Like you say in your video , you always dreamt of arcade quality games at home. What I found was, though I liked the games, it was the friendships , competition etc that made gaming so great. This couldn't be replicated at home. I got the top score on Godzilla pinball at my local arcade today. What a rush!
Definitely it was the impossible dream in the 80's, seemed like forever to get there at the time but realistically, we got there so fast really, great days! I do get where you're coming from there yes Well done you....that's awesome 👏 Also awesome you have a local arcade👌👍
It always seems to me this is one of the best things about old games from this period - the fact everyone had a shared journey to some extent, but everyone has their own individual tapestry of systems and games they owned. It means everyone has something in common but something unique to say. What’s funny in your case is that you owned everything (except the dominant 8-bit micro, the CPC) and so the answer to ‘what was your gaming journey’ for you is effectively the same as “what were all the systems that came out” 😂
You're exactly right there mate, we were all involved in some way but we all forged a slightly different path and experience, I find that really interesting and love hearing people's thoughts I was lucky to have most things yes, never had any experience of the 464 though no so I obviously missed out on the greatest start I could have had on my gaming journey 🤣 Thanks for watching and for the great comments 👍
@retroimportgamer513 I've had a very similar gaming journey James, though I maybe started a bit earlier with an Intellivision and a lowly 4 games for it lol 😅 Remember your shop and really enjoyed popping in and seeing some of the latest games and consoles you got in. Do seem to recall your father being in the shop with you, remembering one day I visited, am sure you were playing FZero on the N64 😊. Bought some cracking Saturn and Dreamcast games there thanks to you, appreciated. You were even kind enough to source me some import Daytona 2001 and Shenmue II for Japan Dreamcast, which I still got in my collection. WiiU I bought at launch, and it was mostly ok, a shame about the lack of support, suffered in the west much like DC with no real western developer or publisher support, particularly shocking that EA mostly shunned the WiiU . Later we got the Switch, but only about a month before Mario Odyssey was out. Cracking recap of your gaming history, ATB mate 😎✌️
You're always a pleasure to listen to in your videos. I was born in '73 and enjoy modern gaming more than retro. But I like watching yours and the other Retro Gerth-Gang for personalities and takes on life more than anything else. I understand if you're not interested, but if you want a masterpiece platformer that is nothing but great colorful fun worlds with many retro homages, then you really owe it to yourself to get a PS5 and play AstroBot. It is a next level experience with the immersion technology in the controller while giving any 3D Mario game a run for it's money in excellence. Even if you don't keep the PS5 (you should) Def get one and try AstroBot within the return window. Try it and then return it if you don't like it. But I wager it might restore your faith in modern gaming. If it doesn't, then explaining why would be a good topic for a video. Another great entry. Looking forward to the next one. 🤘
Thanks a lot, appreciate hearing that mate👍 You were born in a good year and lived through the best of times in my opinion I must admit, Astro Bot looks great and hear loads say it's awesome. I do like the ps4vr one and it would certainly be the first game I would buy for a PS5 if I ever get one, I think when the price point gets lower I might take the plunge to be able to give that and Tekken 8 a go, I just can't justify £500 odd quid for two games at present 🤔👍
Great journey mate! I'd never even heard of a PC Engine back in the day, I'd have sold everything to have one if I had, loved shmups back then and PCE is king as far as I'm concerned when it comes to shooters! I never really owned any non mainstream stuff when it was current, but I've had a few 3DO's from car boots over the years, loved Need For Speed on it, was shocked how good it was! I became a bit disillusioned with gaming too for a while, real life just gets too busy sometimes! A few years back I didn't touch a console game for years, I was hooked on Pokemon Go, travelled all over the place with my dog for a few years catching imaginary creatures in random parks :D! I can't get on with XBOX names either, my daughter has owned them all but I couldn't tell you which is which :D! I think a lot of us are maturing into just collecting the great stuff nowadays, full set collecting is fun for the challenge but it's kind of like reading a good book, once it's over it's over!
Thanks mate, yeah I agree, I enjoyed chasing a full set but once there it kind of felt, what am I gonna do with all that crap now🤣 I agree, the PCE is a brilliant console for shmups, wish I'd hoovered all the games up for that when they were dirt cheap, had a decent collection once and sold it for pennies 🤣 Life does inevitably get in the way at some point for sure and it's probably good it does really to give you some focus I never got into Pokémon so never had to lurk around in parks🤣👍
You were in a unique position James not many people had access to the games/systems you did, its partly why i try to stear clear of flash drives as you dont commit to games. Very similar journey for me from the mid 90's tbh, great watch!
I was and I'm grateful for it but there is definitely something in the more you have the less you play, that said, I wouldn't change anything See you tomorrow mate 👍
2:59 I also started with A Speccy And you're right it was the best 8 bit computer, So many great games , So glad I had a double Tape Dick get a blaster back then to copy games on 😂 I also didn't know anyone with the NES Back in the day. 9:32 I agree with you the mega drive is one of the greatest ever made, I went from the spectrum To the MD , So it was a huge step up, I agree with you a 100% the 80s and 90s were the best Time ever And things have been going down hill ever since 😂 You're right the PlayStation was a game changer, James it sounds like you owned every console released in the 90s😂 I agree with you When games became dark and Gritty with too much realism It's really put me off gaming for a bit And And The Wii Brought it Rap for me And the funny thing is I didn't really buy that many new games for it But I downloaded it a huge amount of Retro And I believe that's where the nostalgia bug really began, Yeah xbox names are stupid 😂 I also never bought the modern consoles at launch, It took me 3 years to get a PS4 And I still don't have a PS5 But probably gonna Pull the trigger on getting one this Christmas, Fantastic video James You've definitely had a few more systems than I have over the years And it's great hearing about your journey
Cheers Mark, appreciate those comments mate I'm sure you'll get enjoyment from a PS5 but I don't think it's for me Of course the Speccy is the best micro, doesn't everyone know that🤣 You're right about the twin tape deck, I certainly got plenty use out of mine🤣 Speccy to Megadrive is one hell of a leap mate, that must have been amazing I definitely was fortunate to have most things at the time, very grateful for that👍
Great listen there james buddy, I love hearing peoples memories 😊 I always think now how much of a mind blower it would of been back in the day of we knew there would be mini consoles getting released in the future packed with games 😮😂 RUclips is great for fine tuning collections..... at the start for me though it made me want to buy everything 😂 totally agree on the megadrive james buddy.... this is why it shocks me that I had to leave it out of my list 😂
Cheers Steve, I do too and your vid was great, love hearing people's back stories and experiences You wouldn't have believed most of what's available now would you if you'd been told in the 80's & 90's😲 How could you leave it out mate😲🤣👍
Thoroughly enjoyed this mate. A lot of new things I learnt about your collecting over the years and was always curious about your shop too. It feels like you’re more focused than ever in terms of what you want for each system which is surely a great thing. I’d love to have a go on a 3DO one day. Great stuff James 👍
Thanks Ed, good to hear you enjoyed it, I've really enjoyed hearing stories of people's journeys I've watched Yes, I do feel very focused now more than ever which I'm really happy about to be honest The 3DO is not as good as it once was but still some fantastic things on it and it truly was a revolution at the time, kind of like a Mega CD but done way better, worth owning for Road Rash and NFS for me Few people seem to have enjoyed the shop talk and want to hear more, I might do an episode about that at some point possibly Have a great weekend mate 👍
Enjoyed the mate mate 👍 those of us around a certain age really did experience the best of the gaming evolution! Do you have any old pictures of your shop? They would be amazing to see
Thanks mate. Without doubt I agree, what a time to be growing up hey, truly believe we had the best time ever Gutted to say I don't, used to have a newspaper cutting of it when it was featured in the local rag but I've looked everywhere for it and can't find it anywhere Don't have any pics or vids of my own unfortunately, not sure I even owned a camera back then, too busy buying games🤣👍
First of all i remember you’re series of your gaming journey,your right for a really short time the 3do & cdi was kinda game changing but seemed like weeks at the time,great talk & memories. Everyones journey from start to finish is so different and im so lucky to have had the start i had but like you the journey continues just not as big leaps and surprises now 🙁bring back the arcades as we had the best era of gaming & movies/music etc. Hope this doesn’t get deleted 🙏🏼
I've replied before it does get deleted👊 Spot on, we need the arcades back but guess we never will....at least we lived through it and know had good it was You're spot on, there's no leaps anymore but still fun to be had anyway 👍
Thanks for sharing, mate! i thoroughly enjoyed that, it's alwats interesting to hear about your journey, nostalgia, and thoughts. Again, you literally say things that i've been saying for years! i.e not wanting realistic looking stuff/wanting the escapism of sega worlds, the colours, the music, etc!... 💯👏 also, playing the dc at home truly was the arcade at home! although i thought that playing capcom fighters on the saturn. But playing house of the dead 2 at home was an indescribable feeling, i was literally laughing in disbelief, and this was when i still lived near seafront arcades! Also, being a hardcore sega fan, i guess gaming was never going to feel the same after the dc, as we know, sega left the home market, and we never got that next console 😢 ... although, inteesting to hear your thoughts on the wii, and how got you back into retro. I always saw the wii as a sort of spiritual successor to the wii. I'd love an episode on your shop, mate, so interesting! keep up the goid work, mate! 👌👍 im sure i've missed out loads i wanted to say... 🤔😄
Thanks as always mate, you are certainly right, some things on the Saturn were also as good as the arcade, they were such amazing times, youngsters today just don't appreciate how magnificent Sega once were HOTD was and still is fantastic isn't it, still great to fire it up on the Dreamcast A few people have mentioned an interest in hearing a shop episode, I have been thinking about it and how I could do it as unfortunately have no pictures or video of it so think it would only be a talking episode like this one really 🤔👍
Absolutely! it was certainly a golden period of gaming for me, joint with the 16-bit era, but different. They were very exciting times for me to scan the import releases, phone the import shops in London, and then make the mission in to score the latest capcom fighters! I still lived near the arcades, and my mate worked on c&vg magazine at the time. Awesome times, I'm forever grateful to have the memories of that time (amongst many), as you also mentioned. 😃🙏👍 Yeah, i saw in the comments, others are also interested...Aw, such a shame you don't have any photos or video, mate 🫤 it will still be really interesting to hear, though, so, I hope it happens, and look forward to it at some point, mate. 🙂👍
Yeah, I knew him before he got the Job there. He was doing graphic design at the same college my then girlfriend was at. It was also him that opened my eyes to the world of imports and kickstarted my obsession with street fighter proper and arcade/fighting game etiquette! we used to meet at the arcades and go back to either house for extended sessions! I also used to get the mag before they hit the shops sometimes! 😃👌👍 I haven't been in touch with him for years, now, though. Also a kid that went to me school, a year or 2 below me (I think), and that used to skate(board) with a crew of us bitd, also went on to work for c&vg! so weird to think now!
Thanks for sharing mate. Really found this interesting. Such a great topic. Loved Ninjabearhugs vid as well. I'd love to make a vid myself. Would probably be an hour N half though tbh lol. Unfortunately I'm not able to make vids right now. But when I am able to make a comeback I'll be sure to make one about this topic. I find it fascinating people's gaming journeys. Especially how we all got started.
Glad you enjoyed it mate, I've really enjoyed these vids going around and find people's stories fascinating so would be great to hear yours when you can Sorry to hear you're having issues at the moment, hope things work out soon mate The longer the vid the better as far as I'm concerned, understand the problem though, I just had to include the main things though as it would have gone on longer than my phone storage would cope with, had to leave a few consoles and all handheld stuff out All the best mate👍
Was really enjoying hearing your gaming memories until you mentioned that stinking rotten egg 🥚 🤢 🤮 💩 Was interesting to hear about your shop owning days. Great vr mate.
Enjoyed the vid James. It's great hearing your gaming history. It's cool knowing you owned a game shop during the 90s. I'd be interested in finding out about your experiences during that time and what ultimately led you to shut down. I remember the Mega CD being expensive and I also felt it wasn't getting the support it needed. Of course I jumped into getting a 32X without doing the research and I paid the price. Still, I did enjoy the two games I had for it. I've been enjoying my ps5 quite a bit lately. I really like how smooth the UI is compared to the ps4. It's still very much a glorified ps4 pro to me but given the ps4 backlog I have I'm not too bothered. If your ps4 breaks down then I totally recommend getting a ps5 over another ps4 as there are a few quality of life improvements.
@@Champion2D Thanks Rob, a few people have mentioned about hearing more about the shop days recently Not sure how I could do that other than just talk about it like this vid as sadly have zero pics or videos of it I too had the 32X at launch for never much to get released, I did think much more favourably of that though and still think it's great for a few games That's an excellent point you make about the PS5 and probably the only reason I'd buy one at present, hope my PS4 doesn't die though 🤣👍
You had your shop in the Golden era, sounded brilliant, I think I collect now to try and get that spark, that excitement, the feelings i had back then... and now and again I do get it from what ever i find 🙂I bought loads of the "retro" ps4 games but I'll be honest... they are crap when you play them... theyre too clean and perfect they look like flash games.... I'm seeling them at the minute🤣 I hate these modern war games like COD and anything that is based on "realistic" violence its weird and s**t. theres is absolutely nothing in modern gaming and zero creativity. I'm with you mate also I'm going evercade and minis... I can't afford the real deal and the these evercades are arcade quality... I'm looking at and Evercade alpha right now 👍
I definitely agree it was the golden era, they were great times mate, it was the dream job at the time I get where you're coming from on the retro modern games, you're right, they don't feel the same, I've got some but it's not like playing the old school stuff, nostalgia has a part to play I know but give me the old stuff any day I've been thinning mine out aswell 🤣 The Evercade is amazing value I think, don't know why so many knock it I had an Alpha on order but cancelled it due to not having the cash and wasn't sure where I could put it, watched a few vids on it and I definitely like one, I'd ordered the SF one because the cab is more neutral to look better with the different marquees but prefer the games on the Megaman one and the cab looks nicer IMO, reckon it wouldn't look so good with the different marquees though 🤔. Every vid I've watched so far says they're good though 👍
Nice memories I started with a c16 first game punchy
Same!!
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Thanks. I've not heard of Punchy but I didn't know anyone with a C16👍
Like you say in your video , you always dreamt of arcade quality games at home. What I found was, though I liked the games, it was the friendships , competition etc that made gaming so great. This couldn't be replicated at home.
I got the top score on Godzilla pinball at my local arcade today. What a rush!
Definitely it was the impossible dream in the 80's, seemed like forever to get there at the time but realistically, we got there so fast really, great days!
I do get where you're coming from there yes
Well done you....that's awesome 👏
Also awesome you have a local arcade👌👍
It always seems to me this is one of the best things about old games from this period - the fact everyone had a shared journey to some extent, but everyone has their own individual tapestry of systems and games they owned. It means everyone has something in common but something unique to say. What’s funny in your case is that you owned everything (except the dominant 8-bit micro, the CPC) and so the answer to ‘what was your gaming journey’ for you is effectively the same as “what were all the systems that came out” 😂
You're exactly right there mate, we were all involved in some way but we all forged a slightly different path and experience, I find that really interesting and love hearing people's thoughts
I was lucky to have most things yes, never had any experience of the 464 though no so I obviously missed out on the greatest start I could have had on my gaming journey 🤣
Thanks for watching and for the great comments 👍
Enjoyed watching this fella 👊🏻🔥 the nostalgia was flowing thru you sir 🤣👍
Thanks mate, appreciate you giving it a watch and commenting 👍
Just finished watching. Enjoyed hearing your story. So much nostalgic. It's too much for me to list what I've owned over the years.
Thanks, love some nostalgia, I know what you mean, this was very much the abridged version as didn't want the video lasting 2 hours 🤣👍
This is a long video packed full of nostalgic memories 🙄
@retroimportgamer513 I've had a very similar gaming journey James, though I maybe started a bit earlier with an Intellivision and a lowly 4 games for it lol 😅
Remember your shop and really enjoyed popping in and seeing some of the latest games and consoles you got in. Do seem to recall your father being in the shop with you, remembering one day I visited, am sure you were playing FZero on the N64 😊.
Bought some cracking Saturn and Dreamcast games there thanks to you, appreciated.
You were even kind enough to source me some import Daytona 2001 and Shenmue II for Japan Dreamcast, which I still got in my collection.
WiiU I bought at launch, and it was mostly ok, a shame about the lack of support, suffered in the west much like DC with no real western developer or publisher support, particularly shocking that EA mostly shunned the WiiU .
Later we got the Switch, but only about a month before Mario Odyssey was out.
Cracking recap of your gaming history, ATB mate 😎✌️
You're always a pleasure to listen to in your videos. I was born in '73 and enjoy modern gaming more than retro. But I like watching yours and the other Retro Gerth-Gang for personalities and takes on life more than anything else.
I understand if you're not interested, but if you want a masterpiece platformer that is nothing but great colorful fun worlds with many retro homages, then you really owe it to yourself to get a PS5 and play AstroBot. It is a next level experience with the immersion technology in the controller while giving any 3D Mario game a run for it's money in excellence.
Even if you don't keep the PS5 (you should) Def get one and try AstroBot within the return window. Try it and then return it if you don't like it.
But I wager it might restore your faith in modern gaming.
If it doesn't, then explaining why would be a good topic for a video.
Another great entry. Looking forward to the next one. 🤘
Thanks a lot, appreciate hearing that mate👍
You were born in a good year and lived through the best of times in my opinion
I must admit, Astro Bot looks great and hear loads say it's awesome. I do like the ps4vr one and it would certainly be the first game I would buy for a PS5 if I ever get one, I think when the price point gets lower I might take the plunge to be able to give that and Tekken 8 a go, I just can't justify £500 odd quid for two games at present 🤔👍
Great video James nice to hear your gaming journey 👍
@@gaminggrandad10 thanks Chris 👍
Nice recap of Your life in gaming James 👍😎
Thanks Daz👍
Great video nice memories ☘️☘️☘️
Thanks Gull 👍
Great journey mate! I'd never even heard of a PC Engine back in the day, I'd have sold everything to have one if I had, loved shmups back then and PCE is king as far as I'm concerned when it comes to shooters! I never really owned any non mainstream stuff when it was current, but I've had a few 3DO's from car boots over the years, loved Need For Speed on it, was shocked how good it was! I became a bit disillusioned with gaming too for a while, real life just gets too busy sometimes! A few years back I didn't touch a console game for years, I was hooked on Pokemon Go, travelled all over the place with my dog for a few years catching imaginary creatures in random parks :D! I can't get on with XBOX names either, my daughter has owned them all but I couldn't tell you which is which :D! I think a lot of us are maturing into just collecting the great stuff nowadays, full set collecting is fun for the challenge but it's kind of like reading a good book, once it's over it's over!
Thanks mate, yeah I agree, I enjoyed chasing a full set but once there it kind of felt, what am I gonna do with all that crap now🤣
I agree, the PCE is a brilliant console for shmups, wish I'd hoovered all the games up for that when they were dirt cheap, had a decent collection once and sold it for pennies 🤣
Life does inevitably get in the way at some point for sure and it's probably good it does really to give you some focus
I never got into Pokémon so never had to lurk around in parks🤣👍
You were in a unique position James not many people had access to the games/systems you did, its partly why i try to stear clear of flash drives as you dont commit to games. Very similar journey for me from the mid 90's tbh, great watch!
I was and I'm grateful for it but there is definitely something in the more you have the less you play, that said, I wouldn't change anything
See you tomorrow mate 👍
2:59 I also started with A Speccy And you're right it was the best 8 bit computer, So many great games , So glad I had a double Tape Dick get a blaster back then to copy games on 😂 I also didn't know anyone with the NES Back in the day. 9:32 I agree with you the mega drive is one of the greatest ever made, I went from the spectrum To the MD , So it was a huge step up, I agree with you a 100% the 80s and 90s were the best Time ever And things have been going down hill ever since 😂 You're right the PlayStation was a game changer, James it sounds like you owned every console released in the 90s😂 I agree with you When games became dark and Gritty with too much realism It's really put me off gaming for a bit And And The Wii Brought it Rap for me And the funny thing is I didn't really buy that many new games for it But I downloaded it a huge amount of Retro And I believe that's where the nostalgia bug really began, Yeah xbox names are stupid 😂 I also never bought the modern consoles at launch, It took me 3 years to get a PS4 And I still don't have a PS5 But probably gonna Pull the trigger on getting one this Christmas, Fantastic video James You've definitely had a few more systems than I have over the years And it's great hearing about your journey
Cheers Mark, appreciate those comments mate
I'm sure you'll get enjoyment from a PS5 but I don't think it's for me
Of course the Speccy is the best micro, doesn't everyone know that🤣
You're right about the twin tape deck, I certainly got plenty use out of mine🤣
Speccy to Megadrive is one hell of a leap mate, that must have been amazing
I definitely was fortunate to have most things at the time, very grateful for that👍
Nice vid! I should do a likewise type vid - What a great insight to your journey 🙂
Thanks a lot, love hearing people's stories so great if you get chance. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Really enjoyed this vid mate. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Thanks Nick 👍
This was really interesting mate, great to hear your memories and thoughts.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Sounds like you’ve had an awesome journey! Especially when you had your own shop and got to try so many things!
I can't complain, I'm grateful I've been so lucky, they were fantastic times and will always look back on it fondly 👍
Great listen there james buddy, I love hearing peoples memories 😊 I always think now how much of a mind blower it would of been back in the day of we knew there would be mini consoles getting released in the future packed with games 😮😂 RUclips is great for fine tuning collections..... at the start for me though it made me want to buy everything 😂 totally agree on the megadrive james buddy.... this is why it shocks me that I had to leave it out of my list 😂
Cheers Steve, I do too and your vid was great, love hearing people's back stories and experiences
You wouldn't have believed most of what's available now would you if you'd been told in the 80's & 90's😲
How could you leave it out mate😲🤣👍
Thoroughly enjoyed this mate. A lot of new things I learnt about your collecting over the years and was always curious about your shop too. It feels like you’re more focused than ever in terms of what you want for each system which is surely a great thing. I’d love to have a go on a 3DO one day.
Great stuff James 👍
Thanks Ed, good to hear you enjoyed it, I've really enjoyed hearing stories of people's journeys I've watched
Yes, I do feel very focused now more than ever which I'm really happy about to be honest
The 3DO is not as good as it once was but still some fantastic things on it and it truly was a revolution at the time, kind of like a Mega CD but done way better, worth owning for Road Rash and NFS for me
Few people seem to have enjoyed the shop talk and want to hear more, I might do an episode about that at some point possibly
Have a great weekend mate 👍
Enjoyed the mate mate 👍 those of us around a certain age really did experience the best of the gaming evolution!
Do you have any old pictures of your shop? They would be amazing to see
Thanks mate. Without doubt I agree, what a time to be growing up hey, truly believe we had the best time ever
Gutted to say I don't, used to have a newspaper cutting of it when it was featured in the local rag but I've looked everywhere for it and can't find it anywhere
Don't have any pics or vids of my own unfortunately, not sure I even owned a camera back then, too busy buying games🤣👍
Brilliant video dude. Could have listened to you for longer mate.. 👍
Thanks mate, it could have gone on much longer, I really had to just talk about the major stuff otherwise it might have been 2 hours🤣👍
First of all i remember you’re series of your gaming journey,your right for a really short time the 3do & cdi was kinda game changing but seemed like weeks at the time,great talk & memories.
Everyones journey from start to finish is so different and im so lucky to have had the start i had but like you the journey continues just not as big leaps and surprises now 🙁bring back the arcades as we had the best era of gaming & movies/music etc.
Hope this doesn’t get deleted 🙏🏼
I've replied before it does get deleted👊
Spot on, we need the arcades back but guess we never will....at least we lived through it and know had good it was
You're spot on, there's no leaps anymore but still fun to be had anyway 👍
@@retroimportgamer513 My comments are disappearing faster than David Blaine in a police line up for a Diddy party 😜
@@Gold2thGaming 🤣the Gerf will find a way👊
@@retroimportgamer513my comment from this morning has been deleted 😑
@@Tetlee unbelievably annoying Lee 🤬
Thanks for sharing, mate! i thoroughly enjoyed that, it's alwats interesting to hear about your journey, nostalgia, and thoughts.
Again, you literally say things that i've been saying for years! i.e not wanting realistic looking stuff/wanting the escapism of sega worlds, the colours, the music, etc!... 💯👏 also, playing the dc at home truly was the arcade at home! although i thought that playing capcom fighters on the saturn. But playing house of the dead 2 at home was an indescribable feeling, i was literally laughing in disbelief, and this was when i still lived near seafront arcades!
Also, being a hardcore sega fan, i guess gaming was never going to feel the same after the dc, as we know, sega left the home market, and we never got that next console 😢 ... although, inteesting to hear your thoughts on the wii, and how got you back into retro. I always saw the wii as a sort of spiritual successor to the wii.
I'd love an episode on your shop, mate, so interesting! keep up the goid work, mate! 👌👍
im sure i've missed out loads i wanted to say... 🤔😄
Thanks as always mate, you are certainly right, some things on the Saturn were also as good as the arcade, they were such amazing times, youngsters today just don't appreciate how magnificent Sega once were
HOTD was and still is fantastic isn't it, still great to fire it up on the Dreamcast
A few people have mentioned an interest in hearing a shop episode, I have been thinking about it and how I could do it as unfortunately have no pictures or video of it so think it would only be a talking episode like this one really 🤔👍
Absolutely! it was certainly a golden period of gaming for me, joint with the 16-bit era, but different. They were very exciting times for me to scan the import releases, phone the import shops in London, and then make the mission in to score the latest capcom fighters! I still lived near the arcades, and my mate worked on c&vg magazine at the time. Awesome times, I'm forever grateful to have the memories of that time (amongst many), as you also mentioned. 😃🙏👍
Yeah, i saw in the comments, others are also interested...Aw, such a shame you don't have any photos or video, mate 🫤 it will still be really interesting to hear, though, so, I hope it happens, and look forward to it at some point, mate. 🙂👍
@@J0nst12 must have been awesome to have a mate at C&VG, that must have been a great place to work
Yeah, I knew him before he got the Job there. He was doing graphic design at the same college my then girlfriend was at. It was also him that opened my eyes to the world of imports and kickstarted my obsession with street fighter proper and arcade/fighting game etiquette!
we used to meet at the arcades and go back to either house for extended sessions! I also used to get the mag before they hit the shops sometimes! 😃👌👍 I haven't been in touch with him for years, now, though. Also a kid that went to me school, a year or 2 below me (I think), and that used to skate(board) with a crew of us bitd, also went on to work for c&vg! so weird to think now!
@@J0nst12 sounds like great times mate, those were the days hey👌
Thanks for sharing mate.
Really found this interesting. Such a great topic. Loved Ninjabearhugs vid as well.
I'd love to make a vid myself. Would probably be an hour N half though tbh lol. Unfortunately I'm not able to make vids right now.
But when I am able to make a comeback I'll be sure to make one about this topic.
I find it fascinating people's gaming journeys. Especially how we all got started.
Glad you enjoyed it mate, I've really enjoyed these vids going around and find people's stories fascinating so would be great to hear yours when you can
Sorry to hear you're having issues at the moment, hope things work out soon mate
The longer the vid the better as far as I'm concerned, understand the problem though, I just had to include the main things though as it would have gone on longer than my phone storage would cope with, had to leave a few consoles and all handheld stuff out
All the best mate👍
Was really enjoying hearing your gaming memories until you mentioned that stinking rotten egg 🥚 🤢 🤮 💩
Was interesting to hear about your shop owning days.
Great vr mate.
🤣Now don't tell fibs, that was your favourite bit.... obviously 🤣
They were great times mate, loved it
Cheers mate 👍
The Egg gets everywhere it seems
Enjoyed the vid James. It's great hearing your gaming history. It's cool knowing you owned a game shop during the 90s. I'd be interested in finding out about your experiences during that time and what ultimately led you to shut down.
I remember the Mega CD being expensive and I also felt it wasn't getting the support it needed. Of course I jumped into getting a 32X without doing the research and I paid the price. Still, I did enjoy the two games I had for it.
I've been enjoying my ps5 quite a bit lately. I really like how smooth the UI is compared to the ps4. It's still very much a glorified ps4 pro to me but given the ps4 backlog I have I'm not too bothered. If your ps4 breaks down then I totally recommend getting a ps5 over another ps4 as there are a few quality of life improvements.
I don't think the rampant rise of blatant PS1 piracy etc. helped did it :/
That will be a knife in my back forever Daz🤬
@@Champion2D Thanks Rob, a few people have mentioned about hearing more about the shop days recently
Not sure how I could do that other than just talk about it like this vid as sadly have zero pics or videos of it
I too had the 32X at launch for never much to get released, I did think much more favourably of that though and still think it's great for a few games
That's an excellent point you make about the PS5 and probably the only reason I'd buy one at present, hope my PS4 doesn't die though 🤣👍
You had your shop in the Golden era, sounded brilliant, I think I collect now to try and get that spark, that excitement, the feelings i had back then... and now and again I do get it from what ever i find 🙂I bought loads of the "retro" ps4 games but I'll be honest... they are crap when you play them... theyre too clean and perfect they look like flash games.... I'm seeling them at the minute🤣 I hate these modern war games like COD and anything that is based on "realistic" violence its weird and s**t. theres is absolutely nothing in modern gaming and zero creativity. I'm with you mate also I'm going evercade and minis... I can't afford the real deal and the these evercades are arcade quality... I'm looking at and Evercade alpha right now 👍
I definitely agree it was the golden era, they were great times mate, it was the dream job at the time
I get where you're coming from on the retro modern games, you're right, they don't feel the same, I've got some but it's not like playing the old school stuff, nostalgia has a part to play I know but give me the old stuff any day
I've been thinning mine out aswell 🤣
The Evercade is amazing value I think, don't know why so many knock it
I had an Alpha on order but cancelled it due to not having the cash and wasn't sure where I could put it, watched a few vids on it and I definitely like one, I'd ordered the SF one because the cab is more neutral to look better with the different marquees but prefer the games on the Megaman one and the cab looks nicer IMO, reckon it wouldn't look so good with the different marquees though 🤔. Every vid I've watched so far says they're good though 👍
I see that youtube have removed my comment, again! This is so frustrating 😤
It certainly is mate🤬
@@retroimportgamer513I had about 4 attempts lol😅
@@TheKayliedGamerChannel-RUclips appreciate the dedication 🤣
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