If you missed the stream, I've uploaded it to YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIhE8HciosU

Be sure to comment on and like the video if you enjoyed this!

2015 Summer Teams Tournament Final Matchup at 5 PM Central Time on Thursday, 9/10/2015
The Teams Netplay Tournament which started back in July will come to an end tomorrow in the final matchup! It'll be the 'Muddled Valorous Punks' vs the undefeated 'Vizzéteers'. The 'Muddled Valorous Punks' consists of Zlinqx and Vanelan while the Vizzéteers consists of Davideo7, Foxyman1113 and lilwildwolf21.

The league started with 10 teams for a total of 22 users. Some teams had a backup player who could fill in at any time but all games consisted of 2 vs 2. Throughout the entire tournament, there were 3 systems with 3 games per a system and each team each week got to veto 1 system and the games in the remaining system were the games played between those 2 teams that week.

The selected system for the final matchup is Turbo Grafx and the potential games that will played include Final Match Tennis, Bomberman '94 and Moto Roader. It's best out of 3 so if each team wins a game, then all 3 games will be played. Vizzéteers has the higher seed so they'll get to pick which game gets played first. The final matchup will last around 1 hour. The winning team shares the $100 prize and the losing team shares the $50 prize.

The matchup will be live on my Twitch channel here:
http://www.twitch.tv/davideo7
(be sure to follow my channel so you don't forget)

For more information regarding this tournament, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=88628

If you have any questions or feedback, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89696

Here are some updates regarding the Vizzed Minecraft Server


Competition Coming to an End
The summer vizzed minecraft server competition ends in less than 2 weeks so if you have an unfinished project, be sure to have it finished by September 20th if you want a shot at the $250 or the other cash prizes. For more information regarding the competition, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=87111


Minecraft Server Updated
The Vizzed Minecraft Server has been updated and most of the plugins have been updated as well. This should improve overall stability, playability and security. There are also a few added features. For more information regarding what was updated, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=75152&pl=1200709


N1 Grand Prix Competition
Darkpower508 is hosting a Mini-Game minecraft competition with 100,000 Viz up for grabs. If you're interested in joining or want more information, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89532


Vizzed.co Minecraft Server
For those who don't know, the IP address of the Vizzed Minecraft Server is vizzed.co and not vizzed.com. For more information regarding the Vizzed Minecraft Server, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=75152

The latest update to Google Chrome has officially removed NPAPI support which is the type of plugin the RGR Plugin is which means that those using Google Chrome can no longer play RGR Plugin games in the Retro Game Room. However, we've been working on an RGR Plugin release which doesn't use NPAPI for Google Chrome (uses flash technology instead) so that it works with Google Chrome. That release isn't quite finished yet but you can download a beta of it below if you want to be able to play RGR games in Google Chrome right away.

Download Vizzed RGR Plugin 2.393
(mirror download)

For more information or to give us feedback on this release, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89635

The local moderator applications for September 2015 are now open. You can find the thread all about it here:

https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89590

If you have any questions about the application you can post there or you can PM me if you don't feel comfortable asking there.

This months Vizzed Competitions

MEGA Video Competition: NEC Music
See who can record the best music in NEC games
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89572

You can earn up to US $75 or 150,000 Viz in the above competition!

MEGA Screenshot Competition: Funny Comic Strip 6
See who can create the funniest comic strip using screenshots
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89586

You can earn up to US $25 or 50,000 Viz in the above competition!

Highscore Competition: Ms. Pac-Man Plus
See who can get the highest score in Ms. Pac-Man Plus
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89587

You can earn up to 25,000 Viz in the above competition!

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Last months 'Arcade Music' MEGA Video competition results can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89553

Last months 'Shenmue Characters' MEGA Screenshot competition results can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89585

Last months 'T&C Thrilla's Surfari' High Score competition results can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89584

Last months 'Thunder & Lightning: Easy Graphics' High Score competition results can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89583

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Win $250 in Vizzed Minecraft Competition
There's less than a month left to compete in the Vizzed Summer Minecraft Competition. There's still not a lot of submissions so everyone still has a good shot at US $250!

For more information and access to the server, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=87111

Want to earn 25,000 Viz for helping out Vizzed.com using less than 60 minutes of your time? Then go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89556

On Friday, 8/28/2015, from 2 - 5 PM (central time zone) we'll all be listening to and rating the songs submitted to the Arcade Music Competition. Around 30 seconds before each song is done, I'll put up a poll which will allow everyone to vote. I will be hosting this event on my Twitch channel and I'll be giving away a total of $200 worth of steam games and/or 200,000 Viz to random viewers of the stream so the longer you stick around and vote, the better your chances of walking away with a cash prize. To qualify for the cash and Viz prizes, all you have to do is vote on the music and follow my channel.

If you win a raffle, you get to choose whether you want the Viz prize or whether you want to pick a steam game from a list of steam games which I'll provide sometime before the event begins. If you can't stick around for the entire thing that's fine but it'd be cool if you could stop by and hang out in the chat for however long you can. It's usually a lot of fun chatting with vizzed users, talking about video games and listening to awesome video game music.


My twitch channel can be found here:
http://www.twitch.tv/davideo7
(be sure to "Follow" my channel)


If you have any questions or comments, please post here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89475

There's still over a week left to compete in this month's competitions.

MEGA Screenshot Competition: Shenmue Characters
See who can take screenshots of the most Shenmue characters
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89060

You can earn up to US $150 or 300,000 Viz in the above competition!

MEGA Video Competition: Arcade Music
See who can record the best music in Arcade games
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89100

You can earn up to US $25 or 50,000 Viz in the above competition!

Highscore Competition: Thunder & Lightning: Easy Graphics
See who can get the highest score in Thunder & Lightning: Easy Graphics
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89104

Highscore Competition: T&C Thrilla's Surfari
See who can get the highest score in T&C Thrilla's Surfari
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89102

You can earn up to 25,000 Viz in the above competition!

There's just 1 month left to compete in the "Create Anything" Summer 2015 Vizzed Minecraft Server Competition. The competition ends on September 20th so be sure to hop on the Vizzed Minecraft Server if you're at all interested in competing for a shot at $250.

For more information, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=87111

Lots of cool updates over the past few days but I'll go over and provide links to the biggest 3.

Dreamcast Games Available to Everyone
Dreamcast Games no longer require the Beta Test Ticket
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89389

'Recommended Games' Section Added Back to Game Pages
It'll display games of similar genre, developer, name, etc
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89394

Play Games for 0 Viz by Watching Ad
I've added a "SPEND 0 VIZ" option which charges you no Viz
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89382


You can find details of other updates I've done recently at the following URLs
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89054
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89329

Over the past 2 weeks I've done a lot of updates to the Retro Game Room and the Video Game Room. Below you can find links relating to what I've done and what I plan to do.

New Index for Retro Game Room & Video Game Room
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89049

New Game Pages for Retro Game Room & Video Game Room
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89329

The New Vizzed Experience and Why It's Necessary
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89049

FYI: The site tends to get slow at around 3 AM - 7 AM (central time) due to search engine bot traffic.

Around 10 hours ago the PLAY GAME links on the game pages stopped working for some users. They should be fixed now.

This is something that happened from an update I made to the new game pages which will hopefully go live sometime today.

If you have any questions, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89282

Does your stream need a boost in traffic? Help me out and I'll help you out in this limited offer!



Here's what I'm offering
Your stream will display in all of the pages of the RGR (excluding game pages) for 2 hours which should drive lots of traffic to your stream during that time. You should be able to see a boost in traffic of up to 50 viewers at a time! You could potentially get a lot of followers as well if your stream is entertaining enough and if you involve your viewers in some way.

Twitch and Hitbox streamers both qualify for this offer. However, for Twitch streamers, I'll also host your channel on my channel during the 2 hours which could potentially get some of my viewers to check out your channel. I've got 355 followers so it could help. You can find my channel here: http://www.twitch.tv/davideo7


Restrictions
The times available for you to choose from include any weekday at any time between 1 PM and 1 AM central time. You should give me a notice at least 4 hours in advance (or 12 if your notice takes place between 1 AM and 10 AM central time). This is also first come first serve so if someone claims a time slot before you, you'll have to pick a different time slot.


Requirements
To qualify for this offer, you must play netplay games for the entire 2 hours. You can netplay any game but if possible, I'd prefer it if users netplayed PlayStation and/or MAME games during their stream but you can netplay anything if you want. You can either netplay with viewers, with friends or with anyone willing to join you.

You also need to have the play game frame displayed while you're streaming. The frame shows that the game is being played on vizzed and is self advertisement and the frame also shows people in the chat that you're playing with.


Viz Cost
It'll cost 20,000 Viz to have your stream promoted for 2 hours so you'll want to send that to me from my profile. You can have your stream promoted up to 2 times but if you choose to have it promoted a 2nd time, it'll cost 50,000 Viz. Normally I'd charge way more Viz for this since it basically takes away from ad revenue but since it involves promoting the RGR and netplay, I'm willing to take a loss.


Benefits of Streaming RGR Games
Beyond this offer, there are plenty of benefits to streaming RGR games.

First of all you can earn 3-9 CP and 600-1800 Viz for each hour your stream (depending on your partnership level) and even more if you have a higher CP multiplier. More information can be found on this page: https://www.vizzed.com/boards/contributionpoints.php

Second of all, any time you're streaming an RGR game, your stream will be promoted on the RGR search pages (in that scrolling content area) and also on the stream page. Streaming non-RGR games will also do this for you as well but users who are streaming RGR games get a higher priority over those who don't (which means that if many users are streaming, the RGR game streamers will have their stream shown).


Get Your Stream Added to Vizzed
If you haven't had your stream added to vizzed yet, you can do so by sending me 1000 Viz and responding to this thread: https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=69017



I'm hoping this offer helps out those who stream RGR games and also helps promote the netplay features on vizzed. If you have any questions or want to take advantage of this offer, please let me know here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89246

There's still 3 days left to sign up to the Tecmo Super Bowl 2016 Netplay Tournament! Be sure to sign up for a shot at 250,000 Viz!
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=88950

This months Vizzed Competitions

MEGA Screenshot Competition: Shenmue Characters
See who can take screenshots of the most Shenmue characters
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89060

You can earn up to US $150 or 300,000 Viz in the above competition!

MEGA Video Competition: Arcade Music
See who can record the best music in Arcade games
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89100

You can earn up to US $25 or 50,000 Viz in the above competition!

Highscore Competition: Thunder & Lightning: Easy Graphics
See who can get the highest score in Thunder & Lightning: Easy Graphics
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89104

Highscore Competition: T&C Thrilla's Surfari
See who can get the highest score in T&C Thrilla's Surfari
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89102

You can earn up to 25,000 Viz in the above competition!

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Last months 'Tool Assisted Speedruns' MEGA Video competition results can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89082

Last months 'https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89081' Screenshot competition results can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89081

Last months 'Jurassic Park' Speed Run competition results can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89079

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Win $250 in Vizzed Minecraft Competition + Newly Added Creative World
There's still plenty of time to compete in the Vizzed Summer Minecraft Competition. The competition doesn't end for another 1 1/2+ months and there have been barely any submissions yet so there's more than enough time to build anything for a chance at US $250!

For more information and access to the server, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=87111

For the past 2+ months I've been working on redesigning the entire site to help increase the site's traffic and revenue and to also make the site faster, lightweight and both mobile friendly and user friendly.

For full details on everything that I've done and plan to do, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=89049

Just a quick heads up for those users who were having a problem with the newbie quiz it has now been resolved.

Use the following link to reset the newbie quiz:

https://www.vizzed.com/smd/newbiequiz.php?E=reset

and then take the quiz again and your results should come through properly and your access to the forums should be granted properly.

Any questions don't hesitate to contact me or the administrators inbox.

Djinn8345 (aka lilwildwolf) and I are childhood friends but he moved pretty far away a few years ago so we haven't seen each other since. He's coming back down to our childhood town (where I still live) this week so we thought it'd be fun for him to come over to my house and play some local multiplayer games and stream ourselves doing so. He'll also be bringing his cousin Foxyman1113 with to join in on the fun and this will be the first time him and I have ever met in person.


We'll be mainly focusing on local multiplayer games that vizzed doesn't support netplay on to take advantage of the fact that we'll all be hanging out in real life. Systems will include the Sega Saturn and the Sega Dreamcast and games will include Saturn Bomberman and others. I have the VGA Box for my Dreamcast and I also have a SCART cable and adapter for my Saturn so I'll be able play and output those in HD. If you want recommend a game from my personal game collection for us to play, go here: https://www.vizzed.com/boards/profile.php?id=1


The stream will be on Saturday, 8/1/2015, and will begin at 2:30 PM central time. It will be streamed here:
http://www.twitch.tv/davideo7
(be sure to follow so you don't forget)


If you have questions or feedback, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=88993

Sign up now to our annual Tecmo Super Bowl tournament. I know our Team tournament just began a few weeks ago but the Tecmo Super Bowl tournaments last the longest of all the tournaments I hold each year since it lasts as long as the NFL season. This year it'll be 4 weeks longer because this time it will begin when the NFL's preseason begins which is August 13th.


Previous Winners:
2014 Winner: MattyIce
2013 Winner: boomer1709
2012 Winner: thubtengendun0


This tournament will last for 24 weeks. The first 4 games will determine who advances into the regular games (I use this to weed out those who don't participate) and it'll also help determine who plays who during the regular games. The next 16 games are regular games and will be used to determine who goes to the elimination rounds. The last 4 games are the elimination rounds and the last round of course is the final matchup which is our Super Bowl.


Since 'Tecmo Super Bowl 2016' wont be released when this tournament begins, we'll be using 'Tecmo Super Bowl 2015' for the first 4 weeks and then we'll be using 'Tecmo Super Bowl 2016' once the regular season begins.


Requirements:
-You must live in the United States (unless you have had very little lag problems playing netplay with USA users)
-The RGR Plugin must work fine on your computer, especially for Nintendo NES games
-If you're on the ban list, you cannot enter. To see who is on the ban list, go here:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=60334


Prizes:
1st = 250,000 Viz
2nd = 100,000 Viz
3rd = 50,000 Viz


Signup ends and tournament begins on Thursday, August 13th.


If you want to enter, simply respond to this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=88950