Name: Ace Ebb Where: Chicago, IL Posse: NES Masters Ugly Shirt Yes	Name: Eric Mast Where: N. Ridgeville, OH Posse: Unknown Ugly Shirt Yes
-	Back when Nintendo Power was in its early stage of a true gaming magazine (following the newsletters), there was a section called VIDEO SPOTLIGHT. This particular part of the 'zine contained sent in written letters of people boasting how many games they've beaten, sharing somewhat insightful playing tips, and (as NP put it) show how they are real "Power Players."
Appearing in issue #1, Ace Ebb and Eric Mast were among the frontiers of Power Players. Ace Ebb-- Ace Ebb.. I remember reading this little letter, looking at the given picture, and plenty of laughter ensuing. His title alone, "Ace Ebb", tells us blantly that his last name is Ebb (or, *snicker*, his first). Let's get down and dirty with Ebb now: "He has no pets, instead he plays Nintendo all day!" Am I just mentally unstable or does this sound a tiny bit odd? What the hell does having pets have to do with playing Nintendo all day? Are they implying that he may forget to take care of a hamster or cat? Does he have parents to help in pet care? It's too bad Ace's age wasn't mentioned in the letter, but judging from the picture I'd say: 13-15. "He writes to Nintendo all the time telling them his accomplishments on games." This also tells us about Ace, that he is an insecure person looking for acknowledgements from strangers to fullfill the family void found due to my earlier thought of lacking a guardian/s to nourish him. He has now turned into a bad ass motha-fucker who plays Nintendo all day. The poor boy is pursuing his search for some sort of family tie by beating every game numerous of times. Such acts nothing less than patching up his broken childhood! Now let's magnify the picture a bit-- The thing that attention is given to is, obviously, the gruesome owl lamp in the background. The antique object alone has to the ugliest thing I've ever seen in my life. No wonder this kid does nothing but play Nintendo if he has to look at his butt-ugly house! Just imagining what their bathroom looks gives me the shivers. And his bedroom my imagination paints a picture of yellow bordered owl wallpaper and clashing brown colored rug. I'm through with Acey for now. Let's head on over to the next player, Eric Mast.	"Our club is called the NES Masters. We know right off who our Power Player is! His name is "Ace Ebb." He writes to Nintendo all the time telling them his accomplishments on games. His hobbies are playing Nintendo games, period. He has no pets, instead he plays Nintendo all day! He beat Metroid in three days, Tyson in five, saved Zelda in five, and finished Super Mario Bros. in five."
"Eric Mast...Nintendo Power Player NAME: Eric Mast AGE: 14 FAVORITE GAMES: Metroid, Kid Icarus, and Wizards and Warriors. HOBBIES: Trampoline jumping, and solving his and his friends' Nintendo games. PETS: One and a half cats, Suki and Muffin. (Muffin is half mad) SIBLINGS: One brother, Evan, and one sister, Emily. OTHER INTERESTS: To become a dentist and to become a Nintendo Game Counselor. GOAL: To solve every existing Nintendo game. WHY HE IS A POWER PLAYER: Good reflexes, good eye-hand coordination, solves games quickly, never forgets a map, keeps calm in tight situations, and doesn't sweat on the controller."	I thought Ace had problems, this kid is just screwed up. I'm lost to where to even start. "HOBBIES: Trampoline jumping.." After reading the entire letter, honestly, I wasn't suprised he had taken the effort to say this. Mast is a very disturbing indivual who admits to having only hobbies of trampoline jumping and Nintendo playing. Also, remember, that he is 14 years old-- a teenager, for that matter. My heart goes out to this basket case. "PETS: One and a half cats, Suki and Muffin. (Muffin is half mad)" I'm beginning to understand why the NES Masters explained how Ace doesn't have a pet-- this kid has a half mad cat! What he means by half mad, only God knows, but going on my usually wild imagination shopping spree, I'm sticking to the first thing that hit me and exclaim that 14 year old Eric either tortures his feline or plays Nintendo all day, thus starving it to madness. "OTHER INTERESTS: To become a dentist and to become a Nintendo Game Counselor" Huh, real-ly? Let us dive into Eric Mast's life as a dentist and game counselor for a day, shall we? While explaining how to get through level 8-4 in Super Mario Brothers, Eric is preforming a root canal on a patient while wearing a power glove. And why would a young adult possibly have a life goal of becoming a dentist? In unison with my past assumption, Mast has most definitely tortured his cat (thus making it "mad") and wishes to persue the excitement he gets when making others suffer. And, enlighten me, what is the one legal job that makes others nervousome and is torturous? Why yes, Holmes.. denistry! Inbetween playing Nintendo, jumping on trampolines, torturing cats-- Eric manages to fit into his busy schedule a letter to Nintendo Power. A very sick dog here, folks.
To the fighting!-- As we see in this possible re-enactment of the two power players and their gang meeting up: Ace has taken along what looks like an owl, (but of course) he has no pets, so it's only the stand of his lamp.On the other hand, Mast carries a whip, most certainly the same he uses to make his cats "mad." Who would win in this power player gang war? You decide. They're both disturbingly bloodthirsty Nintendo players.