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About Kevin McCluskyone of us since 5:34 AM on 02.16.2007
I'm a longtime member of Destructoid, and you may have known me in a prior life as Qalamari.
In other words, hi. I've been here a long time. There's a good chance I'm older than you.
I write freelance articles for other publications, so you might see my name elsewhere occasionally.
Disclosure: I wrote a paid testimonial for the Speedify VPN service in April 2017.
Here are some things I like.
May want to stay out of the old stuff. I really didn't know what I was doing when I started here.
Like most other Dtoiders I am male, 15 to 30 something, introverted to the point of social ineptitude, and grew up obsessing over videogames, somewhat to the chagrin of my parents. I am a moderately slavering Nintendo fan because-- let's be fair... they were easily the biggest influence in my formative years. Because of this, it is my belief that Smash Bros. was created specifically for me. The fact that the rest of you may enjoy it is merely coincidence.
I was interviewed, once.
I used to be the Cblog Recapper for Mondays. It was a good run.
Beyamor's avatar fathered mine's love child at PAX East. It's ok though, 'cuz he gave me a picture of a Kirby as child support. Cheap bastard...
I inspired a song. (Thanks, Alphadeus!)
You can reach me on twitter @Qalamari, and that's my handle pretty much everywhere. You can also reach me at [email protected].
In other words, hi. I've been here a long time. There's a good chance I'm older than you.
I write freelance articles for other publications, so you might see my name elsewhere occasionally.
Disclosure: I wrote a paid testimonial for the Speedify VPN service in April 2017.
Here are some things I like.
May want to stay out of the old stuff. I really didn't know what I was doing when I started here.
Like most other Dtoiders I am male, 15 to 30 something, introverted to the point of social ineptitude, and grew up obsessing over videogames, somewhat to the chagrin of my parents. I am a moderately slavering Nintendo fan because-- let's be fair... they were easily the biggest influence in my formative years. Because of this, it is my belief that Smash Bros. was created specifically for me. The fact that the rest of you may enjoy it is merely coincidence.
I was interviewed, once.
I used to be the Cblog Recapper for Mondays. It was a good run.
Beyamor's avatar fathered mine's love child at PAX East. It's ok though, 'cuz he gave me a picture of a Kirby as child support. Cheap bastard...
I inspired a song. (Thanks, Alphadeus!)
You can reach me on twitter @Qalamari, and that's my handle pretty much everywhere. You can also reach me at [email protected].
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