Toribash
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Intereiw #1 Hamster Week One
Week One: Hamster

First person EVER to reach 10th Dan. Played and beat hampa for his 10,000 game.


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[19:45] <+Zip0> Hello Hamster

[19:45] <@Hamster> Hello!

[19:45] <+Zip0> Lets get started

[19:45] <+Zip0> When did you become a "toribash"?

[19:46] <@Hamster> Well

[19:46] <@Hamster> I started playing the game in 2005

[19:46] <+Zip0> Wow, Thats a long time.

[19:47] <@Hamster> Yeah

[19:47] <+Zip0> So I see that you have a very high status in the Wibble fourms.

[19:47] <@Hamster> Yes, I'm something of a father figure to that forum

[19:47] <@Hamster> "Wibbles" is named after one of my nonsense IRC words I used to use

[19:47] <+Zip0> This makes you a very high respected person.

[19:47] <+Zip0> What was your inspiration to make wibbles?

[19:48] <@Hamster> I actually did not create the wibbles board, the board was made by veb

[19:48] <@Hamster> However, I was drawn to it because of its chaotic atmosphere

[19:49] <+Zip0> Sorry, I was mistaken. What makes you special compared to the other popular toribashers?

[19:49] <@Hamster> Well

[19:49] <@Hamster> I was the first player to reach the 10th dan black belt

[19:49] <@Hamster> My 10,000th game was played against hampa

[19:49] <@Hamster> And as a reward for winning, I got to ask for any color I wanted

[19:50] <+Zip0> And you choose?

[19:50] <@Hamster> At first I wanted something totally black

[19:50] <@Hamster> But that wasn't possible with shaders at the time

[19:50] <@Hamster> So instead I went with something totally white, and named it Pure

[19:50] <+Zip0> So you're also the creator of Pure. Wow.

[19:51] <@Hamster> I requested the color, yes

[19:51] <@Hamster> hampa was still the one to code it into the game

[19:51] <+Zip0> What version did you start playing in?

[19:51] <@Hamster> That's a good question.

[19:51] <@Hamster> I can't remember exactly

[19:51] <@Hamster> I know I was playing at 2.3

[19:51] <@Hamster> But I may have downloaded versions previous to that one

[19:52] <+Zip0> I see, Thats a very long time. Did you ever think of quitting?

[19:52] <@Hamster> Yes, I have taken a few breaks

[19:53] <@Hamster> And I think at one point I said I was going to leave

[19:53] <@Hamster> But there's a rule of the internet that states if you tell people you are leaving a community, you will always come back at some point

[19:53] <+Zip0> Yes, I've heard that many times.

[19:53] <@Hamster> After I got 10th dan, I stayed because of the community

[19:53] <+Zip0> What do you think of Hampa?

[19:54] <@Hamster> hampa is an amazing coder

[19:54] <@Hamster> He's a software engineer living out his dream of making his own game

[19:54] <@Hamster> And I'm really happy for how far he's brought it through the years

[19:54] <@Hamster> I have not met him in person yet, sadly

[19:54] <@Hamster> But he seems like a really great guy.

[19:55] <+Zip0> I saw pictures of him. He's quiet a "looker". Do you have any idea which way The game toribash will go next?

[19:55] <@Hamster> Well, the Wii release of Toribash will certainly change things.

[19:56] <@Hamster> Even if it's not a smash success, I'm positive it will at least attract a cult following on the console.

19:56] <@Hamster> From the PC game side, we can hopefully see some new players coming to Toribash after they've played the Wii version.

[19:56] <+Zip0> Ok, That is all the time we have today. Thank you for your time.

[19:56] <@Hamster> Good talking with you!

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Well, That was my first interveiw. Please tell me what i could have done better.
Who should i interveiw next.
Any tips?

Please C & C
Cool.

Could have been longer, i mean, you are talking to the god of wibbles here, would have thought you could draw it on a little longer.
When I see you, my heart goes DOKI⑨DOKI
Fish: "Gorman has been chosen for admin. After a lengthy discussion we've all decided that Gorman is the best choice for the next admin."
Originally Posted by Gorman View Post
Cool.

Could have been longer, i mean, you are talking to the god of wibbles here, would have thought you could draw it on a little longer.

It was my first time lol, Please post some questions you wish i asked.

I try to keep them short and snappy.
I enjoyed this short interview. Simple questions with simple answers are the way to go in this forum. If these were complex questions, with 4 line answers, you would only have select individuals who would take the time to read past the first 9 lines.

I for one, did not know that he was the first 10th dan, nor did I know that he was the first to wear pure. Thanks for the insight.

Might I suggest interviewing a Clan later on in your 'Saga of Questionniares'?

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Originally Posted by IceShadow View Post
I enjoyed this short interview. Simple questions with simple answers are the way to go in this forum. If these were complex questions, with 4 line answers, you would only have select individuals who would take the time to read past the first 9 lines.

I for one, did not know that he was the first 10th dan, nor did I know that he was the first to wear pure. Thanks for the insight.

Might I suggest interviewing a Clan later on in your 'Saga of Questionniares'?

I'll take it into consideration interveiwing a clan, But I'll only speak to the leader. I tried to pull out some intresting news.
I was thinking about Doing Kitfox next, But he would decline.
I like this idea a lot, I like the questions as they gave clear, informative answers.
Never knew the fact ;)
[2nd Dan]-[Sigma]
Gynx's brick pimp ^^. "Gynx": A brick has holes, what more do you want?
Oh god, not KiTFoX, he's been interviewed enough, and not very exciting >_<
When I see you, my heart goes DOKI⑨DOKI
Fish: "Gorman has been chosen for admin. After a lengthy discussion we've all decided that Gorman is the best choice for the next admin."
Originally Posted by Gorman View Post
Oh god, not KiTFoX, he's been interviewed enough, and not very exciting >_<

I was interviewed once and ChrisDom is clearly a much better interviewer. :l