The whereabouts of Eightone?

[8 1/2]

Does anyone know if Eightone is still in Japan or not? I was in Burlingame today at the import shop and there was a guy there that looked a hell of a lot like the pictures of Eightone I've seen on the forum back when he used to post. He knew a bunch about shmups and 2D fighters and mentioned that he had lived in Japan for a while. It struck me later that just might be him. Any info out there?

[Turrican]

how many eights do we have on this forum anyway? There's 8 1/2, eightone, and if I'm not mistaken there used to be "eight rooks" years ago.

[Herr Schatten]

Does anyone know if Eightone is still in Japan or not? I was in Burlingame today at the import shop and there was a guy there that looked a hell of a lot like the pictures of Eightone I've seen on the forum back when he used to post. He knew a bunch about shmups and 2D fighters and mentioned that he had lived in Japan for a while. It struck me later that just might be him. Any info out there?

Why didn't you just ask him?

If it wasn't him, the guy at least had an interesting story to tell his friends:

("...and then this guy, who looked perfectly sane at first glance, walked up to me, eyed me closely and finally asked me: "Excuse me, sir. Are you EightOne?" The situation was so strange that the only thing that came to my mind was an old movie quote, so I answered: "I'm not a number, I'm a free man." The other guy then asked patiently: "Yes, of course, but are you EightOne?". Then I ran...")

how many eights do we have on this forum anyway? There's 8 1/2, eightone, and if I'm not mistaken there used to be "eight rooks" years ago.

Yes, where's eightrooks? I remember having some interesting arguments with him back when I first joined the forum.

[Stormowl]

if i remember correctly, we stopped hearing from our "men in japan" (Yamo Skrap and EightOne) back around June of last year, right before Gradius V came out.

[Valgar]

He is still in Japan.

[U K Narayan]

Yes, right now he's in Japan, he's moving pretty soon.

I spoke to Eight Rooks some time ago, he's been busy.