PG Applympics 2012: Medal ceremony for the hurdles event

After five dramatic days of awe-inspiring voting in the hurdles event at the inaugural PG Applympics, the proverbial whistle has blown and the competition has now closed.

All of the votes have been counted and verified by an independent adjudicator (Facebook) this morning. The results were then passed to me in a green envelope by a Coronation Street extra. Oh, the thrill.

Before I reveal the winner and runners-up in the platforming category at PG Applympics 2012, a few words from the PG Applympics founder, Baron de Bennallack.

"My philosophical ideal for video gaming competition is as valid today as it was yesterday."

For those who have already forgotten de Bennallack's wonderful philosophy on sport, shame on you. Here it is again, though. In full.

"The important thing in life is the triumph, not the struggle. The essential thing is to have conquered, not to just fight well."

So, with this noble philosophical ideal ringing in our collective ears, let's cross live to this year's fourth award ceremony at Kelston Park, Bath.

PG deputy editor Will Wilson should be standing by in a sheepskin coat to present your three most popular platform games with their respective medals…
This Could Hurt - Only for its rivals. Ahem. Given it gobbled up precisely half of all votes cast in this plebiscite, Orange Agenda's obstacle-laden adventure clearly hit the ground running and never, err, stopped.

Not a dry eye among the Swedish contingent in the stadium now as the national anthem echoes around the arena. Stop it: you're making ME cry!

LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias - Who said sequels are never as good as the original? Who?! Tell me! Come on. Okay.

Taking inspiration from the likes of Terminator 2, The Godfather: Part II, and Police Academy 4, Frontier's ethereal platform game demonstrates that follow-UPS needn't always engender put-DOWNS.

Oscura - The adjudicators and stewards at trackside for this hurdling contest were convinced that Oscura developer Chocolate Liberation Front attracted a number of its backers on account of its Wispa-freeing mandate.

I beg to differ, however. It's all about the Aero.