Bonus Lizard (Liz)👓🧙‍♀️

Yes, first one of the year! bsky.app/profile/bonu...

No stream tonight, as I need to do convention setup :(

Mystery tournament winners bracket teaser.

Mystery tournament losers bracket teaser.

This Saturday at Ibashocon in Raleigh, NC, @maxdoutex.bsky.social and I will be running the first Jank Empire Mystery Tournament of 2026! Here are the bracket teasers for what lies ahead!

#ibashocon #mysterytournament #fgc #kusoge

YouTube video by Bonus Lizard Mushihimesama [虫姫さま] - Maniac 1CC

This was done on the revised 360 pad.

Vtuber etiquette question: is it acceptable to use an art tag that’s already been used, or does it need to be wholly unique?

#vtuber #vtuberart

There’s a good reason for that: the Famicom version of Rolling Thunder was developed by Arc System Works who would be hired by Capcom the following year to make Code Name: Viper.

No Rules Get Phat GBA Cart

I bought some other GBA games but @bonuslizard.bsky.social seems astonished I bought this specifically and has demanded I tag @sardoose.bsky.social so I have to ask. Without completely spoiling it, what did I just buy? How bad could this be?

YouTube video by Jank Empire SQXL2025 Sailor Moon S(SFC)

There's been a backlog of things that have needed to be done.
I hope to get more of this footage up before the Japan trip but:
#SQXL2025 Sailor Moon S Tournament Footage:
youtu.be/pBhMKBznZIE?...
#RetroGaming #SMS #SFC

Note: Due to a defect with the capture device we lost audio on several matches.

Video and audio capture remains the True Last Boss.

Cat and a Switch 2 controller.

Watame showing interest in playing the Switch 2.

A bit of a change, this week’s streaming schedule is…

- Ketsui 1-All attempts: Wed at 6:00PM EST
- Ghouls n Ghosts 1CC attempts: Friday at 7:00PM EST

YouTube video by Bonus Lizard Donpachi [首領蜂] - 1-All

February’s 1-All is Donpachi! Not Dodonpachi, but Donpachi. From rear spawning enemies, to free bomb refills after each stage, Donpachi feels very different from Cave’s later releases, even if a lot of the basics were already in place.

#vtuber #stg #1all

Elevator Action Returns just barely edged out Ghouls n Ghosts, so I’ll be streaming 1CC attempts tonight!

If anyone who listened to this week's Top 47K Games podcast episode wanted to know what actually playing Monster Madness was like...
#HG101 #Top47KGames #kusoge

Which arcade game should I try to 1CC on Friday? - StrawPoll

Help me pick a game to stream on Friday!

YouTube video by Bonus Lizard Castlevania/Akumajou Dracula (悪魔城ドラキュラ) Speedrun in 12:24:23

While the speedrun exhibition was delayed, here’s my current Castlevania 1 PB where I spend most of it talking about Battle Monsters.

#vtuber #speedrun #castlevania #battlemonsters

Darby and Watame's first experience with snow. Neither liked the weird, cold ground, but that didn't stop Darby from rolling in it.

YouTube video by Jank Empire Animazement 2025: Mystery Game Tournament

Last year @bonuslizard.bsky.social and I commentated over our Animazement 2025 Mystery Tournament on stream.
The raw gameplay from that has now been uploaded to youtube.
#MysteryGame #RetroGaming

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5DO...

Unfortunately, the coming snowpocolypse is forcing us to reschedule the NC speedrun charity stream. A new date hasn’t been decided on yet, but hopefully it’ll happen before I go to Japan.

Licensed GameBoy Advance Mayhem Two Wheels 40+ Games 5 Mins Per Game Sat 1/24 2:00 PM ET twitch.tv/maxdoutex A pile of GBA carts in the background. Physical Game Wheel Chosen by me(Maxima Bernhart) A bear girl masked wrestler posing above a wheel of named GBA titles. Mystery Wheel Chosen by Bonus Lizard A witch with white hair and a blue hat adjusting her glasses in front of a wheel with just numbers, no game titles.

Tomorrow, Sat 1/24 at 2 PM ET
Licensed GBA Mayhem

I wanted to sample a bunch of Licensed GBA Games I bought.
@bonuslizard.bsky.social Picked out 34 more games and I have no idea what they picked. I'm sure only good games.

5 Mins per game
I'll spin a wheel to decide what is played next.

Yes, but maybe even if we don’t get snowed in. Time to make the list.

Silhouette of a woman. Notable features of a heart shaped ahoge and some sort of animal ears. Text Reads: New Year New Max Redebut 1/20 6:00 PM ET twitch.tv/maxdoutex Credits: V.4 Customizable Model Artist and Rig: @maygebee

Through the power of @maygebee.bsky.social 's Customizable Model I am re-debuting.

Next Tuesday 1/20 At 6:00 PM ET at: www.twitch.tv/maxdoutex

Extra Life | Make Big Change For All Kids I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network hospital! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to Make Big Change For All Kids.

On Jan 24 at 1:30PM EST, I'll be running Castlevania 1 for Speedrunning @ NC from Xepher Arcade in Durham, NC! Please join us on Twitch, and consider donating to help us raise money for kids!

Two cats in a bed.

It took awhile, but Darby and Watame are finally using the cat bed.

Poop salamander hype.

Spoke too soon; starting off the year with a headache so no stream tonight :( Hopefully things will be better tomorrow.

YouTube video by Bonus Lizard Mushihimesama [虫姫さま] - Maniac 1CC

My first 1CC for 2026 is a Maniac mode clear of Mushihimesama! Please look forward to Darby activating Cat% during the last boss fight.

#vtuber #STG #1CC #mushihimesama #Cave

New year, no Adobe.

Need a break after the Sonic cleanse, so I’ll be pushing the Wednesday stream to Thursday.