Today I was informed of something that seemed so unimaginable that I couldn't believe it. In fact I was truly shocked that someone would go to such great lengths to defame Video Gamer X, and "The Odyssey of Hyrule" out of some overinflated sense of revenge. For what purpose, I'm still wondering. As you might know a couple of days ago I posted "Hyrule: The Land of Zelda" in "The Wall of Shame" because they used the Video Gamer X debug code without following the simple request that it be credited to "The Odyssey of Hyrule" as it's origination and include reference to me. There was nothing too demanding in that just a simple acknowledgement that it originated from "The Odyssey of Hyrule" first and foremost on the internet. In regards to the Wall of Shame spot I received a reply from one of the website's webmasters named Ultima9999. It reads:

After reading this I thought, hey great, someone actually has a heart and cares about fairness and an equal opportunity for acknowledgement. Then I received another letter from him like this:

This reinstated my faith in their integrity as both webmasters and individuals and I was willing to retract their "Wall of Shame" status. Right after I read Ultima9999's E-mail, I even wrote after my explanation of what happened regarding the violation this message: The Next day "Hyrule: The Land of Zelda" did retract that page and reposted the information supplying the proper credit. Video Gamer X thanks them for making the change and apologizing. I thought the issue had been sufficiently cleared up until the following derogatory remarks appeared on their website on an update labeled 6/14/99. I give credit of this replicated information from their "Updates" section to Hyrule: The Land of Zelda

At first after seeing all this I was shocked, stunned, and frankly astonished that someone would go through the effort of utterly defaming and vilifying someone over such as petty an issue as saying they got a code that is from "The Odyssey of Hyrule".

For the record, you people who visit this site and take the time to participate and enjoy the things I offer without any kind of cost or stipulation deserve to know the facts and to have the misconstrued arguments factualized.

First off, I never TOOK the code from Nintendo (that part about infiltrating Nintendo HQ was made up to make it sound cool and mysterious, just for fun), the only place I took it from was myself fiddling with buttons hours on end and with direct help from T-Dog's CROOKED CART trick. Furthermore, sites that end up on the Wall of Shame page got there because they were unthoughtful and took information without ever quoting, crediting, or mentioning "The Odyssey of Hyrule" or Video Gamer X. Just about every one of the sites' webmasters that ended up on the Wall of Shame scoffed at my asking to have them remove the information and in good friendship apologize after E-mailing them, so I stopped doing that. With the help of good fans of this site Wall of Shamers were convinced that what they did was wrong and they in turn ended up apologizing and fixing the problem. Hyrule: The Land of Zelda claims I took information from them Regarding the Ariana Almondoz Triforce Debacle. Actually I didn't take it, I "quoted" it, and MOST IMPORTANTLY I provided a link directly to "Hyrule: The Land of Zelda" and said it was them who all of that information and images originated from which is entirely legal, polite, and courteous. They in turn used my image of the "Triforce on the Quest Status" and posted it on their site in same fashion nice and fair like. As a matter of fact Ariana did E-mail me too after she had done her damage to that site, and I just sent her a letter back saying I was no longer interested in hearing lies from her regarding "The Overture of Sages" and her convoluted and totally false process of attaining the Triforce. Also for the record, when I said that "Hyrule: The Land of Zelda" got ideas from me, that was actually meant as a compliment, and notice how I said that they were going to be awarded in August! They claim I stole things from ZHQ and their site but in all honesty I can't figure out what they're talking about. (As a matter of fact I've always been a big fan of ZHQ and they are the one and only site that has been a good friend on the internet. Cheers to Niels, Conrad, and Rod Jones for making the first ever great Zelda Supersite.) It seemed they wanted to take a poke at Video Gamer X with unfounded information and empty truthes. Just so you know, I doesn't cost me very much to make and run this site without Advertizements at the top of my page. You may notice that I'm a member of the Link Extange which is free and I get no money for that either. Saying it costs large amounts of money to run a website is a farce. It does cost money but you can get unlimited space on some servers for $19.95! and a domain for another $20.00. I will never let greed overcome my persuit of fun and happiness for all gamers, everywhere across the world. All in all I don't care that "Hyrule: The Land of Zelda" or the people that host them get money for their website, it's just an example of where motivation lies, that's all. I'm not out to make enemies, in fact I've always been the one to want to bring people together to talk about their favorite game and find new ways to enjoy that game. It seems jealousy and revenge have overtaken the once hallowed halls of "Hyrule: The Land of Zelda" and perhaps they should rethink their intentions in defaming a good guy. I'm not going to argue with the webmaster(s) of that site because doing so would be both pointless and waste time that I could be making this site better for you Zelda fans and gamers alike. There have been many great men in history that have maintained their steadfast belief in an idea and a way of thinking, Jesus Christ, Ghandi, and Martin Luther King, for example, without ever picking up a sword or a gun. Let my weapon be the conscience of those that choose to attack that which they do not forgive. Let my shield be the voices of those that know who truly is their "friend."

Looking back on all the trials that I have endured while trying to maintain this site it has been almost a soap opera of dire events transpiring with Wall of Shamers, Ariana Amondoz, The Impact Gaming Debacle, The Loss of the Miyamoto Interview, and now this. But guess what, I'm still here, and I will never give up or let those that visit and enjoy this site down. Despite what other people think or attempt to make me fail I will not succumb to failure or self-doubt. Pressing onward I will continue my quest and trailblaze a new world for Zelda fans and gamers alike. No oppressors will prevent my name from being representative of an emancipation from the confines of what others desire me to become or conform.

The diabolical mastermind of this campaign of slander proved to be none other than the site's very own webmaster Falco-X. There seems to be a division in the Hyrule: Land of Zelda staff between those members who are true Zelda Fans and regular gamers and some tyrant who seems to be bent on being famous with his website and sees all obstacles, namely me and "The Odyssey of Hyrule" as enemies and is willing to resort to personal attacks to defame my credibility and good stature in the Zelda Community. This webmaster is a veritable Gannondorf of the internet. First, I want to say that one person has done a good thing there, and that is Ultima9999, he's apologized for his Boss' abherent behavior. He Wrote:

I kind of feel sorry for this guy being led around by a person like that, it truly shows what kind of a person this Falco-X really is when one of his underlings speaks against his webmaster. Not good. I often wonder what kind of outfit this Falco-X individual is running, but perhaps words from the man himself will shed light on his true nature. Falco-X said to me on 6/16/99.

This deranged individual seems to have missed the point entirely of why he was put on the "Wall of Shame." to begin with. It's not like I've been the first site to have been basically screwed by this guy. HIS behavior rubs dirt in the face of Zelda fans just to bolster his own ego. Wall of Shamers are unthoughtful people that seek to ruin the sanctity and originality of peoples websites by copying their work, giving them no credit, and misrepresenting their achivements. Falco-X descends to the darkest hole on the Wall of Shame where the likes of Ariana Almondoz reside. These people are bent on making life miserable for the rest of us Zelda fans that don't step to their parade. I've personally had enough of this guy and will NEVER give him the satisfaction of E-mailing him. All in all, the only thing that could rectify his Ganondorf-like behavior would be to RETRACT that page defaming me, and replace it with a SINCERE apology regarding what he said and did.

Perhaps with your help Falco-X can learn the errors of his ways at return to the Good Side of the Force. I truly hope that this individual will stop attempting to ruin everything that is great about Zelda and the internet and return peace back to Hyrule.