This month’s State Of The Blog is going to be very lightweight stuff. Little done in regards to background updates aside from a couple fixes here and there, which is what we can expect going forward until I can get around to reworking those video commentaries, which can be a tall order in and of themselves. The video review output is going to be reduced starting this month and there’s a couple major projects on the horizon.
Other than that, there are holes to fill and not much else.
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Yeah, my brain froze this past weekend (along with a lot of stuff, sadly) and yet we now have an episode with new intro. Yippee.
Showing off Neo Geo Pocket Color I bought ages ago and the games it came with… and one more. Consider this a prelude to the eventual collection video project that’s coming up.
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Hello, this is not THAT video. It is a stream of the Belmont’s Curse demo that is available for play via Steam. Except not really because the stream was borked with issues. I do have an unbroken version that I’ll upload when I can and hopefully, that will not cause any issues beyond… well… eh.
The stream will be unlisted so that folks can watch the unabated edition instead once it’s up. I’ll keep a link for those who want it, though.
Spooky season begins with Pac-Man At Home.
“But we already have Pac-Man at home.”
Shut up.
Also… yes, it’s another one of these accursed AI thumbnails that Youtube’s Inspiration tab provided before its retirement. But I whitened the fellow’s hair and added in a screenshot as well as the usual material. Last time we’ll use one of those. Next time, we steal images off Google Search as per usual.
A plan of sorts going forward… including a Saturday stream, possible collection videos, the usual assortment, and when THAT video is coming along and why it’s not here yet.
And yes, I’m reusing old footage from an older video released months ago… because fuck you.
Normally, this post would be your State Of The Blog for the month, which denotes the video schedule and such things. That schedule is not ready, but I can tell you that tomorrow will feature another video review thing and Saturday will not only feature the occasionally updated DTM Mailbag, but also the Video Of Bad News (a.k.a. DTM Rambles #35). And hopefully, with that albatross off my back, we can resume more fun stuff that will be revealed on Sunday.
In the meantime, however, I asked Youtube’s Studio AI thing to construct me thumbnails based on the infamous PICARD FACEPALM meme and the bloody thing… couldn’t be bothered. Not enough RAM for the process, I guess. However, they did provide concepts of how each thumbnail could be made if I wanted to make them myself, which is… yes, of course. I’ll make these myself. Why not?
Anyway, AI is a touchy thing and I’m leery about it, especially with all the rogue news that have been broken… but for stupid shit like this to laugh at… eh, whatever. Anyway, read what the AI thing has to say about its inability to recreate an image that has existed for generations. Maybe they’re saving that for The Next Generation of AI-image creation or something… eh.
What does it matter? We’re dead in a few years anyway, so…
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From PC Game Pass comes another beat-em-up brawler inspired by the 90s. Because it saves me a few bucks from having to play a game that I’m probably going to abandon not long after this video is done… which I probably will. Sometimes, being able to “rent” games online is a better deal than outright “buying” games… especially if you’re going to make no pretense about ownership or whatever the case may be.
I might keep the Game Pass thing for another month or so before abandoning it, see what else I could mine for video fodder next year… but I think we’ll be heading back to older stock for the remainder of the year… with maybe one or two exceptions.
In 2017, TNA was acquired by Anthem Sports and one of the things they did was ditch the TNA name in favor of IMPACT Wrestling, which would be the company name until 2023 when the decision was made to revert back to the TNA name. Despite this change, some people continued to call the company by its older, more recognizable name. As much as I tried to call it IMPACT, TNA popped in and out it went. Therefore, for the sake of simplicity, I will continue to refer to the company as TNA for the rest of these musings.
And then there was Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling endeavor… which may or may not still be a thing depending on what time of day you ask Jeff Jarrett these days. And while you’re at it, ask him if Global Force Gold is still a thing.
Shortly after the TNA name was ditched, there was allegedly some sort of deal that would see both Impact and Global Force merge into one major promotion and for a time, the company would be known as GFW. The banner that is gracing this post was done years ago when I had some consideration in giving the Bound For Glory show a watch. It ended up not happening and the banner was left unused. But eventually, things fell apart, all mention of Global Force was scrubbed, and the company was back to being Impact Wrestling, which would stick for the next few years until going back to TNA in 2024.
In any event, we’ve got another Bound For Glory show; the first one in the proper Anthem era that is surprisingly still going to this very day, though for how long is another story that won’t be told here because this is not about today. It’s about yesterday. And also, Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Gold is no longer with the company, but the banner stays the same because who really gives a shit at this point?
Yes, I know it was last week… but you know the deal; these things don’t get installed until Tuesday.
