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| '''Adam Bozon''' started speedrunning on [[GoldenEye]] in January 2006 after finding videos of [[Bryan Bosshardt]]'s [[Dam]] Agent 0:53 and [[Ilari Pekkala]]'s [[Aztec]] 00 Agent [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEFhpg3WKQ 1:54] on the Internet. He had done some speedrunning back in 1999 but never had access to videos or world record strats so his times weren't very good. All he had to compete against were PRs that other people, such as Elite members [[Matthijs ten Ham]] and [[Steven Zwartjes]], had sent in to Nintendo 64 magazines. | | '''Adam Bozon''' started speedrunning on [[GoldenEye]] in January 2006 after finding videos of [[Bryan Bosshardt]]'s [[Dam]] Agent 0:53 and [[Ilari Pekkala]]'s [[Aztec]] 00 Agent [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEFhpg3WKQ 1:54] on the Internet. He had done some speedrunning back in 1999 but never had access to videos or world record strats so his times weren't very good. All he had to compete against were PRs that other people, such as Elite members [[Matthijs ten Ham]] and [[Steven Zwartjes]], had sent in to Nintendo 64 magazines. |
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− | Later in 2006, [[Ryan Koch]] added him to his rivalry which helped Adam to get to know some of the other newer improving players such as [[Axel Zakrisson]], [[Graham Maddocks]] and [[Henning Blom]] who are all still good friends with him today. | + | Later in 2006, [[Ryan Koch]] added him to his rivalry which helped Adam to get to know some of the other newer improving players such as Axel Zakrisson, [[Graham Maddocks]] and [[Henning Blom]] who are all still good friends with him today. |
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− | The [[Eliters]] that he has met are [[Graham Maddocks]] and [[Axel Zakrisson]]. | + | The [[Eliters]] that he has met are [[Graham Maddocks]] and Axel Zakrisson. |
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− | In June 2013, he finally bought a DVD Recorder so will have better quality videos now.
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| == Personal Info == | | == Personal Info == |
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− | Adam lives near Nottingham, England. He is 31 years old and works as a website developer/computer programmer. He still plays [[GoldenEye]] and is ranked in the top 30 but has had more success on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/ltk Licence to Kill] (LTK) and Dark Licence to Kill (DLTK) settings. He wrote an updater program for the GoldenEye LTK and DLTK rankings and has been updating those since 2008. His favourite levels are [[Control]], [[Statue]] and [[Jungle]] and most hated levels are [[Archives]], [[Train]] and [[Depot]]. | + | Adam lives near Nottingham, England. He is 31 years old and works as a website developer/computer programmer. He still plays [[GoldenEye]] and is ranked in the top 40 but has had more success on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/ltk Licence to Kill] (LTK) and Dark Licence to Kill (DLTK) settings. He wrote an updater program for the GoldenEye LTK and DLTK rankings and has been updating those since 2008. His favourite levels are [[Control]], [[Statue]] and [[Jungle]] and most hated levels are [[Archives]], [[Train]] and [[Depot]]. |
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− | He watches a lot of films and has watched all of the [http://www.imdb.com/chart/top IMDb Top 250] and [http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/academy+award+best+pictures/ Best Picture Oscar winners]. He likes action and thriller films best such as the James Bond and Die Hard films and his top 5 films are Speed, Cool Runnings, 3 Idiots, GoldenEye and Saving Private Ryan. His favourite actors are Jackie Chan, Bruce Willis and Cary Grant and his favourite actresses are Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon. | + | He watches a lot of films and has watched nearly all of the [http://www.imdb.com/chart/top IMDb Top 250] and all of the [http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/academy+award+best+pictures/ Best Picture Oscar winners]. He likes action and thriller films best such as the James Bond and Die Hard films and his top 5 films are Speed, Cool Runnings, 3 Idiots, GoldenEye and Saving Private Ryan. His favourite actors are Jackie Chan, Bruce Willis and Cary Grant and his favourite actresses are Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon. |
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| His favourite types of computer games are usually adventure/role playing games and racing games. The game franchises that he likes best are Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, Zelda, F Zero, Wave Race, Mario Kart and Civilization. | | His favourite types of computer games are usually adventure/role playing games and racing games. The game franchises that he likes best are Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, Zelda, F Zero, Wave Race, Mario Kart and Civilization. |
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| He joined the rankings in Spring 2006 when he started to get some better PRs. He managed to get 2:22/2:22/2:21 on [[Statue]] which was good enough for 5th place on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/stage/statue Statue leaderboard] despite only being ranked about 100th overall at the time. He continued to move up the rankings and got [[Surface 2]] [[Secret Agent]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXPzc1rRLQ 0:55] to earn his first World Record in November 2006. He has had a few more World Records since then, the best being his 0:37 and 0:36 on [[Runway]] 00 Agent using the difficult grenade strat, both of which had been untied for well over a year by [[Bryan Bosshardt]]. | | He joined the rankings in Spring 2006 when he started to get some better PRs. He managed to get 2:22/2:22/2:21 on [[Statue]] which was good enough for 5th place on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye/stage/statue Statue leaderboard] despite only being ranked about 100th overall at the time. He continued to move up the rankings and got [[Surface 2]] [[Secret Agent]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXPzc1rRLQ 0:55] to earn his first World Record in November 2006. He has had a few more World Records since then, the best being his 0:37 and 0:36 on [[Runway]] 00 Agent using the difficult grenade strat, both of which had been untied for well over a year by [[Bryan Bosshardt]]. |
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− | Adam is currently ranked just outside the GoldenEye top 30 on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye World Rankings] but has been in the top 30 several times and is in second place in the UK rankings behind Luke "[[Lucky P]]" Pettit. He still has a few really bad PRs and even some levels that he has never even watched a video of yet so he should be able to improve his ranking in the future. | + | Adam is currently ranked in the GoldenEye top 40 on the [http://rankings.the-elite.net/goldeneye World Rankings] but has been in the top 30 several times and is in second place in the UK rankings behind Luke Pettit. He still has a few really bad PRs and even some levels that he has never even watched a video of yet so he should be able to improve his ranking in the future. |
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− | He started using control style [[1.2]] in 2011 and bought an [[NTSC]] console in March 2012. Since then he has been working on some of the [[NTSC]] advantaged levels, especially those with some of the weaker World Records and has achieved four tied WRs since then. His current normal mode WRs are [[Dam]] AG [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6MJOWuVWI4 0:53], [[Statue]] AG [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0JVIaM74Q4 2:19] and [[Cradle]] 00A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27qWzsjEDp8 0:36]. | + | He started using control style [[1.2]] in 2011 and bought an [[NTSC]] console in March 2012. Since then he has worked on some of the [[NTSC]] advantaged levels, especially those with some of the weaker World Records and has achieved four tied World Records since then. His current normal mode World Records are [[Dam]] AG [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6MJOWuVWI4 0:53], [[Statue]] AG [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0JVIaM74Q4 2:19] and [[Cradle]] 00A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27qWzsjEDp8 0:36]. |
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| Although he thinks the 2.x control style should be allowed, he doesn't think you should be allowed to use it to get quicker starts and to do things like shooting the screen during the [[Depot]] cinema so therefore continues to use [[1.2]] on all the 2.x advantaged levels such as [[Streets]]. | | Although he thinks the 2.x control style should be allowed, he doesn't think you should be allowed to use it to get quicker starts and to do things like shooting the screen during the [[Depot]] cinema so therefore continues to use [[1.2]] on all the 2.x advantaged levels such as [[Streets]]. |
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| == Licence to Kill Mode (LTK) == | | == Licence to Kill Mode (LTK) == |
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− | Adam first started playing LTK mode in late 2006 and has completed all 20 levels. In October 2009, he overtook long time LTK champion [[Garrett Sellati]] and has held the #1 ranking ever since. He has held thirteen of the LTK world records and currently holds seven (five untied). | + | Adam first started playing LTK mode in late 2006 and has completed 20/20 levels. In October 2009, he overtook long time LTK champion [[Garrett Sellati]] and has held the #1 ranking ever since. He has held thirteen of the LTK world records and currently holds seven (five untied). |
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| His current LTK world records are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpdUYDigHKU Runway 0:44], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUqsXuNam6k Silo 2:13], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDcVTlmodY8 Statue 2:29], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqptrAhXSeI Streets 2:59], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxFWTbxWoZc Train 3:15], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFe4nHu8dNI Caverns 3:11] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz9jwTbTGXs Cradle 0:34]. | | His current LTK world records are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpdUYDigHKU Runway 0:44], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUqsXuNam6k Silo 2:13], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDcVTlmodY8 Statue 2:29], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqptrAhXSeI Streets 2:59], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxFWTbxWoZc Train 3:15], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFe4nHu8dNI Caverns 3:11] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz9jwTbTGXs Cradle 0:34]. |
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| == Dark Licence to Kill Mode (DLTK) == | | == Dark Licence to Kill Mode (DLTK) == |
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− | He first started playing DLTK mode in late 2006 and has completed seventeen levels. In January 2010, he overtook long time DLTK champion [[Ilari Pekkala]] and held the #1 ranking for a while until Ilari completed [[Cradle]] to regain his #1 ranking. This is the mode he likes playing best and has had most success with. He is currently ranked second behind [[Lloyd Palmer]] and has held fourteen of the world records and currently holds ten (nine untied). | + | He first started playing DLTK mode in late 2006 and has completed 18/20 levels. In January 2010, he overtook long time DLTK champion [[Ilari Pekkala]] and held the #1 ranking for a while until Ilari completed [[Cradle]] to regain his #1 ranking. He was then also overtaken by Lloyd Palmer, who was the first player to complete 19/20 levels, but has now regained the #1 ranking after completing Silo in April 2013 and Streets DLTK in January 2014. He has held fourteen of the world records and currently holds ten (nine untied). This is the mode he likes playing best and has had most success with. |
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| His current DLTK world records are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-c3qSaJ34 Dam 9:08], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCY0CwQGf0M Runway 0:43], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGUo02ClMTg Surface 1 2:06], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv1h0b8j4C0 Silo 8:31], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqRftjIoXc Bunker 2 6:07], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymgk0YrlWhQ Statue 2:26], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy85PlckrW0 Train 29:00], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Q8RI-vQBc Caverns 8:54], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWFIWe9feRM Cradle 0:55] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptDkwX9mAcY Egypt 1:19]. | | His current DLTK world records are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-c3qSaJ34 Dam 9:08], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCY0CwQGf0M Runway 0:43], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGUo02ClMTg Surface 1 2:06], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv1h0b8j4C0 Silo 8:31], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqRftjIoXc Bunker 2 6:07], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymgk0YrlWhQ Statue 2:26], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy85PlckrW0 Train 29:00], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Q8RI-vQBc Caverns 8:54], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWFIWe9feRM Cradle 0:55] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptDkwX9mAcY Egypt 1:19]. |