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[ph3rr3t]

Hello.  As you can see, I go by the name ph3rr3t.  Why this name?  Because ferrets are awesome, and lame cliche leet speek is lame cliche.

 

Anyway, after you've mentally stabbed me to death a few times for that third sentance, take a deep breath, and allow me to explain just how happy I am that this place exists.

 

 

First we must turn back the clock, some 14 years.  Among my Christmas gifts that year I found an as-then unassuming little game, Lego Rock Raiders.  I would play it for a few hours at a time, being easily beaten at first, before I would give up in frustration, and abandon the game in rage.  I would come back to it once in a while, getting better and better.  Eventually I could play the whole game, start to finish, with 100% completion on most missions, with 90 something percent on the rest.  Twas not a grand accomplishment, but for my 7 year old self, it made me happy as can be.

 

Soon after, it . . . broke.

 

To say I was devasted was an understatement.  LRR had long since become my favorite game.  And I couldn't play it any longer.  I was NOT happy.  The worst part about it though, was by the time my original copy broke, the game had gone slightly out of date.  How was I to ever play it again if I couldn't get a new copy?

 

My next birthday rolls around, there's cake and ice cream, the traditional birthday song, and presents, plenty of presents.  But none really made me happy.  I wanted one thing, and one thing alone, and none of the presents was it.  As a surprise, my mother pulls out one extra present.  Because of my attatchment to it, I had near memorized everything about LRR, up to and including the shape and size of its packaging.  That poor wrapping paper, torn to shreds in its prime by a thoughtless little brat.

 

Off flew the bow, rip went the paper, and low & behold, I held a brand new copy of Lego Rock Raiders.  Saying I was estatic would also be an understatement.  Somehow feeding a child a ton of sugar without it killing them would be about as close to my reaction as possible.  Many happy gaming sessions ensued.

 

Step back to the present.  I now have my own laptop.  I've downloaded, played, and modded quite a few games.  Watched shows and movies till I fell asleep.  And maxed out my music collection with mixes for every mood.  But eventually I found myself bored again.  I tried this and that, but nothing worked.  Eventually it occured to me, I should still have my second copy of LRR somewhere.  I dug though my stuff some, and then I dug some more, and even tore my room apart.  I couldn't find it.

 

I refer to certain incidences in my life as myself 'snaping'.  One might consider the loss of my first copy of LRR as one of those times.  Unable to find my second copy can be considered another.  Depending on the circumstances, and manner in which I snapped, I would either lose control, or become very focused.  I lost control all those years past.  Now though, I had a goal to focus on, the means to an end, and I was hell-bent on achieveing it.

 

One guess as to what I found as a result.

 

 

 

Call me ph3rr3t.  LEGO ROCK RAIDERS FOREVER!!!

 

 

 

P.S.  After even more digging and room renovating, I did eventually find my second copy of LRR, still intact.  squeeee!!

P.P.S.  The laptop was bought in 2010, as a graduation present.  It has since started to show its age with some of my newest games.  I have recently built a new desktop for $1.5K that laughs at the limits of the laptop.

P.P.P.S.  How did I do on my introduction?

[Biorune]

P.P.P.S. How did I do on my introduction?

 

Well, it was certainly lengthy...

 

Anyway, welcome to RRU! Hope you enjoy the perfect combination of modding and insanity.

[lol username]

Welcome to the site.

[IceHusky]

Coming from a seasoned writer, you're pretty darn good with words.

Welcome to le RRU.

[Wognif]

Welcome to LEGO Chaos RRU.

Hope you enjoy your stay.

 

And that intro was quite a long one, but a good one, nonetheless.

[Drill Master]

Welcome to the site. I'm Drill Master, Commander of all drilling projects here on the forum. If you need a drill, drilling vehicle, or the COMPLETELY SAFE explosives, come see me.

 

As for that intro, rather long and in depth, but I like reading. Again, welcome to the site, and enjoy it!