Around the World:  00:07:44

• HTC Vive gets permanent price cut to $599; rumors that non-VR HTC division is up for sale?
• Acid Wizard (devs behind Darkwood) intentionally seed non-DRM copy on The Pirate Bay, as big F-U to key resellers
• Capcom re-releasing actual SNES carts of Super Street Fighter II in Nov for $100
• #HRDQ2017 - hastily organized speedrun marathon to raise money in benefit to the victims of Hurricane Harvey
• YouTubers formerly under FTC investigation for lack of disclosure surrounding CS:GO skin gambling site receive...no fine
• Nintendo announced that they will extend the SNES Classic into Summer 2018, and will re-introduce the NES Classic around that same time
• Secret of Mana (originally SNES) getting a 3D remake for PC, PS4, PS Vita; 15 Feb
• Former Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw releases portion of script possibly attributed to Half-Life 3
• Mario and Rabbids Kingdom Battle released on Switch to high praise
• Metroid II remake released; receiving good reviews
• Fire Emblem Warriors Special Edition announced; many physical goodies
• Ys VIII released on console, but delayed for PC; no date yet announced
• Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition to be released 2018
• Demo available for Project Octopath Traveler
• Lawbreakers, another team-based co-op shooter, released late last month
• Super Mario 64 Online released as a fan mod to allow up to 24 players to run around a single Sm64 level; promptly C&D'd by Nintendo

Bonus Level 1:  00:40:35

• Knight of the Round, Adam Higgins - Viking Funeral for the Damned - Final Fantasy IX (OC ReMix)
• Sir_NutS - Break My Strider - Run Saber (OC ReMix)
• Flexstyle - I'll Always be There - Final Fantasy IX (OC ReMix)

Personal Gaming:  00:55:29

• Crypt of the NecroDancer (PC: Quest for Semi-Glory, now complete)
• Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES; weekly randomizers)
• Assault Android Cactus (PC; weekly speedrun practice)
• Doom; classic and 2016 reboot (PC)
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)
• Tetris DX (GameBoy Color)
• Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (Xbox One)
• Dance Dance Revolution (Arcade)
• World of Warcraft (PC)
• Bio Menace (PC)
• Death Rally (PC)

Bonus Level 2:  01:27:18

• XPRTNovice, Wiesty - We're the Fugawe Forest - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (OC ReMix)
• Laarx - I'll Torch Him! - Spyro the Dragon (OC ReMix)
• Mazedude - All Outta Gum - Duke Nukem 3D (OC ReMix)

Ad-hoc Design: 01:38:38

• Top-down parachuting avoidance
• Competitive space-based colonization TRPG
• Wasp-based (eww) party game