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Simon was the instigator of [[Compet-N]], dedicated to Doom walkthroughs and honorifics (e.g who could run level 8 with no extra weapons and get to the end with all secrets, all weapons and max life/armour in the shortest time?)
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'''Simon Widlake''' was the instigator of [[Compet-n]], a [[website]] dedicated to [[Doom]] walkthroughs, achievements, and honorifics. An example of the sort of challenge found there would be determining who could run [[MAP08: Tricks and Traps|level 8]] with no extra [[weapon]]s and get to the end with all [[secret]]s, weapons, and maximum life and armor in the shortest time. Simon passed away in 2003.
  
Simon was also very interested in PC viruses and coined the phrase "Viruses infect - Worms infest", to help distinguish between the two. He took part in many forums but few people could work out what the hell he was talking about half the time :-)
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==Interests and memorial==
 
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Simon was also very interested in PC viruses and coined the phrase "Viruses infect - Worms infest", to help distinguish between the two. He took part in many forums, but few people could work out what the hell he was talking about half the time :-)
Simon passed away in 2003.
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{{Quote|It's OK, his family could not work out what the hell he was going on about half the time either.|Martin Widlake, Simon's Brother|nosource=true}}
  
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Revision as of 22:10, 20 April 2015

Simon Widlake was the instigator of Compet-n, a website dedicated to Doom walkthroughs, achievements, and honorifics. An example of the sort of challenge found there would be determining who could run level 8 with no extra weapons and get to the end with all secrets, weapons, and maximum life and armor in the shortest time. Simon passed away in 2003.

Interests and memorial

Simon was also very interested in PC viruses and coined the phrase "Viruses infect - Worms infest", to help distinguish between the two. He took part in many forums, but few people could work out what the hell he was talking about half the time :-)

"It's OK, his family could not work out what the hell he was going on about half the time either."
― Martin Widlake, Simon's Brother