Welcome to the valley. Relax, take off all your shoes, and enjoy some soothing video games. Check the description below for more info.
I stream daily from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern Time.
Current game schedule:
Mon – Willow (NES)
Tue – Star Control II (3DO)
Wed – TBD
Thu – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
Fri – Aconcagua (PS1)
Sat – Assorted Sega Saturn games
Sun – Games sent to my PO Box
Chat rules:
* No harassment.
* No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, fatphobia, or other such things.
* No overtly sexual comments.
* No self-promotion unless given permission.
* No spamming (this includes asking the same question over and over.)
* No gimmick accounts.
Is it your birthday? We have a machine for that. Please read the following carefully if you’d like to enter your name into the Birthday Machine queue.
* Birthday Machine is turned on around 12 a.m. ET (one hour into the stream.) You must enter your name into the queue —before— then.
* The queue is reset every day. Do not put your name in the queue unless it’s either your birthday today, or will be at midnight. No exceptions, unless I was unable to stream on your birthday.
* You can enter your name, or a stream appropriate nickname / username.
* Your entry must include your birth month and day.
* Do not submit on behalf of someone else, unless they are watching the stream and cannot easily type for themselves. Also, no pets or young children.
* Submitting false or joke entries will result in a channel ban. Requests to circumvent the rules will be ignored.
The chat command to enter your name into the queue is:
!BMQ Your Name, Your Birth Month and Day
So, if your name is Carmen Sandiego and your birthday is March 1st you would type:
!BMQ Carmen, March 1
You should get a confirmation from the chat bot if the command was entered correctly. It might take a minute or two for the bot to respond, especially if the stream has just started. If you don’t get a confirmation, check to make sure you typed the command correctly (and haven’t submitted too late), then give it a few minutes and try again. If the rules were followed Birthday Machine will get to your request around 12 a.m. ET.
Community Discord:
(Be sure to check out the “information” channel to fully join.)
https://discord.gg/fQn5Apb
FilmCow & VGV Subreddit:
https://reddit.com/r/FilmCowOfficial/
Patreon:
http://patreon.com/filmcow
Stream news via Twitter:
Tweets by VideoGameValley
Playlist of previous streams:
(Year-based playlists are available on this channel’s “Playlists” tab.)
The valley game collection:
https://vgcollect.com/filmcow
I stream from the following systems:
1st Gen – Magnavox Odyssey 3000
2nd Gen – Atari 2600, Intellivision, ColecoVision
3rd Gen – NES, Master System, Atari 7800
4th Gen – TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine, Sega Genesis / CD / 32X, SNES
5th Gen – 3DO, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, PS1, N64
6th Gen – Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube, Xbox
7th Gen – Xbox 360, PS3, Wii
8th Gen – Wii U, PS TV
Portable – Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Virtual Boy, PSP
FAQ:
* (Do you use emulation?) No, I play on original hardware. For Game Boy games I use the GameCube’s “Game Boy Player” attachment. For Virtual Boy games I use a modded console. For PSP games I use the PSP 3000’s video output.
* (Do you stream PC games?) No, I only stream console and portable games.
* (What do you use to capture your gameplay?) I primarily use a RetroTINK 5X to upscale older systems to HDMI, and an Elgato HD60S to capture the HDMI. For software I use OBS.
* (Why do you play some games on “Easy” mode?) This is a very casual stream, and I play most games here in a laid-back, often suboptimal way.
* (What is the music at the beginning of the stream?) Erik Satie’s Gymnopédie No. 2.
* (Why aren’t the games fullscreen?) Because we’re in a peaceful valley.
PO Box:
If you’d like to send me a game, you can send it to my PO Box! Please read the following before sending anything:
* I will not be able to return your game, so only mail things you intend to lose forever.
* PO Box games are only played on Sundays.
* Double check my collection, linked above. If you send a game I already have, it will not be played. If a game was released on multiple platforms, be sure to check through all those platforms on my list.
* If I decide a game is not suitable for the stream, it won’t be played. If you’re unsure if a game is suitable, ask!
* Ask before sending any “M” rated games, shooters, reproduction discs or cartridges, or any game with medical themes or content. If you do not ask I will not play the game.
* Do not send me games for the PS TV. I’m digital-only on that system.
FilmCow
PO Box 781790
Orlando, FL 32878
MAG.MOE - The MAG, The MOE.