Video Game Demonstration/Room/Review Videos

[Bloodreign]

I was like that when I got my copy of SMB 3 for my NES, giddy as all hell. While I didn't have that kind of childhood (making up for it now when I find games I want for the old consoles), the excitement level in your face, and I knew you were genuinely excited for each and every game you ever received.

A feel good topic for sure, even though there is a tinge of sadness within it (my dad passed in 06, never could get him to play video games with me, but we watched a lot of sports events together).

[Emperor Megas]

This video is amazing; your family seems amazing. My family was sort of broken and dysfunctional, and I never had the opportunity to have holiday moments like these with my own daughter. It feels really good to see some of what I missed, and I hope no one ever takes moments with these for granted. I know you and your family didn't, and I think that we're all lucky that you shared some of these intimate moments with us.

[sloan]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing.

Doing the math though, and at $50 - $60 a pop, are you sure your family was middle class? We would have probably had 3-4 games each, not a tower of 16 or so.

[ShinobiMan]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing.

Doing the math though, and at $50 - $60 a pop, are you sure your family was middle class? We would have probably had 3-4 games each, not a tower of 16 or so.

Thanks! Yeah, we were. My parents went all out on Christmas. My Dad always looked for good deals, and I think a lot of the games in that one insane year from the video were used. Prior to that one year where I got all those games, it was like 3-4 games as you said.

[dchristie74]

So I followed the youtube regulations and this is what I got!! GTA long play!!

http://youtu.be/a68X9OudqjA

[GamerTheGreek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NBUKnr9INc

[ShinobiMan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKM2tQldOOM

http://segamastersystem.com/2013/12/19/lost-sega-commercial-found-phantasy-star-holiday-tv-spot/

"This is an amazing retrogaming find! We’ve come into possession of a lost SEGA commercial that has never seen the light of day… until today! We can’t exactly reveal our source, but my goodness is this ever cool. This unaired commercial for Phantasy Star must have been commissioned to air during the 1988 holiday season. For whatever reason, the project got shelved and was never released. We are happy to share. ;) "

[FrankSerpico]

Made me chuckle, good work.

[bb_hood]

Should give her Guardian Heroes instead

[Satoshi_Matrix]

haha that was great. In fact, I'd say it's 1000x better than Sega's actual advertising for anything on the Master System.

[sloan]

It seems suspiciously modern. No degradation in the video quality for a clip of that age either. Hmmm...

[GREEN00]

It seems suspiciously modern. No degradation in the video quality for a clip of that age either. Hmmm...

This is obviously a newly recorded fan video.

[Superman]

I think ShinobiMan is working on another cinematography project! :popcorn:

[bigbacon]

anyone else bothered by the label wear on the cart?

[MetalFRO]

Funny video, and obviously played for as many laughs as possible. I love that the wife is practically in hysterics the whole time while playing LOL

[Emperor Megas]

anyone else bothered by the label wear on the cart?Yes. It's all I could focus on in the end.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

anyone else bothered by the label wear on the cart?

Master System labels reflect light, that's probably just a reflection rather than label wear. and either way, who cares? This was still an amazing video.

[sloan]

While it is a fairly professionally put together piece, I guess my humor is lost on this one and I fail to understand the accolades being given. The least that should have been done would have been to state that it is a parody video in the OP and/or thread title. To attempt to lead viewers into believing it was a genuine ad is more than a bit misleading, is it not?

[ShinobiMan]

Heh seems some folks are divided. Yes, we made this as an homage to the classic Sega commercials from the 90's. It may not have VHS degrading or be full frame, but I hope we captured the spirit of those classic commercials.

A question to those who didn't care for the piece... would you have liked it if we hadn't played up the Lost Commercial angle? Honestly we were just having a bit of fun with that.

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

[Jorpho]

A question to those who didn't care for the piece... would you have liked it if we hadn't played up the Lost Commercial angle? Honestly we were just having a bit of fun with that.Eh, the Lost Commercial angle is the only thing it has going for it, really, and I'm afraid that's not much. Commercials back then were way, way more incoherent than this. I guess it's an interesting idea, at least?

I remember watching some really great 80's-style video parodies about the Internet; I wish I could find them.

[bigbacon]

it honestly didn't feel old enough. it just felt like a modern commercial and not because of the picture quality.

[ShinobiMan]

Wasn't it enough though that we were actually making a modern commercial for an old Sega game? This was our love letter to the Sega commercials of old. It pokes fun at those classics as well as holiday jewelery commercials. It was always our intention to make a modern Sega commercial. I just labeled it "lost" as a sort of fun angle.

I'm not expecting everyone to like everything I do, but I've gotten so much positive feedback and I made this with Retrogaming fans in mind. I'm trying to understand better what was wrong for the detractors.

[GamerTheGreek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEuA_Pmqp6Y

[Jorpho]

I guess I haven't seen a holiday jewelry commercial in a long time.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

As a grown man in his late 20's, I enjoyed this effort very much, but if you were to do another and wanted to capture the late 80's or early 90's Sega commercial feel, you need to keep in mind that those commercials were made targeted squarely at kids, specifically boys aged 8-12. As such, a Phantasy Star commercial where a man gives his wife a game isn't the kind of ad Sega would have made back in the day.

At most, an 80's style Holiday themed commercial with the same idea might have been a young boy giving Phantasy Star to a girl he has a crush on. Sounds silly, but in the absence of finding kids to act in your videos, if you and your wife pretended to act like 10-12 year olds and did the same commercial again but from the boy gives his crush Phantasy Star angle, then I think the original feel of those old commercial would be more fully realized.

[ShinobiMan]

As a grown man in his late 20's, I enjoyed this effort very much, but if you were to do another and wanted to capture the late 80's or early 90's Sega commercial feel, you need to keep in mind that those commercials were made targeted squarely at kids, specifically boys aged 8-12. As such, a Phantasy Star commercial where a man gives his wife a game isn't the kind of ad Sega would have made back in the day.

At most, an 80's style Holiday themed commercial with the same idea might have been a young boy giving Phantasy Star to a girl he has a crush on. Sounds silly, but in the absence of finding kids to act in your videos, if you and your wife pretended to act like 10-12 year olds and did the same commercial again but from the boy gives his crush Phantasy Star angle, then I think the original feel of those old commercial would be more fully realized.

I'm glad you really enjoyed it man. I'm a 27 myself and we probably were exposed to Sega in very similar ways, especially the classic commercials with the Sega scream. All I wanted to do was parody Christmas commercials. This was like a "what if" a Sega commercial was done like a holiday jewelery commercial.

I'd like to continue in this parody fashion. My sense of humor lends itself to satire and parody and I just enjoy doing it. In future projects I'll lose the whole "lost" Sega commercial angle. I'll still call them "lost" but I won't play them up as if they're real.

[Bazoo]

I really enjoyed this as well and ended up showing it to a few friends (who also loved it). Mostly we were jealous of a girl with such fine taste in video games

Not that it ruined it for me or anything, but I think it would be best without the "Lost commerical" angle--IMO it works best as a Christmas jewelry commercial that morphs into a 90s toy commercial, and to leave the gag at that. (Only the title seems to give away the "lost commercial" angle, but then again, maybe that gets some people to watch who otherwise wouldn't?)

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Yeah. Your video was awesome and left a warm place in my heart, but it doesn't work as a 'lost' Sega commercial because again, those commericals were aimed at boys aged 8-12, not grown men 20-40. I share your sense of humor, which is why I thought it would have been especially hilarious if you and your wife pretended to be about 12 years old during the video to be both a parody of everything you mentioned but also those aimed-at-boys Sega ads of yore.

[Jorpho]

Eh, the Lost Commercial angle is the only thing it has going for it, really, and I'm afraid that's not much. Commercials back then were way, way more incoherent than this. I guess it's an interesting idea, at least?

I remember watching some really great 80's-style video parodies about the Internet; I wish I could find them.Ahh, GOT IT!


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpw02s_if-facebook-would-have-been-invented-in-the-90s_fun
That is how you fake a retro video. You have to throw away not just the technology, but all of the advances in graphic and video design that have come to feel like common sense over the passage of decades.

(Of course, the CuteMouse driver only became popular long after Windows 3.x was extinct, but let's not get too picky.)

[OldSchoolGamer]

I could not resist giving a tour of THE ARCADE on the Pride of America Cruise ship during our week long Hawaiian cruise ! Check it out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd9896I9qfk&feature=share&list=UU_G6awBCzs 1XYut51v2rKZA

[BlastProcessing402]

Those people must be time travelers. They have 2010's looks in 1988. :deadhorse:

[ShinobiMan]

http://youtu.be/dAWtGSPX_5A

Hey guys! Happy New Year! Wanted to share our latest video with you. It's the 2nd in a series we started way back when we first launched the site. In the SMS Hunt, we check out local retrogaming shops and look for Sega Master System titles. This time around we went to FX Game Exchange in the Dallas / Fort Worth area and found Monopoly... or Mono Poly?

As always, would love feedback. I actually shot this entirely as a one man crew and we were having restrictions on time with the employees. I still hope it's enjoyable.

See you in 2014!

[Shicky256]

In my opinion, the best 80s style video game commercial is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lT_1xlNPoE
Enough said.

[jefis]

This is obviously a newly recorded fan video.

Seems so. But anyway it's a cool video

[calgon]

Love your site and enjoy the videos. SMS needs all the representin' it can get. You're doing God's work here.

[ShinobiMan]

Love your site and enjoy the videos. SMS needs all the representin' it can get. You're doing God's work here.

Thank you so much! Glad to have you on board.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXj06Biywrc

Here's the latest! I did this one as a tribute to the late Greg Martin who was the legendary artist behind much of the Sonic box art as well as a slew of other classic video game box art of the early 90's. RIP Greg. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.

[IrishNinja]

ah, hadn't seen the new one yet! and yeah, RIP to Greg, this was pretty classy of you man.

[ShinobiMan]

ah, hadn't seen the new one yet! and yeah, RIP to Greg, this was pretty classy of you man.

Thanks buddy! We wanted to pay tribute somehow!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFLP0pvwjg0

Above is our latest video, the 2nd entry into our series "The Master System Index". This is the Screw Attack-esque series of videos we do on SegaMasterSystem.com

This time we're looking at Penguin Land! Hope you enjoy, and feedback is always appreciated. Thanks guys!

[IrishNinja]

great game, and as you said, one of my first with actual backup! take that, excitebike

[ShinobiMan]

http://youtu.be/tK1fyR6A8xA

The other day I thought, "What if Alex Kidd were to "photo bomb" another video game series?" This is what happens when I think these things.

Let me know what YOU think of what I thought! My head hurts.

[Glitchologteam]

Hello there, I would like to share you Gameplay Sample ive made for my channel

https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperDave341 (Channel Itself)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-etet3nymgPs0ItYr9Z8bqmi (DOS Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-eteUVaPLq1e1GZvFXQt7iZx&action_edit=1 (Windows 1.0 Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-euQXMcqhzr59FHwgpGlyQFN (Windows 3.x Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-esOgZ-XEDVoTwr4Nah0MtsU (Windows 95 Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-evNPAGf4lcA-RyoecBOVW4Z (Windows 98 Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-etBlKD3ZNGPDQPimgdmXci1 (Windows 2000 and ME Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-eu8zgi4ALw0ii1rNeGH6UU3 (Windows XP Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-etivvwK-jkJZPHSkxNcYdrs (Windows Vista Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-etk4640LVOEohFFA1RuMyXU (Windows 7 Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-esvjL1Te4bt3U60221NkZ3Z (Xbox Games)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpi3Undfi-es2eOXxmruhhuDWnqUiFpla (Xbox 360 Games)

[ShinobiMan]

http://youtu.be/9DMLUANxyuE

Hey retro heads! Ever have a little fun with word association... VIDEO GAME STYLE?! We did in our latest video! Here we take a humorous look at a Master System game, a game from different console related by "name", and we DARE to ask the question: "Would you rather play The Ninja or Ninja Golf?" :-)

Hope you have fun watching! Feedback is as always greatly appreciated.

[Retronick]

Ha! That is pretty dope. I had no idea there was more to Ninja Golf than just... Well, golf.

[bigbacon]

Ninja golf ruled!

so did the 7800.....if they would have only used a different sound source than pulling the same crap from the 2600.

[ShinobiMan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58mCk3XOKYw

Hey guys! In this vid I reminisce on a funny childhood experience with this fun educational Master System game. Carmen Sandiego gave me one of the most horrific experiences of my childhood! Hope you enjoy the story! Please let me know what you think in this thread.

[profholt82]

Here is my latest pick-up video. There is some NES, Genesis and Atari VCS for good measure. Please bear with the audio, I'm still working out the kinks. Thanks, and enjoy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoP1AmzS03s

[ShinobiMan]

http://youtu.be/GjugjwmJNoA

Hey guys! Thought you guys would enjoy this. It's an old school Sega Master System video I made in 1996 at the age of 10. Honestly, I was probably at my most hard-core collecting between the ages of 10 and 13. SEGA obsessed is an understatement. My dad fully supported it and loved it all just as much as I did. He was the original gamer. I miss him dearly, but I'm thankful for all the cool videos he left me and now you guys. I love sharing with you these special moments of my childhood. I was truly a blessed kid. :-)

Full article over at segamastersystem.com (http://segamastersystem.com/2014/04/22/take-hold-of-the-sega-adventure/).

[YoshiM]

I'll watch the video when I'm on WiFi but thank you in advance for sharing these memories with us! It's always neat to be able to see a real slice of the past as it happened.

[Gentlegamer]

Didn't you post a video of you as a baby playing Super Mario Bros. with your mom?

[treismac]

Great share, man! Your dad seemed like an awesome father.

[YoshiM]

That was awesome! Thanks again for the share!

[profholt82]

April Part 2 is up. This one is Sega and PS2 heavy. There are some beauties in there, enjoy.

http://youtu.be/UhihfYcxV64

[Gamevet]

I thought I'd post a few videos that I've put up on youtube in the past few months.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YCv9RDyf1I


This one is me showing the various cool gaming guides, older PC games and stuff I've acquired from Half-Price books in the last year or so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqwFFRd6D0A


This video is my recently (a couple of months age) purchased EVGA GTX 780 Classified, chewing up Crysis 3 on very high settings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lKa-Y8yKck

[ShinobiMan]

That was awesome! Thanks again for the share!

You are so very welcome! My pleasure to share with you all.

[ShinobiMan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk_uQY0MhVs

Hey guys! Look at what we have here. Another "LOST" SEGA Commercial!

You may remember our first "Lost" commercial for Phantasy Star. Well, we decided for our 2nd video in the series, it was time to get as FAR from the Christmas theme as possible. That's why we shot this one on a beach in Cancun, Mexico (no joke!).

Hope you enjoy and did what we're doing with these. Let me know what you think!

[buzz_n64]

Clever and funny. The Sega scream at the end seems out of place in a Master System commercial however. Maybe if you did a Saturn commercial that would work.

[Zap!]

Clever and funny. The Sega scream at the end seems out of place in a Master System commercial however. Maybe if you did a Saturn commercial that would work.

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. Also, Sega commercials were mostly non-humor until their Sonic days. After that, Sega tried to be comedians.

[ShinobiMan]

Thanks guys! I love including the SEGA scream just because a SEGA commercial wouldn't feel right without it. I'm a sucker for that scream!

[ShinobiMan]

Anyone a member over at neogaf.com (http://neogaf.com)? I'd like to share this with them but I'm not allowed to post for some reason. Seems like it's closed to new members.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

neogaf is an elitist society of jerks. I signed up to join last year and my "request" to join is still "pending approval". It's ridiculous.

[Gentlegamer]

Anyone a member over at neogaf.com (http://neogaf.com)? I'd like to share this with them but I'm not allowed to post for some reason. Seems like it's closed to new members.

Neogaf isn't as forgiving on self promotion. You'd probably get banned.

[Zap!]

Anyone a member over at neogaf.com (http://neogaf.com)? I'd like to share this with them but I'm not allowed to post for some reason. Seems like it's closed to new members.

I'll share it on my Classic Gaming Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/zapclassicvideogaming) if you would like. Or feel free to "Like" it and post it yourself there.

[ShinobiMan]

I'll share it on my Classic Gaming Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/zapclassicvideogaming) if you would like. Or feel free to "Like" it and post it yourself there.

That would be awesome! Greatly appreciated

[Zap!]

That would be awesome! Greatly appreciated

Anytime. I just posted it there. I have a decent amount of "Likes" (over 3,500) so a lot of people should see it.

[ShinobiMan]

Anytime. I just posted it there. I have a decent amount of "Likes" (over 3,500) so a lot of people should see it.

Awesome! Thanks so much. I gave you a shout out on twitter. Really do appreciate it.

[Jorpho]

Eh, still seems a little too polished and coherent to really fit with the 80's commercial vibe, if that's what you're going for.

That's the Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure theme.

[ShinobiMan]

Eh, still seems a little too polished and coherent to really fit with the 80's commercial vibe, if that's what you're going for.

Actually, these I never intended these to be replications of 80's commercials... more like SNL parodies or NEW Sega commercials for obscure titles. Perhaps I should change the whole "lost" angle to "mock" or "new".


That's the Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure theme.

YES! And did you catch the opening OUTRUN beach music? :)

[starsoldier1]

I just found another E.T. cart again so I figure I'll review it finally:

http://youtu.be/NaVrIi8oO44

[dchristie74]

https://www.youtube.com/user/thevgcollector

lets play videos,console reviews and more. Check it out and subscribe. Bucky O'hare arcade just added today.

http://youtu.be/d723cWp5U8M

[ShinobiMan]

Hey gang. It's with much joy (having finished the first episode) that I introduce you to our all new series, "The SEGA Channel."



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GArUX3iTPa4

I spent a long time debating the idea of rebranding the SegaMasterSystem.com (http://segamastersystem.com) youtube channel. I wanted a stand alone show to focus my efforts on, and with SMS.com, I saw myself spreading out to broad... too many concepts and ideas.

After much deliberation, I decided that an "ALL SEGA RETRO" show was the way to go. Thus, The SEGA Channel and the first episode seen above. SegaMasterSystem.com will remain a functioning website. We have some new writers who are very excited about cutting their teeth on some articles for the site, and when The SEGA Channel produces a Sega Master System focused video, that video will be shared on SMS.com. The two are basically one in the same... sister sites.

But my focus is now on creating this ongoing series called "The SEGA Channel". I urge you to take a look at what I've done with the first episode, "The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin". Please let me know your thoughts on the direction I've taken. Feedback is essential at such an early stage of the game. Thanks guys.

[PizzaKat]

Good episode. I have the Sega CD game, but yet to beat it. The soundtrack I always thought was pretty funny.

[DeputyMoniker]

Good show! I really like it.
Aside from compliments, the only feedback I have would be...
I ended up with a couple unresolved questions. First, you mentioned that the cart version sold a ton of copies but I actually would have liked to have known exactly(isn) how many it sold. Secondly, you explained why Sega needed Spiderman but you didn't say where that info came from. I followed your logic but I'm not clear on whether or not you have seen any documented evidence (like interviews, etc.) to back your conclusion up. Lastly, after you explained why Sega wanted Spiderman, you never tied that up by telling us how it worked out for them, aside form selling a lot of copies. Did it seem to lead to an increase in console sales or maybe help develop a relationship between Sega and Marvel?
Those are just the questions I was left with. I really did enjoy the show and I'm looking forward to the next episode. Excellent work. I liked the grid background, too...it made me wonder what you could do with a weatherman style dynamic background...like, maybe have the footage playing back there while you're pointing things out. lol.
Great job, dude. Thanks for posting it.

[Jorpho]

You do realize that "SEGA Channel" was the name of an actual service back in the day, and that there are already 52,300 hits for the term <"SEGA channel"> on Google, right?

[Tanooki]

Yeah bad naming on it, but it could have been on purpose to accidentally chump people looking up the real Sega Channel into seeing that which isn't cool as that's bait and switch.

[ShinobiMan]

You do realize that "SEGA Channel" was the name of an actual service back in the day, and that there are already 52,300 hits for the term <"SEGA channel"> on Google, right?


Yeah bad naming on it, but it could have been on purpose to accidentally chump people looking up the real Sega Channel into seeing that which isn't cool as that's bait and switch.

Uh, guys... of course the naming was deliberate. It's a tribute. I had Sega Channel briefly as a kid and loved it thoroughly.

We actually went with this name based on a vote from our followers on Twitter. They pretty much across the board chose it.

Bait and switch? Seriously?