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[[Image:Sam2.jpg|thumb|At 6'4", Sam Hughes is slightly taller than Ely Cathedral.]]

[[Image:Sam2.jpg|thumb|At 6'4", Sam Hughes is slightly taller than Ely Cathedral.]]

'''Samuel Derek "SamSim" Hughes''' (born November 12, 1983) is one of this wiki's administrators, representing [[The Elite]]. First and foremost a [[Perfect Dark]] player, he shot to fame shortly after his July 2001 PDE debut by penning [http://qntm.org/defection_a Defection For Dummies], the first and most detailed guide for the recently-discovered [[Defection glitch]]. Alongside well as numerous other contributions to the videogaming community, Sam is perhaps best-known for being the author of [http://qntm.org/destroy How To Destroy The Earth].

'''Sam "SamSim" Hughes''' is one of this wiki's administrators, representing [[The Elite]]. First and foremost a [[Perfect Dark]] player, he shot to fame shortly after his July 2001 PDE debut by penning [http://qntm.org/defection_a Defection For Dummies], the first and most detailed guide for the recently-discovered [[Defection glitch]]. Along with numerous other contributions to the videogaming community, Sam is perhaps best-known for being the author of [http://qntm.org/destroy How To Destroy The Earth].

==Biography==

==Biography==

===Perfect Dark===

===Perfect Dark===

Sam joined the Elite in July 2001 and played [[Perfect Dark]] continuously between then and his first retirement in early July 2002, just short of a year after joining, having peaked at rank 53rd in points and 51st in time. His notable PD times include 1:15 [[Villa]] [[A]], 3:01 [[Investigation]] [[PA]], 0:16 [[Chicago]] A and 0:27 [[War]] A, the latter two of which were world records at the time. He is a proud member of the 3-4-5 club (Agent times all under 3:00, SA all under 4:00, PA all under 5:00), and has also pulled off an 11-0 win in [[PD Challenge 30|Challenge 30]]. However, he was mainly known for his intensely detailed [http://qntm.org/strats strategy guides], and his community contributions, such as:

Sam joined the Elite in July 2001 and played [[Perfect Dark]] continuously between then and his first retirement in early July 2002, having peaked at rank 53rd in points and 51st in time. His notable PD times include 1:15 [[Villa]] [[A]], 3:01 [[Investigation]] [[PA]], 0:16 [[Chicago]] A and 0:27 [[War]] A, the latter two of which were world records at the time. He is a proud member of the 3-4-5 club (Agent times all under 3:00, SA all under 4:00, PA all under 5:00), and has also pulled off an 11-0 win in [[PD Challenge 30|Challenge 30]]. However, he was mainly known for his intensely detailed [http://qntm.org/strats strategy guides], and his community contributions, such as:

* designing the current appearance of the [[Perfect Dark Elite]] [http://www.the-elite.net/PD/elite.htm records page]

* designing the current appearance of the [[Perfect Dark Elite]] [http://www.the-elite.net/PD/elite.htm records page]

===Later career, 2002 to 2005===

===Later career, 2002 to 2005===

Sam spent several years playing PD extremely intermittently after "retiring", devoting his attention to (approximately in order):

Sam spent several years playing Perfect Dark extremely intermittently after "retiring", devoting his attention instead to (in approximate  order):

* [[GoldenEye 007]]

* [[GoldenEye]]

* [[Super Monkey Ball]]

* [[Super Monkey Ball]]

** peaked around rank 53

** peaked around rank 53

** first person to discover you could go under certain levels

** first person to discover you could go under certain levels

** penned the definitive AstroLander FAQ

** penned the definitive AstroLander FAQ

* [[Ikaruga]]

* Ikaruga

** peaked around 50th on the UK national rankings

** peaked around 50th on the UK national rankings

* Sonic Mega Collection

* Sonic Mega Collection

* [[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]

* [[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]

** scored 34 in [[Letter Sorting]]

** scored 34 in Letter Sorting

* [[Half-Life 2]]

* [[Half-Life 2]]

* [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]

* [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]

** claimed [[Twin Galaxies]]' [[Mask and Skulltula run]] bounty with a time of less than 7 hours

** claimed [[Twin Galaxies]]' [[Mask and Skulltula run]] bounty with a time of less than 7 hours

Sam drifted away from the videogaming community over this period, playing videogames less in favour of maintaining his [http://qntm.org personal website] (then known as Sam's Archive), writing for [http://everything2.com Everything2] and concentrating on his studies at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. He stopped posting at the Elite message board entirely in May 2004.

Sam drifted away from the videogaming community over this period, in favour of maintaining his [http://qntm.org personal website] (then known as Sam's Archive), writing for [http://everything2.com Everything2] and concentrating on his studies at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. He stopped posting at the Elite message board entirely in May 2004.

===2005 to present===

===2005 to present===

Sam graduated from Cambridge with a 2:1 in Mathematics in June 2005, and returned to active status within the Elite community soon afterwards. He was partly responsible for coming up with the whole idea of Speedrunwiki.

Sam graduated from Cambridge with a 2:1 in Mathematics in June 2005, and returned to active status within the Elite community soon afterwards. He was partly responsible for coming up with the whole idea of Speedrunwiki.

Sam's current projects are:

Sam's current projects are:

* Getting into the Four Minute Club in [[Perfect Dark]] (currently 4:03 [[Attack Ship]] [[PA]] is his only outstanding time)

* Getting into the Four Minute Club in [[Perfect Dark]] (currently 4:03 [[Attack Ship]] [[PA]] is his only outstanding time)

* Mathematically determining the minimum number of points needed to get into the Two Hour Club in [[Perfect Dark]]

* Mathematically determining the minimum number of points needed to get into the Two Hour Club in [[Perfect Dark]]

* Administrating Speedrunwiki

* Writing a book and many other things

* Transferring his entire accumulated knowledge of videogames onto Speedrunwiki

* Getting a job

 

Oh, and his personal hygiene is ''above reproach''.

Oh, and his personal hygiene is '''above reproach'''.

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://qntm.org/ Things Of Interest], Hughes' personal site

* [http://qntm.org/ Things Of Interest], Sam's personal site

* [http://qntm.org/destroy How To Destroy The Earth]

* [http://qntm.org/destroy How To Destroy The Earth]

* [http://qntm.org/pr_pd SamSim's Perfect Dark records page]

* [http://qntm.org/pr_pd SamSim's Perfect Dark records page]

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