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The Goodnight Gamer - Episode 1 - Parts 1 through 4
Well, it's been quite some time since I've bothered doing any on camera work (2004 to be exact) and I was kind of itching to do something a bit different again, so I came up with the idea for "The Goodnight Gamer", where, late at night, after my family goes to sleep (and already in my "jammies"), I go downstairs and do quick 10 minute or less episodes covering all kinds of (mostly vintage) videogame and computer content, much like Armchair Arcade itself. This first episode breaks that rule by being much longer than 10 minutes (hence being broken down into four parts), but was necessary to provide the baseline tour of the "facility". The idea is to have fun and knock these out quick - in one take - with minimal editing and post processing from a cheap flash memory-based pocket camcorder. I'll of course refine the concept over time. Enjoy and I'd love to hear feedback (bad and good). Thanks! [Note: I had to use Revver this time due to exceeding 10 minutes, but I'll get it down for the next episode so it also fits YouTube]
Episode 1, Part 1 (of 4):
Episode 1, Part 2 (of 4):
Episode 1, Part 3 (of 4):
Episode 1, Part 4 (of 4):
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Cool!
Understood! Looking forward to more installments of "Videogame Disneyland!" :-)
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Yes!
Definitely. I'll be doing 10 minute episodes in the future. I just can't justify the time right now with the book deadline stuff.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Is there more to come?
I've discovered this old thread recently (I think I saw it linked from another site!). Any plans for future episodes, Bill? To old-school gamers, this is like a visit to "Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory!" (Not the creepy Johnny Depp version, though).
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We need more day-in-the-life GIFs...
Classic! ;-)
And yes, I will definitely be doing more, hopefully the next one within the next few days. I just got a stereo voice recorder, the Sony IC Recorder ICD-UX70 (and also the ability to universally record phone calls with the clever Olympus TP7), so I should finally be able to easily sync narration as I'm playing games without any issues. So I'll finally have the nifty combination of direct feed video recording with natural sounds of me playing along with me blabbing as I play. Should be a nice effect.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Very nice basement - If only I had the space
Bill, I am absolutely flabbergasted with what you have done in your basement. I would love to see more Goodnight - gamer videos in the future. Just hands on stuff. With the free-video services out there perhaps the other AA editors could have their own 'shows'. But I would love to be able to visit your basement sometime. Those video come pretty darn close though!
I am re-acquiring several older computer systems - I am given quite a few things as well. I am in the process of getting myself a complete Vic20 setup with drive, programs, ram expansion, cartridges, joysticks. I am planning on getting myself into that machine a little and perhaps even code a new singing and dancing demo in MC for it - like I did on the c64.
But I do lack the time and space to do the geeky things you do - but I would so much love to be able to do similar things. I will get more time and money at my disposal in a couple of months so perhaps I too will venture out into the retro-computer business a little more. Love the goodnight gamer title - as the 2nd part of the evening is indeed the best time of the day to do these things....
Goodnight Bill!
For me it's back to mowing the grass in France! Over there I do have more space but a chilling lack of electronic devices that house chips. Time for that to change!
Editor / Pixelator - Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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I remember what a big deal
I remember what a big deal it was when I finally got to meet Bill after years and years of being good friends online. No matter how much you talk online, it's better to meet someone in person. Especially when that person has Bill's collection!!! :)
I think a reasonable plan may be to try to meet at one of the big retrogaming conventions, or at least one that's in our basic region. I saw a page one time that had the big ones on it, and seems like there were some that would be good in-between zones. The only problem is that we'd probably be too busy doing the convention stuff to hang out.
Hi Matt
I agree we would most definitely be close friends and hang out when time permitted if we all lived closer. At least we can communicate with each other with websites like Armchair Arcade. There has been some talk about having an east coast get together on Monroeworld lately. I am not sure when that is going to happen though. I think some sort of get together of classic gamers on the east coast in the future would be fun myself. Maybe not this year, but in the near future hopefully.
Dust, what can you do?
take care,
Calibrator
There is not a great deal of dust down there. I have an air filter/purifier in the office, which I rarely turn on, and one by the gym area/arcade area that is always on. It would be both cost prohibitive and probably space inefficient to have closed shelving, plus the simple fact that I like to see it all out. The only thing I'd prefer is not having gotten the plastic shelving and invested in more of the metal shelves, as those hold weight much, much better than the plastic ones do, which you can see buckling in some cases.
Speaking of dust, my piano black DLP HDTV and PS3 on the main floor are HORRIBLE dust magnets - or, at the very least, show dust the most. It's stunning how awful they get in only a few days.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Dust
Don't you have a dust problem with all those open shelves?
Humidity doesn't seem to be a "feature" of your cellar, however ;-)
take care,
Calibrator
Excellent work Bill. Great
Excellent work Bill.
Great to see all those old platforms...
I actually used Epson HX-20s that formed part of a public library management system I worked on - we used those as terminals to issue and return books in some libraries with a plug-in bar-code reader. I wrote some of the BASIC software that worked in that environment and also software that allowed them to be used in mobile libraries in rural areas. The software in both cases interacted with COBOL software written (some of it by me too!) on DEC VAX hardware. Great times.
Would like to get a closer look at the Osborne and I thought I saw a dedicated Breakout console from Atari? Marvellous stuff.
Keep it coming...like #6 I have a cheek to turn up as rarely as I do but you're doing great work Bill
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