Profile - top games, best music, fave food & stuffName: Daniel WhiteEmail: Click here DOB: 22/1/1978 Alive: yes Location: Bedford, England, Planet 3/9 of Solar system no. 3,424,778,290, Galaxy 57,239,114 of starcluster 633,884 of mega-star cluster 267,884,333. And approximately 58,440,023,494,637 light years from Skytopia. Sleep: not at time of writing, but probably as you're reading this. Occupation: Part time piano teacher, after graduating from the University of East Anglia with a BA in music with computing. Also work in web development/publishing. Interests: Anything on Skytopia; music, games, science (experiments & light trivia), maths, programming (including programming fun particle systems & sound effects), creating optical illusions, 3D (ray-traced and stereoscopic stuff), 3D fractals (updated 19/11/2009!), music creation/composition/production, rating music/graphics (+ SNES and C64 ratings), Amiga, lucid dreaming, web surfing, chess, table tennis, 5-a-side football, biking, theme parks, piano (grade 8), fractals, skiing/surfing, High scores/time records in video games (world top record at 'Sonic the hedgehog's Time attack) and of course video games and computers in general..... Beliefs: I never cease to be amazed that 'I' exist, or indeed that anything exists at all. There are still the big questions of course. Here goes... 80% probability that 'God' exists in some way, shape or form. 99.8% probability that we have a transcendental 'soul' (of which 80% chance that our core consciousness is irreducible and completely independent from other souls, and 10-20% chance that everyone is part of 'one' soul). 95% probability that we live on in an afterlife (of which 30% we 'reincarnate' on Earth, and 70%, erm... 'other'), but if true, only 80% certain that our ideals and/or tastes are kept (or intrinsic to our soul), and only 60% sure that our earthly memories and/or 'personality' will be preserved somehow (much less of course if earthly reincarnation is true). All with considerable margins of error of course, and subject to change. Most of all, I really hope that there's an afterlife, and that it's a nice place for everyone. Wishful thinking? Maybe. Pets: Yes: Dog; one of - "Fido". 19/11/2009 update: Fido went to a better place, we now have Ben the second. Fave food: Well, Fido will eat almost anything... Really pointless trivia stuff(My) fave food: Anything Quorn (mince, burgers, chicken fillets), some curries and Chinese food, Pavlova type gateaux, Donuts, Kiwifruit, (fresh) Strawberries, lots of potato-ey stuff, McDonalds chips/burger (occasionally), salted pistachio/cashew nuts, (red) Crunchy nut cornflakes, Waitrose Triple choc crunch, cup noodle (/not/ pot noodle), (Iceland's) corn of the cob (must be microwaved!).Ice Cream: Ben and Jerry's ('Choc Chip Cookie Dough', 'The Full Vermonty'), Haagen-Dazs ('Pralines and Cream', 'Cookies and Cream'), Carte D'or ('Creme Caramel'), & Ice cream bars: 'Dream', 'Sky', 'Coconut Feast', (all 3 discontinued) & 'Smarties' Ice-cream bar . Fave drinks: I'm actually not keen on alcahol/beer which is weird I know. Anyways, a special brand of Citrus Cordial (discontinued), Citrus Spring - Lime (fizzy drink, which I thought was discontinued, but have rediscovered it!), Orange/Raspberry Crush from Tesco's (inferior version has replaced the older better one =( ), Lemon and Lime Crush (Tescos), Pure orange juice (not the stuff you get from supermarkets, but freshly made), Orange/lemon squash or 'hi-juice', Lime cordial (ish), still 'traditional' lemonade, Sobe, /not/ cola.
Fave games (played best/most atmospheric) Zelda 3 (SNES), Sonic 1 (Megadrive), Strider (arcade), Outrun (arcade), STUN Runner (arcade), Super Aleste (SNES), Populous 2 (Amiga), Speedball 2 (Amiga), Lemmings/Oh No! More Lemmings (Amiga), Wave Race 64 (N64), Marble Madness (arcade), Sparkster (SNES), Super Mario Kart (SNES), Street Fighter 2 (SNES), Bubble Bobble (arcade), The New Zealand Story (arcade), Wonderboy (arcade), Pacland (arcade), Wave Race (N64), Sega Rally (Sega Saturn), Speedball 2 (Amiga), Pinball Dreams (Amiga), Super Stardust (Amiga), Lotus Turbo Challenge 1 & 2 (Amiga), Pang (Arcade/Amiga), SWIV (Amiga), Monty On the Run (C64), Jet Set Willy 2 (Spectrum), Tilt (C64 - Codemasters), Manic Miner (Spectrum), Spore A (C16/C64), Xzap (C16), Treasure Island Dizzy (Spectrum), Yars' Revenge (Atari 2600), Dungeons and Dragons (Intellivision)........................ Taste in music: Although there's comparatively very little I do enjoy, I know that music could get /so/ much better than anything currently out there. I actually have a rating system from 0 to 15 with each successive number a 'double' in quality. So far, I've heard nothing above ~10, but know that such music could theoretically exist - and that it would be /amazing/ to listen to. I do enjoy almost any 'style' of music - but only the cream of each (about 0.000026 percent ;). If I had to say in particular, I would go for: ...some 80s synth pop/classical Electric Light Orchestra: 'Twilight', 'Secret messages', 'Mr Blue Sky', 'I'm alive', 'All over the world'. BeeGees: 'More than a woman', 'How deep is your love', 'Night fever', 'Stayin' alive', 'Love you inside out', 'Tragedy'. Also, special mention goes to: ABBA's 'Dancing Queen', Rah band's 'Clouds across the moon', 911's 'Rhythm of the night', and quite a few others I don't know the names of...) ...and best games music Nintendo SNES Axelay, Pop'n Twinbee, Secret of Mana, Kirby Deluxe/Super Star. See the SNES page for more of my fave SNES music... Commodore C64 Monty on the run, Spellbound, One man and his droid, R-Type. See the C64 page for more cool C64 music... Commodore Amiga Games - 'Turrican 2', 'Galactic', 'Dojo Dan (level 1), 'Battle Squadron', 'Lemmings' and 'Oh no - more Lemmings', 'Pinball Dreams'... and Demos - 'Phenomena Enigma', 'Alpha Omega', 'Virtual Worlds', 'Odyssey' (5 disk demo) and the video - 'Space Wars' (Amiga rendered star-wars type 3D - with the cool music created by Bjorn Lynne). Sega Megadrive Sonic the Hedgehog 1, Streets of Rage, Strider Sega Saturn Nights, Shining wisdom (village area), Shining the Holy Ark (Boss/Battle music) Arcade Outrun! Puli Rula, Puzzle Bobble 2, Carrier Airwing, Mystic Riders. See the arcade page for more cool arcade music... ...my own music! 'Grand Finale', 'New Millennium', 'Sky City', 'Run through', 'Galaxy 12', 'Mirrored Visions', Cloud Burst. See my SoundBurst page for a sample of these!... ...best TV theme music: This is approximately the best list you'll ever see of TV theme mp3 music! (not currently available for download I'm afraid). Tunes sorted roughly from best to (still) very good: Inspector Gadget, Terrahawks, Mysterious Cities of Gold (and incidental music), T-bag, Four square (/very/ catchy tune during "The Maze" section), Hartbeat (the art program presented by Tony Hart), Dungeons and Dragons, Dogtanian, 80 Days Around the World (with Willy Fogg), The Price is Right (UK version), Busman's Holiday: I remember this being very atmospheric with some very interesting dreamy chords.), Star Fleet, He-man, Teddy Ruxpin (end), Blockbusters, Follyfoot, Me and My Girl, Grandstand, Catch Phrase (not the new one, but the older one. Plus all the old 'mini' jingles that were playing along to all the questions), Dr. Who, Diff'rent Strokes, Super Ted (end /and/ beginning), Duck Tales, Greatest Hero, The Really Wild Show (80's version), TVAM Good Morning Britain, Daybreak TVAM, Family Fortunes (not the new 'jazzed up' version, but the old 'brass' version), Pob's Playtime (incidental 'invention' music), The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Think Again, Johnny Ball Reveals/Takes All (this was a science/trivia show on CBBC), First Class, Bob's Full House, Gummi Bears, Hardcastle, Tomorrow's World (once again, 80s version), The $64,000 Question (UK version), Dangermouse, Rugby Special, Quantum Leap, The Puppy's Great/New Adventures, Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, Disney Afternoon theme, Pink Panther, Interceptor, Knight Rider, Bananaman, Grange Hill, Every Second Counts (Paul Daniels hosted this), Family Ness, The Crystal Maze, The Raccoons, Ski Sunday, Going for Gold, The Russ Abbott Show, Who's Boss, Ulysses 31 (particularly incidental music), Neighbours (old synth pop version), Highway, Chips, Alias the Jester, Galaxy High, Thomas the Tank Engine, Swap Shop, Pershinkers, Stars in Their Eyes, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, Eureka, Bullseye, Cagney and Lacey, Dallas. ...others: I also enjoy some of the best classical music (Chopin, Beethoven & Mozart) and quite a few anime tunes. Specific names will come later. The BBC Radiophonics Workshop produces some cool stuff too - like the music & sound FX for the brilliant 'Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. Fave TV programmesComedy: Fawlty Towers, The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, Mr Bean, One Foot in the Grave, Bad Boyes, 2 Point 4 Children, Some Mother's Do 'ave 'em, Dad's Army, Steptoe and Son, Black Adder (Black Adder Goes Forth - "Corporal Punishment", & "Goodbye ...ee").Films: Action film involving a unstoppable bus - 'Speed', 'D.A.R.Y.L', 'Groundhog Day', 'Toy Story', 'Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers', 'Mrs. Doubtfire', 'Home Alone', 'Gremlins 2: The New Batch', 'Mr Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie'... and numerous other comedies, 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home', the Indiana Jones series and quite a few others I've no doubt forgotten... Fave cartoon charactersMutley from Stop the Pigeon/Wacky Races, Snoopy and Woodstock from Charlie Brown, Pikachu and Weezing/Koffing from Pokemon, Pete from Earthworth Jim, the Simpsons characters, Ratso, Rawhide and Dirty from the Kwicky Koala show, Gizmo from Gremlins, Bender and Professor Farnsworth from Futurama, Orkyll from Heman, Tiki from The New Zealand Story (!), Taz from Bugs Bunny.More photos.....
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