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Viewer’s Guide

Everything you need to understand RetroMasochism, participate in the community, pick games, earn rewards, and survive the RetroDome.

The Challenge

What is RetroMasochism?

A few years ago I decided I wanted to mainly play and stream games I grew up with. This eventually turned into trying out other popular games of the time that I missed out on. Then the idea was born! Why not dive deep into the libraries of the consoles I grew up with which were the NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis, and see what there is, good and bad. But simply playing them wasn’t enough. I decided I must play them till I beat them without any cheats, save stating, guides, turbo controller functions. Since most of these games will be brand new to me I wanted to make the first time experience as authentic as possible from taking down passwords and notes, drawing my own maps, and even working things out with friends sharing the experience. For now this project only includes libraries from the NES/Famicom/Famicom Disk System, SNES/Super Famicom/Satellaview, N64, GameCube, Game Boy/Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Virtual Boy, Sega Genesis/32X/CD/Mega Drive, Sega Master System, and Lynx. I might branch off to other systems but for now I got plenty to experience. Join me on my journey through these games as I conquer brutally awful games and discover hidden gems! How many games will I finish before I break?

RetroMasochism Rules

Games must be beaten on the default difficulty, continue/life settings.

Cheats are NOT allowed.

Only materials provided with the game are allowed. (ie manuals)

Save states are allowed but only to practice brutal parts. The game must be completed without the help of save states after to make it count as a legit completion. (I rarely ever do this.)

General Information

As a new viewer there are many things you should know about how this project works and what you are able to do. Review the sections below to learn about everything. I know there’s a lot but overtime all this will become second nature to you if you choose to join me on this journey.

Watching & Chatting

Useful Commands

!pixels

This will display the amount of pixels you have on your account. Pixels are the channel currency which can be used for various things. See the pixel section below for more information.

!stats

This will display detailed stats of your account. This includes your pixel amount, hours watched, rank (based on hours and purely cosmetic), amount of hours needed for next rank, total games you picked, game rating average of those picks, and amount of game tokens if you have any.

!current

Display information about the current game being played.

!last

Display information about the last game played.

!next

Display information about the next game that will be played.

See the full list of chat commands on the Commands page.

Chat Rules

1No backseat gaming, hints, tips, or spoilers unless specifically asked for.

2Respect each other.

3No religious or political talk.

4No discrimination of any kind, jokingly or not.

5No advertising other streams, let me do that.

6No discussing timeouts/bans.

7Links can be posted in chat but please keep it tasteful, use common sense.

Pixels, Subscriptions & Rewards

Subscriber Benefits

Tier 1

Pixel earning multiplier - x4

10,000 pixels

1 game token every 2 months

First time subscribers get a bonus of 1 game token and 15k pixels.

Tier 2

Pixel earning multiplier - x5

25,000 pixels

1 game token every month

First time subscribers get a bonus of 2 game tokens and 30k pixels.

Tier 3

Pixel earning multiplier - x7.5

60,000 pixels

3 game tokens

First time subscribers get a bonus of 4 game tokens and 70k pixels.

Gifting Subs

Tier 1

10,000 pixels each

1 game token for every 2 gift subs

Tier 2

25,000 pixels each

1 game token

Tier 3

60,000 pixels each

3 game tokens

Pixels

Pixels are the channel's currency that can be used to gamble or purchase various things from the Pixel Shop.

Earning Pixels

Watching/Lurking/Chatting

You will automatically get 20 pixels every 10 minutes you spend in chat during a live stream.

Subscribers, VIPs, and chatters get a higher multiplier on these earnings.

Active Chatter - x1.5

VIP Bronze - x1.5

VIP Silver - x2

VIP Gold - x2.5

Subscriber

Tier 1 - x4

Tier 2 - x5

Tier 3 - x7.5

Chat Games

There are a variety of chat games that can be played in the public chat with others or privately by whispering Nostalgicade. To view a list of games and their commands check the Chat Games Commands section.

Bonuses

500 pixels is given out at the end of every game. A higher amount is given out based on your chat activity during the game. You must be around to claim this bonus.

Between games you are given the chance to guess the amount of time it will take me to complete the next game. The top 3 closest times will get a chance to play Blinko.

1st - 3 Blinko chips

2nd - 2 Blinko chips

3rd - 1 Blinko chips

Sometimes there will be random special bonuses that must be claimed that I will activate based on milestones in the game I am playing. Reward amounts will be random.

Subscribing:

Subscribing to my channel will earn you a pixel package based on the tier level each month you subscribe to. See Subscriber Benefits.

Game Tokens

Game tokens are used to pick games that will be played in the RetroMasochism project.

Earning Game Tokens

Subscribing via Twitch

Tier 1

First time subscriber - 1 token

1 token every 2 months

Tier 2

First time subscriber - 2 tokens

1 token every month

Tier 3

First time subscriber - 4 tokens

3 tokens every month

Donating (For every $10 you will receive 1 game token.)

Upgrading to the VIP ranks with pixels.

Prize on Blinko.

VIP Ranks

VIP Bronze - 25,000 pixels

A vipbronze.png badge next to your name on chat on the stream.

x1.5 pixel multiplier on earnings (NOT from gambling).

1 VIP pick

Type "!buybronze" to purchase this upgrade if you have enough pixels.

VIP Silver - 45,000 pixels/30,000 pixels if VIP Bronze

A vipsilver.png badge next to your name on chat on the stream.

x2.0 pixel multiplier on earnings (NOT from gambling).

2 VIP picks

Type "!buysilver" to purchase this upgrade if you have enough pixels.

VIP Gold - 75,000 pixels/40k pixels if VIP Silver/50,000 pixels if VIP Bronze

A vipgold.png badge next to your name on chat on the stream.

x2.5 pixel multiplier on earnings (NOT from gambling).

4 VIP picks

Type "!buygold" to purchase this upgrade if you have enough pixels.

Picking Games

All games played in the RetroMasochism project are picked by viewers from this list. I chose to go with this method because it’s fun for the viewers, and the randomness is fun for me. As a new viewer it will take a bit of time to be able to get your game added, but as a dedicated viewer you will be able to get many added, and played.

Ways to Pick Games

When picking a game by using any of the methods below please whisper me the name of the game, system, and if it is a RetroDome pick or a Buy ‘n Bump.

Using Game Tokens

1 game token can be used to add your game to the RetroDome.

2 game tokens can be used to add your game to the next available slot on the Completed/Upcoming Games list.

1 game token can be used to bump your game out of the RetroDome to the next available slot on the Completed/Upcoming Games list.

Tokens can be converted to 60,000 pixels with the !convert tokens <# of tokens>

Using Pixels

50,000 pixels will add the game to the RetroDome.

Another 50,000 pixels can be used to bump your game out of the RetroDome to the next available slot on the Completed/Upcoming Games list. 100,000 pixels can be used to bypass the RetroDome and add it to the next available slot.

Pixels can be used to buy attribute points for your RetroDome games to help improve their chances of winning. Each point costs 5,000 pixels. See RetroDome for more details.

Build your own fighter for the RetroDome. See RetroDome for more details.

Raffles

Every ~7 games there will be a sports game only raffle. The only rule for this raffle is a different sport must be chosen from the last 2 sports picks.

RetroDome

The RetroDome is an arena simulator used to randomly pick a game that has not been locked in place on the Completed/Upcoming Games list. For a list of the games that are currently in the RetroDome check out the RetroDome Contenders list. Currently, the only rule for games that win the RetroDome is that turn-based RPGs can’t win back to back. After a RetroDome turn-based RPG all turn-based RPG fighters will be disabled for just that RetroDome.

To improve the chances of a game winning the RetroDome you can use pixels to purchase attribute points for 5,000 pixels each. Each attribute starts with 5 points and can have a max of 10 points.

Build Your Own Fighter

When space is available in the RetroDome you may purchase your own fighter to compete with other fighters or games. You can even purchase attribute points and add your own avatar. If your fighter happens to win a RetroDome you will be given the chance to pick ANY game either from the RetroDome list or the game list to be added to the next RetroDome slot. Only fighters of active viewers at the time of the RetroDome will be allowed to fight. Fighters of inactive viewers will only be disabled and not deleted.

If you are interested in adding your own fighter please whisper me to let me know and include a link to an avatar you would like used on the fighter’s profile.

Fighter Creation - 150,000 pixels

Attribute Point - 100,000 pixels

Possibly more options to come...

**Please understand that prices above can change at any time to fix problems if they come up.

Ranks & Reference

Attributes

Attributes range from 1 to 10. Higher values provide a stronger benefit, but every fight still includes random decisions, combat rolls, and arena hazards.

STRENGTH

Increases damage from unarmed attacks and spears. Best for close-range fighters.

AGILITY

Increases movement and action speed, improves combat dodging, and helps fighters escape arena guardians. It also improves reactions when chasing, fleeing, or searching for supplies.

ENDURANCE

Slows thirst and fatigue loss, improves recovery, and helps a fighter survive longer while hungry, thirsty, tired, or injured.

SKILL

Increases sight range and bow damage. Skilled fighters are better at locating food and water, safely placing land mines, and disarming mines.

LUCK

Reduces rare weapon accidents, improves mine disarming when combined with Skill, and makes favorable opportunities such as teaming and special attacks more likely.

Chat Ranks

The table below shows all the ranks that can be earned by simply watching the stream. These ranks don’t provide any perks and are just for show at the moment. To view your current rank use the !stats command in chat.

Odyssey0 hours

Fairchild Channel F50 hours

RCA Studio II125 hours

Bally Astrocade225 hours

Atari 2600350 hours

Odyssey 2500 hours

Game & Watch675 hours

Intellivision875 hours

Colecovision1,100 hours

Commodore 641,350 hours

Atari 52001,625 hours

Vectrex1,925 hours

MSX2,250 hours

Atari ST2,600 hours

Amiga2,975 hours

Sega Master System3,375 hours

NES3,800 hours

Game Boy4,250 hours

TurboGrafx-164,725 hours

Sega Genesis5,225 hours

Atari Lynx5,750 hours

Game Gear6,300 hours

Neo-Geo6,875 hours

Super Nintendo7,475 hours

Philips CD-i8,100 hours

Sega CD8,750 hours

3DO9,425 hours

Atari Jaguar10,125 hours

Amiga CD3210,850 hours

Sega 32X11,600 hours

Sega Saturn12,375 hours

Virtual Boy13,175 hours

PlayStation13,900 hours

Nintendo 6414,650 hours

Game Boy Color15,425 hours

Dreamcast16,225 hours

PlayStation 217,050 hours

Game Boy Advance17,900 hours

GameCube18,775 hours

Xbox19,675 hours

Nintendo DS20,600 hours

PC21,550 hours