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09/24/2005: "Luck be a Lady"
...or at least that's what Wouter Jansen wants us to think. His new topic in the Goldeneye forum, "Beautiful Girl Inside", may not be what it seems, but is just as good. After a thousand million billion hours (read: 120) Wouter finally did it. Frigate Agent 0:23. As anyone who has ever played the level knows, there is so much reliance on luck even to complete 0:26 and under, and to have the determination and skill to even fail a 0:23 is a feat in itself. Wouter consistently failed 0:23 runs until today, when the hostages finally completed and this incredible untied became a reality. Not a surprise in the least that he was able to pull this off, but still an insane new record that joins the league of "untouchables" with 0:17 Bunker 1 A and 0:22 Runway A. Jim Barrett says it best about this time: "it's now where it should be after all these years".
In other GE news, Ilari Pekkala scored big with a strong WR tie in 0:38 Runway 00A. This ties one of Bryan's tougher WRs, and brings him up to 7th in the WR rankings. The consistently active Brandon Sanford recently nabbed 2 new WRs in Streets SA/00A 1:56, and passed former GE champ Randy Buikema to move into 12th place overall in points. Long time member Laércio Rodolfo recently made a return and nabbed the 2 "cake" records, 0:23 Runway SA and 0:26 Depot A. A bunch of new members have recently joined the site, and the PR topics are filling faster and faster every day. With this increased activity, Wouter's insanity, and consistent play from other top gamers, it sure seems like the new age of GE is in full swing. Until next time!
