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Marco1019

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  1. Yeah, I won't surpass that score. I nominate @greenween! Go get 'em! *runs away*
  2. It dawned on me a few days ago: Tron would make for another great Pizza Party Summer Watch Along....Event Thing! (I'm still waking up, y'all.) After all, Tron is celebrating its 40th anniversary!

     

    HOWEVER, there are a few problems.

     

    While Tron is available on Disney+ for subscribers, it's a rental on Amazon ($3.99). The bigger problem is this: If you have Prime and want to host a Watch Party, then everyone who wants to attend your party must also rent the movie. Yeah.

     

    (My suggestion would be for the Watch Party host to pay more in exchange for the party attendees to view for free. Amazon is fine. They don't need $4 from 10 viewers for a party.)

  3. Here is your Tournament Roundup for July 20! This video features updates on Antstream, Club VCS, Master System Challenge, Summer Yolo 2022, EverythingC64, Speedrun World Record Circuit, & Australian Kong Off V!

     

     

  4. I was reminded earlier today of Costco, but I usually go to a location so I cannot speak on their shipping.
  5. I'm slowly getting back to these challenges; EverythingC64 just restarted their High Score Challenge this week. NES is always a challenge for me since I never owned one as a kid. But I managed 137,260 via OpenEmu.
  6. It's early, but The Cyriss Zeal and I are looking to collaborate in the near future. One obstacle is logistics as he is based on the East coast & three hours ahead of me. But we're hashing out details and hope to make a formal announcement in the near future.

     

    In the meantime, please give him a follow on Twitch (which I linked above) and on Instagram.

  7. Here's a highlight from tonight's show featuring Barra reaching the Donkey Kong killscreen, setting a new PB in the process. Bara's score of 1,178,400 vaults him into 9th place on Donkey Kong Forum!

     

     

  8. Back after a break and gearing up for Episode 85 of Retro With Marco! Tune in tomorrow night at 9pm ET and check out the following:

    • New Retrogaming Records, including a pair of 5-year-old records which were broken
    • A look ahead to the Australian Kong Off V
    • Prince of Persia remastered for the Sega Mega Drive

    Here's the promo...

    https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

     

    See you then!

  9. Here's a new feature which I will upload between shows: It's a tournament & scoring challenge recap from the world of retrogaming, including the Club VCS Reloaded Squad Challenge. It's work in progress but I want to get the debut uploaded. Check it out! (Thanks to GibGirl at Lvl Up Score for the idea!)

     

    1. Sabertooth

      Sabertooth

      I saw this (& RT) on Twitter. Thanks so much for helping to get the word out! Very cool!

    2. Marco1019

      Marco1019

      I'm glad you enjoyed it! I won't be able to showcase every event given that it will be uploaded between shows (though I'll create a new video next Wednesday as the show is off until July 13).

  10. Pole Position II Atari 7800 Difficulty: Fuji High Score: 75,300 June 15, 2022 NOTES: This was recorded on June 15, 2022 using Twitch Studio (Beta). I muted the microphone. I played on the ProSystem emulator. The video should be set at the PB run which begins at 6:11. This run just missed the deadline for the 2022 Pole Position II Grand Prix but was submitted to Lvl Up Score.
  11. Picking up from where I left off here a few days ago, along with a little backstory...

     

    I'd love to do a weekly show but I just don't have enough free time. This is why my Twitch show is bi-weekly. One plan was to alternate weeks with Michael Sroka who hosted Settle It On The Screen. He has less free time than I do lol. So it goes, right?

     

    If you watched my most recent show (Episode 84; check it out if you haven't done so 😉 ), then you noticed that I made the "Tournament Roundup" segment a permanent feature going forward. This was borne out of a wonderful idea by a fellow gamer & friend, GibGirl.

     

    So what I will do between shows is create & upload a short video (anywhere from 3-5 minutes) which will provide updates on some scoring challenges & tournaments taking place in the retrogaming community. There are a lot of challenges going on right now: Atari.io Squad Challenge & Club VCS, EverythingC64 (which will restart on July 1), the M.A.M.E. Gaming League (MGL), & AtariAge 2600 High Score Club are just a few examples of that. That's not counting classic arcade gaming tournaments on CAGTournaments.com or the Galaga League. In addition, I was alerted to the #MasterSystemChallenge on Twitter (run by @8BitBoyUK) and the Mameister's High Score Kerfuffle hosted by LondonRetroVideoGames. These are all communities which foster fun retrogaming and welcome gamers from all over the world.

     

    I won't be able to provide updates on everything, hence the goal of a 3-5 minute video. But it will be fun to learn and track what's going on in retrogaming. I'm aiming for either June 29 or July 6 for the first video as the show will not return until July 13. I will share future videos here as well as on my social media accounts (Vimeo, Twitter, Instagram).

  12. Postscript from yesterday - I ran the exact same time twice. These are not mirror pics lol.
  13. I saw a tweet about this anniversary earlier today. I'm hoping to get back to 7800 Pole Position II in hopes of beating my PB again.
  14. Here's the promo for Episode 84 of Retro With Marco streaming TONIGHT AT 9pm ET! New retrogaming records, a preview of the 7th Annual Tecmo & R.B.I. Tournament in Omaha, plus a look back at the May 2022 Classic Tetris Monthly semifinal!

     

     

    1. Marco1019

      Marco1019

      FYI - @Justin , @Sabertooth - The Atari.io challenges will be updated on the show going forward. Please feel free to keep me posted on future challenges. I'll do my best to keep tabs on here & other sites, but there may be times (like, for example, this week) when I lose track.

  15. I just realized I posted questions on the Community Calendar. (That kind of week, folks.) Where/How can I play Legends Pinball? Where is it available? I'd like to give it a go.
  16. Avoiding the puddles is key. There will be occasions when they're unavoidable like when they're in the hairpin turn or when you're dealing with traffic. But you'll see your PB increase steadily.
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    Wow! This is one heck of a summer party! What a lineup! Great news on Club Evercade; a fellow gamer gave away a portable Evercade recently to celebrate 500 Twitch followers. Club VCS has a dedicated following. A few questions: Will the watch parties take place via Twitch/Amazon? Where will livestreams be announced? Forum, individual pages, both? Where/How does one play Legends Pinball?
  18. The Grand Prix ended about 13 hours ago (at the time of this post), but the chase goes on: New PB of 75300!
  19. Thank you and congratulations, @Justin, and thanks to everyone who participated in this year's Grand Prix! I'm happy that word got out and interest was piqued. I'm also happy to make the podium for a second straight year 🍾
  20. I'd love to watch your run! Also, since you sniped me with 20 minutes remaining, you owe me a pretzel LOLLLLLLLL 🥨
  21. I wish this run was also on video as we are in an exclusive club. Congratulations!
  22. Thank you! I haven't had one of those super pretzels in years... So your 7800 doesn't turn on at all??
  23. I just learned that my new rank is Pretzel. I WON A FREE PRETZEL!! 🥨
  24. I DID IT! 75,000! NEW PB! The video should start at 21:52. Otherwise, you'll have to skip to that part of the video.
  25. New PB: 74800. The run begins at 9:59. I lost time on the final lap during the hairpin; it was either slow down or crash. The good news is that I'm a handful of frames from 75000.
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