PRESS PLAY
It's final. After 3 rounds of gaming, Press Play has come to an end.
Press Play is a continue-the-story adventure that unfolds in three different stages. Beginning with Stage Zero by Singaporean novelist Wena Poon, Press Play challenged all who were game to write their own short continuations to any (or all) of the stories from the preceding stage. These stories could spin off in any direction propelled by one's imagination of the "what-ifs", and oh-ho-ho what a ride it has been!
Noise Singapore would like to say a big thank you to all our valiant gamers, each with their own alternative versions of protagonist Max's journey, and our judges Wena Poon and O Thiam Chin for their invaluable time and insights.
Congratulations to our latest four winners of Chapter 3, who have taken Wena's story to whole new levels and opened up different worlds to us! They have each won $150 worth of Kinokuniya and/or BooksActually book vouchers. All 13 winning stories are showcased below. Click on the box to expand the paragraph that you wish to continue reading.
To view all the stories submitted by every single Press Play gamer, click here. Enjoy!
Till the next adventure begins, game on in your own arenas peeps!
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PROLOGUE
Virtual World Force 2. Rated five stars by Videogamer Monthly. Designed by a twenty-something genius programmer in Tokyo who was already a multi-m...
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CHAPTER 1A
It took less than a fraction of a second.
Just as Max was about to maneuver the cursor to make the decision, Sabah attacked....
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CHAPTER 1B
The outside world had rumbling thunder and awkward lightning flashes. He was in a forest, with leaves of red, gold and brown littering the ground....
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CHAPTER 1C
TRAVEL TO KHÅRA: 8 CREDITS
TRAVEL TO VESAPĚ: 17 CREDITS
TRAVEL TO BERLISMÜS: 21 CREDITS ....
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CHAPTER 1D
He clicked on a button, bringing up a panel of options. Max focused on only one button; the Time Machine. Pausing for a moment, he pointed....
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CHAPTER 1E
Max swiftly fired "Avalanche".
Incessant whirring: peninsula was transported to a golden mirage.Peltering hooves signaled all VWF 2 play....
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CHAPTER 2A
Sabah wrapped herself around Max's legs.
"We can't get out? But It's just a game -" Max said, laughing nervously ....
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CHAPTER 2B
Max and Yuudai rode their spacecrafts along an open trail in tandem, snagging fruits from the flanking trees for Power-ups while keeping a look out for ano....
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CHAPTER 2C
With those 3 words in mind, Max felt a fresh sense of assurance and proceeded down the streets of Berlismüs. He repeated the words in his head, as if holdi....
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GAME OVER
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CHAPTER 2E
Max woke up to his alarm's ringing, set for that midnight. He found his computer completely sizzled. Apparently VWF 2's high resource requirements have taken its to....
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CHAPTER 3A
"This isn't right. A game shouldn't be able to touch us." Max mumbled aloud, more so to reassure herself. But her words meant nothing when everything else was against her sens....
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CHAPTER 3B
"Is this for real?" Smiling Yuudai said, "Allow me to introduce myself once again, my name is Yuudai, and as you might have guessed, I am the programmer or as I'd like to put it, th....
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CHAPTER 3C
The cult who indulged in macabre arts, it seemed, was the reason why Berlismüs had turned into a real life Delacroix's Death of Saradanaplus. A distant chanting, marche fun....
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CHAPTER 3E
Max pinned the cheater's avatar to the ground, while quickly reporting him to the game developers. Who knew if the person'll use those cheat codes again, against him? Afte....
