Some Personal Multimedia Stuff
Luckily people have posted some cool stuff up on the internet. Here's a collection of awesome stuff that I've had the opportunity to create, help with, or whatever.
Rock Band!
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The community team came over to the house for a Rock Band party! It starts around 0:50 or so. Enjoy!
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#GamerGate
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Zoe returns discussing the topic on everyone's minds "even if they don't want it there." Joining her on the discussion are Josh Jones, Bruce Murray and Billy Joe Cain.
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Defender Related (videos below)
RecordSetter's Defender Charity
"In the spirit of giving this holiday season, we here at Another Castle like to put the spotlight on some of the good deeds the nerd community takes part in. This past November, in the name of the Mission Soup Kitchen in Killeen, Texas an avid arcade gamer and reigning scoreboard champion by the name of Billy Joe Cain streamed his [32.5 hour, 33.6 million point] marathon of Defender, beating his own Arcade World Record. Via GoFundMe, Billy Joe and Josh Jones of Recordsetter were able to make a big difference in their community through a mutual love of gaming."
It is the highest score on Defender ever 100% verified with a live referee. It was streamed live with two referees from different companies watching over the internet, and is saved on Twitch.TV under the handle billyjoecainlive. The record is posted on Recordsetter.com here. The record Defender footage is here. (That link isn't working as of 9.17.2014. I'm trying to get it activated again).
"In the spirit of giving this holiday season, we here at Another Castle like to put the spotlight on some of the good deeds the nerd community takes part in. This past November, in the name of the Mission Soup Kitchen in Killeen, Texas an avid arcade gamer and reigning scoreboard champion by the name of Billy Joe Cain streamed his [32.5 hour, 33.6 million point] marathon of Defender, beating his own Arcade World Record. Via GoFundMe, Billy Joe and Josh Jones of Recordsetter were able to make a big difference in their community through a mutual love of gaming."
It is the highest score on Defender ever 100% verified with a live referee. It was streamed live with two referees from different companies watching over the internet, and is saved on Twitch.TV under the handle billyjoecainlive. The record is posted on Recordsetter.com here. The record Defender footage is here. (That link isn't working as of 9.17.2014. I'm trying to get it activated again).
Veteran Game Dev Risks Health for 80-Hour Charity Gaming Session
You probably shouldn't try this at home. Leave it to the professionals—like Billy Joe Cain.
Cain's been in the gaming industry for about twenty years, during which he worked on games for Origin Systems and Electronic Arts. He also set up a world record (several of them, in fact) playing the 1980 arcade game Defender—a stunt he'd like to repeat in an attempt to raise money for charity.
You probably shouldn't try this at home. Leave it to the professionals—like Billy Joe Cain.
Cain's been in the gaming industry for about twenty years, during which he worked on games for Origin Systems and Electronic Arts. He also set up a world record (several of them, in fact) playing the 1980 arcade game Defender—a stunt he'd like to repeat in an attempt to raise money for charity.
A Defender Champion Shares His Thoughts On Resogun
Billy Joe Cain is a Defender champion. He recently took part in a 32.5 hour marathon high score attempt on the game. Resogun is often compared to Defender, and Cain recently wrote up some of his thoughts on the game.
Billy Joe Cain is a Defender champion. He recently took part in a 32.5 hour marathon high score attempt on the game. Resogun is often compared to Defender, and Cain recently wrote up some of his thoughts on the game.
Defender Marathon World Record 11/16/2014 (Part 2) 657,375-10,814,175 points
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Want to read about this? Here ya go!
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Defender Marathon World Record 11/16/2014 (Part 4) 33,409,775 - 33,644,725 points
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Want to read about this? Here ya go!
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Defender Marathon Warmup
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On November 16th, I am going to take a run at the Defender Marathon World Record. Defender is an arcade game that came out in 1980 and has been called one of the most difficult arcade games ever.
Last Friday, I played for 4 hours to get a feel of what it's like to be chained to that machine again. I stopped after going through all 255 waves on the machine and it flipped back to wave 1. I share my thoughts here on what I learned and what I think I need to do for the marathon attempt. The attempt event is here on Facebook. |
Defender Played on 99/99 Difficulty - Start with 9 Ships Red ROM chips
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I love Defender; this is some tough play for my online Defender group.
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Stargate 5 Man Tournament Mode
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Stargate 5 Man Tournament Mode. This was filmed by Grace Snokes for Video Game Scoreboard. While we were at Star Worlds Arcade, I thought I'd do a quick 5 man tournament score video since I had the opportunity. It's on a cocktail cabinet! :)
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Twin Galaxies at Pinballz Arcade
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Josh Jones and I put this event together for Walter Day and Twin Galaxies. Texas State Trading Card Premiere brought to you by Twin Galaxies International and Pinballz Arcade. "Recognizing Texas' Contributions to Video Game Culture, Twin Galaxies awards a new series of Video Game Trading Cards."
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King of Arcades Trailer
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At 1:18, you can see a clip of my Rock Band Infinity Room, where an interview with Walter Day was filmed. Hopefully it'll make the final cut! "The King of Arcades is coming soon from Co-Producer Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs TV Show, Fanboys) and Executive Producer Eric Tessler. The Richie Knucklez Arcade, one of the biggest arcade phenomena in the world, is now the focus of the highly anticipated documentary The King of Arcades."
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War on Women Related
My daughter, Tuesday, and I went through all sorts of craziness in June of 2013 when Tuesday created a pro-life sign at the Texas Capitol. Here is another example of what she had to deal with.
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My daughter was brought on as the pro-choice counterpoint to this story.
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War on Women
War on Women
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Billy Joe Cain and his daughter Tuesday talk about the abuse she received after a placard she painted responding to Texas's abortion law debate was widely shared online. Why is the tone of debate on abortion in the US so nasty? Head on to 24:30 to get to our part.
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War on Women
14 Year Old Women’s Rights Activist Attacked Online, Labeled “Slut,” “Whore”
This is what happens when a woman speaks out.
What were you up to when you were 14 years old? Worried about making the baseball / softball team? Writing your school crush’s name one thousand times in your notebook? Trading Pokemon cards in the hallways after class? Picking your nose and wiping your bookers on the underside of your desk?
Nothing’s wrong with any of those things, of course! But just how many of you were not only politically aware, but actively engaging in politics at the age of 14? How many of you were hitting the streets and partaking in the most AMERICAN thing you can do: protest. AT THE AGE OF 14.
Tuesday Cain can say she did. Tuesday Cain, 14 year old girl, stood up for her rights as a young woman living in Texas. She protested against HB2, the anti-women, anti-choice bill that is now law in Texas. With her voice and her dad and a friend by her side, she showed up with a sign…and is now being called a WHORE.
This is what happens when a woman speaks out.
What were you up to when you were 14 years old? Worried about making the baseball / softball team? Writing your school crush’s name one thousand times in your notebook? Trading Pokemon cards in the hallways after class? Picking your nose and wiping your bookers on the underside of your desk?
Nothing’s wrong with any of those things, of course! But just how many of you were not only politically aware, but actively engaging in politics at the age of 14? How many of you were hitting the streets and partaking in the most AMERICAN thing you can do: protest. AT THE AGE OF 14.
Tuesday Cain can say she did. Tuesday Cain, 14 year old girl, stood up for her rights as a young woman living in Texas. She protested against HB2, the anti-women, anti-choice bill that is now law in Texas. With her voice and her dad and a friend by her side, she showed up with a sign…and is now being called a WHORE.
CIRCUSCISION @ FANTASTIC FEST'S Filmmaking Frenzy: Time Travel is Fantastic!
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Directed by Matt Connely and Steve Powers. Starring: Tuesday Cain, Matthew Cain, Matt Connely and Steve Powers. Production crew: Mark Vittek, Billy Cain, Meredith Connely, Holly Powers and Kevin MacLeod.
This short was made for Fantastic Fest's Filmmaking Frenzy: Time Travel is Fantastic. Took all day and was a ton of fun to shoot! |
Blackmoor Studios Dedication to Dave Arneson
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Paying our respects to Dave Arneson at Full Sail University's opening of Blackmoore Studios. Make no mistake, Dave Arneson is the creator of Dungeons and Dragons.
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Britannia Manor - 1994
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At Origin Systems, "We Created Worlds" was a mantra that went outside of games. Every two years, Richard Garriott let us create a Halloween experience that has never been duplicated. Scare For The Cure is carrying on the tradition, though!
I'm not in the video, but I worked my ass off on that thing! |
Culture Shock Rehearsal
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In the late 1980s, I was a founding member of a band called Culture Shock. I had managed to learn bass through taking jazz band with the intention of playing some hard rock, and this is a snippet of a Culture Shock rehearsal, filmed when some of BZ's friends stopped by for a visit. How did I wind up as the still frame?!? Wow. That was a long time ago!
Culture Shock played regularly at the Backroom and Steamboat regularly in Austin from something like 89-92 or so. Check out more stuff about Culture Shock on their Facebook page or listen to them here! |
Culture Shock Live at the Backroom May 30, 1992
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Culture Shock playing a headlining show at the Backroom in Austin, Texas on May 30th, 1992.
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