Alas, I didn't quite make my self-imposed February deadline for this one, but uh... welcome to March!? I'm sorry the month had to begin like this. Anyway, it's time to reorient my brain and start writing about NES games. Should be fun, I hope.
And I want to take a moment to say thank you to ev...
2016-03-02 03:12:55 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2016-03-01 07:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! I made a video! I also made an error in the video that I didn't notice until after it was on YouTube, so I need to re-render and re-upload it! That'll take a few hours, so I'm sharing the one with the screwy subtitles with you now. Hope that's cool.
I just might nail this self-imposed d...
2016-02-28 23:19:59 +0000 UTC View PostYes, the final video script for Game Boy World 1990 Vol. I. Wow! I'm so cool!
This game is not cool, however. Not at all.
Expect a video... tomorrow? Monday? Sometime!
2016-02-27 21:12:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, we're closing in on the end of the month and the end of Game Boy World 1990 Vol. 1. I don't think I'm quite going to get the final video produced by the end of February, but it's going to be close! By cracky.
I'm sorry to say that these two final games are not very good, and by "...
2016-02-27 14:04:46 +0000 UTC View Post
A much more enjoyable episode to create all around: More straightforward production, more entertaining software. I'd somehow never played Burai Fighter before this, but it's good! Until the final gauntlet of memorization b.s. in the run-up to the final boss, but oh well. Hopefully you'll enjo...
2016-02-21 12:50:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Whew... I expected to have this done days ago, but this episode turned out to be far more complex than I had anticipated before I began production. It's the most involved and detailed GBW episode yet, which is maybe kind of ironic given that it focuses on the somewhat apathetic sequel to Boxxle 2016-02-20 15:54:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, this was educational. I've always meant to play Burai Fighter, and now I've finally had the chance. It is... pretty good!
Just two more scripts to go for Game Boy World 1990 Vol. I....
2016-02-14 04:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhew, this script took a lot longer to write than I had anticipated. That's partly because of family obligations for Tết — we had to drive up to Baltimore last weekend to pray at an altar to my wife's ancestors, which is a tradition I like but am still getting used to — and partly because this...
2016-02-11 15:22:32 +0000 UTC View Post
So much for having this video up on Wednesday. Episode 60 turned out a lot larger than I expected, and YouTube took forever processing it... but it's here! I hope everyone is able to see it.
I almost really like this game. I wish I knew the first thing about hacking software, beca...
2016-02-05 12:50:35 +0000 UTC View PostHello friendos,
This is your official reminder that this game history campaign's tiers have changed as of this week. This morning I posted a Game Boy World script visible to everyone who pledges $2 and up — if you didn't receive a notification of that post, that means you'll need to re...
2016-02-02 20:36:02 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning! Here is the next script for Game Boy World. I spent more time with Cosmo Tank over the weekend and... I almost really like it. I can see why this game has fans, because it would have been pretty rad in 1990! I'm afraid its BS quotient is just a bit too high to work t...
2016-02-02 15:20:29 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2016-01-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow, this video took surprisingly little time to create. Wish they all could go that quickly, but I always overcomplicate things. Card Game is a fairly unexciting way to wrap up January, but there's some interesting stuff in the pipeline for February, during which I hope to wrap up Game Boy W...
2016-01-30 13:38:46 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going out of sequence here, gasp! I need a little more time with episode #060's game (Cosmo Tank) to give it a fair analysis. But this game — the utterly prosaic Card Game — does not require much in the way of effort to write about. It is as basic as its title would suggest! Look for this co...
2016-01-29 02:04:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a video about a good game! What a relief!
Please enjoy. I certainly did.
2016-01-27 20:32:22 +0000 UTC View PostIn case you're interested in a sneak peek at an episode concerning that rarest of gems: A Game Boy puzzler that didn't make me fall into a coma of boredom! Iiiiit's Catrap.
2016-01-24 02:43:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, I've made the previously mentioned changes to the Patreon campaign. No one's contribution amount has been affected (I'll leave that up to you), but aside from the base contribution change moving from $1 to $2, the reward tiers have shifted to lower the bar for getting the regular...
2016-01-21 14:48:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Heeeey ~
It's a double-header of mediocrity. I could have run this as two separate episodes, but it seemed to make more sense to combine them into a single treatise on poor game design. If I seem to go on a bit too long about Ultraman, that's because I spent a LOT of time trying to figur...
2016-01-21 14:16:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I've finally sorted it out, and am now able to capture flawless NES video. Hot damn.
I'm going to wrap up the last 7-8 episodes of Game Boy World 1990 Vol. I over the coming weeks, then drill down into NES games in earnest. I haven't tried R.O.B. with this setup yet, but I'm eager to pla...
2016-01-19 23:44:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, here's the script for the next Game Boy World. It took a little longer than usual because it's (1) two games that (2) are in Japanese and (3) terrible. What have I gotten myself into with this endeavor!?
Also, a question regarding the upcoming changes to this Patreon campaign: Sho...
2016-01-16 22:26:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A while back I ordered a modded Atari Lynx with a video-out connection from a random German on the Internet and hoped for the best. It has arrived, and I finally gotten it set up for capture. This test run isn't perfect, but I'm just kind of stunned I was able to make it happen at all. Until a coupl...
2016-01-13 22:27:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright! At least something has gone right lately: I managed to put together the fourth episode of Good Nintentions. As usual, the length of the episode may seem incongruous in light of the simplicity of the game, but there's a lot of broader history going on here. And as usual, that meant this epis...
2016-01-11 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello, lovable backers. I was hoping to be able to update today with the next Good Nintentions, but life is not cooperating. I spent the morning trying different audio-scrubbing app and techniques to get the buzzing out of the Wild Gunman videos, to no avail. I can't seem to remove the buzz without ...
2016-01-09 18:20:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I have slain my white whale; check out the quality of this video footage. This is what I've been after, hot damn. I'll try not to think too hard about the fact that the equipment required to record perfect 60fps 720p RGB footage of Wild Gunman adds up to about $1500, computer not inclu...
2016-01-03 18:17:25 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for the replies yesterday. It seems like everyone is cool with the changes I proposed, so I'll make those adjustments before the end of the month. I was thinking about offering an extra tier involving hand-printed silkscreened postcards, but it doesn't seem like most people want physical rewa...
2016-01-03 14:57:41 +0000 UTC View PostThat Ayakashi no Shiro video must be pretty terrible... about a dozen people have de-pledged since I posted it last night. Yikes.
Since people are bailing on this thing already, the dawn of the new year seems like a good time to give the Patreon campaign a much-needed overhaul. Both my life an...
2016-01-02 13:25:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Get it, because it's a new year, and we're all nerds.
ANYWAY, here is the first video of the year: Ayakashi no Shiro, a game I couldn't give a proper review. Alas! Hopefully the video is still an interesting watch?
2016-01-02 00:33:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
As the year winds down, I wanted to offer a sincere and heartfelt thank-you for your support this past year. It's been a really difficult and challenging year for me, one where honestly sometimes I wonder how I can keep going at all. As such, it's been difficult for me to fi...
2015-12-31 13:50:23 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2015-12-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post