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Immediately prior to his "techification", it [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31089 was remarked] by one [[Mustapha]] that he was "worthy of becoming a Tech Member" following the [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0 creation] of a topic on learning [[assembly language|ASM]] in which Quickman [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31087 posted] an additional link of which the topic author had not thought. [[Simon Wai|Simon]] [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31103 agreed], noting that he was "an example of a model member". [[ICEknight]] [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31105 also concurred], observing that it would be nice if "all the newcomers behaved like him". Icy Guy [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31181 related] an incident which had occurred two or three months prior, in which Quickman had [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?act=ST&f=13&t=1316&hl=&view=findpost&p=21198 intimated] that hex was "a nightmare" to him. A little over two years later, Quickman still wonders if these people were (and indeed are) of sound mind and judgement in recommending him for the Tech Member position.
 
Immediately prior to his "techification", it [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31089 was remarked] by one [[Mustapha]] that he was "worthy of becoming a Tech Member" following the [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0 creation] of a topic on learning [[assembly language|ASM]] in which Quickman [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31087 posted] an additional link of which the topic author had not thought. [[Simon Wai|Simon]] [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31103 agreed], noting that he was "an example of a model member". [[ICEknight]] [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31105 also concurred], observing that it would be nice if "all the newcomers behaved like him". Icy Guy [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=1866&st=0&#entry31181 related] an incident which had occurred two or three months prior, in which Quickman had [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?act=ST&f=13&t=1316&hl=&view=findpost&p=21198 intimated] that hex was "a nightmare" to him. A little over two years later, Quickman still wonders if these people were (and indeed are) of sound mind and judgement in recommending him for the Tech Member position.
  
Quickman's other "claim to fame" is being the only Tech Member who has never completed at least one Sonic game which was made before 1994; the only Sonic games he has completed are Sonic R, and Sonic 2 "if you count Easy mode". He is working on this, and hopes to complete Sonic 2 at some point prior to the Second Coming. Mediums and diviners fully expect his ghost to haunt his final resting place, forever stuck on the very last boss in Death Egg Zone; they say his spirit will not rest until he completes the game.
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Quickman's other "claim to fame" is being the only Tech Member who has never completed at least one Sonic game which was made before 1994; the only Sonic games he has completed are Sonic R, and Sonic 2 "if you count Easy mode". When he recently purchased a second-hand Megadrive from the Internet and attempted to play Sonic 2 on it, the inadequate power supply he was using to feed the beast died approximately halfway through Metropolis Zone; he finds this oddly prophetic. Mediums and diviners fully expect his ghost to haunt his final resting place, forever stuck on the very last boss in Death Egg Zone; they say his spirit will not rest until he completes the game.
  
Quickman is also a fan of the one-game series NiGHTS Into Dreams, and does what he can to help out those trying to hack that game, particularly with a mind to finding the debug mode whose text has been discovered in the 0.txt file on the NiGHTS CD. As with Sonic, he admits he does not have an appreciable amount of skill with this game - he currently is on Frozen Bell and Mystic Forest and plays infrequently, occasionally advancing. In his spare time Quickman pursues a career as a programmer - he has been offered and has accepted a place at Oxford Brookes University - and plays games on his Nintendo Wii.
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Quickman is also a fan of numerous other games, particularly platformers and scrolling shooters in the vein of Ikaruga. In his spare time Quickman pursues a career as a programmer - he has been offered and has accepted a place at Oxford Brookes University - and plays games on his Nintendo Wii.
 
 
Quickman can most often be found on the [[The Glowing Bridge|Glowing Bridge]] and/or on the chatroom.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 02:41, 15 March 2008

Quickman in a cryotube awaiting repairs.

Quickman's first recorded involvement in the Sonic research community is dated to Wednesday 3rd December 2003; on this date he joined the SWS2B message boards under the name "XinuX", passing the entrance quiz the first time around. His first post was in support of this quiz, claiming it to be "a jolly good idea".

Since then he has managed to accumulate the largest number of posts on the board - causing a degree of forum drama when LOst attempted and succeeded momentarily to exceed his postcount before having it reset due to postcount whoring - containing a strikingly small level of contribution to the side of the community dedicated to hacking or research. Despite this, he has somehow acquired the much-awed Tech Member status, apparently for going to the trouble of learning hex and Motorola 68000 assembly language.

Immediately prior to his "techification", it was remarked by one Mustapha that he was "worthy of becoming a Tech Member" following the creation of a topic on learning ASM in which Quickman posted an additional link of which the topic author had not thought. Simon agreed, noting that he was "an example of a model member". ICEknight also concurred, observing that it would be nice if "all the newcomers behaved like him". Icy Guy related an incident which had occurred two or three months prior, in which Quickman had intimated that hex was "a nightmare" to him. A little over two years later, Quickman still wonders if these people were (and indeed are) of sound mind and judgement in recommending him for the Tech Member position.

Quickman's other "claim to fame" is being the only Tech Member who has never completed at least one Sonic game which was made before 1994; the only Sonic games he has completed are Sonic R, and Sonic 2 "if you count Easy mode". When he recently purchased a second-hand Megadrive from the Internet and attempted to play Sonic 2 on it, the inadequate power supply he was using to feed the beast died approximately halfway through Metropolis Zone; he finds this oddly prophetic. Mediums and diviners fully expect his ghost to haunt his final resting place, forever stuck on the very last boss in Death Egg Zone; they say his spirit will not rest until he completes the game.

Quickman is also a fan of numerous other games, particularly platformers and scrolling shooters in the vein of Ikaruga. In his spare time Quickman pursues a career as a programmer - he has been offered and has accepted a place at Oxford Brookes University - and plays games on his Nintendo Wii.