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The untold stories of Albus Dumbledore and Shamu the killer whale. I first played Castlevania Order of Ecclesia long ago, and my old brain won't remember all the details and secrets. Metroidvanias are my favorite type of game, and I'm a completionist, so it will take many hours and livestreams to get all the way through. No speedrunning here. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Yesterday's stream was very unproductive after zero sleep. I slept massive amounts after ending the stream, so maybe I'll be able to think today. I'll continue working on the Retro Runners and Bouncers script until I can switch between modes using query strings. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

I made it to church this morning, and I'm glad I went. After staying up all night, I'm blast tired, so this might not be a long stream. More conversions from poorly constructed sprite sheets to animated GIFs. I'll keep uploading them as Kick and Rumble emotes until all the slots fill up. Then, maybe I'll keep doing it forever because I want ALL the retro video game characters! Depending on my mood, I might work on my bouncing sprites script too. Meh, was too tired to get much done and mostly looked at examples of CSS animation for inspiration but didn't find anything compelling. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Before starting today's stream I did a quick search for nearest neighbor scaling in web browsers. There is support for it in most modern browsers via the image-rendering css rule! For now I'll leave them interpolated, but it's nice to know that rule exists. After eating "dinner" at the strangest time in history I'm back to working on more sprites. I might create a test script for quicker sprite alignment for Retro Runners. Otherwise I'll convert more sprite sheets into animated GIFs. And yes, I did notice the feature addition of streaming templates on Rumble. I remember wishing for this exact thing between 3 and 4 years ago. I wish every streaming site would implement something like it. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

I stayed up all night last night to fix the Retro Runner code. Some sloppy javscript I wrote is now revised, though still not perfect. My brain was (and still is) stuck in a weird loop. Most of my challenges resulted from the odd behavior of CSS animation. This whole thing would probably have been easier if I animated using Javascript. It was a fun (if not frustrating) learning experience. Now the sprites have random delay, speed and z-index. Future improvements I wish to make relate to proportional pixel scaling and speed faithfulness to original retro game source material. I might also eventually switch from animated GIFs to CSS sprites to provide more framerate flexibility. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

This old man, he played Castlevania, he played knick-knack on his gamepad, with a knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone... unless that "dog" is a T-Rex skeleton with red, glowing eyes and blue energy barf... then run! I first played Castlevania Order of Ecclesia long ago, and my old brain won't remember all the details and secrets. Metroidvanias are my favorite type of game, and I'm a completionist, so it will take many hours and livestreams to get all the way through. No speedrunning here. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Last night's stream was a coding disaster. Super long and boring, enough that I deleted the VOD. These days, any attempts to code for me will be slow and painful. My streams have been getting too many views lately, especially on Rumble. It's time to thin the herd, and coding is just the ticket. No one will watch this content! I set up a JSFiddle and will be using the ImgBox image hosting service so I can code more directly on screen. Today I'll try to finish or at least make more progress to randomize the animation of Retro Runners, a bunch of old video game sprites in an endless race with no winner and no prize. I'll use HTML, CSS and Javascript. Writing good code isn't a priority right now, I just want to get it working. About nine years ago I was a full time developer, but I burnt out with that career, likely never to return to it. I've forgotten most of what I used to know and will slowly look stuff up to get this code working. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Only elevators can kill angry, giant crabs. Your weapons are useless! I first played Castlevania Order of Ecclesia long ago, and my old brain won't remember all the details and secrets. Metroidvanias are my favorite type of game, and I'm a completionist, so it will take many hours and livestreams to get all the way through. No speedrunning here. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Avoid the giant meatheads with nasty green tongues at all cost. I first played Castlevania Order of Ecclesia long ago, and my old brain won't remember all the details and secrets. Metroidvanias are my favorite type of game, and I'm a completionist, so it will take many hours and livestreams to get all the way through. No speedrunning here. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

April is over, so I can no longer count for AprIRLs. Instead I'll assume the title of Duke of IRL. No association with Gene Chandler or G.I. Joe, at least that I'm aware of. I don't know if I'll find a signal strong enough for a livestream, but I'll give it a shot. Might be the last IRL stream for a few days, as rain is in the forecast. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Since Shanoa gave me so much trouble in my recent Spritenado stream, I decided to give her game a try. I first played Castlevania Order of Ecclesia long ago, and my old brain won't remember all the details and secrets. Metroidvanias are my favorite type of game, and I'm a completionist, so it will take many hours and livestreams to get all the way through. No speedrunning here. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Using Macromedia Fireworks (a very old version) I'll convert more sprite sheets into animated GIFs and upload them as emotes on Kick.com. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Using Macromedia Fireworks (a very old version) I'll convert more sprite sheets into animated GIFs and upload them as emotes on Kick.com. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 8-bit and 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Another April outdoor adventure. This time I'll be climbing a few rocks and making my way up a steep butte to catch some views before sunset. If there's no one in chat I'll do some writing, otherwise I'll enjoy random conversation while I'm out and about. For those on Rumble and Odysee.... there will be a VERY LONG wait time for the stream to start, maybe over an hour. In fact, if I get on location and there is no signal, I'll not stream at all. I won't know until I get there and do a speed test. 🤷‍♀️ So don't wait around for me. Channel Rules for Live Stream Chat This is a family friendly channel. ❌ No excessive cursing or raunchy jokes ❌ No controversial or leading, hot-topic questions & statements that derail the stream ❌ No doxxing ❌ No verbal insults or negative talk about other streamers, viewers or people groups ❌ No follow-for-follow, begging for support ✔️ Follow platform terms of service ✔️ Please speak English during live streams since it's the only language I know I'll try to give fair warning about rules and will delete spam or inappropriate comments first. Those who insist on offensive or abusive language will probably earn a mute/ban. 🤷‍

Using Macromedia Fireworks (a very old version) I'll convert more sprite sheets into animated GIFs and upload them as emotes on Kick.com. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Another April outdoor adventure. This time I'll be climbing a few rocks and making my way up a steep butte to catch some views before sunset. If there's no one in chat I'll do some writing, otherwise I'll enjoy random conversation while I'm out and about. For those on Rumble and Odysee.... there will be a VERY LONG wait time for the stream to start, maybe over an hour. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Unfortunately I was grounded for most of the month, so I wasn't able to do a bunch of IRL streams. Never too late to start though. Back in 2021, when most people were afraid, locked in their homes, I was out hiking more than ever. I did 52 IRL streams that April. Today I'll continue that tradition. This year I won't break my record of 52 streams, since there are only a few days left in April. For today's outing I am hanging out at one of my favorite high points, will write for a bit, and enjoy the scenery. No idea if the signal will hold up or if chat will function properly, but I'll give it an honest effort. For those on Rumble and Odysee.... there will be a VERY LONG wait time for the stream to start, so maybe don't stick around unless you actually see me live. I had to get set up before heading out because it's impossible to multi-stream properly without setting things up beforehand. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Using Macromedia Fireworks (a very old version) I'll convert more sprite sheets into animated GIFs and upload them as emotes on Kick.com. This will be a short stream, as I'm expecting a friend later. Might be my last stream for a few days during his visit. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Early this morning I converted my retro runners into a webpage, so it is much easier to update them. Hopefully it is less memory usage in OBS that way too, though I'm not sure. I'll convert more sprite sheets into animated GIFs and upload them as emotes on Kick.com. Since Macromedia Fireworks didn't crash at all last stream, I'll continue to use it. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

This afternoon I found the culprit ugly background image on Odysee and eradicated it with CSS for my viewer count overlay. As Made suggested, I am running ancient Fireworks as administrator and in compatibility mode. I don't know if that will solve all the crashes, but hopefully there will be less of them. If I get too many crashes I'll probably buy Aseprite or try using GrafX2. The goal is to convert sprite sheets to animated GIFs and upload them as emotes on Kick.com. I already downloaded sprite sheets for some of my favorite retro video games and characters. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Having no viewer count for Rumble and Odysee is annoying me enough that I'll use my CSS abilities to quickly hack them into my stream via the worst method possible. Unfortunately neither platform has an API, and no viewer counter overlays have been written by the streaming community. If I finish that task I'll work on Kick emotes. I'll use an ancient version of Fireworks to convert sprite sheets to animated GIFs that I can then upload as emotes. I already downloaded sprite sheets for some of my favorite retro video games and characters. Unfortunately Fireworks crashed a bunch for unknown reasons. I messed around with Aseprite and might buy that. I also tried Krita, but it felt too complicated, and pasting frames into an animation had unexpected results, so I gave up on it for now. I'll revisit my software scenario before my next stream. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Part 3, continuing where I left off in Metroid for NES. I don't remember if I played this back in the day, I think not. I know I played Super Metroid on SNES several times. This is a reskinned version with the same gameplay as the original NES game, but with renewed visuals and sound. I won't be following any walkthrus and by no means have this game memorized, so I'll probably do a lot of aimless wandering. Turns out I beat the game on this third episode. After reviewing the changes this version of Metroid enacts, I probably can't officially say I beat the original Metroid... but on the other hand, none of the improvements make it "easier" just less time-consuming. For example, all the "secret" walls and floors to other rooms are shown on the map, and the original didn't have a map. There is also a continue feature in this version which wasn't in the original. But from what I read, the original gives a password when you die, which might basically be the same, just longer to get back to where you were on the map, etc. I'll probably call it good though and not play the original NES without enhancements. My curiosity and fun factors are satisfied enough for having played it in this form. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Monkeys aren't as slow as sloths by a longshot. Does this mean I will get more books cut tonight? I slept all day from staying up all night Tuesday, a confusing cycle. Per Leo's suggestion, I worked on some retro video game emotes for my Kick channel. Current selections now include: Alucard, Batman, Bonk, Contra, Kirby, Link, Luigi, Mario, Megaman, Metroid, Mushroom & Sonic. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Once upon a time, time passed faster for everyone else but me, and then I got old. All that stuff happened while I was working on books. Ok, not really, but basically. Back to cutting some books. Going to do a standing stream to start out because of back pain. Not sure how long I'll be able to go this session. I also stayed up all night, so that's a thing. It also snowed last night, thus the seemingly unrelated title screen photo. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

I was able to keep my game session going from yesterday and Ill continue playing Metroid for NES. I don't remember if I played this back in the day, I think not. I know I played Super Metroid on SNES several times. This is a reskinned version with the same gameplay as the original NES game, but with renewed visuals and sound. I won't be following any walkthrus and by no means have this game memorized, so I'll probably do a lot of aimless wandering. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.