Thanks, man!  I'm already reliving old memories!

Ha! Ha!  Yeah, I'll get back to you a little later on that.  I've got to go out to eat right now, but I remember a few stand-outs, even after a quarter of a century.  Most of the kids were actually really great; but some of the adults... they were a different story.

No, unfortunately I never got a profile in the magazine, although I did know all the people who did.  Wish I had - that would have been nice. However, a TV show came thru our offices and did a story on the game counselors and I was featured on camera while talking on the phone with a caller. I recorded the show when it aired on television and still have the VHS tape.

Thank-you!

It's great to be aboard!  Thank-you!

Awesomesauce! If by chance you got calls from an annoying kid asking for cheats for every nes.game known. and begging for free.stuff. that wasn't me.

Welcome to NA MANG!

Ha, Ha!  All of the calls we received were from annoying kids asking for cheats.  You must have been one of the few who begged for free stuff .  Thanks for the welcome!

Ever work with Scott Horne in the repair area?

 I very well might have spoken with you.  I remember playing Blaster Master quite a bit, although that was one of the few games I didn't quite finish. I do distinctly recall talking about that game with a young man and expressing what a great game it was.  Just thinking about it now, I'm starting to remember him explaining some kind of manuever you needed to perform with the vehicle to get somewhere...  Wow, maybe it was you!

Yes, I remember Scott Horne well.  Nice guy, long blonde hair - he was roomates with Travis for awhile. How do you know Scott?

Gotta go everyone - time to eat.

He lives near here (SF area) and has always wanted to write about his time at Nintendo, still looks like a hippie but does IT/networking stuff now.  Many of the stories aren't family friendly  

Wow welcome, the many stories you could tell!

San Francisco - great area for a hippie.  I plan to retire to the Northern California coast in a dozen or so years. Absolutely beautiful area and not as wet as Seattle.

Sorry, I mean to say that I "have" questions about the profiles. I'm wondering if the line that gave the counselor's biggest achievement was kind of just made-up propoganda. For instance, I recall one counselor had an achievement that stated he beat Contra with one life using the Power Glove. That seems like it was written just to help sell Power Gloves.

You need to digitize that goodness and upload it to youtube, mister.

Hahah what are the odds? I held you guys in very high regard back then (well, I still do!) and I'm sure I'm not the only one. So at any rate, welcome to nintendoage.com. I am not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but Howard Philips hangs out here & posts every once and again. Recently, he posted a prototype SNES & SMW on eBay. So cool!!!

Welcome to NA!

Mmmm. That's an idea, I never thought of uploading it.  I haven't watched it in a very long time.  Maybe I'll get it out and see if I can transfer it to my Tivo and then onto my computer.

Thanks for welcoming me, Old Skool; my name is Brian too.  I'll definitely have a look.

I remember reading that achievement too, although I don't recall whose profile it was. I can tell you that whenever I read an achievement, it seemed legitimate to me. Usually the counselor making the claim was known for playing that particular game alot and was very skilled at it. None of us were attached to marketing so there was never any pressure to try and sell anything. It wasn't that type of atmosphere. Additionally, all of us pretty much knew each others capabilities so nobody could ever really fake it around the offices - if he/she tried they'd get checked and then their reputation was ruined. They'd have everything to lose and nothing to gain by making a false claim.

Hey there, thank-you for welcoming me!  I can remember a few stories, I'll post them up here soon.

Thanks for getting back to me! I didn't mean to imply that the counselor in the profile was lying. I'm saying it's likely that one of the Nintendo Power editors wrote that and the counselor had nothing to do with it; it seems like an impossible accomplishment. I can't remember who it was either, but I remember he had a very European name. About two years ago I found him on Facebook (he works for Microsoft now) and sent him a message about it. He ignored it. Guess I'll never know for sure but I'm convinced that particular accomplishment was just propoganda.

I'll have to check the early magazines which contained the profiles - I have them all stored safely away.  I sincerely don't think that counselor would be able to show his face in the offices if the achievment weren't true.  Our reputations were important to each of us, and I don't believe any of us would allow it to be sullied just for a marketing scheme.  Like I said before that wasn't the type of environment we worked in.

Welcome to NA! I find you immediately interesting.