maniamsmart's's Gamespot Rank
maniamsmart's Emblems
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Vote Rocker
For exercising one's inalienable right to vote. Rock on!
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Voted Twice
For exercising one's inalienable right to vote. Not once, but TWICE! Rock on!
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Tagger King
Tagger King Awarded to those who've exhaustively used the tagging system, enabling themselves and others to make it a whole lot easier to find certain content.
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Public Access
Public Access For successfully posting a user video. You're on the air! Don't waste it!
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Video Blogger
Video Blogger Because literacy is so totally old-fashioned.
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Speed Runner
Speed Runner For showing remarkable feats of gaming skill... or at least being shady enough to steal someone else's and uploading them as your own.
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Walking Commercial
Walking Commercial For providing access to more commercials that don't necessarily suck.
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MK Scream It Contest
MORTAAAAALLLLL KOMBAAAAAAAATTT! Those who voted for the best and the worst videos received an emblem for being vital contributors to the MKA Scream It Contest.
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Readers' Choice 2008 Chooser
Participant in 2008 Readers' Choice Awards. This user was caught spray painting GameSpot's wall! Or, maybe he/she voted in GameSpot's 13th-annual Readers' Choice Awards known as Best of 2008.
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First espisode of TOTS!
What? OTS is evolving! OTS evolved into TOTS! This savvy user watched the first episode of our newly transformed On the Spot show called Today On the Spot; short for TOTS.
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Greatest Game Hero Preliminary Voter
This emblem shows that you got into GameSpot’s Greatest Game Hero competition on the ground floor by voting for the 10 additional characters added to the main list. Rock the vote!
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Greatest Game Hero Bracket Submitter
This emblem shows that you’ve submitted a bracket for GameSpot’s Greatest Game Hero competition. Let’s get in there and fight!
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Readers' Choice 2009 Chooser
Participant in 2009 Readers' Choice Awards. "Sure, that game is good... FOR BABIES!" "That game sucks! It doesn't even have online capture the flag!" "Barbie Horse Adventure: Riding Camp just lost so much of the magic that made Barbie Horse Adventure great." And so on. These intrepid readers braved the chaos of the Readers' Choice process and let their opinions be heard above the cacophony of argumentative commenters. Congratulations, voters!
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Valentine's Day Workshop
Read it and weep! Beware of these GameSpotters who spawned Hallmark moments with their creative Valentine's Day e-cards. Those who participated in creating Valentine's Day e-cards were both naughty and nice, and they certainly aren't afraid to share their feelings with other GameSpotters!
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E3 2010 Nintendo Conference Attendee
I was there for Nintendo's E3 2010 press conference! No really, I was. I even saw it live, with the 3DSs and the Metroids, and I've got this sweet achievement to prove it!
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E3 2010 Sony Conference Attendee
I was there for Sony's E3 2010 press conference! No really, I was. I even saw it live, with the Moves and the Killzones, and I've got this sweet achievement to prove it!
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E3 2010 Early Bird
Stays up late--sometimes! These GameSpot members tuned in to a live episode of Tonight on the Spot during E3 2010 to catch some of LA's nightlife.
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E3 2010 Groupie
We built it and you came. The GameSpot E3 stage show is where it's at, and these members proved it by showing up for one day of our live broadcast.
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E3 2010 Roadie
The world's best roadie, and E3's only hope. These dedicated GameSpot members watched all three days of the E3 2010 stage show live, proving that metal never dies.
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E3 2010 Tourist
You're a tourist. I saw you at E3. These GameSpot members joined us live for a day as we crawled the E3 show floor with our interactive LiveCam Tour.
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E3 2010 Vacationer
Virtually there the whole time. For these GameSpot members, it wasn't enough to see E3--they had to experience it live. With the LiveCam Tour, they were able to do just that for three whole days!
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Crypt Crawler
I went game hunting in GameSpot's spooky crypt! In celebration of Halloween we remembered numerous spooky games in a monthly Box Art guessing activity held in the General Games Discussion forum.
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FrankenTOTS
Mwahahaha! From the dark places at the back of your fridge creeps forth this monster! FrankenTOTS! Thought you’d grab a quick bite while gaming? Well this tater has gone bad. REAL bad. Snack away if you dare! Don’t worry that red stuff all over him is probably ketchup. Probably.
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Best of 2010 Readers' Choice Chooser
Participant in the 2010 Readers' Choice awards. Voting in only a handful of categories is for babies--babies who won't get this achievement! These dedicated not-infants voted in 80% of available categories like a grown-up.
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Best of 2010 Word Spreader
Harnessing social currency to drive buzz. These users shared how they voted with their friends on Twitter or Facebook, amplifying the social experience with relevant and engaging content.
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Best of 2010 Dark Horse Rider
Underdogs don't always win. That's why they're underdogs. This user voted on every category, and their choices more often than not were not the Readers' Choice winners. They chose...poorly.
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Mr Riddles
Riddle me this! Mr. Riddles was no match for you. You managed to correctly deduce his curious conundrums and quizzical questions in the GameSpot Answers challenge!
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Portal Kombat
FIRST in 2011! Participants and viewers who discussed our first 2011 game night webcast had the chance to play Mortal Kombat with GameSpot staff, for the most part. Since the PSN debacle occurred during this time we also offered a Mortal Kombat trivia for those who wanted to celebrate the return of game nights for the year!
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E3 2011 Microsoft Conference Attendee
E3's just not the same without dudes getting chainsawed in half, amirite? I watched the Microsoft E3 2011 press conference during the week of E3, and am a better person for it.
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E3 2011 Sony Conference Attendee
Demystifying rumors and speculation, one E3 at a time. I watched the Sony E3 2011 press conference during the week of E3, and am a better person for it.
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E3 2011 Nintendo Conference Attendee
Another E3, another hardware announcement. I watched the Nintendo E3 2011 press conference during the week of E3, and am a better person for it.
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E3 2011 LiveCam Warrior
Fear does not exist in this dojo. I watched an episode of the E3 2011 LiveCam Tour during the week of E3, because I'm the best around.
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E3 2011 Stage Show Samurai
This achievement brought to you by alliteration! I watched an episode of GameSpot's Live E3 2011 Stage show during the week of E3 and secured my place amongst the samurai elite.
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E3 2011 New Game Ninja
Hi, this achievement is all about ninjas, REAL NINJAS. This achievement is awesome. I followed a game announced at E3 2011 during the week of E3 and inherited REAL ULTIMATE POWER.
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E3 2011 Game Gladiator - Gold
Are you not entertained? I followed 20 games featured at E3 2011 during the week of E3, and now not even the emperor can touch me.
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E3 2011 Facebook Freedom Fighter - Gold
Utilizing social currency to amplify experiences and drive conversations. I "liked" 20 E3 2011 previews, staff blogs, or news stories on Facebook during the week of E3 and helped spread the word.
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Best of E3 2011 Readers' Choice Chooser
Participant in the Best of E3 2011 Readers' Choice awards. I voted for every category in the Best of E3 2011 awards and made my voice heard.
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Video Virtuoso
You are a part of the brave few willing and ready to share your YouTube channel for the betterment of GameSpot.
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Comic-Con 2011 Costumed Crusader
Who wants to go fight some crime? I watched an episode of GameSpot's Live Stage show during Comic-Con and un-did some evil-doers!
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Comic-Con 2011 Super Stalker
Not allowed within 100 yards of a known costumed fighter of crime. I watched an episode of GameSpot's LiveCam Tour during Comic-Con and it was almost like I was right there!
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Greatest Game Sidekick Broter
Sick voting, bro! This user owned the poll booth and voted for 64 sidekick in the character vote phase.
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Virtual V.I.P
Its like you were there! You tuned in to our awesome SDCC 2011 Coverage but you wouldn't just crash a party like this, you were class and signed your RSVP through Face Book.
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Super Tweet
These super individuals have this emblem because they tweeted or posted a fuse update about a super power and how they would use it, for good or evil.
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SDCC Anthem
Look at you with all that awesome song writing talent! Creating a Comic Con themed parody is hard work.
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Greatest Game Sidekick Peer Pressure
What's the matter, bro? You can totally handle that! This user told their friends about the character voting phase by using our Facebook button.
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Greatest Game Sidekick Bracket Bender
Have you seen my bracket, bro? It's straight baller! This user predicted the greatest sidekick and created a bracket. Let the bropacalypse begin!
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Greatest Game Sidekick Backup
You sure you want to do this, bro? I'm with him. This user told their friends how they voted on a match-up by using our Facebook button.
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That's How I Roll
Some times you just have to spread the word, this emblem signifies that this user was so excited about PAX Prime 2011 he just had to share it with everyone.
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Sync
Users with this emblem are totally in Sync with GameSpot.
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Here there be Pirates!
This emblem goes to those who shared their Best pirate themed joke with the GameSpot Community on National Talk Like a Pirate Day!
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Toy Story
The tale of a Photo Gallery and a box hunt, what was the result? An emblem for those crafty enough to find all of them. Big thanks to gmax for making this one!
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I Want to Play a Game
After long hard searching these GameSpot members found all of those pesky hiding puzzle pieces.
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Big Stories in Little Tokyo
This emblem belongs to those who wrote about their best idea for a JRPG or blogged about their experiences and impressions of our live stream for TGS 2011. Created by the awesome mod gmax!
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SpookyTOTS
BoooOOOooOOooOooo SpookyTOTS decided to appear on the profiles of anyone who watched and commented during the Halloween 2011 OTS episode.
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Top 10 Spookiest Characters
Something scary is creeping under your bed... These GameSpotters blogged about their top 10 scariest video game spookies!
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Readers' Choice Chooser
Take that, not-democracy! This user took the system into their own hands by voting in at least one category in Best of 2011.
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Readers' Choice Clairvoyant
It's just like in that one movie with Nicky Cage. This user voted for a game in a category in which that game also won the Readers' Choice award.
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The Controller Ep. 1
"Boot Camp"This user watched episode 1 of The Controller.
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The Controller Ep. 2
"Blind Eye" This user watched episode 2 of The Controller.
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The Controller Ep. 3
"Bombs Away" This user watched episode 3 of The Controller.
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The Controller Ep. 4
"Firefight" This user watched episode 4 of The Controller.
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The Controller Ep. 5
"Buried Alive" This user watched episode 5 of The Controller.
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The Controller Ep. 6
"Wired" This user watched episode 6 of The Controller.
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The Controller Ep. 7
"Leave No Man Behind" This user watched episode 7 of The Controller.
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The Controller - Early Bird Sign-Ups
These users were super excited to sign up for The Controller leader board, doing so before the rest.
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The Controller - Sign Up
Atten.. HUT! These users got their bums into gear and signed up for The Controller Leader Board.
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Special Moments
This Legendary Emblem goes to those who took the time to share their their special memories of Sophia Tong and her time as a member of the GameSpot team.
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Dark and Stormy Night
OooooooooOOOOOooooohhh These users participated in the Halloween story telling activity on Fuse.
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Trick or Treat - Off Topic
This emblem goes to the Off Topic members who WON the Trick or Treat activity for Halloween 2011. -Emblem created by Chicknfeet
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Scary Book Box Art Hunt
This emblem is for the GameSpotters who participated in the Scary Book Box Art Hunt in the Off Topic Forum. -Emblem By Chicknfeet
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Robocorn
Hey look, it's a totally original dude wearing armor. With a huge gun and a helmet (a visor?). And he's riding a unicorn. This user was granted this magical emblem for not having any of their user profile images hosted on untrusted websites during The Great Purge of March 2013.
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