November’s 1-All is Ketsui, a notoriously difficult game that I honestly never thought I would clear. I’ve since beaten something harder, but this remains my proudest arcade game achievement. Maybe my proudest period. #vtuber #stg #ketsui #1CC

Yay, got a clear in Donpachi tonight!

November’s 1-All is Ketsui, a notoriously difficult game that I honestly never thought I would clear. I’ve since beaten something harder, but this remains my proudest arcade game achievement. Maybe my proudest period. #vtuber #stg #ketsui #1CC

Here's my current progress through Cave's STG library. This isn't necessarily my streaming plan as I'll probably start introducing games from other devs before too long, but does show my ideal goal.

Darby recovering from his de-balling.

10 games to get to know me. #vtuber #10games #play3rdstrike

Hey @sardoose.bsky.social , Raleigh, NC wants you to visit.

I 1-All’ed Dodonpachi Dai Ou Jou off stream last week (sorry >_<), but I’ll be playing back the VOD as well as starting Sai Dai Ou Jou tonight on Twitch! Feel free to bully me into trying to get the Dai Ou Jou 1-All live though.

Not to undercut my October video, but this just happened. Sorry for the game audio desync and terrible final score >_< #vtuber #STG #dodonpachi #1All

Not to undercut my October video, but this just happened. Sorry for the game audio desync and terrible final score >_< #vtuber #STG #dodonpachi #1All

October’s 1CC is an all level 3 1CC of DeathSmiles! This route introduces revenge bullets late game, which drastically increases the difficulty and makes familiar movement for more important. #1CC #vtuber #deathsmiles

Behold! Here are the full winners and losers side brackets for SQXL 2025's Mystery Tournament! The standout title here is Buriki One which @maxdoutex.bsky.social bought 2-years ago, but had to keep secret until we ran it. #SQXL2025 #FGC #mysterytournament #kusoge #burikione

The entire NC FGC whenever the CarRev guy pops back up.

Picked up the Earnest Evans re-release, and the box claims it supports 1-4 players! The player count is missing from the Annet Futatabi box, so was this a mistake or a cruel joke? #earnestevans #wolfteam

Congrats to @sonicpikachufgc.bsky.social for taking 1st in Scrappy Quarterly XL’s mystery tournament by besting @nikoftime.bsky.social in Buriki One with @worstletter.bsky.social taking 3rd! #sqxl2025 #mysterytournament #burikione #kusoge

Came very close to a clear in Dai Ou Jou last night, so it’s safe to say I’m doing 1-All attempts now. #vtuber #stg

With SQXL2025 just 1-week out, here are the teasers for the winners and losers brackets in our Mystery Tournament! #SQXL2025 #mysterytounament #FGC #kusoge

Someone decided to play in the toilet, thus earning their first bath.

Got a new survival PB in Dodonpachi Dai Ou Jou last night! Type-A + Laser might be terrible, but I think I can make it work.

In just over an hour, I’ll be starting a grind to clear the first loop of Dodonpachi Dai Ou Jou on Twitch. I’ll try to be more disciplined than I was with Ketsui and Mushi, but still expect this to be a long project. #stg #vtuber

That did not take long! Thanks to everyone for the support, and even if you didn’t join, please stop by and to see the spectacle! #SQXL2025

And it's gone. We have hit the cap. Mystery is now at 32 players. There are other tournaments still open though like SMS, VSAV, WanWan and more! So be sure to sign up. #SQXL2025

Only two slots are left for SQXL 2025’s mystery tournament! We can’t increase the player cap, so if you’ve been waffling, sign up now!

When we set out to make this event happen, our dream was to get 200 people out for year one... And we succeeded. Thank you, all of you. But it's not over. We keep going until we reach the heavens!

September's STG video is a 1-All of Otomedius Excellent. Koji Igarashi's second to last title at Konami, it's at least better than the first one (sorry @kaly.bsky.social). #STG #1CC #vtuber #otomedius

Worn out from a hard night of not letting me sleep.

Finally got the 1CC in Maniac mode in Mushihimesama! #STG #vtuber #1CC

Getting closer. Just need to grind out stage 5 so I can skip the last boss fight.

Darby and Watame being oddly cooperative.

So, Taito’s HEY Game Center in Akiba recently streamed Dino Rex for a full week. No tournaments; just 7, 12-hour videos of it bringing in maybe ¥3,500 total. m.youtube.com/watch?v=pkG_...

Claim your glory at #SQXL2025 and punch your ticket to compete at DreamHack! The winner of each of our 10 official events will receive free admission to DreamHack Atlanta, taking place 10/31-11/2! Check out Atlanta's largest gaming festival at DreamHack.com/atlanta#SQXL2025✨

Had to cut stream early due to cats pulling down the barrier I had put up to keep them out of the 240p setup :(

Hypothetical question: if someone bought a sealed, US copy of Gunstar Heroes on the Genesis, is it safe to eat the promotional fruit roll up included with it? Asking for a friend.

With two months left until SQXL, we’re halfway to the player cap for Mystery! Don’t miss your chance to experience the chaos first hand! sq.ncfgc.org#tournaments #sqxl2025 #fgc #jankempire #kusoge #mysterytournament

Darby and Watame being cute after refusing to let me get any sleep this morning.

Managed to catch both cats watching Arcus.

Participating in SwellTimeGPool's vtuber 3rd Strike tournament which is live now. www.twitch.tv/swelltimegpool

Reached the last boss in Mushihimesama for the first time tonight, so a full 1CC shouldn't be too far off. #cave #stg #vtuber

July’s 1CC is Gigantic Army, a run and gun similar to Assault Suit Leynos/Valken. Not super difficult and frequently on sale, it was a nice break in between my STG grinds.

We're bringing NC's top kusoge enjoyers to #SQXL2025 for a special lecture! Registration for Jank Empire Mystery Tournament is LIVE! $5 entry, limited signups! ✂️ Get your early bird price at start.gg/SQXL

Cats being cute to make up for attacking every possible USB cable today.

With registration now live, @maxdoutex.bsky.social and I are proud to announce we will be running a full 32-player mystery bracket at SQXL in Durham, NC! We’ve got some games we’ve been sitting on for YEARS lined up, so do not miss it! sq.ncfgc.org #fgc #mysterytournament #jankempire #sqxl

When your cats also like speedrunning.

Going through old footage, I found this classic from Twinkle Queen on the Wii. I can't say it's a good game, but I wish more people played it all the same. #FGC #animefighters #povertyfighters #kusoge

New survival PB in Mushihimesama last night, and I’m nearing the last boss’s doorstep. Still lot’s of learning left, though.

A rare, quiet moment.

Behold, I now have cats! Born April 9, their tentative names are Darby and Okayu/Fubuki.

Shadow the Hedgehog on GC will boot fine on a LCD if 1st party controllers are in ports 1 and/or 2, or if a 3rd party controller is in port 1. If a 3rd party controller is in port 2 however, the game black screens. SA2 and Heroes work fine. The Sonic series continues to haunt me.

This is the last week of my streaming "break" that has had me just being very busy elsewhere. And it's staying busy so for now I'm only streaming on weekends. Probably once a week. I'd rather focus on streaming when I know I can than continuing to try to cram it in and possibly cancel each week.

For Patrons only! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Murder Dog IV: Trial Of The Murder Dog, a game that is exactly as murder-filled as its title would suggest. www.patreon.com/posts/131078...