History Tropers / Strife89

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/swordkirliaiconbg.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Strife89's avatar]]

Strife89 is a [[SelfDeprecation troper who regularly asks around for feedback and assistance when he gets stumped]].

He is a 27-year-old male, currently working part-time, who has been hanging around TV Tropes since around July 2010. His interests include video games, music, Linux, and writing fiction, among other things. Something of an [[http://jerrybrito.org/post/6114304704/top-ten-myths-about-introverts introvert]], he probably comes across as a bit odd to new faces.

* MoleMania
* SpaceTrader

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/avatar_150x1501021_jpg_100.png
[[caption-width:100:Strife89's avatar]]

Strife89 is an [[SelfDeprecation oddball who constantly asks around for feedback and assistance when he gets stumped]].

He is a 24-year-old male, currently working part-time, who has been hanging around TV Tropes since around July 2010. His interests include video games, music, Linux, fictional writing, and many other things. Something of an [[http://jerrybrito.org/post/6114304704/top-ten-myths-about-introverts introvert]], he tends to come off as a tad odd to new faces.

Also has a [[https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1905158/index.htm silly little "website"]], "hosted" on Dropbox.

[[folder:Pages started by Strife89]]

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=lywaaes1wbntfxd14jugyrxa GamerFood]] [[labelnote:Sort of ...]] it's currently stuck in YKTTW limbo and will probably never leave.[[/labelnote]]

* {{ADCD}}: I have a history of this. Right now, I have just one story active, but it's hopelessly subject to massive [[ScheduleSlip delays between writing sessions]].
* Angrish: Sometimes spouted while playing a difficult game, or when hearing about an event that he feels is over-the-top ''wrong''.
* AwesomeMusic: I tend to arrange a playlist to make whatever I'm doing, be it at home or on the job, a little more exciting. Sometimes I switch tracks on the fly to match a changing situation. This, of course, leads to ...
** ... MundaneMadeAwesome, at least in my head.

* [[spoiler: ChivalrousPervert]] - I'm trying hard to stop this.
* CompanionCube: I tend to get fairly attached to my electronics, especially my portable ones - although not to the point that this trope usually refers to; see CrazyPrepared.
* CrazyPrepared: I carry an entire backpack of electronic gear around at *all feasible times*. Most of it is just to keep my favorite gear at my side; although it comes in handy, as I sometimes need them to do a spur-of-the-moment computer repair for someone.
* {{Determinator}}: I tend to be like this with computer (especially maintenance/repair) projects, often forfeiting sleep as a result.
* DrugsAreBad: [[DownerEnding Just ask my parents.]]

* [[spoiler: GenderBender]]: A common daydream of mine.
** [[spoiler: TheHero]]: Likewise.
** [[spoiler: SuperGenderBender]]: The fusion of both.

* [[LetsPlay Let's Play]]: Dabbled in this for a while, but ultimately never finished any games this way.
* MemeticMutation / RunningGag: Among my local circle of friends, I have spawned a few personal running jokes.
** He threw Toad into a pit! [[labelnote:Explanation]]During a Let's Play of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', I was carrying a Toad through world 1-2, and accidentally let go of the 1 button ''while jumping across a pit''. Needless to say, the poor Toad died.[[/labelnote]]
** Coat Hanger + Laptop = Victory [[labelnote:Explanation]]I once locked myself out of a room, with the keys inside it. To get in, I enlisted a little help and ultimately came up with the solution of using an unbent wire coat hanger slipped under the door, using a laptop (which had a built-in webcam) to see where the unbent wire was in relation to the "L"-shaped door handle. [[CrazyEnoughToWork It worked]].[[/labelnote]]
** WHY IS THIS SO HARD?! [[labelnote:Expanation]]This marvelous demonstration of a DoubleEntendre was spoken at a gaming lock-in while playing the DS version of [[NintendoHard N+]]. The response from a nearby friend? "ThatsWhatSheSaid". The joke has been associated with the game ever since.[[/labelnote]]

* OldShame: some of the fiction I used to write was pretty out there. Suffice to say it was [[SoBadItsHorrible junk]].
* RidiculousProcrastinator: Most of the time, admittedly, but I can make myself work sooner than the last minute much of the time.
* SanitySlippage: Can and frequently does occur while playing [[NintendoHard N+]]. Especially when Let's Play-ing it.

----
!!Questions, comments, and other page vandalism. :D

Write stuff here!

* [[spoiler: ChivalrousPervert]]

There used to be a "Video Games I Enjoy" folder here, but it hasn't been maintained in ages. May I point you to [[http://backloggery.com/strife89 my Backloggery account]] instead?

[[folder:Anime enjoyed by Strife89]]
* MyNeighborTotoro
* DigimonAdventure (mostly NostalgiaFilter these days)
* KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl
* PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt
* NeonGenesisEvangelion
* DeadLeaves
* {{Kampfer}}
* {{FLCL}}
* SummerWars
* TheBorrowerArrietty
* CastleOfCagliostro
* KikisDeliveryService
* CastleInTheSky
* {{Planetes}}
* {{Anime/CodeGeass}}
* {{Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica}}
* {{Manga/Nichijou}}
[[/folder]]

He is a 23-year-old male, currently working part-time, who has been hanging around TV Tropes since around July 2010. His interests include video games, music, Linux, fictional writing, and many other things. Something of an [[http://jerrybrito.org/post/6114304704/top-ten-myths-about-introverts introvert]], he tends to come off as something of a weirdo to new acquaintances.

[[folder:Pages launched by Strife89]]

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=lywaaes1wbntfxd14jugyrxa GamerFood]] [[labelnote:Note]]Yes, I know it's not launched. Maybe it will be, maybe it won't.[[/labelnote]]

* {{ADCD}}: I tend to be terrible with this, writing a scene or so for what seems like a good story idea and then stuffing it in a folder (be it physical or digital) and hardly ever looking at it again. I even have a few older completed stories that have been long forgotten. (At the moment, I have four stories in progress - two on the Internet - and none are anywhere near completion.)

* AwesomeMusic: I tend to arrange a playlist to make whatever I'm doing, be it at home or on the job, a little more exciting. Sometimes I switch tracks on the fly to match a changing situation.

* [[spoiler: GenderBender]]: I daydream about this. A lot.
* [[spoiler: TheHero]]: I daydream about being this too.

* [[LetsPlay Let's Play]]: Has a few in progress, but none completed. Currently in limbo:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYu3QxIc_6Y N+ (PSP version)]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQGBdbzkeCI Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (bosses only)]]
** [[http://forums.dragonflycave.com/showthread.php?t=13334 Pokemon: Black version]]

* NothingExcitingEverHappensHere: Sure, we have a 2-year college, but that's literally *the* highlight for my generation.

* VideogameCaringPotential: Sometimes I go out of my way to do the right thing for the characters. In the case of {{Pokemon}}, I rarely swap out team members after the first few badges, even if they're not the best battlers available. In ''HeartGold'', I almost never run around, as I don't want my Pokemon to have to run to keep up with me [[note]]For the uninformed, no, running has no effect on your Pokemon. I just can't help but mimic what I'd do in real life.[[/note]].

* WhatAreRecords: From time to time I might find myself explaining these, Atari 2600s, floppy disks, etc. .... to someone younger than I. I recently had to explain what a ''Nintendo DS Phat'' was. To a child that owned a DSiXL.

* CaptainObvious: Tends to speak like this. Waaaaaaayyyyyyyyy too often.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: I try to arrange a playlist to make whatever I'm doing, be it at home or on the job, much more exciting. Sometimes I change tracks on the fly to match the situation, if something comes up.

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=lywaaes1wbntfxd14jugyrxa GamerFood]] [[hottip:Note:Yes, I know it's not launched. Maybe it will be, maybe it won't.]]

** He threw Toad into a pit! [[hottip:Explanation:During a Let's Play of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', I was carrying a Toad through world 1-2, and accidentally let go of the 1 button ''while jumping across a pit''. Needless to say, the poor Toad died.]]
** Coat Hanger + Laptop = Victory [[hottip:Explanation:I once locked myself out of a room, with the keys inside it. To get in, I enlisted a little help and ultimately came up with the solution of using an unbent wire coat hanger slipped under the door, using a laptop (which had a built-in webcam) to see where the unbent wire was in relation to the "L"-shaped door handle. [[CrazyEnoughToWork It worked]].]]
** WHY IS THIS SO HARD?! [[hottip:Expanation:This marvelous demonstration of a DoubleEntendre was spoken at a gaming lock-in while playing the DS version of [[NintendoHard N+]]. The response from a nearby friend? "ThatsWhatSheSaid". The joke has been associated with the game ever since.]]

* VideogameCaringPotential: Sometimes I go out of my way to do the right thing for the characters. In the case of {{Pokemon}}, I rarely swap out team members after the first few badges, even if they're not the best battlers available. In ''HeartGold'', I almost never run around, as I don't want my Pokemon to have to run to keep up with me [[hottip:*:For the uninformed, no, running has no effect on your Pokemon. I just can't help but mimic what I'd do in real life.]].

Also has a [[https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1905158/index.htm silly little "website"]], "hosted" on Dropbox [[hottip:*:, although it's currently down due to Dropbox changing its public URLs for user files]].

He is a 22-year-old male, currently working part-time, who has been hanging around TV Tropes since around July 2010. His interests include video games, music, Linux, fictional writing, and many other things. He tries (maybe too hard) to get along with anyone he comes across, which sometimes becomes a problem when visiting new [[TroperIRCChannel IRC networks]].

He has contributed a few examples to pages scattered about the wiki, and has launched a page or two.

[[folder:Confirmed Troper Friends]]
* Aeger[[hottip:*:Okay, so he's not enlisted as a troper. I care not. :P]]
* NamelessFragger
[[/folder]]

He has created [[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1905158/GameCompletionRecord.ods a spreadsheet]] to help keep track of his overall progress through every game he's played or ever wanted to play. It's a big list.

[[folder:Video Games and series enjoyed by Strife89]]
* ''SuperMarioBros'': What can I say? I grew up with the series and have stuck with it (for the most part) ever since.
** Currently working on [[hottip:Note:It's sheer insanity for me to actually be working on all of these games simultaneously! I list games (but not necessarily series) in order of priority; games closer to the back might not even be started on yet.]]: ''Yoshi's Island DS'', ''Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''
* ''{{Pokemon}}'': It took a little while for me to get into it back when the craze started, but I have been fortunate enough to enjoy every generation of the series thus far. It's been a fun ride, and personally, I hope there's still more track ahead.
** Currently working on: ''Pokemon: White version'', ''Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky'', ''Pokemon: HeartGold version'', ''Pokemon: Emerald version'', ''Pokemon: Prism version''[[hottip:*:A fan hack of Gold]]
** Eagerly anticipating: A third version of Gen V, hoping it'll be on the original DS; remakes of Gen III
* ''FinalFantasy'': I didn't get into this series until 2002, and my introduction game was Final Fantasy IX (although the first game I owned was Final Fantasy VII in 2003, alongside my recently-bought used PSOne). Recently, I've taken an interest in the older games, particularly FF4, 5, and 6; as I didn't get to play 4 or 6 during my youth.
** Currently working on: ''Final Fantasy IV DS'', ''Final Fantasy X'', Final Fantasy VI'', ''Final Fantasy: The Four Heroes of Light'', ''Final Fantasy XII''
* ''KingdomHearts'': I first got into the series with ''Chain of Memories'' on the GBA, before I had access to the PS2. At this writing, I'm in the middle of a long run through all the games I own in the series, at the highest possible difficulty, and in chronological order (going by the storyline), with the exception of Birth By Sleep and re:Chain of Memories (as they didn't become available to me until just after I put down KH2)
** Currently working on: ''Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep'' (Standard difficulty), ''Kingdom Hearts: re:Chain of Memories'' (Proud Mode, borrowed copy), ''Kingdom Hearts 2'' (clearing a few optionals on a Proud run), ''Kingdom Hearts re:coded'' Critical Mode run, ''Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep: Final Mix'' (Critical Mode, fan translation)
** Eagerly anticipating: ''DreamDropDistance'', although it may be a long time after its release before I get to play it.
* ''SonicTheHedgehog'': A longtime favorite, I've been playing the Blue Blur's games since the Genesis days, though I missed almost all of his 3D games due to a lack of consoles/money to play/purchase them. To date, Sonic Colors is the only 3D Sonic game that I have played to the credit screen, and the only one I've had a chance to (so far). (Colors is currently tied with Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 + Knuckles for my most favorite Sonic game ever.)
** Currently working on: ''Sonic Rivals'', ''Sonic Rush'', Sonic Rush Adventure''
** Eagerly anticipating: ''SonicGenerations'', though I may not ever get to play it; ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2''
* ''TheLegendofZelda'': First game in this series that I ever played was ''A Link to the Past'', and over 6 years passed from my first New Game to my first victory over Ganon. Since then, I have enjoyed many (though not all) of the Zelda games availible.
** Currently working on: ''The Legend of Zelda: SpiritTracks''
** Eagerly Anticipating: The ''OcarinaOfTime'' remake (again, I'm betting years will pass before my first chance to play it); ''SkywardSword''
* ''DonkeyKongCountry'': I can't remember for the life of me what got me started with DKC, but for the longest time I only had the first SNES game. By 2000, I got to enjoy Diddy's Kong Quest, and took a long break from the series. Possibly needless to say, but I was thrilled at the release of ''DonkeyKongCountryReturns''.
** Currently working on: ''DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' (trying to open World 9), ''Donkey Kong Country 3''
* ''MonsterTale'': This Metroidvania developed by Dreamrift is a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure'', and a pretty fun one at that.
** Currently I'm somewhat stuck in the final area.
* ''CaveStory'': I first tried out the PC version in 2006, and was instantly hooked. When the WiiWare re-release came out, I bought it immediately. Even though I've beaten the game more than a few times, I yearn for a portable version (several already exist, including the homebrew PSP port and the Nicalis DSi release, but I own neither console).
** Eagerly Anticipating: Cave Story 3D: Yet another remake, this time for the 3DS, with full polygonal visuals (but the same classic gameplay+physics, I hope). Will be released on a cartridge this time, as opposed to the Nicalis releases being distributed through an Internet connection. It's one of MANY reasons I want a 3DS.
* ''DragonQuest'': Talk about a late arrival; my first game in the series is ''DragonQuestIX''! That hasn't stopped my interest in the series from blossoming into aspirations to play all of the main games. I have yet to finish any of them, though.
** Currently working on: ''Dragon Quest IX'', ''Dragon Quest VIII'', ''Dragon Quest V'', ''Dragon Quest VI''
* ''{{Metroid}}'': The games have a slight tendency to leave me frustratedly stumped, but that hasn't killed my interest in them so far.
** Currently working on: ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''
* ''AceAttorney'': A trial run of the first game (with a little, er, [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil aid]]) exploded into a strong desire to play every single game in the series. And play I did.
** Currently working on: ''Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth''
** Eagerly Anticipating: ''AAI: Miles Edgeworth 2''. I've already listened to some of the music on YouTube, and said music *alone* is ''awesome'' IMHO.
* ''ChronoTrigger'': Currently working on the DS re-release. Never got to play the original on my SNES, sadly.
* ''{{Lufia}}'': The first game on the SNES is regarded by me as a beloved classic.
** Currently working on: ''Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals''
* ''GoldenSun''
** Currently working on: ''Golden Sun'' (a replay, as I've forgotten many of the plot details), ''Golden Sun: The Lost Age'', ''Golden Sun: Dark Dawn''
* ''{{Frogger}}'': ''Frogger 3D: He's Back!'' in particular; I played the PC version of that game to death back in the day.
* ''RollerCoasterTycoon'': I was introduced to this series by a ''class'' of all things, and grew to like it enough that I picked up the "gold" box set of the first game plus its expansions.
** Currently working on: ''Roller Coaster Tycoon'' + ''Corkscrew Follies'' + ''Loopy Landscapes'', ''Roller Coaster Tycoon 2''
* ''SuperSmashBros'': I managed to play a round or two of the original one year, and never saw the game again until I got a Gamecube and Melee. These days I can be seen playing ''Brawl'' at gaming parties, with friends on either side, kicking my ass to kingdom come - but not without me delivering some painful retribution before the match's end.
** Currently working on: ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl: The Subspace Emissary''
* ''SlyCooper'': While I have never had a chance to finish the second and third games, all three (especially Sly 2) have given me the feeling of ''actually'' doing what Sly is. Sucker Punch definitely knows how to create engaging gameplay.
** Currently working on: ''Sly Cooper and the Thievious Racoonus'', ''Sly 2: Band of Thieves''
** Eagerly Anticipating: ''Sly 4: Thieves In Time'' (although, once again, I doubt I'll have a PS3 to play it on for a long, long time)
* ''{{Tetris}}'': 'Nuff said. :)
* {{N}}: I have yet to seriously get into the original, but the DS version of N+ got me hooked on the game.
** Currently working on: N+ (PSP version)
* TonyHawksProSkater: I got started with this series on a cousin's N64 (with the first game), and later got a copy of the first and third games on my PS1. I've been hooked on the classic games ever since (though two of the DS games are pretty good IMO).
** Currently working on nothing in particular.
* ''[[DigitalALoveStory Digital: A Love Story]]'' A short, but powerful, "visual novel" sort of game that takes place entirely at a simulated computer.
** [[DontTakeItPersonallyBabeItJustAintYourStory don't take it personally babe, it just ain't your story]] is a SpiritualSuccessor and half-sequel.
* ''[[http://whatareyouwait.info/ Runman: Race Around the World]]'': A game all about running for the joy of running.
* There are many others, but at this writing, I've thought of none of them!
[[/folder]]

Also has a [[https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1905158/index.htm silly little "website"]], "hosted" on Dropbox.

* [[LetsPlay Let's Play]]: Has a few in progress, but none completed. Currently active:

* OldShame: Looking at some of the old stories mentioned in {{ADCD}}, I realize how embarrassingly ridiculous they were. [[spoiler: And yet Mom still told me she liked them.]]

He is a 21-year-old male, currently in college, who has been hanging around TV Tropes since around July 2010. His interests include video games, music, Linux, fictional writing, and many other things. He tries (maybe too hard) to get along with anyone he comes across, which sometimes becomes a problem when visiting new [[TroperIRCChannel IRC networks]].

* Planetes