So that first night of streaming went OK, I think! It went on a bit longer than I would have liked, and it seemed pretty laggy for everyone watching, but hopefully those are problems that can be fixed the next time out. Already took Des' suggestions and downscaled the streaming resolution and the frames per second and lowered the bitrate significantly, and I tested it in the area that appeared to give people the most problems yesterday. It's definitely not ideal -- the image is fuzzier, and there's still some slowdown, but there's no frame skipping, which is nice. I'll take a fuzzier image and a bit of slowdown in problem areas over full-on lagginess.

Other than that technical stuff, I think the experience was fun for everyone involved, especially if you are a fan of watching me die repeatedly in stupid ways! Here's the video if you are bored and have a LOT of time on your hands.

This Friday will be the second half of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. After that will be a whole new game! Most games in the 8- and 16-bit era are pretty short, so it shouldn't take me more than 2-3 weeks to beat most of what I'll be playing.

My streaming HQ is here, if you need the link.

Requisite bump to come Friday. Hope to see many people there!

EDIT: Bumped for great justice! Come out tonight and have fun!