getting everything set up for the Fortune Cookie stream tonight! adding in the last few games in our library just so everything’s up for grabs

if you don’t know what Fortune Cookie is, every ~30min i pick 5 random games from our library and chat gets to vote on which game i play next

my partner and i have a lot of unique titles in our shared library so i think it’ll be a treat 💙

i’ve been meaning to try this for a while and if it goes well we might make it a monthly thing!

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good morning !! im birthday

tomorrow for my birthday i am streaming my unfinished “magnum opus” Mari0 level pack from ten years ago, Zeta

and i am going the DISTANCE to show it as close to the original vision as possible. like adding all of the custom music that wasn’t supported at the time (40+ tracks!)

i won’t have time to build the few unfinished levels that remain but i *am* finishing the big final boss, which was maybe 25% done. to preserve its original vision i’m building it out with modern tools like custom enemies and event scripting – the result will be well worth the effort

i’m doing all of this while trying not to spoil myself on the rest of Zeta’s level design, so that my reactions to it after 10 years are genuine… Zeta has this baffling yet strangely compelling design ethos that i want preserved in amber – from a younger me trying to “take level design seriously”

if you enjoyed my stream of my first level pack, New Super Mario World, then you’re going to LOVE this

Zeta is a little more mature, a LOT more ambitious, and not a single iota more professional or respectful of the player’s time. it’s gonna be a riot

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My birthday is this weekend, and you are cordially invited to a three-part stream party! Join me on April 25th, 27th, and 30th for an all-star lineup of events – see the attached card for details.

View times in your region or add the events to your calendar here: https://www.twitch.tv/skysometric/schedule

alright! voting for birthday stream is over, the votes have been tallied, and… it’s effectively a three-way tie???

…i think i know how to address this. keep your eyes peeled

This Saturday I’ll be doing a big birthday bash stream, and while I have tons of ideas, I only have so many hours in the day to stream them – and only a week to prepare!

Help me out by picking an option from the poll at the bottom: What would you be most interested in seeing this weekend? Read on and I’ll explain our options…

All of my ideas loosely fall into three categories – I could play something multiplayer with friends, I could reminisce on old levels and creations I made long ago, or I could stream something that’s a completely new and unique experience. Out of those categories, I’ve got five standout ideas:

• New: Fortune Cookie - If you’ve ever watched ProtonJon stream, you know what this is. I’ve collected my entire game library on Backloggery and we’ll choose 3-5 random games, then chat votes on which one they want to see. I’ll play each game for about half an hour before we pick another set of games for another chat vote. Rinse and repeat! 🥠
• Reminisce: WarioWare DIY Showcase - “Showcase” is the WiiWare version of DIY… and I’ve never played it! This would be a hybrid of new and old, where I’d try out all of the microgames I’ve never played before, as well as importing and showcasing all of my old microgames from DIY on the DS. Did you know DIY is the game that got me into programming? 👩‍💻
• Reminisce: Zeta - At this point I’ve streamed all of my old Mari0 level packs, except one: Zeta, which was supposed to be the magnum opus of my early Mari0 days. It sits about halfway between New Super Mario World and Retrush in terms of quality, scope, and ideas. Should be a LOT of fun to unpack after ten years~ 🌅
• Multiplayer: Tabletop Simulator / Cardé - I made a board game when I was twelve years old that’s essentially “extreme chutes and ladders,” a race around the board trying to get chain reactions of movement. This would be a hybrid of reminiscing and multiplayer, since I would get to recreate it in Tabletop Simulator… and subject my friends to it! 🎲
• Multiplayer: Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed - Transformed is genuinely one of my favorite kart racers of all time, right next to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I’ve been dying to play it with friends for a while now – it would make for an excellent birthday party game! I’d have to check in on who owns it and wants to play, but otherwise, it’d be the easiest to set up. 🏎️

So with all of that out of the way…

never realized just how many goddamn video games i own until i had to start writing them down for streaming purposes, good LORD

more mario party today in about two hours! nobody told me that half of my adult life would be spent trying to schedule fun time with other friends who are also all busy

“Claims To Be Extra Life, Dies Anyway.”

Somebody get Frogger a better gig please, I don’t think his career can take much more of this.

(New highlights video, please enjoy 💙)