,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, An interview of Juzam (Kuski of Month on March 2004): ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -= When did you start playing? =- I started playing elma across as soon as it was published -= Ex-teams and why did you change teams? =- I was in TTT few months, created Wno later with zweq -= Current total? =- 40:51:73 Juzam -= Top5 newest and oldest personal records? =- newest: Level 9, Tunnel Terror: 01:03:72 - 27.9.2004 Level 46, Bowling: 01:08:00 - 15.9.2004 Level 14, Loop-de-Loop: 00:18:59 -31.8.2004 Level 25, Precarious: 00:25:69 - 30.8.2004 Level 12, Islands in the Sky: 00:22:35 - 25.8.2004 oldest Level 28, Bounce Back: 00:56:72 - 7.8.2002 Level 13, Hill Legend: 00:18:64 - 18.9.2002 Level 15, Serpents Tale: 01:07:63 - 1.10.2002 Level 34, Bumpy Journey: 00:38:49 - 15.10.2002 Level 45, Sink: 00:33:65 - 17.10.2002 -= Across Career briefly. Any WRs?, World Cup I and II and so on.. =- No official wrs, but i think i had the worlds second best time on hehe, when darm had wr on it ;) -= Elma career? =- Started playing 2000, and have played since that. First i played only for fun, but when i found out there was a wr list, i started serious höyling. 2002 we started to play Multi with zweq and damn we really played it. First we made only one wr but then we noticed it was pretty easy to take those wr's. Took some of those, then saw that T0r and Tantal played too. Then the hellish competition started :) We took t0r's and tantal's wr's, and they did the same. Quitted multi when got combined tt under 23min. Our goal was to do that first :) Kept one year break from internals, while that i played alps. Had couple of wrs, made one minute limit brake, then quitted. Now started to play some internals again, and have improved about 6 or 7 seconds :o -= Do you still like Across? Why/why not =- I liked it then, but dont like it anymore so much, cuz it was so bumby -= How did you get Across/Elma? Was it your worst mistake? or the best? =- My brother got across somehow. Tried and got addicted Cant really remember how i got elma naa, it's not the WORST mistake i've made. Maybe second worst -= Favourite internals / most irritating internals =- Over&under | Haircut Islands in the sky | Double Trouble Jaws | Expert System Hehe | The steppes Apple Harvest | Hangman -= Your own best WRs? =- Alp 28 -= Best WRs in your opinion? =- Psy's Apple Harvest -= What's the limit of WR times? =- 36:30.00 -= Are there some kind of external contests you like? What kind of contests do you like? Are there any new competitions you would like to see? =- Battles are cool -= Best lgr in your mind? What lgr do you use? =- Style.Lgr rocks -= Mention some good things you have gotten with Across/Elma? =- Many laughs at #across -= Mention some bad things you have gotten from Across/Elma? =- Broken chairs -= What is the most frustrating thing you have faced in your career? =- Levs,which you play long but make no progress -= The biggest mistake of your Elma career? =- Deleted my state.dat -= Cheating, what feelings? Do you use level unlocker/1.11hb/1.2 etc? =- Cheating sax. Used lev unlocker once. Use 1.11hb -= Elma tuning, have you tested? Opinion about it? =- Havent tested. Cool -= Best kuskis and teams? What are the things you value in another kuski/team? =- Best kuskis : svaeg (zweq), T0r, Markku, john, luther. dame would take too long to name them all best team ICE -= Your best achievements? =- Alp tt under 23 Multi tt under 24 -= Do you do any other neat finger-related stuff like playing violin, repairing watches, pick pocketing etc? I play guitar -= How much did you play in your sickest period? How much these days? =- maby 5-7 hours was max I play maybe 4-6hours/week -= Have you had Elma dreams? =- No -= Strengts and weaknesses as a player? What moves you like/dislike? =- I dont lose my nerves so easily anymore. I like bounces, dont like gravityapples -= Tips for average players? =- Hoyl -= Best memories with Elma? =- When played nitromultielma with zweq -= First time at #across? =- At 2002 february i think -= Best Elma friends? =- John, Zamppe, rex, chazz, Totti and lots of others. -= Thoughts about Elma meetings? =- They rock!!! Especially i like beerbattles :) Cuul to play multi with worlds top players -= What do YOU think should be improved in an eventual new version of Elma? =- Dunno -= How about battles? =- Battles are fun -= Have you got any negative feedback about playing Elma from your mates? =- Not negative -= What games do you like beside Elma? =- Hearts, Heroes of might & magic, Mafia. Zelda,mario etc. -= Did you buy Elma? Why not? =- No. It costs money . -= Have you thought about if you could stop playing Elma soon, or anytime? =- It would be easy for me to stop. I play elma pretty rarely anyways. -= What gets you still playing Elma? =- The fact that i still can improve any lev i want -= Are you at the top of your career now? If not, when? =- Naa -= Forecast the future of Elma. How the scene will be in five years? =- There will be even sicker wrs and new players -= Was it a surprise to be voted for the kuski of month? If it was who should have won in your opinion and why? =- No ;D -= Mopolauta, thoughts? =- Very cool -= Opinions about Elma Crime, MUe's animations and stuff like that. =- Dunno -= What's your favourite Elma website (not moposite)? =- Mopocorner -= Your relation to OLP? =- Played some, cool levpack -= Why that nick, Juzam? =- I play magic the gathering, and there's this card "Juzam djínn". I like the sound of Juzam. -= Your real life. Do you have it (school/work, other interests etc)? =- I have one year left of my school. I play guitar and have played it now for about 9 years I also play table tennis every once a while. I like to go out and drink 12 beers and talk shit all day after those beers :) -= Write something about the game, fellow kuskis, moposite, #across, etc =- Elma is cool game if you dont play it too seriously. -= How did this interview make you feel, like a moviestar? =- Yeash! eh.. ok it didnt, i think the creator of this interview should get beaten up. Took time, but it was fun to make. Juzam 23. Oktober 2004