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Aug 18, 2008 at 4:14:02 PM

Thor (52)

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Hi Site!

Ran into this site by accident, looks really cool, actually I found the AGE Expo site first. Was a pleasure talking with Dain, and looking forward to meeting some of you guys at the show! Definitely sounds like something not to be missed.

-Thor Aackerlund

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Yes, 1990 NWC in case you're curious :) A long long time ago, in a video game competition far far away.

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:15:47 PM

srh201 (114)

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thor!!! love the name! welcome to the site!

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Aug 18, 2008 at 4:16:07 PM

Mr. Gimmick (50)

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Welcome to the site

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:27:24 PM

Thor (52)

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Thanks guys!

Yall know how to make someone feel welcome

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Yes, 1990 NWC in case you're curious :) A long long time ago, in a video game competition far far away.

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:29:35 PM

srh201 (114)

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u dont know the half of it!

should i really make him feel welcome guys?

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Aug 18, 2008 at 4:29:46 PM

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Welcome to NintendoAge Thor!

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:30:11 PM

jaredkk (57)

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AMAZING!! Thor Aackerlund! We have a real Nintendo Celebrity here now!

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Edited: 08/18/2008 at 04:30 PM by jaredkk

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:36:27 PM

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Dain (226)

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It was great talking to you today, Thor. Guys, this is the *real* Thor, you know, the 1990 NWC champ. I'll be making a more formal announcement about the expo, but let's just say that Thor will be our honorary guest!

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:38:45 PM

Mr. Gimmick (50)

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Originally posted by: Dain

It was great talking to you today, Thor. Guys, this is the *real* Thor, you know, the 1990 NWC champ. I'll be making a more formal announcement about the expo, but let's just say that Thor will be our honorary guest!

Wow cool! Didn't know he was the NWC champ, pardon my lack of NWC knowllege

! Very cool Thor! What did you get for winning the NWC besides the cart

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:40:54 PM

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HOLY CRAP!!! Welcome to the site.

Seth, if you're going to do something weird, DON'T.

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Aug 18, 2008 at 4:46:59 PM

Thor (52)

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Originally posted by: Mr. Gimmick

Wow cool! Didn't know he was the NWC champ, pardon my lack of NWC knowllege

! Very cool Thor! What did you get for winning the NWC besides the cart

Hi Mr. G.

Well, it was mostly just a whole lot of fun, very interesting time in my life. I got to meet some incredible people from all walks of life. Particularly memorable were Howard Philips and Alexey Pajitnov.

As for the prizes, it was a Mitsubishi Big-Screen, a $10k US Savings Bond, and a Geo Metro LSi Convertible. Not bad for some good old gamin.

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Yes, 1990 NWC in case you're curious :) A long long time ago, in a video game competition far far away.

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:49:52 PM

Mr. Gimmick (50)

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Originally posted by: Thor

Originally posted by: Mr. Gimmick

Wow cool! Didn't know he was the NWC champ, pardon my lack of NWC knowllege

! Very cool Thor! What did you get for winning the NWC besides the cart

Wow awsome dude! That must have felt so good winning a competition like that, awsome prizes as well. Too bad I was born arround the time of the NWC, would have loved to go to something like that

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:51:54 PM

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Thor, do you still have your NWC cart?

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:55:14 PM

Thor (52)

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Originally posted by: PSerge

Thor, do you still have your NWC cart?

I really don't know for sure. My family has moved so often that I couldn't begin to tell you where it might be. Perhaps it's in my dad's garage or something.

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Yes, 1990 NWC in case you're curious :) A long long time ago, in a video game competition far far away.

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:55:48 PM

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Hello Thor! It is great to see you join. I hope to see you around the boards. There are a couple of Semi-Finalists here as well. In July, I actually had the pleasure to meet Ohio contestant (and NA member) Steve Gingerich and I actually purchased his NWC cart from him. I got to ask alot of dumb questions that we all wonder about the event. Sound like it was alot of fun. Enjoy your stay!

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Aug 18, 2008 at 4:55:56 PM

Mr. Gimmick (50)

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Originally posted by: Thor

Originally posted by: PSerge

Thor, do you still have your NWC cart?

I really don't know for sure. My family has moved so often that I couldn't begin to tell you where it might be. Perhaps it's in my dad's garage or something.

NWC in a garage! O_O

Aug 18, 2008 at 4:58:19 PM

srh201 (114)

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wow, i didnt know a car was part of the prizes! cool info! and aaron, any dude who won a nintendo competition wouldnt be scared off by something weird, cuz lets face it, to have the skill to win that competition, (no offense by this whatsoever) he has got to be a little weird himself!

haha. the expo is going to be huge! ditka and thor!

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Aug 18, 2008 at 5:02:57 PM

themotherbrain (93)

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Originally posted by: Thor

Originally posted by: PSerge

Thor, do you still have your NWC cart?

I really don't know for sure. My family has moved so often that I couldn't begin to tell you where it might be. Perhaps it's in my dad's garage or something.

You should dig it up. If it doesn't concern you, you could probably make ALOT of money if you flashed that thing at a couple of members here. What number was it just out of curiosity?

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Aug 18, 2008 at 5:07:10 PM

Thor (52)

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Originally posted by: themotherbrain

Originally posted by: Thor

Originally posted by: PSerge

Thor, do you still have your NWC cart?

I really don't know for sure. My family has moved so often that I couldn't begin to tell you where it might be. Perhaps it's in my dad's garage or something.

You should dig it up. If it doesn't concern you, you could probably make ALOT of money if you flashed that thing at a couple of members here. What number was it just out of curiosity?

Heh, I have no idea. I played it a few times, messed around with the dip switches (makes the timing change dramatically) then tossed it in my closet. I was worn out on the whole thing by then. These days I have fond memories of NES, but at the time, I just wanted something different, so I was all about SNES/Genesis/TG16.

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Yes, 1990 NWC in case you're curious :) A long long time ago, in a video game competition far far away.

Aug 18, 2008 at 5:09:46 PM

dangevin (219)

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Originally posted by: srh201

the expo is going to be huge! ditka and thor!

Correction. Thor and Ditka.

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Aug 18, 2008 at 5:10:15 PM

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Welcome to the site, Thor! I hope you enjoy your stay here

Aug 18, 2008 at 5:16:30 PM

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Welcome!

It's so crazy. To all the members here the NWC cart is like, the holy grail of video games. If we saw one in public we would get dizzy spells and have to grab onto something not to pass out. And here this guy is who won the entire contest, says he "might" still have it, somewhere in his garage. Haha. Crazy!

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Aug 18, 2008 at 5:23:39 PM

Thor (52)

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Hehehe

Yeah I guess it's all a matter of perspective. For me, the RUF Auto Centre down the street from my work is a thrill, seeing $500k custom Porsches lined up like so much metal candy. For the guys that work with them every day, they're probably only moderately interesting.

For me, the fun of the NWC was the traveling, and meeting so many interesting and wonderful people. The cart itself had little interest to me after the trip back from Cali. I haven't played it since January 1991 lol.

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Yes, 1990 NWC in case you're curious :) A long long time ago, in a video game competition far far away.

Aug 18, 2008 at 5:28:56 PM

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Originally posted by: themotherbrain

Originally posted by: Thor

Originally posted by: PSerge

Thor, do you still have your NWC cart?

I really don't know for sure. My family has moved so often that I couldn't begin to tell you where it might be. Perhaps it's in my dad's garage or something.

You should dig it up. If it doesn't concern you, you could probably make ALOT of money if you flashed that thing at a couple of members here. What number was it just out of curiosity?

The gold ones don't have numbers

And welcome to Thor... I'm wondering when was the last time you booted up an 8 bit Nintendo...

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Aug 18, 2008 at 5:31:54 PM

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THOR!!

Welcome dude! Amazing that you signed up here and even more amazing that you are going to be at the Expo! Cannot wait to meet you! Would love to hear some stories about 'the road'!!!

MLN'er

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