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Benji's RetroSpective
Приєднався 23 кві 2013
Welcome gamers of all generations! This channel is all about recapturing the early UA-cam gaming scene from the mid 2000s. My focus is to go through my physical game collection and decide whether they are worth putting back on the shelf. (Or into the barrel of shame).
My videos are less deep dives of the games I'm playing and more "short plays" with my opinions and personal connections to them. My goal is to create a comfy viewing experience similar to those we grew up on.
If that interests you feel free to subscribe. Thankyou.
X: @BenjisRetro
Reddit: r/BenjisRetrospective
Email: virtusai85@gmail.com
My videos are less deep dives of the games I'm playing and more "short plays" with my opinions and personal connections to them. My goal is to create a comfy viewing experience similar to those we grew up on.
If that interests you feel free to subscribe. Thankyou.
X: @BenjisRetro
Reddit: r/BenjisRetrospective
Email: virtusai85@gmail.com
My Blooper Reel for 2024!
Happy New Year everyone !! I hope you enjoy my blooper reel from this year! See you next week with the start of the NES series!
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Benji Plays: Christmas Day - Super Special Speedrun Showcase! on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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Merry Christmas Everyone, I hope you have a wonderful day! Welcome to the finale of this festive treat, This episode is by far the biggest project I've ever made on this channel! Thankyou for counting down to Christmas with me this year and I hope you look forward to what's to come for the channel for 2025! This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day fr...
Benji Plays: 2nd Stage Of Christmas - Clean-up & Code Showcase! on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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Welcome to the second stage of Christmas! This episodes format will play out different than the previous ones. In it I will be doing a general cleanup of things I missed and also a codes showcase, I hope you enjoy and please look forward to the finale tomorrow on Christmas Day! This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song...
Benji Plays: 3rd Stage Of Christmas - Bobbin Barrel Brawl on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
Benji Plays: 4th Stage Of Christmas - Springin' Spiders on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
Benji Plays: 5th Stage Of Christmas - Squeals On Wheels on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
Benji Plays: 6th Stage Of Christmas - Riverside Race on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
Benji Plays: 7th Stage Of Christmas - Barrel Shield Bust-up on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
Benji Plays: 8th Stage Of Christmas - Murky Mill on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
Benji Plays: 9th Stage Of Christmas - Skidda's Row on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
Benji Plays: 10th Stage Of Christmas - Tidal Trouble on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
Benji Plays: 11th Stage Of Christmas - Doorstop Dash on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
The Game Awards 2024: Highlights
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A little behind schedule but here is my Game Awards 2024 video! Unfortunately I had a few technical issues with it and it isn't exactly the way I envisioned, but I promised you all I would do it so here it. I hope you enjoy!
Benji Plays: 12th Stage Of Christmas - Lakeside Limbo on Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
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This little series is about me playing one stage of DKC3 each day until Christmas day from the 12th day (like the song). In these videos I will be getting: every warp barrel, every KOIN coin, all KONG letters and of course completing both bonus stages with the MERRY code activated. I love this game, and I hope you enjoy this festive treat!!
My Chance to Become Youtuber of the Year 2025
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My Chance to Become UA-camr of the Year 2025
Top 5 Sega Master System Games In My Collection
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Top 5 Sega Master System Games In My Collection
Benji's RetroSpective - Channel Roadmap!
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Benji's RetroSpective - Channel Roadmap!
Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 41: Wonderboy III - The Dragons Trap (SMS) (Final Episode)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 41: Wonderboy III - The Dragons Trap (SMS) (Final Episode)
Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 40: Zillion (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 40: Zillion (SMS)
Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 39: Action Fighter (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 39: Action Fighter (SMS)
Benji's RetroSpooktive - Ep 38: Ghost House (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpooktive - Ep 38: Ghost House (SMS)
Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 37: The Cyber Shinobi (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 37: The Cyber Shinobi (SMS)
Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 36: The Lucky Dime Caper (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 36: The Lucky Dime Caper (SMS)
Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 35: WonderBoy in Monsterland (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 35: WonderBoy in Monsterland (SMS)
I got nominated for Youtuber of the month!!
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I got nominated for UA-camr of the month!!
Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 34: Psycho Fox (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 34: Psycho Fox (SMS)
Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 33: Alien Storm (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 32: Mortal Kombat II (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 32: Mortal Kombat II (SMS)
Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 31: World Grand Prix (SMS)
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Benji's RetroSpective - Ep 31: World Grand Prix (SMS)
Happy New Year, Benji! Some great bloopers, you had me laughing alongside you 🤣
Thanks mate, big congrats and I'll supporting you all the way 💪🏼. Cant wait to see what you've got instore for us 😁
@Benjisretrospective Thanks again Benji, and I'm looking forward to your videos!
Really got some genuine laughs outta me! Man, good stuff. Makes me feel like we need random stuff happening in your content and ours, like someone who occasionally comes in and does something wild. 😆
Really appreciate that thank you, I I love seeing stuff like this on other channels I wish more would do it. As for randomness and something wild, I think my second episode will fit the bill this year. The formula you guys have though is fantastic. You really know your shtick 😁
That was hilarious loved it from start to finish ❤😊
Thankyou I loved making it ✨👍
Happy New Year everyone! 🎉 Be sure to keep an eye out for Commander Overbite in the coming episodes...🐧👀
Starting the new year with some good laughs haha, nice blooper blast buddy.⚡️🌅🍀
Thankyou sir, that was the idea. Ring in the new year with something silly 🤪.
So funny 😂
Hey resi, Happy New Year! 🎊 thanks for watching! How was your Christmas 🎄?
@Benjisretrospective it was good. Just spent time with my family. And happy newyear to you as well. Hows yours?
Same basically, worked on a few more eps and the rest of the time was for celebrating the festivities with family. 🎊😄
One of my favourite Master System games of all time. This is to Wonderboy what Super Mario Bros 3 is to Mario. Legendary. GREAT game to end off this series on! Thank you! Was a fun night watching these while I edit. :)
Thankyou so much for going through them, I hope they were entertaining. Dragons trap is an underated masterpiece. Tremendous game loaded with content and some of my favourite music in retro gaming for sure! Thanks again man and if I don't hear from you, Happy New Year!
Zine Ku Goku no tenshi no yono ni shore Ku nema yo shi yuwani ga neeeeeeeeee...🎶
EVANGELION THEME SONG!!!!! My Japanese sister-in-law was blown away when she found out I could sing that song in perfect Japanese without knowing what a single word means. Lol
Still one of the catchiest and epic openings to anything ever! This game was great, action, puzzle, SciFi loved it. Very involved.
Zine Ku Goku no tenshi no yono ni shore Ku nema yo shi yuwani ga neeeeeeeeee...🎶
@@Benjisretrospective 🤣🤣🤣 I'm not an anime guy at all, but my friend leant me the series in college and I loved it. :)
Those cases were SUPER common in the 80s and 90s. They're universal cases that were often used by video rental shops. When you rented the game, you took it home in one of those, usually with a sticker on the inside with the instructions. :)
Thanks, I was wondering about that! Cool to own one in that case (get it) 😜
@Benjisretrospective 😂
Emo Alex Kidd! 😂😂😂
Lol yeah, that's what came to mind when I played it 🤣
Clunky is an understatement! I really don't like this one at all. Man, there are a lot of Master System games in that barrel! Lol
Haha there is but the shelf actually filled up this series too, worst Shinobi unfortunately..
I always got Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout vibes from this one. Also a big Ducktales fan!
The looney tunes esque hammer probably, I can't wait to get to ducktales I'm gonna make it my 50th episode special 🦆
Based on your new rating system, I'd give this one 3 stars. Love this game. :)
It's an excellent title, I'm saving *** for my absolute favourite "desert island" 🏝️ games
One of those "looks great, plays awful" games. Fair review!
I wanted to like this but I just isn't fun with its pyshics 😐
Honestly, my favourite part about this game is the awesome title screen. Never was a fan. Love the ending of your review though!
Lol cheers, another idea I had but had to figure out the "effects" to make it work 👍
I have NEVER been good at fighting games. I button mash. If I pull off some kind of special move it's a miracle. Lol
Me too tbh, I dig Tekken but I wouldn't say I'm good at it. Always easy difficultly and longest timer lol
That first vid to hit 1k views feels great, doesn't it! Looks like you had a great first year, keep it up, I'm sure you're going to see a jump in subs as you build these playlists out. Love the Mystic Quest music in the background!!!
Mystic quests ost is sooo good, underated for an FF. Only 2 vids have hit 1k so far, certainly didn't expect any to..at least not for a while. Felt sooo good lol. Thanks for the encouragement sir it really means the world! 🙏🏼
I prefer this to Shinobi. Solid game. :)
Most people do, I don't doubt nostalgia is blinding me a bit re original lol
Back in the day, Double Dragon was king! Another great review. :)
A great port this was, as long as you keep doing that flying kick lol
All things considered, this is a solid game on the Master System. I like it. :)
Quite happy with it tbh, it feels fast ya know 💨
Definitely worthy of the barrel of shame. lol
Again too difficult for me to enjoy..loved the skit though had fun with that
One of the best looking Master System games IMO. I really miss when seeing Disney on box art meant there was a good game inside.
From movies and games Disney was unstoppable around this time, Sprite work in this and the Donald duck games are excellent 👌🏼
TransBot is such a loaded title in today's society. Lol. This one always felt pretty budget to me. Doesn't suck, but leaves you feeling "meh".
Very true, astro flash sounds much cooler. Games not though haha
I'm starting to think you just don't like helicopters.
Im cursed with them it seems, they are so darn difficult for me..idk why 🤔
So help me god if you put this on the shelf of shame... Lol
I didn't...I put it in the barrel 😬 🚁
@Benjisretrospective FOR SHAME! 😂
Hate these button mashing games. Always have, always will. Lol
I'm fond of this since I tried to align it with this year's Olympics..there are much better iterations out there though 👍
I've never liked After Burner, even in the arcades. There's something about this type of game that makes me nauseous just looking at it. Would be a shelf of shame for me.
Yeah it can be disorienting with the left right shifts...but for some reason I really get into it lol. Not the best flying game (better than top gun though) imo 😎
I like this one, but you're right, it's a bit bland. Good for a quick play now and then.
It's okay but there's better puzzle platformers imo, cheers
It depends which Master System you have. A lot of them have no built-in game, some have Hang On, others have a little maze game. If you're buying a Master System for Alex Kidd, make sure you power it on before buying.
Ahh true the round fat one has it yes? The OG long MS had hangon or some snail game...I think..
@Benjisretrospective the OG is the one that had several iterations I think.
LOL! That hand in the intro! First game that comes to mind for me will always be Out Run, maybe Hang On. I always struggled to get into Alex Kidd, having been a Mario guy my entire life. That said, definitely respect the franchise.
Yeah I love the silly skits, if I can actualise my visualisations.. sometimes it works lol. Alex Kidd is special to me but I'll admit Mario is the better game 🤫
Never played this as a kid, but played a lot of Adventure Island on the NES. Great game :)
Yeah, I love both. Very fun runners, tricky but great doable with memorization. I actually love adventure islands ost personally, nostalgic goodness
E-Swat is definitely a challenging game, but like you say, for a late Master System release it's pretty disappointing.
Sigh... Chopper Command... 😥
Lol I'm sorry, eswat deserves the wall/barrel though.
@@Benjisretrospective I agree 🙂
I'm 4 games shy of a complete North American Master System set, but some of these EU ones look great! Want!
That's a crazy achievement I love collecting physical but a complete set is a REAL accomplishment 🫡🫡🫡. Love to see a vid of that personally!
@Benjisretrospective ya, most of it is in my game room video, but I should break down sets. 👍
I've always liked this one. Considering the era it came out in, you would think it would be a flickery mess like Space Harrier, but actually it's really easy on the eyes.
I love it's slower pace more than say an R-type, a great surprise this one was for me! Cheers
Your best intro yet! Lol. I reviewed a homebrew port of this for the Intellivision. It is indeed a very difficult game, but it's a classic and I quite like it. I can understand you giving it wall of shame, though. What kills me is seeing Chopper Command there... I'm gonna have to grit my teeth every video... 😂
Me and the Mrs had great fun making this one. Commander overbite actually returns soon in my NES series 🤫. Take solace in the fact that I seem to have a hard time with helicopter games in general lol. I acknowledge it's potential but wall/barrel of shame is more so "will I play it again?" 😄. 👍
@Benjisretrospective lol! Well I loved the vid. 😁👍
On to the Master System playlist at long last. Here we go! I always found Shinobi to be clunky, but I never played it as a kid, so that might have something to do with my view of it.
Welcome to the playlist! Dunno what it is about Shinobi but it's one of my favourite pickup n plays on SMS, hope you like the vids 🙏🏼
I see you've hit 150 subs! Congrats! 😁
Thankyou sir, it was my goal to reach it before 2025 💪🏼. So excited for the future 🎉😁. Cheers again Mike!
Double Dragon & Streets of Rage eat your heart out! Looks quite tough alright, nice video Benji.👊🕹🍀
Thanks man but it's evident in this one..I had no idea what the show was yet, it all comes together with river raid imo. 💪🏼
Nice review and well played Benji, think I'll slowly but surely scope out your videos in chronological order from now on until I'm bang up to date.🌅🚘🌠🍀
Thankyou sir I appreciate you going through the older stuff, I hope you like it. Enduro is such a groovy looking game lol
Episode Zero I like it, Great video describing your goals and channel philosophy boyo, fair play.🕹🖖🎮🍀
Im way overdue updating this vid, everything I said stands true but it's so low quality lol. Just finished my bloopers reel today I might start work on an updated ep zero 🤔
A cool game I played this a while back on an emulation console nice review mate 😊
Cheers man, this was a solid arcade port imo, good quick play fun! 🫡
Growing up with Nintendo consoles its been cool to learn abouy the master system from various tubers, I was really pleased to see this video, the aerial assault looks like a game I would like, Alex Kidd is a classic as well 😊😊 Castle of illusion and wonder boy are also great games 😊 Great share mate 😊
Glad you liked it I appreciate the support man! I also was a NES lad but there's some true gems on the master system! Aerial assault is the perfect difficulty & speed for me so if you get a chance give it a go. Alex Kidd is a classic but get the remake since it has a modern & classic toggle and it's not $150+ lol. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Merry Christmas Benji have absolutely loved you're show very fun an exciting can't wait for more ❤😊
Thankyou Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Really awesome quirky music lots of fun play 😊
Thankyou 🫡
Merry Christmas Benji! I have truly loved this countdown series and have looked forward to every episode. I can tell a lot of hard work went into it, and it will now live in my Xmas playlist forever 😊 Can't wait to see what this channel brings next year 🎉
Thankyou that means a lot, I had a blast with this series, I hope you stayed tuned for the NES series next year. Merry Christmas ⛄ 🎄
Happy Holidays Benji, very swiftly played indeed, it can be difficult multitasking talking playing & recording so kudos. Great series this really enjoyed it and it gave me some more appreciation for the Donkey Kong clan.🏆🥈🥉✅️🍀
Cant thank you enough for your complete support on every episode mate 🙏🏼. I really loved doing this series so I wouldn't rule out doing the next 12 stages for 2025 😁. After a few EPs in I started to feel pretty comfortable with the talking/playing since this was the first time I've tried this format. Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎁 🎄 and I hope to see you next year for the NES series! Thanks again mate 🫡
Some great runs. 7 golds for an impressive.
Thankyou for watching sir! I might do another one next year. The online speedruns destroyed me so beating my personal best was the best way to do it. 🎄🎁🫡 Merry Christmas!
Great video Benji, really enjoying seeing you explore this classic title.❄️🕹🦍🍀
Thankyou mate..only one ep left 🥺
@Benjisretrospective Aye times flying by buddy.⚡️❄️🍀
@Pjvenom1985 it's Christmas here in aus today so merry Christmas from the land dowunder mate 🦘🐨🎄🎅🏼
@Benjisretrospective Oh wow that's right your 11 hours ahead of Eire.🌍 Thanks and right back at you, hope you all have a good one!🐨🌅🦘🍀
This was great! I don’t remember playing this far.
Thankyou, I appreciate that! Like most retro games it gets harder as it goes on but it's probably the "easiest" in the trillogy 🎄🫡
Bobbing Barrel Brawl, love it, longest episode so far and a return of Ellie.💧🐘 That Bear boyo was very gracious in defeat indeed haha.🐻 Well played Benji.❄️🕹🍀
Yeah this levels a great showcase of what Ellie can do! Tomorrows is longer and Christmas day finale is the longest I've ever made! 🎉 Cheers man, have a great day! 🫡