Up next at @uksgmarathon.bsky.social with Boktai 2! twitch.tv/uksgmarathon

I believe in the importance of partaking in the local culture whilst travelling.

Another UKSG, another visit to the furry restaurant

GunZ Beta Weekend!!! We're So back www.twitch.tv/valyssa

Alright, final Boktai 2 session before UKSG, hoping to finish strong. twitch.tv/drakodan

Boktai 2 to stay ready for UKSG this weekend twitch.tv/drakodan

1/3: Another couple of records I'm very pleased to pick up: Pelagial and Precambrian by The Ocean. Benchmark albums in Post/Sludge Metal.

It's an abstract sort of feel.

Awesome addition to my record collection, one of the all-time heavyweights of Death Metal and one of the most forward-thinking albums especially for its time in 1993: Demilich - Nesipthe

Last week of Boktai 2 attempts begins before UKSG, my run is on Sunday! twitch.tv/drakodan

Spent a few hours today getting 100% completion of Rocket Knight Adventures on Retroachievements, and man that was fucking stressful. I know my way around the speedrun very well, but that's playing on Easy mode. Hard mode is another beast entirely, and not being able to damage-boost anywhere sucks.

Unironically, last time I "upgraded" my phone I had a moment where I only realised after the fact when trying to plug some earphones in, "WAIT, there's no 3.5mm jack? Are you fucking joking??"

Playing Sparkster again for Retroachievements, which is thankfully speedrun-adjacent as some of the achievements are for speedrunning the stages lol twitch.tv/drakodan

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001)

Mister president watch out, that is Chakan the Forever Man!

OK now that I know I fucked myself on Retroachievements by using anything other than the newest possible version of my chosen emulator, time to re-do Astro Boy: Omega Factor, which is thankfully just "Do a Hard playthrough". twitch.tv/drakodan

Anyone know why Retroachievements isn't crediting me for Hardcore progress? The mode is toggled On in Bizhawk settings and I'm not using any emulator functions that would break the rules ie. savestates/slowdown/frame advance. Emulator system messages claim I'm getting [HARDCORE] achieves.

Late start tonight, but a Boktai 2 run you shall have. twitch.tv/drakodan

Playing Advance Wars 2 again for Retroachievements has been pretty fun.

Feeling good about tonight's run, this is the one! until RNG sucks twitch.tv/drakodan

Getting shot to own the libs

Plugging away at today's work shift listening to my personal music library and all of a sudden this comes on shuffle for the first time in years. One of the all-time great VGM covers, no doubt in my mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocZ7...

Doing something a little different tonight and making some headway into Retroachievements, first with Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising twitch.tv/drakodan

Update to my Advance Wars By Web custom map: Received a lot of feedback from the active community on how to better balance the map and after some revisions, a live game is now in progress! Before > After

September means time to focus on completing no-reset attempts to prepare for UKSG at the end of the month, so now you'll actually get to see some finished Boktai 2 runs. twitch.tv/drakodan

We’re just innocent men

If we get an Internet Hall of Fame at some point, this meme needs fast-tracking to inclusion.

me: i heard you do a terrible owl impression him: where me: holy shit that is bad

This one is only for Blueskyers of a certain age.

1/3: Ridiculous that it took most of this month for these to arrive from within the country, but certainly can't complain about the condition. Perturbator - Nocturne City:

Worldbuilding advice: Use the patterning on Holstein cows to make a fantasy world map.

One particularly fond memory I have of 2000s Internet was torrenting shit like Serial Experiments: Lain. I reckon we should go back to that format so that platforms like Crunchyroll can fuck off.

More Boktai 2 attempts, and rapidly running out of time to grind for good starts before no-reset marathon prep begins. twitch.tv/drakodan

I'll tell you what, I'm cheating myself by not sticking this on more often when I'm just doing my own thing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di29...

Makes me fuckin' proud that on the occasion an SRC prize event features a Sega game, the Sega Crew comes out in force to show who's boss. GG!

Using ChatGPT

K, published what I worked on for some of the evening; years ago I had a concept for an Advance Wars custom map which I was unable to finish due to AWBW's then-primitive codebase that didn't play ball with large map sizes. Presenting the first playable build of "Twisted Logic":

No stream tonight as I'm caught by a burst of inspiration from an unexpected source.

Been on a real hot streak with finishing Boktai 2 runs lately, so time to ride the momentum. twitch.tv/drakodan

Very shocking to hear of the sudden passing of Brent Hinds in a motorcycle accident. Mastodon is a band I've held a series of opinions on over the years, but their influence on modern metal is undeniable and Crack the Skye is one of my favourites. RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4do...

Alright, this time, THIS TIME I'm PB'ing in Boktai 2 /copium twitch.tv/drakodan

Before I do anything else though, one more shot at Boktai 2 WR attempts before the weekend arrives. twitch.tv/drakodan

I've not been following the Saudi Arabia Masters snooker tournament, but it looks like I've got some catching up to do; O'Sullivan apparently got two maximum frames in the same match, in a couple of hours. There's not really a superlative to describe/compare that with other sports. Fucking unreal.

If you use Firefox: Go into Settings, in the search bar type "Sidebar" and select "Show Sidebar." At the bottom of the sidebar, click "Customize Sidebar" (the little gear icon) and un-check the "AI Chatbot" box.

Expanding on "GenAI art is shit" discourse: Putting ethics aside, it's supposed to trigger a visceral repulsion in humans because it occupies the Uncanny Valley. If you defend AI art or even claim to like it, it triggers the same impulse in our lizard brains to find YOU repulsive/soulless.

Back on the horse with some lovely high-UV-exposure action. Boktai 2 WR attempts: twitch.tv/drakodan

I didn't know this runner personally, but it's always sad to hear when we've lost one of our own and the impact it has on their friends and associates. RIP

UK folks - reiterating that it's super important that you download Wikipedia for offline use like now-ish if you want to guarantee you can keep having that incredible resource!! www.howtogeek.com/260023/how-t...