Alright, this time it's all over! Did you know there was a second, hidden giveaway? Only about 1/6th of the people who tried the first puzzle ever found the link for the second, and out of them, only 29 made it through that.

[SOLUTION]

After you finished my first puzzle, you probably noticed the cryptic hints that "there may be more", or "things are not always as they appeared". Later, you probably saw the hints and people discussing questions that didn't exist, so you caught on. No one even found the hidden puzzle until 36 hours after the giveaway began. At that point, you had 48 hours to make it through.

If you opened up the HTML to this page, and scrolled to the line "Is the puzzle over when we think it's over? Remember, things are not always as they appear.", you'd see a hidden link right next to it. The link takes you here!

Then, you get 15 more questions to answer. Here's the solution for those:

1)Banjo Kazooie, 100. I accepted several variations of the game's title.

2)Vivi. He's from Final Fantasy IX.

3)X Buster.

4)The Walking Dead, Telltale Games. Go play this if you haven't. I love it.

5)Half Life. The link's not even there for some reason. I've linked the picture on the giveaway page. One of the hints gives you the answer for this.

6)Dead Island

7)Angry Birds. That's the green pig.

8)Klonoa

9)Donkey Kong. I also accepted DK.

10)Blue Candle! It's a candle that has a blue flame, so that's why I told people to logic it. It's from the first Legend of Zelda for the NES. It also makes an appearance in Binding of Isaac.

11)Final Fantasy X. I accepted several variations of the name. Tidus (the main character) wears that symbol on his, as does his father, Jecht.

12)Alien Hominid.

13)Knuckles

14)Chaos Emeralds, 7. I also accepted Super Emeralds, 7. Yep, I mainly did this one to reference the madness behind the "Tails" question from my last puzzle :)

15)Megaman X. I also accepted Rockman X, and just X.

If you answered all of those right, you got a link to the giveaway!

And, that's it. No more tricks up my sleeve for this puzzle. Hope everyone had fun!


Solution for the linked giveaway:

1) Clyde. He has a real name according to the first game, but no one ever remembers that :P

2) Mario. I hope you guys got that.

3) Wario, and either coins or money. Sorry to everyone who tried "garlic"! I didn't remember him ever liking that.

4) Peggle! Go try it!

5) Halo.

I tried to use my 5 easiest out of the 20 I made for this occasion.


I'm back again, with more puzzles. If you played my last puzzle, then you'll remember I used WeaveSilk to make the images. I made all new pictures using that site for this. So, just like last time, answer the questions, join the giveaway, and have fun!

Click here!

No cheating, revealing answers, giving hints, etc. You cannot help each other in any way. If you break this rule and win, I'll reroll. All other SteamGift rules apply.

All hints will be provided by me here and in the comments!

Is the puzzle over when we think it's over? Remember, things are not always as they appear.


Hints:

1: In a backpack? Isn't that animal cruelty?

3 and 15 are very related to each other. Both are supposed to be blue, and you could even say the same character uses both things. And both are upgradable in all of his games across the SNES and PS1.

4: This is a modern game on both consoles and PC. It was based on another form of media.

5: The link's broken.

6: It's a 2 word answer. One of the other images will help with the answer.

9: That's a tie, and should be red. Was it driving you bananas?

10: The "Batman of video games" (not actual Batman) used this item once.

10: If in doubt, logic this one. One person said recreating it in WeaveSilk helped him.

11: It's possible to get this right. It isn't just a fantasy.

12: The dev of this flash-based game just released a different game on Steam. That new game had been on consoles for awhile.

13 and 14 are also very related.

14: Think about the first puzzle I made. Which question about a move stumped most of you? This is related.

15: Both his English and Japanese name will work. You could even use his nickname.

?: Remember how awesome Half Life is? Yeah, remember that sometimes, because it might be important in case you find something that's broken. Just some simple advice.

Everything I've posted is important to the puzzle. Nothing is useless info, aside from the WeaveSilk Link

12 years ago*

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Only 2-5, 2-6 & 2-10 to go. It's difficult. :(

12 years ago
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5 and 10 are actually easy, but you have to stop and think about them.

12 years ago
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I got 5, it was staring me straight in the face! I still can't make out what 10 is though.

12 years ago
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I don't see a picture for 5, did you get it without a picture? Edit: 2-5 that is.

12 years ago
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Yeah, just the wording of something in the hints.

12 years ago
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I've mentioned already that the link to the picture doesn't work.

12 years ago
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I got 6, Woo-Hoo, now to sleep on 10 & hopefully get it in the morning.
Edit: Great puzzle by the way.

12 years ago
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Thanks :)

12 years ago
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Argh, I've spent far too long on this and still can't figure out 2-5, 2-10, and 2-11, although I know I recognize the symbol I just can't remember it.

Edit: Finally got 5, now I feel a little bit stupid. 10 and 11 remain.
Edit 2: Figured out 11, pity I didn't recognize it from one of my favorite games of all time.

12 years ago
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So, just 10 now? You can get it.

12 years ago
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Is it related to any of the answers to the questions you've posed before?

I have a strong suspicion I've not played whatever game it appears in and sadly, I've not played quite a fair few of the games you've used.

12 years ago
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10? No, it's not. Anyone can power through that one, though. Just stare at it for awhile

12 years ago
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I've been staring at it for the most part of the day and not getting it (obviously). I've been Googling, trying to get some form of an answer and trying random objects. I understand you're dropping hints, but I'm clearly to dense to make use of them.

I shall try again tomorrow.

12 years ago
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Well, the hints are vague because if I'm not vague, it'll totally give this one away.

To my knowledge, it's only been in 2 games, and in one, it's a shout-out to the first game.

12 years ago
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Finally! All finished now, great puzzle!

12 years ago
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Thanks!

12 years ago
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Still stuck on 2-4, 2-10, 2-11 :(

12 years ago
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The good news is you still have over 36 hours on that one.

12 years ago
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Booyah.

12 years ago
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How many words for 7?
WTH is 10?
11 looks familiar but looks like is flying. On an RPG?

12 years ago
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10 and 11 are described slightly in the puzzle. I'm not telling how many words on 7, but I will say it's more than 1 but not many. :)

12 years ago
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Being a PC gamer didnt help to solve 11 -or 10 and 7-, should've used more the hint.
Still stuck with 7 and 10
Edit: Great puzzle, but the 2-7 is incomplete; I have the 2-7 game and didn't remember

12 years ago
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7 was complete.

12 years ago
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I have everything but 10, not getting your "power through it" hint. I thought maybe the nes power glove but no, I do not know what this could be.

12 years ago
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Hmm. It's mainly just me saying try guessing crap. Don't think too much about it, but without saying too much, you might be on the right track.

12 years ago
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Well I am guessing from your taste in games it is a nes or 64 game but I just can not figure it out, should be some hint for those who got every one but 10 haha

12 years ago
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Yeah, you're on the right track. Run with that.

I'll probably add more hints later.

12 years ago
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Recreated it in silk and was able to get it, great puzzle, kept me going for a long while.

12 years ago
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Sounds like a good way to figure it out. Good work!

12 years ago
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10 and 12!
bit of an "ahhh" situation I'm in hmmmm

12 years ago
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You should be able to figure out 12 with the hint I gave. As for 10, just stare at it and eventually it'll come.

12 years ago
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Bumping! You have 11 hours to solve the linked puzzle, but things won't end for about 23 hours.

12 years ago
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Added a hint for 10.

12 years ago
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bump

12 years ago
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The only two I have left are 2-6 and 2-11

12 years ago
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11 is in the same franchise as one of the others. That and the hint up above should help.

12 years ago
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Yeah I figured it out a while ago thanks for the hints. Too bad I already had the game. Well whatever I had fun doing the puzzle.

12 years ago
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So after 24 hours of guessing, staring, thinking, googling, a couple of hints & a few tears, I still can't get 10. I must never have played or heard of the game it's used in.

12 years ago
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The game is older, and isn't on PC. Think about what video game characters could be compared to Batman.

12 years ago
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Rico from JC2's grappling hook is kind of like Batman's, but JC2 is PC. Rico is out.
Similarly, Samus has a grapple beam, and Samus isn't PC.
The Assassin's Creed guy climbs to the rooftops like Batman, but is PC. AC is out.
Sam Fisher lurks in the shadows, but is PC. Sam is out.
Link has a ton of different tools (including boomerangs!) for different jobs, like Batman's utility belt.
Snake is stealthy and bad-ass, like Batman.
That's about all I could think of. I still haven't gotten it.

12 years ago
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I went through all these except Rico and assassins creed & also the castlevania series yesterday, but I'm still no closer to getting it. I can't actually make out what it's meant to be, I tried drawing it in weavesilk but it made no difference.

12 years ago
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Alas, Snake has appeared in multiple games and some of them on PC

12 years ago
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I was sure that it was Link, but I tried pretty much every item that has ever appeared in any game that I could think of, so no....

Also, the hint was that it's an item used one time so I really have no idea.

12 years ago
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Finally got last one, 2-10. It really is easy to guess.
Great puzzle, Yokuo. I had lots of fun solving it :D

12 years ago
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Yep, 2-10 is super simple, even if you've never played the game! I think most people are thinking too hard.

Glad you enjoyed the puzzle!

12 years ago
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4 hours left on the linked puzzle.

4,470 guesses
611 players
155 solvers

12 years ago
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4,527 guesses
615 players
158 solvers

12 years ago
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70 minutes left for the linked puzzle!

12 years ago
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bump

12 years ago
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Woa, loved that site. It's great for inspiration when you're out of ideas of what to draw!

12 years ago
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Definitely is a cool site. I really like it myself :)

12 years ago
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Bump! Results posted for the linked puzzle!

12 years ago
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bump!

12 years ago
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Really ? 3 coins ? I was trying to put garlic, or gold there :(

12 years ago
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I messed up not putting gold as a choice. But even so, I figured either money or coins would be a natural second guess.

12 years ago
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"somewhere around 12 hours left" from when? Posts don't tell us when they were last edited (that I can see). I'm still lacking 2-7 and 2-10....

12 years ago
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As I post this, there are still 2 hours left. And I have yet to figure out 10 and 8. :(

12 years ago
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I finally got 2-7 (I was looking for the completely wrong animal), but still no idea for 2-10.

12 years ago
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Try to figure out that regular household object that thing is, then consider the abnormal color as well. That, or figure out the hint I left above.

12 years ago
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Colorblind. :-(

12 years ago
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Blue

12 years ago
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Thanks for the tip. I did figure out 8 (Wow, so obvious) but I guess I'll have to put in some extra effort quickly for 10.

12 years ago
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Hopefully you can light the path, destroy the obstacles, and make it to the end in time.

12 years ago
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So cryptic! Haha.

So, lighting the path, destroying the obstacles, and making it to the end in time I assume relate to the "Batman of (non-PC) video games". Still have no idea who this could be. Castlevania, you destroy obstacles and make it to the end in time, but rather than lighting the path, you destroy lights. Zelda, you light the path sometimes, and destroy obstacles, but there's no time limit that I can remember.

Whoever non-Batman is, they used this regular household object once. This one is blue, but normally they are not blue. (Not that blue helps me, since I have no frame of reference, haha. Colorblind; I don't know what 'blue' means). It's super simple, even if we've never played whatever (classic, possibly Nintendo) game it's from.

Anyone can power through, if we stare at it enough and just keep guessing and go with our gut.

I can hardly wait for this to be over because I'm DYING to know, haha.

Is the image two different colors or are my eyes lying to me again?

11 minutes left...

12 years ago
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The time limit is in reference to your situation now, not part of the hint. You're definitely on the right track, though.

14 minutes remain.

12 years ago
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SOLVED IT. OW MY BRAIN.

Still don't know what game it's from though, haha. I got it purely from your hints.

7 minutes left guys!

12 years ago
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That works. Whichever way you figured that one out is fine with me :P

12 years ago
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There's blue and white, depending on where you're looking.

12 years ago
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I finally got the one I was stuck on. Very difficult because I had no idea what I was looking for. Great puzzle & I hope you have another soon.

12 years ago
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Glad you got it. I'll see what I can do about that :)

12 years ago
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It's not even the raffle/gift in these ones. It's the enjoyment of figuring out the pictures, I missed your first puzzle, but I'm glad I saw this one.

12 years ago
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I can't find the link to the 15 question puzzle, and I know all of the answers to the clues. ._.

12 years ago
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And your Steam profile is down, so I can't check there. :(

12 years ago
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It's here, not there.

EDIT: Profile's fine on my end :/

12 years ago
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Oh, I guess PeerBlock rejects connections to Steam profiles. lol

Looks like your contest is over from your profile page. Can we have the link to the puzzle just to bask in your artistic prowess? ;)

12 years ago
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i already have the game, but it kept me buisy for about 5 minutes. thank you for that XD

12 years ago
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Solution posted!

12 years ago
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Thank you for this puzzle, it was difficult but fun to try.

12 years ago
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No problem, glad you had fun

12 years ago
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I know you wanted to be hard, but 2-10 is ridiculous. Thanks for the fun until that part

12 years ago
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Heh, wow, 10 was really tough. I was thinking Solid Snake the whole time, no wonder I couldn't get anywhere! Thanks for the puzzle.

12 years ago
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Ah, yep, that would be a problem!

12 years ago
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Closed 12 years ago by Yokuo.