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Old-school gamer. I started gaming with the Atari 2600. I became an addict with the arcade release of Street Fighter II at my college. The SNES release pushed me into buying that system and a lame arcade stick. I haven't looked back since then. I still consider the 16-bit to be the Golden Age of gaming. The current generation is keeping me pretty happy, especially with the fighting game renaissance that's happening lately. And, yes, I'm old.

Proud owner of: Kiwi Gameboy Color, GBA SP, GBA Micro, PSP 3000, White DS Lite, Silver NeoGeo Pocket, purple SwanCrystal, SNES, Genesis, N64, purple Gamecube, slim PS2, Dreamcast, Wii and PS3.

Favorite Games: Last Blade 2, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Mark of the Wolves, Zelda: A Link to the Past, Zelda: Minish Cap, Dark Stalkers, King of Fighters, Mega Man ZX, Ikaruga, Macross: Do You Remember Love, Raiden Trad, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Valkyria Chronicles, Professor Layton, Killer7



Games on my mind:
Super Street Fighter II HD Remix (PS3)
King of Fighters XII (PS3)
King of Fighters XIII
King of Fighters 2k2: UM (PS2)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (PS3)

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10 things you don't know about nilcam
nilcam | 9:49 PM on 02.01.2009 9 comments


1. I'm an old-school, 2D-loving gamer that completely missed the 8-bit generation. All of my friends who tried to convince me to buy an NES showed me NES Baseball. It was fucking boring.

2. I spent 12 years in college and ended up with a 2 year degree. I started at the University of New Orleans in 1990 as a philosophy major. I changed majors each semester and finally ended up as a psychology major. I knew psych was a bad fit when I had a fit of laughter while watching a film of old unethical experiments, including Milgrom. I nearly earned a BS in Psych but I needed 15 hours of chemistry so I went to a new school and majored in Graphic Design. Pay attention, kids. It's a good idea to avoid reality as long as possible.

3. I grew up in a strict Roman Catholic family in New Orleans. This resulted in me becoming an atheist.

4. My favorite writer is Kafka. Read A Hunger Artist and learn why that is.



5. I have 2 favorite movies of all time: Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands and Hal Hartley's Trust. Trust will never be released on DVD. It's the only reason I still own a VCR. I spent a year trying to find that movie. When my order arrived at the video store, my sister did not deliver the message. I almost killed her. Looking back, I probably should have.

6. I am heavily tattooed. I have 12 tattoos. One of which is a characterI designed and will one day create a game with.



7. I am eerily similar to DC's Starman (Jack Knight). Everything from my interest in art deco, old things and collectibles down to having a rocky relationship with my father since I remind him of my deceased mother.

8. After my mother died when I was 22, I have used that fact to end many arguments. Nothing makes someone feel as guilty as getting them to say "Your mom" and then telling them "that's not funny; my mom's dead" and it's true.

9. I have a very twisted and dark sense of humor. I spend a lot of time laughing and humorously pointing out how screwed up things are.

10. I am a romantic and an emotional person. I love things that make me feel. If a movie or game makes me feel anything, it's a keeper.



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Barcode's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:21
Barcode
I am the same as you are on number three. Though, my family wasn't as strict, however I was sent to private catholic schools for 12 straight years.

All that time spent in church caused me to balance myself between agnosticism and atheism.
Rifter's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:40
Rifter
#11. I am even a more an awesome guy in real life than on the internets.

Glad to have a chance to meet you and your wife this weekend. Looking forward to some kick ass gaming sessions someday soon!
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:51
Hamza CTZ Aziz
Wow. That's a long time to stay in school for. SHit.
Vlambo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 22:53
Vlambo
Wanna feel old? You were in university before I was born
Haxan's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 07:43
Haxan
I fucking love Trust! That movie is too damn good! I was so crushed a couple years back when I heard about Adrienne Shelley getting murdered over something so ludicrous.
nilcam's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/02/2009 10:59
nilcam
@Haxan: I was deeply saddened at her murder. So sad.
nilcam's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2009 10:35
nilcam
@John Solgrim: Good luck finding Trust. As far as I can tell, it's only available on DVD in Australia. I haven't been able to find a torrent of it either.
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