GenAI is a festering boil on art's ass cheek, and the sooner it's lanced, the better.

Despite appearances, I had quite a lot of fun with Outlast 2 yesterday, even though it scared the bejeebers out of me multiple times. I feel like a Spooky Saturday kind of thing could definitely become something in the future. ^_^

And now... something wicked this way cometh. It is Spooktober! This month I will be taking a break from Banjo speedruns and instead put some effort into some horror games I've been wanting to play, along with some cozy variety gaming as well because I am a gigantic coward. 😅

A little late, but we hit $100 in total for the campaign! I am beyond thankful for the donations, as well as everyone hanging out, raiding and stuff. You all made this happen. 💙 Thanks as well to @1upgamingfestival.bsky.social for having me for their charity raid train. Now on to new adventures!

We're live for our last Starlight stream for this campaign! Let's see if we can raise a little more money to help brighten children's hospital stays! twitch.tv/childofragna...

Things got wonky with my Starlight streams, so I'm gonna do a final Starlight stream on Wednesday (10/1) to make up for it. Within reason, I will match any donation made on that stream! Let's see if we can make it above $100 and make me do the One Chip Challenge! FOR THE HECKIN KIDS!

Just wanted to share this adorable Korok interpretation of my channel mascot by @craftygamerlady.bsky.social as part of their participation in the 1UP raid train. ^_^

Well, we didn't quite manage to beat the game during my part of the raid train, but it was fun! Thanks to @1upgamingfestival.bsky.social for having me, and we managed to raise $20 for #StarlightChildrensFoundation which I then matched! Be sure to catch the others of 1UP during the rest of the week!

Here we go!

Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.

I snerdled so hard this morning. I regret nothing.

lets be clear here trans rights are human rights trans women are women saw some transphobia in speedrunning again, and that shit doesn't belong here or anywhere else. grow up and start respecting people.

Fundraising & driving a crab robot and cleaning up beaches with #FilamentGames' Robot World: Salvage Safari for @starlight.org today! POP IN AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT DONATION MATCH! 🦀 link.thehotdish.live/twitch ⭐ link.thehotdish.live/tiltify

The movies don't really get into it, but it's worth remembering that Denethor went crazy because he spent too much time doomscrolling on the Palantír and it cooked his brain

I tend to post games based on what comes up in my recommended, new indie releases, or recommendations from followers. Recently, I've seen a few games (like this one) that heavily use AI. This is a post to say that I will never post about a game that uses generative AI. 🧵🧵🧵

Those of you who follow me may have noticed that I haven't been streaming very much recently. This is because my depression decided to come back with baggage, coming to a head in mid-June. I needed to take time off to start dealing with it. (I'm safe.) I'm back on SSRIs and I've started therapy.

Hey so you don’t need to test if the new version of the lying, plagiarism bot is better or worse than the old plagiarism bot they’re all bad

Alright, that break didn't last for as long as I thought it would. 😂 I'm happy to get back in the Banjo-Kazooie saddle for a bit. :)

Little late to the party, but GUH-HUH

So this ended as most challenge runs do: entirely preventably because of a missed input. 😅 Still, we're definitely making progress on the whole damageless thing.

Today was a good stream! It was nice and relaxing, and I got some original music down that I've been working on for a bit. ^_^

there is no lie

I'm happy to announce that after a lot of ordeals, I've finally managed to beat Super Mario 64 for the first time ever! Now we're going to have to find something else to do for Whatever Wednesdays. 😅

If you see this, quote this post with your favourite eevee Evolution!

Same, little buddy.

Me: I might play this game. Brain: But didn’t you say you were gonna play that other game? Me: Ah yeah bu- Brain: And that other game. Me: Okay yeah wai- Brain: AND THIS ONE TOO !! *Dies*

ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MY CHANNEL: I'm going on an indefinite hiatus from Banjo-Kazooie speedruns. This isn't a decision I've come to lightly. BK has been my favorite game for the past 25 years, and it's what my Twitch presence has been built on for the past nearly five years.

I'll admit, I'm not a Star Wars fan. I do like my music, however. So happy Star Wars day or Dave Brubeck day, whatever tickles your fancy.

I can't remember who said it, but "A baby who's picking up a crayon for the first time has more artistic integrity than any prompt jockey" has definitely stuck with me.

me too spheal, me too

Every artist I know is really struggling right now. Financially, emotionally, their confidence, in general. If you like an artist's work, support them any way you can. Buying their stuff or subscribing to their Patreon is great, but words of encouragement are also incredibly helpful.

Look at this person uniting two of my favorite things. 😁

Any #musicproducer peeps out there, this is definitely worth taking up. Fredrik is good people. ^_^

Second run ever, nearly 25 minute PB, and completely stationary on the leaderboard. 🤣

Oh yeah, introduce myself... Hi! I'm Child of Ragnarok, a Banjo-Kazooie speedrunner who's also trying to branch out into variety content, music, and a bit of art! If you like these things and enjoy cozy vibes, then please join me at twitch.tv/childofragna...! (Still working on a schedule.)

When you can't sleep, you do an offline run of a new speedrun category. That's how adulting works, right? (Banjo-Kazooie Any% on PAL N64 with virtually zero practice, but it's all in good fun!) It's all downhill from here, folks!