Meet the Team: Randy Nelson
by Randy Nelson 
{ May 27th 2008 at 9:00PM }
In the world of professional game blogging, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the bloggers who investigate the stories and readers who make silly comments. These are the first group's stories.
- Name: Randy Nelson
- Job Position: New Guy, West Coast Guy, "Who's that guy?"
- Past Experience: I'm a reformed tree murderer from what your history books refer to as "games magazines." I was the executive editor of the late, great PSM and senior editor on the short-lived Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine ... however, in one of those "full circle" deals, I actually got my first break in the field working on Ultra Game Players' website.
- Life outside of the 'Stiq: I collect stuff: action figures, movies, computer parts, cats, gadgets, penguins. Can't quite figure out how to build a doomsday device with 'em, though, so I spend most of my downtime snapping photos and playing games with The Navigatrix, a.k.a. my game lovin' girlfriend.
- Why I'm Blogging: At first it was merely a sort of penance for killing all those poor (mostly) defenseless trees. Now I do it because A) I love games, B) I love to write, and C) I can still hear the trees screaming.
- First Game Experience: I was born and raised (well, at least raised) in an arcade. The first game I ever put a quarter in was Pac-Man; my first console was an Atari VCS with ... Pac-Man.
- Favorite Games: Gunstar Heroes, Metal Gear series, Tempest 2000, Ghouls 'N' Ghosts, God of War, Blazing Lazers, Okami, Resident Evil 4, Bioshock, Super Mario Galaxy
- No matter where you go? There you are.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ApolloIV @ May 27th 2008 9:06PM
That video is a fiasco and a half
Christopher Grant @ May 27th 2008 9:21PM
If by "fiasco and a half" you mean 1.5x times TEH AWESUM then I'd have to agree with you.
DangerMouse @ May 27th 2008 9:50PM
Holy shit...best video ever.
Zoot Suit Jedi @ May 27th 2008 9:12PM
That made me want to cry in a corner whilst gently rocking myself.
Borman @ May 27th 2008 9:24PM
Greetings Randy, if youre reading! Glad to see you around, had read PSM since Issue 1
Randy Nelson @ May 27th 2008 10:36PM
Oh, I'm reading all right (and glad to hear from a PSM fan). :)
Borman @ May 27th 2008 10:43PM
:) Was also onboard for the whole Dreamcast time period, good times were had back then. The joys of a fresh magazine every month!
Richard Mitchell @ May 28th 2008 10:01AM
Hi Randy. I was a big fan of the Official Dreamcast Magazine. I was also a huge fan of GamePlayers (later Ultra GamePlayers, later Game Buyer), though at the time I'm not sure I would have known they had a website. Or, you know, what exactly a website was.
Welcome.
Booxatron @ May 28th 2008 5:37PM
For some random reason I was just thinking about Chibi-chan and that eyepatch smiley face dude the other day. It's stuff like that that makes me miss print magazines sometimes. Great mag.
Noshino @ May 27th 2008 9:26PM
....(2:30) where did the third hand come from?....
ChooChooCharlie (MK 0430-8740-2222) @ May 27th 2008 9:30PM
Yikes.
In light of the above video, I am formally submitting my request for a Joystiq Sing-Off '08: Justin McElroy vs. Randy Nelson.
In the case of a tie both contestants will have to sing either
a) "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle
or
b) "Can't Fight This Feeling" by REO Speedwagon
(as a duet!)
I haven't decided yet.
Hyoun @ May 27th 2008 9:35PM
Oh Randy, your singing rocks my world.
SO AWESOME
ApolloIV @ May 27th 2008 9:53PM
This needs to happen.
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) @ May 27th 2008 10:25PM
The internetz would asplode!
tmacairjordan87 @ May 27th 2008 9:36PM
Well done Randy!
Dr. @ May 27th 2008 9:39PM
So these Meet the Team thingers were just an elaborate scheme to haze the new guy, right?
Jouten @ May 27th 2008 10:32PM
I want those last 3 minutes and 12 seconds of my life back! Agh!!!! It was like a train wreck, you know, like such a terrible tragedy, but yet I could not stop listening/watching it as it was happening...
Great blogger and wealth of information though. =P
Zon @ May 27th 2008 10:33PM
Oh wow I had no idea he was an a blogger on joystiq(I usually don't pay attention to the names of the person posting)I used to have psm for quite a while it was a great magazine and I subscribed to it till early 06 I believe. Too bad it got canceled(just found out in this post actually).
Randy Nelson @ May 27th 2008 10:38PM
I just found out I'm writing here myself! (Seriously, though, it's my ... third week?)
Ethan @ May 27th 2008 11:18PM
I only pay attention to the names if the article is especially crap or good, but you guys usually take good care.
Jouten @ May 27th 2008 11:31PM
Yeah, there's a first time for everything. I don't think I have ever been 'Randy Rolled' before. We all should link this video and start 'Randy Rolling' everyone we know! =D
Trethan @ May 28th 2008 1:24AM
Ultra Game Players was the greatest magazine ever. I'd read it as much for the comedy as the actual reviews and codes.
My cousin used to borrow every issue just to laugh.
FOXHOUND @ May 28th 2008 7:14AM
Honestly, of all the gaming sites I visit -- this crew seems to be some of the best around. And anyone who likes GUNSTAR HEROES can't be all bad. XD
ghets @ May 28th 2008 10:47AM
Impossible to look away
A Total Melvin @ May 28th 2008 11:17AM
Yo, Randy, what's going on? I used to be a moderator on the PSM Forums a loooong time ago.
Also, I have a DVD with you doing that performance somewhere in my house. It came with one of the issues, didn't it?
Anam @ May 28th 2008 12:48PM
Mr. new guy,
Are you some sort of diehard Pac-Man fan? Because I've had Joystiq bloggers coming after me before with a knife because I insulted it, so I just need to know if my enemies have grown more numerous.
Thanks.
Korova @ May 28th 2008 1:16PM
Hello, Randy!
I can hear the trees too. But its the fresh cut grass that is gets to me most.
Anyway, looking forward to your yarns.
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