#I might be offline from Tumblr for a day or two cuz it's new year and we will go out hehe

[simp4ace]

♥Loving Portgas D. Ace♥

"He was my blossoming spring and golden summer, my misty autumn and withering winter. He - the embodiment of my fervent love."

-Anon-

Helllooo and HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE💖💖💖

Sooo~~~As you all have already known! Today is 1st January, and it's not only the first day of New Year but also the day when our most favorite fire boy was born!!! Happy Birthday, Portgas D. Ace!!!! 🥰🥰🥰❤❤❤

In honor of his birthday, I decided to hold a very small event to celebrate it (yes, even though the mid-term test is coming up next week I still wanna do it anyway, you guys can tell how much I simp for this man🙄)

It's going to be a small one since it's my first time organizing an event. I don't know how to do it, to be honest, and it was a hasty decision at the last minute (kinda) That being said, I'll open for 7 slots only😊 My requests are opened for this event only, and will be closed again after all the slots have been filled!!!

I have come up with some fluffy and comforting prompts; you can choose one or two for one request and I'll write a short scenario for each. This event is specially organized for Ace my love, so I'm not going to write for other characters. I'll write for Ace, and Ace only😊❤

I hope you have read it carefully before sending one hehe, tysm<3

🥰 Fluff:

"The world just...feels right. When I'm with you."

"You're really cute, you know?"

"I haven't mastered the art of kissing yet." // "Wanna practice?"

"Don't speak. Just kiss me."

"So...is this like, a thing now?"

"Can I hold your hand?"

"I don't care if people see."

"I wish I could tell the whole world that you are mine now."

"I have always been in love with you from the start. It's always been you."

"I like the way I'm when I'm with you."

"Wait...don't pull away. Not yet."

"You smell really nice."

🥺 Comfort: (you can give a detailed situation for this one!)

"If you don't stop crying, I won't be able to kiss you."

"That guy ain't the one you like. It should be me, right?"

"Forget them. I will treat you better. I promise, with my whole life."

"I like you just the way you are."

"Everything is going to be alright. I've got you."

"Just hold me tonight."

"Being alone is sad, so I'll stay with you."

"Shh, it's okay. I'm here now. I'm right here."

"Hear my heartbeat? Just focus on that."

ALL THE SLOTS ARE NOW TAKEN🥰

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING FDHJBFHJ I don't even believe it myself aaa tysm😭😭❤❤

And ah, one more thing, please be polite when you send me your request, I mean just a hello and a thank you would do🥺 I'm afraid I'll have to delete the requests which are rude and sound more like a demand. Also, I still have to deal with exams and school works (cuz at my place we have a different New Year so we don't celebrate this day like other countries around the world, which means no holiday😭) so please be patient with me if I take too long to finish your requests🥺🥺🥺❤❤❤

p/s: I'm thinking of making a tag list for this event only, so any Ace lovers out there who are interested in you guys can let me know through dm and ask box! Thank you for your attention💖

p/s2: thanks @fire-fist-ann and @tsunderedoctor for giving me the prompt idea! I love you guys <3333

[attract-mode-collective]

Someone's Trying To Fully Restore That Obscure Super Mario Anime

So, as one does when one runs a Twitter account that's centered on video games, I tried to be "part of the conversation" by participating in this year's Mario Day. Generally speaking I avoid hopping on the bandwagon, yet I like retweets as much as the next person, so as with all other similar situations, I use the chance to unload everything that happens to be related and which I've been saving for some time now.

In this case, a ton of various odds & ends from suppermariobroth & smallmariofindings that's been in my war chest of stuff to post... Point being, the day (which might be one of the fakest of fake holidays to be concocted by some company's marketing department in recent memory) was hardly special. That was until I came across a Twitter account belonging to one Stian Schultz.

I honestly don't know much about Stian; he has a homepage that has a few precious morsels of personal information, largely due to the fact that much of his official web presence is apparently offline. Though the placeholder, I guess, tells us that he's based out of Norway and runs a company that handles Norwegian/English video game translations.

I plan on reaching out to him shortly after I publish this point... or maybe I'll wait till this coronavirus deal blows over, not sure which first yet... cuz I need more info on what Stian is doing. Something that has me so excited that I absolutely needed to say something ASAP (yes, this is a transparent attempt at me going "I saw it first"; at a time in which everyone is hunting for game culture artifacts, you basically have to lay your claim ASAP as well).

Anyhow, are you familiar with the Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!? It's an anime circa 1986 and is a loose translation of the very first Super Mario Bros. According to its Wikipedia entry: "It is notable for being the first movie based on a video game, predating the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie by seven years." And a self professed video game cinephile... that sounds about right actually.

Here it is for those who haven't seen it...

... The above claims to be "Restored" & "Best Quality!", with both descriptors being technically true. At least for right now. But Stian is in the process of fully restoring the rather obscure anime. Actually, from the sounds of it (again, I hope to get more details eventually), it's a project that's been in the works for some time now.

To make it happen, Stian is utilizing elements hailing from "Two VHS tapes, vinyl soundtrack and single, and a cell comic. All digitized through an LG RC185 and an ION iTTUSB Turntable."

Though the heart of it is an 16mm print! Not only that, but also: "The vinyl soundtrack has been re-ripped via a combination of this rega turntable, hooked up through a Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 via a rega Fono Mini A2D pre-amp (which has it's own USB interface, but I prefer the Focusrite)."

At the very top of this post is one of scanned frames. Some additional intel: "I want to avoid using DNR filters (no Disney level detail butchery on my watch). Thankfully, since the movie is basically done in doubles, it's very easy to clean up dust/lint -- even horrible splices like this -- by simply using the nearest frame as a partial donor/match.

In the same sequence, despite the tape harming an identical frame, there's still matching duplicates available to use as donors, making it very easy to remove dirt -- and even the tape itself -- whilst [simultaneously] keeping as much of the original frame intact as possible."

"For those curious about technical stuff: Each frame in the current editing flow is at a resolution of 2736x2192(!). The project folder is currently at nearing 300gb(!!). Each manually edited frame is a 22.9 MB tif."

Once again, this all so crazy awesome that I had to share! I hope to sooner or later speak with Stian and provide a closer look at the history of the project, specifics regarding the workflow, and more! Also, apologies in advance if this is old news; been so damn busy with grad school that I haven’t been on Tumblr proper in ages.