Scotty Euclid: The Blog

 Hi friends! As part of the MS-DOS Jeopardy! series, I hope to write a post-game review of the clues. The goal is to highlight any clues that may be out-of-date and to provide some additional trivia about some of the more interesting clues. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find here . Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: State Capital, Photography, Number Please, The 70's, College Sports, and Teacher on T.V. College Sports ($100):  I wasn't able to verify the accuracy of this clue. Can anyone in our community provide evidence? Interestingly, women's college rowing is an NCAA sport, but men's  college rowing is outside the scope of the NCAA. College Sports ($200):  According to Wikipedia, Bryant's "Bear" nickname "stemmed from his having agreed to wrestle a captive bear during a carnival promotion when he was 13". 1920's ...

Hi friends! As part of the MS-DOS Jeopardy! series, I hope to write a post-game review of the clues after every game. The goal is to highlight any clues that may be out-of-date and to provide some additional trivia about some of the more interesting clues. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find here . Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: The Bible, Famous Pairs, Number Please, All the Ologys, Songs of the '60s, and Art Museum Number Please ($400):  I was correct about the game show reference. Three on a Match  was a game show hosted by Bill Bullen and airing from 1971-1974. The superstition "three on a match" dates back to either the Crimean War or World War I--the idea being that a soldier lighting a match for a cigarette would be spotted by the enemy in the dark; the second lighting would allow the enemy to aim; and the third lighting would allow th...

Hi friends! As part of the MS-DOS Jeopardy! series , I hope to write a post-game review of the clues. The goal is to highlight any clues that may be out-of-date and to provide some additional trivia about some of the more interesting clues. Notes are in the order they appear in the original video, which you can find here. Wikipedia is my primary source for much of this material (so take that with a grain of salt). Jeopardy! Round Categories: Geography, Take a Gamble, Animal, Pattern, Abbreviations, and Say Cheese Take a Gamble ($300)  Spit in the Ocean is not an official variation in the World Series of Poker, but it is a real variation of poker. Four cards are dealt to each player, and a fifth card is dealt face up as both a community card and as a wild card. Players can change their cards, like in draw poker. Take a Gamble ($400):   Chemin de fer  is a variation of baccarat. Take a Gamble ($500):  As I guessed in the video, Macao was transferred to China, along wit...

One of the hurdles I've had in starting the Scotty Euclid channel has been around copyrights and permissions. I've been trying to understand the rules around fair use, and in taking my first steps as a YouTube broadcaster, I want to start on the right foot. This post summarizes three areas of fair use that I've been thinking about a lot. In writing this out, I hope to show that I am making a good faith effort to follow the rules of Let's Play video creation. Playing with Authentic Hardware and Software One way I want to play by the rules is to use authentic hardware and software in my Let's Play videos. This means: When I play Wii, Wii U, or Switch games on the channel, I'm playing using authentic Nintendo hardware and playing authentic physical or digital games. When I play modern PC games (or vintage PC games for sale via modern methods), I'm playing the authentic games acquired via Steam. When I play vintage PC games that are not available via Steam, I...

The banner photo of playing cards used across the Scotty Euclid platforms is a public domain photo by Kendall Hoopes and is available on Pexels .

In planning for my channel, I've thought about the role of community. I subscribe to dozens of YouTubers and Twitch streamers who not only create good content but also foster a wonderful community of like-minded folks from around the country and around the world. As I start this channel, I want to do the same. Everyone is welcome to join the community and participate in the conversation. But I would guess that most of our community: enjoys playing video and computer games, enjoys trivia, understands the joy in play, has a love of learning new things, and have an open heart and an open mind to welcome new members. At the outset, I'll be playing vintage computer games (like the Retro Jeopardy! series) and "modern" video games (like the Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 series). As I get my bearings, I'll incorporate other games and puzzles and genres to the mix. Regardless of the game, our goal is to have fun and maybe learn something new. Watch a couple o...

When you create a new YouTube channel or Twitch stream or Twitter handle, you hope to interact with diverse voices and perspectives, to interact with like-minded folks that share the same interests and hobbies as I do. That's part of the novelty that is the Internet. However, I'm sure we all know of social media communities that get a bit toxic, where a few bad apples spoil the experience for everyone. So, let's get this on record; here are the rules for the Scotty Euclid community. Note that these rules apply to all parts of the community: YouTube, the blog, Twitch, Twitter, and any other social media platform we use for fun. People who post on the community are human beings. Heck, I'm a human being, too! And as human beings, we all have feelings and a desire to be respected. Please be civil in our chats and treat everyone with the same respect you would give them if you were talking to them in person. (In short, don't be an ass.) We welcome all to our community, r...