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'''Samuel Derek Hughes''' (born November 12, 1983) 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 community-based contributions. | '''Samuel Derek Hughes''' (born November 12, 1983) 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 community-based contributions. | ||
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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: | 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: | ||
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* creating One On One for [http://qntm.org/oneonone_pd PD] & [http://qntm.org/oneonone_ge GE] | * creating One On One for [http://qntm.org/oneonone_pd PD] & [http://qntm.org/oneonone_ge GE] | ||
* running [http://qntm.org/poll the Ultimate GE vs PD poll] (side note: GoldenEye is winning, barely) | * running [http://qntm.org/poll the Ultimate GE vs PD poll] (side note: GoldenEye is winning, barely) | ||
| + | * [http://qntm.org/savedposts making and contributing to so many great topics it ain't even funny] | ||
| + | * [http://pub20.ezboard.com/fperfectdarkelitefrm37.showMessage?topicID=108.topic founding the annual l33t Awards] in 2001 | ||
| + | * 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 [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 | ||
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Hughes spent several years playing PD extremely intermittently after "retiring", devoting his attention to (approximately in order): | Hughes spent several years playing PD extremely intermittently after "retiring", devoting his attention to (approximately in order): | ||
Revision as of 03:55, 30 May 2006
Samuel Derek Hughes (born November 12, 1983) 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 Defection For Dummies, the first and most detailed guide for the famed Defection glitch, as well as numerous other community-based contributions.
Biography
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 Challenge 30. However, he was mainly known for his intensely detailed strategy guides, and his community contributions, such as:
- designing the current appearance of the Perfect Dark Elite records page
- creating The Totalizer for PD and GE
- creating One On One for PD & GE
- running the Ultimate GE vs PD poll (side note: GoldenEye is winning, barely)
- making and contributing to so many great topics it ain't even funny
- founding the annual l33t Awards in 2001
- writing the future history of the PDE
- fabricating an IMDb page about Perfect Dark: The Movie
- fabricating an entire ezboard thread about Perfect Dark Zero, and accurately predicting one of the level names ("Demolition") THREE YEARS BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED
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Hughes spent several years playing PD extremely intermittently after "retiring", devoting his attention to (approximately in order):
- GoldenEye 007
- Super Monkey Ball
- peaked around rank 53
- Astrolander
- peaked at rank 1 with all three world records
- first person to discover you could go under certain levels
- penned the definitive AstroLander FAQ
- Ikaruga
- peaked around 50th on the UK national rankings
- Sonic Mega Collection
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- scored 34 in Letter Sorting
- Half-Life 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 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
- 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
However, most of this time was spent in study at Cambridge University, culminating in a 2:1 in Mathematics he obtained in June 2005.
Hughes 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 GridWars.
External Links
- How To Destroy The Earth, Hughes's greatest claim to fame
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