About the Team
The Sanctuary Crew is a group of gamers gathered from all over the nation- world (we have a member in the Netherlands). We play games together and stream them for many people to see. Our range of tastes is from the current modern day games, such as Valve's current run of FPS games, the latest MMOs like Final Fantasy XI and World of Warcraft, to the retro such as Legend of Zelda, Mario, and Mega Man... and of course, to the downright obscure, downright never-before-seen-in-the-US, and downright... awful? Well, that's if we troll the channel.
The Sanctuary Crew does crazy things, such as Mega Man races, or challenges in video games. If you come to watch, you never know- you might even be picked to be part of the Oregon Trail.
The Sanctuary Crew's streaming was brought together through a combination of efforts by RetroNutcase and Firehawke.
Read more about the crew at the news blog. Or better yet, just go check out the streams!
Of course, for you Tweeple (or whatever you call yourselves) out there, we also have a Twitter Account.
Meet the Members
CK20XX
Alternate Aliases: The Creature Keeper
Location: Northwestern USA
Favorite Genres: Platformers, Adventure, Puzzle
Favorite Games: Super Smash Bros. series, Commander Keen series, Phantasy Star Universe, Megaman Legends, Metal Slug series, Sonic 3 and Knuckles
Favorite Platforms: Sega Saturn, DOS, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis
Most Streamed Game Series: Sonic the Hedgehog
Quote: "Everything is interesting if you just have an open mind."
Probably the quietest and most casual gamer of the group, he tends to enjoy a calm and simple lifestyle, and his gaming preferences reflect that. He's blessed with a lot of patience, drive, and is an excellent problem solver, though he tends to work backwards by identifying the heart of a matter first and then zooming out to examine the mechanics surrounding it. Though he's often neutral and objective in demeanor, deep inside he loves to clown around and poke fun at everything. This inner him emerges all the time when he streams.
Firehawke
Alternate Aliases: None
Location: Southwestern USA
Favorite Genres: Anything but sports
Favorite Games: Mega Man series, Castlevania series, Metal Gear series, Contra series, Gradius series, Super Mario Bros series, Final Fantasy 4, Street Fighter series
Favorite Platforms: 2600, NES, Genesis, SNES, TurboGrafx-16, Saturn, PSX, Dreamcast, PS2, Wii, 360, PC
Most Streamed Game Series: Anything Castlevania or Mega man
Quote: "You know what Metal Gear needs? More Creepers."
Firehawke is the founder of the Sanctuary Crew and the oldest member. His performance is somewhat inconsistent these days as arthritis takes its toll on his hands, but he still might be able to surprise you with his tricks. He also acts as the primary technical support for the group. Firehawke has recently returned from a fairly long hiatus.
Firehawke's first console was an Atari 2600 and his first computer had only 4K of RAM.
Firehawke has a homepage and a blog.
Floofy
Alternate Aliases: OMGFloofy, Evil Midget, others
Location: ...
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Quote: "..."
Because Floofy is so late in getting her updated profile finished, this placeholder was put here. Poke Floofy to finish her bloody profile already!
Fureasei
Alternate Aliases: Nei
Location: The Netherlands
Favorite Genres: RPGs, Platformers, Turn-based Strategy
Favorite Games: Anything related to Phantasy Star
Favorite Platforms: NES, SNES, DS, PSP, Wii, PC
Quote: "Some games never get old. They get classic."
Hi, don't mind me, I'm just a figment of your collective imaginations. I go by Fureasei, but everyone just calls me Nei because of my obsession with a certain series and a certain character from that series. Being a rare European member and thus having horrible issues being around at the same time everyone else usually is, I'm a fairly rare sighting and don't really stream at all. But rest assured, I am always watching you. ALWAYS.
Aaaanyway... I'm a webdeveloper, which means I'm capable of writing arcane incantations in the ancient tongues of HTML, PHP, AJAX, MYSQL and Flash, thus making magic happen on your computer.
And because Firehawke did it, trivia! My first console was an Odyssey 2, and I wrote my first computer program on a ZX Spectrum.
Gearhead
Alternate Aliases: None
Location: Southeastern USA
Favorite Genres: RPGs, Third Person Open World, First Person Shooters, MMOs
Favorite Games: Final Fantasy 6, Tales of Vesperia, Assassin's Creed 2, Team Fortress 2
Favorite Platforms: 2600, SNES, Sega CD, PSX, Dreamcast, PS2, 360, PS3, PC
Quote: HUDDA HUDDA HUDDA! MWAHO HRGH HWA! *the sound of a Spy catching on fire*
A creature from days of yore, who once walked the Earth and wielded the dreaded Chainsaw of Natural Selection. As climates chilled, however, he retreated to his lair to rest and recover. And then, one evening, in the year 2009 a thermonuclear dramabomb was detonated near his cave, and thus did the ancient horror awaken once more. Hours and hours of time logged playing Pyro in TF2, beware the day they're given a buff.
Kizure
Alternate Aliases: No Name
Location: South Central USA
Favorite Genres: Platformers, Fighting, RPGs
Favorite Games: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, "Tales of" series
Favorite Platforms: NES, SNES, PSX, PS2, PC, Wii
Quote: "Man, I was NOT expecting that!"
Started gaming at a young age, starting with the original Nintendo. Still has all of his systems that he ever obtained (minus the original NES which broke when he was a kid). He doesn't stream much due to bad internet connection.
Muba321
Alternate Aliases: ...
Location: ...
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Quote: "..."
Because Muba is so late in getting his updated profile finished, this placeholder was put here. Poke Muba to finish his bloody profile already!
No
Alternate Aliases: Alphinia / Zatsuza (recent adoption), because No is too short for some places
Location: Southern USA
Favorite Genres: STGs, FPSs, Arcade Racing, RPGs (online and offline), Action Adventure and many others.
Favorite Games: A lot.
Favorite Platforms: Anything that has my favorite games, for example, Saturn and PC.
Most Streamed Game Series: As of January 2011, I'd say CAVE games, like Do Don Pachi and such.
Quote: "be right back..."
Recently imported a Japanese XBox 360 solely to play Japan-only games, most of them being STGs or shmups as some call them. Also wonders in what other ways he could be of use to the group. But for now, contentment if found just being around them at work and at home, through the internet of course.
RetroNutcase
Alternate Aliases: None
Location: Midwestern USA
Favorite Genres: Anything but Sports! (Aside from Arcade Sports)
Favorite Games: That's a tough one, I'll get back to you on it!
Favorite Platforms: NES, SNES, PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, PSX, PS2, Saturn, Wii, PC
Most Streamed Game Series: Deus Ex, STALKER, Fallout, Super Metroid
Quote: ~Random incoherent sound of displeasure~
RetroNutcase has been with the group awhile, though he's certainly not as skilled as some. It's hard to narrow him down to one genre, as his preferences are all over the place. A favorite though, would be Super Metroid, and he's also known for doing some crazy Castlevania SotN Speedruns.
RPGMel710
Alternate Aliases: None
Location: West Coast USA
Favorite Genres: Non-MMO RPGs, Puzzle, Strategy
Favorite Games: Lufia 2, Final Fantasy 9
Favorite Platforms: SNES, anything Sony and not PS3 (don't own one)
Quote: "What the hell is going on?"
Mel is new to the group and does not yet have the ability to stream games. His role is mostly to recommend games and crack jokes about things no one cares about. He is very successful at the last role (sans any form of laughs). As a mod, he doesn't get mad at people very often so if he gets pissed off at you, you're being an asshole (does not mean he was not being an asshole himself). He has plans to eventually stream some games and has already chosen the first game.
Seolla
Alternate Aliases: KeiSei, Alfimi, Alchemie
Location: Southeastern USA
Favorite Genres: RPG, Action/Adventure, Platformers, Shmups
Favorite Games: Quite a few. Super Metroid, Lufia 2, Monster Hunter (series), Touhou (series), Super Robot Wars (series)
Favorite Platforms: NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, GB, GBA, NDS, PC, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, Dreamcast (Basically any I own or have owned)
Most Streamed Game Series: Super Metroid, Monster Hunter Unite, Monster Hunter 3rd Portable. Don't usually stream the same game multiple times within a time frame.
Quote: Nothing really applicable.
Seolla used to watch the Sanctuary Crew stream on their old Mogulus/Livestream channel under the name "Watcher", entertained by Retro's RKS runs and Hawke's many runs of Bionic Commando (NES) and other classics. Was welcomed into the crew after fellow member Alphinia/No recommended asking if Seolla could stream on the Mogulus/Livestream channel (officially joining soon after).
Sniff (the Raven)
Alternate Aliases: Beautian
Location: Transient (Doesn't that sound sexy and mysterious?)
Favorite Genres: RPGs, Beat-Em-Ups, Action. Combine the three? We'll skip the drinks and head back to your place.
Favorite Games: Strider, Secret of Mana, Phantasy Star Online, Dragon's Curse, Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, ActRaiser 1 and 2
Favorite Platforms: The ones I have. (Hint: I don't have any that work.)
Most Streamed Game Series: Super Meat Boy
Quote: "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, that wa-n't even me. I dunno what you talkin'."
What Sniff lacks in a volume knob, he makes up for in otherworldly patience. This applies to stupid people, trudging through terrible games, and waiting for wonderful games. He plays games that the rest of the group will not tolerate, partially because of his self-loathing, and partially because he enjoys the "bullshit" aspect of games. This applies to the "hard" legends like IWBTG (No, he won't stream it,) Super Meat Boy, ActRaiser 2, etc. Is he PERFECT at these games? No. He doesn't have 1CC or no-hit runs. His strategy: He rams stupid against the game until it eventually submits, or he passes into a rage-induced coma. If you want to hear it for yourself, come join our Vent server, or await his voice-commentary in the stream, assuming he ever gets it working right.
Tristan
Alternate Aliases: Kishiou, Dimma Dreka, et al
Location: Northeastern USA
Favorite Genres: Anything but Sports usually. Tendency for (MMO)RPGs
Favorite Games: Nothing specific
Favorite Platforms: PC, most standard consoles from the 80's to present
Most Streamed Game Series: Mega Man X1, Touhou, Castlevania
Quote: "No comment. >.>"
Tristan is a regular member of the Sanctuary Crew, who joined at the same time that Sniff did. Long-time buddies, it's rare to not see the two around at the same time, though they tend to operate independently. Often called "The Woman", it tends to be joked that he's overall more feminine than even Floofy, a female member of the group. He has absurdly high patience and tolerance levels, useful for beating games like Castlevania: The Adventure on his first try, though he tends to be erratic in tactics and strategy, trying different things when he realizes what he normally would do doesn't work.