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Ryan played a Nintendo 64 for the first time at a friend's place in 1997, when he was 10 years old. The game was [[GoldenEye 007|GoldenEye]], which had just been released. From that moment on, Ryan started saving his pocket money for a Nintendo 64 of his own. When he eventually had enough money, he purchased his Nintendo 64 for $187AU. This occurred while Ryan was living in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore%2C_Queensland Theodore], a small country town in Central Queensland, Australia.
Ryan played a Nintendo 64 for the first time at a friend's place in 1997, when he was 10 years old. The game was [[GoldenEye 007|GoldenEye]], which had just been released. From that moment on, Ryan started saving his pocket money for a Nintendo 64 of his own. When he eventually had enough money, he purchased his Nintendo 64 for $187AU. This occurred while Ryan was living in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore%2C_Queensland Theodore], a small country town in Central Queensland, Australia.
Ryan had his Nintendo 64 for a few years before he purchased GoldenEye or Perfect Dark. See the [[#Game List|Game List]] for the list of games he owned. During this time, Ryan's family moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambour Nambour] (South East Queensland, Australia). His parents split up in July 2000, when Ryan was 13 years old. His father moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Hill Broken Hill], New South Wales, Australia, however Ryan stayed in Nambour with his mother because of friends, school, and fact that Broken Hill is a very small town in the middle of nowhere. At this point in Ryan's life he had very little experience in computers.
Ryan had his Nintendo 64 for a few years before he purchased GoldenEye or Perfect Dark. See the [[#Game List|Game List]] for the list of games he owned.
== Introduction to the Elite ==
== Introduction to the Elite ==
On October 22, 2002, Ryan was attempting to register a username on [[GameFAQs]]. He was choosing usernames which indicated success at Perfect Dark (eg. PD King), but they kept getting denied as they were already taken. Ryan realised his alias shouldn't be related to Perfect Dark, as he may want to post in other games and boards in the future. Eventually, he settled for the username "Your Eliteness". It was meant to be read as ''someone who is elite'', much like "Your Royalness" means ''someone who is royal''. Instead, it was read as ''my eliteness'', which doesn't make sense at all. But the name was chosen, and it stuck.
On October 22, 2002, Ryan was attempting to register a username on [[GameFAQs]]. He was choosing usernames which indicated success at Perfect Dark (eg. PD King), but they kept getting denied as they were already taken. Ryan realised his alias shouldn't be related to Perfect Dark, as he may want to post in other games and boards in the future. Eventually, he settled for the username "Your Eliteness". It was meant to be read as ''someone who is elite'', much like "Your Royalness" means ''someone who is royal''. Instead, it was read as ''my eliteness'', which doesn't make sense at all. But the name was chosen, and it stuck.
== From Zero to Hero ==
== From Zero to Hero ==
Ryan didn't start playing [[Perfect Dark]] for speed right away. He posted frequently on the Perfect Dark board at [[GameFAQs]], helping users with their problems. It wasn't until December, when Ryan started playing for speed due to boredom during the school holidays. It wasn't long before he was challenged by [[KillerSim|KillerSim7]] to join [[The Elite]]. Ryan made a times page and joined the rankings at 167th place (points) on January 3, 2003, at the age of 15 years. Throughout the course of 2003, Ryan used every spare moment he had to play [[Perfect Dark]].
Ryan didn't start playing [[Perfect Dark]] for speed right away. He posted frequently on the Perfect Dark board at [[GameFAQs]], helping users with their problems. It wasn't until December, when Ryan started playing for speed due to boredom during the school holidays. It wasn't long before he was challenged by [[KillerSim|KillerSim7]] to join [[The Elite]]. Ryan made a times page and joined the rankings at 167th place (points) on January 3, 2003, at the age of 15 years. Throughout the course of 2003, Ryan used every spare moment he had to play [[Perfect Dark]].
Ryan started to get the uncommon world records (ie. not [[DataDyne_Central:_Defection|Defection]]/[[The_Duel|Duel]]) around June - July. In August, Ryan paid [[Karl Jobst]] for his NTSC (American) console, and received it shortly after. He went on an NTSC rampage over the next few months, getting world records one after another. Ryan eventually passed [[Karl_Jobst|Karl]] on December 24 2003 (Australian time) to become the Perfect Dark Champion. This was a very exciting day for [[The Elite]], as [[Bryan Bosshardt]] passed [[Wouter Jansen]] to become the Champion of [[GoldenEye 007|GoldenEye]] just hours later.
Ryan started to get the uncommon world records (ie. not [[DataDyne_Central:_Defection|Defection]]/[[The_Duel|Duel]]) around June - July. In August, Ryan paid [[Karl Jobst]] for his NTSC (American) console, and received it shortly after. He went on an NTSC rampage over the next few months, getting world records one after another. Ryan eventually passed [[Karl_Jobst|Karl]] on December 24 2003 (Australian time) to become the Perfect Dark Champion. This was a very exciting day for [[The Elite]], as [[Bryan Bosshardt]] passed [[Wouter Jansen]] to become the Champion of [[GoldenEye 007|GoldenEye]] just hours later.
== Reign as Updater ==
== Reign as Updater ==
In May 2005, [[Bryan Youse]] gave up the task of updating the [[Perfect Dark]] and [[GoldenEye]] rankings. Ryan's experience in computers and programming, combined with his reliability and troubleshooting skills made him the perfect candidate for the Elite's updater. He consequently took over the reigns, updating ritually twice a week until January 1 2008 when he was succeeded by [[Octo]].
In May 2005, [[Bryan Youse]] gave up the task of updating the [[Perfect Dark]] and [[GoldenEye]] rankings. Ryan's experience in computers and programming, combined with his reliability and troubleshooting skills made him the perfect candidate for the Elite's updater. He consequently took over the reigns, updating ritually twice a week until January 1 2008 when he was succeeded by [[Octo]].
== Current Life ==
== Current Life ==
Ryan still keeps a close eye on the Elite's message boards as well as [[GameFAQs]]. He comes online about once per day but is rarely seen in the Elite Chatroom anymore. Despite no longer holding the role of rankings updater, Ryan continues to provide programming and troubleshooting support for the Elite's websites.
Ryan still keeps a close eye on the Elite's message boards as well as [[GameFAQs]]. He comes online about once per day but is rarely seen in the Elite Chatroom anymore. Despite no longer holding the role of rankings updater, Ryan continues to provide programming and troubleshooting support for the Elite's websites.
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| Purchased Nintendo 64
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| Joined the [[Perfect Dark]] rankings
| Joined the [[Perfect Dark]] rankings
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| August 2003
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| Became the [[Perfect Dark]] Champion
| Became the [[Perfect Dark]] Champion
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| May 2005
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| Became the rankings updater
| Became the rankings updater
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| January 2008
