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General Sonic / Sonic Lefties: Unusual Ability?

« on: March 19, 2009, 05:23:40 pm »

So, a while back on another high score site, I noticed a number of people in the Shadow high score lists were left-handed. An unusual number. Like more than 1 of the top ten, which is about the normal distribution of left to right. And I thought, hmm, relationship?

So I'd like to do an informal poll. Post whether you are left/right handed and your ranks in various games in descending order of percentage. If you know of anyone who doesn't post on the forums and their handedness, feel free to include them as well.

For me:
Ambidextrous (Left-bias)

Shadow: 23/96
Heroes: 42/188
SA2B: 90/219
SR: 39/62
S1: 92/202

I'm not sure what to do with the data; one of you sciency types help me out please? <3

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Competition Central / Shadow Ring Competition Question

« on: December 08, 2008, 03:04:48 am »

Okay, so, maybe I kind of fail, since this isn't addressed in the competition rules for Shadow, but...

when competing for rings, do checkpoints count, or do you need to avoid them?

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Hiya Folks / Look at my records? Do they look bovvered?

« on: December 07, 2008, 11:13:01 pm »

Hey folks. I'm Donna, or M. Or something like that. And I'm a newb.

I've been playing Mafia with a few of you, and everyone's been bugging me to come join... so I did. You won't see much of me until Sunday, though, but I had a few minutes and I figured I'd join up. On epicmafia, I'm donnashowl, 3foldman, and I roleplay as SonicThHedgehog (yes! I roleplay! No, I'm not going to bug you with it here. I know how to read, thanks).

Elsewhere, I'm an English education major, senior at a small Michigan university, a deconstructionist, a big old nerd, and a newb cosplayer. I like Sonic, Pokemon, and Doctor Who, among a lot of other things. I uh, I love pizza? I dunno

My favorite Sonic game is Shadow the Hedgehog. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because I'm actually sort of good at it. Not as good as you guys though, holy crap. I also love the dark plotline, the way Eggman (my second faovrite character) was handled in it, the music, and the aesthetic. And actually making Maria Robotnik a fully fleshed out character and not DeadInnocentGirlTM. And the GUN Commander. Waugh, he's hot for an old guy. And the President. Man, if we had a president like that... Oh, and I think it's great how Sonic's character arc is deconstructed in Shadow, and how it highlights his hang-up with acheivement.

Can you tell I'm an English major? Hee.

I also like Shadow the Hedgheog best becuase of all the various options regarding gameplay. The Mission format appealed to me quite a bit, as does the ability to interact with objects.

And uh.. that's all I can think of that you guys need to know. Thanks for inviting me to your site! I'll get some records (that fail) up in the next couple weeks.