BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!

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BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· 20d

From 2023 on the Hard Drive:

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· 20d

From 2022 on the Hard Drive: "Get Jingi Stormed, Idiot"

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· 20d

(A fun and challenging Blade leftmost corner combo with Magneto Back Assist. This game rules!)

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· 20d

(Midscreen Black Panther install combo...again, with a jump-in heavy starter. I promise I'll find combos that won't get you DP'd in the process of trying to hit them!)

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· 20d

(Solo Ghost Rider rightmost corner combo with wallsplat for 60k+...!)

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· 20d

(Ghost Rider rightmost corner combo with Star-Lord Back Assist - Ice Cannon variant)

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· 20d

"Hey, Jackie, are you liking the Tokon beta?" I'M ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT! (Solo Star-Lord jump-in [which all of these combos are, I'm beginning to notice] corner combo with Ice Cannon)

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· 24d

9th in SMS (this increase in difficulty for SMS Con is by design and I cannot be cross at this outcome -- this just means that the plan is working!) 17th in BBCF (I took a game off of everyone I played, which I am very happy about, even...-gulp- SmallFry's Arakune.)

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· 26d

TODAY AT @bostonbluebeat.bsky.social BEACH EPISODE... SMS CON 4: THE WRANGLE IN WATCH CITY! 39 of the finest Sailor Moon S players from around the United States will compete for the coveted trophy...and funny prizes, of course! Watching from home? Top 8 will be on twitch.tv/tampaneversleeps!

Sailor Pluto stands in front of her Space-Time Door (three of them, to be exact, thus making them Space-Time Doors), which is superimposed on top of the door(s) leading into Waltham City Hall. There is a shroud of mist in front of all of these things.

The photo of Waltham City Hall is purple-tinted with several Sailor Moon-themed alterations.

From the top down, we have the following text/images:

"SMSCON 4 presents...The WRANGLE in WATCH CITY!"
"July 18th, 2026"

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Jun 25

People just used to call video games anything, huh?

A YouTube Thumbnail featuring the title screen of the 1989 Seibu Kaihatsu game, Metal Freezer, and a screenshot of gameplay from said 1989 Seibu Kaihatsu game (again, titled Metal Freezer).

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Jun 12

In the words of a certain Norwegian woman, WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN, BABY! In one week from now, New England Hype AF Fighting Games (and associates) will be hosting our third annual NEW STAR CHALLENGE — a Sailor Moon S bracket for new players with lots of opportunities for mentorship!

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· May 21

The adventure to Combo Breaker begins. 😎

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· May 15

The time has almost arrived. The Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jougai Rantou!? Shuyaku Shodatsusen, released for the Super Famicom on December 16th, 1994 bracket at @combobreaker.org will be STARTING AT NOON on SATURDAY, MAY 23RD as part of All In Together. Plan accordingly. Good luck. 🫡

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Apr 27

SMS @ @combobreaker.org is quickly approaching, so if you’re looking to get some last-minute games in before we embark on our annual trip to the land of No Coasts (or Kings, for that matter), come to this weekend’s @bostonbluebeat.bsky.social monthly! $10 venue, $5 entry, 4PM start time!

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Apr 14

The Pokémon pinball game is loads of fun, I'm happy to report! I am also very aware of the fact that someone more adept at pinball than I has crushed all of these scores at GU in the 17-or-so hours since these pictures were taken.

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Apr 12

Wow, they sure made a lot of those Toshinden games, huh?

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Apr 8

Sailor Moon S returns to the Schaumburg Ballroom on Memorial Day weekend as part of @combobreaker.org’s All In Together tournament series! 🏅MEDALS FOR TOP 4! 😳 WEIRD (and possibly useful) PRIZES! 💵 $250 POT BONUS (contributed by me)! Enter now at: www.start.gg/tournament/a...!

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Apr 5

It's true! I'm back for another day of Anime Boston action! Come find me!

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Apr 5

Gosh, I miss cosplaying so much and, as such, I live vicariously through these cool people! 🥹

A pair of cosplayers at Anime Boston, both of them dressed up as Tekken characters:

The one on the left is dressed up as Lili (with her beloved cat, Salt) and the one on the right is King.

Perhaps my favorite cosplay find of this weekend (so far): a person dressed up as Oscar François de Jarjayes from "The Rose of Versailles," which is a wildly unexpected sight in these times!!

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Apr 5

I played two (2) Touhou games tonight and I liked them. I get it.

A Game Summary of Phantasmagoria of Flower View, the second (of three) of the Twinkle Star Sprites-inspired entries in the Touhou series. I made it to the last stage with Cirno, scoring a 2nd place spot on Normal. I enjoyed what I played of it so far!!

The title screen of the aforementioned game in the alt text of the other picture, taken for future mystery game shenanigans.

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Apr 4

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BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Apr 3

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Mar 13

If you ever wanted to feel like Batman, here’s your prep time to help you along that process. We will be having another New England Sailor Moon S monthly at Balance Patch on April 18th, as part of the @bostonbluebeat.bsky.social monthly! $10 venue, $5 entry! Come get your games in before CB!

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Feb 27

And, while I'm at it, here are the results for #ArcSysSMS at the February @bostonbluebeat.bsky.social monthly (which was a Round Robin)! 🏆 @tamns0n.bsky.social 🔥 🥈 @bowserbrowser.bsky.social 🌙 🥉 @ohnoitsnathan.bsky.social 🎻/🫧 🏅 @chemicaljade.bsky.social 🫧 (off to the side, what a nice thumb)

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Feb 27

I am finally setting out on my new year's resolution to post the results of our local #ArcSysSMS tournaments, so I might as well start with the most recent weekly we had from last Friday! Here they are: 🏆 @lucyelise.bsky.social 🌙 🥈 @omnirabbit.bsky.social 🌙 🥉 @bowserbrowser.bsky.social 🌙

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Feb 24

“Oh, to be swimming with you…” The next New England Sailor Moon S monthly is fast approaching! Come to Balance Patch on March 7th for the @bostonbluebeat.bsky.social monthly and #PlaySMS with us! Deep Submerge your friends, guilt free! (See you there!)

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Feb 2

Hearts will be thrown…on a day that’s serendipitously appropriate for doing so. The next New England Sailor Moon S monthly will be on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH (or “Valentine’s Day”) at Balance Patch as part of @bostonbluebeat.bsky.social’s February monthly! As always, come through if you can!

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Jan 20

The first @bostonbluebeat.bsky.social monthly of the year is this weekend and, with that, another monthly with #ArcSysSMS as part of the lineup! Come get some last minute practice before Frosty Faustings (or show off that new tech you've been honing)! Doors open at 2PM, SMS starts at 4!

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Dec 18

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE QUALIFIER OPPORTUNITY (TL;DR: we're doing something new this year to save time): Good luck, everyone!

Everybody wants to be “first,” but we all know how that’s impossible, come Friday – somebody, specifically somebody, has to win.

We already know who the first seed is (Branch, last year’s champion), but you could make an effort to shoot for second with this qualifier game!

In a change from last year’s Mystery Clash, you can submit scores either at the event itself (on Friday from [whenever-I-get-there]PM to 7:50PM) or any time between the time I post this and 4:00PM EST on the 19th.

“But, Jackie, what will I be submitting scores in???”

Juno First.
Konami’s 1983, Tate-oriented Defender-like. One of my favorite games ever made.

The rules are simple:

- You only have TWO ATTEMPTS at getting your best score (for those submitting from home, I have a method of keeping you accountable – you have to submit BOTH of your attempts and I will keep the highest one of the two. I will not accept any additional revisions after that second attempt. If I find out that you cheated, you will start on the losers side, with your opponent having a game over you. There’s $350 on the line [plus bounties, amounting to $397]. This is the most serious I will ever get. Hell, I will even take pictures from a cellphone – flip or otherwise.)

- You can perform attempts through the following sources:
* MAME (the more recent the version, the better)
* The Juno First MiSTer core
* FinalBurn Neo (aka: the emulator used for Fightcade 2)
* The Arcade Archives release

- You MUST play on these settings, those being:
Lives: 3 [default]
Difficulty: 8 [not default, also the maximum difficulty.]
(These can be switched from the DIP Switch settings.)

- Scores can be submitted through Direct Messages on Twitter (@Beelzeburbia), Bluesky (@beelzeburbia.bsky.social), or at his email @ beezeebeeayy[at]gmail[dot]com.

If that sounds good to you, I wish you good luck! Do your best!!

-Jackie Sparkles

BZBA | Jackie Sparkles @ Boston Blue Beat Beach Episode!@beelzeburbia· Dec 10

"Murder her for Christmas! MURDER HER FOR CHRISTMAS!!!"