What are your favorite retro gaming YouTube channels?

[Momo Momomo]

Tons of good picks here, i second Majuular for sure, he's just a really chill guy to listen to, kind of like LGR in that way. Dungeon Chill has a similar vibe to Majuular too.

I havent seen anyone mention Grimbeard, yet. high recommend for anyone who had a goth phase in highschool (i say, still clinging to an almost all black wardrobe 14 years later).

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Cybershell!

Cybershell

I make videos about a blue cartoon rat, among other things.

youtube.com

Tons of cool and funny videos.

 

[Gorse]

This guy on YouTube called The Examined Life of Gaming did a whole series retrospective on Mechwarrior, and I really enjoyed it! I never even knew what these games were until I watched his videos, and he does a very thoroughly analysis of the development and mechanics of each major entry. The presenter is a little gruff, but clearly passionate about the games, and I'd definitely recommend checking him out if you have any interest at all in mecha.

Also, if you've never seen them, Stuart Ashen’s Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of videos are absolute YouTube classics. In each video, he discusses his experience with horrible budget games for European computers of the mid-to-late-80s in a very funny, entertaining way, and examines the context in which they were released and who developed them. He's also done several lectures about these kinds of games at the University of Norwich, and his talk on Hareraiser is quite literally the best story I've ever heard about a retro game. Check 'em out, boys!

 

[Smiley Cat]

I love Ashens. His style is so uniquely British.

 

[Gorse]

I love Ashens. His style is so uniquely British.

I didn’t want to mention this in my original post because I thought it would be self-aggrandizing, but I’ve literally been watching Ashens regularly since I was 10 years old. The man’s humor has been a massive influence on my life growing up, and I even have a credit in his second book, Attack of the Flickering Skeletons. If you are ever curious, Ashens gets the Gorse Guarantee™!

 

[usenet]

https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyParish
Jeremy Parish's Video Works series is an absolute favourite of mine. Laid-back but VERY comprehensive histories on countless retro games and systems. Recently he's taken an interest in some of the forgotten consoles of both the early American and Japanese gaming industry, before the major console players cornered the market. You'll be hard-pressed to find better videos on the Atari Xe Game System, Sega SG-1000, Epoch Cassettevision, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/@Rarestgameplayer
Here's another lovely channel, enjoyable less for the videos itself and more for what an impressive work of archival it is. SO. SO. many freeware games, anywhere from the late 80s-mid 2000s. If you're a sucker for games featuring creativity and passion that outshines their admittedly poor quality, you'll love digging through the rarest game vaults..

Here's a game I found from just a minute of scrolling as an example.. Coulrophobes beware!

 

[Sayo Sayo]

• Hungry Goriya
• GTV Japan
• Jeremy Parish (Absolute GOAT)
• Majuular
• AVGN (Yes, really)
• NES Friend
• Sega Lord X

 

[spectresfrommercury]

 

[AmberMinx]

When it comes to Retro-Gaming- well obviously AVGN was King. There's a great download out there somewhere of the first 100 episodes as originally published without the modern YouTube tampering and post-release editing by Screenwave. They're still fantastic pieces of nostalgic entertainment.

I had no idea this existed-- thank you! I've just downloaded it. Old AVGN is pure nostalgia.

 

[Aika]

SNES Drunk, Sega Lord X, basement brothers. Marsh is good too, for older smt games. Also like Happy Console Gamer whenever he talks about retro games.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Please check out N64 Glenn Plant.

Dude is passionate about the console and its games.

 

[Xeno]

I'm looking for some channels that post videos about older games and consoles.
PS2 or Die is a channel that focuses only on PS2 games. He is trying to play through the whole PS2 game catalog.

Does anyone know any other good channels?

 

[evercaptor]

This fella is fun to listen to: Sean Seanson is irish and calm so it's good as background listening or for sleep noise, but there's good work on the visuals too for when it's main screen. The wheel will provide and you love to see it.

 

[Heinzu]

Maybe this, but only games are played here.

Nostalgic Games TV

Welcome to our Nostalgic Games channel! 🆂🆄🅱🆂🅲🆁🅸🅱🅴 ⚠️ATENÇÃO!!!⚠️ Não há comentários, apenas o jogo. [+..••] ⚠️ATTENTION!!!⚠️ There are no comments, only the game. [+..••] ⭐ Curta, Inscreva-se, Compartilhe e Divirta-se! ⭐ Like, Subscribe, Share and Enjoy! ►Donation PIX...

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[PcNoob96]

pcnoob96_

The side of my channel features Siege clips, miscellaneous PlayStation games and odds and ends as well as really bad PC gameplay. I am also one of the Seasons Awake Vocalists, Akuma Apparel Owner and Designer. I'm a PC Noob as well as a PlayStation Gamer, never played a PC game except Age Of...

www.youtube.com

 

[Heidegger22]

https://www.youtube.com/@CulturedVultures

 

[MaxJoe]

I see they already commented some really good channels, but check out AVGN, is also fun, just take in mind that is most focused in reviewing the games/old consoles with acid humor and such.

 

[Stare best girl]

if you know Spanish, Rucomania(previously AlexNintendoSega) is a great channel that has as main focus Nintendo and Sega consoles with some touch of dark comedy as well sometimes he uploads Playstation stuff and dubs

RucoMania

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

www.youtube.com

 

[hazys]

For long videos on retro games I like to put on Dungeon Chill or Majuular.

 

[celestialempire]

Basement Brothers does great PC98 and MSX2 videos!

 

[Xeno]

Thanks for all the suggestions, I will check these channels out!

 

[ReddKasette]

No one mentioned GameSack yet?! In the *Retro Game Talk* forums?! BLASPHEMY!!

He's my personal favorite (AVGN as well). He covers basically all retro consoles and handhelds, then covers a lot of their games with some pretty in-depth coverage. His YouTube library is really deep with LOTS of extremely informative stuff. I've learned and found so much from his channel. I HIGHLY recommend checking him out!

 

[Retro Doomer]

The only I can think of not necessary specifically old Consoles per say but old tech in general

https://www.youtube.com/@LGR

And many older games are showcased on this channel if that counts.

That Video Games Show

Created with a view to offer honest opinions about the games we all love, That Videogames Show is a channel dedicated to the love of retro gaming and modern gaming. On the channel we have a lot of content for you to enjoy from our Shenmue podcast 'In Search Of Lan Di' to our 'Must Have' games...

www.youtube.com

I also just found this channel I am not sure how good it is so enjoy I suppose

 

[ThunderBoy]

Modern Vintage Gamer

https://www.youtube.com/@ModernVintageGamer

 

[nothought]

Jason Graves is awesome. All his gaming videos are in 4:3 so you can even watch them on a CRT. His latest video on the CDI is really great. Super super underrated and really really consistent.