Posted by IN.DO.GU.TSU on 4/1/2009, 5:03 pm
Message modified by board administrator 4/1/2009, 10:54 pm
Ladies and gentlemen,
I began using the online persona of Indogutsu Tenbuki sometime in late 2001 or early 2002. Before that, I had used an entirely different name for my activities on the Net. I cannot tell you exactly what it was here, but it was formed by combining an overused RPG term with my own surname.
Then I started getting more interested in Japanese music and culture outside of video games, and felt it was time for a change. Soon after moving from Miami to Gainesville, I was introduced to "Dance Dance Revolution," a popular dance simulation arcade game from Konami. In my opinion, the #1 standout element of the game was its catchy soundtrack, which featured several original compositions from Konami's in-house musicians. However, they rarely used their actual names, instead opting for bizarre inscrutable quasi-Japanese pseudonyms. So I decided to create my own fake Japanese name by combining nonsense syllables together, and finally ended up with "Indogutsu." Later, the surname Tenbuki ("heavenly weapon") followed.
It has been quite a few years using this name and character online, and it's been a blast. I got to meet a lot of interesting people, hone my skills with music, game design, and writing, and even tried my hand at other creative outlets such as animutation and webcomics. But, like the prizefighter must shed layers of disgusting flab, so too must I take my final ride into the sunset. Recent personal and professional events in my life have made it necessary for my chapter as "Indogutsu Tenbuki" to draw to a close...
Before I leave, I would like to thank the following people, in alphabetical order: Yodelin' Zeke, VXO, FTrapper, PitcairnMan and his sister Friede, Tetujin, Domius, Batten, The Twins, Kalisiin, Slime Master, Woodus, Dwedit, Waitohooru, Mimas, Daniel, Wishmoo, QHeretic, all my GGZ homies, YK, Fogel, Boko/Yuri (hope you find a significant other someday!), Xagor, Matt32, Burn Griffith (there, added!), DrtySOUTH, Soulcleaver, Seigfried and all the other people who broke apart from the IRC group for one reason or another, my girl Bridget, all my long-lost friends from the old Yahoo IAQ Club days (you know who you are), Fish Man, Sinclair (I miss your MIDIs), SDS and the RPG Atelier crew, all my peeps in the animutation fan community (Gieef Lives!), all the people who e-mailed me with questions and comments about my games, Weena Mercator as the Hopping Woman, and anyone else I forgot.
And a special mention of Crenomaster, Dr. Casey, Drifter, Ernest, Lord Bob Bree, Rivey, Scorpio, and all the other people I only know from this message board and nowhere else. It's the real Brasington fans like you (along with the Orange Board-goers in the previous paragraph) that were my main reason for living during this weird, wonderful, and wearying stage of my life.
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