rellOP
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It was five years ago when I stumbled across this site by accident, and I gotta say, it's been a heel of a time. This site introduced me to the world of emulation, flashcards and free games in general. I took my leave about 3 years ago when I found out I my girlfriend (now wife) was expecting to focus on becoming a better person and provider for my daughter.So much has happened since joining this site. From me uploading my first iso (ff9) to me making a couple admins mad. One of my fondest memories was when I was in the hospital, unable to access any sites due to the restrictions at the hospital, and everyone pitched in to upload me a few uncompressed games.First off, I'd like to say thank you. Especially to loony, Seph and everyone else who made my impoverished childhood a lot more bare able and for making this site thee Spot to be. I, now a junior in college, wonder what I would've accomplished if not for stumbling across this site. I know this might sound a bit sily, far fetched even, but let me explain.Usually when a person wants for something, they go out of their way to get it. My mind was set on video games.Being form a lower class family and having 8 younger siblings and a father who's incarcerated, I can't even think of the last time my parents bought me an actual game.Instead of going off and stealing games, I found I downloaded roms from this glorious site, albeit older games. They kept me occupied and out of the street. At the age of 15, I wasnt out robbing and jacking people like my peers, I was inside being the "geek" with my all in one video game machine (PC) and chatting it up with people on here.That's one of the things that made this site so great, not that you could download free roms, but because the community had so many great people who were noob friendly and gave the greatest advice and recommendations. Note that I said "had". Sadly, Romulations massive community practically dispersed after the end of the golden age.It started when Nintendonstarted to crack down on piracy, forcing Romulations to drop its NDS roms. This was around the time that my I found out I was going to be a parent, so I rarely stayed up to date. I did however log on every so often and I noticed a trend, less and less regulars were online eachtime I logged in...Being an adult, I have to say, I still have a soft spot for this site. I would like to see it back in its glory days. I'll be on this site more, and of there's anything I can do to bring this site back to its glory days, please let me know.I guess the main reason of me writing this, is to encourage you guys to keep doing what your doing. You don't know how many people you've touched and lives you've changed by being awesome people!I'll take my leave now, the regular with no avatar a.k.a that guy that wated fame that one time and got scolded by Seph XD