Oh hey. I'm Brandon, a 17-year old stuck in a 41-year old's body. I live in Ontario, Canada. I am married, and a father of two amazing boys. I like to pretend I have time to speed run games like Super Metroid. That being said, I don't have a set streaming schedule by any means. Having two young kids in the house and a full-time job have left me with a very small window of opportunity to stream, but I pound out some runs when I can. Everything you see here, including the stream layout, headers and emotes are all designed by myself.

## Super Metroid: + *100%:* **1:22:45 / :51 GT** + *Any% KPRD:* **47:29 / :32 GT** + *Any% PKRD:* **47:35** + *GT Classic:* **35:54** + *Reverse Boss Order:* **1:21:37** + *14% Ice:* **1:00:46** + *Any% GT Code:* **15:33** + *Nintendo Power%:* **1:10:42** + *Spore Spawn RTA:* **6:57** + *Crocomire RTA:* **11:47** + *100 Missiles RTA:* **19:18** + *Ceres Escape:* **46'22** ## Mortal Kombat II (Genesis): + *Scorpion:* **12:50** Currently, Super Metroid is the only game I put the effort into speed running regularly, but recently I've been learning Feasel's route for an old NES favorite, Legacy of the Wizard. Other possible future speed games include Super Castlevania IV, Megaman X and Bonk's Revenge. I do occasionally stream casual play throughs when Super Metroid is making me want to hang myself with my controller cord.

Quite simply, a Nintoaster is an original NES built into a toaster chassis. Yes, you read that right. I found the idea for this project online some time ago on YouTube, the brainchild of a man named Richard Daluz. His website is **[here](http://www.stupidfingers.com)**, and although he hasn't updated it since 2012, there's a ton of cool stuff on there to check out. You can also watch one or more of his many entertaining videos (including a great Nintoaster instructional video) on his YouTube channel **[here](http://www.youtube.com/user/vomitsaw)**. I did a Nintoaster reveal special for 100 follows, and as part of that I took my viewers on a tour of the system, explaining how everything works. You can find the video for that **[here](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/41602173)**. You can also click the image above for pictures from the actual build process. If you have any questions about this project, feel free to shoot me a PM or ask in my channel! **Update** The rumors are indeed true - I have sold the Nintoaster, which I realize makes me a filthy sellout. I needed the money to fund a new project - The Partycade, which is a full-sized, full-fledged and fully-functional arcade machine. I could've built 12 Nintoasters for the money it cost to build the Partycade, but alas, it was time for that project to sail into the sunset. I may build another some day, likely a 4-slice toaster with NES and Super NES.

**PC:** AMD Ryzen 5 3600 MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro Wifi mobo 16gb Corsair DDR4-3200 RAM 1TB M.2 SSD **Streaming Setup:** I run a middle-ground setup using S-video, which is a step above composite, but a step below the much-coveted (and expensive) RGB setup. All of the consoles I own that don't natively output S-video are modded for it. The consoles are connected to a poverty-class Radio Shack splitter/amplifier, then split between an IO Data GV-USB2 and a Sony Wega 27" flat-tube CRT. **Webcam:** Whatever current potato I can find, usually a generic 720p webcam or my dinosaur digital SLR **Microphone:** Re-purposed Guitar Hero USB cardioid microphone. Without heavy EQ-ing it makes me sound like I'm talking into a toilet bowl, so 85% of my CPU usage is dedicated to de-toiletbowling my voice during streaming. **Software:** **[OBS Studio](https://obsproject.com/)** for streaming. A great all-in-one streaming solution. **[LiveSplit](http://livesplit.org)** for timing my horrible speed runs **Home Theatre:** Samsung 65" 4k LED TV Yamaha RX-V385 receiver JBL Northridge speakers **Consoles:** + **The Partycade** [(More info)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CmMzreRUYw&ab_channel=BrandonInsley) + NES front-loader modded with [NESRGB](https://etim.net.au/nesrgb/), [Blinking Light Win](https://www.arcadeworks.net/blw) AAAAAND [custom-made eject button](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/227808184) + SNES Jr. + Nintendo 64 (black) + Gamecube (purple) + Wii + Sega Master System + Sega Genesis model 1 "High Definition Graphics" + Sega cd (model 2) + Sega 32x + Sega Saturn (model 2) + Sega Dreamcast + Turbografx 16 + PS1 original + PS2 original + PS3 original, 60gb + PS4 Pro + XBox + XBox 360 S + Gameboy Advance SP **Other Hardware:** **[Nakitek Gamesaver](http://www.stoneagegamer.com/nakitek-game-saver.html)** - Obsolete since getting an SD2SNES (much love, crossproduct!). Once used for SM practice, now I pretty much only use it for stabilizing warps in GT Code **[SD2SNES, Everdrive N8, Turbo Everdrive and Mega Everdrive X3](http://krikzz.com/)** - I have nothing but good things to say about this product line from Krikzz. Awesome flash carts

**[NEW - Fabricating a cartridge eject button for Blinking Light Win upgrade](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/227808184)** - Tackling the only fail of the Blinking Light Win - removing a cartridge from the console. Unless you have needle nose pliers for hands, pulling a cartridge out of the console can be a pain. If you're handy with popsicle sticks, bbq skewers and some epoxy, though, there is a solution **[NEW - How to install an NESRGB](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/222825178)** - Less of a tutorial and more of a documentary, though I do my best to explain things as I go along. This took me about 3.5 hours to complete. **[Super Metroid In-depth HJ-less lava dive tutorial](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/208306592)** - A detailed look at handling lava dive without Hi-Jump boots and how it relates to routing in GT Code and GT Classic **[Getting composite video from a Turbografx-16](https://www.twitch.tv/nintoaster_81/v/60890303)** - Don't waste your money on the rare and expensive Turbo Booster. Getting composite and stereo audio from your TG16 is easier than you think **[Changing a dead SRAM battery in cartridge-based games](http://www.twitch.tv/nintoaster_81/v/17459438)** - Save files keep disappearing? Your SRAM battery is probably dead and just needs replacing. Here's how! **[SNES Controller Maintenance and Repair](http://www.twitch.tv/nintoaster_81/v/5382956)** - A how-to on disassembly, basic cleaning and resurrecting dead contacts in your SNES controller **[Creating Custom FrankerFaceZ Emotes](http://www.twitch.tv/nintoaster_81/v/5770732)** - Creating custom emotes for your channel is ez pz. No, really. Check this out

This panel used to contain inordinate amounts of text outlining my chat rules. I decided that I care about writing wordy rules as much as you'd likely care about reading them, so I've whittled it down to one simple guideline: - Don't be a tool.