There's no motivating rage quite like Mario Party rage, and today we're talking all about Mario Party and the process of content creation on YouTube with ZoomZike (@zoomzike), the creator of the Identifying Luck series of videos on YouTube, which are a comprehensive dissection game-by-game of the Mario Party series. Host Peter Fenton (@peterfent) would like to point out that he and ZoomZike have very similar voices, which may or may not be confusing to the listener, but the conversation is delightful nonetheless. ZoomZike started on YouTube as early as 2011, where he spent his free time recording himself playing games using a webcam. When 2018 came around, he decided it was time for a reboot and started working towards making analytical content diving deep into the games he enjoys. His most popular videos are part of his series titled "Identifying Luck", which is a kind of long-form, comprehensive documentary series where he breaks down the infamously "luck-based" Mario Party series of video games to its core game by game, which reveals information that turns this series known for its chance events into something that can be a little more predicted and controlled. 

ZoomZike on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ZoomZike

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZoomZike

The creative process always takes some form of investment—usually a  bunch of time, potentially some money, but always, a whole lot of effort in the beginning, middle, and end. To bring a  project—any project—to life is a creative or otherwise entrepreneurial process, and for many of us who have brought one or more projects to life ("Rare Birds," if you will), bringing creative work into the world is second nature, and there are people out there who want to know how we did it. This is an opportunity to both promote your passion and to break down your creative process. 

The  Rare Birds Podcast seeks to demystify this process of bringing projects to life one conversation at a time with a diverse set of creative and entrepreneurial types. The guests on this podcast are hand-picked by host Peter Fenton as interesting creatives with a sense of humor who create quality, thoughtful content and use their platform to make their circles of influence a better place. These casual,  friendly conversations will ask, "What project are you most proud of?  And how did you bring it to life?" of Authors, Filmmakers, YouTubers,  Theatre  Professionals, and more!    

About The Host 

Peter Fenton’s work has appeared in or is forthcoming from Dadley   Productions, Heuer Publishing, BraveMaker Media, and Wheaton College   Jukebox Theater among others. Peter is an adventurous multi-genre author  and screenwriter who co-founded Ornithology Media in summer 2021 as an  imprint to produce creative work that stimulates critical thought and  laughter.    

www.byPeterFenton.com 

www.instagram.com/peterfent/ 

www.twitter.com/peterfent/ 

[email protected]    

Intro Theme: 

Music: Lauren Duski - Rollin 

Download: http://raboninco.com/10wTc 

Music promoted by Epic Free Sounds 

Video Link: https://youtu.be/peWMaIvfckM

Various Mario Party 3 soundtrack songs are used in this episode.