Remembering the Nintendo Entertainment System | An NES Retrospective | NESComplex

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  • This retrospective isn't so much about the history of the NES, but about all the memories we share about the system, commercials, movies cartoons, merchandise, and all the experiences we had with playing games. For this video I compiled archival news footage, commercials, gameplay, lots of shots, and home movies from my good friend Tyler at My Retro Life (see his channel link below) to really highlight all the idiosyncrasies of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I hope you enjoy!
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  • @NESComplex
    @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    The video had over 60 memorable aspects of the NES. How many did you remember? What rank are you in the Complex Freakbot Nintendo Maniac Club?
    Also thanks to "My Retro Life" for letting me use his home movie footage! Check him out: th-cam.com/users/nowtherearenolimits
    0-20 Stomped Goomba
    21-30 Little Bimmy Freakbot
    31-40 Strange Blue King Hippo
    41-50 Nintendo Maniac First Class
    51-60 "The Wizard"
    60+ Supreme Video Grid Warrior

    • @FrancoAvila1ER
      @FrancoAvila1ER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Another Big Hitter.

    • @apoplexiamusic
      @apoplexiamusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh the nostalgia :) so many long past memories

    • @michaelsierra9
      @michaelsierra9 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very entertaining video sir!

    • @phillyflyers6928
      @phillyflyers6928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man so well done I cant believe I saw the Toy's R us tabs I remember those and sometimes the worst was when you took the ticket thinking you go the last one and they came back saying they were out of stock. Thanks you for this video and a great trip back to great times and memories.

    • @freddyvidz
      @freddyvidz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where have you bern?!?

  • @nixpix44
    @nixpix44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    This is exactly the love letter the greatest system ever deserved

    • @retrorystergaming577
      @retrorystergaming577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally the best. All the best memories from this console

    • @TheProgressiveStyle
      @TheProgressiveStyle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I had a little tear in my eyes..

    • @hektorlinko
      @hektorlinko 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes you said it 100% correct. A++++++++++++++++++++++

    • @jamieoiler5690
      @jamieoiler5690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      second best,super nes is number 1

    • @dreamlandnightmare
      @dreamlandnightmare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good system, but overrated. Sega Master System had superior graphics, and aside from a couple dozen or so classics, the vast majority of the rest of the NES library was garbage. SNES was a much better system with a better library.

  • @captawesome42
    @captawesome42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    The nostalgia was so strong and wonderful that I didn't even care hearing the word "remember" every sixth word

    • @aprayingatheist2378
      @aprayingatheist2378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Pinchars ABitch I member

    • @fast_mattw8059
      @fast_mattw8059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh i fucking remember all right!

    • @16-bitjunkie4
      @16-bitjunkie4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Memberberrys

    • @SuperBoomshack
      @SuperBoomshack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Remember All Your Base Belong to Us?

    • @cult_of_odin
      @cult_of_odin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Subliminal message. Makes you nostalgic.

  • @josephrhodes5025
    @josephrhodes5025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Im so lucky to be born in 1981. I had such an amazing childhood. toys, video games, cartoons, movies. I was then and still am a massive nintendo fanboy.

    • @johnnygold753
      @johnnygold753 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was even better to have been more than 1975. My age group was the one that drove the need for this system to be created because it was the first video game system that played a video game better than it was in the arcade. And they had never even duplicated the arcade. At that point, it was glorious.😂❤

    • @foekje25
      @foekje25 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same here, 1981. I wish I spend more time on my Nintendo back then. Trying to recover those times with my Nintendo DS and Switch. Good times!

  • @AaronVillalobos
    @AaronVillalobos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I was born in 1994, so all of this I never experienced. But watching this somehow gave me hella nostalgia and made me want to go back to these times so bad. I grew up on the N64 and Playstation but this... this is awesome.

    • @BobbyHo2022
      @BobbyHo2022 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was an obsession.

  • @LasseJ789
    @LasseJ789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    "Their house smelled weird" That's so golden said.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It was true... we rarely ventured into new homes

    • @josephcontreras8930
      @josephcontreras8930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ahh the smell of new electronics just like that new car smell or new shoes out of the box....

    • @Faygris
      @Faygris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And the food was weird, too. It's all so true 😆

    • @michaelosterhaus4309
      @michaelosterhaus4309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So true…I remember playing Nintendo for hours in the dark, dank basements of my friends houses where we kids were banished to play amongst a pile of dirty clothes and a small tube TV. Excellent times!

    • @AZMR240SX
      @AZMR240SX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michaelosterhaus4309 yes! But it was WAY cooler to play in somebody’s own room or the basement that they had all to themselves! We were SOL if something was on TV that Dad wanted to watch :)

  • @UnFrSaKn
    @UnFrSaKn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I’m almost 40 and this was my entire childhood. Everything in this. Thanks for putting it all together!

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thank you for letting me know William. Reactions like yours are why I do this

  • @indianatrekker26
    @indianatrekker26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I cant say how many times I've rewatched this video. This is not only my favorite nescomplex video, but has to be the best video on the NES here on youtube.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Wow! Thank you! Should I do a SNES video like this?

    • @indianatrekker26
      @indianatrekker26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NESComplex I think that would make for a great companion video

    • @Oskanderstine
      @Oskanderstine 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I absolutely agree with you!

  • @CraigSnyder
    @CraigSnyder หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The concept of calling a phone number, with a house phone, and having someone talk you through a difficult part of a video game is awesome.

  • @Zazzaro703
    @Zazzaro703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Being born in 1980..... I remember all of it 🙂

  • @rsalas01
    @rsalas01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Narrator: “Remember the posters?” Me: Dude, I can still smell them!

  • @MuffinStuffer
    @MuffinStuffer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm a 38yr old man and found myself crying from the nostalgia of this video. Thanks for making it.

    • @user-hy4zp5su3h
      @user-hy4zp5su3h 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "Man"?

    • @aldorfc220
      @aldorfc220 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Turn 40 this year lol but mine was mega drives super Nintendo but i loved 90s late 80s
      Memories bruh

  • @TheMountainDemon
    @TheMountainDemon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Damn, man. This was a beautiful walk down memory lane. You’re truly an artist. Thank you for this!

  • @GenerationGapGaming
    @GenerationGapGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Kids who threw away boxes and the sleeves..........GUILTY! I'm still mad about it 😂. This video was like a time portal. Loved it!

    • @TheJadeFist
      @TheJadeFist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I always tried at first to keep them, but they were a pain to put everything back in and got torn anyways. It's a real shame Nintendo didn't do what Sega did with the hard cases.

    • @derealized797
      @derealized797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I keep all my boxes and papers for everything now. I think realizing the things I threw away growing up had an effect, so now I have all this cardboard taking up space, even for stupid appliances.

  • @MyRetroLife
    @MyRetroLife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I must say it was an honor to be a part of this video. Thanks buddy and Merry Christmas!

    • @NESADDICT
      @NESADDICT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🙌 loved the live stream today!

    • @NintenDub
      @NintenDub 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@destructodisk9074 😂😂ahhhaha

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you so much for being part of the video and for being a good friend!

    • @ThrawnTheater
      @ThrawnTheater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just watched your NES Christmas video prior to watching this, and thought things looked familiar lol

    • @janemackenzie8143
      @janemackenzie8143 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love this guy

  • @stmn346
    @stmn346 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This brought back so many memories.
    Nothing like being a kid in the early 80’s.

  • @commandervile394
    @commandervile394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    God the late 80's and early/mid 90's were great. Definitely remember it all.

  • @hankmesker
    @hankmesker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I got the NES for Christmas too, but my father was working outside of my town, I wait 3 days until my father came home and connect the nes to the TV.
    I remember looking at the box for hours.
    The best Christmas ever.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s the ULTIMATE marshmallow test

    • @TheBsheep
      @TheBsheep 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AboveEmAllProduction That was too much of a risk back in those days. If he grew up like me, the last thing you wanted to do was break anything.

    • @TheBsheep
      @TheBsheep 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AboveEmAllProductionI understand what you're saying. Looking at it now it's almost impossible to do so but back then it seemed possible..lol

    • @offhandacoustic
      @offhandacoustic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AboveEmAllProduction I guess you never cross threaded the coaxial wire on the back of the TV. I did and it sucked and I never heard the end of it.

  • @TheRetrollectors
    @TheRetrollectors 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    This was one of the BEST retrospectives I’ve ever seen. Every screen shot took me back to a simpler time.

    • @theyear750bc
      @theyear750bc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A time without internet and smartphone..

    • @TheRetrollectors
      @TheRetrollectors 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@theyear750bc those were the days. Where when we were kids we had stories to tell and no video evidence of the nonsense we’d get ourselves in. Lol

  • @coolshtmagazine3732
    @coolshtmagazine3732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This is simply one of the finest video's on TH-cam. I've watched it twenty times now and it's just brilliant.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      20 times?! Wow! Thank you so much. I’m so glad to hear that.

  • @Oskanderstine
    @Oskanderstine 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Remembering the NES has never been remembered so beautifully. Masterful!

  • @wesleymcneese8554
    @wesleymcneese8554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Dear Lord, the 80's were the best.

    • @societyofsin
      @societyofsin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You're not lying

    • @RyanJardina
      @RyanJardina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dear Lord I wish you weren't make believe.

    • @wesleymcneese8554
      @wesleymcneese8554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm not

    • @jamesstaggs4160
      @jamesstaggs4160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      No kidding. Best decade to live in if you were a kid. I know we all made fun of the 80s when the 90s came around, but the 80s had something we'll probably never see again, and that's an undercurrent of positivity in what we were doing as humans. We thought we could make everything better. Now it's nothing but pure cynicism. We've grown ugly since then.

    • @retrorystergaming577
      @retrorystergaming577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh yea what an amazing time to have grown up in

  • @Komagb
    @Komagb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I almost spit out my milk when you said "...and throwing away the box!?"

  • @jedhai2171
    @jedhai2171 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is so incredibly bittersweet. A beautiful encapsulation of what our generation has lost and what will never be seen again. We, who lived this life, had a perfect childhood and I am grateful to have been alive for the golden age of gaming.

  • @dantheman683
    @dantheman683 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    @nescomplex.... YOU are one seriously talented individual. Every single thing you touch base on in this video checks a box we all either knew all too well, or had forgotten in the winds of time.
    I rewatch this video A LOT, sharing it with friends, as well as watching it just to stay trapped in my 80s kid bubble. For everyone that was there... for everyone that'd ever thought about those moments encapsulated in our hearts & minds, giving us something to smile about, even in the toughest times... we thank and salute you with NES controllers in-hand.
    This video alone is of such high quality in both its descriptive elements, as well as its insights, that it may one day inspire later ages to go on their OWN journey in this confusing and dangerous world to either seek out an NES of their own... or treasure whatever entertainment they currently posess, if they haven't already.
    I only wish I could meet you; one 80s kid to another. You're out there doing what I only wished I had the courage to... sharing and describing with lush detail... your memories and what they're worth, on a fabulous show that's not only popular... but all your very own.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I really appreciate the time you took to post this! It means a lot to me!

  • @PixelGameSquad
    @PixelGameSquad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Well...I found my entertainment for the next 30 minutes ❤️

    • @jonphin6
      @jonphin6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The only TH-cam channel I basically drop everything for in an instant to watch as soon as I see there is a new vid.

    • @NESADDICT
      @NESADDICT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🙌🙌🙌

    • @NESADDICT
      @NESADDICT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jonphin6 same!

    • @FrancoAvila1ER
      @FrancoAvila1ER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks to the ball and chain I keep rewinding often.So 45 minutes for me guys!

    • @jonphin6
      @jonphin6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@FrancoAvila1ER holy sh$@, I thought I was the only one. I have to double, sometimes triple the video time, especially with the constant forced rewinds brought about by the interruptions by those who do not honor the sanctity of a time I hold deat before they came along.

  • @kylealexander7024
    @kylealexander7024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    My god the opening song is my childhood

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too! That's exactly why I chose it!

    • @jodymcdougle8810
      @jodymcdougle8810 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yes

    • @overdosh
      @overdosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      nice children ,bro LoL~~~~~~~~~~

    • @kylealexander7024
      @kylealexander7024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@overdosh what?

    • @overdosh
      @overdosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kylealexander7024 in china during that years we just play Famicon with Contra and mario not like US play such much more games ,dude . that's what I mean..

  • @bennyblizzard8099
    @bennyblizzard8099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was 8 when I first encountered a NES in 1986 and this video is truth. An absolute delight. Take a bow, NESComplex.. You took me back and reminded me of things I forgot and everything I can’t forget.

  • @STONESGAM
    @STONESGAM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    All of this stuff from the 80s and early 90s now almost seem like heaven to me. I miss that whole era before the internet. It just seemed like a better and more innocent world.
    Now that we have it we can't imagine not having it. But it was a lot less stressful... especially before social media and 24 x 7 news. People just lived their lives, interacted more, and didn't get so stressed out and caught up with everything going on in the world. The US just seemed so much more easygoing and balanced back in the 80s and 90s.
    It is hard to even fathom how office workers functioned without email. They probably actually did more work and didn't get bogged down by so much ridiculous nonsense.
    Sorry to bring modern life into a TH-cam video game post but this just brings me back to my happy place.

    • @ILoooooveCamels
      @ILoooooveCamels 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's because we were kids whose world was closely filtered by our parents

    • @siler7
      @siler7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It wasn't. People just didn't have as many opportunities to show their true selves without repercussions.

    • @STONESGAM
      @STONESGAM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@siler7 True. But everyone has an opinion on everything now that they can express in writing. So there will always be someone crying about a film or tv show that offended them and these idiots in Hollywood listen to them unfortunately.

    • @richardfosterII7575
      @richardfosterII7575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree with you and truly was a better time. Games were done they didn't get patches.

    • @spellbinder7036
      @spellbinder7036 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well look at why you have to mention all that! It's like trying to tell humanity we're going backwards,like we're all too involved in the most basic and non important things
      , Also I think more people are moody these days and we have more convenient ways of dealing with things but yet everyone can't seem to deal with life these Days,
      When I had my SNES and PS1 with the N64 later on,life was fantastic,not only cause the game system's,it was the fact that the world outside was a better place than it was now and these consoles remind us when the world was more laid-back
      We're always asking ourselves what the hell happened to us?

  • @morganerickson439
    @morganerickson439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Man, I miss manuals...

    • @retrorystergaming577
      @retrorystergaming577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Driving home from the videostore after hiring a game and going through the manuals was such an awesome joy

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They were a big part of the experience... i do to

    • @lh9591
      @lh9591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cave Story for Switch comes with a manual. It was a really nice touch. The smell was so good.

    • @morganerickson439
      @morganerickson439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lh9591 I had forgotten about that! I had to go look at it again. It has a teeny-tiny CD, too.

    • @derek-64
      @derek-64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i always enjoyed flipping through the pages of manuals checking out enemies, items, how to plays, the artwork, etc. it added to the experience. it was nice opening the box and seeing all the stuff inside. you got the game, the manual, a dust cover sometimes, inserts, maybe a poster. nowadays instead of giving you your money's worth some companies just want to offer you "convenience". what a shame.

  • @oleschoolgamers
    @oleschoolgamers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Easily the best nostalgic NES video I’ve seen on TH-cam. Every part of the video was exactly what all of us experienced and loved about this system. Thanks for fantastic trip down memory lane!!

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you so much! It’s crazy how much we collectively remember

    • @oleschoolgamers
      @oleschoolgamers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NESComplex yes!! And this video captured it so well, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks again for making it!

    • @ronaldhenson3379
      @ronaldhenson3379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember the original 1995 nintendo entertainment system I grew up with the original Nintendo entertainment system super Mario will always be my favorite nintendo character

  • @Sumof86
    @Sumof86 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would have to say, that this is the ONE video of NES nostalgia, that covers a whole generation that grew up with all things Nintendo. This is a true masterpiece of masterpieces. Thank you NESComplex.

  • @velosiped135
    @velosiped135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I grew up in this time period and you really did our experiences justice with this video. Perfect!

  • @ghostly836
    @ghostly836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I miss having friends to play NES with or even talk about it with. I've been playing and collecting like crazy the last couple of years but no one to share it with like the old days.

    • @Old_Man_Jay
      @Old_Man_Jay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I know the feeling. It's kinda depressing when I look at my collection and realize I have no friends to play with.

    • @TheMaskedheel
      @TheMaskedheel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know what you mean I bought the Switch for the online play of the classic library 2 yrs ago. Haven't found 1 online player.

  • @googleownsyou8510
    @googleownsyou8510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Remember how i lifted the controller in the air when i jumped with Mario for the first time. The nes and super nes was really something special. A new reality.

    • @lh9591
      @lh9591 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You were using motion control

    • @kirkericson2722
      @kirkericson2722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My sister always did this and it bugged the hell outta me!

    • @marcusfridh8489
      @marcusfridh8489 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      dont forget the tongue, allways out when playing

  • @TacoStacks
    @TacoStacks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Such a good console!

  • @Coachjmo02
    @Coachjmo02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The music clips alone bring back so many memories! I miss the 80’s!

  • @Prjm87
    @Prjm87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Won’t lie really needed this In my life right now. Thanks

  • @Marc_Araujo
    @Marc_Araujo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    Toys R Us...man, I feel bad for kids now that will grow up without ever experiencing the magic of that place.

    • @KentKaliber
      @KentKaliber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Today's kids will never know the bliss of Toys R Us. In fact, all they do is stare at iPads all day.

    • @jmac79ers
      @jmac79ers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Atleast we still have it in Canadia

    • @bijuutamer729
      @bijuutamer729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Palace*

    • @TheMaskedheel
      @TheMaskedheel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember in 1988 mine still had Intellivision games.

    • @nicholasbullock1709
      @nicholasbullock1709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not just Toys R Us, but all the other proper toy stores like KB Toys, Lionel Playworld, etc. There are no more dedicated toy stores like those. Sad and unfortunate.

  • @Omgitssoup
    @Omgitssoup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Even though I was born after the NES life cycle, I still feel nostalgic over this video. Back in the late '80s early '90s it was a much simpler time, And while I think game development has grown a lot for the better too, I kind of wish I could go back when gaming was like this.

    • @jrvbamafan1
      @jrvbamafan1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was truly a great time to not only be a gamer but just be alive period. The 80s and 90s were so much fun. Every kid on the playground would be talking about what secret they had found the previous night in Zelda or metroid, or how close they came to finally beating Mike Tyson. I wouldn't trade my childhood for anything. I got my Nintendo for Christmas in 1988, and I've owned almost every Nintendo system since then. Sony and Microsoft really upped the industry graphics wise, but I almost always find myself playing my switch now more than my ps5

    • @jason19twofour
      @jason19twofour ปีที่แล้ว

      The games were simple but there was more original content.

  • @clint125
    @clint125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I gotta say NESCOMPLEX is one of the nicest people in the community . Thank you NESCOMPLEX for spreading so much positivity. You are making people happy !! Don’t forget it

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much Clint! We just gotta focus on today... work like crazy... wait for the seeds to grow!

  • @bengraven
    @bengraven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    To this day my heart swells and I tear up when I see that epic Mario 3 commercial. I was so excited.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know! Me too!

    • @IkePaz
      @IkePaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NESComplex I remember first seeing it during a commercial break for Married with Children (I barely got the jokes)... but Christina Applegate😁 'remember her'...

  • @zerobyte802
    @zerobyte802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Awesome video. I was in high school for this era. I loved me some NES but my “magical era” was the Atari and Commodore 64 era. My gaming sleepovers involved bringing an extra disk drive and a box of blank floppies to my friend’s house. By morning, our libraries were identical. ;)

  • @johnlumbano3109
    @johnlumbano3109 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow I’m 47 and I lived every word you spoke. I was that kid with everything Nintendo.. my 4 daughters are all into gaming now. So when I pull out my crates of retro gaming we get lost in my Time my era. maybe for a moment you forget the number of pixels and just enjoy who your with… love the time…

  • @clairesnow4398
    @clairesnow4398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The 80’s were a pocket in time we will never see again.
    I had an NES at this time, and although I did go over friends houses to play games and party, most of my time was spent at the roller rink, they had an arcade, food court, and did laser shows every weekend.
    I don’t regret wasting so much time at that roller rink, cause it’s how I found my husband. And here we are almost 40 years later playing animal crossing on switch.

  • @BobbyShyne
    @BobbyShyne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This was such a great video. I would love to see a Super Nintendo video in this style.

    • @retrorystergaming577
      @retrorystergaming577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man Super Nintendo was great spent hours looking at gaming magazines staring at the SNES games before I finally got one for Christmas

  • @jonphin6
    @jonphin6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    As always, your content is absolutely amazing. You have the ability to pull to the surface those happy care free memories, when nothing mattered but videogames, friends sleeping over, Saturday mornings, and being a child free of responsibilities and shielded from real life and it's horrors and hardships.

    • @joshuablassingame9453
      @joshuablassingame9453 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude. I think you love nescomplex as much as i

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for this comment! It's so good to know the video effectively brought it all back! Really appreciate it!!

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brothers i presume? So awesome

    • @jonphin6
      @jonphin6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NESComplex identical mirror twins actually

  • @chadrichards4681
    @chadrichards4681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This video continues to be my go-to when I’ve had a rough day. All the love and joy of my childhood brought back to me like a warm hug from my past. Thank you for making this.

  • @Daizedd
    @Daizedd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I will forever remember the day I discovered my now beloved nes in my grandma's shed. I had been searching for my old ds and when I moved stuff over in one of those plastic tubs there it was, I didn't understand what it was when I saw it at first, but it was sitting there as if it had been waiting for someone to uncover it again after all these years. I brung it inside and went through it, I was in awe like never before, it felt like Christmas came early. I spent hours carefully cleaning it, the game paks, and controllers. That night my grandma and I spent hours setting it up as it was on a newer tv and we got confused. The first game we got working was Dr. Mario, without the manual I was lost but determined to play so I spent a good couple of hours mastering it. My nes is my greatest treasure, I want to keep it in good condition so the next generation can enjoy it too!

  • @brianhuyck2718
    @brianhuyck2718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm not ashamed to say that I was moved to tears by this video.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha... you shouldn't be... it's just a testament to how much it meant to us!

    • @brianhuyck2718
      @brianhuyck2718 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NESComplex anyway, strong work. Love your channel.

  • @RoXolid
    @RoXolid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thank you for making me feel old. And the amazing memories

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha! You're only old if you stop playing!!!

    • @RoXolid
      @RoXolid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @DEAD CHANNEL 2 things. 1) don't call a Gen Xer a Millennial. 2) If you're going for an insult, at least spell the insult correctly.

    • @JanetStarChild
      @JanetStarChild 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Unrelenting Dark
      Actually, '81 is the last year of Gen X (according to Wikipedia). I'm 40 too, so you and I are technically Gen X.
      Also, there's a micro generation that I believe most people here would identify with anyway... "Xennial" (those born between late 70s to early 80s).

  • @gamebit9063
    @gamebit9063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use to work in that majestic back room and boy was it majestic!!!!!!!!!

  • @thedrewdog
    @thedrewdog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Smiles and nods my head -- remembering how magical that time truly was.

  • @Movie_Games
    @Movie_Games 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    You were supposed to hold the reset button as you turn off the power? I never knew that and didn't see any of my friends do that. I don't think I ever lost a save.

    • @bluwzrdisgreedy234
      @bluwzrdisgreedy234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think the idea was so the game didn't switch from console power to battery at the exact moment it was being written too. Incredibly unlikely, but not impossible, so better to put a warning.

    • @Day-ZDuke
      @Day-ZDuke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ....it was only for games / cartridges that had a built-in battery for saves , that U were supposed to do that for
      Most games did not, so it wasn’t an issue normally

    • @jmac79ers
      @jmac79ers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I've always scoffed at the warning until yesterday. I began my first ever playthrough of legend of zelda, playing a bit here and there working off one save. Never holding reset while powering off. Then yesterday I went to resume my game with only the 9th dungeon left. The save was gone! It's not the battery either. So from now on, I'll heed the warning

    • @Yungbeck
      @Yungbeck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @de-fault_de-fault
      @de-fault_de-fault 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Until I saw it in the video I had no recollection of that being on the gold labels. I remember being thrilled every time I saw one of those gold labels on a game because it meant I could save...but apparently I never read one all the way through.

  • @anthonyxavier6300
    @anthonyxavier6300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Definitely the sweep when coming to blowing cartridges. Miss waking up early to watch those Saturday morning cartoons.

  • @jorgezarco9269
    @jorgezarco9269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for transporting me to the 1980's and 1990's. This is a "lost paradise". I remember a kid in the neighborhood spent the Christmas of 1990 playing Super Mario Bros. 3...the "crown jewel" of video games.

  • @GodofWarChuka
    @GodofWarChuka 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great Nostalgic Memories! I got the Atari 2600 when I was 10 in 1981 for Christmas. Then it was Christmas of 85 or 86, where I got the NES. Great times and memories! My parents, I mean Santa Clause was good to me, lol! 😊👍

  • @jimm1387
    @jimm1387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the best NES retrospective I've seen. You've ticked all the boxes of my childhood memories. We were very fortunate to grow up in a time when technology was advanced but not so much it overtook our social interactions.
    I miss those times, the excitement of having earned enough money to go buy a new game in time for a sleepover that night.
    I like to think those of us who were there will be able to gather again in our final years, pulling all nighters together at the retirement home.

  • @lookingforwhiteprivilege9330
    @lookingforwhiteprivilege9330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I’m baffled that this channel has so few subs.

    • @retrorystergaming577
      @retrorystergaming577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey 50k isn't exactly chump change

    • @stephenjones5079
      @stephenjones5079 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This channel definitely deserves way more subs, it's one of the best channels out there, covering classics.

    • @PrinceMarcusWilliam
      @PrinceMarcusWilliam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think its because kids nowadays are just stuck on Fortnite. People 30 and up (I'm 38) love this stuff. I watch it while I eat something.

    • @mellownessuperstar2618
      @mellownessuperstar2618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed

    • @iloverobot8531
      @iloverobot8531 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ikr this is the apex of editing

  • @NorbertRoche
    @NorbertRoche ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm never tired of seeing this video!!! State of the Art for those of us who lived this era, die hard NES Lovers!!!! Nostalgia guaranteed 100%!!! Great Work!!!!👏👏👏

  • @MoonMagicks
    @MoonMagicks ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have to admit, I regularly watch this because as an 80s kid this video is just perfect. You nailed it man. I love this!

  • @lhfirex
    @lhfirex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One heck of a nice nostalgia trip. Thanks! I definitely have some holiday memories of NES and SNES.

  • @nescommando
    @nescommando 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This. Is. Love.

    • @overdosh
      @overdosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      defenaly!!!!!

  • @Sperious
    @Sperious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve seen so many NES retrospectives that I honestly didn’t know whether to watch this or not. I’m glad I did, because this was absolutely beautiful! The perfect mix of content to induce pure nostalgia and so many happy memories. It’s unbelievable to me that anyone has had the audacity to hit the thumbs down button on this video.

  • @mrdaddyr
    @mrdaddyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You hit every signal note of my childhood growing up on Nintendo!

  • @SirChocula
    @SirChocula 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I can't wait for the one for the SNES :)))

  • @stevensmith3718
    @stevensmith3718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Well, well, well.... Christmas came early! Santa Complex to the rescue!

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do like cookies and milk! Thanks Steven

  • @HotBox009
    @HotBox009 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the memories. I still remember my mom taking my siblings and I to Electronics Boutique at the mall and we were in awe looking at all the games, trying to decide which to buy. I remember we ended up getting Kung Fu and Excitebike. My parents didn’t have much money back then, but they worked hard to ensure we can get them. Love you mom and pops.

  • @user-bj1mx2ip1c
    @user-bj1mx2ip1c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy explained my whole childhood perfectly

  • @muskoxthe
    @muskoxthe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    What any incredibly underrated channel. The sheer amount of work and production quality of these videos is incredible and a true testament to the love of retro games. I really hope this channel gets the praise and admiration it deserves. Keep up tye good work please and know that this work is appreciated by many.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I really appreciate the kind words! I always give it my all in every aspect of each video. It means a lot when someone expresses that they’ve noticed. 😁

  • @senseicorey9979
    @senseicorey9979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Dawg, you killed it with this video

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Thank you!

  • @IkePaz
    @IkePaz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this mini documentary hit all my nostalgic feel-goods, thank you.

  • @brett3105
    @brett3105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nailed my childhood, 100%! I remember all those things, and loves it. Those were the days, I'd go back in a heartbeat!

  • @ronmower
    @ronmower 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favorite system of all time. Thank you for this.

    • @vashstarwind36
      @vashstarwind36 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ronmower! Yeeaahh buddy!! ... Gotta love that NES!!

  • @Starscreamlive
    @Starscreamlive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This was...
    AMAZING!

  • @richdiscoveries
    @richdiscoveries 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Incredible work with this one. At 43 I still play my NES from time to time. Just too good to let it go I guess

  • @arlopsopticblast
    @arlopsopticblast หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember getting my NES at 2020 after my grade 12 graduation. It was pandemic and most game stores were either closing up shop or not opened but my local game store let customers in at a decated time. I decided to wait many many years for the right time to buy my NES and that day came. My birthday in July, I bought my NES right at noon and rushed home to play some Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt with my father and mother. We spent the pandemic together playing games while I slowly expanded the libary and more and more memories come each time.n

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video overflows with nostalgia.

  • @nicholasludford3098
    @nicholasludford3098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This will be my first NES complex video; this should be good!🍿🍿

    • @stevensmith3718
      @stevensmith3718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You're in for a treat man

    • @jonphin6
      @jonphin6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You will not be dissapointed. Slow grow because he took a hiatus for years due to personal issues, but top notch quality. Tell your friends. This guy deserves a bigger following.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope you enjoyed it man!

  • @jeremiahcustis
    @jeremiahcustis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nothing I've ever watched on TH-cam invoked as much nostalgia as this did.

  • @Sharpofeos
    @Sharpofeos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Perfect love letter to living in a Nintendo world in the 80’s and early 90’s. I can relate to everything u said. It definitely was a different time and a magical time. I’ll always cherish those times and live vicariously through my retro games as I play them. 🙂

  • @Followthelemming
    @Followthelemming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    memberberries, "I member, you member? yeah, we member too!" Wish you did this in Stan's voice from South Park. Great video! 10/10.

    • @OctavioJackson
      @OctavioJackson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Member Chewbacca? Yeah, I member

  • @priorwitness
    @priorwitness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much for making this. It really tug at the heart strings and made us all remember why we love this time in our lives so much.

  • @daveware4117
    @daveware4117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Born in 1977. This video really takes me back.

  • @MatthewChastainUSMC2141
    @MatthewChastainUSMC2141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You captured many of our childhoods. Damn the 90's rocked. We had the best bands and Nintendo....life was good.

  • @MCastleberry1980
    @MCastleberry1980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I keep coming back to this video when I just need some warm, fuzzy pure nostalgia. My parents never got me a NES (I did get a SNES Christmas of '92), but pretty much all my friends had one, so I spent a lot of time at various friend's houses playing with them. My best friend down the street especially, since I could just walk 5 minutes to his place.

  • @bruffx9736
    @bruffx9736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for the walk through my childhood. I didn't just watch it. I felt it and relived it... Ty.

  • @VvMythWolfvV
    @VvMythWolfvV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This entire video described my whole young life. I was born in 1977 and was plenty old enough to remember and enjoy all of what you spoke on.

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      1977 FTW. Me too! So I’m sure we have a lot of overlap in our childhood experiences

  • @pfcflembo9327
    @pfcflembo9327 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have watched this video 8 times. And 8 times it has brought a smile to my face and fond memories. Thank you.

  • @brentfisher9784
    @brentfisher9784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is the first video I've watched from your channel and it was perfection. As a child of the '80s, you basically described my entire childhood. Thanks for the amazing memories.

  • @jmac79ers
    @jmac79ers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love the NES so much, it's amazing that after owning one for over 30 years I'm still discovering great games. The consoles themselves are tanks, I've yet to find one that can't be revived by a little cleaning

  • @waynekestner5741
    @waynekestner5741 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude you just nailed my childhood in 26 minutes

  • @andrewmcdonald1614
    @andrewmcdonald1614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The 80s feel like a different universe. What I would give to go back and reexperience it.

    • @2REAL4MOST
      @2REAL4MOST 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It feels like a lifetime​ away!

  • @bryankoepke1358
    @bryankoepke1358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thank you for making me smile today. Hope you do this with the SNES!

    • @NESComplex
      @NESComplex  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for writing to say something. It really does matter. I’m glad you enjoyed it

  • @SeanRN
    @SeanRN ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is the best NES retrospective I’ve ever seen. Thank you! The nostalgia is both amazing and slightly sad ❤️

  • @zigetchb3840
    @zigetchb3840 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "He was a grown-up, but he was one of us."
    Why does that hit the feels

  • @jasonsmoots3619
    @jasonsmoots3619 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a time to be alive, was a blessing and a curse to experience that wonderful time. Love this video always cheers me up thank you

  • @joed.5234
    @joed.5234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was so great to watch. Thank you for making it.

  • @alexzapf6422
    @alexzapf6422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Honestly. Had tears of nostalgia. The NES revolutionized video games. Loved this video.

  • @thebipolarbear1
    @thebipolarbear1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tbe transition of the Christmas ornament to the actually console is awesome. Excellent choice. This is the definitive NES look back at video on TH-cam as far as im concerned. I watched it multiple times.i watch it eith my kids to give them a idea how sweet it used to be