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actually play Nintendo with it was
just amazing. Likewise, the Tiger Tank
Computer was drivable and had a working
camera built into its turret. Do you always
go the extra mile like that with your mods,
and where did you learn to do all that stuff?

: One of my personal rules of
AO modding is functionality. I want
it to look cool, but I also want it to have a
purpose. I think that flair is required. As for
where I learned to do those things, I have
always liked knowing how things work.
When I was young I would take my toys
apart to see how they worked . . . sometimes
they even still worked when I put them back
together. In the end, all of it is trial and error.
Luckily that’s one of the things I enjoy.

: How long have you been modding
Q now, and how many mods have you
completed in that time?

: I have been building computers
AO and gaming computers for over
20 years. I have built countless systems
for friends and family members that have
a little flair added to them. I honestly
Owen and Mike “MikeKnight” Long competed in the Modders-Inc GeForce Garage “24hr of Le
couldn’t give you a number.
Mods” event at QuakeCon 2016.

Here’s a year-by-year retrospective of Owen’s QuakeCon builds from 2006 to 2014, with only one repeat: The Behemoth.

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