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It's a Special Episode this Wednesday night at 9pm ET! New retrogaming records, a look at a new fanzine called Between The Scanlines, plus a lot of retro tournament updates!
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We're going live at 9pm ET! Join us in the chat!
SPOILER ALERT: Tonight's 1st Retrogaming Records segment will lead off with Chuck Rock for the Sega Genesis!
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It's been a busy stretch outside of gaming; I'm fortunate to have submitted for the Squad Challenge. Tonight's show has been postponed to next Wednesday, April 19.
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It's been a very busy stretch for me at work so I'm late with this bit of breaking news:
Greg Sakundiak joins exclusive list of gamers to play a Perfect Pac-Man as he scored 3,333,360 on the game's 40th anniversary!
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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.
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June was quite the year for me lol. I missed posting about my previous episode as a result. So here is the teaser trailer for Episode 107 of Retro With Marco streaming tomorrow night at 9pm ET! I'll feature new retrogaming records, a look at new homebrews for the Ataril XL/XE, plus an update on the MAME Gaming League & Summer Yolympics!
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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.
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Let's Rewind to Episode 70: JimmyRustles on the 18th at Wentworth on PGA European Golf. His 2nd shot would net the speedrun record, completing the course in 10:41! (He shot -9 to boot!)
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Let's Rewind to Episode 71: Chris 1-Bit breaks a million on Beamrider for Intellivision & sets a new TG record in the process!
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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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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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My controller died while playing The Cosmic Tunnels for the C64. I was burnt because I was aiming to extend my PB and submit to the EverythingC64 High Score Challenge. I'm not sure my truncated run will be accepted.
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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 !
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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).
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Rest In Peace, John Madden.
I would have posted this in a forum, but which one? Consider: There is a generation of gamers (and probably non-gamers) who have NO IDEA about John Madden, the NFL analyst whose everyman style and extensive knowledge of football transformed sports broadcasting. Heck, I'm sure the same generation has NO IDEA John Madden won over 100 games in 10 years as the Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders, and did so in an era when the NFL season was only 14 games. (His .759 winning percentage was 2nd all-time when he stepped down as Head Coach.)
Lest we forget the Lite beer commercials!
John Madden Football went from the PC to the Sega Genesis & Super Nintendo to the stratosphere.
What a legacy.
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From all the reading I've done, the guy we got to know on-the-air was exactly the person he was to those who knew him. Funny, warm, and nice. He loved the game of football and it showed.
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He had the ability to take the game of football seriously while not taking himself too seriously. Yet you learned about the game whenever he was in the booth. His pairing with Pat Summerall was not smooth at first (Summerall had a close friendship with his previous partner, Tom Brookshier), but Summerall & Madden became the pre-eminent NFL broadcasting team. If they were calling your team's game on a Sunday, then it's because it meant something. The game became more of an event.
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Retro With Marco returns tomorrow night at 9pm ET with Episode 120! Featurning new retrogaming records, a quick look at the upcoming Boss Battle Climate Change fundraiser, plus a preview of Phoenix for the Commodore Amiga!
Check out the IG link:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6HJjC9yho6/
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Thank you, @Justin, for your kind words and for bringing back the High Score Challenge. The Suzuka track is very challenging and was often frustrating lol. I was fortunate to win the 2021 Grand Prix.
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You are very welcome @Marco1019 ☺️ Glad you are a member of this forum!
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The Autumnal Equinox will be here very soon, but not before Episode 66 of Retro With Marco! Tune in TOMORROW NIGHT AT 9PM ET when you will see:
- Scoring & Speedrun Shoutouts, including a new member of an exclusive club
- A look back at the new Tetris WR
- News and Notes from around Retrogaming
Here's a :28 promo ahead of the show...
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
See you then!
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The REPLAY of last night's Episode 66 will stream at 3pm ET!
I'll be in the Twitch chat with additional commentary. Stop on by in the chat or just stream the replay in the background 😉
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
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The documentary Insert Coin, in which Midway is the focus, premieres tomorrow (November 25) on-demand. Here's an article from Polygon, who will also host a special panel on November 29:
https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/24/21611615/insert-coin-midway-documentary-how-to-watch-panel
The special panel will feature Eugene Jarvis, Mark Turmell, Ernest Cline, and director Joshua Tsui.
There's more info on the documentary website -- https://www.insertcoindoc.com/
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The Episode 44 REPLAY of Retro With Marco will air later today at 3pm ET / 7pm GMT on Twitch! I'll be in the chat with some commentary on last night's slow which featured the following:
- Scoring and speedrun shoutouts, including a first for Super Mario 64 for the N64
- Updates on the MAME Gaming League (MGL) and the 2600 High Score Club
- A quick look at Variety Gaming Alliance and their charitable efforts
Stop on by and get caught up on the some of the latest news in retrogaming!
https://twitch.tv/retrowithmarco
See you then!
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There's a lot of fun retrogaming going on today:
- Intellivision Day 2023 (everywhere)
- Retro World Series at the Abilene Comic-Con in Abilene, TX (Twitch)
- RGLTV presenting the 2023 Coin-Op Classic (Twitch)
That's not listing the new monthly challenges both here at Atari.io as well as the EverythingC64 High Score Challenge for December, which is Mega Apocalypse. Oh, and there's the #MegaDriveChallenge and the #RBGHighScore challenge on Twitter/X.
What a month for retrogaming!
