Posted: 7/31/2016 6:37 AM
Post subject: SVLUG, DEF CON, & NBLUG presentations, need composite NES101
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dwangoAC
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TL;DR: I'm giving talks about TASing as a way to learn reverse engineering skills at SVLUG in Mountan View, CA on Aug. 3rd, DEF CON in Las Vegas on Aug. 5th, and NBLUG in Sebastopol, CA on Aug 9th. I need to borrow a top loading NES with composite / an NESRGB from someone nearby for a week so I can show off SMB3. More details: I'll be presenting at DEF CON next week about how learning TASing tools is a great entry point to learning reverse engineering (and generally showing off TASBot and promoting TASVideos.org). The problem is the only signal type I've been able to arrange is Composite, and my frontloading NES doesn't behave well for the SMB3 1-second credits glitch because it uses memory chips that clear very slowly. All of the toploaders seem to clear their memory very quickly but only have RF / analog channels 3 or 4 output by default with poor video quality, so I need a toploading NES101 with composite video. The alternative is lugging around a VCR or similar with expected loss of quality or quickly getting my hands on an appropriate mod kit. Does anyone in the greater San Francisco bay area or the Las Vegas area have a console I can borrow for a week? If so, please PM me or contact me on Freenode IRC in #tasbot. Thanks!
I was laid off in May 2023 and could use support via Patreon or onetime donations as I work on TASBot Re: and TASBot HD. I'm dwangoAC, part of the senior staff of TASVideos as the Senior Ambassador and BDFL of the TASBot community; I post TAS content on YouTube.com/dwangoAC based on livestreams from Twitch.tv/dwangoAC.
Posted: 8/6/2016 3:34 PM
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jlun2
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GBA TASer of 2010
I know it's late, but how did it go?
LLCoolDave wrote:
This seems to be competing for the "Worst looking TAS of 2011" Award.
Posted: 8/6/2016 9:55 PM
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dwangoAC
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Pressed for time, but overall things went OK. The only real downer is my NES seems to have kicked the bucket and did so right on stage, locking up (with a stuck music note and different corrupt graphics, always within about 30 seconds). Everything else more or less worked, and there were several surprises that I'm hoping people will be able to see if I can get a video. The audience was well over 1,000 people and very engaged, and using Twitch chat for Q&A was a lot of fun. More later, thanks!
I was laid off in May 2023 and could use support via Patreon or onetime donations as I work on TASBot Re: and TASBot HD. I'm dwangoAC, part of the senior staff of TASVideos as the Senior Ambassador and BDFL of the TASBot community; I post TAS content on YouTube.com/dwangoAC based on livestreams from Twitch.tv/dwangoAC.
Posted: 9/15/2016 6:45 PM
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feos
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NES TAS of 2011
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Posted: 9/15/2016 9:46 PM
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Masterjun
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Hello, I watched that and I really liked it :D. It's rare for me to actually watch like 40 minutes of something, and even though (or maybe because) I already know a bunch of things I was really engaged. Good job! Seriously though, I probably wouldn't be able to stand in front of 1000 people and function as a normal human being trying to present a thing...
Warning: Might glitch to credits I will finish this ACE soon as possible (or will I?)
Posted: 9/16/2016 9:09 PM
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Bisqwit
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Very nice talk! You handled all the surprises with technical difficulties like a pro. Too bad the camera guy(s) wasn't quite alert.