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11-30-2017 at 04:11 PM



The TG engineering team is working on integrating all of the systems needed to make it simple and easy for members to order TG Certificates and we hope to have it ready as soon as possible!

For clarity, there will are 2 types of certificates:

1st place (TG World Champion) certificates - The attached photo is an example. It comes in a very nice "diploma style" encasing and the certificate carries the official GOLD TG emboss used on all TG embossed certificates throughout history.

Non-1st-place record certificates - The paper is a different color, and they carry a silver TG emboss and arrive in a more standard type of red folder. These certificates will have whatever official leaderboard position # the member accomplished at the top instead of the words "World Champion."

In order to facilitate the purchase and distribution of these certificates, TG has to build an e-commerce system into the site. So that is what is taking a little time.

With that being said, we are pleased to announce that SUBMISSION POINTS will be able to be used as currency toward the purchase of TG Certificates.

The certificates are of very high quality and are not inexpensive - so it will likely take a large amount of submission points to just outright buy a TG certificate package and have it sent to you - but the fact is that it will be possible to do so.

Submission points can also be used just to reduce the overall cost of the TG certificate purchase.

We currently have not computed what the submission point conversion rate is going to be, but we will have that information ready once the certificates are available.

More information soon.

User comments (16)

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Oh yay! Woot!
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Will these be available for every track, game and platform?
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Super sweet oyea thanks TG this is a terrific incentive.
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Quote Originally Posted by Barra
Will these be available for every track, game and platform?
As a beginning, we are remaining consistent with the historic practice of previous eras of Twin Galaxies which means that certificates are issued at the leaderboard/track level.

Once that is established, we will look at newer types of certificates that considers Game ESI totals, Platform ESI totals, and other new grouping measurements that evolve to help identify the various types of achievement.

We will also have official tournament winner certificates for future TG events, as well as the elaborate TG tournament system that will be coming online for member use in the coming months.
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TG Tournaments site fully integrated and functional. Yes please. I miss it. Let’s see Retro Nintendo Online Open #2. I’m dyin in all these MAME tourneys...
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Quote Originally Posted by bensweeneyonbass
TG Tournaments site fully integrated and functional. Yes please. I miss it. Let’s see Retro Nintendo Online Open #2. I’m dyin in all these MAME tourneys...
Yes. It is a fully functional system that has contemplated tournament operator / participant adjudication, prize pools, entry fees (submission points), entry filters (set CR minimums, or leaderboard rank mins), multiple types of tournament styles (round robin, bracketed, etc.), the ability to invite players from outside TG, tournament promotion, event details (online? Location based), etc. etc.

There's been a team of people working on it for a while now. We are trying to get it done as quickly as possible but dont want to overly rush.
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for complete clarity, can submission points cover the entire expense, that is it say, shipping and handling as well? everything?
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Thanks for this update - much appreciated!
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LIVE TG TOURNAMENTS!!! The next Arcade Expo in March 2018... Bring it back!!!
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Quote Originally Posted by Snowflake
for complete clarity, can submission points cover the entire expense, that is it say, shipping and handling as well? everything?
Yes that is the intention.
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This is awesome news!

Ive 17,000 points that’s been burning my pocket for too long!
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Questions

1.How Many Submission Points will be Needed to get The Certificate & Mailed Total Submission Point Cost?

2. How Much in Dollars $ will it Cost to Buy the Certificate with Shipping & Handling to Be Mailed to Twin Galaxy Members?
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Tournaments based on games NOT the half ass point structures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would love to see the Archon Decathlon for all systems
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Quote Originally Posted by jjt_defender
Questions

1.How Many Submission Points will be Needed to get The Certificate & Mailed Total Submission Point Cost?

2. How Much in Dollars $ will it Cost to Buy the Certificate with Shipping & Handling to Be Mailed to Twin Galaxy Members?
Neither of these have been determined yet.
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looks so great i have a GWR CERTIFICATE AND I WANT TO PUT IT NEXT TO NEXT !
SOME NEWS ABOUT THE CERTIFICATES?
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When will we be able to order these?
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