Miss those days, when you could game all day and night with your friends and talk about new gaming stuff on the schoolyard, no worries, no bills to pay. Today I don't have a single friend in gaming anymore, last lone wolf :-/
I had a friend who was getting really into collecting like me and just like a month ago he told me he's kinda tired of games and is selling off most of his stuff and investing in other stuff. he's just not interested really anymore and it's kinda sad to me :(
What a sad story man , fortunately social medias and online games may gather up gamers from all over the world , obviously closer friends is much better for their proximity
I love you and your channel so much. In a sea of cynical, over-the-top, clickbait rumor mongering gamer youtubers, your channel is a breath of fresh air each time i see a video posted. Youre sincere, positive and passionate, and i learn something new each video you make. Keep going brotha, youre doing a fantastic job.
I was in an accident when i was in Kindergarten ended up with 5 stitches in the top of my skull.. That day my dad stopped on the way home and we picked up Super Mario 3. To this day it will always hold a special place in my heart. I actually have put together a fully complete in box copy and have it in a shadow box in my living room.
Shenmue is so immersive that I literally feel like I can start playing it at any time any day. I used to think my favorite game of all the was KOTOR but after years of beating it regularly I kind of never wanna play KOTOR again but I could start Shenmue 1 or 2 for a hundredth time right now.
Shenmue was so damn immersive when I played it back in the day; however, it has not aged well at all across the board. It's sad as I remember really being into the game and playing it several hours at a time. It's probably one of the best games of all time that is the hardest to get into now.
@@patrickrutherford5553 For me part 2 is the holy grail. However I think whichever game you first played back in the day would be your holy grail. I never owned a Dreamcast, never heard of Shenmue and just randomly got Shenmue 2 when I was 9 yrs old for my Xbox. Not to sound hyperbolic but that shit seriously changed my life lol
I remember reading about Shenmue in magazines in the year 2000 when I was 11. I really wanted to play it but my parents were never going to buy me a dreamcast. Many years passed but I always regretted not getting to play Shenmue. Finally the remastered version came out, and I dove right in. I played through Shenmue I and II and loved them both. After that, I didn’t really have to wait long for Shemue III at all! XD got it right away and enjoyed that one too. Now I’m a commited Shenmue fan, lets hope Shenmue IV doesn’t take too long.
Just want to thank you John for getting me into Shenmue during this whole quarantine. Initially I was reluctant to play them as I had heard about the ending of Shenmue III from another channel but when I saw your Shenmue rocks video I took a chance and I bought the HD port collection. I played both games back to back over the course of 9 days which I've never done with any series but I did with Shenmue because of how immersive and interesting the games were and now after about a 2 month break I'm playing Shenmue III and loving It! Thanks again for inspiring me with your passion for the series!
I can’t get over how enjoyable johnny’s videos are. They are SO DAMN REFRESHING. They just have this great vibe. Johnny you are a national treasure man. Keep up the great work.
Here are some of 10 out of 10 games: - Final Fantasy Tactics - Chrono Trigger - Demon's Crest - Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Shining Force II - Phantasy Star IV - Shenmue - Panzer Dragoon Saga - Radiant Silvergun - Super Mario 64 - Resident Evil 2 (1998) - Resident Evil (2002) - Dark Souls - Blade Runner - Diablo - Parasite Eve - Xenogears - Star Fox 64 - Ocarina of Time - Goldeneye 007 - Perfect Dark - Silent Hill 2 - Suikoden II - Metal Gear Solid - Shadow of the Colossus
Great pick on Dragon Quest VIII. I adored Dark Cloud 2, and it made me excited for anything with Level-5's name on it. I remember drooling over Famitsu scans of DQVIII in 2003 and just hoped and hoped that it would live up to the hype I had for it in my mind. It completely exceeded my expectations. It's probably in my top 10 all time, and I do think it's just about a perfect game.
I feel the same way about the original Zelda on NES, just brings me back bombing everything and burning all the bushes to find the next secret. I also love the Zelda & Mario cartoons from back then a lot.
There's truly one game that deserves a 10/10: Tetris. Every damn gamer should have played this in their life, regardless if you like it or not, and it’s an addictive game.
@@InnerRise Tetris is the highest selling video game of all time, and has been ported to almost every gaming platform ever made. It's still played be MILLIONS of people to this day, not just OLD people.
I'm an old gamer and I support this comment. Kids just don't understand. Lol. There should be some respect, if it wasn't for us old gamers pumping quarters into arcade machines back in the day, buying Nintendos, Segas, hundreds of cartridges, there wouldn't be an Xbox or PS4. Most game developers these days are some of us old gamers. So, to all you young gamers today..you're welcome🙂
our wholesome game lover is back and is as exciting as ever! i was actually playing dragon quest 8 when watching this and i just nodded my head the entire time he talked about it lol, love the enthusiasm so much
John, I genuinely love you bro. You and your videos are like having the cool big bro, who has all the cool games. That big bro I never had. I wish nothing but the best for you and your beautiful family. Also I hope Robman is doing well. Your happy console gaming makes all of us (Happy Console Gamers) ✌ ❤
Glad your back Johnny! I said it once and I’ll say it again, we need a Lunar the silver star/eternal blue retrospective! Lol 😂 Congrats on the family and like number 130 is from me 👍🏼
You have no idea how happy I am to not only see you're back, but to see Samurai Showdown on the list. I played it constantly in the arcade. I kicked some ass and also got my ass kicked plenty of times but man was it a blast to play.
Yes Jonny! I'm watching this making a Sunday roast in Liverpool UK. No doubt, you will inspire to be playing retro games late into the night. Good to have you back!
Shining Force III Panzer Dragoon Saga Shadow Hearts: Covenant Sakura Wars 3 Shenmue II Metal Gear Solid 3 Dragon Force Ocarina of Time Sonic 3 & Knuckles Castlevania: SOTN Metroid Prime
For me my 10 out of 10 games are: - Street Fighter 2 - Streets of Rage 2 - Speedball 2 - Sensible Soccer 2 (alot of S's and 2's, huh?!) - Resident Evil 2 - Mario 64 - Goldeneye - Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas - Manhunt - Half Life 1 & 2 - Company of Heroes - Red Dead Redemption
@@vintygti cool, it's great multiplayer with simple but satisfying controls. The depth of the real world leagues and squads was amazing at the time, well beyond anything on the market now. I had it on the Amiga which was such an excellent platform
Link's Awakening means a lot to me too. It was the first game my Dad bought for me, and it was completely out of the blue. I can still remember the moment vividly. So it's 10/10 in sentimental value for me.
Games that I feel are 10/10: Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania: SOTN, Super Metroid, SMB 3, Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I mean, 10/10 to me, is hall-of-fame level gaming here. There are plenty of 9/10's out there that are some of my favorite games but just are not at that pinnacle of gaming.
@@swedishvintagegamer7189 by what definition? This blew everything out of the water in 1998. If you played this in 1998 and you thought it was crappy then I'm not sure what you were comparing it to. While I am sure there were engine optimization and frame rate issues, it does so much right given the infancy of 3D gaming on consoles. While, it might be the most difficult one to play now as early 3D doesn't age well, it still will go down as quite the masterpiece. Is it the #1 best game ever made? Well, that's debatable.
@@bmshaven Yes I played it in '98 and of course I was blown away and it was a masterpiece. But "hey, listen!" that was 22 years ago. The camera is annoying. Navi is annoying. It's a kids game. A link to the past has aged better imo. As you said, not many early 3D games from 95-99 have aged very well.
My 10/10 games 1- final fantasy 3 (snes) 2- Ys 8 lacrimosa of dana 3- final fantasy 7 (ps1) 4- Chrono trigger 5- secret of mana 6- persona 5 7- dragon quest 8 8- mega man x
Welcome back Johnny! Some of my 10/10 games: - Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master - Robocop Vs Terminator (Genesis) - Golden Axe 2 - Fire Shark - Sunset Riders (Arcade/SNES) - NAM 1975 - Metal Slug - Super Mario 64 - Ocarina of Time
For me basically everything Sega did especially with the Naomi/Dreamcast era. Crazy Taxi is one I have very fond memories of and people don't really talk about that game enough. My friends and I use to try our hardest to beat each others scores, learn the best routes, and how to be the craziest drivers we could. PSO was another one I spend a ton of time with (even after official servers shut down). PSO was the first time I ever enjoyed playing a game online and interacting with other people and the level grinding and hunting for rare items and raising mags was all just so addictive.
My 10 out of 10 games are Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior NES. Those are the games that took me back to my childhood days. I would play them for hours and I would draw maps and write down locations for special treasures. Man, those were good times. Keep up the great work.
That story about discovering and then purchasing Mario 3 blew my mind. A 7/11 with an arcade machine featuring a game yet to be released? Local shopping mall with a foreign video game AND the adapter to play it on your console? You were destined to become the HappyConsoleGamer.
Great to have you back Johnny! I hope the rest of 2020 makes up for all the crises you have had to deal with this year. Take care, and thank you so much for your wonderful videos. My classic 10/10 games: Little Nemo: The Dreammaster (NES), Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES), Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest (SNES), Super Mario (N64), Final Fantasy Tactics (PS), Xenogears (PS), Balder's Gate: Dark Alliance (PS 2), Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox), Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN) Ninja Gaiden: Black (Xbox) etcetera.
My old 10/10 and favourite game of all time is Terranigma on the SNES. Fantastic music, story themes, fun, satisfying (if simple) combat, and great exploration. I also really love games about exploring Earth.
I always loved when playing old rpgs back inth e day, when you got a sort of tough random monster u fighting over and over that takes TWO hits to kill, then u level up and finally u can ONE SHOT it.
Dragon Quest VIII was the first true RPG I had ever finished! I remember watching my older brother play it and one fateful summer I decided to try it out. It is one of the best gaming experiences I have ever had. Over the years I have played many RPG's but DQ8 is at least on the top 5 We have missed you Johnny!
I actually had a small tear when I fired up Dragon Quest 8 for the first time, I had only played the NES games and I had such huge nostalgia for them, to see Dragon Quest taken to the next level like that was almost too much for me.
10/10 games -Megaman X -Megaman battlenetwork 3 -Megaman legends 1 -Megaman 3/7 -Link to the past -Chrono Trigger -Paper Mario 6 -Pokemon Gold/Silver -Mario Kart 64
I love your channel! Me and my uncle that passed away this year played r type so much and both loved it. I still to this day would love to play a new rtype
Shining Force 1 for the Mega Drive is one of those games for me. I remember seeing pictures of it for the first time in games magazines, and i was instantly in love with it. and still am to this day, with all the shining games from camelot.
Congratulations to both of you 😊 Was paused for thought after this video, i just became the new owner of my very first Saga Saturn this week (a tad late to the party at 40 lol), I can't honestly recall if you mentioned your history with that console or any games u think highly of, did you and Robman miss the Saturn Johnny, only got the playstation during that time?
Shenmue is my all-time favorite and definitely the game that had the most lasting impression on me. Nothing I've ever played has been that immersive. I love hearing you talk about the game, and I totally agree, the "problems" with the game actually add to it's uniqueness and how memorable it ultimately is. Other notable 10 out of 10's for me are: Lunar: Silver Star Story, KOTOR, FF7, Soul Calibur, Street Fighter 2. Great video Johnny, great to have you back!!
Shenmue is such a warm blanket game... The story, the music, the characters, the weather system, the living Dobuita setting all still give me the feels. It was literally the first time a game fully transported me into its world. Even the flawless Hyrule of Oot was still a fantasy world built for your adventure. Shenmue was alive and familiar. It felt lived in, like the world existed before you ever turned on your Dreamcast, and will continue to exist even after you finish the story. I'll never bother to argue against the naysayers because it's so obvious they didn't get wrapped up in its world the same way, and that's totally okay.
Happiness for the return of the Happy Console Gamer! My retro 10/10 list for this video. 1. Crystalis NES 10/10 2. Tekken 5 PS2 10/10 3. Streets of Rage 2 Genesis 10/10 4. Baseball Stars NES 10/10 5. Contra 3 Alien Wars SNES 10/10 6. Soul Calibur Dreamcast 10/10 7. Cosmic Fantasy 2 Turbo CD 10/10
People who say ‘there’s no such thing as a 10/10 rating’ are just pushing the top score back to 9. I feel like 10/10 needs to exist. Sure nothings perfect, but that’s part of the fun! Finding out someone else’s 10/10’s tells you something about them. Great vid as always Johnny!
I remember running back and forth between bites during Christmas dinner, to make sure SMB3 hadn't crashed. No save games in those days kids! Still my favourite platformer Good to have you back matey! xxx
Great topic and welcome back! My favourite 10/10 retro has got to be Super Ghouls n Ghosts on the SNES. I would probably die from joy if it was remastered or even remade. Come on Capcom!
Ah man seeing you talk about Shenmue brings back memories, all my buddies were buying PS2s and there was me thinking the Dreamcast was going to be way better and I felt the same as you it still hurts that it died out quickly the DC has so much potential.
Welcome back johnny to the world of youtube. Anyways about my favorite games of all time: 1. Star fox 64 2. Super Mario 64 3. Crash bandicoot 4. KOF 97 5. Last blade 6. Kingdom hearts ii 7. Guilty gear xx reload 8. Gundam vs gundam federation vs zeon 9. Sonic 3 and knuckles 10. Street fighter 3rd strike
I love seeing Federation Vs Zeon! My buddy and I put hundreds of hours into that classic. It’s refreshing to see someone else appreciate this hidden gem.
@@buckchuckgaming597 it was my second gundam game ever and i loved it to death for the longest time it wasnt a part of the gundam vs series i thought gundam vs game was gundam vs gundam on the psp which is awesome. But the recent gundam vs extreme maxi boost on on ps4 is a classic. Also federation vs zeon made me love gundam to the point i became a mega fan.
OMG..Dragons Quest 8 is the only one I never had a chance to dive into. The rest of your 10s are spot on! Great trip down for memory lane for me. Master Blaster? Thank you
This is a great vid. A 10/10 game is really a personal choice. A really bad game might be a 10/10 game for someone else because of what it meant for that person at the time they were playing it to escape or enter a different world. Nostalgia definitely makes a difference on a personal level. Be it the game that they remember helped to get them over a personal loss, a bad breakup, or get away of real world problems. Keep these great vids coming Johnny!