March 2020 Report (Patreon)

Hi again!

This month has been both kinda interesting and foreboding for me. Despite there being not many updates on my YouTube channel this month save for a Direct Mini reaction, I want to thank you guys again for sticking with me, especially at a time when both my ability to balance YouTube videos and school, as well as the performance of my YouTube content are uncertain under COVID-19. Believe me, I really want to try my best to work on videos, especially during this trying time where everyone is stuck home and such. With that said...

The April 1st video is done!

I did manage to create a full core video this month about the history of Nintendo's releases in Hong Kong, and you all can watch it early right now! It will release publicly on April 1st, as part of April Fools. How it ties in, I won't say outright until it releases. :p

I'll save some detailed thoughts about it on next month's report, but this core video wouldn't have been possible without help from quite a few people. I might dive into the craziness that is researching facts for this video in the next report as well! It's overall a very interesting topic to work with, and one that definitely fits the bill for my channel.

Also, as a little treat, here's the thumbnail avatar art I've drawn for this video! I'm getting fond of the idea of drawing unique thumbnails for core videos, heh.

Famicom 3D System video

All the voiceover recordings for the Famicom 3D System core video have been completed, which leaves video recording and editing left! Admittedly production of the April Fools video took up the majority of this month since it was produced on a bit of a short notice compared to my other videos. That being said, I'm still confident in the ability to get it out in a much shorter timeframe after the April 1st video releases...right after I take care of some academic projects!

Personal Update

Here's a look at my current academic work schedule as of this post:

The purple items are all upcoming assignments! The courses I've been studying generally don't have examinations, instead there are multiple large projects that are handed in after the end of the semester (mine ends at the end of April, with projects going on till the end of May). As upcoming projects start to creep on me, I'm going to try getting that Famicom 3D System video filmed asap, so at least I have time to just slowly edit it between assignments. I really wouldn't want to see it come out in May, and want to reserve my semester break for other projects on the backburner!

Recent Pickups

Finally, here are some neat things I picked up during this month that can be used as interesting video subjects or be helpful for video making! You might've seen me post about these on Twitter. Whenever I pick something up for my collection, I usually get myself familiar with it and research it for a while before I can confidently begin production on a related video, so it might take some time before you'll see these in a video, but they'll all be added to my list of video ideas and plans!

I finally have an American NES to call my own...or as I like to call it, a Tetris machine! (I owned a Hong Kong variant a while back that is briefly featured in my April 1st video -- I let it go because PAL video and I don't stick. Sorry dude)

I only have 3 official NES games in my possession right now as games and accessories for the NES are hard (and sorta expensive) to come across in Hong Kong without some eBay shopping. I mostly picked it up just due to all the differences it had compared to the Famicom, and also because it's a system I've known about for the longest time but have only seen in person once. Who knows how my collection for it will grow in the future!

...this is the iQue Player, a China-exclusive variant of the Nintendo 64 with fascinating features! This is one of those items I thought I would only come across if I had enough luck, and it seems the day has come. There are multiple popular videos about the thing already, but since then, the iQue Player has seen some resurgence thanks to homebrew discoveries and the speedrunning community, which are definitely points I want to address in a video about it, in addition to deep diving into its history to show people what the heck an 'iQue' even is. Definitely going to be another large video project in the far future!

A few days ago, I picked up a CRT television...for free! (Did you know analog TV is still available in Hong Kong until the end of 2020?)

My only other CRT before this is a 9-inch Sony BVM. While that definitely has a far superior video quality, I've been longing for a larger screen size on certain occasions. It allows for easier use of some of the gaming accessories I have, such as the Famicom light gun, Power Glove...and even the Super Scope! Yes, they'll be video subjects...eventually. I hope.

That's about it for the March report! Hopefully when the end of April rolls around and around 60% (I think?) of my university projects are taken care of, I can share more details about videos beyond the Famicom 3D System! Talking about that system for so long has made it sound kinda weird in my head -- maybe it's best that I finally finish up that video.