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Last night's stream was hampered (to put it mildly) by an Unstable bit rate and maybe due to the latest update of Ecamm Live (streaming software for Mac OS). The end result was a lot of audible static. Thankfully, the viewers helped out and stuck around, so we made the most of it.

There will be no replay of last night's show. I'm leaning towards a live show either on Friday or Saturday, but that will be determined by running diagnostics.

Here's a new work in progress: A Retro With Marco Rewind clip! From this week's episode: 4kizan playing Sega Genesis Atomic Runner (Hard difficulty) en route to a new Lvl Up Score record of 127,720!

Here's the promo for Episode 86 of Retro With Marco streaming Wednesday, July 27 at 9pm ET! Featuring new retrogaming records, new homebrews for C64 & NES, + a quick look at the Lego Atari 2600!

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.)

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!

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.

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!

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!

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).

Here's a promo for Episode 83 of Retro With Marco streaming TONIGHT AT 9PM ET! Featuring new retrogaming records, a preview of the Sega Mega Drive 2 Mini, plus recaps & previews of scoring tournaments (including Atari.io)!

The show was postponed a day because of work. So it's a new episode tonight with the replay streaming on Friday at 3pm ET. See you then!

We're closing in on the holiday weekend (here in the States) and closing in on Episode 82 of Retro With Marco! Tune in TOMORROW NIGHT AT 9PM ET when you will see....

• New retrogaming records, including a record which stood for 17 years
• New homebrews for the C64 & NES, plus a not-so-new homebrew for the VIC-20
• A quick look at the ColecoVision Adam+

The Vimeo uploader appears to have taken the day off, so here's the Instagram link because the embed code seems to go on forever:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cd9kZ0nLm0h/

Join me tomorrow night on https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

See you then!

I've been behind due to work so I'll be cutting it close tonight. But that usually makes for fun episodes! Anyway, here's a promo for Episode 80 of Retro With Marco streaming TONIGHT AT 9PM ET! New retrogaming records, a Commodore retrospective, + a look at the Sega Mega Jet! Here's a promo...

https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

See you then!

While I've been busy these past few weeks, I did manage to sneak in a run at the Nukey Shay Pac-Man 8K Challenge. I've also managed to cobble together a promo video for the next episode of Retro With Marco!

Episode 79 will feature some new records, a peek at a documentary on the ZX Specturm (which turns 40 this year), and a look ahead to Retrothon 2022, hosted by RGLtv! Here's a preview...

Join me tomorrow night at 9pm on https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco ! See you then!

It doesn't look like I'll be able to get in on the current Challenge for Elevator Action. I'll likely wait for the next game to see whether I jump in. I'll have more time; the EverythingC64 Forum Challenge this month is Boulder Dash and I was never really good at that game.

If you have a few minutes to spare today around 3pm ET, then I would welcome your presence on my Twitch channel for the replay of my show. It even features VHS footage! (Not mine, but there is VHS footage. Really lol.)

We're back after a one-week postponement! Tune in TONIGHT AT 9PM ET for Episode 77 of Retro With Marco! Here's what's on tap:

- New record shoutouts, including a couple of barriers that were broken within the last week

- New homebrews for C64, Atari XL/XE, ZX Spectrum, and Sega Genesis

- News and notes

Here's a :25 promo...

https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

See you then!

I had to postpone the show to this coming Wednesday due to a lot of non-gaming stuff taking precedence. I'm working my way back to the retrogaming sites & Discords, though.

(Sees @Justin's post about the '80s-90's recreating videos...)

Wait, what year is this? I thought I was only gone for a week??

We're just days away from The Big Game and just hours away from Episode 75 of Retro With Marco! Tune in TOMORROW NIGHT AT 9PM ET when you will see...

- Scoring & speedrun shoutouts, including the takedown of a record which stood for almost 15 years

- New & upcoming homebrews for the Amiga, ZX Spectrum, MSX & SG-1000

- The upcoming ZERO Cancer Fundraiser

Here's a promo video...

https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

See you then!

We're moving back to Wednesday! Episode 74 of Retro With Marco will now stream on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 AT 9PM ET! Get over the mid-week hump with the latest world records in scoring & speedrunning, plus news from around retrogaming! See you then!

Due to several non-gaming matters which have arisen, tonight's show has been postponed to Wednesday, January 12 at 9pm ET. See you then!

Episode 70 of Retro With Marco airs TOMORROW NIGHT AT 9PM ET!

Cyber Monday is winding down in the States, but Retro With Marco is ramping up with Episode 70! Tune in TOMORROW NIGHT AT 9PM ET when you will see:

- Scoring & speedrun shoutouts, including some hard hitting and action packed GOLF (no, really)

- A Classic Tetris bounty which is up to $248

- Tournament and challenge updates from around retrogaming

Here's a :28 promo!

https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco

See you then!

I was somewhat busy with work this week, busier than in previous years. I then tried to sneak in some gaming on Twitch but I ran into a few issues:

1. The game I wanted to play (Bagman Comes Back for C64) wouldn't work on VICE
2. The latest update for Ecamm Live (streaming software for Mac) was causing VICe to slow down (!)

I never had an issue with streaming any gaming on Twitch until this week. Of course, if there is a patch to be issued by Ecamm Live, then it likely won't be issued until well after Cyber Monday. What really puzzled me, though, was VICE slowing down from 50 fps to 47 fps. The CPU % dropped 5% as well.

So I will install Twitch Studio Beta for Mactoday  and give that a try, but also keep it installed as a backup. Twitch Studio Beta is designed for new streamers; the easier for me to learn & use, the better lol.

I will continue to use Ecamm Live for my show but not for any gaming, at least until the next update.

Enjoy the holiday weekend!

You never know what will happen when you go live. This is how the show started tonight LOL!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUG1qjdDS3z/

(I ended up rebooting my computer & starting over from Segment 1. I was able to salvage the episode thanks to my friends in the chat.)

New gaming site: The Unkillables

Today marks the debut of a new 1cc (One Credit Clear) site called The Unkillables!

The Unkillables will showcase 1cc runs for all platforms while maintaining transparency. It is not a record keeping site.

Check out their site at https://theunkillables.org !

Happy Friday!

I will be offline for a few weeks taking care of non-gaming stuff. I will be online sporadically.

I plan on returning in early August after which I will prepare for the 'Season 3' Premiere of my show. So mark down August 10 at 9pm ET for the return of Retro With Marco!

In the meantime, please check out the return of Settle It On The Screen this coming Wednesday, July 21 at 10:30pm ET. That show will also stream on Tuesday, August 3 at 10:30pm ET:

https://twitch.tv/settleitonthescreen

Stay real, stay retro and, above all else, please stay safe!

Happy Holidays! I hope you and your families and loved ones remain safe and healthy during these trying times.