I'm pro using NintenDan's cartoon representation of Rolken in his bio. XD
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I second that notion.
Also, I have decided to get the ball rolling on the bio-age. But I have no slick image as I said earlier. Also this could probably be added to but I can't be arsed to think of anything.
ROCK 'N' ROLL!*shot 1,000 times, stabbed 1,000,000 more, then buried 30 feet below RPG's house*
TSC's RANDOM PLAYER #594 (Because that's my member number. =P)
by SBW
(Up-to-date as of 12/3/05)
DAN "SPINBALLWIZARD" _____ -
There has to be a twist.(Because nobody needs to know my last name, you stalkers.)
Spinballwizard's Rankings <--Link :o
Sonic Games owned by SpinballwizardSonic 1 (Since 1993)
Sonic 2 (Since 1993)
Sonic 3 (Since 1994)
Sonic & Knuckles (Since 1994)
Sonic Spinball (Since 1994) (
Not tracked by TSC)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Since 1995) (
Not tracked by TSC)
Sonic 3D Blast (Since 1996) (
Times not documented yet)
Sonic Advance (Since 2002)
Sonic Advance 2 (Since 2002)
Sonic Heroes (Since 2004)
Sonic Advance 3 (Since 2004)
Shadow the Hedgehog (Since 2005)
Spinballwizard's 'Best' 10 TimesBecause I don't have that many records currently. Italics denote actual records
10. SnK - Sandopolis 2 - Tails - 3:36 (This act is a pain to get under 4 minutes, usually. Can't remember my specific run, but it turned out great. Heck, it even beats SadisticMystic. Good enough for me.)
9. SAdva3 - Ocean Base 1 - Sonic - 0:54:53 (I really wish I could improve this. Mike89 showed me a new route here, but I'm having trouble pulling it off... Probably the only good Advance 3 time you'll see from me here.)
8. SAdva2 - Sky Canyon 1 - Sonic - 1:06:93 (This zone sucks arse when it comes to TAing. This is within a second of being red though, and certainly isn't anything to sneeze at.)
7. SnK - Death Egg 1 - Sonic - 2:42 (Considering the precision needed for this Act, I'm actually proud of this time. Orange is good, and until recently, this was only a few seconds worse than mike89's time, and anywhere close to mike is an accomplishment for me.)
6. SAdva - Ice Mountain 2 - Knuckles - 1:17:33 (Best Advance time I have to date. Still about 10 seconds off the record, but still good enough for third, with only mike and Taco to beat.)
5. SnK - Mushroom Hill 2 - Knuckles - 1:25 (Undoubtedly my best SnK time. I'd actually beaten the record first at 1:30, then sonicam lowered it to 1:28, then I got this time, then sonicam beat me again D: )
4. ShTH - Egg Dealer - Dark - 1:15:99 (First true Shadow record I actually had. Of course, SuperSonic101 beat it a few hours after it was achieved. Of course, I'll be improving it. :D)
3. SAdva2 - Egg Utopia 1 - Knuckles - 1:43:12 (This would have been a record had douglas not mysteriously cut 13 seconds off of it. I'm just happy because I beat a Taco time.)
2. SAdva2 - Ice Paradise 2 - Anyone (IP2 was the first zone I seriously competed in, and I was the undisputed record-holder, minus Amy, until douglas came about and started pwning.)
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SAdva2 - Egg Go Round - Cream - 0:07:15 (Not only is this my first record, but it's also my longest-standing record, as well as being the only boss I'm good at.)
Spinballwizard originally joined TSC on 26 December, 2004, contrary to what the board says. This is because SBW was one of the unfortunate victims to the Infamous TSC Downtime of 2005 (Named such by myself), where all records, statistics, and accounts from 12/19/04-4/1/05 were mysteriously obliterated. His first submissions were in Sonic Advance 2, and he was surprised to find that his boss times (EGR Cream) was very close to the record. And thus, his competition began. On the fifth of January, 2005, SBW obtained his first record, achieving an unmatched 0:07:15. Of course, this wasn't the end of his Advance 2 time attacking.
He also noticed that his Ice Paradise 2 time for Sonic was relatively good. It was still about 25 seconds away from NintenDan's then-current record, but he decided to give it a shot.
Flash forward a few months later. It's March now, and he'd been practicing IP2 (for all characters) for a while, when he finally had a breakthrough. The record had been 56:xx (can't remember it exactly, because that record was also killed by the downtime), and SBW earned a then-spectacular 55:xx! Eventually, he worked on the other characters, gaining a record for Knuckles, but unfortunately, not Cream. This changed during the downtime, when he discovered an altered strategy that cut 3-4 seconds off his already impressive times, which gained him records for everyone but Amy. At the time, the Sonic record was briefly contested by NintenDan, but after some work SBW beat it again, holding a record of 47:68, which lasted a good 3 months before being beaten.
Ice Paradise 2 may be his best act overall, but that doesn't mean he TAs it exclusively. He holds decent rankings in Sonic & Knuckles too, and SAdva2 and SnK are his only current games to have better than 50% (as tracked by TSC).
SBW also plays some of the 3D games (though only Heroes and Shadow, currently, since he doesn't have a Dreamcast or Gamecube). A notable accomplishment on his part is being the first player to submit boss times for Shadow the Hedgehog.
Outside of time attacking, SBW is an American college student living at home with a part-time job, both of which take up most of his time (though breaks usually involve TAing). He is a member of several other Sonic forums, all of which are: TSC, TSS, Sonic Revolution, The Shadow Realm, and Sonic Hill - his own sprite comic based site. He is a moderator at SR and TSR, a Rainbow User at TSC, and the webmaster/admin of SH.
SBW started playing Sonic games when he was only seven teeny-tiny years old (a long time ago for the now 19-year-old), when he got Sonic 1 and Road Rash along with the Genesis from his uncle. His personal favorite to play is Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, only because it's the game he feels he's best at. Of course, it isn't tracked by TSC, but at home he is feared for his mad skills at the game.
Other games he frequently plays include random RPGs (mainly FFs), certain sports games (read: EA football games, random hockey games), and he considers himself a decent time attacker at Crash Team Racing. (Once I compile all my times from it, I'll probably put them in "ITT we TA Anything")
Currently silent in most games, SBW is most active (right now) in Sonic Advance and Shadow the Hedgehog.
