Q&A - June 5, 2019

It's that time again!  Time for another Q&A!

YOUTUBE/LIVESTREAM CHANNEL QUESTIONS

Q: What's going on with your livestream channel?

A: Truth be told, I've been so strapped for time and I really haven't had much time to livestream or create videos for my main channel.  But I have livestreamed a few things recently, such as King's Quest or Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn.

Q: Are you livestreaming solely on your Youtube?  Or are you using other channels?

A: Actually, I've been using Restream to be able to simultaneously stream to Youtube, Twitch and Mixer!

Q: Where's the N64 Livestream?  Didn't you start it back up?

A: Yes I did!  As I mentioned previously, I don't want to feel beholden to it so I've been playing very sparingly in the past few months.  It's something that will likely not be updated often to be honest as I have other videos and games to play first.  It's definitely not abandoned just not prioritized.

Q: You sound a lot clearer now.  What happened?

A: I upgraded my microphone last year to a Blue Yeti.  While I've only used it in a couple video walkthroughs (mainly on my livestreams), it's an incredible upgrade from my old rock band mic.

Q: Are you gonna do Super Mario Sunshine/Mega Man 11/Mega Man X series?

A: Absolutely.  I was primarily waiting for my Wii to HD converter to come (and work properly) before I created a Sunshine walkthrough but primarily, it's now about finding the blue coins.  Mega Man 11 is planned but I haven't beaten the game for myself yet so I can't cover it properly yet.  Mega Man X2 is undoubtedly coming soon though!

EDIT: As of September 18, all Super Mario Sunshine videos are edited and being uploaded to Youtube.  Keep an eye out for them!

Q: How are you streaming/recording your 3DS?

A: I've got a hard modded 2DS that I can wire into my PC.  The sound is plugged into my mic port through an aux cable so unfortunately it's not the best sounding but it's the only real way I can get it to work.

Q: Why do you not finish the games on your livestreams?

A: It's definitely not intentional though most of the games I stream are simply games I want to play at the time.  I do intend while playing most of my games live to finish them but most of the time, I'll run out of free time or forget where I was when I return.  Sometimes, in the case of Jak & Daxter, I continue to play offline simply because I want to play it but I'm not in a state where I can stream (loud environment, late at night with the wife sleeping, etc).  Sometimes I'll play it and start a second save file to play offline and burn myself out (or in the case of Spyro, three additional save files for playing offline, practicing for recording and recording on Youtube).  But it's never my intent to abandon a livestream.

Q: What happened to Jackbox streams?

A: I really enjoy Jackbox but after playing more interactive games like That's You, It's Quiz Time and Hidden Agenda, none of which can be streamed, it made coming back to Jackbox a little less fun.  Not only that but our family kind of burnt out on Jackbox and the streams weren't as receptive as I hoped.  However, if there's enough interest, I will do a Jackbox stream again.

Q: Is there a game you'd love to cover but haven't/can't?

A: Plenty!  Check out my "ultimate list of planned work" on this blog.  As far as "can't", I'd love to cover FFXI but there's WAY too much content and I don't have enough time to really explore like I would want to, especially with the monthly fees.

Q: Any more memorable recordings since the last Q&A?

A: Sure!  While recording Leisure Suit Larry (which will be out after I edit it), I kept noticing my recording would cut out on me at a certain spot.  I laughed when I realized that I had accidentally set my OBS to stop recording when I pressed "5", which I had to enter to put phone numbers in.


GAMEFAQS QUESTIONS

Q: Where's your Real Myst walkthrough?

A: It was taken down for some unknown reason by GameFAQs.  I have no idea what happened to it.

EDIT: As of July 1, it has reappeared on the site unaltered.  It must have been a site glitch.

Q: Are you planning on returning to contributing?

A: Not for the foreseeable future (outside of game credits).  With the mystery of my walkthrough being removed and the toxic attitude on the site causing all of my submissions to dip below 50%, it's not worth my time and effort.


STORIES QUESTIONS

Q: Are you ever going to return to your stories and complete them?

A: Why yes!  If you've been to my profile lately, you'll see that I completed my Timely Change story and I'm writing more poetry for the 50 poetry challenge.  I'm also in the process of writing outlines for additional stories.  However, I am still strapped for writing time so please understand if I can't put out frequent updates.

Q: What about A Beary Jerry Story/SVPVM2?  Are those going to be completed any time soon?

A: No.  Beary Jerry was a one off as a joke to my ex and due to our break up, I have no interest in revisiting it.  Village Monster 2 was also started this way and while I do have an outline, it will likely be reworked before I continue it.

Q: What about Way of the Samurai: Kenji's Tale or Through Ash's Wake?

A: Kenji's Tale is a story I wrote up after playing through Way of the Samurai for the umpteenth time.  My plan was to write concurrently with a video walkthrough of the game for Youtube but at the time, my capture card died and I eventually lost interest.  I do really want to go back and eventually update it but I'd have to replay the game several times.  Ash's Wake actually has a semi-complete third chapter on my hard drive and an outline but I simply haven't had time to finish it.  Hopefully soon.

Q: Do you have any additional stories planned?

A: Yes, but unfortunately I have very little free time to write lately so they'll likely be far off into the future.  I will say that one is a sequel to my most popular fic and the other is a spin off of a recently completed fic.