Monthly Archives: December 2015
SlimKirby Central #1 – December 2015
Hey guys! Welcome to the first issue of SlimKirby Central! A series where I get into what’s currently going on with my Youtube channel, my Twitch channel and everything else I do in between.
(Every bullet point will be time stamped, so you know what part of the video discussion starts on that topic)
SlimKirby Central
I. Explanation of this “new” series – 0:00
Episode 1: December 2015 – 1:52
I. Deadlines – 1:57
a) Voting for Top 10 2015 Youtube Projects
b) Voting ends around December 27th, 2015! Get your votes in now!
II. Youtube – 2:52
a) Link
b) Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Thomas Was Alone & Mario Kart: Double Dash will continue as normal. Latter two should wrap up around mid-January. Sacred Stones will be going on for awhile.
c) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Super Smash Bros. Brawl will more than likely be the replacements for projects ending in January.
d) Mario Party 10 Rankings & Plants vs. Zombies Survival Mode will be posted before the end of 2015!
III. Stream/Twitch – 4:41
a) Link
b) Looking in to building a solid streaming foundation and schedule due to enjoyment with this medium.
c) RetroAchievements Streams – Around Rank 45, staying pretty consistent at that rank, working on Zelda Oracle games, Achievement of the Weeks, and anything else I feel like working on my own time.
d) Blind Pikmin 3 stream playthrough in progress, almost finished, Mario Party and other board game playthroughs done as warm-ups, and looking for game to do after Pikmin 3, whether it’s blind, a redux, etc.
e) Note: Stream playthroughs WILL NOT be used as Youtube Let’s Play projects. Pikmin 3 will still be its own playthrough when I get to it later, for example.
f) Grinding Streams – Due to success of Pokemon Light Platinum Grinding Stream, started a playthrough of Digimon World 2, a very grind-heavy game. Have had a session of the game already (two sessions, actually, but the second session was completely unplanned and unscheduled (after I recorded the audio for this video). Next session will be on Saturday of this week, if you are interested in checking it out)
g) Been trying to export all Twitch streams to Youtube for convenient watching, but have been having issues with Twitch exporter, and will be unable to put them on Youtube until Twitch gets their act together. Until then, streams will be featured on the highlights section of Twitch Channel
h) Still open to trying new things on Twitch channel!
IV. Website – 10:17
a) Link
b) Trying to keep website up to date with Youtube and Twitch endeavors.
c) Much like streaming, open to ideas and trying to come up with things to do for it.
V. PuddlePlainsHD – 12:09
a) Link
b) Content is on hold until we can find a way to schedule recordings and meet-ups.
c) PuddlesTV Community Streaming Schedule
VI. Star Warrior Shoutout – 14:11
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VII. Real Talk & Closing – 16:04
a) Explanation on why December has been a very busy month for me and what the future looks like for me in terms of my life, career & the SlimKirby name
b) Trying to get a Patreon page set-up and a non-temporary donation link for future production on my channel!
Thanks for watching/listening guys! =)
Thomas Was Alone
Game: Thomas Was Alone
Start Date: December 8th, 2015
Videos: 11
Indie games can seriously turn out to be exquisite gems of beauty; the types of games you normally wouldn’t see on consoles, but because one person decided to put their creative mind to work, and due to nice little services like Steam and all the virtual consoles of the world, we can now experience games like Thomas Was Alone! A game that follows a young rectangle through life as he meets new friends and navigates the world around him.
A good friend of mine, illuWeaver, gifted me this game on Steam awhile back. After telling me nothing but good things about this game, and after telling her that I had never heard of it before, she thought it was a game I really needed to play. So when it went on sale, she bought it for me AND I HUGGED HER NONSTOP FOR IT! Ok, I may have exaggerated the last part, but I did enjoy the gift and decided it was a game that would be good to showcase on my channel as a blind playthrough. Plus, I needed another game to finish out the year with! Either way, it’s time for Thomas Was Alone!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Game: Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Start Date: December 5th, 2015
Videos: 10
After releasing some of its flagship series on the Gamecube in 2002 and 2003; like Mario, Zelda and Metroid, it’s no surprise that a Mario Kart game was in the works as well. However, this game was coming in the form of DOUBLE TROUBLE! Two characters take one kart in the high speed action of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
I promised Double Dash at the end of 2015, you will get Double Dash at the end of 2015! Double Dash is definitely a milestone as far as the Mario Kart series goes for me. Kind of that point where I felt like Nintendo had a good formula down and all future additions really just needed a few tweaks in control and (obviously) an update in the graphics engine. Although it’s not my favorite Mario Kart, a lot of fun was had with this game when it was relevant.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Game: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Start Date: November 30th, 2015
Videos: 84
After Nintendo released Fire Emblem (7) to North American audiences, they seemed to understand that Fire Emblem was a series that quite a number of North American gamers wanted to be a part of, and they continued the tradition by bringing over Fire Emblem 8 as well, also known as Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. This tale follows the story of Eirika and Ephraim, two children who hail from an attacked and nearly-destroyed nation, trying to win back their lost homeland in addition to saving the land of Magvel itself from a dark power.
I’ve definitely gotten my feet wet with the Fire Emblem series before, and after taking on both Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn before; The Sacred Stones should be a cakewalk for me. This was the 3rd big-time RPG and/or strategy game I’ve done in a year though, so hopefully my fatigue doesn’t get to me!