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'''Steven 'Shorty' Gutierrez''' is a [[Mario Kart 64]] player, specialising in Shortcuts. He is the older brother of [[Jeffrey Gutierrez]].

'''Steven 'Shorty' Gutierrez''' is a [[Mario Kart 64]] player, specialising in Shortcuts. He is the older brother of [[Jeffrey Gutierrez]].

Steven joined the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]] in January 2003. By the end of the year, he was 10th in SC and 42nd in Non-SC. He accelerated his performance in 2004, climbing higher in Non-SC, but his claim to fame was  dethroning [[Alex Penev]] from the top of the Shortcut ladder. Alex ceased his hibernation to defend the title briefly, but Steven's persistance won out. Some say that he was lucky, some that he had too much time on his hands, while others respect his domination across the board, toppling records in some of the most overplayed circuits, such as Mario Raceway. He later retired, and has since slipped to 33rd in Non-SC. His SC position is still quite high, at 4th in the world.

Steven joined the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]] in January 2003. By the end of the year, he was 10th in SC and 42nd in Non-SC. He accelerated his performance in 2004, climbing higher in Non-SC, but his claim to fame was  dethroning [[Alex Penev]] from the top of the Shortcut ladder. Steven went inactive after reaching #1, and Alex ceased his hibernation to defend the title briefly. Steven made a comeback to claim the title once again, and his persistance paid off. He retired once again, but not before reaching [[God]] in Shortcuts. He has since slipped to 33rd in Non-SC. His SC position is still quite high, at 4th in the world.

Apart from kart, Steven is remembered for his strange and sometimes annoying AIM conversations and forum posts, much like his little brother. In his final year, Steven improved his writing/posting style, became a top karter, a helpful forum member, and MK64 staff member (he updated the Player's List for some time). Steven is the epitome of a rough-and-tumble, knockabout, annoying kid, who wisened up and transformed into a better man, thanks to the careful nurturing of the kart community. *sniffle*

Some say that he was lucky, some that he had too much time on his hands, while others respect his domination across the board, toppling records in some of the most overplayed circuits, such as Mario Raceway. Steven was the first to reach God in SCs, the first NTSC player in years to dethrone PAL in SCs, and is believed to be the first to land the Rainbow Road spiral twice in one race.

But aside from all that nonsense, Shorty is also one of the main antagonists of the Kart = Chicks theory, boldly claiming that a lot more knocks were heard on his door ''after'' his retirement. A fitting end to a happy story.

Apart from kart, Steven is remembered for his strange AIM conversations and forum posts, much like his little brother. He was rowdy when he first joined, but gradually improved his posting style, become the top SC karter, and was briefly a MK64 staff member (updating the Player's List).

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