The GNamer Forum Awards 2020 (THANKS FOR PLAYING!)

- I've added my entire game library into Backloggery; I've then also made a separate list in OneNote of the games that are a priority. It's still too long and I fear it's going to grow as opposed to shrink, but I realise that time is not infinite, and I don't need to download and install Garfield Kart for the LOLs. *checks priority list* wait why is that on here

- Keep the backlog low.  It’s down at 6 games at the moment: if it could stay there that’d be dandy.

- I Plan to play ALOT more Switch this year. My backlog is out of control and full of great experiences i've missed out on. I've had the Hori Split Pads for the last few months and that has drastically improved the Switch in Handheld for me. So expect to see me alot more on the forum this year!!

- I’ll be working my way through a PS4 backlog, that I fear will inevitably grow, as PS4 games get cheaper throughout 2021. I’ve acknowledged that I’m not a retro gamer and not a current-gen gamer, but a last-gen gamer. There's a longstanding fascination with videogames that have been and gone and I reckon the next year or two will be similar. I'll keep my eye on Nintendo too.

- In terms of this forum, probably just not vanishing for months at a time... although that has been my style for the past however many years. *checks signature I mean, I've technically been here almost 13 years now…

- Time for the Snack Reviews Thread to return.

- Move house.  It’s lovely to hear my upstairs neighbour’s every word of dialogue, but I could do with some better nights’ sleep.

- Languishing in London for the time being, hopefully, move somewhere else and work remotely permanently in the summer.

- I continue to write occasional music reviews, but I would like to do more creative writing. Random videogame musings but also dip my toes into something more substantial that could intertwine with my true passion - data. Something like “who is the greatest wrestler” or “what videogame system is the best value for money” and throw a load of data/stats into the equation. I posted a comment on a Sky Sports YouTube video (that was about “who is the greatest British football team ever”) and used their “points-based system” and applied it to European teams, and it had over 2,000 likes. So there is a demand for it, I just need to work out how I could make it read-able. A book or blog perhaps!

- I'm also continuing to grow my substantial DVD collection of Oscar nominees.

- Just to be a bit more physically active & try to get back into Skateboarding that I done in my earlier twenties.

- Keep up the gym and that. Get swole.

- To maintain how I'm feeling in this present month, keep my head held high and take on this year as best as I can. Can't ask for more than that.

- I've quit scrolling social media; twitter and facebook aren't even on my phone any more and instagram is still there for me to post hiking pics but I'm not looking at the feed.

- Have good mental health despite everything.

= Crumpy Andy (1 vote)



You say:
"Did this whole bit about the taste of fridges and the noise of drinks."


= The_Jaster (1 vote)



You say:
"Here’s a man who puts in the funnies year after year, yet never seems to get the reward he deserves.  Whether it’s coming up with hilarious sleep-deprived posts or just timing the pants off a .gif, Jaster deserves to win this at least once."


I say: A good start, with two underrated funnymen who often deliver the giggles.

Jimbob (2 votes)



You say:
"It’s been a good year for the big man."

I say: The king dethroned.  It's felt like a quieter year for Jim for me - then I started going through top taglines and realised, he's been there all along.  He's just so funny nobody can think of new ways to say it!

= Buskalilly (3 votes)



You say:
"Gone are the days of his drunken rants yet he's still incredibly funny, smart humour, silly humour, he can do 'em all."

"Can I think of particular examples? Not really. But Buska is the one who most consistently makes me titter by slagging people off (usually Balla or mas)."

"Cunt"


= The Cappuccino Kid (3 votes)



You say:
"Still makes me chuckle after all this time with his wry and blunt sense of humour. Gave me some much needed laughs in all too often mirthless year."

"I feel like the big man hasn't won it for a few years but he can be a funny fucker."

"Cappa’s N64 reviews stick with me as well-written retrospectives interspersed with enough passion and humour so as to make me want to read more. I’ve enjoyed posts from Jimbob, Balla, Buska and Muss in particular, but the longer form ramblings tend to be my cup of tea and Cappa gets my vote."


I say: Chuffed with this.  That Buska would rise again as Jimbob's star fell (slightly, by one vote): that was expected.  Buska and Jim are the two established funnymen of this place, and odds are if one hasn't made you laugh this week the other has.  Seeing Cappa join him, though, is great.  It's felt like a long time since anyone else has disrupted the established order of humour in this place, and it's nice to see it shaken up, just a little!

With a vote apiece:

51 Worldwide Protests Against Racism "This one sums up 2020 in a way, the fact that there are still protests against racism, and that there has to be 51 of them."

Feat. Jay ‘The Arsehole’ Moyles vs. ROSS YOU DOBBER "I like a bit of drama."

GNamer Secret Santa Sign-Ups Cease Sunday! "Was worried that I wouldn't have a third to vote for for a second."

Moving Out? Not In This Climate You're Not "Very apt unfortunately."

Not to be confused with the pizza-maker, Papa Mario the Oregano King "This still makes me laugh, is oregano even an ingredient on pizza?" (It is, right?  I didn't get this horribly wrong, did I? - Balla)

Please go vote in the 2019 Annual Awards! We've only had one voting thread all decade… "Banger"

We ate up that LEGO-Nintendo crossover news, but it's our wallet that's s**tting bricks. "A GJones tagline is like diamond: rare yet sparkling.  Here’s to more next year."

What is a backlog? A miserable pile of unplayed games! "But enough talk, have at yo- oh, oh wait, gotta fire up FFXIV again."

Beautiful, in a Monstrous Way; like Godzilla with a Bit of Lippy
In today's news: "Dyslexic Pokemon fans continue to keep Pikmin franchise alive”
Our Reviewing Algorithm Gives All Indie Games 7/10
Paper Mario has a new course in Mario Kart 8. It's based on the A4.
Tundrabolts and Lightning


I say: A really nice thing this year was that we got comments, and often entertaining comments, with the tagline votes.  Good to see!

= XBOX, JIM CARREY, SEE A BEAR, FETA CHEESE (2 votes)



You say:
"This had me humming it for days afterwards.  Days! Oh God I typed this and now I’m off again DAMN IT RUM"

"SEND ME ROCKS."


= Fill thee not up on snackes; there's yet dinner (2 votes)



You say: ...not much!


I say: The recipe for a successful tagline is: for me not to type it! Yep, I didn't type the winner either, and I stole these belters from Rum and Buska.  Hey, there's a reason I don't reel in the votes for Funniest Forumite.

= Bum Poo Wee Games Month (3 votes)



You say:
"Made me giggle therefore proving I am a child."

"The only tagline we deserve."


= Wow, it looks like an ancient piece of pottery! It plays like an ancient piece of poo. (3 votes)



You say:
"Okay, apart from this one."  (Genuinely follows on from the comment above!)

"Jimbob in “making people laugh” non-shocker."


= We built this city on sausage rolls (3 votes)



You say:
"Bangers."


I say: So, how to make a good tagline (if you're not me): in-jokes, or be Jimbob and use the word 'poo'.  Simple enough!