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Michael is among the best in [[MK64]] and [[MKDS]], and not quite as good but still pretty good in [[SMK]], [[MKDD]], and [[MKSC]], and has thereby earned the title of [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ best all-round karter].  He lost his title for a short time when MKSC was added to the rankings, and was passed by [[Sami Cetin]], but then reclaimed his title when he started playing [[MKSC]] (August 2006) to get some extra points.  He is doing well so far in MKSC, with a rank of 6th and several world records.

Michael is among the best in [[MK64]] and [[MKDS]], and not quite as good but still pretty good in [[SMK]], [[MKDD]], and [[MKSC]], and has thereby earned the title of [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ best all-round karter].  He lost his title for a short time when MKSC was added to the rankings, and was passed by [[Sami Cetin]], but then reclaimed his title when he started playing [[MKSC]] (August 2006) to get some extra points.  He is doing well so far in MKSC, with a rank of 6th and several world records.

After Michael stopped playing MKSC, he slowed down in MKDS and eventually quit.  Recently the only MKDS he has been competing in is [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1169541320 Non-MT], in which he currently holds more than 50 [[WR]]s.  Michael is a former world champion in MKDS, and held the title continuously for the first 99 days after the game's release, a feat never before accomplished in any Kart.  At one time he even held all 64 WRs at once.  He finally lost his title to [[Miguel Rodriguez]] for awhile, and then eventually reclaimed the title for 2 weeks in June before losing it for good to [[Thomas Bolton]].  Since then he has fallen all the way to 13th.

After Michael started playing MKSC, he slowed down in MKDS and eventually quit.  Recently the only MKDS he has been competing in is [http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1169541320 Non-MT], in which he currently holds more than 50 world records.  Michael is a former world champion in MKDS, and held the title continuously for the first 99 days after the game's release, a feat never before accomplished in any Kart.  At one time he even held all 64 world records at once.  He finally lost his title to [[Miguel Rodriguez]] for awhile, and then eventually reclaimed the title for 2 weeks in June before losing it for good to [[Thomas Bolton]].  Since then he has fallen all the way to 13th.

In August 2006, Michael created and updated an [http://z9.invisionfree.com/MKDSWifiRatings/index.php?act=idx MKDS Wifi ranking site], where people could play rated Wifi games and receive a rating, based on a rating system similar to the one used in chess.  It was fun for a short time, but didn't hold peoples' interest for long, so the idea was given up a few weeks later.  Surprisingly, Michael didn't do very well in these rankings, mostly due to his n00bish item skills; he was much worse at Wifi than he was at time trials.  Michael is good at mission mode, however, and is currently ranked 1st in missions on [http://cyberscore.net/group-1506.php Cyberscore].

In August 2006, Michael created and updated an [http://z9.invisionfree.com/MKDSWifiRatings/index.php?act=idx MKDS Wifi ranking site], where people could play rated Wifi games and receive a rating, based on a rating system similar to the one used in chess.  It was fun for a short time, but didn't hold peoples' interest for long, so the idea was given up a few weeks later.  Surprisingly, Michael didn't do very well in these rankings, mostly due to his n00bish item skills; he was much worse at Wifi than he was at time trials.  Michael is good at mission mode, however, and is currently ranked 1st in missions on [http://cyberscore.net/group-1506.php Cyberscore].

The Kart Michael has spent the most time on and considers himself most skilled at is Mario Kart 64, even though he is ranked lower in this game than he is in MKDS.  He holds one world record, for [[Yoshi Valley]] fastlap ([http://www.thengamer.com/MK64/14-YoshiValley/yv-2618-Fried.mpg video]).  He is also the first person to land the [[Rainbow Road (MK64)|Rainbow Road]] spiral shortcut on all 3 laps, and he discovered a new strategy that saves .1 in Frappe Snowland.  He is currently ranked 7th in non-shortcut, 11th in shortcut, and 3rd in [http://www.mariokart64.com/top100/universal.html universal].

The Kart Michael has spent the most time on and considers himself most skilled at is Mario Kart 64, even though he was never world champion in this game, as he was in MKDS.  He holds one world record: [[Yoshi Valley]] fastlap ([http://www.thengamer.com/MK64/14-YoshiValley/yv-2618-Fried.mpg video]).  He is also the first person to land the [[Rainbow Road (MK64)|Rainbow Road]] spiral shortcut on all 3 laps, and he discovered a new strategy that saves .1 in Frappe Snowland.  He is currently ranked 7th in non-shortcut, 11th in shortcut, and 3rd in [http://www.mariokart64.com/top100/universal.html universal].

Michael played Super Mario Kart for 2-3 months in late 2005.  He didn't get near the top before retiring, but he did manage to reach God (by the old standards).  He also had a former WR in KB1 trick flap.  He is currently ranked 34th.

Michael played Super Mario Kart for 2-3 months in late 2005.  He didn't get near the top before retiring, but he did manage to reach God (by the [http://www.geocities.com/MarioKart64Legend/ntscstan.htm old standards]).  He holds one world record: [[KB1]] trick flap ([http://wrvids.com/Mario%20Kart/SMK/kb1trick-ntsc-333-Fried.MOV video]).  He is currently ranked 34th (NTSC).

Michael played Mario Kart: Double Dash!! in the game's early history and peaked at 5th place, at one time holding the Mushroom City WRs.  He is currently ranked 100th.  Michael is not happy that soon he'll be kicked out of the top 100, and will most likely return to MKDD after he's done with MKSC.

Michael played Mario Kart: Double Dash!! in the game's early history and peaked at 5th place, at one time holding the Mushroom City world records.  He is currently ranked 107th.  Michael is not happy about being kicked out of the top 100, and will most likely return to MKDD after he's done with MKSC.

Michael is well known on the Mario Kart Forum where he is the 2nd most active poster and posts on all the different sections of the forum.

Michael is well known on the Mario Kart Forum where he is the 2nd most active poster and posts on all the different sections of the forum.