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[[Image:Sam.jpg|thumb|Sam Hughes]]

[[Image:Sam2.jpg|thumb|At 6'4", Sam Hughes is slightly taller than Ely Cathedral.]]

'''Samuel Derek Hughes''' (born November 12, 1983), also known as '''"SamSim"''', is one of this wiki's administrators, representing [[The Elite]]. First and foremost a [[Perfect Dark]] player, he has never been noteworthy for his gaming skills, but is nevertheless well-known for penning [http://qntm.org/defection_a Defection For Dummies], the first and most detailed guide for the famed [[Defection glitch]], as well as numerous other contributions to the videogaming community. He is perhaps best-known for being the author of [http://qntm.org/destroy How To Destroy The Earth].

'''Sam "SamSim" Hughes''' is one of this wiki's administrators, representing [[The Elite]]. First and foremost a [[Perfect Dark]] player, he shot to fame shortly after his July 2001 PDE debut by penning [http://qntm.org/defection_a Defection For Dummies], the first and most detailed guide for the recently-discovered [[Defection glitch]]. Along with numerous other contributions to the videogaming community, Sam is perhaps best-known for being the author of [http://qntm.org/destroy How To Destroy The Earth].

==Biography==

==Biography==

===Perfect Dark===

===Perfect Dark===

Hughes joined the Elite in July 2001 and played [[Perfect Dark]] continuously between then and his first retirement in early July 2002, just short of a year after joining, having peaked at rank 53rd in points and 51st in time. His notable PD times include 1:15 [[Villa]] [[A]], 3:01 [[Investigation]] [[PA]], 0:16 [[Chicago]] A and 0:27 [[War]] A, the latter two of which were world records at the time. He is a proud member of the 3-4-5 club (Agent times all under 3:00, SA all under 4:00, PA all under 5:00), and has also pulled off an 11-0 win in [[PD Challenge 30|Challenge 30]]. However, he was mainly known for his intensely detailed [http://qntm.org/strats strategy guides], and his community contributions, such as:

Sam joined the Elite in July 2001 and played [[Perfect Dark]] continuously between then and his first retirement in early July 2002, having peaked at rank 53rd in points and 51st in time. His notable PD times include 1:15 [[Villa]] [[A]], 3:01 [[Investigation]] [[PA]], 0:16 [[Chicago]] A and 0:27 [[War]] A, the latter two of which were world records at the time. He is a proud member of the 3-4-5 club (Agent times all under 3:00, SA all under 4:00, PA all under 5:00), and has also pulled off an 11-0 win in [[PD Challenge 30|Challenge 30]]. However, he was mainly known for his intensely detailed [http://qntm.org/strats strategy guides], and his community contributions, such as:

* designing the current appearance of the [[Perfect Dark Elite]] [http://www.the-elite.net/PD/elite.htm records page]

* designing the current appearance of the [[Perfect Dark Elite]] [http://www.the-elite.net/PD/elite.htm records page]

* writing [http://qntm.org/files/zero/history.html the future history of the PDE]

* writing [http://qntm.org/files/zero/history.html the future history of the PDE]

* fabricating an IMDb page about [http://qntm.org/imdb Perfect Dark: The Movie]

* fabricating an IMDb page about [http://qntm.org/imdb Perfect Dark: The Movie]

* fabricating [http://qntm.org/files/zero/ezboard.html an entire ezboard thread] about Perfect Dark Zero, and accurately predicting one of the level names ("Demolition") THREE YEARS BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED

* fabricating [http://qntm.org/files/zero/ezboard.html an entire ezboard thread] about Perfect Dark Zero, and accurately predicting one of the level names ("Demolition") FOUR YEARS BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED

===Later career, 2002 to 2005===

===Later career, 2002 to 2005===

Hughes spent several years playing PD extremely intermittently after "retiring", devoting his attention to (approximately in order):

Sam spent several years playing Perfect Dark extremely intermittently after "retiring", devoting his attention instead to (in approximate  order):

* [[GoldenEye 007]]

* [[GoldenEye]]

* [[Super Monkey Ball]]

* [[Super Monkey Ball]]

** peaked around rank 53

** peaked around rank 53

** peaked at rank 1 with all three world records

** peaked at rank 1 with all three world records

** first person to discover you could go under certain levels

** first person to discover you could go under certain levels

** penned the definitive [http://qntm.org/astrolander AstroLander FAQ]

** penned the definitive AstroLander FAQ

* [[Ikaruga]]

* Ikaruga

** peaked around 50th on the UK national rankings

** peaked around 50th on the UK national rankings

* Sonic Mega Collection

* Sonic Mega Collection

* [[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]

* [[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]

** scored 34 in [[Letter Sorting]]

** scored 34 in Letter Sorting

* [[Half-Life 2]]

* [[Half-Life 2]]

* [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]

* [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]

** obtained a single-segment time of 5 hours 41 minutes

** obtained a single-segment time of 5 hours 41 minutes

** masterminded the route for [[Mike Damiani]]'s 5 hour 4 minute world record run and devised many of the tricks he used en route, including the optimal Water Temple route

** masterminded the route for [[Mike Damiani]]'s 5 hour 4 minute [[world record]] run and devised many of the tricks he used en route, including the optimal [[Water Temple]] route

** claimed [[Twin Galaxies]]' 2005 OoT bounty for completing the game as fast as possible while collecting all 100 Gold Skulltulas and the Mask of Truth, with a time of less than 7 hours

** claimed [[Twin Galaxies]]' [[Mask and Skulltula run]] bounty with a time of less than 7 hours

Hughes drifted away from the videogaming community over this period, playing videogames less in favour of maintaining his personal website, writing for [http://everything2.com Everything2] and concentrating on his studies at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. He stopped posting at the Elite message board entirely in May 2004.

Sam drifted away from the videogaming community over this period, in favour of maintaining his [http://qntm.org personal website] (then known as Sam's Archive), writing for [http://everything2.com Everything2] and concentrating on his studies at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. He stopped posting at the Elite message board entirely in May 2004.

===2005 to present===

===2005 to present===

Hughes graduated from Cambridge with a 2:1 in Mathematics in June 2005 and returned to active status within the Elite community soon afterwards. He has recently picked up the controller again to play [[Perfect Dark]] in an attempt to get all his solo times under 4 minutes. He is also an avid fan of [http://www.incitti.com/Blitz/ GridWars].

Sam graduated from Cambridge with a 2:1 in Mathematics in June 2005, and returned to active status within the Elite community soon afterwards. He was partly responsible for coming up with the whole idea of Speedrunwiki.

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