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Seishiro Leonhart : Shall do! You seem to be the nice type. That'll keep your name tucked away in an easy to find place, anyhow!

Wow, everyone! Thanks for the big welcome. I expected maybe two replies. I rather like active communities such as this.

Seishiro Leonhart : Thank you very much for the offer! I will keep you in mind, should I not be able to find answers elsewhere. Don't fret, though: So far, everything seems rather straight forward. I like the way this site is put together and ran! Shoot, my little introduction topic got attention from you, a staff member. That's quite a good sign! =D

marcus911 : Hee hee, glad to hear it. The funny thing is that I have both my PS1 and PS2 and have not partaken in quite a while. I should hook 'em back up and relive my "later" childhood!

I have quite a wide range of musical love. From the polar opposites of classical and black metal, to some country, some rap, and international sounds, there is not a genre that I can't find some appreciation in. I am NOT an expert or anything, but I can say that I have an alright frame of reference at the very least.

I am actually rather a fan of most electronic music! There are some bad eggs that I have no patience for, but it is certainly like that with any musical genre.

Indeed, the repetition is the most common complaint I've heard against techno. It seems that the repeating "phrases" of the music has become a characteristic feature of the style. It's unfortunate, really, because it turns a lot of people off of the genre completely and they never get to hear what it has to offer. Obviously, I don't stand for a five minute song that repeats the same two or four measures with no variation, but there are some cases where it is used effectively, e.g. a four-four beat can "drone" all the way though a song that has a lot of consonant and dissonant moments for a comforting consistent familiarity. Perhaps I am looking into it too much, though.

Here! Let me throw a one at ya. Obviously, everyone's taste is different, but check out this little song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njZGVp_Kuiw

The musician, Rhyno, is very good at including a LOT of texture in his songs. See if you can count how many sounds and instruments he has in this one piece!

Edit: Doh! Still learning the formatting options here.

Sairek Ceareste : Oh man.... I know all about that O.o. We ended up getting some rather nice foam dance pads. They did slide around a bit, but certainly to a lesser degree. Of interesting note, after a while I automatically compensated for the movement and feel of the pads. Whenever I played DDR at an arcade, my performance noticeably decreased while I adjusted to the far superior arcade platform. Figures, eh?

Crazy Li :  Yes! Everyone does indeed seem very friendly here! As a computer guy armed with rather adequate Google-fu, I am not sure how much help I will require. My hope, perhaps, is to become one of said helpers. Time shall tell.

Sairek Ceareste : Haha! Glad to hear it. Makin' friends already. And one with good taste, at that! 

Oh! I completely forgot to mention: I did quite a lot of DDR as well! I got pretty good at it, too, if I do say so myself!

Thank you for the greetings, everyone! Congratulations, Singelli! Hee hee...

marcus911 : Good question! Both my brother and I love Metal Gear Solid - the entire series, actually, regardless of system! The Final Fantasy games for the PlayStation were tons of fun (Granted, I watched him more than actually played. I love the stories!) Crash Bandicoot brings back some memories. I love Spyro! Dragons are kind of my thing! We did some Tony Hawk, a LOT of Twisted Metal, many rounds of Tekken, and some scatterings of Jet Moto!

...All that in no particular order. I am sure there were more. I suppose you could say that we did a little bit of everything. Gaming Jack-Of-All-Trades, so to speak!

How about yourself? What was your collection?

Hey, everyone! Just another nostalgia hunter whose quest brought him here reporting!

Though I spend most of my time dabbling about modern games on the PC, I have never forgotten my roots. As of yet, I have owned an NES, an SNES, a PlayStation, a PlayStation 2, and as of recent, a PlayStation 3.

For the past few years, I have been rather enjoying Tool Assisted Speed run videos, and actually playing the games to remind myself of the challenge of the games very much enhances the experience!

To be perfectly honest, I am not sure what I have to offer for this community as of yet. There are people quite a bit more capable then me when it comes to offering folks new to retro games tips. We will have to wait and see.

I am looking forward to my time here!
-Reid / Shockwave9000 (What a user name! I realize that I have been using it since probably around 11 years old.)