Usually when I sit in the marathon room to watch I sit near the back, close to where the registration table is set up. It's pretty cool to see and hear how excited some people, including and especially people who aren't necessarily runners themselves, are about being able to attend.
I ended up pulling an all-nighter because there was no way in hell I was going to miss Metal Wolf Chaos cutscene%. If you aren't familiar with the game, it's a Japan-only XBox game which is by far the most American game ever made. I know you might be rolling your eyes at that, but so was my girlfriend until she watched the run, then later called me to apologize for having her doubts.
At some point during the Castlevania III run the marathon hit the $250,000 mark. Incredible. That's about what they raised at last year's SGDQ and this year they still have a few more days to go. Here's hoping the build-up for the end of the FF6 run is as dramatic as the Chrono Trigger run was at AGDQ 2014.
Again, I spent some time working on Battle Clash in the practice area. I'm at the point where every single shot counts now, as I've lowered my personal best time by over a minute since being here. Well, that and I'm at the mercy of how some of the bosses path around because my co-pilot likes to wobble drunkenly back and forth on some of them. I'm definitely aiming for the bonus stream with this one.
And on a side note, FUCK YEAH USA! I mean that for both the World Cup and Metal Wolf Chaos.
