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I haven't tried 3DS mode yet - I'm not a huge fan of gyro controls. My first runthrough of the Hard path got me 1266 hits (in N64 mode). I really miss the vibration though.

I donated an extra $15 via the tip jar. Hopefully that does it. All of them have been fantastic so far. If it's an annual subscription, I'll have to wait until the 12th...

I like dark backgrounds, I like stars. Warning - full size is 2560x1600.

Metal; specifically, Power, Speed, Symphonic and Thrash, generally in that order. It's not absolutely all I listen to, though. Not a fan of pop or hip hop, definitely not country.

I know most people here won't care, but I'm really excited.

 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/atlanta-thrashers-moving-to-winnipeg/article2029179/

It's been a long road.

I rock a mean tuba.

I chuckled at this one: 
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I chose my career early.  Back in elementary, we had a computer lab full of Apple IIe computers. That started it.  I got a computer for Christmas a few years later, a 486 (with turbo button, 3 1/2" and 5 1/4" drive!), and loved it.  I knew then I would get a job, something to do with computers.  When I got to high school, there was a programming class, I took that and absolutely loved it.  That was when I knew I'd be a programmer. I went to university with that focus, and took the co-op program (basically, 1 year extra of university, but that year is spent almost like an internship, but fully paid).  I tried out the actual job, I liked doing it, so I stuck with it.  I've now been at the company that I co-oped with for 5 years.
My advice?  I don't really have any.  Start with a wide range, and try to narrow it down by what you want to do, and what you're good at.  Start with what you love, but be realistic.  I thought I could be a game programmer, but once I learned of the conditions those guys were pretty much forced to work under, I didn't want that.  For as much as I love games, I didn't want that ruined for me.

I saw Notch tweet this this morning.  Thanks for pimping it here, or I would have forgotten!  I love indie games in general, and I wish you the best.  You have my $25. 

Yes, I'm cheap!  But I still love games!

It's all in Inti-Creates's hands now.  They've done the Mega Man Zero series (which I thought were awesome), Mega Man ZX series (which were decent), Mega Man 9 (amazing) and Mega Man 10 (review pending).  Basically, all of the most recent Mega Man games.  I don't think Inafune had too much input into those, so I'd expect them to continue.  I predict either Mega Man 11, in the same style as 9 and 10, or another new Mega Man series being announced this year.
It's too valuable of a franchise to let die.  And yes, Capcom has the rights, not Inafune.