Amazing MOC Crimso, never spotted this before. It's like a trip back in time, brilliantly done =D

aka "shmups"

Total nostalgia attack Crimso, I spent many hours in arcades piling coins into side-scrolling shoot-em-ups and this really looks authentic. Unlucky on not making the final.

Oh, all the hours I've spent playing that game! not only did you capture the action and essence of the game fantastically, you also did it in your signature style! I cannot begin telling you how good I think this is ;)

Funny !!!!!

it should be illegal to contain so much epic win

Wow ! incredible, funny, never seen before. It must have taken a lot of time to build all theses "screen shots" . Well done

fantastic yet again Crimso! I love it! i would definetly play this game

This one had me laughing and I could hear the sound effects in my head!!! I played way too many of those type of games.

WOW! absolutely great!! First of all the idea is great. second of all I REALLY admire how you got every level to look different with different type of ennemies . it reminded me of R-Type on the sega mastersystem (1988) and darius II on the sega mega drive II (1993?)... anyway. the most incredible superb thing is the use of DUPLO CRANE PARTS for the final robot boss! always wanted to use those ;p my only slight regret is that the ship u're flying doesnt get better weapons and upgrades after some time ;)

I won't forget, it look like it'd take me a week, just to make the ships in the main picture. They are great!

I reckon dave tipped Chris. This is way better. I think dave only won cause he put himself in the photos. The amount of pictures you've put up! Wow, I can see you've pushed a few things aside to do this. I reckon you deserved to win, I mean dave's was terrific, but anyone could do that (except his console was a winner, the games and controllers, were, ok). I thought you needed to create a GAME ot a console? But i dunno, I'm not the judge. :-) Gr8t job here and good job to sterling, I loved yours too, i just thought this felt more classic and had more colours and detail (overall).

tHAT lvs are really cool, I like the fact you used something plane to put up your creation, BY THE WAY PLZCHECK OUT THIS http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/132211

Very nice Crimso!!! I hope you win! :D

Alors là...c'est tout simplement magnifique! Probablement ton MOC le plus créatif et original! On imagine facilement la quantité du travail et des efforts que tu t'es donné pour réaliser tout ça: à chaque image, des vaisseaux différents, de nouveaux décors, des boss, sans compter les variations thématiques à chaque niveau! De la créativité à l'état pur! Tu me laisses complètement admiratif, là ;) Franchement dommage que tu n'ais pas remporté ce round, cela aurait été une récompense largement méritée!

Ok, I know I got a reference for the inspiration but Crimso this was FANTASTIC! I'd have to say if I were a judge I would've picked your entry over Dave's. His NES was incredibly accurate and total eye candy but your game screenshots I found more exciting and imaginative. This horizontal scrolling shoot-em up could be a great theme to explore mate. Dry those tears! :)

I found this very entertaining. It must have taken a lot of time and effort to make all of that. Great job!

Thanks a lot to have blogged my entry, it's an honor for me ! By the way, it's a really interesting and well done blog, congratulations to the team :-)

Most creative. Featured on YSAB: http://youngspacers.blogspot.com/2009/11/dave-sterling-vs-crismo-giger.html

This is very cool, a fantastic cathegory!

Omg, this creation bursts from creativity. All these DIFFERENT(!) enemies and bosses and levels ... Your brain had to be smoking after you were done with that?! I think your entry is better then Dave´s, although his NES is done quite well.

Excellent and so original!! 5/5

Again...great entry Crimso! I really enjoyed competing with you and your entry was superb. Let's do this again next year. :-) *High Fives*

Awesome Shoot 'Um Up Crimso! I loved how many you made, they just kept on getting better and better! I laughed and cried and wet myself, those are signs of the perfect MocOlympics entry, great work!

In terms of sheer scale, effort, challenge, and creativity, this is a winner of a project. I love the color-coded levels, the variety of ships and creatures, and the old-school feel. As Chris reminded me once, just because you lost the round does not take away from this MOC one little bit.

Personally, I would have voted for this. Not that my opinion matters. At least you sure went down in a flame of glory... or however the saying goes.

lol Probably more fun for Steef because he would be sure to win ! I'll ask to Chris and Steef, but in this case, we'll make it in our comfort zone I supose : Ships !!!

Thanks Brian !

That is awesome!!! Very creative!!

Will there be a MOC-Off between you and Steef, to see who gets third place? Would be fun ^^

Hold your head high, Crimso…this is a wonderful effort. It really could have gone either way…

Mate :-) Sorry for my comment below which could be hurting, I didn't mean anything bad, I was just a little sad... Look forward for your final entry :D

Great work!

Thanks everyone for your nice comments ! I'm not sure about Dave's entry though : he's a great builder, his entry is superb, but I feel that his MOC doesn't really fit the category, I mean, we must recreated a GAME, not a console... anyway the whole MOColympics were great, and I'm happy to have been in the final four competitors. Once again thanks everybody !

This is awesome! I can tell you put alot of thought and effort into this. It definately takes me back to my Atari-playing days (aw memories):)

Good one, Crimso. Looks like you gave the theme some thinking, but no real difference (skills, difficulty?)in your levels? Looks like Dave gets the win from me; still, you were a worthy competetor! Thanks for playing!

Crimso, this is your finest hour! Great job on this--it looks amazing. I'm a big fan of shoot 'em up games like Gradius and R-Type and this definitely captures the genre well.

This is definitely a fantastic interpretation of a side scroller! It's a tough decision that I don't envy the judges for! I really enjoy how you make your creations multidimensional and aren't afraid to think outside of the normal LEGO boundaries. Good luck in the comp!

Masterfully done! It's like retro Zorg empire! Full of action and fun to watch! Bravo!

great MOC, and a very clever idea to do it laying flat on the background. My favorite was "Chopper Command"

Awesome! I like side scrolling shooter games like those, nice use of both Bionicle and system pieces. :)

Wow, what a cool idea! I think what's missing is a GAME OVER screen ;)

Sorry you didn't advance, but it was a GREAT run! Can't wait to see what you'll do with all the 'free time' now.;^) Thanks for the review of my camper!~H

Ahh, this reminds me about a game that I had on my Nokia 3310! That game was a classic! I like that you made many levels for this!

nice one! I love all the different terrains and bosses you came up with. if you did a stopmotion video using this, it would have been a win for sure.

Nice build, Makes me very nostalgic for when I played intellivision. -Ian

Thanks Mark ! I think that Dave deserves the win, and to say it all, I'll now have more time for my regular production !

Well done, Crimso! Both you and Dave took interesting, and very different approaches. This time I had to go with Dave, though. His accuracy on the NES he built was just off the hook! Still, a great idea for the round with this flat approach to the building and presentation.

Awesone work using Lego in a way I haven't seen before. Clever and nicely done.

LOL. Nice game. Very cute.

Lolz awesome!

Wow, Crimso, just wow. Though really just a bunch of cool, well-built trinkets, the way the build is executed is extremely well done. Good luck! Good day

1. I instantly recogninzed the game type this was, it's so 80's - 'Caverns of Erebin' etc. 2. I was staggerred by the amount of work gone into this. 3. I am amazed that the collosal effort of the game screens followed the main pic which was of two stunning space craft. The one on the right is a total beast. 4. When it comes to LEGO, you totally rock dude!

While the overall MOC is brilliant, I am also greatly enjoying those yellow spaceships on the main pic. Nice work as usual Mr. Giger.

Nice work Crimso! Lots of cool little ships there and I really like the concept. Good luck!

Also, I'm going to do an animation about this. :) (Your Credit)

Oh yeah, in the States we call them "shoot 'em up" because we like to remove letters from words. Cuz we r cooool!;^)

Win or lose, you have been an inspiration to all builders in this years competition. This was amazing! I particularly love the 'Bosses' you created and how they got progressively larger and I presume harder to beat(f-ing Bosses!) Great job once again and best of luck with the judges!~H

Holy WOW! that's just summed up a decade of arcade gaming in the coolest possible way :)

Simply Amazing....

I WANT this game. I want to play it until my eyes pop out.

Thanks to everybody ! To Chris and Lee : I'm agree about the background, but this weekend of build has been hard (and very enjoyable at the same time), I've lacked time for a top-notch result... And I'm agree, Dave's entry is fantastic !

Great job Crimso, good luck with the judges.

Wow! looks like those games to me. Every screen has something fun to look at. Love the monsters. Good Luck! see ya. garth

Crimso, let me just say that I literally had my mouth hanging open when I looked at this. WOW. In the end though, dave's outside the box (pun intended because he basically built a box) thinking and functionality is what did it for me. Good luck with the other judges! ~ Chris.

Fantastic! I love classy old space ship games, very cool. This will be so hard for the judges! How did you assemble them dureing the photography, as in, did you put things in the proper order on the table seperatly, like the monsters not heald together.

It is a beautiful creation, very clever. I went with Dave on this one because of the "lay it on black paper" impression I got on this moc. If it had been a Lego background, the vote might have gone the other way. Best of luck with the other judges. Lee.

This is great! Looks like a tough competition, it almost feels like your playing the game!

Really great! I had so much fun looking at each 'board'. The idea was very creative. Good luck with the judges.

Wow, this is unbeleivable. I love every part of this MOC. I am routing for you Crimso! Oh I hope you remeber me by my MOCs I havent been active for a while. I posted a new moc if you want to take a look at it. I think you would like it. Thanks and good luck!

Never heard of the game, but it looks sorta like asteroids! I just saw you were French. So is half of my family! So I speak a fair amount, but I'm not completely fluent- I still have to learn a lot of conjugations and stuff... Enough off-topicry! Great job, it all looks awesome! Did you make only half of each ship or did you lay them on their sides? I can't tell. Great job, good luck.

Wow, this is great! Good luck in the semifinals; I'm rooting for you!

Oh My Gawd