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  1. Smoz included a link to the equipment I use in his OP, but I'll repeat it here for the benefit of this guide, along with the all the files I use for my layout. Software: OBS Studio - https://obsproject.com/. There is a TON of tutorials and documentation online on how to use this software. It's FREE and works very well. You'll be surprised how quickly you can get set up and started. Streaming Site: Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/kingraph is my channel. Again, lots of information out there on how to get yourself set up and have Twitch/OBS connected. Video Capture Device: I-o Data GV-USB2 (amazon link). You need something to convert the Sega Genesis (or Super Nintendo) video and audio into a digital signal that you can feed to your computer. This was the device I used, and it works fine. A/V Splitter: RadioShack 1500320 1 to 4 splitter (Amazon link). You need this device to split your Sega Genesis signal so that you can output to more than one display. This device can output to 4 different displays, but in my case I use one to go to my capture device (above) and one that goes to the TV for the players to use. This is also a powered device, meaning it has it's own power supply so the signal doesn't get degraded with splitting. So the Sega Genesis audio/video plugs into this splitter, and then two separate feeds get outputted, one to the video capture for the computer and one to the TV. Webcam: Logitech C920 (amazon link) I used this webcam to capture the players faces. It's a great webcam, probably overkill for this project, but something you can rest assured will last a while. Microphone: Blue Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone (amazon link). Again, there are other options out there, but I went with one of the more popular USB condenser microphones. Computer: Lenovo Ideapad Z580. Intel Core i5 3210M | Windows 10 | 8GB DDR3 RAM | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | 5400 RPM HD | 4 USB. Just wanted to share that you don't need a powerful laptop to run this. I got this laptop in about 2012, so it's 6+ years old. Anything recent will do just fine, just make sure you have enough USB ports for what you want to use (1 for camera, 1 for video capture, 1 for microphone, etc). WiFi: While not ideal, I have used my mobile phone (4G LTE) as a hotspot the last few tournaments. Point is, the streams worked fine, so you don't need anything extra fast for this to stream properly, just steady signal. Layout: Graphics Package, including NHL'94 Font (thanks @clockwise - original post here): kingraph_twitch.zip In OBS, the order in which you list your items determines what is in front and what is in the back. I'll list the elements I use from back to front (picture laying each on top of the next): 01. Image - EA_Background (that's the blue EA background) 02. Video Capture Device - Sega Genesis (via video capture device) 03. Image - Game Border (size it around the Genesis feed to make it look neat. It goes over the video, you can make the center transparent in OBS) 04. Video Capture Device - Webcam 05. Image - Video Border (size it around the webcam video to make it look neater, again over the video, make the center color transparent in OBS) 06. Text (Player 1)(kingraph in my example, using NHL'94 font, light blue color) 07. Text (Player 2) (Colton Orr , '94 font, light blue color) 08. Image (Team 01) - Montreal Canadiens (I have all the logos in my package...simply change the image on new game) 09. Image (Team 02) - Vancouver Canucks, same as above 10. Image - Matchup 11. Text (Info) - Exhibition / Round Robin / Semi-Finals, etc. in Yellow 12. Text (Date) - Same as above, date/location 13/14 - Images of LI Retro and NHL'94.com (not included). Those are just extra images I used here. Happy to answer anything I may have missed. Setting up shouldn't take long. Take some test video to play with the audio/video levels. You want to be able to hear the Genesis game, but not overpowering the microphones if you have announcers. Also, I recommend setting OBS to save a recording of your stream right on your laptop and to continue recording if the stream goes down. That way, in case anything happens to your wifi signal, you always have the direct backup on your computer. Hope that helps, happy streaming!
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  2. This game tried really hard to be Super Nintendo '94 for the Game Boy. It is unique, but obviously '94 based on graphics, menus, rosters, options. They left the lines and jersey numbers you know from '94 and used repetitive fake names, including "Wigger," as replacements. I played this for the first time yesterday and I'll play it again because it was fun. I recommend it.
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