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Miss last night's show? Catch the rerun today at 5pm ET! Please note that this is one hour later than normal.
The Feature Run is worth a look: AlanTheAce became the 1st gamer to run a sub-50 on Superman for the Atari 2600! He claimed the $250 Amazon e-Gift Card from Twin Galaxies!
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
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I just learned that Settle It On The Screen will likely not air on May 1, so I will be going weekly through that date at minimum. I streamed this past Wednesday at 9:30pm ET in case Settle was going to air at 10pm ET; I learned that travel issues prevented that from happening.
So my upcoming show schedule is as follows:
April 24
May 1
May 8
The show times for those three weeks will be 10pm ET / 7pm PT.
It'll add to my learning experience & it'll be a good litmus test to see whether I can handle a weekly show with my other non-gaming responsibilities.
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I'm taking this week off for some R&R. I'll be back just in time to figure out what in the heck I will line up for my show lol.
Hint: I'll probably just shoot the breeze for 25 mins.
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There's plenty of good streaming on Twitch this weekend, including the Gala Gala tournament from Australia, and Competithon which is a 100% speedrunning marathon event. Check them out & show your support!
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Busy weekend & lots of work = It's almost Tuesday!
It's a good thing I had last week off from streaming lol. Nonetheless, Retro With Marco returns this Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7pm PT!
Episode 13 will reveal the following:
- Who set 4 new WRs in a span of 22 days
- Who beat a long-standing WR set back in 1986
- Which speedrunner emerged from a flurry of runs to set a new standard
All this, plus a look at the upcoming Gala Gala tournament.
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
See you then!
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Long work week is over and I've finally - FINALLY - installed MAME on my iMac. I played Punch-Out for the first time in about two years & had a lot of fun. It'd be nice to break 1MM. I reached 850K before I had to put gaming on the back burner for a long stretch last year.
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Episode 12 of Retro With Marco this Wednesday at 10pm ET / 7pm PT!
Some of last week's shoutouts included new records from @Garrett Holland , @linuxriverrat , and @fredb999 , along with a trio of GTA; San Andreas speedruns by lelreset. This week's shoutouts will include:
- Another trio of WRs by a total of 35 seconds
- A decade-old WR beaten by 350K
- A Nintendo Switch WR that is a feather in the cap for one particular gamer
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
See you on Wednesday night!
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I took apart one of my Atari 2600 joysticks and discovered that the up and down buttons still "click", but the left and right ones do not. It may explain why I wasn't able to turn corners in Ms. Pac-Man. 😂🤣
(Maybe.)
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I'm not feeling this idea:
Thoughts?
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Tune in this Wednesday night at 10pm ET / 7pm PT for the next episode of Retro With Marco! I'll have some of the latest high score & speedrun records, including:
- Which gamer recently ran three new speedrun WRs by a combined seventy minutes
- Which gamer broke a record set back in 2006
I'll also take a look at a Kickstarter for the unofficial Atari Visual History.
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
See you then!
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Tune in tomorrow night at 10pm ET / 7pm PT for Episode 10 of Retro With Marco! (We made it to double digits!)
During the Shoutouts segment, you will learn the following:
- Which WR was broken three times in the same day
- Which gamer scored a Daily Double (NTSC & EMU)
- Which gamer broke a speedrun record by a grand total of four frames
I'll also take a quick look at SMB for the C64 and the unfinished demo of Superman for the SNES.
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
See you then!
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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
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Getting ready to watch Thursday NIght Tecmo, courtesy of Thunderdome XI. Final Four action slated to start very soon:
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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.)
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I'm leaning towards a Special Episode of Retro With Marco tonight. Michael Sroka of Settle It On The Screen just returned from a business trip and I don't know whether he will stream tonight. So I'll have an update in a few hours regarding Episode 9 which will feature:
High score & speedrun shoutouts
A look at Retrothon 2019
Final Fantasy VII - A Symphonic Reunion
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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!
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Nothing like a cold Galaga Pale Ale after a long day's gaming:
https://twitter.com/Thewineseller1/status/1112762189553852416
H/T Mike Thompson
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Meanwhile, on the Twitch show front, I will finally chat with Hal Hawkins of the Retro World Series later this week. We'll talk about the 3rd season and the upcoming event in Las Vegas, as well as the challenges of running a traveling tournament series.
The interview will air on the April 10 episode of Retro With Marco.
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I'm feeling much better after taking a sick day, and I've been working on the final touches for tomorrow night's episode. Here's what's on tap:
- Find out who went from 1st to 4th in 3 days
- History made twice in 2 days
- Upcoming tournaments: Tecmo Bowl vs RBI Baseball, Retro World Series
- Also, the latest Atari.io Squad Challenge
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
TOMORROW NIGHT at 10pm ET / 7pm PT! See you then!
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I'm a little under the weather and have been laying low as a result. I'm hoping to be fully healed by Wednesday for Episode 7 of my show.
I was unable to connect with Retro World Series; just as well since I'm not sounding great. So Episode 7 will likely take a look at a few upcoming tournaments:
- Retro World Series @ The Pourhouse on April 7 in Minneapolis
- Tecmo Bowl vs RBI Baseball on March 30 in Omaha
- Tecmo Players Championship II on April 6 in Chicago
There will also be some high score and speedrun shoutouts, including a look at...Championship Bowling?!
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Viewist looks back at the rise and fall of Epyx
It's interesting to learn who was involved throughout the company's history. Jon Freeman was part of FreeFall, which would go on to develop such titles as Archon.
As it was pointed out on the Reddit thread, two items that were not mentioned in the video were the 500XJ joystick and the Fast Load cartridge.
And yes, there is a tie-in with Atari.
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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.
