I found a mint copy of Rival Schools at my local game store and picked it up based on your recommendation from your “Games You Can’t Find” video and I’ve been having an absolute blast with it playing with friends!
Straight-up, I have almost every Nintendo Power stored perfectly in my closet, I see them every day while I'm selecting what to wear. They bring the fondest memories of a time I wish I could revisit. I love that you showed them, they're so important to our video gaming culture. Thank you for another wonderful Sunday post.
This week I picked up Star Ocean The Second Story R and Dragon Quest Treasures because they were both on sale. I also preordered Grandia HD Collection physical edition.
Helldivers 2 is without a doubt the most fun I have had gaming in a long time. The vibe of the game is just immaculate, they really nailed what they were going for.
I went on a binge this week and got Trinity Trigger for PS5, Dragon Quest Builders 2, Dragone Quest Heroes 2, the Secret of Mana remake and Atari Flashback Classics Vol 1 for Xbox
FF7 Rebirth is so amazing that I think it's a dream come true. I am loving every moment of the 60 hours I have played, and I'm still in chapter 11. It's clearly a very nostalgic game made with a lot of passion and I didn't expect it to be that good, I had high expectations but WOW.
TMNT Shredders Revenge is so damn good, and having Usagi in it has been a blast, I have the Ultimate NECA figure of him, one of my favorites. I also love the PC Engine/TG16! Great video as always, happy gaming!
Johnny I hope you can speak one day about how you and your wife cope gaming with parenting, I have a 1 year old baby and we don't want her to watch any screen so I just play after 10PM, sometimes I cannot play cause I am falling asleep!! I am thinking about buying a ps portal. Best regards
I also have a 14 month old daughter…I play most of my video games during nap time when I don’t have work (rarely) or after 11. I’ve been really enjoying shorter games though! Recently played Firewatch and Edith Finch because I could tear through them over a few nights. And then I have a longer soulslike I keep going back to.
Get a steamdeck, not a portal. You can do everything a portal does (PS5 streaming) with the added benefits of the steam store & ability to install emulation software for retro use.
Love the Nintendo Power collection. I'm not sure which box mine is in... or which closet that box is in. Seeing the covers on yours gave me a gush of nostalgia... and it makes me want to unpack closet boxes at random. Happy Easter--
I just started playing Helldivers 2 with my son and his friends yesterday. Oh man, it is a BLAST! Yes, it channels Starship Troopers, and a bit of Terminator as well. Its so easy and fun to pick up and dive into a mission for a bit.
Neutopia is such a great game. I've had a loose copy for 20 years. My first experience with Usagi Yojimbo was playing the Commodore 64 game back in the 80's I really loved the music.
I wasn't a huge fan of the firts Helldivers but the second is in full 3D? The first was top down...so the second one is totally different? That makes me more excited to play it
I picked up Vagrant Story for the ps1. I beat the game when it first came out and it was the hardest ps1 game I played. It's unbelievably underrated. Brings back many memories of this extremely difficult game. Such a dark story as well.
Love the old Nintendo powers. My dad had stacks and stacks of them in his closet and he kept them for years before he sadly got rid of them. Would love to have them in my collection to reminisce over.
Hey Johnny, not sure if you’ll see this, but went to my first anime convention this weekend and was able to pick up the Macross Plus OVA on dvd and Arion on Blu-ray. Both purchases based off your recommendations and I can’t wait to check them out! Hope you have a great week
I have picked up some collectors editions of jrpgs (Unicorn Overlord, Silent Hope, and FF7: Rebirth) also I bought some print on demand old school D&D modules, Old School Essentials adventures, and supplements for use with the Shadowdark RPG system.
Wow! This video is amazing! The way you captured the essence of the scenery and conveyed emotion is simply captivating. I can't wait to see more of your work. Keep it up!
Woo-hoo. New happy console gamer!!!! I just beat Shenmue 1 from your recommendation last week. Freaking love that game!!! Just started Shenmue 2 a few days ago, and this time with the Japanese original voice acting. It is definitely the way to go for that game.
Surprisingly, I picked up an import copy of rival schools last week. We had a Toronto video game swap that we have every year. Also, picked up Vangant story for five bucks at my local flea market. Then I got burning Rangers and guardian heroes for the Japanese Saturn. Lastly, I picked up nice mint in box colecovision. Module one adaptor to play Atari games.
I've been delving back into racing games with NFS Unbound & The Crew Motorfest. I always forget how fun these games are, if only for a few hours a day.
I got Pocky and Rocky on PS4 during a trip to Germany. Although it was a really cool find, I ended up swapping it for the Switch version locally as that was a more fitting console to play it on!
This channel is my therapy!! Thank you for existing Johnny!! Ps. I'm new to retro game collecting, what is the best option for an upscaler that doesn't break the bank? What do you guys use? ( I don't have space for a CRT)
I have recently obtained copies of Pillars of Eternity, Final Fantasy 4 (2), Chrono Cross, Dragon's Dogma, WRC8, Dex, Kotor1, Persona 4 Golden and Sega Mega drive Classics(with Phantasy Star 2,3,4). Great show, you must have adhd, lots of positive energy! Happy Easter! You are my favourite TH-camr.
Some nice pick ups there. Picked up Turrican Collector's Edition which has some call stuff with it and Cannon Dancer (Osman) and some other Switch stuff. Finally got around to buying The Ninja Saviors on the eShop and wish I bought the physical when it was very cheap.
Wow! What a cool haul! Seeing your joy is infectious. Btw. Dude. Helldivers 2 is SO FREAKING COOL! Just downloaded it last week and it’s crazy how much fun it is. You’ll love it, Johnny. Can’t wait for a review from you! It’s highly recommended.
Interesting a neon sign, I thought that was a vinyl soundtrack record at first. Nice new stuff man. My latest things I picked up are The Rise Of Ronin, Princess Peach Showtime, Alone In The Dark, and Tekken 8
I picked up super Mario wonder on sale and man it is an absolute blast ! I can’t help but get all the boxes ticked on every course giving me a bit of replayability
I picked up some cheaper titles. I got resident evil revelations 2, outlast and castlevania symphony of the night and rondo of blood. I'm new to metroidvanias I can't even get past the first main boss in symphony of the night haha bit it's fun.
This month, I got Journey Collection (PS3), Zombies Ate my Neighbors (Genesis, PS4, and Switch versions), Crisis Core Reunion (PS5), Mass Effect Andromeda (Xbox), Castle Crashers Remastered (Switch), and an OG Switch console. 🎮
I'm glad you got the cool stuff, but it annoys me that today when everyone has access to online media, video game companies still send stuff out stuff like this, cool collectibles, that I can't buy. I get this promo stuff to get the press/influencer talking about your game. But what about the normal fans?!? I want to buy a chicobo sign, not asking for a free one. And they make it so, SO hard to like the game companies. I can't even order the Japanese only collectors edition of the new Saga game. I'm not happy about it.
I have ordered several Japanese Playstation games off of ebay. I also ordered a Japanese Playstation 3 so I can play those games in 1080p. I also got the Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection, WWE 2K24, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and South Park Snow Day.
I've been filling out my Switch collection more lately. I've bought: Rune Factory 4 and 5 Metroid Prime Remastered Skyrim (360) Darkest Dungeon. It has been great!
I started Unicorn Overlord last weekend and I am really enjoying playing this game. I just started Rise of the Ronin yesterday, but I haven’t played it enough to form an opinion just yet. I have pretty much given up on FF7 Rebirth because the more I played it, the more I lost interest in it. Rebirth has so many annoying mini games that it has completely ruined the game for me.
And many thanks for keeping the love for gaming in your videos after all these years. I don’t think there’s a more honest gamer on TH-cam.
Hi Johnny! I recently picked up FF Crisis Core Reunion, Unicorn Overlord, and 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim. So stoked to play them!
Great Games!!
I found a mint copy of Rival Schools at my local game store and picked it up based on your recommendation from your “Games You Can’t Find” video and I’ve been having an absolute blast with it playing with friends!
Straight-up, I have almost every Nintendo Power stored perfectly in my closet, I see them every day while I'm selecting what to wear. They bring the fondest memories of a time I wish I could revisit.
I love that you showed them, they're so important to our video gaming culture.
Thank you for another wonderful Sunday post.
Picked up Luigi’s Mansion 3 yesterday.
I'm glad you showed some love for PSVR2 🤘🏻
This week I picked up Star Ocean The Second Story R and Dragon Quest Treasures because they were both on sale. I also preordered Grandia HD Collection physical edition.
Helldivers 2 is without a doubt the most fun I have had gaming in a long time. The vibe of the game is just immaculate, they really nailed what they were going for.
Johnny, your enthusiasm for gaming really does put a smile on my face.
Happy Easter to you, Kim and the little one!
Thank you for everything, Johnny.
Much love, from Japan.
The stellar blade demo was magnificent!!
The Usagi Yojimbo comics are still ongoing and still amazing!
I picked up star ocean a second story r for my ps5 this week and I've been addicted to it.
Johnny you're gonna love Helldivers! It's great fun with friends and the action is super atmospheric and cinematic!
I went on a binge this week and got Trinity Trigger for PS5, Dragon Quest Builders 2, Dragone Quest Heroes 2, the Secret of Mana remake and Atari Flashback Classics Vol 1 for Xbox
I bought games for switch.
1. Zelda BOTW
2. Smash Bros Ultimate
3. MH stories 2
You still manage to make me laugh, even after all these years 😄
Rival Schools is completely underrated PS1 game.
FF7 Rebirth is so amazing that I think it's a dream come true. I am loving every moment of the 60 hours I have played, and I'm still in chapter 11. It's clearly a very nostalgic game made with a lot of passion and I didn't expect it to be that good, I had high expectations but WOW.
Httfru
Tdd😊
agree, same! (I'm a huge ff fan)
I finished it this weekend, on 150 hours, I think it’s my favourite game ever made. An emotional journey from start to finish ❤
I picked up Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, never played a Xenoblade game before. Can't wait to see what it's like!
Last week I bought an Xbox 360 for the first time. I’m playing Armored Core 4 on it.
im surprised an xbox console is still working.
How are the old Armored Core games? My introduction was Armored Core VI. I'm about halfway through it but like it a lot
@@spacelion4763 give them a chance, I think AC4 is a bit easier than AC6.
Not here yet, but pre-ordered Stellar Blade after playing the demo. Solid game.
Very cool video. Love your enthusiasm.
TMNT Shredders Revenge is so damn good, and having Usagi in it has been a blast, I have the Ultimate NECA figure of him, one of my favorites. I also love the PC Engine/TG16! Great video as always, happy gaming!
I got Vampire Survivors. Having a lot of fun.
Johnny I hope you can speak one day about how you and your wife cope gaming with parenting, I have a 1 year old baby and we don't want her to watch any screen so I just play after 10PM, sometimes I cannot play cause I am falling asleep!! I am thinking about buying a ps portal. Best regards
I have 3 kids and one television. The portal has been a game changer for me. I use it daily.
3 kids here as well - get the portal!
I also have a 14 month old daughter…I play most of my video games during nap time when I don’t have work (rarely) or after 11. I’ve been really enjoying shorter games though! Recently played Firewatch and Edith Finch because I could tear through them over a few nights. And then I have a longer soulslike I keep going back to.
You could also buy a switch. Idk what games you enjoy but the switch is a very solid option as well
Get a steamdeck, not a portal.
You can do everything a portal does (PS5 streaming) with the added benefits of the steam store & ability to install emulation software for retro use.
Love the Nintendo Power collection. I'm not sure which box mine is in... or which closet that box is in. Seeing the covers on yours gave me a gush of nostalgia... and it makes me want to unpack closet boxes at random. Happy Easter--
Chacabo? Sorry just found that odd lol. Happy Easter!
I just started playing Helldivers 2 with my son and his friends yesterday. Oh man, it is a BLAST! Yes, it channels Starship Troopers, and a bit of Terminator as well. Its so easy and fun to pick up and dive into a mission for a bit.
Sry about your loss brother. You do such great work 💪
That Helldivers hoody would be awesome
Happy Easter everyone.
Picked up Lunar on Sega CD.
Neutopia is such a great game. I've had a loose copy for 20 years. My first experience with Usagi Yojimbo was playing the Commodore 64 game back in the 80's I really loved the music.
*Helldivers 2 is my current GOTY! Defiantly need to give it a go!*
I wasn't a huge fan of the firts Helldivers but the second is in full 3D? The first was top down...so the second one is totally different? That makes me more excited to play it
Memories do get sweeter with time. What a beautiful concept! =)
Great to see you got Rival Schools and also a boxed copy of Neutopia. Thanks for sharing everything and all you do my friend.
I picked up Vagrant Story for the ps1. I beat the game when it first came out and it was the hardest ps1 game I played. It's unbelievably underrated. Brings back many memories of this extremely difficult game. Such a dark story as well.
I recently bought Dragon Quest 11, Triangle Strategy and Tactics Ogre. Lots of fun!
I'll add another voice to the choir -- Helldivers II is awesome! I think you'll like it!
Love the old Nintendo powers. My dad had stacks and stacks of them in his closet and he kept them for years before he sadly got rid of them. Would love to have them in my collection to reminisce over.
Awesome stuff John!😊
Hey Johnny, not sure if you’ll see this, but went to my first anime convention this weekend and was able to pick up the Macross Plus OVA on dvd and Arion on Blu-ray. Both purchases based off your recommendations and I can’t wait to check them out! Hope you have a great week
Helldivers is amazing !
I have picked up some collectors editions of jrpgs (Unicorn Overlord, Silent Hope, and FF7: Rebirth) also I bought some print on demand old school D&D modules, Old School Essentials adventures, and supplements for use with the Shadowdark RPG system.
Always cool seeing new content, Johnny :)
Loved the Nintendo Power days so much My friend had a subscription growing up and couldn't wait to go over his house and read the magazines so fun.
Rival Schools. That makes me back. The Pocky & Rocky games are so underrated.
Good to see some Pocky and Rocky love!
Wow! This video is amazing! The way you captured the essence of the scenery and conveyed emotion is simply captivating. I can't wait to see more of your work. Keep it up!
Woo-hoo. New happy console gamer!!!! I just beat Shenmue 1 from your recommendation last week. Freaking love that game!!! Just started Shenmue 2 a few days ago, and this time with the Japanese original voice acting. It is definitely the way to go for that game.
Surprisingly, I picked up an import copy of rival schools last week. We had a Toronto video game swap that we have every year. Also, picked up Vangant story for five bucks at my local flea market. Then I got burning Rangers and guardian heroes for the Japanese Saturn. Lastly, I picked up nice mint in box colecovision. Module one adaptor to play Atari games.
Dude that Chocobo light is awesome!!
Helldivers 2 is great, John. If you have buddies to roll co op, that's the way to go.
I've been delving back into racing games with NFS Unbound & The Crew Motorfest. I always forget how fun these games are, if only for a few hours a day.
I got Pocky and Rocky on PS4 during a trip to Germany. Although it was a really cool find, I ended up swapping it for the Switch version locally as that was a more fitting console to play it on!
Picked up Tunic on sale, enjoying it so far 👌🏼
The amount of hours I put in Rival Schools! Classic!
I'm not much of a gamer these days as I don't have the time with school, so I live vicariously through your videos John.
Bummer to hear you can’t fit some in during the school schedule. Truly missing out on some incredibly great releases this year already
This channel is my therapy!! Thank you for existing Johnny!!
Ps. I'm new to retro game collecting, what is the best option for an upscaler that doesn't break the bank? What do you guys use? ( I don't have space for a CRT)
Helldivers 2 is the game of the year man
Another Usagi Yojimbo fan here! Love the comics so much and can remember playing a Usagi game back on the Commodore 64!
I have recently obtained copies of Pillars of Eternity, Final Fantasy 4 (2), Chrono Cross, Dragon's Dogma, WRC8, Dex, Kotor1, Persona 4 Golden and Sega Mega drive Classics(with Phantasy Star 2,3,4). Great show, you must have adhd, lots of positive energy! Happy Easter! You are my favourite TH-camr.
Those are all awesome but the pillars of eternity series is really amazing. Loved them.
Some nice pick ups there. Picked up Turrican Collector's Edition which has some call stuff with it and Cannon Dancer (Osman) and some other Switch stuff. Finally got around to buying The Ninja Saviors on the eShop and wish I bought the physical when it was very cheap.
Love the magazines dude reminds me of the old good days ❤️🔥
Hello Johnny, got myself Atari 400 mini console obviously I didn't even grow up with that but I'm always curious playing old 80s computer games.
Currently working my way through the Ys series for the first time.
Wow! What a cool haul! Seeing your joy is infectious.
Btw. Dude. Helldivers 2 is SO FREAKING COOL! Just downloaded it last week and it’s crazy how much fun it is. You’ll love it, Johnny. Can’t wait for a review from you! It’s highly recommended.
I love your pickups! I just got a PlayStation 5 today so that’s my pickup!
I miss Nintendo power magazine!
Interesting a neon sign, I thought that was a vinyl soundtrack record at first. Nice new stuff man. My latest things I picked up are The Rise Of Ronin, Princess Peach Showtime, Alone In The Dark, and Tekken 8
I picked up super Mario wonder on sale and man it is an absolute blast ! I can’t help but get all the boxes ticked on every course giving me a bit of replayability
I really enjoy your videos. Such good vibes!
Rival Schools is a masterpiece. And the music from the trailer was ridiculous!
I just got my first Balatro runs finished. Love that game. I'm playing Unicorn Overlord and trying to delve into Granblue Fantasy Relink.
That's awesome! I just pulled a box of my old GamePro and Nintendo Power and assorted others from my mom's shed.
I picked up some cheaper titles. I got resident evil revelations 2, outlast and castlevania symphony of the night and rondo of blood. I'm new to metroidvanias I can't even get past the first main boss in symphony of the night haha bit it's fun.
This month, I got Journey Collection (PS3), Zombies Ate my Neighbors (Genesis, PS4, and Switch versions), Crisis Core Reunion (PS5), Mass Effect Andromeda (Xbox), Castle Crashers Remastered (Switch), and an OG Switch console. 🎮
FF7 Rebirth. I just re-played through part 1 again to prep for it and am 12 hours into Rebirth. Absolutely loving it.
Currently working through Lies of P. Man, what a game!
I don’t play a lot of online games but Helldivers 2 is a lot of fun with friends.
No new acquisitions, but I recently started playing Albert Odyssey on the Saturn. DAMN, that game's fun!!!
When is the Starfield review coming!?! 😊
I picked up an oled screen kit for my Gameboy Color. I'm really enjoying how good it looks now.
Picked up the new FF7 rebirth and a US copy of remake, both on PS5.
Also picked up a physical copy of Afterimage for NSW, awesome metroidvania.
I’ve recently beat SMT3. So I decided to pick up Person 5, SMT 5, Jurassic Park Collection on Switch, FF7/FF8 remake combo pack.
Helldivers is the only game to play. Would love a review of it. Definitely need your impressions. Thanks for the content
I'm glad you got the cool stuff, but it annoys me that today when everyone has access to online media, video game companies still send stuff out stuff like this, cool collectibles, that I can't buy. I get this promo stuff to get the press/influencer talking about your game. But what about the normal fans?!? I want to buy a chicobo sign, not asking for a free one. And they make it so, SO hard to like the game companies. I can't even order the Japanese only collectors edition of the new Saga game. I'm not happy about it.
I have ordered several Japanese Playstation games off of ebay. I also ordered a Japanese Playstation 3 so I can play those games in 1080p. I also got the Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection, WWE 2K24, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and South Park Snow Day.
I live in Japan now so I’m having a blast with all these video game stores
Rivals Schools for Capcom is like F-Zero for Nintendo...
Helldivers 2 is the most fun I've had gaming in so long lol. It's amazing!!
I've been filling out my Switch collection more lately. I've bought:
Rune Factory 4 and 5
Metroid Prime Remastered
Skyrim (360)
Darkest Dungeon.
It has been great!
Always awesome to see these videos dude... Recently I got the wireless sega saturn controller from 8-bit do. Works like a charm.
I’m a big magazine collector and have never been to a game store that had that many Nintendo powers - you’re lucky!!
Another great video. It all looks amazing.
That neon light is lit 🔥
I started Unicorn Overlord last weekend and I am really enjoying playing this game. I just started Rise of the Ronin yesterday, but I haven’t played it enough to form an opinion just yet. I have pretty much given up on FF7 Rebirth because the more I played it, the more I lost interest in it. Rebirth has so many annoying mini games that it has completely ruined the game for me.
I also just HAD to have Galaxys Edge physical copy, working thru it now and it's so much fun! Hope to get the plat 🏆 ... eventually
Over the past couple months, I picked up Octopath Traveller II (Switch), Resident Evil 4 Remake (PS4), and Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga (PS4).