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As one of the oldest members of Dtoid, (I'm already over the big 4-0) I've been gaming since the Atari 2600 was a brand new item, and thousands of my teenage hours were dedicated to gaming on the Commodore 64 and messing around with the new 300-baud modems. (That's .00003 of a megabit per second, for those of you who only know broadband.)

I'm proud to say that I'm a member of the first-generation of gamers, and I still use my PC and each of the three current-gen consoles regularly -- and not for "casual" games. Bring on the hard-core FPS and 3PS! I want to shoot something!

So, I give a big PHUCK YOU!!! to anyone who thinks that video games are for kids! As far as I'm concerned, they haven't been for kids for over 20 years.

GAME ON!
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UPDATE -- Thanks to everyone who has responded to this; however, while Topher has made it clear that he's very appreciative for the effort, he requests that we don't keep going with this. Because that is clearly his wish, I'm going to honor his request and stop the "Get Topher A Wii" campain.

At least some good has come out of this for him. This got enough publicity that someone is sending a game from play-asia.com that Topher was hoping to get. :)

I am incredibly proud of how the Destructoid community has come together so quickly with this and other such efforts, and I'm very happy to be part of that global family. But this particular quest needs to be abandoned.

Thanks, everyone! Game on!

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I was listening to Podtoid #143 when Topher mentioned that he doesn't have a Wii, and I know that in previous Podtoid's he's mentioned that he has ... well ... employment difficulties right now.

This seems like a damned shame, especially for someone who has lamented that he doesn't have a Wii and would also (probably more so) have a lot of fun with the Virtual Console. So, I thought about what could be done to get Topher a Wii and I made a semi-serious comment about a "Get Topher A Wii" fund. I thought about it some more and figured "Well, why the hell not?"

As one of the older Dtoid members and a proud member of the first true generation of gamers (being Atari 2600/Commodore 64 era) I've been a gamer since many of you were gleams in your parents' eyes. So, I have a personal love for the ol' 8-bit games. I've also been on that unemployment line twice, so I know what that's like.

In the interest of transparency, I'll be glad to put a list of donors and the amounts on a public web site (I own several) as well as and photos of the purchase, mailing, etc. Also, I have to say that I've never met Topher nor even spoken to him. A few e-mails is about it. But he's always been one of those Dtoid personalities that always seemed to strike a familiar chord with me.

So, what do you say, everyone? If I can get some kind of fund going to help to get Topher a Wii, would you be willing to contribute?



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Hey, the internet got Samit a 360, who the hell says it can't get Topher a Wii? Come on community, get on this!
As soon as someone could get me a job. I live in Pearland, Texas, I've had 3 different jobs, good graphic designer, better writer.

So yeah if I could I would for what it's worth.

Also seriously. I'd love a job. I don't have time for prostitution and I'd probably get my ass kicked handling drugs.
I reckon I'd go in on that, actually, for a few bucks at least!
I'll do it if it means that Topher will do me the honor of kicking my ass at Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. And he will. Count me in!
that and Initial D on PSTriples , we better get RebelFM on that shit pronto!
This is all very kind, sirs, but that really isn't necessary. Although if someone wants to go with Kraid's idea on Extreme Stage I would not stop them.
Shut up, Topher. ;)
Well there goes that! Let's forward the proceeds to the "Get Xzyliac A PS3" fund.

/unfunny

On a serious note Topher really does need a Wii. I say ignore him and buy it. Samit got a 360, Topher should get a Wii. I'd make something in his honor. Maybe a song or something.
Okay, folks! I made up a page to track all of this:

http://widescreen.org/help_to_get_topher_a_wii.shtml
Nobody asked your opinion Topher. You will get it, and you will LIKE IT.

Also, @John B-
I swear, once I get paid, I'll chip in.
I can do like $1 - Topher needs a Wii :D

If like 1/30000 of Dtoid gives $1, that's an easy Wii for him!
Also, hey, you quoted me, nice.
You summed up my feelings nicely, so I figured it was appropriate to use it and give proper credit. :)
Spiffy! Also, guys, seriously, get on this. Hell, fap it up so it can be on the front page side bar. Joe Biden says this is a big fucking deal.
setup a paypall account to go to one person, and i will gladly chip in a few bucks.

Hes given me enough crazy podcast entertainment, time to pay back a lil bit
FRONT PAGE THIS SHIT NAO
I'll give a dollar.
where's the donation button? :/?
No, really. You guys realize I don't technically work in this industry anymore, right? I don't need a wii. I appreciate John's thoughtfulness and everything, but for real. Please do not buy me a wii. Or anything.
Listening to Xzyliac's advice, So how do I donate?
@Topher you may not work for this industry anymore but that doesn't mean that a bunch of strangers don't want to help do something nice for you after you've done so much for us. I mean come on you brought us Geraldo Beedog.
Oh and Chad got some help from dtoid to swim with dolphins a while back, and I don't know what that has to do with the gaming industry. (^_^)
@Xzyliac: Hey, I live in pearland, TX too! Strange.
I should also note that I used to have a wii, and sold it. And don't miss it. Seriously. I kinda don't even want one. So uh... yeah. For real, you guys can stop now. Thank you very much, but seriously.
Give it to me. I want two.
Buy him a Vii instead.
Better yet, if you get me a wii I will give it to Samit. :D
Lets get Topher as many live fowls as we can afford. I mean, they are less than $10 each dead at the supermarket, so why shouldn't we be able to amass a small truckload of chickens to send to his residence?
Aww. Well at least something came out of it. We love you Topher!
You couldn't turn this into "Get Samit a Wii"?
Fuck that.

Let's help de BLOO get a Wii!!!!!

I'd love to play TvC with the Dtoid crowd and show them how a real fightan game fan rolls. ;D
You guys are amazing.
He did say several times he wanted a copy of Initial D for PS3 (whichever version has... online play I think). If you want to get him something, make it that. ;)
@Scotty G: Someone already did.
No! We must not let Samit get it! He'll never play it! :)

On a side note, why aren't you in the industry anymore?
This clearly should've been "Let's get Topher a mail order Asian bride."

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