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AndyTHPS's Shipyard Style Line

In 2003, I had just started making levels for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 when the legendary AndyTHPS unleashed this Shipyard line on the Internet. This changed my life. It didn’t only motivate me to buy a capture device and start recording my own videos. This video also introduced me to Dillinger Escape Plan and started my descent into math-metal insanity. I was hooked for years.

Source: AndyTHPS via the tXo‘s old web site

MixerProductions Sonic Mashups

Video game mashup artist MixerProductions found out that the sound of 16-bit Sonic games makes for natural hip-hop beats. Now every time I play the Flying Battery zone, I’m going to hear MC Hammer in my head. It’s been stuck in my head for days, and now it’s going to be stuck in your head too.

Yo Dawg, I herd you like Sonic, so I put Sonic in your Xzibit track so you can spin while you spin. OK, no fair mashing up Michael Jackson with himself.

Source: MC Hammer vs Sonic – Cant Touch This Battery – YouTube via Backloggery livestream chat. Also here and here.

Kaido – Death of Stars

While looking around on pixiv and adding bookmarks, I found out that good artists tend to have really good bookmarks of their own. This is how I find stuff like Anime Galactus destroying some planets. Also, things that users tag as “Futsukushii”, “Hisense”, and “Click Recommended” are usually great picks, and this one has all three.

Actually, she seems sad about this. I guess that's where all the ice came from.

Source: 「星の死」/「カイドウ」のイラスト [pixiv] via Ask’s bookmarks via several recommendations for Ask’s art

PiNe – BirthStones

So here's a mid-page art style shift that the artist uploaded on my birthday.

Source: PiNe – BirthStones via Pixiv

“BirthStones” Acrylic paint, marker, colored pencil and glitter on paper. About 30 hours. From top left to right bottom, May Emerald, June Moonstone, August Peridot, December Turquoise, September Sapphire, January Garnet, July Ruby, February Amethyst, March Aquamarine, November Topaz, April Crystal and October Opal.

My New Gaming PC

UPDATE: This PC now has a name: Red Cyclone.

I built a new $900 gaming PC, so I’m showing it off. It’s a Core i5-6500 with a Radeon R9 380 in an Enermax Ostrog GT case. My friends convinced me to get a Samsung 850 Evo which makes Windows 10 super fast. I haven’t found anything that can push this to its limits, but it runs all my games great. I wrote a lot more about this rig over on PCPartPicker.

Here's what my desk looks like. There's a Dualshock 4, a Das Keyboard Ultimate S (with unlabeled keys!), and an old Logitech G5 mouse I should replace soon. The side panel window is tinted, so you can't see inside the computer very well until I remove the side panel. I kept the red/black color scheme inside the machine where I could. The Enermax case made it very easy to fit everything in with tidy wiring.

There's a TV on my dresser, but it's only ever used as a second monitor. You can also see my stack of consoles connected to my video capture rig. The monitors seem far apart, but from where I sit at my desk, it makes sense. Gamepad games work well on the TV, and I run keyboard-and-mouse games on the main desktop monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor: $199.98 @ OutletPC MSI H170A Gaming Pro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard: $129.99 @ SuperBiiz Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory: $84.99 @ Amazon Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5″ Solid State Drive: $84.34 @ Amazon Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5″ 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive: $74.00 @ B&H MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card: $213.98 @ Newegg Enermax ECA3280A-BR ATX Mid Tower Case: $76.35 @ Amazon SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply: $129.99 @ Newegg LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer: $12.99 @ Newegg Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates): $1,016.61 Mail-in rebates: ($10.00) Total: $1,006.61

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 05:10 EST-0500

Source: PCPartPicker and my phone camera

Yumi's Odd Odyssey/Sayonara Umihara Kawase

The best grappling hook in video games has finally made it to the West! In the hands of an expert, the title character can climb all over everything and fling herself across the screen while stressing the elastic fishing line to its breaking point. Beginners can stick to the main route, but everyone else gives it the finger and looks for shortcuts, backpacks, and hidden exits. This series is very speedrun-friendly and has always let you record replays of your fastest stage times.

It you’re looking for a nice, challenging 2D platformer, pick it up on the North American 3DS eShop for $30. That sounds like a lot, but it’s the lowest price I’ve ever seen a game in this series and you won’t be disappointed. Most of the players on the English version’s leaderboard hang out in this NeoGAF thread which I’d love to post in but NeoGAF has a weeks-long moderation queue for new members. UPDATE: I have now posted there.

Source: Sayonara Umihara Kawase Promotional Video English Subs – YouTube which is a fansub of the Japanese trailer

ArmchairTitan – Impractical Street Fighter

Street Fighter IV is actually pretty weird beneath the surface. YouTube user ArmchairTitan wows us with ridiculous combos you’ll never see outside of training mode and some priceless editing. This ought to help hold us until we hear more about Street Fighter V‘s mechanics, if they’ll be anywhere near this crazy.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol0cULzLdqw via Impractical Street Fighter playlist via Shoryuken

Hydelic and Kate Brady – Always Been but Never Dreamed

30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode) Day 11: Puzzle game music From Tetris Effect (PS4, 2018)

Multiplayer modes are coming, but will they use the VR environments and keysounded music that made this the best classic Tetris?

Source: YouTube and Hydelic, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun

Rob Hubbard – Monty on the Run

30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode) Day 26: Music you like from a game you haven’t played From Monty on the Run (C64, 1985)

I grew up in an Apple II house, so I’ve barely touched the Commodore 64. I’ve played Space Taxi a couple times, but that’s it. Is THEC64 worth picking up?

Source: YouTube via I Wanna Be the Guy, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun

Jet Set Radio Live

20 years ago, Jet Set Radio had us jamming to hyperactive DJ mixes as we fight the establishment and avoid getting beat up by police. The world really needs more right now, but with only one official sequel, new fans are carrying on the legacy. Jet Set Radio Live streams several Jet Set Radio-inspired radio mixes 24/7. Today is SiIvaGunner's DJ Professor K Takeover featuring music from Hideki Naganuma and Sega games expertly mashed up with their usual memes. Stay safe out there.

Jonathan Landis (@hitstun) retweeted: ⚠️ THE @GiIvaSunner 'DJ Professor K TAKEOVER 🔴 LIVE STREAM' has BEGUN!!! You can visit jetsetradio.live to be redirected or visit it directly at youtube.com/watch?v=c-yTT7… Enjoy yourselves & stay funky ya'll!

Source: Jet Set Radio Live via its Twitter via Hideki Naganuma and SiIvaGunner and its wiki