I could list a bunch of general YTers that cover retro games among other gaming topics, but for those who mainly cover retro games I like Big Ole Words, Hungry Goriya, and Video Works.
My Life in Gaming is probably my favourite, I love the depth they go into in their full videos, and their Sunday streams are always super chill for me to just kick back and relax to retro game stuff.
Anyone used to watch CGR Undertow? They had short 5 minute reviews on seemingly every retro game. I would binge basically any game I had or was interested in around 8-10 years ago
If he hasn’t already been mentioned, Modern Vintage Gamer (MVG) on the tubes is awesome. He sometimes adds developer insight into his videos and digs beneath the surface of the tech he’s talking about.
Guru Larry’s Fact Hunt videos can be fun, although he definitely uses an over-the-top personality. He often does listicle style videos but almost always forgets that any video game has been released since 1993. Lots of lists will contain like amiga ports of arcade games and stuff.
For example in the video “Purposely Broken, Unbeatable Games by DICKISH Developers” the game selection is Smash TV, Gladiator/Great Gurianos for the ZX Spectrum, Robocop for the Commodore 64, Dennis the Menace for the Commodore Amiga, and then Tony Hawks Pro Skater 5 but it mentions how weird it is to mention something so modern
Matt McMuscles has been on a roll lately with his retro retrospectives. The near 11 hour Double Dragon marathon was a chef’s kiss. (https://youtu.be/TEn1ALxpFAg)
Becoming kind of a fan of Korone as well lately, even if I can’t understand her most of the time. Really enjoying her Legend of Zelda playthrough right now. She’s just having fun discovering and not bothering with doing it “right” (https://www.youtube.com/live/NWzBjSwAcvk)
Ole matty-fatty definitely does some pretty good coverage. And with I guess his background in QA testing. Has a bit of insight and a few connections to help with that.
I just started watching Now in the 90s. It has an episode every Friday and goes over the console releases of that week from 30 years ago. They pick a couple games to do more in-depth on reviews then shows the current value of the games with and without a box. They’re 8-15 minutes.
Game Sack is a long-running channel that’s one of the best retro game channels IMO. They release a video every week or two. MetalJesusRocks and his endless quest for Hidden Gems is also very good.
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My Life in Gaming is probably my favourite, I love the depth they go into in their full videos, and their Sunday streams are always super chill for me to just kick back and relax to retro game stuff.
My favourites are LGR and The 8-Bit Guy, but there are so many great retro channels out there!
Seconding these!
Anyone used to watch CGR Undertow? They had short 5 minute reviews on seemingly every retro game. I would binge basically any game I had or was interested in around 8-10 years ago
If he hasn’t already been mentioned, Modern Vintage Gamer (MVG) on the tubes is awesome. He sometimes adds developer insight into his videos and digs beneath the surface of the tech he’s talking about.
I used to watch a lot of Angry Video Game Nerd back in the day, the old stuff still holds up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut3n8-9JM5o&list=PLbQ-gSLYQEc4mnWapHJd0K-sPvLcEwOSS&index=1
The newer stuff he’s been putting out is meh.
Guru Larry’s Fact Hunt videos can be fun, although he definitely uses an over-the-top personality. He often does listicle style videos but almost always forgets that any video game has been released since 1993. Lots of lists will contain like amiga ports of arcade games and stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/@Larry
For example in the video “Purposely Broken, Unbeatable Games by DICKISH Developers” the game selection is Smash TV, Gladiator/Great Gurianos for the ZX Spectrum, Robocop for the Commodore 64, Dennis the Menace for the Commodore Amiga, and then Tony Hawks Pro Skater 5 but it mentions how weird it is to mention something so modern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mn-4y8YrU4
SNESDrunk and Summoning Salt come to mind!
Modern Vintage Gamer and Gaming Historian are my favorite
Matt McMuscles has been on a roll lately with his retro retrospectives. The near 11 hour Double Dragon marathon was a chef’s kiss. (https://youtu.be/TEn1ALxpFAg)
Becoming kind of a fan of Korone as well lately, even if I can’t understand her most of the time. Really enjoying her Legend of Zelda playthrough right now. She’s just having fun discovering and not bothering with doing it “right” (https://www.youtube.com/live/NWzBjSwAcvk)
Ole matty-fatty definitely does some pretty good coverage. And with I guess his background in QA testing. Has a bit of insight and a few connections to help with that.
Colônia contra-ataca he is Brazilian
I just started watching Now in the 90s. It has an episode every Friday and goes over the console releases of that week from 30 years ago. They pick a couple games to do more in-depth on reviews then shows the current value of the games with and without a box. They’re 8-15 minutes.
Is that the new-ish channel run by ProJared?
Yeah it is, I didn’t even realize that. I’ve heard the name ProJared but never watched him before.
That U Can Beat Video Games guy with the golden retriever.
They don’t exclusively do retro stuff, but Digital Foundry’s DFRetro series is brilliant.
Game Sack is a long-running channel that’s one of the best retro game channels IMO. They release a video every week or two. MetalJesusRocks and his endless quest for Hidden Gems is also very good.
I love Game Sack! Highly recommend them.
My Life in Gaming