Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
*NOTE: This is an unedited archive of a live no-commentary playthrough originally streamed on Twitch (twitch.tv/bippoernesti), which means there may be deaths, restarts or intermissions/interruptions.
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Double feature this time. These games are so short that they fit well into one stream. Interestingly, Twitch has two categories for Power Blade II, but none for the first game. There is a category for Power Blazer though. I also called Power Blade II easier in the stream description but I died several times compared to the first game's none. The first death was just me trying to be cool and show that the very top of the fire doesn't kill you, but I mistimed it. The other deaths were me just straight up choking at the end.
Stream Date: 2022-06-20
Stream Title: Let's stream these games and get away!
Live Notification - NOVA is comin' ova
Stream Description: Time for some good old NES stuff again. The Power Blade games are short, but solid fun. There's no category for the first game, only for the very different Japanese version of it (Power Blazer). Enjoy the excellent music by Kinuyo Yamashita.
-Power Blade-
The game's still a little jank, but it's a vast improvement over the original Power Blazer. The only difference between Normal and Expert is that Expert adds damage knockback, but it's very inconsistent and only really affects you in select few platforming sections.
-Power Blade 2-
Levels are more linear now, but the gameplay feels better and more varied. Still has some jank and it's arguably easier than the first game, but it's just as much or more fun than it.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Power Blade
00:37:53 Power Blade II
*NOTE: This is an unedited archive of a live no-commentary playthrough originally streamed on Twitch (twitch.tv/bippoernesti), which means there may be deaths, restarts or intermissions/interruptions.
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Double feature this time. These games are so short that they fit well into one stream. Interestingly, Twitch has two categories for Power Blade II, but none for the first game. There is a category for Power Blazer though. I also called Power Blade II easier in the stream description but I died several times compared to the first game's none. The first death was just me trying to be cool and show that the very top of the fire doesn't kill you, but I mistimed it. The other deaths were me just straight up choking at the end.
Stream Date: 2022-06-20
Stream Title: Let's stream these games and get away!
Live Notification - NOVA is comin' ova
Stream Description: Time for some good old NES stuff again. The Power Blade games are short, but solid fun. There's no category for the first game, only for the very different Japanese version of it (Power Blazer). Enjoy the excellent music by Kinuyo Yamashita.
-Power Blade-
The game's still a little jank, but it's a vast improvement over the original Power Blazer. The only difference between Normal and Expert is that Expert adds damage knockback, but it's very inconsistent and only really affects you in select few platforming sections.
-Power Blade 2-
Levels are more linear now, but the gameplay feels better and more varied. Still has some jank and it's arguably easier than the first game, but it's just as much or more fun than it.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Power Blade
00:37:53 Power Blade II
![Turok: Dinosaur Hunter [PC] Playthrough (Archive*)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u9VV71Z-GJQ/mqdefault.jpg "Turok: Dinosaur Hunter [PC] Playthrough (Archive*)
*NOTE: This is an unedited archive of a live no-commentary playthrough originally streamed on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/bippoernesti), which means there may be deaths, restarts or intermissions/interruptions.
Though this is very much not a completionist run, all the Chronoscepter pieces will be collected and some other secrets will be visited for fun.
I usually tend to play games at a slower and more boring pace, but the movement in Turok flows so well that I cant help but drift and swooce everywhere.
I just wish the quality wasnt so mushy. Ill have to see if theres a way to have the local recordings be higher bitrate than the stream. I mean, I could have a secondary recording software, but thatd probably have an additional impact on performance and my PCs been pretty sluggish for a while now.
Stream title reference is probably obvious, but its playing on the name of the game and the best way to move around in it.
Stream Date: 2022-11-20
Stream Title: Turok: Diagonal Runner
Live Notification: Zippin and zoomin with TalSet
Stream Description: Plan is to just do a quick-ish playthrough. Gonna be skipping and missing quite a bit of optional areas, hopefully not forgetting any keys or Chronoscepter pieces. I should remember them by now.
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter was one of those games I took way too long to finally play. I wasnt into FPS games when it was new, and N64 games were crazy expensive. Its since become one of my favorite shooters ever. The movement and weapons are just so good.
Chapters:
0:00:00 Game Start
0:00:54 Level 1 - The Hub
0:10:16 Level 2 - The Jungle
0:19:09 Level 3 - The Ancient City
0:29:58 Level 4 - The Ruins
0:39:47 Level 5 - The Catacombs
0:49:50 Level 6 - The Treetop Village
1:02:09 Level 7 - The Lost Land
1:13:14 Level 8 - The Final Confrontation
1:23:37 Final Battle
1:23:54 Ending
1:25:02 Credits
1:32:58 GAME OVER")
![Terraria (v1.4.5.6) - Revealing Walls Bug [FIXED in v1.4.5.7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ubfnvJK2G_o/mqdefault.jpg "Terraria (v1.4.5.6) - Revealing Walls Bug [FIXED in v1.4.5.7]
UPDATE 2026 Aug 20: The v1.4.5.7 update fixed this. The monolith still gives extra wall visibility, but now its closer to what it looks like on the other lighting modes.
Original description:
Something I stumbled onto playing the game. Im sure its a bug, but for all I know it could not be, or is already old news, I havent followed the game much after my last run 10+ years ago.
Basically its a combination of things that gives you effectively the ability to peek through any wall your camera can reach. You only need two things, though admittedly theyre a little bit of an ass-ache to get from scratch.
The effect spreads faster with more light sources on screen, so an area with a few torches will light up noticeably faster than having just one source. Ironically, Hallow blocks (Pearlstone, Pearlsand, etc.) are some of the darkest blocks due to a distinctly reduced amount of sparkling on them, staying mostly in shadow even with plenty of torches around.
This is an *incredible* tool for purifying/containing the evil in your world, too. Youll basically get a clean minimap of the entire surroundings so you know whether or not your Clentaminator got everything, and it also lets you build a much clearer border to contain further spread without needing to hope you didnt miss anything.
Basic how-to:
-1) In your Video settings, set the Lighting mode to either *Retro* or *Trippy*, this is mandatory for the effect
-2) Locate and acquire the following (no specific order)
-2a) A night vision source (Night Owl Potion, Night Vision Helmet)
-2b) An Angel Statue
-2c) The Aether mini-biome
-2d) Some torches, or any other light source to kindle the sparks
-3) Dunk the Angel Statue in Shimmer to transmogrify it into an Aether Monolith
-4) Equip the Aether Monolith (Works on Social slots) and consume/equip your night vision source
-5) Wait for the sparkling to start propagating, gradually filling the darkness with light, youll need a light source on-screen for it to begin (screen will turn pitch-black with no light sources), this will also reveal the areas on your map
-5a) OPTIONAL: If you have the Binoculars, you can scan a larger area from one location
The old lighting modes are required for this to work, *Color* and *White* produce much subtler sparkles; you wont get anywhere near this level of clarity on those modes.
Funny thing, this is my second bug video regarding Terrarias lighting, the previous one being in 2011, also being far less interesting or useful. Also also, this is my first Terraria video where I actually have the music playing instead random overly loud music to supplement forgetting to turn the real music on.
Chapters
0:00 Aether Monolith demonstration (Lighting: Trippy)
0:30 Night Vision enabled, triggering the effect
0:45 Binoculars to demonstrate extended spread
1:24 Cycling Lighting modes to show difference
1:44 Lighting: Color
2:06 Lighting: Trippy
2:20 Short dig to show it keeps spreading in motion
2:38 Binoculars to reveal the area on the map
3:13 Map display")
![Mighty Final Fight - Cody, Haggar, Guy Playthroughs (Archive* [2024])](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ul-3FbDenWM/mqdefault.jpg "Mighty Final Fight - Cody, Haggar, Guy Playthroughs (Archive* [2024])
*NOTE: This is an unedited archive of a live no-commentary playthrough originally streamed on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/bippoernesti), which means there may be deaths, restarts or intermissions/interruptions.
Insane how poorly I played. My only solace is that literally nobody watched the stream. I might end up redoing this game sooner because of how bad it went.
At least I got the little elevator trick going at the end.
Stream Date: 2024-07-21
Stream Title: The Final Final Fight, One Might(y) Say
Live Notification: Final victory will be mine!
Stream Description: Three playthroughs of Mighty Final Fight, one for each character, starting with Cody, then Haggar, then Guy.
Its been like six years since I last streamed this, Ive been meaning to do a revisit stream of this for years now.
Chapters
0:00:00 Cody Playthrough
0:28:49 Haggar Playthrough
0:57:15 Guy Playthrough")
