I know this a old thread but just to add, chinese players are all over for example pub g is overunned by then so I'm guessing most chinese gamers are PC players not console
@@Dylan-oh5ii yes. Chinese console games are often region locked and altered. For example, somehow red blood is considered 'too violent' by chinese government, so blood color of many games were changed to green or black color. It is absurd and funny in some sense. How is green color less violent than red?
Might sound kind of lame for many of the younger viewers but for nostalgias' sake with those of us who grew up with the 8-bit consoles, how about a nice sit-down "Let's Play" style videos of a few of your favorites games, during some down time?
I had some crappy games available to me as a kid on PC back in DOS freeware/shareware age. A lot of shareware was really great though. (ex. Doom, Monster Bash, Duke Nukem ) I'm really glad that as a kid I had games like Island of Doctor Brain (educational game), and Sim City 2000. I had a chance to get Civilization from a friend, but I guess by that time I already had Warcraft 2 and was obsessed about it and/or other things instead Would have been nicer if I had Master of Orion 2, or Star Control 2, although I did play the former later on in life. I hear that the latter is even better though, and seems pretty neat from video I've seen.
I don't know anyone who buys domestic versions of console games, even less so in shops. You can get any current gen game in any version (US/EU/JP/...) brand new and legit on Taobao, and the console that goes with it. There is also everything you need on there if you are into retro gaming.
The thing that amazes me that is the existence of underground gaming circles in China dedicated to famous retro titles. A few months ago I found a comment here on TH-cam by a Mainland Chinese fan on Brian Fargo's Wasteland series. He even elaborated in Mandarin how passionate he is for the DOS-based Wasteland 1. Discovering new unexpected things like this in China is quite a pleasure considering how the country has been separated from the global mainstream for decades.
I particularly enjoy your tech focused videos. This one did a nice job of combining info on Chinese culture along with a tech slant that combined the two subjects in a really interesting way. And, while I enjoy all of your videos, I'd be especially interested in seeing more like this that talk about the technology and gaming scene in China.
The game Banana Prince is in German. I made a translation for anyone who's interested. "Dies ist die tropische Banana Insel. An einem Ort im Königreich Ban..." "Steinaxt" This is the tropical Banana island. In a place in the kingdom of Ban..." "Stone axe"
The whole eastern bloc had the Dendy, hehe. Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine and so on... one of the most famous Dota 2 players of all time got his nickname after the Dendy console, Danylo 'Dendi' Ishutin. But maybe you already knew that :P
Actually PS4 or Xbox games are not regional ban. So it's ok to play EU/US/JP/Hong Kong edition of game in the consoles. And it's what Chinese gamers usually do. So it's really not a big deal for gamers living China.
Andrew Cobb my PS4 is bought from Hong Kong so it's running on Hong Kong server initially. And yes you can also change the server of Chinese version PS4 into any server you like. Download a hot patch or whatever. But still, directly buying a Hong Kong/US/EU version of PS4 is more convenient. And games in those region are actually very easy to get. Or simply just download from psn store.
To me the main issue is Online Play on such Games. When I was in China and wanted to play Battlefield 1 there were no Asian Servers in the beginning (maybe there are now but I assume only in Japan and Hong Kong which gives a too high ping rate). I tried to play Battlefield 4 in China and with Servers from Japan/Hong Kong the ping was very high. It was playable online but the high ping gives alot of disadvantage online. Offline / Single Player Games are much less of a problem and I also know at least one guy from China that plays The Witcher 3, etc. on his PS4 or plays with his Nintendo consoles.
Dude when you said you saw romance of the three kingdoms for Xbox one. I looked for it and was very happy to find it. I brought that right away thank you thank you!
To be honest, I am a video gamer in Mainland China. Fortunately, I was able to get the games during the ban period because I live in Zhuhai, where is close to HongKong. Lots of games are selled from HongKong direct to the stores in Mainland. Nowadays, I would still buy the HongKong version games and even buy the PS4 from HongKong due to the games must clean out the section include context over 18. It is awful to a gamer. Thanks to Steam and Online store from Playstation, Xbox. There are still too much things need to be changed but lack of duty.
The video is not totally true. The consoles sold in China are not locked based on region, so you can run games from Hongkong, US or Japan. Also, you can buy almost every PC games from online selling platforms like Steam.
Alex Zhang I actually remembered a while back there were codes to hack their consoles to set in PAL, Japan, Europe and even America bear in mind it was mostly Nintendo that had many hacking problems famously Wii had major hackers.
Typical lower/middle class assholes: they dont want to improve themselves and they dont want to hear the truth, yeah so what if I'm a lower middle class boaster who wears bad looking suits and is ridicuous and has no culture education and only half-knowledge about everything I encounter, yeah so what if I dont know about such things as literature art philosophy or higher science yeah so what if I am mediocre and dont wanna ever improve myself yeah I am proud of my stupidity and inelegance and all of my faults and shortcomings and I dont wanna better myself, I am so cool cause I realize that I am a base vulgar creature and that realization alone gives me the right to be arrogant in my ignorance. This is what you said, Plebeian!
It is always cool to learn about new things that are available (or NOT available) in China ;). I/we want to learn about the differences and the common things between China and 'the rest of the world'.
I imagine games like battlefield and call of duty aren't allowed because they could be seen as American propaganda or something similar. I saw Halo there and thats a shooter.
F K laugh out loud really? I’d say it’s the opposite considering you play as other countries in most battlefield games and in many cod games it’s just Americans and Russians and that’s it. China is also equally represented. DICE is a Swedish developer so I’m not buying that they’ve propagandized their games...but activision, infinity ward and Trey arch are all American companies
I love steam by the way, but Netflix is actually blocked. The normal way people access to abroad TV shows is some legal copy bought buy Chinese stream video web from Netflix and of course... piracy.
lol.. after the attacking to Amazon China, Winston started attacking XBOX and Sony playstation business in China... just becauseof they are doing great ijob n China lol.. in Winstons mind.. Anything is good , anything is great, no matter it's from China or from Westerners , as long as it does something with China. It must be very shitty.. lol....
Jacquelyn Peters I love pc games from the 80s and 90s and I have all the Nintendo consoles sega consoles and a lot of other rarer consoles from the 80s and 90s but I can't buy any of this generation of console. If they still had physical copies that would work when the console generation is done and all the servers are taken down then I might get one so I'm now looking for a good pc for gaming that's not too expensive and will still play vr games and all the newest titles do you have any advice. I'm not the best with computers and definitely don't think I can build my own.
allan fulton trust me, you can definitely build your own. I built my first PC when i was in highschool, i thought it would be a pain but it was like legos. Just look up " PC Build May 2017" and get a parts list. The rest is cake, and youll save a good chunk of money. Good luck and have fun PC gaming!
Winston, yes .. I ttly agree with you that we Chinese "banned all video fun games".. while everyone search on TH-cam will know you are telling a pathetic lie to keep your TH-cam revenue., lol .. We Chinese is okay about that.., but why you have to lie that to your Western patreons? ... l9l
everyone can type China+video+game .. will see how pathetic, desperate and brazen of Winston to make CNN-LIKE revenue repirt on TH-cam for his own collection of money by cheating..... 😆
Kind of misleading title; wouldn't it be better to call it "Gaming *was* BANNED in China for 15 years!"? Edit: fixed words Edit2: Nevertheless, very interesting topic and presentation, as always! :)
Gaming is not banned in China. Never was. ban console ≠ ban gaming Winston obviously does not know what is "online games". Both China and Korea are big on "online games".
@@tacob0 Not to get political in the comment section of this video because it's about video games in China, not the apartheid. But Winston's point I believe but I won't speak on his behalf is that the sanctions sucked for regular people in his country who did not have an influence on the apartheid for better or worse. One person typically who is lower or middle class can not change the countries rules, culture or beliefs and make the world a better place. Especially a child who does not have the same legal rights as an adult. The sanctions didn't do anything but hurt him and other people who had nothing to do with the apartheid. Yes, it hurt South Africa's economy I'm sure. But that's not what he was saying was dumb. It was the other Consequences that effected innocent people in his country and other countries that are sanctioned. I don't think he meant that the punishment for such things on the country was unjustified. It was the innocent people he's talking about who got smacked from it.
@@tacob0 Not all people in a country agree with the country's actions and stances on things. My great grandmother was a Czech shop owner during WW2. She was quite the believer in freedom. She didn't agree with the Nazis but was forced to conform and not speak out against the society. Same goes for when the iron curtain dropped. She absolutely hated the Communists who raped people in the town square and took what they wanted. She was an innocent living in a country with a government she did not agree with and could not leave. Not all people like what their country does. But they don't want to or can't leave for many reasons and they can't change the system. So rules like sanctions screw those people who have no way to get it to stop. An extreme example I know. I just wanted to clarify that Winston did not agree with apartheid nor does it seem his family who raised him did.
People are so brainwashed. Under black rule, South Africa will become a failed state within 2 decades. Apartheid was necessary. If it was still in place South Africa would be a better place than it is quickly devolving into.
When it comes to game consoles China sucks big time. But I have to say that if u gave a gaming Pc the problem is solved, u can buy any game for pc on taobao and they usually not very expensive. Most of the people I know are playing Battlefield 1 now.
Wow I expected more titles. I will say though PC gaming is the future and the only platform that's worthwhile. Essentially all gaming consoles are just expensive gaming PC's that have a special controller and reduced functionality and certain console locked games.
I don't see how you could call a gaming console an expensive gaming PC. If you want to compare an old PC with a gaming console, you could compare it with an old gaming console, which would be cheaper. Comparing newer with newer would again be cheaper. The difference is that with PC there's: • Generally cheaper games • Far more free content (some of that content is _extremely_ good, too), • Far far more selection and choice • 100% backwards compatibility on all games previously released, ever, even compatibility with previously console-exclusive titles (though emulation) • No ridiculous subscription fee just to play online • Lots of freedom to run modifications and new/extra content for many different games • Freedom to own a faster or slower machine, depending on user preference. This also includes the freedom to run content at 60 FPS, or even higher values like 120 FPS, along with higher quality graphics than consoles. • Far more productivity. Can be used for far more things (an infinite number of things) than just for gaming. All this at generally the the same sort of overall net price over time as a console (when factoring in that many computer components do not need to be replaced as frequently as others, such as power supply, case, hard drive, and motherboard. Also due to cheaper games, and no monthly fee to play them online)
Mshojat I'm confused, sounds like you're agreeing with me. A good gaming PC can emulate any game console you want. It's all just hardware that runs software. The deal with PC's is they're upgradeable and flexible with content although it's not as user friendly as consoles. If consoles ever lose their stranglehold on unique series they will fall off.
side Wrong Funny enough I bought the first version of the PS4 have no need to upgrade it or repair it. I have ARK and it runs fine I'm confused as to where you got that information as for the no exclusives I currently am enjoying several console exclusives such as Ratchet and Clank this is just one example. Not to mention I do have a PC I guess you could call it a gaming PC since it has the capabilities to do so I always seem to run into shit ports of games I like which I hate the developers for not to mention the amount of ways round the shit anti cheat half of these PC games have.
NASIRUB1 you're right! Such a sad childhood. He probably had to even play outside with his friends like a loser. Only the best games consoles can really fulfil a child's life.
I'm sorry for being able to live in the part of the world that allowed me the opportunity to grow up with quality electronics, games, toys and the ability to play outside without having to worry that me or my friends would be taken by wild animals.
NASIRUB1 I'm sorry you were born at a time when there aren't any driverless flying cars and 3D holographic games consoles. You probably still burn the oily remains of dead animals in the form of petrol to fuel your transportation. It must be such a miserable existence.
Actually I did grow up with some of that stuff, I also have an electric bike and car, my city just approved flying taxis and delivery drones, again benefits of living in a developed country. Don't worry your country will get there some day.
NASIRUB1 you are absolutely right. The most important thing about a person is the circumstances and privileges in which they are born into, not their own personal accomplishments and they make of their life.
Now those games brought back some good memories from long ago. The hilarious comment "I rather visit the dentist." was a good one. Enjoyed the video, SerpentZA.
I've only started watching your channel maybe a couple of months ago, but it's become a routine now for my lunch-break entertainment. Your insight and exposes are fascinating, and lately I've realised that every video gives me something else that I admire. Today's realisation was that your music tracks during the drone shots are really cool. Keep it up, Winston. Great stuff.
Ffff yeah! Great coverage！小霸王 was basically my childhood. Best knockoff product China has ever made! Glad you made this video because it's almost a forgotten piece of history.
Love to see you do more video game episodes love to watch you play some retro games from time to time sort of goes with your 80s comfy vibe. I dig all that retro stuff.
Oh man, the "Red White Machine" brings me back to 95 when I went back to Shanghai and I played that thing nonstop for 3 weeks in the summer with my cousin. Never thought I'd see one again. Just discovered your channels, love your videos, keep it up.
I am British Born Chinese and I think you are awesome. I have been in China in many times. I am so jealous you can speak mandarin really well. Keep up the good work
Thank you mate, I really enjoy the red white machine unboxing experience. I was hoping you would disassembly the console and took a look inside :D. Stay awesome
The official selling of gaming console WAS banned for many years, but people can always get imported ones from Japan and Hong Kong with warranty from the store. And the games, while most stores sell pirated consoles and you just download cracked games, you can still buy imported genuine games from them. Also, the region locks on the official Chinese PS4 and Xbox One is only on the online store, you can still play discs bought in the rest of the world.
How could anyone give this a thumbs down? It was a random, neat topic - even if you couldn't care less about gaming, it's another interesting peek into Chinese life. Thank you! :)
Yes Winston! Do post a video about some modern games that you might enjoy playing. Also maybe some China exclusive gadgets that we don't generally see internationally. Quirky stuff? Thank you for your wonderful and amazing videos!
Very insightful video! I walked into a LAN Party store in China the other day which had people playing only League of Legends. Dota 2 is also very big in China and I noticed a lot of people playing these Dota style games on their phones as well on the subway.
A colleague of mine from Shanghai imports Consoles and Games from Japan. He is a big Nintendo fan but has the issue that English or Chinese are usually not available (but also seems not to care much about that, I think he understands a little Japanese) He recently bought the Switch with Zelda and also has a PS4 with a Japanese Account.
Since you are covering games I thought I would tell you. The opening to your videos reminds me heavily of a game on the top 100 list called "Hotline Miami".
Great video, loved it! Those junk games can be quite ridiculous ---I once played one that had you seeing how far you could throw a boot... as Donald Duck
I live in China and have had an American ps4pro for over a year. Just created a HK/US account(s) and everything works like a charm. The only thing is that you can't run apps like netfflix etc, but you can DL any game from those stores very quickly
These Chinese gaming episodes are great! I really liked this one and the one about the Jackie Chan keyboard Famicom system. Inserting the VHS tape into the VCR before turning on the system was a nice touch. Made me laugh. Keep it up!
I rent out rooms for exchange students here in Germany. I had a chinese student around for two years. One day he was in my room and was blown away by the amount of PS4 games I had on my shelf. He was even more mind blown when I showed him my PSN library. I gave him my old PS4 and a couple games during the time he lived here and he learned german pretty quick by playing. Still made me a bit sad to think about it.
No Chinese console gamer will buy a Chinese version game. Everyone buys HK version or US version. Smuggled from Hong Kong.
are the games themselves altered?
BountyFlamor Yes. Sometimes very much.
I know this a old thread but just to add, chinese players are all over for example pub g is overunned by then so I'm guessing most chinese gamers are PC players not console
Are the consoles themselves region locked?
@@Dylan-oh5ii yes. Chinese console games are often region locked and altered. For example, somehow red blood is considered 'too violent' by chinese government, so blood color of many games were changed to green or black color. It is absurd and funny in some sense. How is green color less violent than red?
Wait, where did the promised EEVblog level teardown go at the end of the video?
+gabest4 will happen soon, promise!
I feel so bad for kids that had to play that old console. Then again, my parents didn't let me have video games until I found a way to sneak them ;)
+laowhy86 yeah, our generation had to fight for our gaming
Might sound kind of lame for many of the younger viewers but for nostalgias' sake with those of us who grew up with the 8-bit consoles, how about a nice sit-down "Let's Play" style videos of a few of your favorites games, during some down time?
I remember them doing a Let's Play of some games around a year ago or something, they even played a Sailor Moon game lol.
I had some crappy games available to me as a kid on PC back in DOS freeware/shareware age.
A lot of shareware was really great though. (ex. Doom, Monster Bash, Duke Nukem )
I'm really glad that as a kid I had games like Island of Doctor Brain (educational game), and Sim City 2000. I had a chance to get Civilization from a friend, but I guess by that time I already had Warcraft 2 and was obsessed about it and/or other things instead
Would have been nicer if I had Master of Orion 2, or Star Control 2, although I did play the former later on in life. I hear that the latter is even better though, and seems pretty neat from video I've seen.
That Ninja Turtles game was the first game i ever threw my controller at the TV.
I don't know anyone who buys domestic versions of console games, even less so in shops. You can get any current gen game in any version (US/EU/JP/...) brand new and legit on Taobao, and the console that goes with it. There is also everything you need on there if you are into retro gaming.
The thing that amazes me that is the existence of underground gaming circles in China dedicated to famous retro titles. A few months ago I found a comment here on TH-cam by a Mainland Chinese fan on Brian Fargo's Wasteland series. He even elaborated in Mandarin how passionate he is for the DOS-based Wasteland 1. Discovering new unexpected things like this in China is quite a pleasure considering how the country has been separated from the global mainstream for decades.
Talking of awesome! that scene of the ice skating at the end took my breath away. The lighting, the girl, the moves; set to the music, was epic!
i was hoping to hear "welcum to anoddaa veedeo"
I bet she got pissed off with that clip but... it's like a trademark now, a classic.
next time you'll hear a new opening clip, said ' xiao ni mama'. LOL
Not ever on gaming... vewy bad for hardworking husband ;)
I laugh every time she says that line.
WEICUM TO ANUWWA WIDDIO
for 99 RMB you got the "international version" with the German language!!! that's Awesome!
hahahahahaha
I like the tech videos, they help diversify your content and add a little more for everybody
I particularly enjoy your tech focused videos. This one did a nice job of combining info on Chinese culture along with a tech slant that combined the two subjects in a really interesting way. And, while I enjoy all of your videos, I'd be especially interested in seeing more like this that talk about the technology and gaming scene in China.
The game Banana Prince is in German. I made a translation for anyone who's interested.
"Dies ist die tropische Banana Insel. An einem Ort im Königreich Ban..." "Steinaxt"
This is the tropical Banana island. In a place in the kingdom of Ban..." "Stone axe"
Thanks for covering all subjects in China like tech and food, I liked this video. please cover beaches and theme parks.
Tampatec They have spoken about it on Adv China
Tampatec Go to their page and look up beaches. They did it well.
We had those in Russia, they were called "Dendy".
The whole eastern bloc had the Dendy, hehe. Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine and so on... one of the most famous Dota 2 players of all time got his nickname after the Dendy console, Danylo 'Dendi' Ishutin. But maybe you already knew that :P
I heard about the Dendy from TH-cam! There's a weird guy who made some videos called "The Dendy Chronicles." Very entertaining.
good old dendy!
in lithuania zilikonas.i.think
zilitonas sorry haha
Actually PS4 or Xbox games are not regional ban. So it's ok to play EU/US/JP/Hong Kong edition of game in the consoles. And it's what Chinese gamers usually do. So it's really not a big deal for gamers living China.
First hand info, thanks.
Andrew Cobb my PS4 is bought from Hong Kong so it's running on Hong Kong server initially. And yes you can also change the server of Chinese version PS4 into any server you like. Download a hot patch or whatever. But still, directly buying a Hong Kong/US/EU version of PS4 is more convenient. And games in those region are actually very easy to get. Or simply just download from psn store.
To me the main issue is Online Play on such Games. When I was in China and wanted to play Battlefield 1 there were no Asian Servers in the beginning (maybe there are now but I assume only in Japan and Hong Kong which gives a too high ping rate). I tried to play Battlefield 4 in China and with Servers from Japan/Hong Kong the ping was very high. It was playable online but the high ping gives alot of disadvantage online. Offline / Single Player Games are much less of a problem and I also know at least one guy from China that plays The Witcher 3, etc. on his PS4 or plays with his Nintendo consoles.
HellsDelight As for online gaming, you will need a reliable vpn or shadowsocks. And yes for those fps games Asian servers are pretty crappy.
HellsDelight use vpn to play BF1 or COD
Do you still play your homemade arcade with CMilk? I wanna see you, vivi, Cmilk and Prozzie do a tournament in a fighter game :p
Dude when you said you saw romance of the three kingdoms for Xbox one. I looked for it and was very happy to find it. I brought that right away thank you thank you!
Hold up, you own a dreamcast? I love that thing.
Sonic Adventure 2 is the best game on the dreamcast.
To be honest, I am a video gamer in Mainland China. Fortunately, I was able to get the games during the ban period because I live in Zhuhai, where is close to HongKong. Lots of games are selled from HongKong direct to the stores in Mainland. Nowadays, I would still buy the HongKong version games and even buy the PS4 from HongKong due to the games must clean out the section include context over 18. It is awful to a gamer. Thanks to Steam and Online store from Playstation, Xbox. There are still too much things need to be changed but lack of duty.
The video is not totally true. The consoles sold in China are not locked based on region, so you can run games from Hongkong, US or Japan. Also, you can buy almost every PC games from online selling platforms like Steam.
Alex Zhang I actually remembered a while back there were codes to hack their consoles to set in PAL, Japan, Europe and even America bear in mind it was mostly Nintendo that had many hacking problems famously Wii had major hackers.
Can you play on Psn or Xbox live with other players from the world
@@ianfischer8813 yes , with a bit lagging though.
my family been in China for more than 200 years and you are spot on with how it is out there
tell that to the chinese nationalists
BTW. You have a new suit. Looks nice.
Erik May must've missed the tips video on ADVchina eh?
I did miss it because I live in Shenzhen and I know not to tip.
Decent cut, cheap fabric
Hannes8 oh it seems we have a expert here. so fucking what even if it is ?
Typical lower/middle class assholes: they dont want to improve themselves and they dont want to hear the truth, yeah so what if I'm a lower middle class boaster who wears bad looking suits and is ridicuous and has no culture education and only half-knowledge about everything I encounter, yeah so what if I dont know about such things as literature art philosophy or higher science yeah so what if I am mediocre and dont wanna ever improve myself yeah I am proud of my stupidity and inelegance and all of my faults and shortcomings and I dont wanna better myself, I am so cool cause I realize that I am a base vulgar creature and that realization alone gives me the right to be arrogant in my ignorance. This is what you said, Plebeian!
I do like the addition of the occasional tech video. So, one vote in favor.
It is always cool to learn about new things that are available (or NOT available) in China ;). I/we want to learn about the differences and the common things between China and 'the rest of the world'.
"YEAAA I REMEMBER THIS NONSENSE " winston is so funny
The Banana Island game was in German.
Nice Pronounciation.
Se Fi Being that he's from South Africa and understands Afrikaans, I would imagine that he already knew it was German
W19 ELY Oh ok .
German and Dutch are not the same
Purpinkn H Nobody said that German and Dutch are the same.
Purpinkn H No but they are close and you're an idiot if you suggest otherwise
What's on the "stay awesome" video tape?
Something Awesome
It's gotta be awesome
must be some awesome chicks
himself in AV
evilempireUK LOL is porn banned in China too?
My life is a Chinese knock off
my Chinese wife is a Chinese knock off too... sigh... me too.. we are trying to make a knock off baby now...
Mine is a Chinese knockoff of a Chinese knock off
TheRealEugene Eugene alert
***** I'm actually talking about Bobo which copied Dodo; i.e. the knock off of the knock off
+Tafadzwa Kay
Knocksception
I imagine games like battlefield and call of duty aren't allowed because they could be seen as American propaganda or something similar. I saw Halo there and thats a shooter.
Thatguythere98 battlefield is. Don't know bout call of shit
F K laugh out loud really? I’d say it’s the opposite considering you play as other countries in most battlefield games and in many cod games it’s just Americans and Russians and that’s it. China is also equally represented. DICE is a Swedish developer so I’m not buying that they’ve propagandized their games...but activision, infinity ward and Trey arch are all American companies
They can access Steam tho, so that's a lot of gaming out there I believe !
nice video by the way
VPN.
I love steam by the way, but Netflix is actually blocked. The normal way people access to abroad TV shows is some legal copy bought buy Chinese stream video web from Netflix and of course... piracy.
Winston said there's a China-specific version of Steam with select games.
hey serpentza released a new video. it's like Easter and Christmas on the same day, man
PC Master Race
Jacquelyn Peters Only peasants buy physical copies.
lol.. after the attacking to Amazon China, Winston started attacking XBOX and Sony playstation business in China... just becauseof they are doing great ijob n China lol.. in Winstons mind.. Anything is good , anything is great, no matter it's from China or from Westerners , as long as it does something with China. It must be very shitty.. lol....
Jacquelyn Peters I love pc games from the 80s and 90s and I have all the Nintendo consoles sega consoles and a lot of other rarer consoles from the 80s and 90s but I can't buy any of this generation of console. If they still had physical copies that would work when the console generation is done and all the servers are taken down then I might get one so I'm now looking for a good pc for gaming that's not too expensive and will still play vr games and all the newest titles do you have any advice. I'm not the best with computers and definitely don't think I can build my own.
allan fulton trust me, you can definitely build your own. I built my first PC when i was in highschool, i thought it would be a pain but it was like legos. Just look up " PC Build May 2017" and get a parts list. The rest is cake, and youll save a good chunk of money. Good luck and have fun PC gaming!
Building a PC is extremely easy. I learned through youtube videos when I was a kid. You can do it.
Banning video gaming must be why they are so creative... Wah wah.
911LexVegas lol 😂
Chinese... creative? LMFAO
Winston, yes .. I ttly agree with you that we Chinese "banned all video fun games".. while everyone search on TH-cam will know you are telling a pathetic lie to keep your TH-cam revenue., lol .. We Chinese is okay about that.., but why you have to lie that to your Western patreons? ... l9l
everyone can type China+video+game .. will see how pathetic, desperate and brazen of Winston to make CNN-LIKE revenue repirt on TH-cam for his own collection of money by cheating..... 😆
Richard Li China banned consoles not video games, I'm pretty sure he makes that clear.
WHAT?!?!?!? There are a lot of innocent games, what about sport and cars?
Supergecko8 and dead or alive beach volleyball
beach volleyball with mod?
Supergecko8 agreed
What does innocent mean in this context?
Nintendo games..
Kind of misleading title; wouldn't it be better to call it "Gaming *was* BANNED in China for 15 years!"?
Edit: fixed words
Edit2: Nevertheless, very interesting topic and presentation, as always! :)
2Grills1Kappa its called clickbait
Yes, what he did is the definition of clickbait.
Yeah he should have titled it
"Buying a disappointing games console followed by mild regret"
That would have been a lot more accurate.
2Grills1Kappa I think that was the purpose. The more sensationalistic something sounds the more views the TH-camr was expecting to get
Gaming is not banned in China. Never was.
ban console ≠ ban gaming
Winston obviously does not know what is "online games". Both China and Korea are big on "online games".
I am really curious if that circuit board was the entire thing!
Guy just said I'd rather go to the dentist 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂
the ice skating is so hot
+Dilithium Crystals glad someone appreciates it
Open it!
+NaxNir I did, pics are up on my Facebook page: facebook.com/winstoninchina
Sanctions against apartheid were "nonsense"?
+Fred Pilcher you live through it and have your childhood ruined
Well i think apartheid itself ruined quite a few childhoods to....
@@tacob0 Not to get political in the comment section of this video because it's about video games in China, not the apartheid. But Winston's point I believe but I won't speak on his behalf is that the sanctions sucked for regular people in his country who did not have an influence on the apartheid for better or worse. One person typically who is lower or middle class can not change the countries rules, culture or beliefs and make the world a better place. Especially a child who does not have the same legal rights as an adult. The sanctions didn't do anything but hurt him and other people who had nothing to do with the apartheid. Yes, it hurt South Africa's economy I'm sure. But that's not what he was saying was dumb. It was the other Consequences that effected innocent people in his country and other countries that are sanctioned. I don't think he meant that the punishment for such things on the country was unjustified. It was the innocent people he's talking about who got smacked from it.
@@tacob0 Not all people in a country agree with the country's actions and stances on things. My great grandmother was a Czech shop owner during WW2. She was quite the believer in freedom. She didn't agree with the Nazis but was forced to conform and not speak out against the society. Same goes for when the iron curtain dropped. She absolutely hated the Communists who raped people in the town square and took what they wanted. She was an innocent living in a country with a government she did not agree with and could not leave. Not all people like what their country does. But they don't want to or can't leave for many reasons and they can't change the system. So rules like sanctions screw those people who have no way to get it to stop. An extreme example I know. I just wanted to clarify that Winston did not agree with apartheid nor does it seem his family who raised him did.
People are so brainwashed. Under black rule, South Africa will become a failed state within 2 decades. Apartheid was necessary. If it was still in place South Africa would be a better place than it is quickly devolving into.
When it comes to game consoles China sucks big time. But I have to say that if u gave a gaming Pc the problem is solved, u can buy any game for pc on taobao and they usually not very expensive. Most of the people I know are playing Battlefield 1 now.
Wow I expected more titles. I will say though PC gaming is the future and the only platform that's worthwhile. Essentially all gaming consoles are just expensive gaming PC's that have a special controller and reduced functionality and certain console locked games.
Mobile gaming revenue surpasses PC & Console games, that was 2016. But does not account for taste or quality.
Michael Archer Yeah mobile gaming is low quality pleb trash. Real manly men have gaming PC's .
I don't see how you could call a gaming console an expensive gaming PC.
If you want to compare an old PC with a gaming console, you could compare it with an old gaming console, which would be cheaper. Comparing newer with newer would again be cheaper.
The difference is that with PC there's:
• Generally cheaper games
• Far more free content (some of that content is _extremely_ good, too),
• Far far more selection and choice
• 100% backwards compatibility on all games previously released, ever, even compatibility with previously console-exclusive titles (though emulation)
• No ridiculous subscription fee just to play online
• Lots of freedom to run modifications and new/extra content for many different games
• Freedom to own a faster or slower machine, depending on user preference. This also includes the freedom to run content at 60 FPS, or even higher values like 120 FPS, along with higher quality graphics than consoles.
• Far more productivity. Can be used for far more things (an infinite number of things) than just for gaming.
All this at generally the the same sort of overall net price over time as a console (when factoring in that many computer components do not need to be replaced as frequently as others, such as power supply, case, hard drive, and motherboard. Also due to cheaper games, and no monthly fee to play them online)
Mshojat I'm confused, sounds like you're agreeing with me. A good gaming PC can emulate any game console you want. It's all just hardware that runs software.
The deal with PC's is they're upgradeable and flexible with content although it's not as user friendly as consoles. If consoles ever lose their stranglehold on unique series they will fall off.
side Wrong Funny enough I bought the first version of the PS4 have no need to upgrade it or repair it. I have ARK and it runs fine I'm confused as to where you got that information as for the no exclusives I currently am enjoying several console exclusives such as Ratchet and Clank this is just one example. Not to mention I do have a PC I guess you could call it a gaming PC since it has the capabilities to do so I always seem to run into shit ports of games I like which I hate the developers for not to mention the amount of ways round the shit anti cheat half of these PC games have.
If you had to play that knock off console as a kid, you had a sad childhood lol.
NASIRUB1 you're right! Such a sad childhood. He probably had to even play outside with his friends like a loser. Only the best games consoles can really fulfil a child's life.
I'm sorry for being able to live in the part of the world that allowed me the opportunity to grow up with quality electronics, games, toys and the ability to play outside without having to worry that me or my friends would be taken by wild animals.
NASIRUB1 I'm sorry you were born at a time when there aren't any driverless flying cars and 3D holographic games consoles. You probably still burn the oily remains of dead animals in the form of petrol to fuel your transportation. It must be such a miserable existence.
Actually I did grow up with some of that stuff, I also have an electric bike and car, my city just approved flying taxis and delivery drones, again benefits of living in a developed country. Don't worry your country will get there some day.
NASIRUB1 you are absolutely right. The most important thing about a person is the circumstances and privileges in which they are born into, not their own personal accomplishments and they make of their life.
Sanctions again apartheid isn't nonsense.
+synonys if you grew up there it certainly was
White christain men were the ones who abolished slavery almost worldwide. BUTTHURT much?
Abolition of slavery and sanctions which punish innocent people are not the same thing.
Look at Africa now and talk.
VeggeMight Africa has grown economically double digits since the 80s. So I guess we agree, sanctions work.
Now those games brought back some good memories from long ago. The hilarious comment "I rather visit the dentist." was a good one. Enjoyed the video, SerpentZA.
Best video in a while. Liked the explanation then seeing how scarce the selection at the store was.
I've only started watching your channel maybe a couple of months ago, but it's become a routine now for my lunch-break entertainment. Your insight and exposes are fascinating, and lately I've realised that every video gives me something else that I admire. Today's realisation was that your music tracks during the drone shots are really cool. Keep it up, Winston. Great stuff.
Ffff yeah! Great coverage！小霸王 was basically my childhood. Best knockoff product China has ever made! Glad you made this video because it's almost a forgotten piece of history.
your videos are getting better and better every time I watch it
Love to see you do more video game episodes love to watch you play some retro games from time to time sort of goes with your 80s comfy vibe. I dig all that retro stuff.
I appreciate your videos and can't believe how some viewers go off on hateful topics having nothing to do with your video. Have a beautiful day lad!!
great video! had this one in my childhood! thanks a lot!
Oh man, the "Red White Machine" brings me back to 95 when I went back to Shanghai and I played that thing nonstop for 3 weeks in the summer with my cousin. Never thought I'd see one again. Just discovered your channels, love your videos, keep it up.
I am British Born Chinese and I think you are awesome. I have been in China in many times. I am so jealous you can speak mandarin really well. Keep up the good work
half way through but already great video..as a gamer, I've always wondered what they allowed and didnt. keep up the good work
Thank you mate, I really enjoy the red white machine unboxing experience. I was hoping you would disassembly the console and took a look inside :D. Stay awesome
Pictures of disassembly are on my Facebook page ;)
I actually really wanted to see mario 10 and see you open it up. Awesome videos btw, been hooked going through them like crazy these days
The official selling of gaming console WAS banned for many years, but people can always get imported ones from Japan and Hong Kong with warranty from the store. And the games, while most stores sell pirated consoles and you just download cracked games, you can still buy imported genuine games from them. Also, the region locks on the official Chinese PS4 and Xbox One is only on the online store, you can still play discs bought in the rest of the world.
Oh man you have a collection of all the classic, good for you!
i want to see you go through all those games though! your reviews are epic!!!!
Interesting vid, its great to see and hear about gaming in China.
Quite informative; I enjoyed this!
How could anyone give this a thumbs down? It was a random, neat topic - even if you couldn't care less about gaming, it's another interesting peek into Chinese life. Thank you! :)
Yes Winston! Do post a video about some modern games that you might enjoy playing. Also maybe some China exclusive gadgets that we don't generally see internationally. Quirky stuff? Thank you for your wonderful and amazing videos!
Great video. Can't wait to see more of these kind of video's in the future! (and also of that figure skater)
Great video as always Winston! Stay Awesome!
serpentza discovered ur channels recently nd I have found them quite interesting.
Very nice video, love your video about tech and gaming in china.
Thanks for over-view of Chinese game market. It was interesting to listen to you for a guy from eastern EU :)
Keep doing your thing! Love all the vids you put out. Miss the old school scooter tours and night explorations.
I spy a DreamCast up on the shelf? My one still works to this day!!
Very insightful video! I walked into a LAN Party store in China the other day which had people playing only League of Legends. Dota 2 is also very big in China and I noticed a lot of people playing these Dota style games on their phones as well on the subway.
I share your love for tech and really enjoyed this one!
nice video, love the retro games! maybe you can make retro game hunting/pickup videos in the future
Really cool video! Sad to see that consoles are so left behind in China
A colleague of mine from Shanghai imports Consoles and Games from Japan. He is a big Nintendo fan but has the issue that English or Chinese are usually not available (but also seems not to care much about that, I think he understands a little Japanese) He recently bought the Switch with Zelda and also has a PS4 with a Japanese Account.
I really enjoy all your videos!
That's awesome! Certainly brings back some memories. I think I might look it up and get one for my kids.
Awesome Vid! Make more of them.
Since you are covering games I thought I would tell you. The opening to your videos reminds me heavily of a game on the top 100 list called "Hotline Miami".
Another interesting video Winston. I'm still hoping you'll do one in the Art Village. Either way, keep up the good work.
I really enjoy the gaming/tech vids. Keep it up Winston !!! All the best from NY.
I really enjoy the techy vids, particularly when they're gaming related. Keep them coming! :)
Nice camera, production value, is just astonishing. Great work sZA.
+David Samuel Peckinpah thank you mate!
Great video, loved it! Those junk games can be quite ridiculous ---I once played one that had you seeing how far you could throw a boot... as Donald Duck
Very cool Video. Looking forward to seeing more like this.
Cheers
always interested in tech videos. good stuff.
I'd definitely like to see more videos regarding gaming/tech in China. Super interesting video as always!
In Romania when I was a kid (15-18 years ago) Console/TV games were very popular here.... nostalgia kicking in..
Love these videos Serpentza! Very informative!
I loved your video and computer games videos. It was nice a time or two.
I live in China and have had an American ps4pro for over a year. Just created a HK/US account(s) and everything works like a charm. The only thing is that you can't run apps like netfflix etc, but you can DL any game from those stores very quickly
I really enjoy these gaming related videos
Great to see the you are a gamer like me.good collection of consoles.please do more videos like this.(Argentinean guy)
roberto palma estrada just good to see that he's a gamer
love ur vids keep em coming
These Chinese gaming episodes are great! I really liked this one and the one about the Jackie Chan keyboard Famicom system. Inserting the VHS tape into the VCR before turning on the system was a nice touch. Made me laugh. Keep it up!
I love this kind of stuff as well. Keep them coming!
I rent out rooms for exchange students here in Germany. I had a chinese student around for two years. One day he was in my room and was blown away by the amount of PS4 games I had on my shelf. He was even more mind blown when I showed him my PSN library. I gave him my old PS4 and a couple games during the time he lived here and he learned german pretty quick by playing. Still made me a bit sad to think about it.
Cool video, wish you showed the console opening and Mario 10 though. The curiosity is killing me lol.
Cool that you have a Dreamcast and Saturn, I'm a big fan of Sega too. This was a very interesting video. Thank you :-)
These videos are so fricking good! You make an amazing presenter