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[[Image:Cupload.JPG|thumb|Robin Usher]]
 
[[Image:Cupload.JPG|thumb|Robin Usher]]
  
'''Robin Usher''' is a player of many Mario Karts, an active forum poster, and a staff member.
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'''Robin Usher''' is a Mario Kart player and staff member.  He is originally from California, but spent most of his life in Japan before returning to California two years ago for university.
  
Robin joined the [[Mario Kart 64]] Player's Page in April 2003 at the rank of Newbie F.  He has generally improved slowly, playing a few months every year.  He reached the Elite ranks in summer 2005 and the King ranks in fall 2007.  He is currently ranked King B, #88 on the Non-SC charts.
 
  
Robin has also joined the sites for [[Super Mario Kart]], [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]], [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]], and [[Mario Kart DS]].  He is one of the few people to be ranked on all five sites and is in the Top 100 on the Combined Rankings, but he has never spent much time on these other games because he knows that the [[Kart = Chicks]] equation is really only true for MK64.
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Robin has been a member of the kart community since 2003, when he joined the [[Mario Kart 64]] Player's Page.  He has played every year, steadily rising to his current level of King B.  He has also joined the competition in [[Super Mario Kart]], [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]], [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]], and [[Mario Kart DS]].  He is one of the few players to be ranked on all five sites, but most of his playing time still goes into MK64.
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More than for his karting skills, Robin is known for the various contributions he's made to the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]], including:
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*creating and updating the MK64 Rivalries since 2004
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*updating the MK64 excel times sheet since 2005
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*awarding MK64 POW awards since 2007
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*helping out with MK64 WR, NR, and News updates in the past
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*translating the MKDD and MKDS Join pages into Japanese
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*contacting and recruiting Japanese players for all sites
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*running the All-MK Team Tournament and MK64 Challenges 2006-2008 on the message board
  
Robin's claim to fame will probably never be his Mario Kart skills.  He is better known for the various contributions he's made to the [[mariokart64.com|kart community]].  Robin is one of the few members of the community from Japan, and he translated the join pages for the MKDD and MKDS sites into Japanese.  He has also helped out with contacting Japanese players.  Robin has been part of the MK64 site staff since 2004, when he created the MK64 Rivalries.  His current responsibilities include entering times into the timesheet, awarding POWs, and updating the rivalries.  He also helped out with National Records and news updates in the past.  On the message boards, Robin occasionally holds Alternative Challenge competitions, including the All-MK Team Tournament and the possibly annual MK64 Challenges.
 
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==

Revision as of 23:18, 23 March 2008

Robin Usher

Robin Usher is a Mario Kart player and staff member. He is originally from California, but spent most of his life in Japan before returning to California two years ago for university.


Robin has been a member of the kart community since 2003, when he joined the Mario Kart 64 Player's Page. He has played every year, steadily rising to his current level of King B. He has also joined the competition in Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart Super Circuit, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and Mario Kart DS. He is one of the few players to be ranked on all five sites, but most of his playing time still goes into MK64.


More than for his karting skills, Robin is known for the various contributions he's made to the kart community, including:

  • creating and updating the MK64 Rivalries since 2004
  • updating the MK64 excel times sheet since 2005
  • awarding MK64 POW awards since 2007
  • helping out with MK64 WR, NR, and News updates in the past
  • translating the MKDD and MKDS Join pages into Japanese
  • contacting and recruiting Japanese players for all sites
  • running the All-MK Team Tournament and MK64 Challenges 2006-2008 on the message board


External Links

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