Jim Barrett

Common caption playing Jimbo in Goldeneye.

Jim "Jimbo" Barrett (born March 17, 1988, in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is historically one of the most obnoxious, cocky gamers around the Goldeneye and Mario Kart 64 forums. He immediately gained infamy at the start of his career due to his arrogance and claiming of obviously fake times, such as Caverns Agent 1:02 at age 13. After being banned from The Elite rankings in mid 2002, Jimbo cleaned up his act, and in July 2003 achieved Bunker 1 00A 1:09 (then tying a Bosshardt-set untied of 2 seconds), marking the beginning of a marvelous Goldeneye career. In February 2004, he reached the podium of GoldenEye 007 and stayed there for exactly one year. Although Jim has slowed down dramatically from his glory days, he is still currently PRing (as of June 1, 2010) and is currently ranked in the top 15. His elite accomplishments include (but are not limited to):

• 3 official career UNTIED Goldeneye world records, and 22 official TIED world records.
• Being ranked 3rd on the Goldeneye rankings for over a year for points and time. (February 2004 to March 2005)
• Has administrative privileges on the Elite's main page and is a moderator on the General Chat and Goldeneye forums.
• Regularly updates the Elite's front page with relevant information and insight on the best players currently setting world records, and statistics on each news update! (The Elite's Main Page)
• Starting an elite tradition in what's known as The Grand National Championship in 2006 vs Ngamer.
• Successfully completing the legendary cinnamon challenge in front of a prolific crowd and having it recorded in Virginia. (August 2007 and August 2009)
• Being the first person to achieve a world record in any game at a Virginia meet, and sparking a subsequent proof controversy. (Archives Agent 0:16)
• Finishing 8th in the 2007 Mario Kart 64 tournament, (8th of 16) and 1st in the 2007 Goldeneye tournament. (1st of 16)
• Finishing 3rd in the 2008 Mario Kart 64 tournament, (3rd of 24) and 4th in the 2008 Goldeneye tournement. (4th of 16)
• Finishing 3rd in the 2009 Mario Kart 64 tournament, (3rd of 16) and 3rd in the 2009 Goldeneye tournament. (3rd of 16, finals appearance)
• Finishing 2nd in the 2010 Mario Kart 64 tournament, (2nd of 24), and 3rd in the 2010 Goldeneye tournament. (3rd of 16, one kill away from grand finals)
• Finishing 1st in the 2009 Elite Summer Contest Predictions Standings. (1st of 41)
• Finishing 2nd to QB in the 2010 Elite Summer Contest.

Jim resides in Green Bay Wisconsin, has a full time job, lives alone, and attends an online college. Jim checks the elite boards every day, visits the elite chat nightly, and sometimes visits Ngamer. Notably, Jimbo has attended every major meet held since 2007, including all Virginia meets, the Michigan 2009 meet, the Florida 2010 meet, and the Michigan 2010 meet. You might say Jimbo is one of the most dedicated and persevering eliters in history.

Reasons why Jimbo is pretty cool:

• Jimbo is a longtime member of the elite, going back to as early as December 2001.
• Jimbo managed to lose a ton of weight by actually sticking to a real diet.
• Jimbo works full time and leads a responsible, clean life.
• Pretty funny guy, good interests, gets along with the elite well.
• Jimbo is one of the most experienced and prolific drummers around.
• Achieving just under 2000 on Yahoo Games Literati rating system.
• Jimbo is arguably the best hybrid Goldeneye/Mario Kart 64 player in the elite and on the Kart 64 page.
• Making final four appearances in both Goldeneye and Mario Kart 64 Virginia tournaments, 3 consecutive years (2008, 2009, and 2010).
• Jimbo is one of the most highly knowledgeable NFL and NASCAR fans around, being a pro/lucky sports bettor and avid Green Bay Packers fan.

Reasons why Jimbo sucks and/or can get annoying:

• Thinks he's the greatest Goldeneye multiplayer in the world (when highly caffeinated), and never admits to being worse at a video game (Kart 64 is getting pretty out of hand now as well).
• Owns not one, but TWO station wagons and thinks they are the greatest car design in history.
• Is a level 37 Sage poster on GameFAQs.com, and moderator on the elite forums.
• Has tanked every tournament ping pong match in elite history, and was eliminated by Liz Mimms in 2009 and 2010 during round 1.
• Has an irrational, unhealthy, and outrageous obsession with every aspect of RMS Titanic.
• Is the only eliter to publicly post a nude photo of himself.

Playing Host

Jimbo's been to 4 Packers games with eliters, this one with Wiff, Dolphins @ Packers 10/17/2010.

Jimbo has played host to 7 eliters, those being (in order) Jon Barber, QB, David Clemens, Scott Abbey, Neo, Thomas Andrews, and Eric "drag" Tapani, for various reasons, and has developed a friendship with most of those. Jon Barber spent the night prior to the Colts @ Packers game held on October 19, 2008. QB flew to Wisconsin to attend his very first Packers game vs the Carolina Panthers, held on November 31, 2008. Prior to the game, the 2008 GNC happened as well. David Clemens has visited Jimbo in consecutive years for the 2009 and 2010 Michigan meets held in Detroit MI, hosted by Eddie Lovins. Scott "Thingy" Abbey visited Wisconsin for the 2009 GNC, and made the trip up to Green Bay to attend a Packers game vs the San Francisco 49ers with Jimbo held on November 21, 2009. Paddy "Neo" Johanessen visited Jimbo during a giant vacation to the states (in route to the Virginia meet) to fulfill a dream of seeing Lambeau Field. This dream was accomplished in August 2010. Thomas Andrews visited Jimbo to attend a Packers game vs the Miami Dolphins on October 17, 2010, because it was a rare inter-conference matchup held at an affordable price! Eric "drag" Tapani spent the weekend with Jimbo in March 2011 because he was bowling in a league held literally 2 blocks away.

Archives Agent 0:16 Controversy

Even though 0:16 sucks and 30+ people have it, you'd best tape your world records no matter how easy they are. Stupid Wouter.

On August 17, 2008, Jimbo had finally achieved the world record of 0:16 on Archives A after many hours of playing in Bumpass VA. Most, if not everyone at the meet had seen Jimbo play and fail a few 0:16s prior to the completed run that night. Jimbo knowingly played without taping, as most were convinced that this world record would not require video proof is a proof moderator was present. When 0:16 occured, many were watching (including Jon Barber) and had verified that the run was legit and met all elite requirements. (no cheating devices, no cheats, etc). Many of the attendees of Jimbo's session were world-known players such as Patrik Nilsson, Eddie Lovins, Jon Barber, Josh Layne, etc. When the news had gotten to the Goldeneye rankings moderators that 0:16 was not captured on tape, a split was created between the moderators (such as Henning Blom, and Wouter Jansen) vs the rest of the elite who believed 0:16 was fine as-is, or were OK with picture proof that was provided by Jimbo. (2 images exist, one of flash ON, and one of flash OFF to show the player surroundings). 0:16 was ultimately accepted, but only for a short period, as Jimbo failed to provide a taped 0:16 within the month it was shown on the rankings; resulting in his Archives A time to be back-rolled to 0:17.

On December 15, 2008, Jim's 0:16 was finally added to the Goldeneye Elite rankings after Jon Barber made the final decision as administrator to allow the time. The addition of the time has split the community, and as a result, former updater Wouter Jansen has resigned as rankings updater in favor of Tyler "Thiradell" Wishall.

Jimbo's Love Life

Can you believe someone out there can tolerate Jim's strange, quirky behavior?

On November 13, 2009, Jim set up a date with recently-met Rachel "Ritch" Tom, who attends a college nearby to Jim's house. The first official date was a smash hit and it was that night that Jimbo asked Rachel to be his girlfriend. They are still happily together! Rachel has her own quirky behavior to add to this odd couple situation as well, some examples are:

• Sleeps with a stuffed cow
• Hates cats, loves dogs
• Loves only the ugliest, hairiest dogs in existence
• Listens to 95% country music, worst genre ever
• Cares very little about the Packers, while dating the most hardcore Packers fan in Green Bay
• Has no interest in NASCAR, while dating a guy who's watched almost every race since 1994
• Thinks Mario has the vocabulary of a 3 year old

External Links

• Jimbo's GE World Records
• Jimbo's Facebook
• Jimbo's YouTube Channel
• The Elite Quote Database