Mushroommarioman Says Hi

Mushroommarioman · 05-24-2011, 04:26 AM

Hi. I joined VGF in Summer 2000 and posted up through Summer 2004. In that time, I posted about 10,000 comments. I left because I got busy with school, but I just wanted to drop by and say hi. I guess I'd like to say and ask few things.

1.) I'm personally doing just fine. Busy, but everything is cool on my side.

2.) Where are Lurch (Nik Arvites), Tritoch (Jared Black), Weapon, and Shane Sacobie?

3.) Are the VGF Forums still busy or has the activity died down? It seems like the posting amount has slowed down somewhat.

4.) Can somebody give me a recap of anything important that's happened with VGF in the past seven years?

Again, just wanted to say hi, and see what's going on.

- Mushroommarioman (MMM)

Dizzy · 05-24-2011, 07:35 AM

2. Gone. Shane is still here, technically, but only as a news posting cyborg. His human form rarely posts.

3. No. VGF has died down a LOT. There's still enough activity, but nowhere near what you're used to.

4. Yeah, Activity died down, and we've gone through one or two different generations of members.

But welcome back anyway. I'm DarkZero, resident spriter, composer, and overall user of neglected features. I joined about 3.5 years ago, and I was originally what you would call a textbook n00b, but I've straightened out since then, and now I'm a valued member like anyone else.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 05-24-2011, 07:36 AM

Wow, it's the triple-emm.

2. Tritoch and Weap both left ages ago. Last I heard, Weap had graduated, and Tritoch was expecting a second child with his wife. Lurch is sometimes around still, and Shane's running things behind the scenes.

3. All traditional style internet forums have seen a sharp decline over the past few years, for various reasons. Blogs, Facebook/Twitter, news sites, image boards, etc. We're in the process of making VGF into a pretty stand-out community again, so if you want to contribute, stop by the Main forum and give us some input.

4. Everything. Where should I start?

**Valigarmander** · 05-24-2011, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mushroommarioman

4.) Can somebody give me a recap of anything important that's happened with VGF in the past seven years?

Well, I joined the forum.

Uhh... I think that's it.

***Cosmonautical*** · 05-24-2011, 08:11 AM

Yo, MMM, welcome back. This is A.I. aka TOM NOOK EATS BEES if you recall. It's been quite a while since you dropped off the forum, bud. Good to hear from you again.

The biggest change you'll note is probably that this is a VB board instead of UBB, we changed formats a handful of years back. Generally, the current crew is a bit more laid-back. We had a lot of members get their knickers in a bunch over the years, they've fallen out, and the ones that are left are generally the moderate sort.

Stick around awhile, let us know what you're up to.

Antisocial · 05-24-2011, 02:17 PM

It scares me that I remember you.

Vgfian · 05-24-2011, 02:50 PM

Bryan Says Hi Back.

*waves*

Zaden · 05-24-2011, 03:13 PM

Lurch. There's a name I haven't heard in a while! Does he really still lurk?

Welcome back.

Jere · 05-24-2011, 05:49 PM

yeah we even got scandinavians now, just to answer number 4

Random User · 05-24-2011, 05:52 PM

I joined a couple years ago. Nice to meet you.

Mushroommarioman · 05-24-2011, 08:16 PM

Let me first say hi to: Killer Axe, Jere, Zaden, Guildfian, Antisocial, Wrait to the Finish, Valigarmander, Saria, and Dark Zero. I do remember you Saria and Wrait. Glad to be back. I'm not planning on posting a lot (i'll post some), but I'd though I''d stop by and see what's up with the VGF crew.

It's been almost 7 years since I last posted here, so I'm definitely out of the loop.

I do think I'd be interested in writing an article for VGF. I got a econ degree, so maybe something on the competitive environment in the gaming industry. I used to be moderator of the System Wars Forum (which seems to be gone), so I'm interested in that aspect of gaming. I'll post something in the main forum in the next few days, indicating what I'd like to write on.

Back when I joined in Summer 2000, there was a huge amount of activity. A lot of the popular forums were getting hundreds of posts a day (yeah, hundreds!). Nintendoland was super active especially and the main site was being updated a lot by Tritoch and other. Things got less busy over the years, but I remember a decent number of people being here up through mid 2004 (when I left). It's pretty shocking to not see Shane anymore, as the guy used to post a lot. I remember when I used to argue with him about Nintendo v.s. Sony v.s. Microsoft, and when I argued Lurch on politics. Back then, I'd say Shane, Lurch, Tritoch, Weapon, Pzirm, Ghost Dog, Sig/Marty, Metal Mario (Nintendo forum mod), and myself were some of the most prolific posters here. If you don't know all these names, it's because some of them go back to 1999.

I myself was moderator of the System Wars Forum, which seems to have disappeared. Lurch was moderator of the forum too. Shane, Tritoch, Shou Amabane, Ghost Dog, Mayhem Man, and Sig came by there a lot, so I remember them well. I remember at one point, VGF was busy enough that Shane created netgenforums - a spin off of VGF. That lasted for about a couple years.

Here are some names I remember from my time here: Metal Mario, Pzirm, Shou Amabane, Sig, Mxpx, WingZero, TanookiMrShady, Kazooie64, Bolt Dragoon, Mayhem Man, Coolsurferjt, SuperLugi, Link47, Golem, Kirby King, Mario Star 3, JaytheFF. A lot of these people posted a lot around 2000/2001, but continued going up through 2004.
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***Heroine of the Dragon*** · 05-24-2011, 08:18 PM

OHMYGOSH, MMM!!!! It's soooo awesome to see you once more. *gives you marshmallows* Seeing you brings about a huge waft of nostalgia and memories of an era long gone. Just wow!!! Maybe you remember me...?

Those names... so many memories. I was so much quieter back then and kept only to a couple of forums. But times change... as do people.

That'd be fantastic to have an article by you and that reminds me that I have some things to do... lotsa codes still!!

And congrats on your econ degree!!! That's really wonderful!!

User Name · 05-24-2011, 08:37 PM

Hi, I'm UN! Nice to meet you and I hope you stick around.

Mushroommarioman · 05-24-2011, 08:39 PM

What's up! Good to see you and thanks for your ethusiastic greeting. I do remember you from back in the day and it's nice to see someone from that far back. You used to go by HotD, I think. I think we posted in different forums, but I recall you pretty well. It definitely does bring nostalgia for me to be here and look around this place. I remember when I was in HS and junior high, I'd post here a lot, as I was a big time gamer. I'm more busy now and less into gaming, but lots of good memories. I was looking through some of the forums, and it's amazing the decline in the activity level. Hopefully things pick back up and some of the older members come back.

So, did Shane leave the forum to you guys to manage and write articles for? It seems like there a few people who are running things. Also, is the user YNotShane the same person as Shane Sacobie? Just wondering.

As for the article, how long would you like?

**Valigarmander** · 05-24-2011, 08:45 PM

Ynot Shane is Shane Sacobie.

**Cravdraa** · 05-24-2011, 09:09 PM

Shane doesn't really post much anymore but he's still around, watching from the shadows.

I... barely remember you. I think we stuck to pretty different forums.
Welcome back, all the same.

Jere · 05-25-2011, 04:34 AM

And hello to you to sir and welcome back, i don't know what it is with VGF but something here just makes old members stick their heads in and say hello from time to time.

I remeber Nintendoland it's been under a guy named Angry Sun now for a while, since May 2008 actually if he haven't decided to quit.

Bomby · 05-25-2011, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Mushroommarioman

Here are some names I remember from my time here: Metal Mario, Pzirm, Shou Amabane, Sig, Mxpx, WingZero, TanookiMrShady, Kazooie64, Bolt Dragoon, Mayhem Man, Coolsurferjt, SuperLugi, Link47, Golem, Kirby King, Mario Star 3, JaytheFF. A lot of these people posted a lot around 2000/2001, but continued going up through 2004.
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Oh man, some of those people were pretty cool. Especially Coolsurferjt. I liked that guy.

Kargath · 05-26-2011, 08:34 AM

We don't have enough angry loyal people to support a System Wars forum anymore.

Would I have been 'Galatea' back then? I'm not sure.

***Heroine of the Dragon*** · 05-27-2011, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mushroommarioman

What's up! Good to see you and thanks for your ethusiastic greeting. I do remember you from back in the day and it's nice to see someone from that far back. You used to go by HotD, I think. I think we posted in different forums, but I recall you pretty well. It definitely does bring nostalgia for me to be here and look around this place. I remember when I was in HS and junior high, I'd post here a lot, as I was a big time gamer. I'm more busy now and less into gaming, but lots of good memories. I was looking through some of the forums, and it's amazing the decline in the activity level. Hopefully things pick back up and some of the older members come back.

So, did Shane leave the forum to you guys to manage and write articles for? It seems like there a few people who are running things. Also, is the user YNotShane the same person as Shane Sacobie? Just wondering.

As for the article, how long would you like?

Hahaha, I still go by "HotD".

I can remember when you used to post a whole heap more. And like you, I'm less into gaming although if I had more time, I'd like to think I'd still play a lot more. You know, MMM, if I had enough time, I'd be content to spend a couple of hours reading through my discs where I have saved a bunch of stuff from VGF from long ago to just remember... and wallow in the nostalgia... (Assuming they'd still be readable...)

As SD explained, the internet is full of places to leave an opinion/thought/your life these days and many forums have suffered such decline.

Not quite. Shane drops by regularly but in a different capacity these days with little posting except his bot posts. In some ways, I guess SD and I and the various SuperMods do manage things, though. Funny how that worked out!!! *grins*

I'll leave the length of the article up to you!! Whatever your time and enthusiasm permits... and thanks!!

05-24-2011, 04:26 AM	#1
Mushroommarioman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Super Mario World Posts: 9,243 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mushroommarioman Says Hi Hi. I joined VGF in Summer 2000 and posted up through Summer 2004. In that time, I posted about 10,000 comments. I left because I got busy with school, but I just wanted to drop by and say hi. I guess I'd like to say and ask few things. 1.) I'm personally doing just fine. Busy, but everything is cool on my side. 2.) Where are Lurch (Nik Arvites), Tritoch (Jared Black), Weapon, and Shane Sacobie? 3.) Are the VGF Forums still busy or has the activity died down? It seems like the posting amount has slowed down somewhat. 4.) Can somebody give me a recap of anything important that's happened with VGF in the past seven years? Again, just wanted to say hi, and see what's going on. - Mushroommarioman (MMM)

05-24-2011, 02:17 PM	#6
Antisocial Janitor Join Date: May 2000 Gender: Posts: 11,471 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1,296 Times in 536 Posts	Back when I was a raving psychopath. It scares me that I remember you.

05-24-2011, 08:16 PM	#11
Mushroommarioman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Super Mario World Posts: 9,243 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Let me first say hi to: Killer Axe, Jere, Zaden, Guildfian, Antisocial, Wrait to the Finish, Valigarmander, Saria, and Dark Zero. I do remember you Saria and Wrait. Glad to be back. I'm not planning on posting a lot (i'll post some), but I'd though I''d stop by and see what's up with the VGF crew. It's been almost 7 years since I last posted here, so I'm definitely out of the loop. I do think I'd be interested in writing an article for VGF. I got a econ degree, so maybe something on the competitive environment in the gaming industry. I used to be moderator of the System Wars Forum (which seems to be gone), so I'm interested in that aspect of gaming. I'll post something in the main forum in the next few days, indicating what I'd like to write on. Back when I joined in Summer 2000, there was a huge amount of activity. A lot of the popular forums were getting hundreds of posts a day (yeah, hundreds!). Nintendoland was super active especially and the main site was being updated a lot by Tritoch and other. Things got less busy over the years, but I remember a decent number of people being here up through mid 2004 (when I left). It's pretty shocking to not see Shane anymore, as the guy used to post a lot. I remember when I used to argue with him about Nintendo v.s. Sony v.s. Microsoft, and when I argued Lurch on politics. Back then, I'd say Shane, Lurch, Tritoch, Weapon, Pzirm, Ghost Dog, Sig/Marty, Metal Mario (Nintendo forum mod), and myself were some of the most prolific posters here. If you don't know all these names, it's because some of them go back to 1999. I myself was moderator of the System Wars Forum, which seems to have disappeared. Lurch was moderator of the forum too. Shane, Tritoch, Shou Amabane, Ghost Dog, Mayhem Man, and Sig came by there a lot, so I remember them well. I remember at one point, VGF was busy enough that Shane created netgenforums - a spin off of VGF. That lasted for about a couple years. Here are some names I remember from my time here: Metal Mario, Pzirm, Shou Amabane, Sig, Mxpx, WingZero, TanookiMrShady, Kazooie64, Bolt Dragoon, Mayhem Man, Coolsurferjt, SuperLugi, Link47, Golem, Kirby King, Mario Star 3, JaytheFF. A lot of these people posted a lot around 2000/2001, but continued going up through 2004. ' Last edited by Mushroommarioman; 05-24-2011 at 08:16 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

05-24-2011, 07:35 AM	#2
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	2. Gone. Shane is still here, technically, but only as a news posting cyborg. His human form rarely posts. 3. No. VGF has died down a LOT. There's still enough activity, but nowhere near what you're used to. 4. Yeah, Activity died down, and we've gone through one or two different generations of members. But welcome back anyway. I'm DarkZero, resident spriter, composer, and overall user of neglected features. I joined about 3.5 years ago, and I was originally what you would call a textbook n00b, but I've straightened out since then, and now I'm a valued member like anyone else.

05-24-2011, 07:36 AM	#3
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Wow, it's the triple-emm. 2. Tritoch and Weap both left ages ago. Last I heard, Weap had graduated, and Tritoch was expecting a second child with his wife. Lurch is sometimes around still, and Shane's running things behind the scenes. 3. All traditional style internet forums have seen a sharp decline over the past few years, for various reasons. Blogs, Facebook/Twitter, news sites, image boards, etc. We're in the process of making VGF into a pretty stand-out community again, so if you want to contribute, stop by the Main forum and give us some input. 4. Everything. Where should I start?

05-24-2011, 08:11 AM	#5
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Yo, MMM, welcome back. This is A.I. aka TOM NOOK EATS BEES if you recall. It's been quite a while since you dropped off the forum, bud. Good to hear from you again. The biggest change you'll note is probably that this is a VB board instead of UBB, we changed formats a handful of years back. Generally, the current crew is a bit more laid-back. We had a lot of members get their knickers in a bunch over the years, they've fallen out, and the ones that are left are generally the moderate sort. Stick around awhile, let us know what you're up to.

05-24-2011, 02:50 PM	#7
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	Bryan Says Hi Back. waves

05-24-2011, 03:13 PM	#8
Zaden Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: in the beak of a mighty condor Gender: Posts: 991 Thanks: 273 Thanked 88 Times in 51 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Lurch. There's a name I haven't heard in a while! Does he really still lurk? Welcome back.

05-24-2011, 05:49 PM	#9
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	yeah we even got scandinavians now, just to answer number 4

05-24-2011, 05:52 PM	#10
Random User Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Equestrian Republic of Spanglidesh Gender: Posts: 3,562 Thanks: 320 Thanked 195 Times in 143 Posts Blog Entries: 4	I joined a couple years ago. Nice to meet you.

05-24-2011, 08:18 PM	#12
*Heroine of the Dragon* The Grinnie Fool! ♥♥♥ VGFCodes Staff Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Twinklebutton Wintersprout Gender: Posts: 31,454 Thanks: 864 Thanked 851 Times in 632 Posts Blog Entries: 1	OHMYGOSH, MMM!!!! It's soooo awesome to see you once more. gives you marshmallows Seeing you brings about a huge waft of nostalgia and memories of an era long gone. Just wow!!! Maybe you remember me...? Those names... so many memories. I was so much quieter back then and kept only to a couple of forums. But times change... as do people. That'd be fantastic to have an article by you and that reminds me that I have some things to do... lotsa codes still!! And congrats on your econ degree!!! That's really wonderful!!

05-24-2011, 08:37 PM	#13
User Name Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gotham City Gender: Posts: 7,209 Thanks: 701 Thanked 536 Times in 367 Posts	Hi, I'm UN! Nice to meet you and I hope you stick around.

05-24-2011, 08:39 PM	#14
Mushroommarioman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Super Mario World Posts: 9,243 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	What's up! Good to see you and thanks for your ethusiastic greeting. I do remember you from back in the day and it's nice to see someone from that far back. You used to go by HotD, I think. I think we posted in different forums, but I recall you pretty well. It definitely does bring nostalgia for me to be here and look around this place. I remember when I was in HS and junior high, I'd post here a lot, as I was a big time gamer. I'm more busy now and less into gaming, but lots of good memories. I was looking through some of the forums, and it's amazing the decline in the activity level. Hopefully things pick back up and some of the older members come back. So, did Shane leave the forum to you guys to manage and write articles for? It seems like there a few people who are running things. Also, is the user YNotShane the same person as Shane Sacobie? Just wondering. As for the article, how long would you like?

05-24-2011, 08:45 PM	#15
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Ynot Shane is Shane Sacobie.

05-24-2011, 09:09 PM	#16
Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 661 Times in 403 Posts	Shane doesn't really post much anymore but he's still around, watching from the shadows. I... barely remember you. I think we stuck to pretty different forums. Welcome back, all the same.

05-25-2011, 04:34 AM	#17
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	And hello to you to sir and welcome back, i don't know what it is with VGF but something here just makes old members stick their heads in and say hello from time to time. I remeber Nintendoland it's been under a guy named Angry Sun now for a while, since May 2008 actually if he haven't decided to quit.

05-26-2011, 08:34 AM	#19
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	We don't have enough angry loyal people to support a System Wars forum anymore. Would I have been 'Galatea' back then? I'm not sure.