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Nate 02-14-2011 03:38 PM

Vote Oddworld in to the Smithsonian
 
From oddworld.com:

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The Smithsonian American Art Museum is putting on a new exhibit: The Art of Video Games! For six months the prestigious institute will be showcasing 80 titles from 40 years of video game history, and from today until April 27, 2011, the public can help choose which games will have the honor of appearing.

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is up for inclusion, facing Metal Gear Solid and Crash Bandicoot: Warped for selection as the representative of the Action Genre on the original Sony PlayStation. As Oddworld fans we know you want to vote for us, so go now to the voting website, look at the Transition Era (Era 4) and let them know how artistic Oddworld is!

The Art of Video Games run from March 16, 2012 to September 30, 2012 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

The voting site isn't actually working for me right now - when I choose Era 4 and click on the link to vote, I get a blank page - but if it works for you, please vote.

Manco 02-14-2011 03:46 PM

It's not working for me right now either.

Still, once it gets working I can't imagine Oddworld losing out to Crash Bandicoot. Maybe MGS, but honestly I doubt it.

DarkHoodness 02-14-2011 03:54 PM

It seems to work for me, though it's a bit slow. That's an interesting selection they have there, though I get the feeling they're missing out on a few games that deserve a mention (such as many of the DOS classics, some of them had awesome artwork for their time). At least AO, Psychonauts and Half-Life 2 are among them. (Was Worms Armageddon really on the Nintendo 64?)

Wil 02-14-2011 04:05 PM

It took quite a bit of patience for the pages to load for me, but I managed it. Good luck, Oddworld!

Shrykull15 02-14-2011 04:20 PM

Not working for me either. I'll check again tomorrow.

Nate 02-14-2011 04:40 PM

I'm not sure that this is actually a "Vote and we'll put it in dealy". The impression I got was that it's more about expression of interest and that if both Oddworld and MGS get a lot of votes, they could both be in the exhibition.

Also, the site is probably under a lot of load at the moment as the URL gets passed around the intertubes. If it doesn't work for you, maybe leave off and try again in a couple o' days.

enchilado 02-14-2011 05:18 PM

Wooo Oddworld is gonna wiiin


yeeeah

Dynamithix 02-14-2011 07:52 PM

I voted, go Oddworld! :)

Xavier 02-14-2011 10:21 PM

Voted!

Man this page takes ages to load...

enchilado 02-14-2011 10:35 PM

I don't seem to be able to register.

MeechMunchie 02-14-2011 11:33 PM

Voted for Oddysee, as well as pretty much everything I liked. Surprised Audiosurf didn't make in there. That game is art.

Nath 02-15-2011 12:44 AM

voted too.

Took about two seconds to load. Must've been quiet.

Nate 02-15-2011 02:48 AM

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Man this page takes ages to load...

Yeah, it's wierd because Firefox says the page is fully loaded. It's gotta be some sort of wierd Javascript.

I had to leave the tab open, go to something else and come back to it a few minutes later.

Crashpunk 02-15-2011 03:11 AM

I'll Vote Oddworld :P

Xavier 02-15-2011 04:33 AM

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Yeah, it's wierd because Firefox says the page is fully loaded. It's gotta be some sort of wierd Javascript.

I had to leave the tab open, go to something else and come back to it a few minutes later.

Yep, I observed the exact same behavior. Very strange.



Apparently Alf had the problem too :lol:

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Alf
@AlfMudokon Alf
Heya chumps, vote for us at http://www.artofvideogames.org/ (ERA 4)! You might want to go make some tea while the pages load though.
http://twitter.com/#!/AlfMudokon/sta...17562551623681

T-nex 02-15-2011 05:45 AM

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Yeah, it's wierd because Firefox says the page is fully loaded. It's gotta be some sort of wierd Javascript.

I had to leave the tab open, go to something else and come back to it a few minutes later.

You know... It bad coding like this that turns away a lot of potential voters (I dont care what anyone says, but if the site confuses the user, it's not user-friendly and thus bad coding or design).
>: (

Anyway Ima leave the page up and see what happens.

Bullet Magnet 02-15-2011 05:48 AM

So long as it turns everyone away except us, we're laughing.

T-nex 02-15-2011 07:13 AM

Nvm it works now. HahahaHAHAHAHH!!!

Im voting for Oddworld and command and conquer :D And some blizzard games!

STM 02-15-2011 08:14 AM

1825 - this is my password.

Anyway, I think that Oddworld has a good chance of winning but I'm interested in how an epoch 1 game or whatever can have good art? It's like a competition between pong and space invaders surely?

Nate 02-15-2011 04:46 PM

It's not about having good art. It's about being good art. And that takes in to account many things, including quality, originality and historical importance.

Alf 02-16-2011 04:15 AM

The voting site seems to be more responsive. At least it is at my end! So go vote now!

Alf Shall Rise 02-16-2011 03:22 PM

I voted! I might go back and vote for other games, too.

Crashpunk 02-17-2011 01:36 AM

I did. I can't believe Minecraft is nominated! and Ratchet and Clank isn't in the PS2 era :(

Phylum 02-17-2011 02:31 AM

You can't compare R'nC to SoTC or GoW. They're in different leagues. I don't know about THU2, though.

STM 02-17-2011 10:38 AM

I had to vote for fallout 1! The best PC game other than AOE2 and DoWI known to man.

Hazel-Rah 02-22-2011 11:02 PM

Wow, is that a screen shot of Toy Commander for the Dreamcast they have representing the "Transition" era?

I honestly don't think Oddworld revolutionized video games as much as Metal Gear Solid did but Oddworld definitely gets my vote because it shows people who aren't avid gamers what a versatile medium gaming is and that it's not all about violence and shooting people.

GABBITS OWN 02-22-2011 11:12 PM

Voted, Oddworld can do it!, why does it take so long to load?

Mr. Bungle 02-28-2011 02:16 PM

I voted. I don't know if Oddworld can stand up to the likes of MGS, though, but I remain faithful.

Crashpunk 03-01-2011 02:03 AM

I'm unsure if Oddworld can beat Crash Bandicoot 3

Phylum 03-01-2011 03:10 PM

It shits over CB3 as a work of art.

metroixer 03-01-2011 07:49 PM

Doesn't matter if it shits over it or not, I'm sure most of the people that voted on this voted MGS not because it's art but because it was that cool action game that had solid snake and what the fuck is oddworld anyway??

Still, I voted for Oddworld. No point in being a negative nancy about it!

Phylum 03-01-2011 11:49 PM

Actually, lots of people know about Oddworld.

I do agree with you, though: most people won't vote on how much of a work of art a game is like they're supposed to.

Wil 03-02-2011 12:30 AM

I don't actually know what Metal Gear Solid is.

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NovaMan 03-02-2011 01:09 AM

http://i54.tinypic.com/mjl7oi.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid

Crashpunk 03-02-2011 01:23 AM

I never got into Metal Gear. I played the 2nd one on PS1 and that was amazing.

Phylum 03-02-2011 01:41 AM

You mean you played the first Metal Gear Solid game on the PS1, which was the 3rd Metal Gear game.

Max, you're missing out on fucking hours of epic cutscene that most people couldn't care less about.

Also, some neat gameplay.

Hulaabeo 03-02-2011 02:43 AM

I voted! I hope Oddworld wins!

Xavier 03-02-2011 03:17 AM

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I don't actually know what Metal Gear Solid is.

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I don't believe you!
I don't want to believe you!

Dynamithix 03-02-2011 03:19 AM

I bought Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of liberty (or something like that), but when I put it in the PS2 and pressed start it kept repeating the "Press Start" screen. I sent it back and after THAT they tell me they don't have another disc or whatever so I got my money back.

Bullet Magnet 03-02-2011 03:52 AM

Cool story bro.