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Dude, You Haven’t Played This Game?! Donkey Kong Country SNES – 30 Years Later Retrospective

Mike invites a long time friend over to celebrate his game’s anniversary. Will 30 year old cereal, shameless self promotion and an introspective retrospective get in the way? Find out as we rewind the clock back to not only chat …

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** NEW FOR 2025! ** GAME PICKUPS: 38 Games (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, N64, SNES)

  ** NEW FOR 2025! ** GAME PICKUPS: 38 Games (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, N64, SNES) – Game Pickups with Reggie and Metal Jesus rocks! We show you 38 games & collectables we added to the collection, plus some surprises! WATCH …

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mClassic video enhancers: “What’s the point?!”

  I try really hard to see the differences and understand why these three mClassic products exist. They do some cool upscaling and anti-aliasing but then the new modes are bizarre and inconsistent. Often I just don’t see the point. …

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2024 Holiday Gift Guide – Controllers, Arcades, Handhelds & More!

  2024 Holiday gift and shopping guide! 17 gaming products I recommend including controllers, handhelds, arcade machines, travel cases & more!  Products Mentioned: (I earn a commission on some purchases from affiliate links) Xbox Controller: https://amzn.to/49qTJWg Kirby Wireless: https://amzn.to/49npOhO PlayStation …

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Check out these Video Game Collector’s Field Guide Books!

Here is a closer look as some of the most detailed collector guides I’ve ever seen. Covering some extremely rare consoles too. Available at: https://hagensalley.com/collections/video-game-books For additional posts by Gamester81: Click Here

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Is video game collecting as bad as they say?

  We’re heading to Columbus, Ohio, for TORG, the Ohio Retro Gamer Expo! In this video, I’ll focus on deals you can find at these events. I’ll ask vendors—who buy and sell games daily—what they think are the best deals …

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RetroGameCon Event – So Many Great Games!

Here is my recap going to the RetroGameCon in Syracuse, NY. It’s an amazing event with a ton of games and things to do. RetroGameCon’s website: https://www.retrogamecon.com/ Music by Ben Allen: https://gemini-squish.bandcamp.com/al… Follow me at: Facebook:   / gamester81fanpage   Twitter:   / gamester81   Instagram: …

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Norway Trip (Part 2) – RetroMessa Expo + GAME & MUSIC PICKUPS!

  Part 2 of our epic trip to Norway! We spend two days at the RetroMess gaming expo, visit Olso & I show you all the video GAME & MUSIC PICKUPS!! — WATCH >> https://youtu.be/dfEJnZUZK_U For additional posts by MetalJesusRocks:  Click …

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