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Blog: Part 3 edit! The end is near (04/04/22 - 04/08/22)
Monday, April 4thToday I started editing part three of the video! This section talks about the North American video game market before the Super Nintendo came out and all the wild rumors about the SNES and Super Mario World.In one part, I talk about Nintendo's 1989 CES show, where they showed a film about how amazing the NES is and how 16-bit consoles were not the future. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any visuals of this event, but sever...
Blog: I got a PS5? (03/28/22 - 04/01/22)
Patrons, it has been a crazy week. That's a good thing and a bad thing.I also want to let you know that I will be taking part in the Preserved Play charity stream this weekend! We are raising money for the Video Game History Foundation. On April 2nd from 7-9pm, I'll be checking out some whacky Mario Maker 2 levels with Jirard the Completionist. You can watch on his Twitch - http://www.twitch.tv/thecompletionistLet's dive in!Monday, Ma...
Blog: (03/21/22-03/25/22)
Apologies, I meant to post this blog on Friday but I completely forgot!Monday, March 22ndToday was a risky day of filming! I had to shoot b-roll for various Mario toys. One of them is this little boat. It has a battery-powered motor and shoots bubbles out of the top of the blue tank.I thought I could film this from outside the tub, but the angle was awkward. I needed to get eye level with it. So I put my camera on an old tripod and put it in the ...
Blog: Some new mail and good editing (03/14/22 - 03/18/22)
Monday, March 14thNotice anything...odd about this screenshot?So I recorded this footage months ago, but I must have accidentally had some overlay on in the settings. The Elgato software lets you stream as well, so this must have been a pre-built overlay that I accidentally turned on. Needless to say, all of my footage from the Super Famicom version is like this.So today, I had to re-record everything. Honestly, it wasn't all bad. Any excuse ...
Blog: On to Part 2 (03/07/22 - 03/11/22)
Monday, March 7thI finished the rough edit of Part one! This was a difficult section because a lot of these stories don't have visual aids. I think it turned out really well. But now, I need to go back and clean it up. I've started adjusting the pace of narration and inserting music.I'm still waiting on some additional music and animations for this section. But in the meantime, I'm going to continue revising and hopefully start on...
Blog: Finishing Part 1 of Super Mario World (02/28/22 - 03/04/22)
Monday, February 28thIt's the last day of February! I hope everyone had a great weekend. It was super-cold here in Kansas City. But today, it is a lovely 65 degrees. I'm all for it.I continued editing Part one of the Super Mario World video. Today, I focused a lot on the early iterations of Super Mario World. In this screenshot, I'm comparing Super Mario Bros. 3 sprites to early Super Mario World sprites. As you can see, they are very...
Blog: Super Mario World editing begins (02/21/22 - 02/25/22)
Monday, February 21stHere is a photo of my recording studio. Can you find Kiki?Happy Monday, everyone. With the script done, it was time to start production.This script is pretty large, so I felt it wouldn't be wise to narrate the entire episode in one day. My voice would be shot by Part two. So today, I only narrated Part one.There are a few things I do before I narrate:- I drink a lot of water leading up to the recording. You have to stay h...
Blog: Finally, the script is DONE (02/14/22 - 02/18/22)
Hello Patrons! Here is what I've been up to this week.Monday, February 14th - Valentine's DayHappy Valentine's Day, everyone! I hope it was magical. Kristin & I usually keep things pretty low-key. We typically like to order a pizza and watch a movie. This year, we watched "I Want You Back" on Amazon Prime. It was ok; it had some funny moments. But it's a rom-com, so be prepared for the cheese.Work-wise, I continued to revi...
Blog: Revising the script (02/07/22 - 02/11/22)
Hello everyone! This past week has been pretty uneventful as far as variety. I spent most of this week finishing/revising my script. So instead of a day-by-day breakdown, here are the highlights.The 1st draft of the script is doneOn Tuesday, I wrapped up the first draft of the Super Mario World script! I worked through the weekend on this one. Right now, it's about 9,000 words long, which I would estimate to be about a 1-hour, 20-minute video...
Blog: Writing the script (01/31/22 - 02/04/22)
Monday, January 31st - Starting the script and Footnotes launches!Today, I officially launched "Footnotes," 1-minute video game history videos! You can view these videos just about everywhere (including Facebook and Twitter, which I forgot to mention in this image). Hope you check it out! Let me know what you think. My goal is release a new video every week.By the way, I'd like to rant about TikTok for a second. I absolutely hate the ...
Blog: Outlining Week! (01/24/22 - 01/28/22)
Monday, January 24th - Time to outlineToday I finished up research on the last remaining magazines. So, it's time to outline!My outlining process is pretty simple. First, I set up the basic structure of how the story will be told. In this case, the basic structure will be:Part 1: The End of an Era- The Famicom Era is Over- Announcing the Super Famicom- A New Mario Team- Learning the Super Famicom- The Super Famicom is Coming- Development Begi...
Blog: (01/17/22 - 01/21/22)
Monday, January 17th - Follow-up questionsAs I do research, I keep a running list of questions I come up with while reading articles. I decided to tackle a few today.When did Nintendo first start teasing the Super Famicom?According to an article in the Famicom Hissyoubon magazine, Hiroshi Yamauchi first teased about a "Super Famicom" in September of 1987, a full 3 years before the system released. Coincidentally, he made this tease a mont...
Blog: Research-heavy week (01/10/22 - 01/14/22)
Hello Patrons! This week is going to be a pretty boring blog. Remember when I said I wasn't going to go back and update my sources? Well, I decided to go back and update my sources.This took a long time. But when I go to outline, it is going to be so much easier. It's also going to make future research so much easier.In addition to updating sources, I also got several Japanese news segments about the Super Famicom launch translated. They ...
Blog - Back to work! (01/03/22 - 01/07/22)
Hello Patrons and welcome to 2022! I'm finally back at work and diving into the Super Mario World video again. Let's do it!Monday, January 3rd - Notes and a podcastGenerally, when I find a source, I'll take bullet point notes from it to just grab the important information I need for my research. I noticed in my Zotero app I had about 20 sources with no notes. So I spent a good chunk of my day going through those sources. Some interest...
My Goals for 2022
Happy new year, Patrons! As 2021 ends, I'd like to share my goals for 2022.Release 3 major video projectsI have three videos in my backlog that I'd like to put out this year. They are...The Story of Super Mario WorldI was on a 2-year streak of making "Story of Mario" videos, but the streak ended in 2021. A majority of the research on this video is already done, plus all of the game capture. This will be my first video for 2022. I ...
New Office!
Hello Patrons. The new episode on light guns is now live! You can check it out here: youtu.be/keyDD-Eqom0This past year, I've been filming everything in my basement. It was a nice-looking setup with the brick, but it had a few issues...The floor was not levelBy about 3 inches, actually. That means every time I filmed something, I had to shim up my furniture to make it look level. It made even the simplest shots take much longer.The basement i...
NEW VIDEO | The Ultimate Guide to NES Light Guns
No, that's not deja vu you are experiencing! The first version had 75% of the narration gone. It should be fixed now.Enjoy!
Blog: A Race Against Time (11/22/21 - 11/26/21)
Over the weekend, Kristin & I edited the script, and I recorded part of the narration. I'm estimating this video to be 1 hour (!!!) long, so I'm breaking this behemoth up into sections.As I mentioned in the last blog, this video has a sponsor, so there is a hard deadline - December 10th. I'll be working on this video every day to make sure it comes out on time.Sports update: The Miami Dolphins won. They are now 4-7 on the year!Monday,...
Blog: Let's Write About Guns (11/15/21 - 11/19/21)
Sports update: The Miami Dolphins won, bringing their record to 3-7. A 2-game win streak!Monday, November 15th - Zapper GamesToday, I sat down and did write-ups on all the "zapper required" games. This includes... Wild Gunman Duck Hunt Hogan's Alley Gumshoe Gotcha! The Sport Freedom Force Shooting Range To the Earth Barker Bill's Trick ShootingAll of these games are relatively simple, which allowed me to play them all pretty exten...
Blog: Let's Play with Guns (11/08/21 - 11/12/21)
This past weekend, I went to Retroworld Expo in Hartford, CT! I got to hang with my good friends, Pat & Dan, and meet a few Patrons as well. I'm already looking forward to the next convention.In sports news, the Miami Dolphins...won? They are now 2-7 on the year!Monday, November 08th - Recovery DayI usually spend my Mondays after a convention recovering from the previous weekend. Conventions are usually pretty hectic. You meet many people, ru...
Blog: A little different this week (11/01/21 - 11/04/21)
Sports update: The Miami Dolphins lost to the Buffalo Bills, 26-11. They are now 1-7.This week was a little different, so I don't have a day-by-day breakdown. But here is a little rundown. I hope everyone had a fun Halloween! We had ALOT of trick-or-treaters. My favorite moment of the night was when Kristin said a kid dressed as Link was a "ninja turtle." He looked horrified. This week, I was a guest on my wife's podcast, Let'...
Blog: Finishing the Mega Man Universe video (10/25/21 - 10/28/21)
Sports update: The Miami Dolphins lost again. They are now 1-6.Monday, October 25thEditing continues on the Mega Man Universe video. Today, I worked on the section about the art style. Did you know Capcom wanted the game to appeal to Western audiences, so they based the art off of cartoons such as The Powerpuff Girls?Unfortunately, nothing exciting happened today. I edited the video! I should have a rough cut by Thursday.Tuesday, October 26thI st...
NEW VIDEO | What Happened to Mega Man Universe?
In 2010, Capcom announced an exciting new game for Mega Man fans: Mega Man Universe. The game contained a remake of Mega Man 2 and character customization. But the most exciting feature was stage creation. Players could make their own Mega Man levels and share them online! With Mega Man Universe, Capcom believed there would no longer be a need for traditional Mega Man games anymore. The fans could sustain the franchise. But a series of events beh...
Blog: Editing & the last Super Mario World translations! (10/18/21 - 10/21/21)
A sports update: The Miami Dolphins lost again.I had a great weekend. I spent most of it in my basement, putting together a little workshop so I can build/repair furniture. It's a hobby of mine.On to the work week!Monday, October 18th - Finalizing and recording the Mega Man Universe scriptThis morning, I finished editing and revising the Mega Man Universe script. After lunch, I went into the studio and recorded everything. Surprisingly, I onl...
Blog: I can't think of a good title (10/09/21 - 10/13/21)
My weekend was pretty uneventful, and sometimes that is a good thing! On Friday, I picked up Metroid Dread. I still haven't had a chance to sit down and play it yet. I might save it for a Twitch stream.Saturday, October 9th - TimelinesMy interview with Brian from Rockman Corner got pushed back a day, so I thought I would spend today just doing some more prep work. I created a timeline of events for the Mega Man Universe episode. History makes...
Blog: A whole lotta research (10/02/21 - 10/06/21)
On Thursday, I helped a friend of mine move to his new home out in the country. His new house came with chickens! They were super friendly. Now I want chickens. Saturday, October 2nd - Mega Man Universe wins!Last week, I posted a poll about what episode you all would like to see next. It looks like Mega Man Universe won by a slim margin!I actually started researching this video back in July, so a lot of the research was already done. So today, I ...
Blog: Finishing Up the Mario Names Video (09/25/21 - 09/29/21)
Saturday, September 25th - Rough edit DONE!Whew, the rough edit is finally done! That Donkey Kong section was a beast, mostly because it dives into a lot of documents, which means lots of highlighting effects.I still need to add music, shoot a few b-roll shots, modify for pacing, and add end credits. I'd say this video will be around 20-25 minutes.If everything goes smoothly, I should have a preview for you tomorrow. I can't wait to share...
What episode should I work on next?
Hi Patrons!I'm honestly torn on what video to work on next. So I thought you could help. Let me know what video you would like to see the most. Keep in mind, all of these are going to get made. It's just a matter of what comes next.I'm also still working on the big Super Mario World video on the side.Microsoft's 3 Biggest MistakesLike Nintendo, Sony, & Sega, we look back at Microsoft's time in the industry and pinpoint 3 momen...
NEW VIDEO | How the Mario Characters Got Their Names
Is Luigi named after a pizza parlor? Who came up with the name Donkey Kong? Why is Bowser named after a bowl of soup? All this and more in the latest episode of The Gaming Historian!Hope you all enjoy it, let me know what you think!
Blog: I Escaped Jury Duty (09/18/21 - 09/22/21)
Welcome to this week's blog! My weekend was pretty relaxing. I played some video games, I did some woodworking, and I got excused from jury duty! All in all, a great weekend. Let's get back to work.Saturday, September 18th - Editing beginsAs you may remember from last week's blog, I had to re-record my narration due to audio issues. So this week, I finally get to sit down and start the actual editing.I love having a macro lens, especi...
