TASBot Re: and TASBot HD, explained (and how you can help revisit TASBot's history)
Channel: dwangoAC, keeper of TASBot
Date: 23/12/2023

TL;DR; I'm moving to full-time content creation with new TASBot HD and TASBot Re: videos but I've been laid off and my kids and I need your help! In addition to https://Patreon.com/dwangoAC I've also launched YouTube Memberships at https://youtube.com/dwangoAC/join - Leave a comment, what's your favorite TASBot memory? :)

TASBot was born on December 22nd, 2013 when I first assembled him. It’s been a wild ride of ups and downs over the last decade but TAS event content I’ve led has raised more than $1.4m USD at various charity events and I aim to keep going. I supported all charity event travel costs with my day job, ultimately spending $20k more than I recouped through Patreon and elsewhere, but it was absolutely worth it. Unfortunately, I was laid off many months ago in a challenging time for the security consulting market and I’ve decided to focus on making new TASBot content instead. My kids (DefeneSam and Wrentendo) and I can’t relocate from the SF bay area and I need to net $6k per month just to survive due to high housing costs; I regret I’ll need to pause donating 10% on to charity for now but I’ll give you plenty of fun content if you can help us at https://Patreon.com/dwangoAC or YouTube Memberships at https://youtube.com/dwangoAC/join - seriously, thank you!

I'm announcing TASBot HD and TASBot Re: content! Remember Pong inside SMW, Brain Age, or Pokemon Plays Twitch? I couldn't have presented any of those without the help of an awesome community of TAS authors, presenters, and volunteers from TASVideos and elsewhere.

TASBot HD is an exciting project where I'm cleaning up past charity event run videos with full attribution of the TAS authors and presenters that helped make it all happen. The original videos were often posted in lower quality on scattered channels with uneven editing and this is an opportunity to honor everyone who helped out for charity. We're already underway updating the https://TAS.Bot wiki with proper attribution and Wiki editors are welcome.

TASBot Revisited (stylized as TASBot Re:) is an opportunity to dive deeper into how each run was created; livestreams give only one shot to get things right and TASBot Re: is an opportunity to revisit the most amazing content we've made and the people behind it with in-depth explanations around some of the craziest things we've done. Think of TASBot Re: videos as a mix between minidocs and explainer videos with a dose of nostalgia, created during Twitch.tv/dwangoAC livestreams complete with perks like a return of PBN / Paint By Numbers.

What's your favorite live TASBot memory from the last decade of events? Leave a comment! :)

TASBot / dwangoAC:
Discord - https://Discord.gg/TASBot 
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/dwangoAC 
Patreon - https://Patreon.com/dwangoAC 
Web - https://TAS.Bot 

Video Editor: Spooey
Credit graphics: Briar and DrD2k9
Music by: JohnGabrielUK and WhimsyHeath; TASBot Vol. 1 out now at https://johngabrieluk.bandcamp.com/album/tasbot-vol-i

All charity event content used with permission.
All TASVideos.org content used with permission under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

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