Introduce Yourself!

[Random_Terrain]

Who are you?

Duane Alan Hahn.




Where do you live?

The place where people toss beer cans, fast food garbage, and burning cigarette butts out of their car windows: North Carolina.




How did you find the forums?

Osmosis.




What are your favorite games or type of games?

I like replayable games that use controlled randomness. I don't want to learn patterns or dance steps and I want a fresh experience every time I play. For example, I like exploring worlds that are created by Civilization style games (hunting for resources and treasure).




What systems do you collect for?

I'm not a collector. I'm a player.




What you do in "real life?"

Not much. I mow the lawn and watch TV. Does that count?




Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, who you had to kill to get your first console, and so on?

Nope. No interesting facts. I'm as interesting as a dropped ice cream cone melting on a hot sidewalk.

[SNESMaster]

Who you are - Nate, SNESMaster
How you found the forums - I was looking for a good retro gaming forum, and this was one of the first that showed up.
What your favorite games are - Metroid, Ghosts 'N Goblins, Megaman 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, EarthBound
What systems you collect for - SNES
Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc. - I have a drawing of a Servbot from the Megaman Legends series that I won in a Megaman Legends 3 contest

[AtlusFan]

Hey there! After some weeks reading many interesting topics in the forum, I decided to take some time and register.

- Who you are?
I´m Mike, 28.

- Where you live?
I´m from Spain and I live in Barcelona. But don´t worry, I can speak english quite well so we´ll have some interesting talks here.

- How you found the forums?
Something like 3 months ago I was googling for a complete PS2 RPG list and one of the first search results was a topic of this forum.

- What your favorite games are?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Super Mario Bros 3, Castlevania SoTN, Guardian Heroes, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy X, Odin Sphere, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, F-Zero GX, ...

- What systems you collect for?
I collect for a lot of different systems, but right now I´m focused on Nintendo DS, PS2 and Sega Megadrive/Genesis.

- What you do in "real life"?
Work as a teacher.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
Been collecting since I was 12-13. I started doing it because some friends or cousins gave me "old games and systems" that they didn´t want anymore (stuff from NES, Master System, ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, ...). This started around 1997-98, so I can´t imagine how old those games would look to them, if they already thought were obsolete back in the day.


I hope to have some nice talks here with all of you

[uberjosh6]

Hi everybody.

I'm terrible at introducing myself on forums, so I'll go with the standard questions format.

Who are you?
In this reality, I'm known as Josh. I also answer to most variations of "hey, you!"

Where do you live?
Phildelphia, by way of a whole bunch of other Northeastern US locations.

How did you find the forums?
Same way pretty much anyone finds things these days. Google.

What are your favorite games:
Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, Goldeneye 007 (the original N64 version), Bushido Blade 2, Super Smash Bros. Sonic 2, Toejam and Earl.

What systems do you collect for?
Just about any system before the current generation. Right now I've got an NES, SNES, Genesis, Gameboy Color, PS1, PS2 and Dreamcast. As a completionist I'm always looking for more.

What do you do in real life?
I Work in TV, regret deciding to work in TV, work to get out of working in TV, and so on.

Any other interesting facts about you?
I'm pretty new to collecting. I only started a few months ago when a friend sold me a Genesis he picked up as part of a lot. Since then I've been hooked on picking up new old stuff.


Well, there, that wasn't so bad. Nice to be here!

[tonsofcommons]

Hey everyone.

Name is Eddie Pierson and I'm from Oskaloosa, IA.

I am mainly a Nintendo collector, as that is the era that I was raised.

Favorite game of all time is Kid Icarus and also The New Tetris on N64.

In real life, I am a parts salesperson for a major sports lighting company in the US.

Found this place via "Das Googles".

I also buy/sell/trade/collect sports cards in my free time.

Best find(s) of all time:
Final Fantasy 2, Final Fantasy 3, and Final Fantasy Tactics complete in box for $3 each at a garage sale
Dragon Warrior 2 & 3 complete at a game show for $7.50 each
New Sealed Super Mario 2 for $10

[Nemhy]

I have a terrible habit of rambling so I will just do the question format :P

Who are you?
Hi I'm Anthony

Where do you live?
Wanaque NJ....pretty boring place :P

How did you find the forums?
I go to the Digital Press store a lot. I'm really shy and really bad with putting myself out there to meet people. Figured I'd finally try and get past that and make an account here.

What are your favorite games:
EARTHBOUND!, The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past, Illusion of Gaia, Yoshi's Island, Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars, Diddy Kong Racing, Final Fantasy IX, Alundra, Valkyria Chronicles (one of the few videogames that had me crying my eyes out), Lunar 2 Eternal Blue.

What systems do you collect for?
Hmmm I don't really collect...but I guess at the moment SNES. I lost all my SNES games during a move years ago and I finally decided to try and reclaim my childhood back :P. I have a ton of N64, PS1, and PS2 games so I guess that could be called a collection...

What do you do in real life?
Nothing at the moment. I don't know what I want to do as far as a career is concerned...

Any other interesting facts about you?
I've recently been getting into speed running. Working on my DKC2 times and my Pikmin 2 single segment times. =)

[turbokon]

Hello, I've been a member since 2008 but it's been awhile since I check in with your guys so I thought I re-introduce myself.

Who are you?
My name is Shawn, 34 yrs old

Where do you live?
I live in Wichita, KS. Pretty much was raised here. My family migrated from Cambodia in 1983 when I was 5 yrs old.

How did you find the forums?
Was searching for classic gaming stuff and found this site.

What are your favorite games:
I'm a big shootem up fan, especially the ones found on the turbo systems. To name a few of my favs are Gate of Thunder, Lords of Thunder, Super Star Soldier, Soldier Blade, etc. I also like good side scrolling adventure and beatem up like Dracula X, Sonic, Street Of Rage 2, Metal Slug, etc.

What systems do you collect for?
I collect for several systems, SNES, NES, SMS, GENESIS, NEOGEO, a few hand helds but my favorite and the one system that holds a special place in my heart is the turbo graft 16 which I have most of its variations including its Japanese counterpart, the PC-Engine.

What do you do in real life?
I'm degreed as an Electrical Engineer but currently working in manufacturing of aircraft.

Any other interesting facts about you?
I'm married with 3 girls. I use to collect transformers but have since sold most of my collection. My other hobby is Karate where I'm working on getting a black belt. It's been a dream of mine since I was kid because of watching too many Van Damme's movies

[SUPERSMASHSNAKE]

Who are you?
I am Ryan. 22 years old.

Where do you live?
I live in Jersey City, NJ.

How did you find the forums?
I just went to the Digital Press store in Clifton, NJ. It was amazing and I found this website and joined!

What are your favorite games:
The whole Metal Gear series, Mario series, Zelda series, Portal 1 and 2, and many more! Just ask!

What systems do you collect for?
I do not collect for systems really but from games I like. My brother is always looking for Star Fox and Mega Man items and I am always looking for Metal Gear stuff!

What do you do in real life?
I am an assistant at a law firm.

Any other interesting facts about you?
I love to sing and act. I love being on stage and I hope to be a comedian some day.

[ecimevoli]

Who are you?
Hello I am James.

Where do you live?
I am from West Milford, NJ.

How did you find the forums?
I found out about the forums because my friend took me to the actual store in Clifton which was the greatest video game store I have ever been to.

What are you favorite games?
I love Sonic the Hedgehog 1-3 and Sonic Adventure, Mega Man on NES, all Mario games, DONKEY KONG is my favorite video game character and I love DK country, but my favorite games have to be the Zelda games, most favorably Wind Waker.

What systems do you collect for?
I am not really at the collecting point yet but I play games from: Atari 2600, Colecovision, NES, Genesis, SNES, Gamecube, PS2, Xbox 360 and wii.

What do you do in real life?
I am currently a High School Student

Any other interesting facts about you?
An interesting gaming type fact is that even though I was born into the era of Gamecube and Playstation 2, the console that I played for the first 8 years of my life was the Sega Genesis. Another interesting fact is that I play trumpet.

I have no experience with forums what so ever and have never been on one, I have only read them for information.

[tank_567]

- Who you are
Bob

- Where you live
Raleigh, Nc

- How you found the forums
looking for lists of nintendo games

- What your favorite games are
Chrono Trigger, RC PRO RAM

- What systems you collect for
NES,SNES,N64

- What you do in "real life"
Cisco CM tech

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
Build and race Mustangs

Hello All new to the game collecting, have well over 100 games and looking to start trading with others Every game I buy I make sure to play them and take care of them.

[sneekyweezel]

- Who you are
Seth

- Where you live
Cincinnati Ohio

- How you found the forums
looking for Splatterhouse for Mame

- What your favorite games are
to many to list but all arcade beat em ups from the 1980s like Crime Fighters and Kung Fu Master are a good place to start.

- What systems you collect for
Famicom disk, Nes, Mame, project 64, and pretty much all emulators that run on my computer.

- What you do in "real life"
starting a new job as a Natural Resource Specialist

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
Nope- just like video games.

[Digital Fisticuffs]

- Who you are
Howdy. Name's Seb. I'm 20 years old.

- Where you live
I live in Adelaide, South Australia.

- How you found the forums
A friend of mine told me he used to lurk these forums a while back, and I figured I'd check it out!

- What your favorite games are
I like a whole variety of different games; I'll play just about anything! But some of my favorites from when I grew up are Shatterhand, LoZ: A Link to the Past, Deus Ex, Radical Rex, Goldeneye 64, TES: Morrowind, and Street Fighter II. A couple of modern games I like are Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Skyrim, Red Dead Redemption, and the Left 4 Dead games.

- What systems you collect for
I'm not really a collector, but I've just recently started expanding my NES and SNES libraries. I'm looking to expand into a serious collection eventually.

- What you do in "real life"
Currently studying film and television at university.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
Nothing too special. I've been playing video games all my life; one of my first memories is playing Shufflepuck Cafe on my family's Amiga 500, and I've been gaming ever since!

[TimTendo]

- Who you are?

Well, you can call me Tim!

- Where do you live?

I've moved multiple times during my childhood, but I currently reside in Virginia.

- How did you find the forums?

I've ran across these forums many times in multiple google searches, yet it only occurred to me last December to join. I made all of 2 posts and that was it; didn't even introduce myself the first time around! So I figured I might as well while I'm trying to boost my activity here!

- What are your favorite games?

Easy! Mega Man and Sonic are very high tier to me (with Mega Man 3 ranking as my #1 favorite game, and Sonic 3&K in a close second), with multiple other games following suit. Sega is my favorite console manufacturer, even if they no longer make them!

- What systems do you collect for?

Quite a few, but it's mostly casual collecting that I do; the two biggest ones I do try and collect for are the Master System and the SNES.

- What do you do in "real life"?

I'm a writer and an editor.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.?

I grew up with these consoles when I was little (I'm fairly young, so they were hand-me-downs), but I still appreciate them for what they are, and have taken an interest in some of the consoles I ended up missing, but in the end, I just love collecting these old games, heh!

Edit - I updated the location section

[The Adventurer]

Hey all, Suppose I should introduce myself. I've been a gamer since I got my NES in 1989, was and still am a huge Nintendo fan. Also have a huge interest in classic Adventure games. Mostly the Licasarts classics, but Sierra and others certainly had their gems. Definitly into muktiplayer PC games, Team Fortress 2 and Starcraft 2 being my curre t most played games, and I'm always in the market for unique Indie platformers or adventure games.

Game systems I've owned over the years; NES, Game Boy, N64, Game Cube, Game Boy Advance, DS, and Wii. Currently trying to plug that gaping SNES hole.

I've sort of wandered in her because recently I've gotten a bad itch to collect classic video games again. Started hitting local flea markets and such. I googled 'classic gaming forum' and this was the first site to pop up. Looks promising. I like the looks of this Gaming Guides the site sells.

[nouserever]

Almost a year ago, i made an introduction post, but after 1 year, i feel that i should make a new one, for i have changed.
So here i go
- Who you are
Jon M
- Where you live
North Jersey
- How you found the forums
i searched video game forums online,and digital press came up.
- What your favorite games are
Platformers , action games, fps, Strategy, simulation, and some rpg's
- What systems you collect for
Super Nintendo
- What you do in "real life"
school, sleeping that's about it
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
I'm 13, snes was my first console, a hand me down, and i started collecting when i realized collecting games was possible. i was about 9, but i didn't start seriously collecting until about a year ago

[Space-Ace-13]

Hi, my name is Sean, I'm from Pittsburgh, PA. I found the forum through google, I was looking for a good gaming forum and came across this one and it looked good so I joined.

My favorite games are all Mega Man games, with my favorites being 3 and 4 for the NES. I also love the Castlevania series, Resident Evil series, and the NHL games. Resident Evil 4 (in my opinion) is the greatest video game ever made.

I collect mainly for NES and SNES and pick up games for my other systems (GB, GBA, DS, XBOX, PS3) if I see ones I like. I have close to 200 NES games, 40 SNES games and around 20-30 for the other systems combined.

I recently graduated from school and I am an athletic trainer... currently unemployed.

I've always been into video games growing up, but just recently got back into retro gaming about 3 years ago and I've been collecting since. I enjoy searching the retail stores around me for gems that are priced too low. And my name (Space-Ace-13) is both my PS3 name and comes from my love for the band KISS and and Ace Frehley more specifically

- Who you are
- Where you live
- How you found the forums
- What your favorite games are
- What systems you collect for
- What you do in "real life"
- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.

[k-frog]

Hi Everyone! I'm k-frog and I'm from Canada

I found you guys through google because I was looking for the biggest community of classic gamers who would appreaciate the video I'm posting - saw the number of threads and post counts on your forum here and it looks like you guys are up there! I am a competitive Mortal Kombat player (I play the new MK, but I also played MK1 2 and 3 back in the early 90's in the arcades) and a long time member of MKU, so Im very familiar with the vbulletin forum engine and the gaming community

I wanted to post up and say hi to all of you, and link you guys to what I've been up to, in case any of you are interested. I also work for a media company, www.tripsessions.com and we cover live events, gaming, and extreme sports. We work with and represent some of the top gamers in the world, and we produce a gaming podcast hosted by James MK on Tuesday nights at 10 PM called "The On Blast Show" with various guests including Daniel Pesina (The original Johnny Cage actor), Kerry Hoskins (The original Sonya Actor), the MK Flash Mob, and much more. You guys should stop by and say hi, its a fun show, and who knows you could even be a guest! We also just got back from ConBravo last month and we had an exclusive interview with the AVGN, and we are heading to Fan Expo this month. We covered ComicCon and EVO earlier this summer, so we have been very very busy!

If you have any questions about Trip Sessions, my videos, or want to know anything else, just hit me up and ask

Below are some links that you guys and gals may find of interest, including my blog that I just started a few days ago:


AVGN Interview


The On Blast Show

The Frog Blog

The Trip Sessions Website

Cheers from the Great White North!!

[Technomari]

- Who you are
My name is Anthony De Medeiros, and I'm currently job hunting, but I'd love to work in the video game industry as a 3D Modeler or Animator.

- Where you live
I live in Ontario, Canada

- How you found the forums
A good friend of mine from the Jul community's The Cutting Room Floor wiki told me about this place

- What your favorite games are
I find this a very hard question, there are too many games I love, but I will say what my favorite Genre is, RPGs.

- What systems you collect for
I don't normally collect for a console as of yet besides my Dreamcast, I usually just emulate if I want to play an older game. I'm new to collecting.

- What you do in "real life"
In real life I pretty much just hang out with friends, read, play videogames, build mecha model kits, and make 3D models.

- Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.
One interesting fact about my collecting is that I mostly collect controllers/gamepads, I have a huge fetish for those, and I can't stop myself from buying really comfortable or really odd looking gamepads, like that steering wheel controller for Nintendo 64. It's too good to pass up!

Also, I have a blog of my work and hobbies, It's still under construction though: http://anthonydemedeiros.wordpress.com/

Nice to meet you all!

[FieryReign]

Who you are- Most people call me Los

Where you live- PA

How you found the forums- A simple google search for classic game forums. Was a member of the videogamecritics boards but that forum is weird.

What your favorite games are- Most Castlevania games. Castlevania SOTN is my favorite game of all-time. I mostly enjoy adventure games and classic action-rpgs such as: Zelda, Alundra, Landstalker, but this genre seems to have disappeared. I also like driving and some sports games. I hate strategy, military, simulation, puzzle, and most FPS games.

What systems you collect for- Currently, none. Hard times. Don't even own any of the current-gen systems. I had a 360, but got red rings and sold it for parts. I used to collect for a few different systems like Genesis, SNES, Turboduo/Grafx, ps1 and ps2. Even had an Atari Lynx, Saturn, and Dreamcast back in the day.

What you do in "real life"- Currently, I'm a loser trying to get back on my feet and get back with my family. Not sure if this question is about hobbies or occupation.

Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.- Not sure if anything in my life would be interesting to anyone. I did have an NES with R.O.B. when it first came out. I played the 2600 before that but NES was the system that hooked me and 16-bit was the golden era to me. I still have TONS of old EGM, Gamepro, and Diehard Gamefan mags somewhere in storage. Brings back memories thinking back to a time before the internet.

Anyways, hello

[cfriedel]

Who you are- Cliff Friedel, but you can call me Cliff Friedel

Where you live- Ridgway, PA

How you found the forums- CGE 2010, but just getting active since CGE 2012.

What your favorite games are- River Raid for the Atari 2600, M.U.L.E. on the Atari 800, Galaga and Track and Field in the arcades, Gyruss or Zelda on NES, Bride of Pinbot for Pinball. Probably a bunch of others I missed.

What systems you collect for- I collect for a lot of systems although it is getting harder by the day since sources are drying up near me. If I see something old and interesting though, I will get it. I collect playable stuff instead of what I would call "collector's items".

What you do in "real life"- I am an independent IT consultant. I run an IT consultant company called Cliff's Consulting Services in Ridgway, PA.

Any other interesting facts, like how you began collecting, etc.- I have been playing videogames or working on computers since I was 5, which was in 1979. I would guess that my parents probably missed out on buying a nicer house from supplying me with quarters throughout the 80s. Had an 8-bit Atari and an Amiga that I still have today and occasionally pull out of mothballs to play. Also have a lot of consoles that I like to play when I get the chance. Hope to pass the classic vdeogame bug on to my daughters to keep the legacy going.

Hope to get more active on the forums and see you guys at the next CGE!

BTW, I have videos of CGE 2012 on my youtube channel, cfriedel123. Feel free to watch them and subscribe if you like. You can also reach me on facebook or google+ with the name Cliff Friedel or on twitter as @CliffFriedel. I'm always looking to meet new people in the community!

Cliff

[ultimaweapon]

I'm Dai aka ultimaweapon 32 from Illinois. I've been a fan of retro gaming for over 20 years. Atari 2600 Mario Bros. was my very first game ever played. Since then, I just adore classic PS1 RPGs, N64, SNES, NES, Genesis, Master System, and Neo Geo. I peaked at the old XBOX. All this new gen crap does not impress me. 360, Wii, & PS3 blaaahhhh. Games are about flashy graphics and saturating the genre of shooters. True games are works of art, like the ones back in the day. I've got a few niece pieces in my collection. Will look to buy/sell/trade when I'm able to.

[WispFollower]

Hello all. I have been playing video games my whole life and collecting for at least a few years now. I do not have the largest collection, but I believe I have a few of some of the more rare items out there. I joined this forum, because I don't really know anyone who shares my interest in collecting and playing video games. I love NES and SNES, but I have many other systems and the games to go with them- including Intellivision, Dreamcast, N64, Gamecube, Wii, PS2, and PS3. I recently fell into Colecovision and Atari 2600 collecting as well, acquiring some great items in the process. I hope to see some great collections and share my own, so hopefully I will find the best place to do that. I've got a few items I would like to hear some reactions on, which I could not find much info about on the internet. See you around.

-WF

[AmyIsBored]

Who/What/Where/How: I'm Amy, I live in England, through not-so-intense googling,
Favorite Games: Probably Sonic and Columns (mmm, I know right?)
Collect for: Anything PS2 or under that I can get my hands on
RL: Real life doesn't exist! =)

Not-so interesting facts:
I'm 18, and I've always enjoyed older systems for some reason. I don't know why exactly, they've always just appealed to me more. So I started buying them, and modding them, learning how they work. Nothing else to say on that really, it's just a fun thing to do. The first system I ever played on was a MegaDrive, and I still have that MegaDrive to this day. Can't say the same for any of my other original systems though, they're all gone =(

I had a MegaDrive when they were already outdated, I guess we couldn't afford anything newer? Most of my original games are gone (by original, I mean ones I had when I was younger), except: this m6 multi-cart (Sonic, Columns, Revenge of Shinobi, etc), Street Fighter 2, and Zool. I had a lot more than that. Zool used to be glitchy, but I found out the contacts were slightly corroded, it works fine now. The m6 multi-cart perished yesterday for some unknown reason (it looks like someone cut the connectors with a knife! Noone else has access to them and it was just sat on my desk, so how that happened I don't know!) and I performed emergency ressusitation last night in the form of dismantling it and soldering the sliced connectors together. It was messy, but it's now alive once more! =)

Wow... That uhh... turned into a ramble...

If you're wondering about the systems and games I own, I don't keep count of the games.

I have a bizzare number of playstations and megadrives that I just... ended up with? 5 MegaDrive 2's and 6 HD Graphics and Sound model ones. I don't know why either! As for playstations, I have one slim playstation and about 5 non-slim-playstations... 2 slim PS2's and 1 non-slim...

I also have 2 NES' (one faulty, a similar connector problem to the cartridge, bought on eBay for 99p, so I'll fix that eventually) and one working, a SNES, Master System 2 (with composite out mod), 4 Game Gears (all working ^-^), 2 GBA's (one boxed, in perfect condition, one backlight modded), a GameBoy colour, a faulty GameBoy Pocket, a working original GameBoy, two 2600's (one Jr, one woodgrain) and a GBA-SP.

I know I'm definately missing some things... Whenever I try and write a list of anything, I miss something REALLY obvious, and I'm not at home right now so I can't check! xD

For games, like I said, I don't really keep track. I just pick up a few now and then. I have quite a few megadrive games, PSX games, and gameboy games. I have at least 3 games for every other system. I just pick up the games when I see them, so I don't intensly collect games.

EDIT: Haha! I was right, as soon as I posted I realised I forgot to list: Dreamcast, Saturn, MegaCD (UK here =D), 32x and N64!! I was expecting to have forgotten one thing, but those?! Really?! How?! xD

EDIT #2: Oh, and I'm also the owner of three original XBOX's, I don't really like them. They just sit there, staring at me whenever I'm in the room. I didn't buy them, they just sort of landed on my lap.

[Johnny Nintendo]

Hello, my name is Ricky, I live in Southeast Georgia. I'm 28 and I work in the pulp mill department of a paper mill.
I grew up on Nintendo, Ghostbusters, Wrestling, and Ninja Turtles.
I mostly collect NES/SNES and N64. I do have a SEGA Outrun arcade that I scored from a thrift store.
I was informed about DigitalPress from a guy that had a retro game store in a flea market.
I have been lurking around here for two years now and finally decided to register. I also use to do some independent wrestling on the side but not so much lately.
I got the nickname Johnny Nintendo from a friend's older brother. Back when Goldeneye/Mario Kart 64/wcw vs nWo world tour was hot, my friends older brother and his friends would gang up on me, eventually I got better, and when I started beating all of them, they started calling me Johnny Nintendo. They would get so upset because on Goldeneye I would play the facility with proximity mines and the license to kill mode, then I would run around and throw the mines in all of the respawn locations. That was back before anyone called them respawn locations. Anyway, feel free to contact me.

[shane7951]

I'm Shane and I was referred here by a member of Nintendoage. I mainly play NES but I enjoy the various Nintendo, Sega and Sony systems. My favorites have to be the Ninja Gaidens, Mega Mans, and Jackie Chan Action Kung Fu. Aside from the NES I'd say Resident Evil would be my favorite series.

As a collector my main goal is to get protos for Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2. Some really cool members at NA helped me obtain a Ninja Gaiden III proto.

Looking forward to becoming familiar with these boards!