A list of Games Completed on Cast can be found here.
The name says it all! Maybe. Anyway, I'm Chaide and I like to play old games. Mostly. Thanks for stopping by!
Tue-Fri: 6:30PM EST Mondays when I can.
Streams roughly 4-6~ hours. I take days off!
Any schedule changes for the week are communicated through Discord.
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All bits/donations will trigger an audio alert on stream depending on the amount.
Amounts are shown as bits, so 1 Bit = 0.01 cents, 100 Bits = $1 USD etc.
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Under 200: Gauntlet Item Jingle 100+: Text-to-Speech
*47*: Enwigi 48: I love the big screen 49: So fresh and so clean 50: OHNO 55: HEY 60: What's a Paladin? 64: This is the one thing we didn't want to happen 65: We failed! 66: I won! (GG) 67 - Drink a lot of water 68: You came. 69: I'm about to bust 70: and.. your mother 71: I'm your mother, Jessica 72: The wunder boner! 75: Drunk Jonathan Frakes (Random) 76: DO IT 80: Who wants a body massage? 81: Pork chop sandwiches! 82: OOOHHH 83: Help computer 84: What are you, blind?! 85: JEEESUS 86: There were 5 of them! 87: I'm outta here 90: Let's party 91: Payback time 92: Good for you! 93: Thaaaanks! 94: Stompin' time 95: Hello potion seller. 96: My potions are too strong for you, traveler! 97: Potion seller, I tell you! 98: You can't handle my potions! 99: I don't believe what I just saw 100: Treasure! 100 points 101: Burger Shop! 105: Well excuuuse me, Princess! 110: DEVELOPERS 117: B-17 Bawmber 125: Groovy. 130: This.. is my BOOMSTICK! 140: And you're banned, John Hamm! 145: Why did you bring John Hamm in here?! 150: LAAAWWW 155: And if you do drugs, you go to hell before you die 156: Mummy voice 157: Mummy voice (Enwigi) 160: Look at this! 165: Say hi to Eddie! 169: We're coming! 170: GET OUT OF MY BROTHER! 175: Or else you will die! 199: Gauntlet II Stage Jingle 200: WHERE IS MY COLA 225: Yippee Ki Yay Mr. Falcon! 230: Marco Pierre White stares you down 245: Come and mop up, boys! I'm done here. 249: Just a cup of brandy 250: SPAACE 260: William Shatner's Tekwar 269: Superman will come 300: How could anyone do this? 325: Poggers 333: E E E EEEEEE 400: Sonic Rings 415: Zandig will kill you 420: POT BONUS 444: Where's that 4th Chaos Emerald? 455: This hidden gem is ass! 469: Alucard will come 500: Battletoads Jingle 666: Quake Pentagram of Protection 999: Do you even lift? 1,000: Chrono Trigger Fanfare 1,500: Big Money! Big Prizes! 2,000: Punch-Out!! World Champ 5000**: Please don't tell Bob *5010: Han Solo. 10,000: Forbidden Forest Dance
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Though I don't run a timer on the majority of the games I play, there are a handful that I've become pretty decent at! It's neat to see how much I've improved, so I'll occasionally time them for fun. Speedrunning or not, my primary goal is to be better than myself.
Akumajou Densetsu - Famicom (JP)
Sypha - 31:55 [Emulated]
Battletoads - NES (US)
Warpless - 38:03 [Emulated]
Warps - 24:54
Streemerz - NES (US)
Any% - 7:57 [Emulated]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Super Famicom (JP)
Master Sword - 24:10 [Emulated]
Cane of Byrna - 43:39 [Emulated]
Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES (US)
Warpless - 59:16
Super Mario World - SNES (US)
Any% - 12:49 [Emulated]
Super Metroid - SNES (US)
100% - 1:33:36 (1:02:00 Game Time)
Mega Man X - SNES (US) 100% - 56:35
The program I use for timing my runs is called LiveSplit. You can find it here, along with some other nifty alternatives and utilities.
I have a fairly complex setup consisting of 3 computers and multiple consoles. It spans 2 rooms and 5 "Stations" (Desktop, Couch, Retro PC, Arcade, Arcade Nook) that I can switch between without restarting my streaming software. All video streams feed into my "Primary PC," which ultimately runs the show.
AKA: The Octopus
CPU: AMD Threadripper 1950X 3.4 GHz (32 Thread) GPU: Nvidia RTX 2070 RAM: 32GB OS: Windows 10
This is a computer with fairly modern parts, but as you can see here, it's designed to look old. It's redundant, but it takes me back to my childhood. I usally use it for playing old PC games (and modern PC games that run in 4:3 aspect ratios).
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz(12 thread) GPU: Nvidia GTX 1650 Super RAM: 16GB OS: Windows 10 (PCem for Windows 3.1/9X emulation) -CRT Monitor: Dell M992 20 inch Keyboard: Unicomp "New Model M" Buckling Spring
Detailed writeup here
CPU: Intel i7 920 2.66 GHz GPU: Nvidia GTX 970 RAM: 12GB OS: Windows 7 -Joystick: Customized Tankstick with "Spectra Eclipse" LED buttons and 2 mechanical "Servostik" joysticks which automatically adjust between 8-way and 4-way modes depending on the game I choose. -Software: Windows 7 / MAME / Attract Mode Frontend / LEDBlinky Backend (Controls LEDs / Servostiks)
I also have a MiSTer FPGA plugged into the cabinet that I can switch to with the push of 3 buttons (generic USB / HDMI and Audio Switchers)
This is a makeshift nook that I set up next to my computer for a more "authentic" arcade experience, complete with YOKO (Horizontal) and TATE (Veritcal) Orientation VGA Monitors. I can play games off of my Primary PC, Consoles and MiSTer.
YOKO Monitor: 19" Viewsonic Graphics Series G90mb TATE Monitor: 17" HP FS7600 Fightsticks: Dual 8Bitdo N30 Fightsticks. Both modded with Sanwa buttons. Pink Seimitsu Joystick, Green Sanwa Joystick.
-Microphone [Primary PC/ Retro PC]: MXL 770 (Analog XLR Out to Mixer) -Microphone [Couch]: El Gato Wave 1 (Analog Out to Mixer) -Microphone [Arcade]: Blue Yeti (USB to Primary PC) -Mixer for Mics: Behringer Xenyx Q802USB Mixer (Analog Out to Primary PC) -Mixer for Audio: Behringer Xenyx 802 (Analog Out to Primary PC)
-Primary [Desktop / Couch]: Panasonic Lumix G7 Mirrorless -Retro PC: Logitech C920 & Generic Wide Angle USB Webcam ('Source Switcher' OBS Plugin alternates between the two every 3 minutes) -Arcade PC: GoPro Hero 7 Black -BRB / Overhead: Microsoft Lifecam Studio
-Mirrorless Camera: El Gato HD60 Pro -HDMI Consoles: Yuan SC512 N1-L -Arcade / Retro PC / GoPro: I use 3 of these generic USB 2.0 HDMI Capture Devices that can be found on Amazon. They're dirt cheap ($10-25 depending on seller), 720p60fps and I swear by them. For multi-cam/multi-device setups, they are a godsend on a shoestring budget.
OBS
For wireless scene transitions, I use a cheap contractless Android phone dedicated soley to controlling OBS. Highly recommended over a Stream Deck, as it costs less than 1/3 the price and offers more functionality (such as wireless).
Remote: LG K31 (Android Phone) App: Touch Portal (free Stream Deck alternative)
-Consoles: NES (RGB Modded) / SNES / Genesis / Saturn / Dreamcast / Gamecube / Playstation 1-2-3-4 / XBox / 360 / Wii / Wii U / Switch / Atari 2600 / PC Engine / Commodore 64 (NTSC and PAL)
-FPGA: MiSTer FPGA (I primarily use this for all retro consoles from C64 to SEGA CD due to its versatility, accuracy, low input latency and most importantly its convenience)
-CRT TV (Desktop):Sony PVM 20M2MDU 20" -CRT TV (Couch): Sony Trinitron WEGA 32" -YOKO CRT (Arcade Nook): Viewsonic G90mb 19" VGA -TATE CRT (Arcade Nook): HP FS700 17" VGA
-Controllers: I have OEM controllers for all consoles listed above. When playing on my MiSTer FPGA, I generally prefer to use a Super Nintendo controller.
Most all of my consoles are RGB/Component capable, and I run them through a fairly complex chain of hardware which I'll do my best to describe. All Coaxial/RCA/S-Video consoles are converted to Component and thus compatible with all hardware detailed below.
-RGB -> Component Converter: Shinybow SCART -> Component Converter. All of my retro SCART/RGB hardware is converted to Component for compatibility across screens. This also replaces the need for an external RGB sync device.
Composite -> Component Converter: Koryuu (this device allows all my Coaxial/RCA/S-Video consoles to work within my Component Video chain)
-SCART / RGB Switcher: Bandridge SCART Switch
-Component Switcher: Extron Crosspoint 300 (also serves as a Distribution Amplifier which sends video feeds to 2 TVs and my Capture Device)
-Line Doubler / Upscaler: OSSC (Open Source Scan Converter, converts RGB/Component video to HDMI)
-HDMI Switcher: Generic auto-detecting HDMI Switcher. Whenever a new HDMI signal is active, it overrides the previous one. Used for all HDMI Consoles, MiSTer FPGA and OSSC.
I use a Garmin Heart Rate Monitor to detect my heart rate, and software called Golden Cheetah to customize its appearance on stream. Instructions can be found in this Reddit post by Darbian.
In the event that I have Eye Tracking enabled, the hardware responsible is the Tobii 4c Eye Tracker. The software (and Twitch Extension) is called Tobii Ghost. This allows viewers of the stream to customize or disable the eye tracker on their end.
I've received a lot more than I deserve from generous viewers over the years. If you've contributed anything to the stream (subs and bits not included, sorry), then I'll pop it in this list. If you're missing, let me know and I'll fix it.
