Dr. Tetris in Turrican Stunt World (9-22-17) SVGA Chron

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Games featured: Tetris Attack, Super Mario World, The Terminator, Super Turrican, Stunt Race FX, and Tetris & Dr. Mario. Footage was taken from VGA's group stream on 9/22/17. Accompanying VGA are co-hosts Pumpkin and Moff, joined by their guests Tom and CGH.

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The Future of VGA Chronicles: YouTube Concerns

There has been some news of YouTube changing some of its privileges for smaller channels, namely the ability to monetize and upload custom thumbnails. Unless a channel has 1000 or more subs, and 4000 hours of watch time in a year, these privileges will be revoked from a channel, effective by next month.

So what does all of this mean for VGA Chronicles? Well, nothing and everything. I don't monetize my videos and I never intended to. I do this as a side project and an opportunity to hone several skills, such as my comedy, video editing, and social skills. The ability to rake in ad revenue was never something I intended to take advantage of, as I myself hate ads and would rather them not be on my own videos. However, I enjoy making my own custom thumbnails. It's art to me and also a way to brand the video. Losing this is enough to spark some changes.

As of now, I have somewhere around 150 finished videos that have never been uploaded to my channel. The bulk of them are stream-related (full streams as well as segments of streams) whereas a fair fraction of them are original, unreleased, classic-style VGA Chronicles videos. Why are these videos not released? Like I said, VGA Chronicles is a side project for me. I can't be bothered with it 24/7, as it doesn't pay the bills and it is largely just an experiment. I love it, though, and I intend to do it forever, if possible. But even if I released a video a day, I wouldn't gain anything from it but exhaustion from putting time into a hobby that is supposed to be fun. Because of this, I decided to reserve my content rather than put it all out instantly. That way, I would be able to build a surplus of content to upload when I was running short.

Now, the issue with all of that is I never foresaw myself switching over to mainly recording live streams. The streams produce more than enough content for my channel. I know they aren't of the classical nature of my older videos, but lately I'm finding less motivation to do classic VGA videos and more excitement to do the streams, probably due to the added social factor. With that being said, I think it might be time to mass-upload all of these classic VGA videos while I still have the custom thumbnail option. Because at the end of the day, none of this holding back matters. I'm not gaining or losing followers from uploading too much or uploading too little. And even if I did, I'm not going to see any money from it, as I have under 100 subs on YouTube and I'm still not interested in enabling ads. If I ever open VGA into the concept of money, it'll be through dedicated fans who are willing to donate to the project. And even then, I don't feel like the project is at that stage yet.

But what is all of this building up to? Well, a few things. For one, YouTube will no longer be my primary platform for video uploads, as I'll be switching to Twitch. But if you're worried about me leaving YouTube, don't. I'll still be on and upload to YouTube. I just won't care about the platform as much, as it is changing into something I don't like and want to get away from. Also, just as I like to support indie games on Twitter, I will be supporting the smaller channels instead of the big ones.

Another change this brings about are the streams themselves. I already stream to Twitch to begin with, but until my saltiness about YouTube wears off, the Super VGA Chronicles Show will temporarily be dubbed "YouTube Is Trash" and include a special segment where my co-hosts and I all trash YouTube. Actually, it may not even be a segment. We may just casually mention it throughout the stream as a meme.

Lastly, going back to the unpublished classic videos, another reason that I would rather publish all of these right now is that the thumbnails on those videos have been created already, whereas I am still working on the streams. The classic videos are works of improv in the early days of this project. If the streams can't have thumbnails, fine. I won't like it. I won't agree with it ever. But at least I can get the classics up and branded. And, if YouTube takes all of my thumbnails away that are already in place, well, the "YouTube Is Trash" series will never end.

Thank you for taking the time to read the future of VGA Chronicles. Whoever you are, I hope to play more games and make you laugh in the near future.

Top 10 Ripoffs of Mario

Let's face it. No one can resist ripping off Mario. So here's 10 characters that did exactly that.

Top 10 Ripoffs of Mario
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#10. Luigi

Luigi is a total biological ripoff of Mario. Not only did he ripoff Mario's DNA by being his brother, but he also sports the same style of outfit, the same facial hair, and even the same profession as his vertically challenged twin. To rub salt in the wound of Mario, Luigi is constantly trying to one-up his heroic brother by: leading a series of side games, jumping higher than Mario, and even dating one of the princesses that Mario previously saved. No matter what Mario does, Luigi is always there. Following him, and taking half the credit for every quest he ventures on.

#9. Wario

Wario is a complete ripoff of Mario, only with an evil twist. Around Wario's inception, the developers at Nintendo were incredibly lazy and unimaginative. Instead of creating a new and interesting character for an original game concept, they decided to play word games with Mario's name. That's right, all they did was turn the M upside down. And there you have it, a new character: Wario.

Wario is much fatter than Mario, making him stronger and more intimidating. He also dawns a yellow outfit, which makes his character easier to see in-game. Wario is also known for collecting coins (just like Mario is) and brazenly stole the Super Mario Land series from Mario. But why? Why did this happen? What possessed Nintendo executives to make an "evil" Mario? And why were they so lazy? Unfortunately, the world may never truly know the answers to these questions.

#8. Waluigi

The character known as Waluigi is considered a quadruple rip off, since he is a ripoff of both Wario and Luigi, who both themselves are ripoffs of Mario. It seems that Waluigi merely exists to be a counterpart to both Luigi and Wario. He is Wario's partner in crime (just like Luigi is to Mario), but also serves as a reimagined "evil" Luigi (as if Luigi weren't evil enough on his own). And, just like with Wario, Nintendo lazily used childish word games to name this character. Instead of giving Waluigi an original and interesting name, they just took the name "Luigi" and turned the L upside down, creating the name "Waluigi."

Waluigi appears in many Mario side games, making various attempts to steal Mario's impressive thunder. Legend has it that Nintendo originally favored Waluigi over Mario and made past attempts to rebrand the Mario franchise under Waluigi.

#7. Yoshi

Since the release of games such as Super Mario World and Yoshi's Cookie, Mario has been robbed of his kawaiiness. It's hard to remember the times before Yoshi's existence, since he has infected nearly every subsequent Mario game with his presence like a powerful disease. Nintendo even had the nerve to give Yoshi various games of his own. Without a doubt, Yoshi's biggest slap in the face to Mario is Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. In this game, not only is Yoshi the protagonist, but he's also Mario's caretaker. This is degrading to Mario, as not only is he being ripped off, but he's also being ripped on! It's like... he thinks he owns the series now, you know?

#6. Toad

Since day one of the Mario series, Toad has been ripping off Mario. How? I'll tell you. Remember playing Super Mario Bros. for the first time and getting to the end of a castle? And after you beat the fake Bowser, there's a Toad at the end of the level? And he always says "you're in the wrong castle." Most fans don't know this, but Toad was never kidnapped. He just outran Mario to the castle, but lets Mario do all the dirty work to save the Mushroom Kingdom. After all, what would Bowser want with an ugly, pathetic Toad?

Toad is the typical loser in the Mario universe. He's short, fearful, and generally sucks at life. But these factors have never kept him from trying to dethrone Mario. He appears in nearly every Mario game in existence and even has served as a protagonist, albeit an unpopular one.

#5. Princess Peach

With the exception of being female, Princess Peach is also a ripoff of Mario. It all began with Super Mario Bros. 2. Since Donkey Kong, Peach's actress felt she had been typecasted as the damsel in distress, and wanted to try a more active role in the franchise. However, after having a taste of being a protagonist in Super Mario Bros. 2, she has since been constantly battling Nintendo for lead roles and demanding more money for her minor appearances. She appears in almost every Mario game there is, and also has a game of her own called Super Princess Peach, in which she goes on a platforming adventure, just like Mario! Her dress is also the color pink, which is a shade of red, the same color of Mario's traditional outfit.

#4. Megaman

Without the success of Mario, Megaman simply wouldn't exist. As a result, it shouldn't surprise anyone that Megaman is on this list.

Megaman is a ripoff of both Mario and Fire Mario, making him a double ripoff, but a bold one. Just like Mario, Megaman goes on platforming adventures for a heroic cause. And, just like Fire Mario, Megaman can shoot energy projectiles from his arm. Of course, if the two ever met face to face, Fire Mario would win in a heartbeat. Without his cast iron suit, Megaman is powerless. Meanwhile, all Mario has to do is eat a flower and he has just as much power, if not more, than Megaman's full strength. You can ripoff Mario all you want, Megaman. But you'll never defeat him.

#3. Link

As a major Nintendo character, Link is also a major ripoff of Mario. But the ripping off doesn't stop there. His green outfit makes him a ripoff of Luigi and Yoshi as well, making Link a triple ripoff of Mario. To understand why Link ripping off Mario is unsurprising, one must know the tale of the olden days, when Link and Mario were student and sensei.

Back in the 1980s, Mario had been training various heroes on Mario Island, including Link. Mario had been teaching the young apprentice everything he knew about magic, heroic deeds, and being a lead character in a video game. Over the course of the training, they developed quite a bond and became close friends.

Finally, one night, Mario summoned Link to his shrine for a final task. Link arrived, and Mario bestowed upon him a powerful sword, asking Link to use the sword to assassinate Luigi. Only through spilling the blood of Luigi could Link become Mario's new sidekick. Initially, Link seemed enthusiastic of the task, telling Mario that he would not let him down, and left the shrine with sword in hand.

The very next day, however, Link had abandoned Mario Island. He never killed Luigi either, and instead had begun working with privately with Shigeru Miyamoto to develop The Legend of Zelda for the Famicom. Mario soon learned of this, and felt both betrayed and devastated. From that point on, Link proceeded to ripoff Mario on a daily basis, and also nearly took over Nintendo five times.

#2. Donkey Kong

After the inevitable fall in popularity of classic arcade games, Donkey Kong took the low road and ripped off Mario.

• Having original involvement with Mario? Ripoff.
• Being in a platformer just like Mario? Ripoff.
• Having a sidekick like Mario has Luigi? Ripoff.
• The sidekick being a ripoff of Donkey Kong himself? Ripoff.
• Saving bananas just as Mario saves the princess? Ripoff.

Donkey Kong is a rare quintuple ripoff of Mario. In contradiction with his past rivalry with Mario, he's attempted to recreate and rebrand everything that Mario has ever done, down to the very last drop.

and finally...

#1. Super Mario

The biggest ripoff of Mario of all time. Super Mario is just Mario, but bigger. He does everything that small Mario does, participates in all the games, and even inhabits Mario's body. It's like Nintendo didn't think that small Mario was good enough. It's like Nintendo just took Mario and ripped him off, more than anyone else has ever ripped off anything ever before in the history of ripping things off. It's unbelievable. It's pathetic. The biggest ripoff was right under Mario's nose this whole time, and he didn't even knows it. After all, who can rip off Mario better than Mario himself? 🍄

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Mario got ripped off. :'(

Post Ripping-Off Survey:
1) Who was your favorite rip off?
Bee) How many more ripoffs of Mario do you foresee in the foreseeable future?
C) Divide 8 by 93. Carry the acorn. Add 63 to your answer and hand Mario a kleenex.
50) Is it called Meincraft or Mindcraft?
4) You know a part 2 is coming. You can feel it in your bones.

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