Current Speedgame: Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (SNES)
Current Casual Game: None
I stream most Sundays starting around 7-8PM US Central Time (GMT-6). It is currently very difficult for me to stream on other days due to my work schedule, but I hope to be able to stream on occasional weeknights again someday. Follow me on Twitch and/or Twitter to get notified when I go live.
I prefer to keep my stream chat family-friendly (PG-rated) with no politics or other divisive/controversial topics, but do not have specific chat rules beyond that.
Also check out my Youtube channel, where I post recordings of my speedrun personal bests and highlights/bloopers from my live streams.
An up-to-date document of my content (Personal Bests, Marathon Performances, Highlighted Casual/First Playthroughs) with additional notes and details can be found here.
Final Fantasy IV (SNES, No Stairs Glitch): 3:09:13
Final Fantasy V (SFC w/Eng Patch, Any%): 4:18:37
Final Fantasy VI (SNES, Glitchless Any%): 5:13:24
Final Fantasy VI (SNES, Glitchless 100%): 6:17:38
Final Fantasy VI (SFC, No Sketch/WW): 4:52:10
Final Fantasy VII (PSX, No Slots): 8:12:49
Final Fantasy VII (PC, New Game+): 2:46:23
Final Fantasy IX (PSX, Any%): 9:21:25
The Final Fantasy Legend (GB, No Saw): 1:03:52
Final Fantasy Legend II (GB, Glitchless): 1:50:23
Final Fantasy Legend III (GB, Glitchless): 2:43:10
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest (SNES, NSG): 2:35:22
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest (SNES, 100%): 2:57:08
Chrono Trigger (SNES, Any%): 2:57:44
Chrono Trigger (SNES, 100%): 4:41:34
Chrono Trigger (SNES, Glitchless Any%): 4:32:30
Chrono Trigger (SNES, Glitchless 100%): 5:25:12
Chrono Trigger (SFC, Glitchless 100%): 5:26:26
Kingdom Hearts II (PS2, Any%): 4:32:16
Soul Blazer (SNES, Any%): 1:46:40
Illusion of Gaia (SNES, 100%): 2:17:20
Lufia II (SNES, Any% NMG/No Manip): 3:51:28
Crystalis (NES, Any% Warpless): 1:10:27
Parasite Eve (PSX, Segmented): 2:25:17 (In-Game)
Parasite Eve (PSX, New Game+): 22:18 (Realtime)
Legend of Mana (PSX, Dragon Storyline): 1:34:38
Legend of Mana (PSX, Faerie Storyline): 1:46:34
Legend of Mana (PSX, Jumi Storyline): 2:14:07
Legend of Mana (PSX, All Storylines): 3:52:54
Octopath Traveler (PC, Olberic's Story): 1:07:44
Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES, Any%): 44:13
Games Done Quick
SGDQ 2019: Chrono Trigger, Glitchless 100%
SGDQ 2018: Final Fantasy VI, Glitchless 100%
SGDQ 2017: Chrono Trigger, Any%
SGDQ 2016: Illusion of Gaia, 100%
SGDQ 2015: Chrono Trigger, 100% Co-op with Essentia
AGDQ 2015: Final Fantasy VII, PC New Game+
SGDQ 2014: Final Fantasy VI, Glitchless 100% Co-op with Essentia
SGDQ 2013: Final Fantasy V, SNES w/Eng Patch Any%
AGDQ 2013: Final Fantasy IX, Co-op with spikevegeta
SGDQ 2012: Illusion of Gaia, 100%
AGDQ 2012: Final Fantasy VII, PSX No Slots
SGDQ 2011: Kingdom Hearts II, All Worlds Race with spikevegeta
RPG Limit Break
RPGLB 2023: Lufia II, Any% No Major Glitches/No Manipulation
RPGLB 2018: Chrono Trigger, Glitchless 100%
RPGLB 2016: Final Fantasy VI, Glitchless Any% Co-op with Essentia
RPGLB 2015: Chrono Trigger, 100% Co-op with Essentia
Other
Questing for Glory 2023: Lufia II, Any% No Major Glitches/No Manipulation
Questing for Glory 2020: Chrono Trigger, Glitchless 100% with RNG Manip
Questing for Glory 2019: The Final Fantasy Legend, Any% No Saw Skill
Questing for Glory 2018: Final Fantasy VI, JP Any% No Sketch/Wrong Warp Glitches
RTA in Japan Online 2018: Chrono Trigger, Glitchless 100% Race with Rupan2525
Questing for Glory 2017: Final Fantasy Legend III, Glitchless Any%
Crystals for Life 2014: Illusion of Gaia, 100%
Crystals for Life 2014: Kingdom Hearts II, Any%
Crystals for Life 2014: Final Fantasy VI, Glitchless 100%
Crystals for Life 2013: Final Fantasy VII, PSX No Slots
Crystals for Life 2013: Final Fantasy V, PSX Any%
Crystals for Life 2013: Final Fantasy IX, Any%
Q: Is this on an emulator? How are you playing the game?
A: All of my Super Nintendo game streams are from an original SNES console with official controller. My SNES is modded to allow me to play Japanese Super Famicom games (which is just a matter of removing 2 plastic tabs around the cartridge slot), and to output in high quality component video. I sometimes play from an SD2SNES flash cart in order to practice using save files made on an emulator, or to play English translation patches/practice hacks/randomizers on console.
All of my PS1/PS2 game streams are from a PS2 Slim console (SCPH-90001 model) with Fast Disc Speed enabled and an official DualShock2 controller. For PS1 games this provides faster load times compared to playing the game on a PS1 or PS3, and unofficial emulators/controllers are not allowed under Speed Demos Archive rules.
Game Boy games are played via SNES console and Super Game Boy 2 adapter. Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games are played via Gamecube console and Game Boy Player add-on.
I do frequently use emulators to practice specific sections of games that are inconvenient to practice on console. If I ever stream emulator practice I will say so in the broadcast title.
Q: Do you take donations/tips/subscriptions/Bits?
A: At this time I do not accept personal donations (either directly or via the Twitch channel subscription program), as I work full-time and prefer to keep gaming/streaming a hobby. You can however subscribe to the RPG Limit Break channel, which helps support equipment/venue costs for the annual RPG Limit Break charity marathon that I help organize.
Twitch has removed my ability to opt-out of Bits Cheering, which I am not interested in per the above; so I have set a 10,000 Bits minimum in order to discourage Cheering.
If you'd like to support my stream, just participate in chat and have fun, spread the word on social media to friends that might enjoy my streams, and whitelist my channel in your browser ad blocking software (I get a share of revenue from ads).
Q: Do you speak Japanese?
A: I can read Katakana, which is the Japanese alphabet used for words from English and other foreign languages. RPGs tend to use Katakana pretty heavily for menu and battle text (ie アイテム = Aitemu, or Item), so this along with already having played the game in English lets me get by without being fluent in Japanese.
Q: How are you able to play this whole game in 1 sitting?
A: RPGs can be pretty demanding to speedrun single-segment; but the games I run have enough places where the game goes on auto-pilot long enough for me to take a quick break if I need one.
Q: What's your favorite Final Fantasy?
A: No.
I'm part of an awesome speedrunning site/community called Speed Demos Archive - check out our speedrun library of over 1000 games at www.speeddemosarchive.com and our live stream listings at http://speedrun.tv/team:sda and www.twitch.tv/team/sda.
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