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Mike Watson, IdolNinja both on SA and Twitter, is dying. You may know him has the grandfather of "Gentlemen of The Row", a massive mod that expanded Saints Row 2 and got it working on modern PCs. He's been the community manager for Volition/Deep Silver for a while and had a spat with cancer that looked like it was over. Unfortunately, it is not and he is preparing his last days alive. https://twitter.com/DSVolition/status/1391762661365501956 Mike was always a very funny and supportive guy and it breaks my heart to see him go.
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# ? May 10, 2021 21:08 |
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# ? Apr 28, 2024 22:23 |
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Sucks to hear. Even if it’s just something as simple as keeping an old game alive for the current generation, that’s still a solid legacy to go out on. Of course, there’s also being a community manager for a respected developer and I’m sure there’s friends and family that admire him too for various other reasons, Make sure to fire a big flopping dildo at the big guy for me!
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# ? May 10, 2021 21:20 |
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Theres just simply nothing redeeming about cancer
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:10 |
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Full Metal Jackass posted:Theres just simply nothing redeeming about cancer my dad had cancer and after chemo he went into remission and he said his ball hair was super smooth
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:16 |
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I've repped the Row since I reg'd and shall continue to do so because that game made up my early 20's. It was just so much dumb fun and Gentlemen Of The Row just kept adding feature after feature while Idolninja was being just the coolest dude about it all. I remember messing about with bike handling variables and the dude was so helpful and friendly the entire time. He got to have his dream job and the passion he put into it is clear. No matter what happens the dude has a special place in my heart and he made it so thousands of people could have a few more hours of happiness in their lives and that's a legacy to be proud of
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:17 |
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Full Metal Jackass posted:Theres just simply nothing redeeming about cancer It did take out Rush Limbaugh
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:19 |
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He isnt loving dead yet jesus Christ
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:24 |
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we should harvest the organs of the rich and powerful and use them to help those who are good imo
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:29 |
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Chinatown posted:we should harvest the organs of the rich and powerful and use them to help those who are good We should just nationalize their money and other assets instead. If they try to skip, tho, then we start w/ the organ harvesting
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:34 |
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Knowing you're going to die soon sounds terrible.
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:40 |
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That loving sucks. I remember posting with him in the SR2 thread and the SR3 hype thread
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:43 |
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Chinatown posted:we should harvest the organs of the rich and powerful and use them to help those who are good I'm very good with this. IdolNinja doesn't deserve to die
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:45 |
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im surprised more people dont just try to do a garage cyborgification in situations like this. like just scrap any of your parts that get malignant. someone had to this is ussr or nazi germany, right?
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# ? May 11, 2021 04:56 |
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Breaks my heart. Goddamn cancer is a piece of poo poo.
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# ? May 11, 2021 05:03 |
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Gentlemen of the row owned. Hope idolninja pulls through
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# ? May 11, 2021 05:15 |
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really queer Christmas posted:Gentlemen of the row owned. Hope idolninja pulls through Same here but the wording of his post on Steam sounded like he knows it's fatal and rapidly approaching. Not that it's our business but I recall it being face cancer. Just... gently caress this planet.
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# ? May 11, 2021 06:13 |
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Katamari Democracy posted:He isnt loving dead yet jesus Christ oh poo poo cancel the thread its too early to care apparently
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# ? May 11, 2021 06:22 |
he seemed like a really cool dude and made a very cool mod for a good game gently caress cancer, wish we could get rid of it already
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# ? May 11, 2021 06:51 |
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IdolNinja you were such a big part of the SA Saints Row 2 (and 3) thread. I don't know what to say except I appreciate you and god speed. We all cheered for you when you got your dream job working for Volition. You're an amazing person and we love you.
Jupiter Jazz fucked around with this message at 21:17 on May 11, 2021 |
# ? May 11, 2021 21:13 |
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Saints Row, motherfucker
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# ? May 11, 2021 23:09 |
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christ that sucks gonna play through the start of SR4 again just so I can push the "gently caress cancer" button. really slam my fist down on it. IdolNinja if you ready this you're a cool and dedicated guy and you made a fun game series even more fun
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# ? May 11, 2021 23:15 |
IdolNinja is great, I introduced someone to the Saints Row series last year and they love it as much as I do. He did a great job making these games accessible to people who would otherwise not be able to play them and he brought his energy to Volition by encouraging them to include Workshop Support for 4 and show off the prototype for the cancelled PSP game. His legacy will live on as long as people are playing this classic game.
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# ? May 11, 2021 23:58 |
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Revins posted:oh poo poo cancel the thread its too early to care apparently that guy made like 5 posts pleading for jeffrey to make his stupid tank icon show up in dark mode lol
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# ? May 12, 2021 00:44 |
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gently caress Cancer
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# ? May 12, 2021 01:00 |
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Thanks for flagging this. "F" for respect.
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# ? May 12, 2021 06:32 |
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Saints row 2 is the best saints row
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# ? May 13, 2021 14:17 |
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gently caress, he was deffo part of what made SA amazing in that period. Thanks for all the fun you gave me dude.
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# ? May 14, 2021 22:45 |
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Inept posted:that guy made like 5 posts pleading for jeffrey to make his stupid tank icon show up in dark mode lol I didnt think he got the message so I gave up
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# ? May 14, 2021 23:59 |
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EorayMel posted:Saints row 2 is the best saints row This was a good man and though I only learned of him today I will miss him and his contributions to the world terribly. He has done good work and he should rest with satisfaction.
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# ? May 15, 2021 00:24 |
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I'm really hoping he and the other people Volition has hired can finish the patch before he passes, so he can see people enjoying the fruits of his labor.
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# ? May 15, 2021 01:08 |
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It seems like he's made peace with his end, which is rare and should be treasured but only makes it more tragic.
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# ? May 15, 2021 01:15 |
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Full Metal Jackass posted:Theres just simply nothing redeeming about cancer you do not, in fact, "gotta hand it" to cancer
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# ? May 15, 2021 02:43 |
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IdolNinja passed away yesterday, same day Volition posted that garbage Saints Row rebooted trailer. I hope he didn't see it before he went. What a poo poo day.
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# ? Aug 26, 2021 19:47 |
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Saints Row 2 doesn't work on modern PC's? Oh, I guess it's from 2008. My 10 year old rig ran it no problem though. Eh, maybe that is reasonable. Edit: I just realized this thread is from 3 months ago and he just died.
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# ? Aug 26, 2021 21:34 |
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rip dude, seemed like a cool guy.
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# ? Aug 26, 2021 21:45 |
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rip. you did great work on gentlemen of the row
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# ? Aug 26, 2021 21:53 |
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Full Metal Jackass posted:Theres just simply nothing redeeming about cancer
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# ? Aug 26, 2021 22:01 |
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Sucks to hear. Going to see if I can get SR2 working on my computer this weekend, drat good game. Plastic Pal posted:IdolNinja passed away yesterday, same day Volition posted that garbage Saints Row rebooted trailer. I hope he didn't see it before he went. Yeah, that was absolute dog poo poo.
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# ? Aug 26, 2021 22:02 |
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I don't post much in GBS for obvious reasons but that sucks. gently caress cancer.
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# ? Aug 26, 2021 23:21 |
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# ? Apr 28, 2024 22:23 |
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RIP to a real one. I bet he would have been cool to have met.
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