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I'm Dave (aka DLo) NES guy / never Sega. Follow me here: Twitter (twitter.com/real_diculous), Instagram (instagram.com/real_diculous) & YouTube (youtube.com/davelopeznynj). *****________________________________________*****

Honored to receive this trading card recognizing me being 1 of only 3 people in the world to be a Finalist in both the 1990 & 1994 Nintendo World Championships. *****________________________________________*****

In 1990, Nintendo held its first-ever tournament. Many consider it the birth of eSports. The competition consisted of 3 games played out in 6 minutes and 21 seconds: Super Mario Brothers (collect 50 coins), Rad Racer (complete 1 lap), and finally, Tetris (play the remaining time scoring as high as possible). I competed in my home state of NJ and won, receiving an all-expenses-paid trip to Universal Studios in Hollywood, CA to play in the Finals where I would rank among the top 90 players in the world (30 in my specific age group, 12-17). There were 3 winners from each of 30 cities who got to make the finals (90 in all). We were grouped in age categories: 11 & under, 12-17 (my group I won in) and 18 & over. In my state of NJ, pictured above, Jared Cohen (center) won 11 & under and Mike Iarossi (left, & who coincidentally WON the 1994 NWC Finals) won the 18 & over group. The main photo far above for my channel's background image is a photo of me on stage in NJ (standing with my hands on my hips) at station 7 hoping I made top 2, which obviously I did :) Great memories! *****________________________________________*****

I sat down with Chris Bidwell and Dorion Whitlock in June 2019 via Skype for their "Pioneers of eSports" YouTube video podcast. We shared conversation and laughs for over 2 hours as I strolled down memory lane recanting stories of my childhood, video games, the 1990 and 94 NWC, my time away from the gaming scene and my recent return to playing Tetris and the CTWC! (Click the image above to be taken to the YouTube video!) *****________________________________________*****

### Tetris - Aug 2018: 400k PB - Sept: 500k PB - Nov: 600k PB - Jan 2019: 700k PB - Jan: L19 start PB 220k - Jan: New CRT received. Same night I double my L19 start PB 476,920 - Feb: 800k PB. New all-time PB reached (beat my 825k set as a kid) scoring 845,620 - May: L19 start PB 477,180 - May: L19 start PB 654,860 - Jun: Reach 900k - Aug 9, 2019: FIRST MAX OUT (999,999) from L18 start. Official uncapped score was 1,026,240 (WR) - Jan 2020: L19 start PB 797,480 - Aug: 2nd maxout (1,012,785) - Sept: L19 start PB 947,920 - Jan 2021: 3rd maxout (1,022,280) ### Fortnite - May 2018: First solo Battle Royale win (after 172 attempts..) ### 1990 Nintendo World Championships cart - September 1990: PB 1,229,875 - January 2019: PB 3,009,985 - Actual Finals in Hollywood, CA: Top 30 in the world *****________________________________________*****

In 1994, Nintendo held another national tournament. The competition once again consisted of 3 games played out in 6 minutes: Super Mario Brothers The Lost Levels (finish 1st level), Super Mario Kart (complete 1st track of 5 laps), and finally, Ken Griffey HR Derby (play the remaining time hitting as many HRs as possible). I competed in my home state of NJ, but lost. I traveled to East Stroudsburg, PA with friends and I won there. Little did I know at the time that I joined a very exclusive club: becoming 1 of only 3 players ever to be a finalist in both the 1990 and 1994 NWC competitions. Same as in '90, I again received an all-expenses-paid trip to California (this time San Diego) to play in the Finals where I would rank among the top 132 players in the world. (photo above is a pic taken at the San Diego Zoo of my team in the Finals "Tornadoes" I'm standing back row 2nd from far right) *****________________________________________*****

I started playing NES Tetris the year it came out way back in 1989. In 1992 I had achieved a high score of 825k. When I got back into the game in 2018 I made it a mission to match or beat the score. On Friday, August 9th, 2019, almost a year to the date of setting this goal, I did it -- MAX OUT! This is a WR for oldest person to maxout first time: 43 years, 4 months and 3 days *****________________________________________*****

(most recent finish listed first) - 2020 June Classic Tetris Monthly (CTM) Future's Circuit (FC): Seed 10 / reached Finals (WINNER) - March CTM FC: Seed 6 / reached Finals (WINNER) - 2019 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) New England qualifier: reached Top 8 w/an 808k qualifier score (Finished runner-up to Buco, 3-1) - CTWC East Coast qualifier: reached Top 8 w/a 659k qualifier score (7th place vs metalbeast, 2-1) - July CTM Community Tournament (CT): Seed 5 / reached Finals (Runner-up) - May CTM Main Event: Seed 12 / reached Quarterfinals (5th place vs schoolmaster, 2-1) - March CTM CT: Seed 7 / reached Finals (Runner-up) *****________________________________________*****

### Signed up for Twitch May 2018 ### First Sub received WWEDemonDiva ### First Sub given SuPaSaYaJiN ### First follower WWEDemonDiva ### First bit Darthdreadz ### First game streamed Fortnite ### Helped fix my crazy Bot xarnax42 *****________________________________________*****

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Was honored and excited to be invited as a special guest (one of the original 1990 NWC finalists) to participate in a special reunion event along with 3 other fellow finalists and played the competition game once again! We signed merch for fans, and more! Click the image for a link to the site for more info. *****________________________________________*****