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His first post was on the Sonic 2 Beta Anyboard, on the 27th Feburary 2001, qualifying him for Oldbie status on the Retro forums.
 
His first post was on the Sonic 2 Beta Anyboard, on the 27th Feburary 2001, qualifying him for Oldbie status on the Retro forums.
  
After the fall of [[SSRG]] in early 2003, Qjimbo set about integrating the old content from Area 51 into his own site [[Sonic_Research_Zone]], so that the information wouldn't be lost, and by 2004, the site had reached the design that it still has today.
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After the fall of [[SSRG]] in early 2003, Qjimbo set about integrating the old content from Area 51 into his own site [[Sonic Research Zone]], so that the information wouldn't be lost, and by 2004, the site had reached the design that it still has today.
  
 
However, Qjimbo became better known simply for his posts on SWS2B, S2B and Retro. Over the course of the years, he released a few utilities, such as a S2B to S2F music porter, then one of his most famous, the Sonic 2 MP3 Tool, which allowed people to create custom soundtracks for Sonic 2 while using a peticular version of Gens or Gens+ (since it worked using RAM hacking like a Trainer).
 
However, Qjimbo became better known simply for his posts on SWS2B, S2B and Retro. Over the course of the years, he released a few utilities, such as a S2B to S2F music porter, then one of his most famous, the Sonic 2 MP3 Tool, which allowed people to create custom soundtracks for Sonic 2 while using a peticular version of Gens or Gens+ (since it worked using RAM hacking like a Trainer).
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Qjimbo's next publicity exposure would be in March 2006, when he posted his Michael Jackson's Sonic 3 video on youtube ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVM-l2Oku4 link]), a documentary that analysized similar music tracks that Michael Jackson released, and tracks in Sonic 3, after [hxc] revealed that Michael Jackson was originally commissioned to do the work. This documentary spread far and wide, appearing on many video game news sites, and even got it's own YTMND page.
 
Qjimbo's next publicity exposure would be in March 2006, when he posted his Michael Jackson's Sonic 3 video on youtube ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVM-l2Oku4 link]), a documentary that analysized similar music tracks that Michael Jackson released, and tracks in Sonic 3, after [hxc] revealed that Michael Jackson was originally commissioned to do the work. This documentary spread far and wide, appearing on many video game news sites, and even got it's own YTMND page.
  
However in early 2007, things began to turn sour for Qjimbo. [[Simon Wai]] had left the SWS2B forums, leaving it to [[LocalH]] and [[Hivebrain]], but LocalH made the controversial choice of appointing [[Tweaker]], a known troublemaker within the scene at the time, as an administrator of the board, which Qjimbo didn't agree with. The board's direction seemed to be changing from a board with room for fun, to one that was like a boardroom of company directors, which while the more serious members of S2B preferred, Qjimbo and several others did not.
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However in early 2007, things began to turn sour for Qjimbo. [[Simon Wai]] had left the SWS2B forums, leaving it to [[LocalH]] and [[Hivebrain]], but LocalH made the controversial choice of appointing [[Tweaker]], as an administrator of the board, which Qjimbo didn't agree with, due to Tweaker's actions as a staff member on other boards. The board's direction seemed to be changing from a board with room for fun, to one that was like a boardroom of company directors, which while the more serious members of S2B preferred, Qjimbo and several others did not.
  
 
Qjimbo, in an attempt to try and fix this, began hosting S2B, and appointed himself administrator, with the aim of trying to be a little less ruthless towards the members. However he quickly discovered that his opinions were being disregarded, and even mocked by his peers. This was what pushed Qjimbo over the edge and made him do something completely out-of character. He hijacked Sonic 2 Beta.
 
Qjimbo, in an attempt to try and fix this, began hosting S2B, and appointed himself administrator, with the aim of trying to be a little less ruthless towards the members. However he quickly discovered that his opinions were being disregarded, and even mocked by his peers. This was what pushed Qjimbo over the edge and made him do something completely out-of character. He hijacked Sonic 2 Beta.
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Qjimbo is back at retro and has since apologized for his actions, but he recieved lukewarm reception, as noone believed his apology was sincere. He has since promised to integrate the content from Glowing Bridge into Sonic 2 Beta as an apology, and has also helped with minor things on the forum, such as the wiki contributions tag.
 
Qjimbo is back at retro and has since apologized for his actions, but he recieved lukewarm reception, as noone believed his apology was sincere. He has since promised to integrate the content from Glowing Bridge into Sonic 2 Beta as an apology, and has also helped with minor things on the forum, such as the wiki contributions tag.
  
Dispite all the drama though, Qjimbo's member profile still has a 5 star rating, which perhaps shows that people are willing to forgive him. He has since announced a new project involving [[Nayr]] that is set to be a more old skool sonic site centered around Sonic secrets.
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Despite all the drama though, Qjimbo's member profile still has a 5 star rating, which perhaps shows that people are willing to forgive him. He believes Tweaker hasn't been a bad administrator in terms of what he set out to achieve, and has said that he believes Retro is a great forum for serious discussion and development.
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Qjimbo has also recently announced a new project involving [[Nayr]] that is set to be a more old skool sonic site centered around sonic secrets, incorporating content from [[Sonic Research Zone]].
  
 
==Contact Information==
 
==Contact Information==

Revision as of 11:56, 3 February 2008

Qjimbo discovered the Sonic Community in 1999, after coming across MIDI files of music from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. These midi files prompted him to type in "Sonic fan site" in Google, and the top result at the time was the Sonic Stuff Research Group.

He became intruiged by secrets sites such as Area 51 and the Pelord ran SWS2B, however he rarely, if ever, posted on messageboards. It was in late 2000 that he started his own site, at the time known Hill Top Zone. He was a frequent reader of Area 51's forum though, and distincly remembers when ICEKnight posted his Hill Top Zone savestate with Ice Cap Zone's palette applied.

Qjimbo's First Post

His first post was on the Sonic 2 Beta Anyboard, on the 27th Feburary 2001, qualifying him for Oldbie status on the Retro forums.

After the fall of SSRG in early 2003, Qjimbo set about integrating the old content from Area 51 into his own site Sonic Research Zone, so that the information wouldn't be lost, and by 2004, the site had reached the design that it still has today.

However, Qjimbo became better known simply for his posts on SWS2B, S2B and Retro. Over the course of the years, he released a few utilities, such as a S2B to S2F music porter, then one of his most famous, the Sonic 2 MP3 Tool, which allowed people to create custom soundtracks for Sonic 2 while using a peticular version of Gens or Gens+ (since it worked using RAM hacking like a Trainer).

Qjimbo's next publicity exposure would be in March 2006, when he posted his Michael Jackson's Sonic 3 video on youtube (link), a documentary that analysized similar music tracks that Michael Jackson released, and tracks in Sonic 3, after [hxc] revealed that Michael Jackson was originally commissioned to do the work. This documentary spread far and wide, appearing on many video game news sites, and even got it's own YTMND page.

However in early 2007, things began to turn sour for Qjimbo. Simon Wai had left the SWS2B forums, leaving it to LocalH and Hivebrain, but LocalH made the controversial choice of appointing Tweaker, as an administrator of the board, which Qjimbo didn't agree with, due to Tweaker's actions as a staff member on other boards. The board's direction seemed to be changing from a board with room for fun, to one that was like a boardroom of company directors, which while the more serious members of S2B preferred, Qjimbo and several others did not.

Qjimbo, in an attempt to try and fix this, began hosting S2B, and appointed himself administrator, with the aim of trying to be a little less ruthless towards the members. However he quickly discovered that his opinions were being disregarded, and even mocked by his peers. This was what pushed Qjimbo over the edge and made him do something completely out-of character. He hijacked Sonic 2 Beta.

The move was suicidal. Not only because of the fact at least 50% of the members saw what Tweaker was doing as improvements, but also because it left a permenant mark on Qjimbo's reputation. Deluded in the fantasy of "Saving S2B" he forked off the board for his own s2beta.org site. Naturally the board didn't do very well, so the site became The Glowing Bridge, an entirely unqiue site, with everything rewritten and updated. But there was no shaking off the stigma of the forum hijack, and after 8months, the site was closed.

Qjimbo is back at retro and has since apologized for his actions, but he recieved lukewarm reception, as noone believed his apology was sincere. He has since promised to integrate the content from Glowing Bridge into Sonic 2 Beta as an apology, and has also helped with minor things on the forum, such as the wiki contributions tag.

Despite all the drama though, Qjimbo's member profile still has a 5 star rating, which perhaps shows that people are willing to forgive him. He believes Tweaker hasn't been a bad administrator in terms of what he set out to achieve, and has said that he believes Retro is a great forum for serious discussion and development.

Qjimbo has also recently announced a new project involving Nayr that is set to be a more old skool sonic site centered around sonic secrets, incorporating content from Sonic Research Zone.

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