[Update: Uploaded a newer version of the video that is in sync now! YAY!]
[Update 2: Bumped up both Niero's post and this video back up to the top. They got buried fast, heh.]
First off, everyone from the team wishes you a happy birthday Niero. And congratulations, we've been here two years now. Crazy, right?
Last year, I had the idea of asking the team to write up some sort of thank you/ birthday wishes thing. This year, I thought of taking things up a level and asked everyone to do a video thank you this time. The result of which is the 37 minute video above. Big thanks to Dan "Husky Hog" Lingen for putting all of the videos together and big thanks to Bleep for making the absolutely amazing credits at the very end.
I've asked certain community members to make their own little birthday presents and starting Sunday afternoon, you will be seeing the results of that. From crazy videos, to fantastic drawings and even music, Sunday is going to be full of win. Until then, check out the video above and drop a comment or go make a C-Blog with your own birthday-anniversary wishes.
Hamza Aziz, Destructoid's Community Director, has been here since day one. He was born when a tiger coughed up a hairball into a pool of ooze. He was one of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles before budget cuts. Hamza works as a previews editor and manages a team in San Francisco. To date he has given away tens of thousands of dollars in prizes to readers. What a dick. Actually, Hamza is as kind as he is hairy.
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Happy Birthday robot-overlord! You've given this viking a perfect outlet for his obsession with video games and I'm eternally grateful. I'll put in a good word for you with Odin.
Happy Birthday again Niero! I love you so much for everything you've done for us, and this time of watching video actually got me to cry. I never cry, so job well done, but that showed how much you all mean to me. :D
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1:33 AM on 03.17.2008
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j/k Best wishes to all
May all your Mexi-fantasies come true while in Cancun.
Video takes forever to stream but I'm waiting so it doesn't have to stop every 5 secounds xD.
and yeah, out of sinc video ftw!!!
And again, happy birthday to Mr. Destructoid and his website!
AND AND MY ARM IS STILL IN THE AIR :D
I've never ever gotten to know him but that was fucking amazing.
friended.
As a whole, it's one, giant, lovely son of a bitch!
Happy Birthday meng.
Where's the cake?
holy crap, those editors are sessy!
Happy birthday again meng
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
again
And happy birthday to D-toid. (best gaming site around)
Im working on it
also
HAPPPY BIRTHDAYYYYY
Happy Birthday to us.
Thanks for the great 2 years.