Live 1/2 NES-a-thon!

NES-a-thon is typically a term used to describe 24-hour non-stop NES sessions. This has always been a goal of mine. I know that I won't make 24 hours today... but I'm pretty sure I can use today as my practice 1/2 NES-a-thon! (Marathon runners do the half marathon thing... same concept here).

Come check it out in my twitch channel (www.twitch.tv/Robot2600), or just watch it here on 8-Bit City. If you actually go to twitch, however, you can chat, yell at me, curse, and be a general public nuisance. I would obviously go that route, but the choice is yours!

I'm going to start things off with Castlevania 3. If you have a request I'll play at least a few minutes of it. I'm not uptight or elitists like some twitch bcasters either. Unlike some of the bigger streamers, words and "spam" don't bother me and your insane antics will only serve to amuse and delight.

So let's talk about the games a bit. I've never beaten Castlevania 3, although I'm getting better at it every day. Lately I've been playing SMB3, Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, and Rygar... so expect those guys to show up over the next 12 hours.

Hopefully, with this practice session I will be able to complete one of my life goals: to play NES for 24 hours, stream it live, and document the entire thing with text as well. I don't have a set date yet, but maybe in a few days? Let's do 12 hours first.

Here is the live stream for today:

Donkey Kong High Score 80,600

    

I just managed 80k with this final score on default settings (3 Lives, 1 Extra Life awarded at 7k). Donkey Kong is damn tough, but rewarding. previously my high score was around 40k, so I'm pumped to have both broken my own record and doubled it in the same game.

I'm heading back to play, really getting into this game. I can only imagine how impressive it was in 1981.

3-D NES Wallpapers

I stumbled about this awesome 3-D NES Wallpaper collection today by Justin Buonvino. You can download the full-sized wallpapers on his Deviant Art page I'm a big fan of the Ice Hockey scene, and it's always cool gaining a new perspective on familiar games.