I'm new too...

[Doram]

I already posted in the Artwork - Behind the Scenes - Suggestions section, but I thought I'd drop a line here too, just to say hi.

I'm an avid gamer of 30+ years, and have played plenty of console and PC stuff, plus lots of little flash games of late. I'm a Nintendo geek, and I'm thrilled to have finally found the source of Super Mario 63, which I have been playing fairly often for the last 3 or 4 months. My 4 year old son is fairly addicted to it as well. I know a bit about programming, and a bit about art, and I've done more than my fair share of research on that and anime and gaming over the years. I try to be helpful as much as possible, especially when answering people's questions, and I am looking forward to hanging out there a bit.

Anything else you want to know, please ask.

Doram

[MICrophone]

Well, I'm glad to have such an experienced gamer join us on the forums! Welcome! You'll find that we're all very nice people here, though most of us are only teenagers. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy the forums. Just be sure to read the rules and if you plan on making Super Mario 63 levels, the Level Designer rules, before you do things on the forums, because we are strict about rules here, and you might suffer punishment if you unintentionally break one.

That being said, welcome to the forums!

[Blablob]

Holy crap. A 30+ year old member who's NOT a spammer for once.

That being said, welcome to the forums. Like MIC said above, a lot of us are teens if not younger. You might feel awkward about that, you might not. I guarentee as long as you stick around you will make friends.

Just don't spam.

[Buff_]

Well hi there! Just don't spam, and everyone will like you.... yeah, that's what this forum is. Anyway, you shouldn't really feel awkward since the internet breaks the age boundaries.

And to finalise! *drum roll*


Welcome to Runouw.com!

[MessengerOfDreams]

Won't Zeb be shocked.

Anyways, welcome!

[Kimonio]

D:



I shake your hand!........and will say hi!

[PuppetOfMisery]

Welcome to the forums. I'm a Nintendo Geek too!

[itooscary]

I AM A ULTIMATE NINTENDO FREAK! anyway, WELCOME TO RUNOUW.COM!

[Doram]

Yes, I have indeed noticed the spam problem around here.

I have done some web design and I have worked with some professional sites as well, but I have never found the need to resort to spam in order to drum up business. I personally find the inevitable splay of porno keywords at the end of every shade of spam post almost more offensive than the retarded waste of time of the actual spam.

As for the age difference, I personally believe that gaming knows no age, and I can be just as excited as the next teenager (or pre-teen for that matter) about an upcoming game any day of the week. I enjoy keeping in touch with my inner child, and truly enjoy the opportunity to share my experience, wisdom, and mature perspective on things, when it can enrich the gaming experience. I think Super Mario 63 does mean more to me, and can mean more to others, when I can tell stories about seeing the first media campaigns for SMB3, and waiting eagerly to see the first glimpses of it while watching the movie "The Wizard", or buying the SNES and the N64 when they came out, and the events surrounding Mario's newest escapades as they came out. Get me talking about the individual merits of any game, and how that relates to good game design, and you may be amazed at the volume of text that will come out of me. Plus, I tend to use my additional maturity mostly for things like stamping out flame wars, both by controlling my own temper, and helping everyone else keep a cool head. I try to be patient, helpful, practical, and reasonable, whenever possible. I have a decent cache of video game resources, both online and not, that I am more than happy to use to help answer questions, or suggest solutions. Overall, I am a gamer, and I am here to have fun just like everybody else.

Anyways, thanks for the warm welcome all, and I look forward to hanging out here.

Doram

[spookyghost]

Whoa big paragraphs .... bran hurts O.o

But hello and welcome!