User:Jack

Who am I

I'm Jack Truong. I run this wiki. I also run the main website. I'm a programmer who's also interested in OverPower. I'm combining my skills to help the OverPower revival.

What are my skills

I'm a database programmer, which means I love tables. I'm the current maintainer of the OverPower Database. I prefer to use MySQL/MariaDB for my database engine.

I'm also a very proficient PHP developer, the main website is written by me from scratch. I also use Javascript/jQuery as well as HTML5 to make the site more lively.

I know my way around Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro. I use VirtualDub to record the OverPower matches at our Toronto Meetups. I own three webcams, 2 Microsoft Lifecam Studio and 1 Microsoft Lifecam as well as two Snowflake microphones for proper sound recording.

What are my interests

I'm interested in OverPower. I'm also interested in new technologies and social media (I also run the Twitter account, YouTube page and Facebook page.

My OverPower background

My first exposure to the game came in 1996 or so after my brother and I received some IQ packs. We did nothing with them for a while until we picked up some starter decks. We played a little bit but it never stuck and I caught the Pokemon TCG craze. My interest with OverPower still stuck around and I came up with an online nickname based on the Web-Headed Wizard card: webheadwiz. I first used it in an online version of X-Men vs. Street Fighter and then on Battle.net and Diablo 2. I kept reading about the game but because I was only a teenager with strict parents, I couldn't afford any cards. After getting a part time job, I started buying more OverPower. While attending the University of Waterloo, I had several jobs and was able to find local sources of OverPower and discovered eBay. This was around 2006.

In 2008 or so, I thought about creating an OverPower fan page because there weren't any around. So I created overpower.ca. Nothing came out of it for a while but people kept asking if they knew people who played in their area. Eventually, I was contacted by Sean Ballantyne and we organized a meetup in December 2010. From there, work on the website increased, social media accounts created and this Wiki was born.

My OverPower collection

Like the majority of hardcore collectors, I own the entire set of playable cards minus 2 of the Classic Inserts (Any-Power Teamwork and Avenger's ID). I also collect miscellaneous items to establish a complete collector's set of OverPower cards. This includes magazines and comics that has OverPower cards sealed inside them, Monthly Venture newsletters, posters, booster boxes, etc.

Items I am missing

From the collectibles checklist I am missing the following:

• OVERPOWER DISPLAY STAND
  • Big Wolverine/Venom/Gambit die-cut artwork, thick cardboard, slots to hold Booster/Starter Deck Display Boxes, Game Guides and Promotional Fliers
• OVERPOWER FILE FOLDERS
  • SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE Plain OverPower logo
  • SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE PowerSurge logo
  • SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE Mission Control logo
  • OVERPOWER LEGION Mostly white
• OVERPOWER BADGES
  • LOGO PIN Small rectangular enamel, OP logo on white background
• OVERPOWER LEGION NEWSLETTERS
  • THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 1 March 1996
  • THE VENTURE Vol. 2 Iss. 1 September 1997
  • THE MISSION STATEMENT Vol. 1 No. 1 (November 1998)
  • THE MISSION STATEMENT Vol. 1 Iss. 2 (March 1999)
• LOST PROMO CARDS
  • TACTIC: ARTIFACT 6I 5A AVENGER'S ID CARD Hulk & Wasp
  • UNIVERSE: TEAMWORK 6A AA +0+0 Capt. America, Spider-Man, Wolverine

From the promotionals checklist I am missing the following, mostly sealed items.

• DC ANY CHARACTER CARDS
  • DEAL WITH THE DEVIL
    • [s]Tuff Stuff's Collect Magazine (November 96) (sealed)[/s]