Ah yes...Spikespen.Subbing from scratch is very very hard. But its sooooo rewarding. At first I was trying to sub the whole movie at once. Now I sub 30 mins to an hour scenes. Honestly, not all movies are good after the 1 hour and half. But I feel obligated to finish the sub.
I remember Spikespen from long long ago. I wonder if I see his subs now, how much will frustrate me because they're not "accurate" lol
I can honestly say that his may have been the first Jav I ever saw with English subs.
As such, I definitely took inspiration from his work.
I loved his work so much, that I thought....If I can't find the subs I want/need online, I'll just make them myself. (I remember citing his inspiration online when I first started making my own subs.)
In retrospect, compared to what folks make nowadays, his stuff was tame and the short clips weren't great.
But...he was a pioneer and I will forever be grateful for his work.