woah ;) long discussion - lets keep it positive tho! :) i'll try and answer everyone's questions..
nat; didn't realize you didn't post any submissions (sorry logobyte); i need to select a "top 8" for the shortlist for my jury vote - so, just because you submit; it doesn't mean your logo sucks! i appreciate everything that is submitted - why oh why cannot a company have multiple logo's? :) i think there are a lot of great entries, a lot of great entries are making it to the "not interested" pile tho because of the competition..\
in regards to the mushroom legality etc etc.. its a mushroom.. - i mean, how many companies have a mushroom in their logo:
http://images.google.se/images?q=mushroom logo
my currently logo pretty much used a classic pixelated version which you could argue was taken from an NES game direct (it wasn't, but - it does look damn close to it). entry #58 has a unique mushroom look; there are many mushroom styles here - some more subtle than others - for example, entry #69 has a mushroom under the 1UP; its just viewed from above.. that's creativity at its best!
i'm going to be online the next three hours until the end - and i'm here for your comments/suggestions.. i'll post comments even to those i move to not interested - so, you can still get feedback. remember its the top 8 that matter. so, if you respond/react, you could kick someone out..
and, btw - there is no order yet! :)
// Aaron :)