilau]

i really like the winner video, i wasnt the winner, but i was a runner, i relaized how ugly photos i send for the contest xD, but hear are some others that telltale didnt use on the blog...and this ones...are ugly photos to xD hear are some pics i submited on deviantart:
Im to idiot to submit the pics xD, so hear are the url
http://gilau.deviantart.com/art/zombi-max-3-183977560#/d31j9st
http://gilau.deviantart.com/art/zombi-max-3-183977560#/d31j9zs
ok, this one was used on the blog, but i like it :)
http://gilau.deviantart.com/art/zombi-max-3-183977560 when you dress the zombi doll with hes flint paper costume, you can unite the tail of max, with the pants so you can se it out too, but im not going to upload that pics xD .

[Debbie82]

Well, congrats to the winners anyway. :)

[gilau]

thank you :).

[gilau]

Crap! I just realized I sent my contest entry to the wrong address this year. I sent it to contest@telltalegames.com instead of community@telltalegames.com. :(

I was wondering why I didn't get a confirmation e-mail like I did in all the other years.

Well, here it was anyway (even though I posted it in this thread once before): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOAf33NVn8

I am quite a bit bummed. :( Congratulations to everyone that won though.
i like it, how have you made the doc xD?

[Jennifer]

Crap! I just realized I sent my contest entry to the wrong address this year. I sent it to contest@telltalegames.com instead of community@telltalegames.com. :(

I was wondering why I didn't get a confirmation e-mail like I did in all the other years.

Well, here it was anyway (even though I posted it in this thread once before): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOAf33NVn8

I am quite a bit bummed. :( Congratulations to everyone that won though.
i like it, how have you made the doc xD?
Thanks. :) I took the Doc model from the first GameTrailers preview video (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-behind-back-to-the/706588), made his skin color warmer due to the fact I was putting him in a day time scene, and created the rest of his body just by drawing it in MSPaint and smoothing out the edges in Paint.NET. :)

[SunnyGuy]

Oh yeah, now that this is over I guess it'd be better if I actually posted my submission instead of just telling you guys to go somewhere else to see it.


http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/297/2/2/s_m_ttg_2010_sohaacc_entry_p1_by_thesunnyguy-d31grfg.png
http://thesunnyguy.deviantart.com/art/S-M-...ry-p1-183860188 (http://thesunnyguy.deviantart.com/art/S-M-TTG-2010-SoHAaCC-entry-p1-183860188)

(Second page)
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/299/a/3/s_m_ttg_2010_sohaacc_entry_p2_by_thesunnyguy-d31jpej.png
http://thesunnyguy.deviantart.com/art/S-M-...ry-p2-183997531 (http://thesunnyguy.deviantart.com/art/S-M-TTG-2010-SoHAaCC-entry-p2-183997531)

[divisionten]

Congrats to the winners!

Looks like I got 6 out of my 7 guesses correct. 5 of the entries I expected to get something did, one didn't, and the 7th is that I'd get nothing XD

Out of curiosity, who did you think was going to win but didn't?

[gilau]

you made a great work, you shuld send the video anyway.

[Nintomster]

I was wondering why I didn't get a confirmation e-mail like I did in all the other years.


You get a confirmation e-mail? I never got one. Does that mean they never got it if you didn't get one? If so, then damn! Oh well at least I had fun. I'll post my other pictures up here then. I had glasses on for two of them, I had ran out of time to redo them.

[divisionten]

You get a confirmation e-mail? I never got one. Does that mean they never got it if you didn't get one? If so, then damn! Oh well at least I had fun. I'll post my other pictures up here then. I had glasses on for two of them, I had ran out of time to redo them.

This year, no confirmation emails. That's what I heard at least- I did not get one either.

[GinnyN]

I'll celebrate. Thanks a lot Telltale!

[Junaid]

Congratulations winners!

I couldn't find the time to finish my entry:
http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/3816/halloween2010sam.png

I was planning to make a whole bunch of these. Oh well...

[Giant Tope]

You should finish it anyways! I am very interested.

[Lennie Melvin]

oh my god, im a runner up!!! :D I love you TTG!!

[Strana1428]

Just thought I stop by and have a look at some of the other entries and congratulate fellow winners and everyone else who entered. =D

Edit:Just case anyone wonders I made the stop motion short.

[gilau]

Just thought I stop by and have a look at some of the other entries and congratulate fellow winners and everyone else who entered. =D

Edit:Just case anyone wonders I made the stop motion short.

your the brave one xD I thougt it was awsome, the muvment was great

[Avistew]

Congrats to the winners!

[aniforce]

dagnabbit, I did not win. I still like to share this with you though, I sent it in pretty early to Telltale (2 days after this forum got up). Hope you like it!

Feel free to follow me on Twitter btw: http://twitter.com/aniforce/ to see more (or http://www.aniforce.nl/ for my portfolio).

http://www.aniforce.nl/img/SamMaxHalloween2010_c.jpg

[Cheri]

Eh, I dunno if people check the Sam & Max forums, but this was my entry:

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/298/e/8/horrible_beasties_by_cheri_chan-d31igwb.jpg

[Remolay]

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/298/e/8/horrible_beasties_by_cheri_chan-d31igwb.jpg

Cue UltraSeven.

[light_rises]

*long, low whistle* Man oh man, what a contest this year! I'm particularly tickled by the cakes and the films (claymation and a note-perfect homage to one of Graham's creations? it's like Christmas in October!), but they're all incredibly clever and well done. Congrats to all!

FWIW, here's my entry. Which, to be honest, is actually the "Plan B" I cobbled together once I realized I wouldn't have the real thing finished in time. :o I still hope to have it done for Halloween though, so if you're interested, keep an eye out for it tomorrow!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88/LightRises/Halloween2010-entrysmaller.png

[gilau]

so...sorry to ask this but,do anyone knows how we have our prizes? I mean, do we have to send a mail to telltale chousing a pack or what shuld be the proces? 0_o

[jeeno0142]

Yay! I won! Personally, I'm quite shocked about it. Compared to everyone elses, my entrys didn't seem as good. Anyway, I was going to post my entries here after the winners were announced anyway.

Here's the link to my first entry:

http://oi53.tinypic.com/2j1lhky.jpg

and here's the links to my second:


http://oi56.tinypic.com/2hmhc3t.jpg
http://oi52.tinypic.com/u98q0.jpg

I want to see everyones entrys regardless of whether they won. I love seeing other peoples art.

And congratulations to those who did win. You lot deserved it!

[gilau]

Yay! I won! Personally, I'm quite shocked about it. Compared to everyone elses, my entrys didn't seem as good. Anyway, I was going to post my entries here after the winners were announced anyway.

Here's the link to my first entry:

http://oi53.tinypic.com/2j1lhky.jpg

and here's the links to my second:


http://oi56.tinypic.com/2hmhc3t.jpg
http://oi52.tinypic.com/u98q0.jpg

I want to see everyones entrys regardless of whether they won. I love seeing other peoples art.

And congratulations to those who did win. You lot deserved it!

love the coins.

[jeeno0142]

love the coins.

Thank you! It was the first time I had tried that sort of thing. I think Sam turned out best.

[dentbuds]

Yay! I won! Personally, I'm quite shocked about it. Compared to everyone elses, my entrys didn't seem as good. Anyway, I was going to post my entries here after the winners were announced anyway.

Here's the link to my first entry:

http://oi53.tinypic.com/2j1lhky.jpg

and here's the links to my second:


http://oi56.tinypic.com/2hmhc3t.jpg
http://oi52.tinypic.com/u98q0.jpg

I want to see everyones entrys regardless of whether they won. I love seeing other peoples art.

And congratulations to those who did win. You lot deserved it!

Dem coins are the shizzle. How did you make them?

[jeeno0142]

Dem coins are the shizzle. How did you make them?

Thank you! I used a product called Fimo. It's like a clay, you mould it to the way you want and then harden it in the oven. It doesn't shrink whilst it's hardening, which is what makes the product quite good.

I made the base of the coins separate from the faces, just using a template to keep size approx the same. Then I found an image of everyone I wanted to replicate and tried to carve the image into a thin layer of fimo. When I was finally happy with the way it looked, I cut the image out with a craft knife. All the bases and faces were then hardened in the oven.

To paint them, all I did was to give them all a base coat of very dark brown, then smear gold paint over the top. That way the brown underneath would show the detail a little clearer. Then I just glued each face to a base.

Fun fact: Half way through smearing the gold on, we had a powercut, so I spent 10 minutes sitting in darkness gingerly holding the wet coin whilst my fingers turned gold.

[GinnyN]

This is the last time I'll spam with this image, I promise.

Plus, those coins are awesome ^^!

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/304/c/0/snm___devil__s_playhouse_poster_by_ginny_n-d31w7wo.png

[Klatuu]

Congratulations to all the winners! Great job everybody! (I better start on next year's entry NOW!)

[GinnyN]

(I better start on next year's entry NOW!)

I was thinking about that O.O

[Knightmare927]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/KaDios/TTG_Entry.jpg

This was my entry, Halloween Guybrush. Congratulations to all the winners! :)

[divisionten]

I'll repost my entries in full for you guys.

Entry 1: 6-page comic (http://www.theotaku.com/fancomics/view/8695/halloween_in_the_big_apple) Page one is the link, and you can navigate through the pages with the back and next buttons. Also, if you hit the "Download High Resolution" link at the bottom of each page, you can see the high-quality originals.

Entry 2: Max Spore Cake Pops (http://www.theotaku.com/worlds/kinodiaries/view/199147/) (And the recipes delivered by none other than our favorite crime-fighting duo!) Note- this site is image heavy, so it will take quite a while to load. Every instruction has a picture!

[GuruGuru214]

So...have any of the winners gotten an e-mail yet?

[GinnyN]

Nope

[GuruGuru214]

Didn't think so. Me neither. I was just curious. It's still early yet.

[Giant Tope]

I got mine.

[GuruGuru214]

Oh...well...crap...

[Alan Johnson]

I replied to ALL the winners, so check your spam filters.

[GinnyN]

I double checked my Spam Folder and there's nothing. I swear.

[GuruGuru214]

Same here, I've been checking both my inbox and my spam folder and I haven't gotten anything.

[jeeno0142]

I recieved, and used, my prize two days ago.

[Alan Johnson]

I'll resend to both of you guys.

[GinnyN]

I just replied. Thanks a lot.

[GuruGuru214]

Same here. Thanks, Alan!

[gilau]

I have also made my reply to Alan,thanks Alan ^^.

[Renzi]

Has anyone received their prizes yet? I'm hoping mine didn't get re-directed to our
PO-Box, that adds in an extra week sometimes. :(

I'm super excited, even though the PC that I game on isn't working atm.