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MGL Update: I'm hanging in there given that Game #3 is Bubbles - A game I never played in arcades. I find the game very frustrating.

Anyway, here's a fun :07 game play clip of Mr. Do! This is titled "I CALLED BANK"

Nothing like a cold Galaga Pale Ale after a long day's gaming:

https://twitter.com/Thewineseller1/status/1112762189553852416

H/T Mike Thompson

Now that I can access this site again, here's my update:

I have continued to stream my show on Twitch despite Internet issues (likely because most people have been working from home). In fact, Episode 31 will stream next Tuesday, April 21 at 9pm ET. To that end, I have also taken to creating Shoutout videos between episodes in order to highlight new scoring and speedrun records that I may have missed.

Here's my latest video which runs four minutes and features new records for MAME, Colecovision, N64, NES, Atari 2600, and Commodore 64:

I have started uploading show segments to my Vimeo account so that they can be viewed smoothly and without skipped frames. I'll share those links here now that I'm back here. There's a bunch of new records being set along with news from across retrogaming and it's fun to discover and share my findings.

There was a rise in bounties across various games (Super Mario 64, Zoo Keeper, Doom, among others) and I decided to create one for Ms. Pac-Man for the Commodore 64. I chose this version because I found it to be unusually difficult, more so than other versions I played previously. It was a two-tiered bounty: $75 for a score above 75,000 and $100 for beating my then-WR of 102,660. (I would beat my score with a run of 104,560 but I didn't adjust the bounty parameters. My aim was to encourage gamers & not dangle a proverbial carrot.) The $75 bounty was claimed by S.BAZ in late February with a score of 82,760, and the $100 bounty was claimed by Francoisadt with a new WR score of 106,120. Congratulations to both gamers!

Both gamers confirmed that the C64 was the toughest version they had played, and Francoisadt provided some good analysis in a TG post.

I hope everyone and their loved ones are safe during these trying times.

Re: Episode 10 - I'm just about set with the Shoutout segment; I will be adding more video highlights to the segment as I continue to tinker with the segment & show as a whole.

The challenge I face currently is scheduling guest interviews. It's not the lack of guests, but rather the timing.

I may end up with a last-minute guest this Wednesday at 10pm ET / 7pm PT:

https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

Retro With Marco will air TONIGHT at 9:30pm ET / 6:30pm PT:

High Score & Speedrun Shoutouts

A look at Retrothon 2019

Final Fantasy VII Concert

https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

See you then!

(I know it cuts into the weekly chat here, but hopefully you will stop by for a bit.)

So after a lot of nudging, I've taken the plunge and starting competing in the latest installment of the MGL (MAME Gaming League). It's a fun tournament that is free and open to all gamers worldwide. You can enter at any time.

This is from Paul Hornitzky (OOO), who runs the MGL:

"There will be 9 games played over 8 weeks, competing world wide on the most challenging and toughest video games of all time. 2 games will be released at the start, then 1 game each week, with the final 2 games released at the same time for the finale. Games are only open for 17 days each, so gamers must play their best in that time and post their scores before the game is closed. At the end of each MGL, points will be accumulated for each gamer toward the World Championship of eSports Scoreboard."

The first two games for this quarter are Space Invaders and Mr. Do!

Fellow gamer IllSeaBass finished 3rd in the 39th installment and had been urging me to participate. I finally caved in & figured it was worth a shot. I don't expect to win - I'm sure there will be some games that I've either never played or were never good at playing - so my goal is to not embarrass myself lol.

At least I'll always have this One Shining Moment (TM)...

It's only a :44 clip but I hope you check it out.

So after fighting a cold for over a week and finally getting healthy, my allergies attacked me. Woo and hoo.

But I'll be back on Twitch tomorrow night for Episode 8 of Retro With Marco! (The Kleenex will be off camera.)

- High score & speedrun shoutouts

- A look at the new Gameboy Monthly Competition

- Plus, an interview with Todd Friedman of The Retrogaming Times

Tune in tomorrow night at 10pm ET / 7pm PT:

https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

See you then!

Super Mario Land for the SNES!

More info here, courtesy of RetroRGB:

https://www.retrorgb.com/new-super-mario-land-for-super-nintendo-released.html

Super Mario World ported to C64:

https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/super-mario-bros-for-c64-released-grab-your-copy-quick-while-its-still-available/

Dan Salvato wondered if the "Minus World" glitch was possible. Check out the result:

https://twitter.com/dansalvato/status/1119074505702293504

The show went well despite a few hiccups which I expected. (It was my 1st streamed show in 3 months, almost to the day.) Nonetheless, I was excited & happy to be back.

Now to get back to retro gaming itself.

Wait, it's Wednesday! Chat night, yes? See you there!

While I have to get cracking on the next episode of Retro With Marco (I'm still aiming to chat with Hal Hawkins of the Retro World Series), I've started work on a future episode that will feature an upcoming Galaga tournament called Gala-Gala. This event will be held at Pincadia in Australia. My goal is talk to the co-owners of Pincadia along with a few of the talented Galaga gamers who will take part in the event. Some of these gamers will be flying from the US to compete with other top gamers from Australia and New Zealand.

Check out https://pincadia.com/galagala/ for more info!

Work has ramped up since the beginning of May and my gaming/streaming has slowed. However, I'm back to playing Raid on Bungeling Bay for the C64. What do you think of the cover art?

(I was too busy with work this week so this one was a little late.)

Here is your Tournament Roundup for September 1! This video features recaps for Atari.io & Atari 2600 High Score Club, updates on the Master System Challenge, Antstream Arcade, & Mamemeister's High Score Kerfuffle, plus new tournaments getting underway!

Running behind due to non-gaming stuff, so here's the :28 promo for Episode 67 of Retro With Marco streaming TONIGHT at 9pm ET!

UPDATE: Vimeo finished optimizing the video! Please give it a quick view as it's only 20 seconds long.

2nd earthquake in as many days. They're comparing it to the Northridge earthquake (1994).

A few more Pac-Man 8K attempts as I'm going for 150K before the deadline.

A recent WR slipped through the news cycle with nary a mention:

Back on May 23, Danielle Robbins scored 24,119,640 on Flicky at Galloping Ghost Arcade. The record run was streamed and recorded on the arcade's Twitch channel. Danielle's score is believed to be the highest score for both Arcade and MAME. (The MAME record is 13 million.)

You can check out the record run here:

After a few non-gaming days & a bit of clean-up, I have completed my feature video on Greg Sakundiak and his perfect Pac-Man arcade run. This video posed some unique challenges for me as I usually edit highlight/shoutout videos for my show. Nonetheless, this was a lot of fun to create. Enjoy!

After a long Friday of work, my weekend has arrived! Here's your latest Tournament Roundup! Featuring Club VCS, Master System Challenge, EverythingC64 High Score Challenge, Atari.io Squad Challenge, Antstream Arcade, & a new tournament from Lvl Up!

After learning that the Retro World Series added another event in Minneapolis for April 7, I reached out in hopes of landing an interview for Episode 7 which will air next Wednesday, March 27. I was unable to schedule an interview for my pilot episode, but with two events in April (the other set for Las Vegas on April 26-28), my hope is to secure an interview by no later than Monday so I could edit the segment in time for Wednesday.

Armando Gonzalez has reclaimed the WR for Galaga (Tournament Settings) with a score of 9,525,700! The record run took place earlier in the week but I just learned about it earlier today. Gonzalez topped Mike Thompson's record of 6,679,190 set back in February.

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!

Back after a long break (and a whole lot of rainfall) and gearing for The Season 4 Premiere of Retro With Marco! Join me tonight at 9pm ET when you will see:

• New retrogaming records, including a first for Road Rash
• Ultra Clay Fighter 3.0!
• A demo of Star Fox....for the Sega Genesis??

Here's the promo:

https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

See you then!