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− | '''Finn Berger''''s foremost achievement is having stayed alive for 53 years. This is a feat he usually tries to capitalize on at every possible occasion. Apart from that, he's actually Norway's #1 [[Mario Kart 64]] non-sc player - by a rather narrow margin, though, being ranked #32 on the NSC list, just a few places ahead of [[Marius Hukkelaas]]. | + | '''Finn Berger''' is the oldest active member of the community (53 years old). Despite the fact that he's not one of the most talented karters on the site, he's still one of the most respected players. He finished 2nd place at the Karters Contest from 2004 for example. Reason for his popularity is mainly his great personality on the message board and his very insightful posts. |
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− | Finn also played [[MKDD]] for a couple of months just after the release of the game, thinking his MK64 background would make it easy for him to succeed at the new game. It didn't, and he soon returned to his home base at MK64, where he until recently has been climbing steadily and extremely slowly in rank, almost reaching Legend A, and earning the title of of Turtle of the Year for 2004. He certainly deserves it for 2005, too. | + | Finn's main game is [[Mario Kart 64]]. He joined the rankings in the spring of 2003, after having played the game since 1999 (the game he actually bought for his son...). He started a relatively slow but very steady rise on the rankings. His playing philosophy was trying to focus on one track at a time until he reached a satisfying time, before moving on to the next track. With this strategy he never made really big jumps on the rankings. However, his strong point is that he can keep playing almost forever to improve his times very patiently one by one. He saw many young and talented players fly past him on the rankings. In the end he managed to pass back the majority of them, often when the other guy was retired, and Finn kept on playing. This way of playing earned him the nickname "the turtle". |
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− | His career has, however, ground to a halt because of the double effect of (almost?) maxing out and finding true love at the same time. That career started in 1999, when he caught the bug after having bought the game for his son, and he joined the site in the spring of 2003. Since then he's also been a very ardent poster on the boards, offering comments and advice on every topic that pops up, regardless of whether he knows anything about it or not. | + | When Finn played a particular track, he always shared his thoughts about the tracks with other players on the message board. By sharing his knowledge, and asking others for their advice and opinions about that track (often about small but very useful details), he often created a discussion that was very valuable and insightful for everyone who needed strategy help on a track. |
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| + | Finn's currently ranked #32 in [[Mario Kart 64]] (Legend A) which shows that he's more talented than he often says himself. He's also Norway's #1 non-sc player just a few places ahead of [[Marius Hukkelaas]]. His MK64 career has, for now, ground to a halt because of the double effect of (almost?) maxing out and finding true love at the same time. |
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− | Finn earns his living as a teacher, which sometimes becomes very obvious from his posts. Give him the opportunity, and he launches a lecture. (It may sometimes pay to listen to it, though!) | + | Finn also played [[MKDD]] for a couple of months just after the release of the game, expecting his MK64 background would make it easy for him to succeed at the new game. He achieved some strong Peach Beach times, but then he found out that MKDD a very strong competition where people were quickly able to beat his times. Finn decided for himself that he was a better MK64 player and, more importantly, that he simply enjoyed playing MK64 more than any other game. |
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| + | Finn earns his living as a history teacher. Very occasionally, you can tell that from his posts, when he decides to launch a lecture. They're always good lectures though. And many people on the board could only wish they had a teacher that was as cool as Finn. |
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