What?! Two winners?! Well sort of ha. This month's voting was an absolute slugfest and Soukyugurentai ended up winning over Astebreed by just one vote. But because I feel like reviewing Astebreed as well, I'll let it slide in as a rare 2nd place winner and review it too ha.
2023-02-02 20:21:20 +0000 UTC View Post
In today's exclusive patreon podcast, I reminisce on the influences from podcasting and youtube that helped shape The Electric Underground and realize that pretty much all of them are no longer active i.e. dead.
2023-01-29 09:48:59 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
It's time to vote for the monthly patreon voted review!
Homies get 1 vote, Illuminati get 2 :-)
Here are the nominees:
Soukyugurentai
Hyper Demon (don't vote because I'm already reviewing it)
Viewpoint
Stranglehold
Air Gallet
Soldier Blade
Mr. ...
2023-01-23 22:13:10 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Time to nominate for the monthly voted review! Just a reminder that it doesn't have to be a shmup either, you can nominate any game you want.
Just put your nominations here in the comments and thank you so much for supporting the channel! We'll start voting 1/23/2023
2023-01-11 16:15:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In this ep of after dark I cover my hottest takes of 2022 and record so long that my voice gives out by the end lol. Was fun to talk about this stuff though, sort of a cool way to do a year recap I hope :-)
2023-01-07 10:02:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons,
Because you are my favorites I thought I'd let you all in on a top secret project I have been working on. If you listened to the last Patreon Podcast ep (bless you if you did) I mentioned that I'm putting a bit of a pause on the HOB alpha process because I am working on a project that I feel like needs to come out before House of Bullets, which is a book that I am writing. The name of the book is: Kill Nostalgia: The Virtues of Arcade Game Design and i...
2022-12-19 20:47:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Voted Review Complete!! Thank you for supporting the channel everyone!
2022-12-13 19:17:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I provide cutting edge coverage of the 2022 game awards and share my thoughts on if dedicating energy to learning a game for years is a waste of time or if there are hidden benefits.
2022-12-11 03:03:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
This month's patreon voted review winner is Bullet Soul Infinite Burst! Last month's winner Alien Soldier, is hot in the oven and should be released around Friday this week :-)
Thank you so much again for supporting the channel!
Sincerely,
Mark
2022-12-05 17:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
Time to vote! Voting closes 12/4/22
Homies get one vote Illuminati get 2 :-)
Here are the nominees:
Sexy Parodius
Dino Force
Gaiares
UFO Robo Dangar
Silpheed: The Lost Planet
Wild Guns Reloaded
Darius Gaiden
squad 51 v...
2022-11-28 16:15:47 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Sorry for the slight delay on this one, was out of town all last week. It's time for the monthly patreon voted review nominations! I'll try to get out last months' winner in the next two weeks.
Go ahead and leave your nominations in the comments, we'll start voting on the 25th :-)
Cheers!
Mark
2022-11-21 20:45:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the video you all voted on! Again it really is the patreon that keeps the channel going, so thank you very much everyone!
Enjoy!
2022-11-19 18:44:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone, by a thin margin this month's winner is Alien Soldier! Bullet Soul was a close 2nd, so every vote in these bad boys does really count ha.
Dragon Blaze Review will be out soon as well :-) November is the Month of the shmup, so jam packed!
Thank you for continuing to support the channel, it's the patrons that make everything happen at the end of the day.
Sincerely,
Mark
2022-11-01 15:57:50 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone,
Here are this month's nominees!
Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo
Illvelo
Einhander
Silpheed: The Lost Planet
Triggerheart Exelica!
Squad 51 vs The Flying Saucer!
Rumble storm
Alien Soldier
...
2022-10-25 22:46:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone, this month's episode of Electric After Dark Podcast might be one of the last ones! Instead, I am going to try and switch over to a new patreon reward where you all submit topics to me ($2 get one topic, $5 get two) and I answer them in a big recorded video where I have your topic in a chapter so you can just jump right to it if you don't want to watch the whole vid :-) If this seems like a popular alternative that you all enjoy then I'll do that in After Dark's place.
2022-10-24 00:15:37 +0000 UTC View PostHi beautiful patrons! Time to nominate this month's game to review! Just go ahead and leave your nominations in the comments and we'll start voting 10/25/22! Also I'm really looking forward to covering last month's selection, Dragon Blaze! Finally an excuse to play more Psikyo :-D
Thank you again for supporting the channel, it means a lot to me.
Sincerely,
Mark
2022-10-19 03:06:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone,
Dimahoo Review has been completed! The entire Mahou Trilogy is now under our belts :-) Thank you again everyone for supporting the channel! I'm really excited to talk about Dragon Blaze soon as well!
2022-10-10 15:06:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone,
This month's winner is Dragon Blaze. It took home the victory with just 1 vote above bullet soul, so it just goes to show that the margins are often uber close ha. Thank you so much for supporting the channel everyone, Dimahoo review will be ready very soon.
Cheers!
Mark
2022-10-03 15:51:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone,
In light of the upcoming House of Bullets Alpha next month, I have recorded I think an interesting episode about why I think critics (such as myself or stuckman) struggle to transition over to creating, despite spending a lot of our time analyzing the creative process.
2022-09-25 01:39:23 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone, it is time to vote for this month's patreon review!
Nominees:
Radirgy
Soukyugurentai (Terra diver)
BULLET SOUL INFINITE BURST
Dragon Blaze
CosmicCrown
Sexy Parodious
Rumble storm
Bullet Hell Monday ( steam version)
Triggerheart Excelica
Pocky & Ro...
2022-09-24 20:47:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
It's that time of the month, party time! Go ahead and write down your nominations in the comments for the Patreon Voted Review, we'll start voting on the 24th :-)
Thank you again for supporting the channel, it keeps things going :-)
Sincerely,
Mark
2022-09-19 15:29:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
Some months the selections come down to a 1 vote margin for victory, this month is not one of those months ha. By a landslide, this month's winner is Dimahoo!
Also am working on the Nex Machina review right at this moment! It will be out this week :-)
Thank you all again for supporting the channel, last month was a bit of a beating since a lot of annual pledges exprired, so a massive thank you to everyone for continueing your support!!!
Lot's of cool stuff...
2022-09-06 03:34:33 +0000 UTC View Post
This months' patreon podcast is a special episode where, after some light shmup news, I share a recent Murakami like experience of reliving my high school experiences and instincts. I give my insights on this shared cultural experience that I think is more realistic than how it is portrayed constantly in media. Topics include my pedo history teacher, the journey from popular, to unpopular, to some what popular again, myths and misconceptions, and this new obsession with getting revenge on you...
2022-09-03 11:18:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
I haven't talked about it too much publicly, but behind the scenes I have been working like a beaver on House of Bullets. Massive Leaps forward have occurred since the initial alpha I posted on here. Don't even bother to play that one anymore because so much of the game has shifted and improved since that very early point. Since you all are the patrons and I like you the best, I decided to announce it here first, but very soon (within a week or two) I will be posting the St...
2022-08-31 18:06:21 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone,
First off, I would like to thank everyone who has continued their supporting during these expensive times, I really do appreciate the support a lot and it helps keep the channel going.
Also Nex Machina vid, winner of last vote, is coming soon.
Nominees:
Dimahoo
Eschatos
Adventures of Ten & Till
Sexy Parodious
Kaikan
Lor...
2022-08-26 01:09:29 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone,
Time to start nominating for the patreon voted review! Just go ahead and leave your nominations in the comments, we'll start voting this Friday.
Thank you for supporting the channel! It helps me out a lot right now :-)
Sincerely,
Mark
2022-08-21 22:44:28 +0000 UTC View Post
New patreon exclusive podcast where I talk about this recent trend of videos with millions of views exposing cheaters in speedrunning. We all hate cheating, but are we getting to the point where the exposed vids of cheating are becoming more popular than the games themselves?
2022-08-09 18:12:22 +0000 UTC View Post