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My real name is Mark. But my name is also Mooks. It's short for Mookie. I want to be a writer, a director, a musician, a game designer, an actor, and a constantly awesome person. Most days I forget I'm a senior in college.

I have been gaming since I was a newborn, when my uncle put an unplugged NES controller in my hands. In some ways, I've never let go. From there I took the Nintendo/PC path down gaming lane. I had a Genesis, but the only games I had were Sonic games. My favorite game growing up was Earthbound.

I am obsessed with story in video games and am always looking for the next game that makes me laugh, cry, or think. Although I also love a good mindless shooter or puzzle game here and there.
On the topic of best stories in games, I believe these titles, in no particular order, showcase what I believe to be indicative of our medium moving forward as respectable artworks.

Mother (1 2 and 3)
Metal Gear Solid (particularly 2 and 3)
Anything touched by Tim Schafer
Killer7
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Silent Hill
Eternal Darkness
Half-Life series

More to come as I think of them.

But yeah, that's it for now. See ya around D-Toid.

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Mooks vs Destructoid, Round 1! Now with Earthbound Cosplay!
Mooks \| 3:12 AM on 09.20.2009	19 comments

Hey there D-Toiders and True Believers!

It is I! Long time lurker and recent poster that most of you haven't probably seen! That's ok, I do kind of lay low and only comment on stories when I feel I have something to add to the discussion. None the less! I hope to start becoming a decent, upstanding citizen in Mr. Destructoid's brigade of nere-do-wells! I will achieve this through a series of biting, yet incisive, yet witty, yet genre-straddling, yet unconscious posts about gaming as I see it!

Which is very opinionated and mostly educated.

Most of the time.

Other times I will write about how (obscure game here, let's say, Earthbound) is the greatest game of (this year/all time/never) and go into reasons why you should or shouldn't agree with me!

How could you not love Earthbound for giving us this?

So, I hope to be seeing your pretty names and avatars around!

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17 comments | showing # 1 to 17

Krow

Earthbound is so not obscure. At least, not on a site like this.

Also, welcome!

Mooks

Well that's marvelous news! Outside of Starmen.net there isn't too many people with whom I can chat about Earthbound! Fantastic!

Also, thank you!

Knivy

Dexter will come sooner or later and talk about earthbound with you forever!

Welcome to dtoid... well, to the non lurking side!

Krow

@Mooks

If you're as big of a fan as I think you are, I suggest you read this blog by resident Cblogger and community member Scary Womanizing Pig Mask. +1000 Internets to you if you know what is name is referencing.

Monodi

Ultimate Chimera cosplay + lolwut

Overcrowd

Should probably give this episode of RetroforceGO! a listen to, if you want some in-depth Earthbound discussion.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?d0kmm3yjm2z

TheRealist871

Earthbound owns my heart.

I mentioned it in one of my blogs once, so you're not alone! :)

lucashoal

Pig Mask is the biggest Earthbound fan on Dtoid I think. Kinda obvious given his name :V.

Niero

You look amazing!

Jonathan Holmes

I think Mother 3 is better than Earthbound.

TAKE THAT!

GoldenGamerXero

Sometimes I have wet dreams about Earthbound. The people who say it's wrong just haven't played it yet and the other people haven't played it enough.

@Jonathan Holmes

I can take two looks at your blog header and guess that. It's not that big a secret =)

dwolfwood

Man, I picked up Earthbound in that huge edition for SNES for like $20 back in the day at Blockbuster. Didn't even know anything about it, but it turned out to be one of my favorite games of all time. Right up there with Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6.

If Nintendo REALLY loved us, and were smart, they'd make a Mother 4 with non-retarded controls sequel for Wii. :(

I mean seriously the game is long over due.

ace of knaves

I have nothing to add to the discussion.

Mooks

@Krow:

But of course! The Scary Womanizing Pigmask from Mother 3! That is a brilliant moniker!

@Aurion:

I will do just that!

@Niero:

If you are saying that due to the cosplay pic, I wish I were one of them in there, but alas, I was just the one to take the pic. =p If you are saying it in general, thanks!

@Holmes:

Haha man, you know I have been swaying recently. Mother 3 is absolutely amazing in every way possible and the story telling within was told drastically better than Earthbound. But EB is just so near and dear and has been with me for so many years, it's so hard to take the ol' guy off the throne. But M3 is definitely behind him with a knife to it's back!
Or I could take the easy road and say I love them all equally! Fantastic header by the way!

@Xero:
Great article! How awesome would Mother 1 be remade with Mother 3's system? Oh so nice it would be...

@Everyone:

Thanks for the warm welcomes and awesome comments to my first (and hopefully far, far from last) blog post! I can already tell this is an awesome community and I hope these awesome post ideas I have brewing in my head delight, amaze, confuse, and hunger the lot of you!

Clint

Fuck yeah Ultimate Chimera :D

MowDownJoe

Hey, I'm not the only creepy lurky guy around here!

Monodi

I'm with Johnathan, but I will say that the game is not as effective if you did not play EarthBound/Mother 2 first.

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