Warning: Flashing lights for the first 10 seconds, crunchy audio for the first 1:09 of the video.

_{(Context for Implausibly Average & Halloween for Implausibly Average: I treat Halloween like our April Fools, so the video that goes up on Halloween is usually a joke or silly gimmick video of some sort. In Implausibly Average lore I, Josh Average, am trapped on an office/TV studio on The Moon.)}

The plan for this year's Halloween video is, loosely, "what if Implausibly Average the YouTube channel existed as a pre-HD TV channel of nebulous time/origin?" The upload will say that I found this VHS tape in the office of a past broadcast from the TV station, and I don't know when it's from or where it came from. The video itself will be anywhere from an hour to two hours of uninterrupted broadcast, so commercials, credits, bumpers, shows, everything.

This will require 3 things: homemade pre-HD TV-style bumpers, Let's Play footage of pre-HD consoles, and a collection of period-appropriate commercials. This is a proof of concept of the bumpers.

Awhile ago, when I started the semi-reboot of Implausibly Average, I commissioned a friend to do some TV voice over lines. Just some "coming up next" stuff, as I was making a TV bumper as a trailer for some new Pokemon Let's Play stuff. I didn't end up using much of it, as Brain Problems put me on hiatus with Implausibly Average.

However, with this video idea, I was able to both tie in the "lore" of Implausibly Average with our yearly Halloween gimmick video and use some of that old audio I commissioned for the bumper! Additionally, I've been able to to use a theme song I commissioned from my dear friend Darling Demon Eclipse.

I think the bumper works alright! It can use a few extra passes for sure, and I need to make a lot more of them, but it's a really solid start. Along with these types of schedule bumpers, I'm going to try and put together "generic" bumpers, using local affiliates from the pre-HD era as inspiration. I need to make a lot more, but I've got until Halloween, so I have time to find the style and make more of these.

Anyways, what do you think? I'd love feedback!

Me, one week into recording KH1FM for a KH series let’s play: hell yeah nothing bad will ever happen to me

Me, two weeks into recording KH1FM for a KH series let’s play: why do I do this to myself. What is my problem.

I think things will get better when we get to weirder (Re:Chain, 358/2 Days) and better (KH2, Birth By Sleep, KH3) Kingdom Hearts games, but right now I need a break lol I don't even wanna look at footage to edit, I wanna record something else entirely

Me, one week into recording KH1FM for a KH series let’s play: hell yeah nothing bad will ever happen to me

Me, two weeks into recording KH1FM for a KH series let’s play: why do I do this to myself. What is my problem.

There were sooooo many good demos for this Steam Next Fest. I am/was slightly overwhelmed 😅

So far I played:

Let's Revolution
Sea of Stars
Viewfinder
Station to Station
A Tiny Sticker Tale
Wanderful
Loddlenaut
One Lonely Outpost
March of Shrooms
Kingdom 80s
The Last Alchemist
Nova Lands
Mind Over Magic
Botany Manor
My Little Universe
Everafter Falls
Moonstone Island

Stand outs for me have been:

🔥Let's Revolution- fantastic art and gameplay(eat the rich themes which I love)

📷Viewfinder- mind bending in the best ways also beautiful graphics.

🐴A Tiny Sticker Tale- cute art style with fun sticker game mechanics. kinda gave me Toem vibes.

🐳Loddlenaut-underwater (more underwater games pls), cute creatures and good social commentary while also being chill af.

✨Wanderful-gorgeous art, fun strategy mechanics while buiding and exploring a colorful, fantasy world

🌜Moonstone Island-amazing pixel art, pokemon esque creatures/battles, magical girl farm times.

Nova Lands was also super fun, the pixel art is great, kinda gives me Forager vibes which I'm here for. Botany Manor very pretty and had a interactive, engaging way of discovering new plants. My Little Universe surprised me that I liked it a bunch. It's very resource heavy but the lovely thing is there's no clicking of buttons needed which made my tired hands happy. Very much a brain empty only grind kinda game which is great for low spoons days.

I may make a proper blog about everything in the near future of the game demos I played. Buuut! I did record a bunch of playthroughs of the game demos that I will put up on my Youtube The Pumpkin Patch Arcade soon! If you'd like to sub to my channel that would be neat. 💜

There is currently a quite playthough of Wanderful that just went up too! Anybody play any demos during Steam Next Fest? I'd be happy to hear about your game experiences.

🎃https://www.youtube.com/@pumpkinpatcharcade