Asandir's interviews with Newgrounds forum users
This week's interview features the user omega88x, who drew the amazing picture above ^^
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When did you find Newgrounds and why did you join? Why did you choose the username omega88x?
"I was watching Youtube and I stumbled across footage of Super Smash Flash. I googled it and the link took me here. I was just watching movies and playing the games mostly, then I decided to take a look through the forums. It was cool seeing all the different things people talked about and I wanted in on the fun. My particular favorite threads were the photoshop threads. My name comes from the character Omega-E123 from Sonic Heroes. When I first played the game when I was 11 or so, I thought he was one of the coolest characters ever. Even to this day, I think he's a really cool character. As for the 88x, simply put, they're my favorite numbers and letter."
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Do you think that you changed over the time you were here, as user, or also in real life?
"Not really, the only thing that's changed are my MS Paint art skills. Not that's a bad thing though, I try to post more on the forums once in awhile. My real life is a bit more active, I go out Wednesday and Friday every week and having a job to do all this stuff. But here or IRL, im still the same guy with the same personality."
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Are there any other users that you like, and how do they affect you?
"I've always liked @Heinrich, I love all his photoshops he did when they were popular. When I take part of a photoshop thread I try to imagine what would he do, but he's so damn creative, you can't do what he does. @Timmy because he wanted to see more of my work in the icon battle thread and it feels good when people want more of your work. Also @DarkMatter because just like Timmy, he wanted to see more of my work in his thread The Portal is Under Attack."
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Are there any users that you would consider enemies or that you just don't like?
"Well not really, I get along with everyone and I've never had problems with anybody in particular. Just a few people being trolls but nothing that couldn't be easily ignored. So not really."
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What is your opinion about the forums? Is there one forum that you prefer? And is there another forum user that you want to see getting interviewed by me?
"I think the forums are still pretty good, but the lack of traffic is noticeable. Personally it sucks that photoshop threads aren't as popular as they used to be. I usually stick to my main 3 General, Video Games, and Art. General being my favorite because of the variety of topics you see every day. If you could get Heinrich for an interview, that would be awesome, he used to be a mod, but now he's not. You could probably ask him a bunch of photoshop questions and such."
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I guess that you have an opinion about the moderators of Newgrounds. Do you think that they do a great job or not?
"I think they're doing pretty good, they lock/delete the crap that needs it and I think it's cool some of them actually talk to you too. Most are pretty nice and do their jobs well. While there probably have been bad, even terrible, mods, they're good in my book."
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Would you like to become a moderator on Newgrounds? If so, what kind of moderator?
"Probably not, I'm not the best at controlling hectic situations when necessary . Would I give it a try, sure. It would be an interesting experience to see how I would be a mod. I think I would be like @NekoMika where she communicates with everybody and tries being friendly with all the users."
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The last redesign happened 2012. Tell me what you think about it. What do you like and what is not so good?
"At first, I didn't like it because I had a older laptop and for some reason it never loaded the page correctly. But now, I like it a lot, seeing the artistic background adds a nice touch to Newgrounds"
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You mentioned in one of your posts that you are a big fan of Robin Williams. What was your initial reaction when you heard about his passing? Which of his movies do you like the most?
"At first, I thought it was a joke, like how they said Jackie Chan died in a stunt accident. But I go to the news channels and there it is "Robin Williams has died." I almost cried when I saw that across the TV, he just seemed like one of those people that would live forever. Some of my favorite works from Robin Williams were Aladdin and Patch Adams. I even try to match the lesson of Patch Adams "laughter is the best medicine" everyday. Those movies are classics in my opinion and I still laugh at these movies. I also remember the Legend of Zelda commercial he did and that combined two awesome things, Robin Williams and The Legend of Zelda."
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Back in July, you started playing Shadow of the Colossus. Please tell my readers what you like and dislike about this game and also share one moment that impressed you.
"Shadow of the Colossus was a fantastic game and deserves all the praise it gets. I love atmosphere it gives of being alone, the colossus themselves are just amazing to look at, and the puzzle like gameplay for the bosses are brilliant to discover. The only things I didn't like were the 15th colossus and , this is my fault, watching a lets play of this game. The gameplay was from game grumps and I couldn't help but watch, I forced myself to stop at the 10th colossus. The one moment that was most impressive was probably the 5th colossus fight when you grab on to the colossus and see it up close and you see the land zooming further out giving you an " Oh Shit" moment."
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You are an artist and regularly contribute to threads like the 1st Annual Ng User Icon Battle with your pictures. When did you start drawing? Would you like to see more threads in the same vein, that tell an overarching story created by the drawn or photoshopped pictures of various users?
"I've always drawn since I was a kid, but as for MS Paint drawing, it was about 4 years ago. One day, I decided to give MS Paint a real go and I thought it looked pretty good. I try to draw at least once a week, I would draw more but it's hard for me to get that "spark" that makes me want to draw. That's why I like the Icon Battle thread and the Art Forum Battle Royale, they have so much to go on, that I can't help to be part of that. I would like more of these threads, but in moderation. If there are too many of them, they would lose that charm they had that made them special in the first place."
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The Mega Man games are amongst you favorite games of all time. What was the first Mega Man game that you played and completed? Which ones of the series do you like the most? What do you think about the upcoming Mighty No. 9 game?
"The very first Mega Man game that I played was Mega Man X on SNES at the age of 5 or 6, but the first one I beat was Mega Man 8 on the Playstation around 8 or 9. It's pretty hard for me to list all my favorites, I like just about all of the games. But a quick top five are 5)Mega Man X Command Mission. 4)Mega Man 4. 3) Mega Man 2. 2) Mega Man X 1) Mega Man X4. I like Command Mission because how it's pretty much Final Fantasy X gameplay, but with Mega Man. Mega Man 4 is best gameplay wise to me because it hit a middle ground, not too difficult but still challenging. Mega Man 2 is just one of the best games ever made. It did everything right and knowing the limitations of the NES at the time, is still very impressive to this day, also that music is 8-bit bliss. Mega Man X improved on the Mega Man formula, adding bigger bosses, armor power ups, and top-notch gameplay and music. Mega Man X4 is my favorite because how it added Zero as a playable character and it added a new style to the franchise that I loved at the time.The bosses were memorable, the music was awesome, and this game was hard as hell to beat. As for MIghty No. 9, I'm very excited for this game, especially since Mega Man has been getting crap treatment for almost 5 years now. At least Nintendo did him justice by adding him to Super Smash Bros. I'm curious to see this game fully played out knowing all the different game modes are in store for this game, especially after its very impressive kickstarter."
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Every person has secrets. Can you tell one of yours or something else that we didn't know about you yet?
"Im gonna make this short, I work at a McDonald's. It pays the bills and gives me "fun" money. The people I work with CAN be pretty fun to talk to though."
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What can we expect from you in the future, omega88x?
"More posts, more activity in the forums, etc. I also have an animation program, so maybe flashes in the future. But one step at a time. Thanks for interviewing me, it was fun."
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Now you are filled with more knowledge about omega88x, dear reader.Feel free to leave a comment here, saying what you think about the interview, requesting users to get interviews is also appreciated. Tune in next week :3
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Good. I never thought it could be fun working at McDonald's.