The GameFan history thread

[Do You Like Erotic?]

Holy SHIT this thread needs to be perma-stickied son.

NICK!!! I'LL SUCK YO DICK!

[djpubba]

Hey, nice to see you poking around the gaming scene, Nick. Indeed your Guilty Gear design was quite nice. If you ever want to get back into designing manuals and packaging, let me know. We have some clients with the kind of titles you may still enjoy working on.

he created GameFan, wrought it from the very ether, and without him this thread would not exist. Everyone who talks shit about personal experience with him -- let's face it, you wouldn't be where you are today without DH.

I disagree with this strongly. You can't possibly know how GameFan was truely created since you were not there. Halverson did not create GameFan out of the ether, not by a long shot. I got myself where I am today by doing what I love doing, just as Halverson got himself where he is by doing the same.

People can form their own opinions of what kind of person Halverson is. Most of the stories I've told of him are a recounting of the facts as I remember them. Those memories are what form my opinion that he was satan walking the earth. Whether anyone else forms that same opinion, I could care less. It was fun to talk about my experinces at GameFan and that's my only reason for posting.

[Compass]

Yeah, that's a damn fine post there, Nick. Anyone have the Res Evil movie poster image they can put up? I'm curious.

[Mzo]

Halverson is holding a gun to your balls right now, isn't he?

[takuhi]

Rox!
Long time no see! It has saddened me than an Y's game has come and gone with no comment from NRX. Also, has FFXI so ensorcelled you that you have neglected to appreciate the majesty of DQVIII?

Hey everyone else! How ya been?
I've enjoyed the reminisces here, and would gladly have shared some of my own if I did not have the memory of a goldfish. (And this without the help of any pharmaceuticals provided by Andrew.) So my recollections go something like this: "Hey remember that thing with Nick, with that one game? The bad American one, with the driving, and that announcer, and the whole Captain Snappy thing? And he either said or did something really funny? Remember that? Man, good times."

But I do second Nick's defense of Dave Halverson... I can't speak for the early days of GF, and Dave did have a compulsion to people what they wanted to hear (often in lieu of the truth), but there was no malice in it. He was fiercely passionate about gaming and making the best mag he knew how. If you're looking for the stench of evil, I assure you it was coming from the offices David Bergstein or Jay Puryear, not E. Storm. The only time I ever saw Dave be intentionally cruel was to Shidoshi, and if he has forgiven him, surely the teeming masses can as well?

[haohmaru]

Halverson is holding a gun to your balls right now, isn't he?

He's probably just holding his balls, threatening to squeeze them as he typed.

[Reubus]

Holy crap on a stick, Nick and Casey! And Craig! Wow... You're still alive? (just kidding...) How the hell are you guys? Drop me an e-mail, I'd love to chat with you guys!

As to all the comments regarding Kei Kuboki and the dog, I saw NONE of it (thankfully), but do remember something about him humping our couch, back when Waka and I shared an office...

Maybe Waka remembers better, and can enlighten us? =]-~ I'd love to get a copy of that Bone Thugs he used to play constantly!

And a note to K.Lee, should he be reading this: Metheny's newest is awesome!

[ChaoofNee]

Someone's gotta save this whole thread before these boards explode or something.

[Josh]

Good idea. Go for it.

[Dolemite]

Holy fuck...Nick Rox and Takuhi, my two favorite GF editors, have finally posted. Welcome guys.

Nick...you were 15 when you started at Gamefan? Damn, I had no idea a kid was doing that. I really dug your passion for Japanese games, your enthusiastic writing, and your layout skillz. Too bad your head had to fall off, but them's the breaks. Gamefan was never quite the same after you left- hope life's treating ya well.

Heard about your movie. Are you in it for more than 3 seconds, and do you have any more flicks in the works?

BTW, how does it feel that people are still making "Blue Shadows" jokes after all these years?


Takuhi- you were one of the most entertaining and funny writers Gamefan ever had. I really got a lot of enjoyment out of reading your stuff and was sad to see you go. You also had probably the coolest character art of all the editors (the ninja/lens flare thing). Hope all's good with you.

You're gonna make Dolemite cream his pants.

LOL

Nah, only chicks can do that.