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I figured a little introduction was in order in case people were curious. My name is Chris (Magnalon) and I have been enjoying Destructoid avidly since 2008. I finally decided to make an account and start blogging in January of 2009.

I'm in my 20s, I'm married, and I've been playing games since I was 4. I still remember buying my own NES system at Sears and going home and playing Mario/Duck Hunt. Fast forward to the present, my wife and I now own a PS3 and 360, and in the winter of 2009, we bought a Wii simply so we could play New Super Mario Brothers Wii. As far as contemporary systems go, I also own an iPhone 4 (which I game on very heavily - check out HookChamp), a DS, a 3DS, the Kinect, the PS Move, and a PSP-2000. If I had to choose a system I had the "best times" with, it would be a two way tie between the Sega Dreamcast and Sony Playstation 2. My favorite game series is Mega Man Classic, but I own every Metal Gear, Devil May Cry, Zelda, and Resident Evil game ever released in the US, so it's a close call!

There are too many good games out to count now, but recently I've been itching to play my backlog of old PS2 action titles. I'll play anything and everything action-adventure, so if you have a game in mind, drop me a line! I have strong opinions regarding the financial decisions of many publishers, but at the end of the day, I'm willing to give anything a chance; especially if it comes recommended by a community member.

Oh; and in 2012 I started contributing to Destructoid.

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My top 20 games (in no particular order)

Resident Evil 5
Fallout: New Vegas
Dragon Age: Origins
Dark Souls
Demon's Souls
Skies of Arcadia
Lunar 1 and 2 (too hard to decide)
World of Warcraft: All Expansions
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Bayonetta
Tenchu 2
Devil May Cry 3
Phantasy Star Online
Ape Escape 1
Rockman and Forte (Megaman and Bass)
God Hand
Jet Set Radio Future
Ikaruga
Donkey Kong Country
Final Fantasy Tactics

Bonus:

Batman: Arkham City
The Elder Scrolls IV: Skyrim
Metal Gear Solid 4
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Bastion
Mass Effect
Super Mario Galaxy
Assassin's Creed II
Onimusha 3
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox)
Power Stone 2
No More Heroes 2
Mass Effect 2
Disgaea 3
Final Fantasy X
Okami
Bujingai: The Forsaken City
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Odin Sphere
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
Super Mario 64
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Jeanne d'Arc
Half Minute Hero
Super Meat Boy
Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony
L.A. Noire
VVVVVV
Outland (XBLA/PSN)
Shantae: Risky's Revenge
Mighty Flip Champs
Child of Eden
Shadows of the Damned
Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR)
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Rayman: Origins
Pushmo

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Playing with Others: Phantasy Star Offline

Magnalon's quest to beat every Zelda in 2011

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Magnalon's Quests:
2011 - Zelda
2012 - Resident Evil

The following are a few of my favorite fictional characters, compliments of SuitcoatAvenger


My favorite video game character of all time: Magic Emperor Ghaleon.


Legato Bluesummers from Trigun: classic villain.


Although obscure, Zero Beat is among my favorites.


My original avatar.

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Why I love Destructoid Chris Carter | 9:10 PM on 08.24.2009 19 comments

As a recapper myself, I feel like shit for subjecting Qalamari to this, so I almost didn't make one of these. But, Destructoid is such an amazing community through and through, it deserves something! I suppose a substantial non-memey post is in order then if I don't want to make failtoid. Destructoid is currently the best gaming website on the internet because: -The Editors and top dogs bother to respond to comments of all shapes and sizes: Jim even feeds the trolls! On other regurgitative, news dumpy sites, all you'll get is "whelp...here's the post. Have at it, consumer whores" (oh, and it's probably written by someone who's first game was Halo). With Destructoid, you'll get a naturally flowing discourse when you attempt to pose questions to the editors. Want proof? I questioned Destructoid's review policy and won shit for it. -The Community contains every type of person you can imagine: casual gamers, batshit insane OCD gamers, numerous trolls, religious folk, atheists, console fanboys, PC gamers: you name it. We get everything from "this game sucks" to "the entropic nature of villains in relation to Frederick Niche". -Niero (the site owner) fucking responds to us. When I started off in my quest to build a reputable gaming site, I came to Niero for advice. You know what he did? Emailed me back a detailed biography on how he got to where he is today. All I can say is: I was speechless. His advice worked, and now we are on Metacritic, Gamerankings, and are about to strike a new ad deal. I was able to meet him in person at E3, as press, and give him a big 'ol hug for his kindness: that's the stuff of dreams. -I get called out on shit all the time, and I love it (mostly by Blehman because he hates me). People care here when they comment: instead of just feeling like your post would be a "throwaway": click that submit button! No comment is worthless. There are a myriad of other reasons I could list on why I make Destructoid a daily part of my routine. The meme posts below are another, for example. Long term members supporting the site is something you don't really see every day. LONG LIVE DETRUCTOID.