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), spawning the beginning of a rise in the rankings. In February 2004, he reached the podium of GoldenEye 007 and held off challengers for one year. Jimbo is more motivated to play for world records in the summer months due to the summer contest, and lack of NFL Football. Jimbo has only achieved 5 world records since January 2006, but one of them was Dam Agent 0:53. A relevant list of accomplishments Jimbo could claim to would be:
- 3 official career UNTIED Goldeneye world records, and 24 official TIED world records.
- Being ranked 3rd on the Goldeneye rankings for over a year for points and time, (February 2004 to March 2005), and is still ranked in the top 20.
- Having administrative privileges on the Elite's main page and is a moderator on the General Chat and Goldeneye forums, also holding about 10 years of "seniority".
- Regularly updating 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)
- Finishing 1st in the 2007 Goldeneye tournament, likely because the rest of the elite was simply playing catch-up. (See: Eddie Lovins) and the lack of Patrik Nilsson.
- Finishing 3rd in the 2008 Mario Kart 64 tournament, after a Cinderella run to the final-four.
- Finishing 3rd in the 2009 Mario Kart 64 tournament, and realizing the subsequent heartbreak of losing the finals.
- Finishing 2nd in the 2010 Mario Kart 64 tournament, and completely choking away the finals on Rainbow Road. Finished 3rd in the Goldeneye tournament, defeating Patrik Nilsson in a 9-9 3rd match advancement, and losing to Greg Woll in a 9-9 3rd match defeat.
- Finishing 2nd in the 2011 Mario Kart 64 tournament with the #1 seed, after a complete slug-fest against Nathan Stinson. Very close. Also landed the spiral shortcut on Rainbow Road along with 11 others this year.
- Finishing 3rd in the 2012 Mario Kart 64 tournament with the #2 seed, and 3rd in the Goldeneye tournament, becoming the first man since the introduction of the Virginia meet to make the finals in BOTH games.
Jim resides in Green Bay Wisconsin, has a full time job, lives alone, and is going for his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Jim checks the elite boards every day, visits the elite chat nightly, and sometimes visits Ngamer to conduct business. 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.
Reasons why Jimbo could be pretty cool:
- He is a longtime member of the elite, going back to as early as December 2001.
- He is one of the most social and involved eliters, always staying in touch with many people consistently.
- He is a highly experienced and skilled drummer.
- He's not too bad at Goldeneye multiplayer or Mario Kart 64.
- He is one of the most highly knowledgeable NFL and NASCAR fans around, being a pro/lucky sports bettor and avid Green Bay Packers fan. (OK so I'm basically a complete homer fan)
Reasons why Jimbo sucks and/or can get annoying:
- His notable arrogance can get out of hand sometimes, but that's just that competitive fire! (so he says)
- He owns and drives a Corvette-powered station wagon, putting him in a standout crowd.
- He drives a moped, and texts and drives.
- Is a level 37 Sage poster on GameFAQs.com, a highly outdated message board for eliters
- Has tanked every tournament ping pong match in elite history, and was eliminated by Liz Mimms in 2009 and 2010 during round 1. Jimbo has extended his record to 0-8 in elite history.
- Has an irrational, unhealthy, and outrageous obsession with every aspect of RMS Titanic.
Playing Host
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 interconference 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.
Historic Archives Agent 0:16 Controversy
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
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
- 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
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