GameClub

Really cool series of articles going over some Japanese games you have probably never heard of. As a retro pixel art fan this feels like a gold mine.

I spend a lot of time on youtube, often having it on in the background while I do other things. I thought it would be fun to share some of the creators I love, as finding good content on youtube can be difficult. I'll probably do another of these soon. If you have a favorite not listed here share them in the comments!

Ross Scott's Game Dungeon

My personal favorite. Ross digs into all sorts of pc games, and has a very unique style of reviewing. It is hard for me to put in to words without over simplifying, but if you said someone who is losing his mind willfully subjecting himself to games that will make him lose his mind I would say you have the gist of it. He also has a strong belief in game preservation, and has made videos with passionate arguements for it.

I would reccomend his coverage of Killing Time or Eternam

thorhighheels

Thor brings an eclectic mix of videos, usually chasing after a certain style, or feeling. He is a musician as well, and often goes into what the sound design can bring to a game or series. Most of his content is video essays, but he does a great job of keeping things interesting, and not taking longer than necessary to make his point. I'd reccomend this video where he goes over "mysterious" fighting games.

SNES Drunk

When playing retro games it can be hard to know what is worth your time. SNES Drunk has made enough high-quality and entertaining reviews to fill this 10 hour video of SNES game reviews. No specific reccomendation, just pick any of his 5ish minute videos to check out.

Classic Gaming Quarterly

CGQ goes over old media and promotional material for retro consoles. Check out this video where he goes through an issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly.

Pikasprey Yellow

The reverse-Houdini of Pokemon. Using a long series of steps he finds ways to mess up his playthrough so much that it could take 100s of hours to escape, and then he tries to escape. This video sums it up pretty well.

When you start playing Dragon Warrior you are given an important message by the king, the bad guy is back and you need to stop him. As you step outside the castle and are taken to the world map this is what you see.

That castle on the bottom right, surrounded by a poisonous bog, is your destination. If you could cross a few water tiles you could confront the Dragonlord right now. Unfortunately that cannot be done, and instead the game takes you on a journey through points 1 to 13 listed in the original image.

The effect is neat at the end of the game as well. As you approach the villain's lair you can see the castle where it all began.

Huge fan of DQ3 and the villain Zoma, this might be my favorite depiction of him. Hopefully we hear some news from the remake soon, it has been a few years.

Fantastic series by Bismuth! SM64 is one of my favorite games of all time, and the amount of effort Bismuth and his collaborators put into this series is incredible. Each video is full of charts and demonstrations that make very complex processes simple enough to follow along. There is also a condensed version if an 8 part series feels like too much.

Like many others I am currently playing Starfield. It is a lot of fun, but it also has many flaws. My partner asked why I'm playing it so much if I have so many complaints and I explained that there really is no alternative for this sort of game. If you want a first person game with individual cities full of unique NPCs you can interact with your only options are Bethesda games or Outer Worlds. Skyrim came out over a decade ago, its still my favorite game of all time, and I still play it frequently, and I really hoped it would have more copycats.

I would compare it to being a fan of professional football, but not being a fan of the NFL. There really isn't anywhere else to go. If you want to watch, they are the only game in town. I'm really hopeful with how long it has been since the last ESO that we might start to see some competitors in this space. There are a few that seem promising. Such as Avowed and The Bloodline, but until those drop I will be playing Starfield.

I think its awesome devs are still releasing games for retro consoles. NES is my favorite sytem and I think these games look fantastic.

The posts about Jurassic park and The Dig are definitely worth checking out!

Game Club is a community where anyone can post without feeling like they have to meet an importance threshold. There are many fantastic gaming communities on Lemmy, but the general ones seems to be focused on game release news and not so much generic gamer posts. I want this to be place for people to share anything gaming related they would like, without feeling like they might get removed.

So please submit your favorite youtube videos, your rankings of your favorite franchise, an article from 7 years ago, the map from a game you love, a goofy screenshot or clip, a story about someone you used to game with, your idea for the next big game, a doodle of Master Chief, tips for Ryu, it is all welcome here!