August was exhausting. Exhaugusting, you might even say. The last week in particular was nonstop, characterized by long hours at the office, a household emergency at 4 AM, my first foray into solo video game livecasting, and a busy weekend of traveling that involved more walking and less air conditioning than I've experienced in months. I started a number of writing projects that will take longer than I'd like to finish, and there's a lot of Big Life Stuff up in the air...it's only been a few weeks since I got back from vacation, but I already need another one.
This Blog:
I'm trying to get back into blogging more regularly. This is what that looks like:
- Retrospective: July 2015
- Let's Be Sophisticated
I'm trying to get back into blogging more regularly. This is what that looks like:
- Retrospective: July 2015
- Let's Be Sophisticated
GameCola:
As I continue to spend most of my GameCola time on porting old podcasts to YouTube, my contributions continue to be fluffy.
Columns:
- Q&AmeCola: Favorite Character Customization System
Videos:
- GC Podcasts #7-9 on YouTube: It’s the R-Rated Birthday, GameCola!
- GC Podcasts #10-12 on YouTube: Cap’n Paul’s Big Beard Preview
As I continue to spend most of my GameCola time on porting old podcasts to YouTube, my contributions continue to be fluffy.
Columns:
- Q&AmeCola: Favorite Character Customization System
Videos:
- GC Podcasts #7-9 on YouTube: It’s the R-Rated Birthday, GameCola!
- GC Podcasts #10-12 on YouTube: Cap’n Paul’s Big Beard Preview
YouTube:
Fans of my videos know that I'm very, very slow when it comes to producing new video content. Hopefully, that's about to change. Now that I've got a computer setup that works for livestreaming gameplay, I'm trying my hand at a "Let's Play" format that guarantees I won't spend months perfecting my technique and finessing every bit of commentary. My long-dormant Twitch channel is finally becoming active, and I'm uploading my livecasts to a new YouTube channel exclusively for live events.
Flashman85 LIVE:
- Preserved for Posterity: My First Solo Livecast Test
- Mega Man Legacy Collection: Let's See If It's Worth $14.99!
GCDotNet:
- Podcast #31: Metroid; or, Don’t Go Camping with Nathaniel
- Podcast #33: 3D Games
- Podcast #35: It’s Pronounced “Episodic”
Fans of my videos know that I'm very, very slow when it comes to producing new video content. Hopefully, that's about to change. Now that I've got a computer setup that works for livestreaming gameplay, I'm trying my hand at a "Let's Play" format that guarantees I won't spend months perfecting my technique and finessing every bit of commentary. My long-dormant Twitch channel is finally becoming active, and I'm uploading my livecasts to a new YouTube channel exclusively for live events.
Flashman85 LIVE:
- Preserved for Posterity: My First Solo Livecast Test
- Mega Man Legacy Collection: Let's See If It's Worth $14.99!
GCDotNet:
- Podcast #31: Metroid; or, Don’t Go Camping with Nathaniel
- Podcast #33: 3D Games
- Podcast #35: It’s Pronounced “Episodic”
The Backloggery:
With my wrist healed to the point where I can play video games again without making funnier faces than usual, I'm back to playing games as my primary mode of relaxation. Or self-frustration, as the case tends to be whenever I play anything for the exposure more than for the fun. I officially dislike the mechanics of TwinBee, and I think I'm too old to appreciate collectathons like Banjo-Kazooie the way I used to, but I still recognize why the game is so well loved. Mega Man 5 was an evening of "comfort gaming" and a way of compensating for spending most of the month crossing one big game off my backlog; it's the Wii Virtual Console release, so it totally counts as a game I haven't played before.
Of course, the latest addition to my collection was what prompted me to get into livestreaming (again); a lot of people were on the fence about the Mega Man Legacy Collection, and though I bought it mostly to encourage Capcom to make more Mega Man, I figured it'd be a good public service (and good publicity!) to give my viewers a tour of the collection. Recognizing that I can only mark Mega Man 5 as Completed so many times on my Backloggery, and because the Achievements and bonus content make the collection so much more than just the six NES games, I decided not to break up the individual gameplay components for my backlog.
New:
- Mega Man Legacy Collection (Steam)
Started:
- 3D Classics: TwinBee (VCH)
- Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
- Mega Man 5 (VC)
- Mega Man Legacy Collection (Steam)
Beat:
- 3D Classics: TwinBee (VCH)
- Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
- Mega Man 5 (VC)
Completed:
- 3D Classics: TwinBee (VCH)
- Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
- Mega Man 5 (VC)
With my wrist healed to the point where I can play video games again without making funnier faces than usual, I'm back to playing games as my primary mode of relaxation. Or self-frustration, as the case tends to be whenever I play anything for the exposure more than for the fun. I officially dislike the mechanics of TwinBee, and I think I'm too old to appreciate collectathons like Banjo-Kazooie the way I used to, but I still recognize why the game is so well loved. Mega Man 5 was an evening of "comfort gaming" and a way of compensating for spending most of the month crossing one big game off my backlog; it's the Wii Virtual Console release, so it totally counts as a game I haven't played before.
Of course, the latest addition to my collection was what prompted me to get into livestreaming (again); a lot of people were on the fence about the Mega Man Legacy Collection, and though I bought it mostly to encourage Capcom to make more Mega Man, I figured it'd be a good public service (and good publicity!) to give my viewers a tour of the collection. Recognizing that I can only mark Mega Man 5 as Completed so many times on my Backloggery, and because the Achievements and bonus content make the collection so much more than just the six NES games, I decided not to break up the individual gameplay components for my backlog.
New:
- Mega Man Legacy Collection (Steam)
Started:
- 3D Classics: TwinBee (VCH)
- Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
- Mega Man 5 (VC)
- Mega Man Legacy Collection (Steam)
Beat:
- 3D Classics: TwinBee (VCH)
- Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
- Mega Man 5 (VC)
Completed:
- 3D Classics: TwinBee (VCH)
- Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
- Mega Man 5 (VC)
I feel almost productive, looking back on all this.
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