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Thab East

@thabeast721.bsky.social

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I play old video games and hard Mario levels. Currently on a journey to beat EVERY N64 game and documenting my progress on my YouTube channel

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Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 15h

I’m live now with a shorter stream playing Mario Maker 2

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Thab takes a selfie from his stream room. He is wearing black glasses with a black shirt

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 19h

@quest64official.bsky.social there is a first playthrough happening from my friend linkdead www.twitch.tv/linkdeadx2

Linkdeadx2 - Twitch

Chat voted for this - First Playthrough

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 1d

I am live now playing YUMP by for the first time. This hack is certainly a thing that exists. Later, we will try the built in randomizer for N64 Resident Evil 2, then find out what our 329th game in the challenge is!

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Thab takes a selfie from his stream setup. He is wearing black glasses with a black shirt containing his stream mascot

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 1d

I actually managed to beat tofu mode in Resident Evil 2 last night! I put in a lot of practice during the Hunk run to learn these rooms, so I was already prepared for it. I can't believe I got through the secretary's office without getting hit! It had never happened before. Had to speed the clip up

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 2d

I’m live now finishing the final four exits of Super Mario World Central Production 2. After that, we start YUMP 1 (oh no). Later, we should finish the requirements for unlocking Tofu mode on Resident Evil 2

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Thab takes a selfie from his stream setup. He is wearing black glasses with a cyan shirt and a black jacket

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 3d

I am live now playing Super Mario World Central Production 2. If we finish, we start YUMP 1. Later, I’m trying to beat the Hunk post game mode in Resident Evil 2. It’s so hard!

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Thab takes a selfie from his stream setup. He is wearing black glasses and a black shirt

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 4d

Hmmm it seems if I want to have all the games accessible, I should segment it on several 512GB cards. Maybe I could get some kind of 3d printed thing that makes it easy for me to swap the cards out when needed

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 4d

Look I found a goat

An image of a white and brown goat sitting on a painted box

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 4d

Does anyone know if XStation supports 2TB microSD cards? I’m not finding any information about it online other than the Google AI reply. I don’t know if it’s hallucinating though

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 4d

I 100%ed this game in 35 minutes and 2 seconds

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 4d

Have you ever tried a pyramid set? Going from like 15 reps, 14 reps, 13, ... 3, 2, 1 reps with progressively shorter rests between sets? I started doing them every now and then at the end of my workout, and it gives me the biggest pump I've ever had

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 4d

I decided I'm gonna start invisalign to fix the crowding in my bottom teeth. I get a lot of plaque buildup there. I really hope it isn't too noticeable on the stream cam. If it is, well whatever I guess. Can't win em all

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 4d

I reached level 49 in Halo 3, then fell down to 45. Never was able to pass 46 again lol. I would have stopped playing and stayed at 50 if I made it

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 5d

I cooked this all by myself

A white plate on a black countertop. The plate contains chicken stir fry with broccoli and carrots, alongside white rice with soy sauce mixed in. There is a fork lying in the rice.

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 6d

I am live now playing more Super Mario World Central Production 2. I hear they’re thinking about making a third one! Later, I’m going to try to beat Leon B with no saves in Resident Evil 2 to unlock the Gatling gun

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Thab takes a selfie from his stream setup. He is wearing black glasses and a yellow shirt

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 6d

What does this represent?

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 6d

I can really relate to getting lost and panicking about things. I missed out on an incredible internship opportunity in college because I got lost on the way to the interview and gave up on attending it entirely. I used to get made fun of a lot for my lack of navigational skills, and it hurt lol

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 7d

My first time "speedrunning" Resident Evil 2! I had to do this to unlock the infinite rocket launcher. It was really fun actually, although quite stressful. I was following a route from a GameFAQs guide written in 2002! Next, I've gotta beat Leon B without saving to unlock the infinite gatling gun.

A screenshot from my stream of the post game stats screen of Claire A scenario in Resident Evil 2 for the N64. The text reads as follows:

CONGRATULATIONS!!
Ranking A
CLEAR GAME CLAIRE A
TOTAL TIME 01:57:07
NUMBER OF SAVES 03

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 8d

It’s starting to get cold! I’m live now continuing Super Mario World Production 2. And later, I’m doing a SPEEDRUN of Resident Evil 2! That’s right. I gotta beat the game under 2h30m to unlock an infinite rocket launcher. Can I do it?

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Thab takes a selfie in front of his wall of junk. He is wearing black glasses with a yellow shirt and black jacket over it. There is a box containing Disney DDR for the N64 behind him

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 8d

@quest64official.bsky.social this is on IGN's website explaining rankings in Resident Evil 2. Do you know if this is true? Or someone who might know if it's true?

N64 ONLY

NOTE: For the elite players only-- Complete the game without picking up any ink ribbons, do not pick up any F. aid sprays, do not use any special weapons, complete the scenario in under 2 1/2 hours, and pick up every EX file you happen across. Doing so will earn you the privileged "Rank S"!

~ Following are a list of things that must be abide by to ensure a good score. You will notice several different things are factors in what score you earn. What combination of things you choose to do or not do is up to you. However the scenario must be passed without using health sprays, saving, or using special weapons, and all under 2 1/2 hours to get the ultimate score of 300 points!

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 9d

Oops I flipped the camera the wrong way. Eh oh well. I’m live now playing Super Mario World Central Production 2! It’s been fun so far. And later, we should finish the 4th scenario in Resident Evil 2

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Thab’s stream monitor. This is OBS with his starting soon screen

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 9d

Was able to get in to a doctor I wanted to see today due to a cancellation. The next available appointment was… February lmao. So stream will start whenever I get back from that

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 10d

I’m live now playing Super Mario World Central Production 2. A very neat standard hack. And later, we continue the grind of Resident Evil 2 for the N64

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Thab takes a selfie from his stream setup. He is wearing black glasses and a black shirt

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 11d

I know the feeling about not being able to relax. I really hope things improve soon.

One thing that was able to help me relax for a little while is exercise. Desire to work was wanting to further my progress in my career, and I get the same feeling from this. Making progress in my exercise/health

Thab East @thabeast721.bsky.social · 11d

Decided to push myself as hard as I could to see what time I could get on 3 miles (4.8km) on the elliptical. I am TIRED

Screenshot of the stats from my elliptical session. Text reads as follows:
You have completed your workout.
171 Calories 3.00 Distance (mi) 24:28 Time Elapsed (min) 8:09 Avg Pace (min/mi) 0 Avg HR (bpm)
35:32 Time Remain (min)