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Information: As someone who grew up in Silicon Valley during the time of the great video game crash and rebirth, he's well schooled in the games of the present and past. He also is the webmaster of ClassicPlastic.net and the original creator of DVGI. The archive itself contains his personal collection of video games and video game related items. An Atarian at heart, he still remains a top ranked Tetris player, as well as one of the top Sega Super GT drivers one could be hard pressed to find anywhere. Since 2004 David has also been a frequent contributor to Retrogaming Times Monthly, the longest running retrogaming newsletter on the planet. Now once again residing in Silicon Valley, he's glad to be back in the place where the golden age of the video game industry began. He's also known to be spotted at various arcade and pinball shows in and around the Bay Area. Current Projects:
Game reviews, new site features.
Information: After a few years away, Ian has returned to the west coast and DVGI bringing with him a rekindled interest in classic video gaming. In what could be considered a marathon year, he blasted his way through over two dozen NES titles generally regarded to be in the upper difficulty range. While usually not contributing directly to the site, he is a key influence on continuing content expansion. Ian previously was an integral part of both the GTAIII feedback LIVE chats as well as the Burnout feedback LIVE chats over AIM during the 2001 holiday. His greatest gaming achievement would without a doubt be totally completing Grand Theft Auto III within just one week (along with David) without using any codes or tanks. A feat to this day still really not believed among his friends and associates. Current Projects:
Upcoming video production assistance.
Insane Team Currently Inactive Staff
Information: Shane has been into video games since his father bought him an Atari 2600 as an excuse to play it himself. Soon after, he got his first PC game, The Black Cauldron, from RadioShack for play on his IBM PS/2 Model 25. From this point forward, he has been hooked on adventure games (and Sierra games until backwards compatibility issues arose). Shane also learned his first programming language because of PC games. His father brought home a 3.5" disk full of BASIC games and programs to play with, and Shane quickly realized that not only could he manipulate existing games and programs, but write his own. He did not truly start collecting until sometime in 2000, and is currently up to 20 systems. His baby is a Vs. Unisystem Dr. Mario arcade cabinet and his favorite game series is Metroid. Editor's Note: Shane's contributions were imperative in pulling DVGI out of its content slump in 2006. His excellent reviews across a wide variety of platforms breathed much needed life back into the site. -David Current Projects:
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Information: Ever since picking up her first NES controller on her sixth birthday, she's been obsessed with those pretty little pixels on the TV screen, hopping systems from NES to Genesis to PSOne to Xbox to PS2 to Gamecube, and that's not even counting her Gameboy collection. From Mario to Zelda, Alundra to Xenogears, she's played, explored, and obsessed over them all. With more of a focus on character-driven RPGs over action-driven, story over graphics, she can be found more often than not humming game music over the latest chart topping "hits." Editor's Note: Over the years Susan has played an irreplaceable role in assisting me with any translation requests I've bothered her with (and I do so far too often). Aside from that she's simply been a great friend. -David Current Projects:
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Information: Growing up he knew that he was not like other kids or even his siblings for that matter. He accelerated in computers and learned most of what he knows at a very young age. He would finish games before most kids and he was always up to date with his system knowledge. He would love to here from anyone who wants to battle at a game of their choosing. Editor's Note: Chris was both a good friend and a great coworker. While not a direct contributor to DVGI, through his former web forums and team blog posts, many site features were set in motion that continue to this day. -David Current Projects:
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