Ryan is a 23 year old from England UK, and grew up playing the Nintendo, SNES, N64, & Sega Mega drive with his friends. His first console was the Game Boy colour.
In recent years Ryan became interested in studying the 50+ year history of video games, from the very first game ‘Tennis For Two’ (1958), right up to the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U games.
In late 2012 Ryan started a YouTube channel called
http://www.youtube.com/user/comicconreviews where he began producing a show called ‘Video Game History” that has a focus on educating gamers about the fascinating history of video games, whilst sharing his passion for the subject.
Ryan is also the author of the graphic novel ‘Hippy Jonny and the banality of life’ which was published in late 2011.
Favourite Systems: PS1, PS2, Pc, Xbox 360, Game Boy Colour
Favourite Games: Pokemon Red/Blue, Doom, Half Life, Deus Ex, Silent Hill, Spiderman (Pc 2001), Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 4, Worms Armageddon, Unreal Tournament 1999, Age of Mythology
About Gamester81
John "Gamester81" Lester started playing video games at a very young age. His first ever console that he played was a Colecovision, quickly followed by an Atari 2600, and his passion for video games hasn't stopped. In 2008 John decided to start a video game review show on YouTube called Gamester81 by reviewing rare and retro video game systems and games. His show quickly grew in popularity, and he became friends with many other gamers in the YouTube community.
He is also one of the hosts of the All Gen Gamers Podcast which is a bimonthly podcast for people and video games of all generations.
Some of John's other hobbies includes collecting Star Wars memorabilia (YouTube channel Starwarsnut77), playing classic arcade games (YouTube channel Gamester81Arcade), watching sports, and listening to music. John is a big fan of the 80's and 90's and in 2009 started a YouTube channel called NEStalgiaholic where he talks about nostalgic items and memories from his childhood.
To see some of John's video's in 3D visit his YouTube channel Gamester81in3D.
Favorite Systems: Colecovision, Commodore 64, NES, & SNES.
Favorite Games: Donkey Kong Arcade, Atari Star Wars Arcade, Super Mario 3, Final Fantasy II, & Goldeneye 007
