Yujin and Video Games
Recently
I received an e-mail from one of Yujin's associates in Tulsa. I was
amazed, but quite proud that my son had risen to the reported status.-- Jay
Preston
Hello - my name is Saif Khan, a random person that lives in Tulsa Ok.
I and several others have a common bond - a game called Soul Calibur - now in
it's 3rd set of the series Soul Calibur 2 - that we all enjoy. We - those that
I refer to - play at a arcade called Funhouse, in Tulsa as well. Over the last
5 years or so, many many players of this game - a fighting game that you can
find at many local arcades across the nation - we kind of feel like family
some days - and well, try and keep tabs on those of us that have come and gone -
and those that are still around.
I write you this day because those 2+ years back when one of the local funhouse
players / employee's had spotted the news report of Yujin's accident - it didn't
go unnoticed to us. Yujin - not always someone I got along with personally, but
as a player I respected for his ability to find EVERYTHING annoying about the
game - and work it into perfection - was a fellow and respected player. He had
added several 'combos' and found aspects of the game that in all likelihood we
still use on some level to this day - not even being able to distinguish the
lines anymore. Yujin was - if nothing else - a gaming friend of several of the
players - a lot that have moved on - but a few of us are still around - and he
has been missed. Several months after his passing the arcade game showed up
with a new ranked high score on it - bearing his initials. A memorial in
someone's own way I suppose. Either way - I contact you to ask if I can use
your site link -http://www.safetybiz.com/obit.htm - in a thread I wish to start
on a Soul Calibur forum. It's nothing big really - probably won't get much
reading at all - but I wish to do it because he was missed - he has been thought
of - and as a old member of our community if nothing else - should be noted
officially in a open way somehow - in my opinion at least. I actually have no
clue how the original guy - a friend of mine that also plays SC and randomly
showed me your site today - got to your site logically. When he retraced his
path to get back to your site- he had used google - so I assume he randomly put
your son's name in. No clue really - not going to even ask - but I'm glad
however he came across the idea of doing it - that he did. I also was happy to
find your site - thank you for
putting it up. Well - as you can see I have a tendency to rant heh - sorry -
but I do wish to use your site link for a quick note in the forums just as a
reminder of one of the many that have made Tulsa great over the years - Yujin is
one of the few I'm no longer able to call up or email to thank - so this is my
way of doing so if possible. Thank you.
Saif
And thank you, Saif. Of
course, you have permission. -- JP
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