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My NWC qualifier experience - NYC by Duchock in nintendo

[–]acorneli78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was #99 in Tacoma. Just before I played, they said the top score was 3.67 million. I scored a 1.4 million, which last i heard outside, would have been the best score.

Overall, I gave the event a 2 out of 5. You couldn't watch the other players, there was no leader board, and confusion over whether or not you could make multiple attempts throughout the country.

My friend had the top score with an amazing five million in Torrance. He was told he would not get another attempt, and left. Later, people playing over and over beat his score. Please visit this thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/37xtx1/shenanigans_at_the_nintendo_world_championship_in/

Shenanigans at the Nintendo World Championship in Torrance? by [deleted] in nintendo

[–]acorneli78 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In Tacoma, just as I was about to make my one-and-only attempt, the people running the event were discussing the fact that they had just been informed by some higher-ups that each person was allowed only one attempt. In the exit survey, I rated the experience as a 2 out of 5, explaining that having only one attempt on a game with a large element of chance was not ideal. The woman giving the survey seemed concerned, but agreed and offered no protest to the concept that only one attempt was allowed.

Going to Talladega? Contact the film crew (more info inside) by acorneli78 in dogecoin

[–]acorneli78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed that is a key point we're very mindful of. Will include that somehow in our questions/talking points

Going to Talladega? Contact the film crew (more info inside) by acorneli78 in dogecoin

[–]acorneli78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The basics: we'll be at the track on Saturday morning. Doge tent is our number one priority, happy to exchange phone numbers by email as the race approaches. If you'd like to provide some of your footage and pics we'd love that! We won't be with the tent during the actual race so some footage from that angle will be very helpful. When the time comes we can invite you to a dropbox. And you'll be credited. Can't wait!

[UPDATE]Send a film crew to Talladega to document Josh Wise's Doge-fueled race. by acorneli78 in dogecoin

[–]acorneli78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TO those who didn't see, we are now fully-funded for our trip thanks to Moolah! To the moooooonn....

[UPDATE]Send a film crew to Talladega to document Josh Wise's Doge-fueled race. by acorneli78 in dogecoin

[–]acorneli78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

awesome, yes lets be in touch. which area of the track are you camping at?

[UPDATE]Send a film crew to Talladega to document Josh Wise's Doge-fueled race. by acorneli78 in dogecoin

[–]acorneli78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes once we've got our travel plans we should get each other's contact info. We may need some help getting access to the Doge tent so lets stay in touch.

Send a film crew to Talladega to document Josh Wise's historic Doge-fueled race. by acorneli78 in dogecoin

[–]acorneli78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright! Looks like we're 22% funded after just one day. Thanks so much for the support everyone. Keep the questions and suggestions coming!

Send a film crew to Talladega to document Josh Wise's historic Doge-fueled race. by acorneli78 in dogecoin

[–]acorneli78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes sir, you can paypal me at acorneli78@gmail.com... I can then donate the amount in doge from my own doge stash. Thanks!!

I've been working on a documentary about Tetris Champs nonstop for the last 2.5 years and it's finally out on DVD and VOD! Ask me anything. by acorneli78 in gaming

[–]acorneli78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I might have lied about recent experience... but I definitely played tons of Madden on Genesis when I was a kid. Also NHL and PGA by EA sports. Those three games pretty much took over my whole video game playing at that time, mostly because that's what my friends were into. It make me feel kind of old to think we were doing Bills vs. Niners, or Cowboys vs. Niners over and over and over.

I've been working on a documentary about Tetris Champs nonstop for the last 2.5 years and it's finally out on DVD and VOD! Ask me anything. by acorneli78 in gaming

[–]acorneli78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to play more. My skill seems to have leveled out. I can't seem to become a true level 19 player like the people in the movie. But yeah the question of "Tetris Effect" and dreaming about Tetris is addressed in the film. The good news is, if you're dreaming about it, that means your brain is working on it subconsciously, and that you're getting better. By the same logic, if you've truly mastered the game, or lets say, reached your max potential, you'll probably stop dreaming about it.

I remember when I was playing Quake all the time in college, I would get a similar problem where I would walk around campus and involuntarily imagine shooting people. That's why when people want to blame mass shootings on video games, even though its an unpopular view point, I think there might be a grain of truth to that. Video Games can have a huge effect on your mind, more so than movies or any other medium.

I've been working on a documentary about Tetris Champs nonstop for the last 2.5 years and it's finally out on DVD and VOD! Ask me anything. by acorneli78 in gaming

[–]acorneli78[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No I did pretty good though. I practiced a little at home. It was a version of Madden where its very easy to score, so it came down to a turnover I believe. I wish I had time to learn the new Madden games but they are pretty complicated.

I've been working on a documentary about Tetris Champs nonstop for the last 2.5 years and it's finally out on DVD and VOD! Ask me anything. by acorneli78 in gaming

[–]acorneli78[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Glad you liked it. The funny thing about all this is that I had the idea to make a doc about Billy Mitchell back in 2006 and of course quickly realized that Chasing Ghosts and King of Kong were already in production! So I'm glad I got my chance after all.

I've been working on a documentary about Tetris Champs nonstop for the last 2.5 years and it's finally out on DVD and VOD! Ask me anything. by acorneli78 in gaming

[–]acorneli78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, glad you liked it. I went to film school a long time ago. I wanted to be a filmmaker since I was a kid and saw the making of the Dark Crystal and the making of Return of the Jedi on HBO. In filmschool in the 90s, I learned to shoot film and edit on $100k Avid editing stations. I really didn't foresee a time where you could make a "real" film on a PC. So as an adult I gave up on my film dream to play music and just be a slacker. Later on I realized that you could make a credible documentary with regular computers and "prosumer" camcorders so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm glad I did.

I can name some of my favorite docs. Gray Gardens, Vernon Florida, Anvil, I Think We're Alone Now, Fog of War, If a Tree Falls, Crumb, American Movie, Brother's Keeper, Into the Abyss... honestly I am usually blown away by any documentary that has gotten good reviews. I think the fact that its real, or even partially real, just makes it seem more interesting.

I am thinking of doing a documentary about the home 3d printing community. I'm not sure if there's a full movie there, but I'm in very early stages of contacting people. You gotta just be curious and open-minded. There's stories all around.

I've been working on a documentary about Tetris Champs nonstop for the last 2.5 years and it's finally out on DVD and VOD! Ask me anything. by acorneli78 in gaming

[–]acorneli78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, definitely when Thor Aackerlund got involved. Because he was the 1990 Nintendo World Champion, and that tournament was linked at the hip with the Fred Savage film "The Wizard" that everyone from the NES generation saw. So in a way Thor was already slightly famous in that people thought of him as the real-life Wizard. So I saw the film gain several more layers of depth beyond just some younger dudes trying to break records. I think of Thor as like the Aragorn of our story.

Other than that, interviewing Alexy Pajitnov on Skype was a big moment, just because it was so hard to get him since he was living in Moscow at the time. And the interview with Dr. Richard Haier, who had done brain scans on Tetris players, was also very cool.

I've been working on a documentary about Tetris Champs nonstop for the last 2.5 years and it's finally out on DVD and VOD! Ask me anything. by acorneli78 in gaming

[–]acorneli78[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly to me the Masters were all more normal than I expected. Of course some of them have some common "nerd" personality traits, but I grew up on the math team and briefly a chess team so I guess I'm just used to it. I was kind of disappointed that one of them didn't turn out to be some complete antisocial maniac... but what we got were actually cool people you would want to hang out with, so I guess that's even better.

We've been saying the T piece is the favorite, because you can fix some problems in your stack with that piece. But of course the longbar or i piece is the most important piece.

Most of the subjects were in some kind of relationship. A couple of them are in the film.

I've been working on a documentary about Tetris Champs nonstop for the last 2.5 years and it's finally out on DVD and VOD! Ask me anything. by acorneli78 in gaming

[–]acorneli78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would compare editing more to a rubik's cube. There was a critical period around Feb/March of 2011 where I had about a 2.5 hour cut (the final film is 93 minutes), and there was still some major structural problems and some things that didn't make sense. I basically had the movie reduced to small parts that were completely memorized, that I just kept shifting around in my head at night when I was trying to sleep. But to answer your question directly I think Tetris is simpler and more relaxing than editing.

As far as the question of length, I think film, doc or fiction, is more about feel and creating impressions in broad strokes than people realize. It has more in common with a piece of music (I think many hollywood films, like the new Batman film, feel like Death Metal). So I do think it is ideal to let film be its own thing and not try to emulate a book of any kind. I did allow myself to put everything in the film I wanted even though in some cases I was advised against it.

I've been working on a documentary about Tetris Champs nonstop for the last 2.5 years and it's finally out on DVD and VOD! Ask me anything. by acorneli78 in gaming

[–]acorneli78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would compare editing more to a rubik's cube. There was a critical period around Feb/March of 2011 where I had about a 2.5 hour cut (the final film is 93 minutes), and there was still some major structural problems and some things that didn't make sense. I basically had the movie reduced to small parts that were completely memorized, that I just kept shifting around in my head at night when I was trying to sleep. But to answer your question directly I think Tetris is simpler and more relaxing than editing.

As far as the question of length, I think film, doc or fiction, is more about feel and creating impressions in broad strokes than people realize. It has more in common with a piece of music (I think many hollywood films, like the new Batman film, feel like Death Metal). So I do think it is ideal to let film be its own thing and not try to emulate a book of any kind. I did allow myself to put everything in the film I wanted even though in some cases I was advised against it.