Nate Russell (@russdawg87)
Nate Russell Founding Cr3w
@russdawg87
Father of 4. Business teacher for both high school and undergrads. Football and now eSports coach. Lover of all things baseball. Devoted ChiSox and Denver Broncos Fan.
Free Parking
94d
"CCG game in the Warcraft universe. More RNG than a game of Magic, but still a great time. Plus it has an auto battler mode."
Hearthstone
Collection Level
657d
"It's grown steadily. Missions are typically where my for goes. Turns into credits. Turns into collection level. It's a vicious cycle "
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Quest #100: Why do you game?
875d
"It started as a way to escape being bullied. Then it grew into a way that I could connect with a whole new group of people. Then it was how I stayed connected to friends once we went to college, and met new ones while in college."
Favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game
875d
"I played a bunch of this as a kid. I didn't realize there were so many variations of this. I enjoyed other TMNT games, like Radical Rescue (started that again on the Cowabunga Collection), but Tournament Fighters was by far my favorite"
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
How did you get into gaming?
879d
"My daycare had an NES, my uncle had one too. Then my step dad had an SNES on his semi. But Mario kart 64 is where I got hooked to gaming. It was the togetherness it gave us mostly"
First Game with Kids
899d
"This is the first game that I remember playing together. There were a lot of games that we hung out and he played while I watched, or I played and he watched. This was the first one though that he tried to play at the same time. Bass guitar on beginner. @bgassman10 "
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Are you a leaner or a stander?
900d
"I'm a lay-er(?). I lean forward if I need to pay attention and focus, otherwise I'm sinking into the cushions."
Headstart Challenge! What are the most points you can get in a 150cc Mushroom Cup Grand Prix with giving the bots a one lap headstart?
901d
"Missed a few points. Accidently sent off my blocker shell and then got hit with a red and got third on the final race"
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What game gave you your hardest rage quit?
901d
"I think this is the game that I lost more controllers to than any other. I think I understood the value of the controller more when I couldn't just go buy another, so Halo was really rage inducing, but I kept a cooler head because in high school I couldn't afford to just get another."
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
What is your IRL class?
902d
"Training and Development. I write and provide the tutorials for our company. You better believe I make myself the company's biggest NPC."
What is your favorite fighting game?
914d
"This was the first fighting game I ever played. It was a challenge, and it was turtles themed. I loved just spamming Donatello and his staff spin. We eventually had to ban picking him because it was too unfair. "
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
What is the most goals you can score against the bots in a 1v4 unfair exhibition match?
920d
"Turns out the answer was what I assumed... I got a couple close shots, but still too new to get one in. Didn't lose by as much as I assumed I would though!"
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What is your favorite course?
934d
"It's not exactly the same, but it brings back a bunch of nostalgia to race this one. This was the second game I ever played on the 64, and was the most common way our family would gather is around those 4 tangled controllers. Also love the element that the map has moving hazards. Always challengin"
Shell Cup - Toad's Turnpike
Who is your Mario Kart 8 MAIN?
948d
"Koopa Kids FTW"
Ludwig