Category Archives: Retro

If a Game Store DOES THIS, LEAVE IMMEDIATELY | 6 RED FLAGS

Metal Jesus and Kelsey Lewin share the annoying things video game stores do that make us want to turn around and just LEAVE!

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Top Racer (Top Gear) Mini Arcade & Collection REVIEW

  My review of the Top Racer (Top Gear) Mini Arcade & game Collection. These are classic 90s arcade racing games being released as a mini arcade and 4 game collection on modern platforms like PC, Switch, PS4/5 and Xbox. …

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GAME HUNTING at WA State Gaming Expo + GAME PICKUPS!

We visit the new Washington State Gaming Expo in Puyallup 40 miles south of Seattle. This 3 day event turned into a MJR Crew reunion, full of retro games, game hunting, pinball, tournaments and more. Plus all the loot I …

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Sierra Flashback w/ Ken & Roberta – Good, Bad & Disappointments

In this video we sit down with Ken & Roberta Williams in their house in Southern California for an exclusive chat about Sierra On-Line games including some of their biggest hits and some of their failures and disappointments. We discuss …

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LOST N64 GAME FOUND! Carnivalé: Cenzo’s Adventure

  Hard4Games showcases the lost game Carnivalé: Cenzo’s Adventure for N64! Developed by TerraGlyph, the title followed the premise of Carnivale, an obscure animated film released in Europe. It was to be published by Vatical Entertainment, but was dropped after …

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Will Shrek GBA Video Play on a WideBoy 64 & GBA Prototype?

Shrek on Game Boy Advance Video. Will it play on an ultra rare Game Boy Advance prototype? How about a Wide-Boy 64 AGB???

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ZELDA MOD | Twilight Princess Link & BOTW Link – in Ocarina of Time!

Hard4Games covers a new Zelda mod! Play as Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild Link in Ocarina of Time! Skilar’s channel + MOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYI9W0_xC5Y For additional posts by Hard4Games: Click Here Join the Gamester81 forums: http://gamester81.com/forum Star Wars fan? Then check …

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Zelda 64 + Mother 3 VHS Footage Preservation/Analysis

Hard4Games preserves classic VHS footage of – Zelda 64 / Ocarina of Time & Mother 3 / EarthBound 64. Captured via HDMI out and post-processed for clarity. For additional posts by Hard4Games: Click Here Join the Gamester81 forums: http://gamester81.com/forum Star Wars fan? …

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Pokémon Center NY | Deep Dive into Recovered Campaigns + New History, Details & Demise

Hard4Games continues preservation efforts with the Pokemon Center New York distribution hardware! Plus new store details from former employees. The Pokemon Center New York’s “Gotta Catch ‘Em All! Station” was thought to be destroyed. Fortunately that was not the case. …

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LOST Pokémon Center NY | Event Distribution Machine Found & Preserved!

The Pokemon Center New York’s “Gotta Catch ‘Em All! Station” was thought to be destroyed. Fortunately that was not the case. Today we showcase the station’s hardware, NR GameCube discs, cartridge writer, and event distribution campaigns for Pokemon generations 2 …

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Wii Prototype Controller – For GameCube?!

Hard4Games looks at a prototype Wii Remote, Nunchuk, and Sensor bar….for GameCube!? Looks like the equipment was in development for the Wii, but being tested with existing hardware, IE: the GameCube.

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VGBS 54 – AVGR Expo 2016 Memories (Part 2)

AVGR Expo in Chicago was one of the few gaming conventions this year that both Jeff and Kyle were able to attend together. In this second part, we continue to talk about our favorite stories from the weekend.This is VGBS! …

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Nintendo World Championship Gold Cart Sold for $50! – SGR

Nintendo’s NES World Championship Cart is an ultra rare video game collectible worth untold amounts of money! This is how you can get one for $50… maybe! Be sure to subscribe and keep up to date for when new episodes …

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A RetroActive Minute – Trog!

If you’re new, subscribe! http://bit.ly/1Mizefd In this new show Kevin talks about a great retro game as quickly as he can, in around one minute to be exact. Up this week is Trog! for the NES. Follow to Kevin on Facebook …

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RetroActive: Jet Set Radio

If you’re new, subscribe! http://bit.ly/1Mizefd RetroActive is back! Kevin talks about the classic Dreamcast game Jet Set Radio. This gem from Sega never gets old be it either the original version or the recent HD update! Subscribe to Kevin on YouTube …

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VGBS Gaming Podcast 35 – How we buy our games & Kickstarter Tips – Voicemail and Text Hotline: (262) 264-VGBS

From the mouth of co-host Kyle Gilbert…VGBS 35 consists of OCD hoard buying, leaving a game at a store for someone else vs selling it online to a good home, Kickstarter Do’s and Don’ts…good shit. This is VGBS! Please subscribe …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty #7 – Wisdom Tree Bible Games Part 4 – Bible Adventures (NES)

  Merry Christmas, everyone! Here’s my present to you: a review of the first Bible game that I ever played, Bible Adventures. Squirrels that knock themselves out with their own acorns, a negligent sister tossing her baby brother down the …

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NES Complete Collection Chronicles May 2014

    In his May 2014 update, Mike get’s a package from his good friend Ed (https://www.youtube.com/user/edt1138 ) with 7 more games to help him on his NES Complete Collection Chronicles. Check me out on: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBtheGameGenie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeBGameGenie …

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Super Luigi Bros. (Wii U) Review | 8-Bit Eric

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NES Remix (Wii U) Review | 8-Bit Eric

8-Bit Eric Reviews NES Remix on the Wii U. For additional posts by 8biteric: Click Here Join the Gamester81 forums: http://dev2017.gamester81.com/forum

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Robocop Arcade Game Review

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HCWP Retro Edition – Wanpaku Graffiti (Splatterhouse for the Famicom)

Well here comes a retro edition of HCWP. You can thank MichaelBtheGameGenie for this one. I’m really glad he asked for me to do some retro. This was a fun one. For additional posts by WeekendGameGuy:  Click Here Join the Gamester81 …

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THE RAW AND THE RETRO – MARIO vs SONIC – Their Garbage 16-Bit Mistakes

  On episode 8 of The Raw and The Retro, Big Mike and Terence talk about the absolute worst 16-Bit Mario and Sonic games. What were Nintendo and Sega thinking?!? I mean, SERIOUSLY! Check out Battle For Better – SNES …

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Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2013

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