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ESA is awesome, and I'm really excited for this year's event. For anyone checking it out, don't discount the second stream. It's gonna be more chill than the main stream, but there are some really cool games tucked away in there. Jet Set Radio, Ninja Gaidens, Tales of Symphonia, Metroid Prime 3, DMC1, Wand of Gamelon with cutscenes, Bastion race, William Shatner's TEKWAR, Dark Souls 2, Portals, etc. etc. Lot of good stuff in there.
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We're live now with some pre-show  Croc is the first run up, followed by Ape Escape 3, Metroid Fusion, and then Zelda II. Main stream room is packed and full of marathon excitement. Reminder that the secondary (yellow) stream doesn't start until tomorrow, but there's a ton of good stuff there too so check the schedule.
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Jul 27, 2014 12:55
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There may be yoco on the second stream later in the week. Right now there's a pretty cool Otogi 2 run going on. I think pretty much everyone forgot about Otogi, but it's a fun early Xbox action game by From. There's also going to be a goofy Beethoven's 2nd race in an hour or so. It's a (really bad) SNES game, but the race will be entertaining. Second stream will be live in seven hours or so: http://www.twitch.tv/esa Bunch of good SNES Disney games right out of the game, and first up is World of Illusion. Jet Set Radio is a few hours after that, and that'll be pretty cool too.
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Jul 28, 2014 04:13
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Mr E posted:Otogi 1 and 2 plus Breakdown are the only reason I even still have my Xbox. Anyone catch the ME2 run where he kept staring at Miranda's rear end? I know he was doing it as a joke, but it still seemed kinda pathetic. The Episode 1/2 runs were pretty interesting, and every 'j' being soft is pretty great.  Otogi 1 and 2 are really fun games. I feel like even more people forgot about Breakdown than they did Otogi though. Also, I'm still hoping someone will route Phantom Dust one day. I sat through a bit of the Mass Effect 2 run. He was clipping through Miranda's butt and commenting on it throughout the suicide mission too. Dude really enjoyed Miranda's butt.
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Jul 28, 2014 04:33
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ESA is not a charity marathon in the same way GDQ is. It does benefit a charity, but it's evolved into more of a casual speedrun/game event at heart. There's a good deal of experimentation going on this year, and overall ESA is still figuring out how to best balance charity fundraising, speedruns, and fruit/vegetable controllers. There hasn't been a lot of guidance as far as MCing goes, so that's probably why you've been hearing inconsistencies with the donations being read. There's no regular audio bump between segments to promote the charity ala GDQ either, but again the event is not organized to pimp donations front and center. MURPHAGATOR! posted:Edit: And the vods tab just redirects to the reddit thread? Pretty legit. I can't tell if you're being really nitpicky or saying it's a good thing. Either way, I'd like to see GDQ adopt that so it's easier for people to find vods during the marathon.
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Jul 30, 2014 03:27
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Max Payne part 2 got bumped again due to technical problems. Four player Crystal Chronicles co-op is starting now instead. It's a pretty fun run to watch, and I'd recommend checking it out even if you usually skim past Final Fantasy in the schedule. It's a lot shorter than other main FF or crystal spin-off speedruns too.
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Jul 30, 2014 04:43
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CVagts posted:I echo this tweet from Yggdrizzle: They really can't.  It's off to the side at a bad angle. There's an E.Y.E. run starting shortly on the main stream. I have no idea what to expect from a run of E.Y.E., but I feel like it has the potential to be super broken.
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Jul 31, 2014 05:28
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Notch dropped 10k during the San Andreas run earlier this afternoon because that's what Notch does. I hope everyone is watching Tompa run Wand of Gamelon on the second stream. 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFs6VWJxbM0&t=90s Closing ceremonies from the other day in case anyone missed it. ESA was fun  e: there's awkward dancing at the beginning too but I skipped over that for heartfelt words
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