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.

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    3 years ago

    My favourites are LGR and The 8-Bit Guy, but there are so many great retro channels out there!

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    3 years ago

    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.

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        3 years ago

        Yes! Well… Think it’s been going for over a year now.
        If I’ve understood it correctly there’s two other people working on it.

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        3 years ago

        Yeah it is, I didn’t even realize that. I’ve heard the name ProJared but never watched him before.

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      3 years ago

      The only YouTube channel I watch regularly. I really like the format and once a week upload.

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    3 years ago

    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.

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    Sean Seanson for PSX content. He does videos on obscure games. He does videos on japanese exclusives. There are huge videos where he covers every released game of certain developers like square or namco. Also some sweet music sets only with songs from playstation games.

    I absolutely love his positive attitude. Great guy. Also i discovered so many cool games i otherwise would have never heard of.

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    3 years ago

    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)

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      3 years ago

      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.

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    3 years ago

    They don’t exclusively do retro stuff, but Digital Foundry’s DFRetro series is brilliant.

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    3 years ago

    Thanks for all the recommendations. It’s always nice to have new stuff to watch.

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    3 years ago

    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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    3 years ago

    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