I have no idea who you are. This was the first video Google suggested. I'm not really a gamer these days. That was a masterclass in narrative story telling. Excellent work.
dude this is the MOST wholesome video you've ever made. all the little skits hit me so close to home. i love retro games. appreciate your videos. keep kicking ass. and if you haven't heard it enough... I'm proud of you and how far you've come.
Hi TechDweeb, I am a home urban gardener that fell in love with retro emulation. Your editing is incredible and I would love to see if you can make an editing series, or provide recommendations on software (Imovie right now). Cheers, Dave@@TechDweeb 🌻
@@GardeningwithDave I love iMovie! I also have Final Cut Pro X, because I used to work for Apple and they gave me a license, and there’s a couple things that are more detailed… but iMovie truly is great! I still use it sometimes because it’s faster and more streamlined. They both use the same quality processing and export system, so both can make great looking UA-cam content. Far more important is the content. Just like writing an essay, it really helps to brainstorm, outline, and revise the story in your videos. Tech Dweeb clearly has organized his handheld review here into topic sections, and then he knew he had a certain number of transitions between the sections, so he knew how many pieces of childhood story he needed to spread throughout the video. You don’t need fancy software to tell a good story like that (it doesn’t even help that aspect! Sometimes it distracts!), just make a storyboard and revise until you’re happy that you made something interesting! Much more compelling than when you stumble through something or just progress shot by shot.
Thanks for letting us into your world, TechDweeb! I adored the drawings/ puppets- it really tapped into that feeling about how we all felt when we first got into gaming. I was in town for a weekend visiting family and my uncle got me an atomic purple Gameboy Color, Pokemon yellow, and Wario Land 3 after he saw that I was the only kid among my cousins who couldn't relate. I felt alienated in so many ways but when he got me that that afternoon- I felt like my world opened up so much.
my favorite memory of old video games was the Christmas I got my NES. My mom told me she wasn't going to be getting us one that year even though we really wanted one. On Christmas day we opened up our presents, and she had wrapped these little handheld pinball or ring toss Mario handheld little toys, and we opened them up, and she said "look I got y'all that Nintendo y'all wanted" we were kind of sad but kept opening the other stuff...then she goes to her room and comes out of the room with one more big present. My brother and I ripped it open to find a shinny new NES. Crazy thing is, she probably played the NES as much as we did (she loved Zelda.)
@@TechDweeb It made Christmas fun. I try to do stuff like that for my kids now days... I don't know if I pull it off as well as she did, but I always try to sneak in something kinda gag gifty with them before giving them their good stuff.
Haha, pretty similar story to our NES Christmas. The NES was sold out all over our area, so my mom said it wasn't meant to be... but my mom actually robbed an NES that was reserved for a Church group because she had cash on the spot, lol. Sears salesmen must have ran on commission or something.
No one is perfect, and no one can be a perfect parent. That said, this really hearkens back to a time when fathers were hands-off parents while still having the expectations of a hands-on parent. Like wanting their child to have the same interests and see what was special in life that they themselves saw was special, without actually spending the time with them to do that. Expecting their child to be a certain way, without raising them that way nor being interested in what their kids were interested in, learning about it, spending time on their own terms, etc.
Your videos have become a source of comfort for me and this one is probably the most comfortable so far. It reminds me that I bought my first emulator console just so I could remember what it was like to play Pokemon Emerald on the couch by the lamp next to Mom and Dad. Thanks so much for all your efforts Tech dweeb!
I really like how you used your creativity to talk about your relationship with your dad. My relationship with my father was "meh"... at best. Stay always strong TD 💪
I really appreciate for something like a tech review, someone actually taking the time to communicate feelings, vibes, why you *love* something, not just a bunch of numbers. And, idk, I think it's even a bit brave to share something that reflects on the sadder parts of those times that we're, regardless of those parts, still really nostalgic for.
Man I saw several videos of you, but I did not subscribe. But this video has made me subscribe without hesitation. I have the RP2S, after looking at several devices I decided to buy the 2S for exactly the same reasons you comment in the video and it transmits me the same sensations and experiences you comment. On the family side, although my parents are also divorced, I was luckier. My father was the one who taught me and got me into the world of video games (he worked in an arcade and bought me an Amstrad CPC 464). And my mother showed me the videoclubs in my city, bought me videogame magazines, etc. I had no problems in this matter (and I thank my parents because thanks to this hobby I was encouraged to learn programming and work happily). Thanks for the video (very well put together by the way) and from now on I will follow you more often :)
Definitely my favorite video of yours that Ive seen so far. You express so beautifully what these handhelds and games mean to you, and it is something that all of us geeks and dweebs can relate to. Thank you for you work and for sharing your story. 👏👏👏
The family story really hit me in the heart man... your an amazing guy that does so much to inform and help people. You never stop being you and living your dream!!
This video brought a tear to my eye. Reminded me of the time I asked my dad to play streets of rage 2 with me. I was so disappointed when he refused. I just wanted to bond with him. That memory will always be stuck in my head…
I got them feels for a different reason, I was born autistic in Mexico in the 80's, not much knowledge about it. My parents were super supportive even though thet never fully understood my hobbies. Now they are old and i get to listen and support them and seeing this makes me thankful to have such parents. I sent you guys a heartfelt hug, big bear hug for all your woes of being misunderstood.
Thanks for your work man. Your channel has always given a level of originality and quality that is a rare thing, but this one was especially wonderful. You’re a talented guy. Thanks for all your hard work.
This dude LITERALLY CANNOT MISS! Every Single Upload is a banger! 10/10 Also, this video had me choking up and I ended up calling my mom to say hi and catch up.
Best retro gaming memory was when I was 9, I wanted a Gameboy Color and Pokemon Yellow soooo bad, but we were poor and I couldn't have it. A kid from school let me borrow his, so I could play through Pokemon. 2 days into the game, the kid was hit by a car and he died, I felt really bad, but I kept his stuff and named all my Pokemon after him.
I played pokemon games with a gba emulator in my pc pentium 4 512mb ram man I loved those games I grew up watching pokemon and I was amazed there are games in which we can catch and make pokemon fight each other train them lovely
man.. you really nailed the alcoholic dad stereotype, its all there; the narcissism, the apathy, the selfishness, squandering money, secretly no savings for the family and the mom is just doing her best to make things work out so that everyone isn't royally fucked into homelessness because of the dad's drunken antics with money... you nailed it all! I grew up with a drunk dad, can confirm this stereotype is real. Well done my guy, your content is great. The RP2s is a great alternative for those who can't afford a steam deck.
This is your best video yet! That's saying a lot. Love the emotion you went for that described not only nostalgia, but expressed how it felt to play this!
This is perfect. We don't need every little detail, including a micrometer that measures button travel, or fps or benchmarks. There are enough videos and sites out there for that. You answered the question about how this is different and why it deserves to exist and who should buy it. The family stuff was a bit heavy, I think I need to go hug my son...
welp, I wasn't expecting to cry at a TechDweeb video, but well here we are. I would love if you revisited this kind of content more often. You have such an insane talent for storytelling. As for a gaming memory... my mom and i were playing Final Fantasy on the NES. We would switch off who would play and who would backseat game. I kept looking at my watch and it was waaaay past my bedtime, but my mom didn't say anything. Finally at like 11, i said "mom, you do know it's 11 o clock right? I don't have to go to sleep?" And my mom said "so? It's New Years Eve silly". I had no clue for some reason, i was just lost in the game with my mom and didn't Even realize. Every New Year in my adult life, I've sat home and played one of the Final Fantasy games in honor of that memory that had stuck in my head forever.
subscribed for the quality of the video, the narrative you wove in, and the way you conceded that it was light on the "nitty-gritty." the reason you love it so much lies in our nostalgia for the past and I think that this unit will also be perfect for me. thanks!
Oh man, I didn't expect so many feels from a review video! I hope that Gameboy was everything you wanted it to be. I got one around the same time, and it was a big disappointment. On a lighter note though, over xmas break a couple months ago, I _finally_ got The Mom to play games with me... and I've never seen her laugh so hard. We had a blast, and it's a memory I'll treasure until the day I die... one of the only times I've seen her actually _feel_ anything strong enough to show it on the outside.
This video hit me right in the feels! I love your artwork and the family segments were brilliant. My first home gaming experience was a Commodore 64 as I had begged my parents for ages after playing games at my friends house. I nearly exploded with joy when I actually got one for my Christmas in 1984. I think my poor parents put themselves in debt to get it for me but I had it for years. I especially loved the SID music and would sometimes just load games to hear the chiptunes. Happy days 🥰
To me, retro gaming has always been about *creating* that "simpler time". The games are new to me, and my real childhood was anything but simple, but in the safety of adulthood, I can stop, relax, and fall in love with this artform I missed the first time round.
My grandma was probably the most plain-jane person you have ever met in your entire life, but Christmas of 1988 she was visiting for the holidays. I had just opened my NES power set with grey zapper and finished having my meltdown. We put her in a rocking chair in front of the TV, put the zapper in her hand, fired up Duck Hunt, and she went all gangster. That old woman sat there and destroyed ducks for like 30 minutes straight, and everyone in the room was just cackling. Good times. RIP Grandma.
Dude, this is one of my favorite vids you have done. Great storytelling! Glad I stuck to the end. Your vids are therapeutic and I can't get enough of your attention to quality TechDweeb A+++!
Man, last video I credited your channel growth and content as being awesome. Now, you get this one out days later and it is even better and more poignant?! By far, this is your best video to date! The paper characters made me remember when I was 11 in 1989 and felt this way. I never got an NES or Gameboy. I had Atari's and a Game Gear. I now have every game from all those systems, and I love the flashbacks in time as an adult, but I haven't bought a handheld yet. I just can't pinpoint one. For nostalgic reasons, and this video, I may have found the one I need to buy.
Thanks for saying so buddy. I'm super proud of this one 🤓. As a first retro handheld this is an AMAZING choice. You get a TON of stuff you can do with it at a crazy price.
I just ordered a Miyoo Mini Plus after watching a lot of these videos on UA-cam and your channel stands out. This video especially is really well done and the emotional beats are perfect. Your channel is destined for greatness, keep going.
Great video! A retro gaming memory... Me and my brother used to sneak out of our bedrooms at night and turn the sound all the way down and also turn the brightness down on the TV in the living room while playing Super Mario Bros. on NES or Donkey Kong Jr. on the ColecoVision so that it wouldn't wake our mom up. Good times.
This is the cutest video Tech Dweeb. I actually teared up a bit, haha. You've quickly become one of my favorite channels to watch, so glad I stumbled upon your stuff! 😊
There's a lot of other channels out there that I go to when I want the nitty gritty technical details, BUT you're the one I subscribed to because your videos are fun, unique, and just beautiful
Wow, thank you for sharing your memories with us. I didn‘t expect a review hitting directly in heart. As immigrants we also didn‘t had much and as my parents working both in shifts, my 4 year younger brother and I rarely saw them together. However, when one time walking trough the mall one weekend with my parents, my brother and I saw the new Gameboy Color. We desperately wanted one but unfortunately no money was left for a console. My mother used to working in a chocolate company (typically swiss thing) and she sometimes brought some spare or second-quality chocolate home. However, one Saturday she came back from work in the afternoon and said that she forgot some chocolate in the car and asked my brother and me to go and bring it quick before it melts. As my brother and opened the car, we couldn‘t believe our eyes: A GameBoy Color in purple transparent with a Pokemon Gold Edition. We freaked totally out. It was one of the best surprises for my brother and me and we also together experienced much more precious time together. It even doesn‘t matter that our parents didn‘t buy the GameBoy Advance, which was at this time already released months or year ago. It‘s still one of my brothers and mine most emotional valuable thing we ever have.
I dont often comment on UA-cam videos, but this upload really touched my soul and made me smile, your paper family clips were so original and relatable. I will get a Retroid Pocket 2S on the strength of your video. Great work T.D! 👏 🎮 👌😊
My parents were very religious and restrictive growing up. We didn't have a lot money because my dad never had a job and my mom cleaned houses to pay the bills. She rode a bicycle to people's houses to clean them while my dad drove the car during the day to "Look for a job". We had a 13" tv in the living room and that's it. I could only play my Genesis (which I bought with my own money from mowing lawns) when my dad wasn't home. I would sacrifice sleep every night to wait until he went to bed and I would sneak downstairs and carry the tv up to my room, precariously avoiding the squeaks of the stairs in pitch black just so I could play some Sonic and Streets of Rage. I was lucky the tv had a headphone jack on the front of it. My mom always asked why I looked so tired as I was leaving to go to school. 35 years later she still doesn't know a thing. Those nights were and still are very special to me.
Playing SNES and N64 for hours on end with my older brother when I was very young will hold a place forever with me. So much that I’ve been getting all of that hardware for me to rediscover with my kiddos. Keep up the incredible content and don’t shy from bringing your own personal stories to your channel.
Oh man this has really made me want one of these. One of my favorite retro game memories is with my dad actually. As a little kid I often cuddled up with him and watched him play a Final Fantasy, 8 is the one I remember the most, and he'd read the dialogue till I fell asleep. Definitely miss those simpler days when I just had my little CRT, game cartridges and vhs tapes, and my family still together.
Wow this brought up some long forgotten bittersweet memories. I came for a little tech review and somehow left like I just had a break through session with my therapist. It really made me look at myself and my dad and how I interact with my son. I’m not perfect and that’s ok but I can do better. Seriously thank you for making this.
Ive been watching some of your videos lately and been getting back into retro again. The device is awesome and I loved the cartoon skit you did even more, it brought back memories of my childhood I forgot about and brought some tears. Some good memories, and some bad. But im glad this video helped me to remember! You are awesome man!! Indefinitely subscribed!!!
Great video! Who would have thought we'd have so much power to play any of the games we grew up with in a handheld? Back in the 90's this was just a fever dream... I remember back in the mid 2010's when I bought an AtGames Sega Genesis portable device and was amazed I could put my own ROMs on it... fast forward to today and as someone who got into emulation back in the NESticles days I am still blown away by the current emulation market and community. You're quickly becoming one of my favorite channels!
This is everything I have wanted. ❤️ I'm 27 and for a decade, have been keeping tabs on emulation and emulation handhelds. I got a Retroid Pocket 2 because it's everything I wanted from a handheld, but we live in a time now where I don't just want it to be able to run the games, but make them *look* like they originally did, too. If I had the money, I'd totally get this. Amazing. The shaders are why I wanted an Analogue Pocket, but got a GameBoy Pocket and GameBoy Color instead!
@@STR82DVD Hah, indeed! I have the perfect lamp for them too, so there's never any problem seeing what's going on. Getting the games I've wanted for them has also been easier than I expected, price wise ~ but stepping back from modern gaming definitely helped.
@@AquibMangi I feel the same way which is why I DON'T collect for the GB. I'm into emulation or FPGA with these little China retro devices. Fun times for gamers right now because DAMN! there's a new bloody device released every week.
I’ve watched this video three times but somehow I always moved to the next video during your closing thoughts. When I saw your final skit this time I seriously got the same excitement when i first discovered the MCU extra credit scene! Totally hit me in the feels
Thanks Dweeb, you made me realized there are many little souls every where in this world that have same situation when they were little, I'm one of them. I could only see the kids in my neighborhood played NES, Sega, SNES and dreamed to have those consoles because at that moment my parents couldn't afford such luxuries. Thanks to Retro games community I can go back to the past and satisfy the little soul in me.
Grew up with the Gameboy Pocket, and then the Gameboy Colour, but the fondest memory was with my Gameboy SP tribal: I was running to my friends house and my bag must have been open. Couldn't find the SP. Went home, searched and realised it must have come out of my bag on the path. I owned up to my dad, who walked down the road and looked everywhere with me. I was absolutely heartbroken, and he must have seen that because he didn't get angry, he didn't tell me off, he just consoled me and told me to go have fun still. My dad was earning good enough money, but we were never spoiled kids, we never had the latest gadgets or went abroad on holiday. My folks are very humble and I think that gave me such a good understanding for the value of things. I will never forget a few days later a brand new Gameboy SP tribal arrived that my dad gave to me. I love my dad x
My oldest gaming memory is probably the time my dad got me a Gameboy. We were at a birthday for someone at a park and he told me he had a suprise for me if I behaved myself. Well, when we got home, he opened up his work van and gave me a Gameboy and Super Mario Land. It's why I'll always love handhelds just cause of that moment
Man right in the feels, im sorry about your dad but sounds like your mom was at least trying to share your interest, the ending was really wholesome. I got my gameboy color when i was like 6 with a copy of pokemon yellow, i didnt know how to play until a few years later but i loved it. My mom got me it which in retrospect was also sweet because her and my stepdad werent exactly well off so mustve taken a lot of saving. I still own my gameboy color and i cherish it. Your channel is so unique in this tech/retrogaming space. Keep up your good work!
Hey Techdweeb, thanks a bunch for this lovely gem of a video! I used to collect plenty of emulation handhelds back then up to the Anbernic 350 era, but after a while I decided to call it quits with Emulation Handhelds and sold them all, because it was just FOMO getting the best of me (and my wallet). So I also stopped watching videos on new devices. That was until I found your channel like one year ago. Your videos are a prime example, that it's not necessarily about the handhelds and the devices, it's about the love to retro gaming, because they bring up the nostalgia and help us reminisce about the good (and not so good) times of the past. Of course all the other channels that focus on specs, device performances etc do rightfully have their place, but I'm glad that there is still someone out here able to provide a different, creative and touching angle on all the retro tech.
I thank the algorithm for ever recommending you to me. This video is the culmination of all the care and attention you pay to all your videos. Aspects of your paper dweeb story resonate with me so much. Single parent home. Mum wanting to provide but not always having the money at the right time. I remember my house getting burgaled and our SNES being stolen. She bought me another as soon as she could. Mostly you're right that now all of these systems are so easily attainable in our hands with our own grown up money... We should be more appreciative of our Steam Decks and our Data Frogs. Love you Dweeb
Haha, those were excellent skits. My dad actually wanted to play Mario with me, he was very competitive with anything and wanted to be the first one of us two to beat the games. He'd stay up playing while I was in bed on school nights and my mom actually got on to him because she idk, thought he was having too much fun with something she didn't care about? Parents are weird man, oh and I did actually manage to beat SMB 1 and 3 both before he did but he was better at Contra and Super C.
damn techdweebs production quality and editing just keeps getting better and better in every video he puts out you deserve more subs man! face reveal soon!
This review is so wholesome ;-; really hit me in the feels. I feel very similarly to you, even though I had my experiences with later generation systems. I'm born in 2002, and when the Wii released, my neighbor got one for Christmas and I got their old GameCube as a hand me down birthday present a few weeks after. I remember playing GameCube at my cousin's house, at my neighbors, and then at home when I finally got it for myself. I didn't have many games, but it's undoubtedly the foundation of what's probably my biggest hobby today. I remember getting a DSi XL for Christmas, alongside Pokemon Black and a few other games. That little thing has been with me to Mexico, Europe, so many different places I've honestly lost count, and since then, I always dreamed of being able to play my GameCube in a handheld format. When I first got my Steam Deck and booted up Double Dash, I teared up a little. Life isn't what I thought it was going to be, and I've changed so much, but I know that childhood me would be losing his mind. I remember not being able to play Minecraft for years because I didn't have a PC until I eventually got a cheap laptop, which I played so many games on and finally was able to play some Minecraft. The Steam Deck, compaed to brigning around my old laptop with a controller to friends houses for multiplayer 2D games, is insane. Being able to just always have my latest favorite games with me is mind blowing. I went from playing Minecraft at 22fps with no shaders on a full laptop to playing with heavy shaders, mods and whatever else I want on Deck, all in under 10 years. While the tech and the performance is cool, I do think I've gotten myself a bit too focused on how things perform and a lot less on how they make me feel, and I really think I need to start changing that. Thanks Tech Dweeb for a surprisingly touching video ❤
We're all guilty of focusing on the tech and the performance rather than the games and the memories. We just need a little reminder every now and then :)
Please tell me that the Gameboy at the end is the original one your mom gave you as a kid. That makes the ending so much more impactful...what a great video TechDweeb! Engaging story, great editing, fantastic production, you killed it with this one. I literally own every RP device, except for this one. Ordering it next paycheck now, thanks to you lol
I feel bad for missing this one after seeing so many of your other videos. Without a doubt this is easily one of the greatest videos I've ever seen. The memories it brought back and your statement about why it made you feel like it did is exactly how I feel playing on my current retro handheld. I still have a crt tv with my consoles and all that and the comfort I get from just sitting on the floor and looking up at the TV and holding my super Nintendo control makes me feel some sort of way everytime.
Your channel gives me the feeling I got when I watched Blues Clues as a child. I can't believe I've only just discovered you, I've watched so many of your videos this past week! I've even ended up ordering a RG353V.
There’s nothing better than waking up on Christmas morning when you were a kid opening up a Nintendo 64 with your brother that came bundled with Super Mario 64 and Pokémon snap. My aunt had to buy an expansion pack just so I can play Zelda majora’s mask an extra game that my parents got me. I would do anything just to go back just one more time to relive that moment. 😢😊
We are in the same age range I figure. Everyone is saying this is wholesome and it is but I felt your pain when you ask your dad to play. I lost my brother ( a year younger than me) when I was 8. Before the gameboy came out. My dad didn't play with me either. I feel your pain man. At least your mom played with you. I didn't have that. Thank god there were rpg's. It did mold me though for not being into coop games in my grown up years. Im sure you have a big taste for rpgs too. Well thats our group therapy for the week. See ya next time.
Yeah totally. Single-player games were my main thing for most of my life. I also grew up in north Ontario, where the only local kids were hockey kids, so I just learned early on that if I wanted to game, I was flying solo. That's why I love single-player games to this day!
Dude… I hope to never be that kind of dad…. Another stellar video man. I have a rp3+ but this thing is pretty dang neat. Thanks for the share. And while that dad sucked, loved the family moments. Maybe make silly comics like that. (In reference to our discord conversation)
One damn creative video so far. Specially with the paper it really pulls you into the video. And a damm great review. I've seen alot video's and wasn't sure enough but this pulls me over... My best memories are quite simple. Laying in bed playing pokemon on my brand new sp in the night that i had from my birthday and aventaly falling a sleep with it till morning. And often today when I've hard day i repeat that.
I wish little TechDweeb knew how much adult TechDweeb would grow to touch so many of us' lives and put smiles on our faces. And, at times, make one or two tears run down from our eyes to our smartphone screens. I don't think little TechDweeb would care much about any of this while he was playing his games, anyway. But I hope adult TechDweeb keeps making us remember our old times in those amazing little moments we call UA-cam videos. Thank you. This was amazing.
Looks like another fine handheld TD, I gamed with the neighbor kids who I still talk to to this day. We beat each other up in Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, then on my first day at college, I met a bunch of like-minded friends over a game of Twisted Metal. We played as we unpacked our stuff and then hit a first day at college party together. I still talk to all of them and although we don't really all game the way we used to when get together we still party together like we're still in college.
😭 this goes so hard! reminds me of when I was kid. my dad played mario with me on NES a few times. but I think he was worried about how obsessed I was with it. he stopped playing games and generally disliked em after - "waste of time, blah blah" awesome video as always!
Man, I've spent the last three weeks and watched dozens of videos (if I don't have nearly 100 partially finished in my watch history) trying to pick which handheld to buy as my first, and this video made me finally pulled the trigger. Love your stuff TechDweeb, honestly. Top tier content and one of few retro-tubers I'll keep watching now that I've made my decision
Man, I love your videos so much. The paper skit was awesome and it reminded me of being younger and discovering emulation back on my computer with a 28K modem. I remember I could just about run the first game I ever emulated (Chrono trigger) at about 30 frames a second but loved every minute of it.
While not perfect, my dad actually introduced us to gaming and would play pretty regularly together. It just goes to show how we can take the little things for granted as kids, especially after growing up and understanding some of the pressures that come with being an adult. Thanks for another upload TechDweeb!
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I have no idea who you are. This was the first video Google suggested. I'm not really a gamer these days. That was a masterclass in narrative story telling. Excellent work.
I really appreciate you saying so!
Paper family gave me the feels
Same here man... I almost felt sorry ♥
I formed an actual tear. I can relate to a lot of this.
same
The preference for the dmg color scheme makes so much sense now.
Me too..
That ending though. . . . I felt that deep down in my soul.
I literally cried at that ending.
@@w00danisame bro 😢
Yeah i just watched it and now I have tears in my eyes!
dude this is the MOST wholesome video you've ever made. all the little skits hit me so close to home. i love retro games. appreciate your videos. keep kicking ass. and if you haven't heard it enough... I'm proud of you and how far you've come.
Thanks buddy. Making these videos feels good, and it feels gooder when I hear they resonate with you dweebs :)
Hi TechDweeb,
I am a home urban gardener that fell in love with retro emulation. Your editing is incredible and I would love to see if you can make an editing series, or provide recommendations on software (Imovie right now). Cheers, Dave@@TechDweeb 🌻
Oh by the way, I think that your amazon link is broken. Let me know if you fix it as I would love to use your affiliate link. @@TechDweeb
@@GardeningwithDave I definitely will! I have a 'how I make videos' series on my 'vids to make asap' list ;)
@@GardeningwithDave I love iMovie! I also have Final Cut Pro X, because I used to work for Apple and they gave me a license, and there’s a couple things that are more detailed… but iMovie truly is great! I still use it sometimes because it’s faster and more streamlined. They both use the same quality processing and export system, so both can make great looking UA-cam content.
Far more important is the content. Just like writing an essay, it really helps to brainstorm, outline, and revise the story in your videos. Tech Dweeb clearly has organized his handheld review here into topic sections, and then he knew he had a certain number of transitions between the sections, so he knew how many pieces of childhood story he needed to spread throughout the video. You don’t need fancy software to tell a good story like that (it doesn’t even help that aspect! Sometimes it distracts!), just make a storyboard and revise until you’re happy that you made something interesting! Much more compelling than when you stumble through something or just progress shot by shot.
Thanks for letting us into your world, TechDweeb! I adored the drawings/ puppets- it really tapped into that feeling about how we all felt when we first got into gaming. I was in town for a weekend visiting family and my uncle got me an atomic purple Gameboy Color, Pokemon yellow, and Wario Land 3 after he saw that I was the only kid among my cousins who couldn't relate. I felt alienated in so many ways but when he got me that that afternoon- I felt like my world opened up so much.
That's a great story. What an awesome uncle!
I found this video by accident. Watched it, it touched deeply. I subscribed to your channel and ordered an retroid pocket 2s. Thank you!
my favorite memory of old video games was the Christmas I got my NES. My mom told me she wasn't going to be getting us one that year even though we really wanted one. On Christmas day we opened up our presents, and she had wrapped these little handheld pinball or ring toss Mario handheld little toys, and we opened them up, and she said "look I got y'all that Nintendo y'all wanted" we were kind of sad but kept opening the other stuff...then she goes to her room and comes out of the room with one more big present. My brother and I ripped it open to find a shinny new NES.
Crazy thing is, she probably played the NES as much as we did (she loved Zelda.)
Oh man, that's a classic Mom move!
@@TechDweeb It made Christmas fun. I try to do stuff like that for my kids now days... I don't know if I pull it off as well as she did, but I always try to sneak in something kinda gag gifty with them before giving them their good stuff.
Haha, pretty similar story to our NES Christmas. The NES was sold out all over our area, so my mom said it wasn't meant to be... but my mom actually robbed an NES that was reserved for a Church group because she had cash on the spot, lol. Sears salesmen must have ran on commission or something.
@@jong2359 Nice! (Well, maybe not for the church group)
No one is perfect, and no one can be a perfect parent. That said, this really hearkens back to a time when fathers were hands-off parents while still having the expectations of a hands-on parent.
Like wanting their child to have the same interests and see what was special in life that they themselves saw was special, without actually spending the time with them to do that. Expecting their child to be a certain way, without raising them that way nor being interested in what their kids were interested in, learning about it, spending time on their own terms, etc.
Well said
Damn it. That ending skit with your mom playing with you. I teared up TechDweeb. I came here for a review and stayed for the feels.
Thanks for stayin'
Your videos have become a source of comfort for me and this one is probably the most comfortable so far. It reminds me that I bought my first emulator console just so I could remember what it was like to play Pokemon Emerald on the couch by the lamp next to Mom and Dad. Thanks so much for all your efforts Tech dweeb!
That's wholesome as heck!
I really like how you used your creativity to talk about your relationship with your dad. My relationship with my father was "meh"... at best. Stay always strong TD 💪
I really appreciate for something like a tech review, someone actually taking the time to communicate feelings, vibes, why you *love* something, not just a bunch of numbers. And, idk, I think it's even a bit brave to share something that reflects on the sadder parts of those times that we're, regardless of those parts, still really nostalgic for.
Man I saw several videos of you, but I did not subscribe. But this video has made me subscribe without hesitation.
I have the RP2S, after looking at several devices I decided to buy the 2S for exactly the same reasons you comment in the video and it transmits me the same sensations and experiences you comment.
On the family side, although my parents are also divorced, I was luckier. My father was the one who taught me and got me into the world of video games (he worked in an arcade and bought me an Amstrad CPC 464). And my mother showed me the videoclubs in my city, bought me videogame magazines, etc. I had no problems in this matter (and I thank my parents because thanks to this hobby I was encouraged to learn programming and work happily).
Thanks for the video (very well put together by the way) and from now on I will follow you more often :)
Definitely my favorite video of yours that Ive seen so far. You express so beautifully what these handhelds and games mean to you, and it is something that all of us geeks and dweebs can relate to. Thank you for you work and for sharing your story.
👏👏👏
My pleasure, thanks for watching 😊
The family story really hit me in the heart man... your an amazing guy that does so much to inform and help people. You never stop being you and living your dream!!
That's awesome to hear. Thanks so much buddy.
This video brought a tear to my eye. Reminded me of the time I asked my dad to play streets of rage 2 with me. I was so disappointed when he refused. I just wanted to bond with him. That memory will always be stuck in my head…
As someone who has a complicated relationship with their parents, this one was really relatable. I cried at the end. Hug your mom for me.
I love the story and its actually very Well drawn please continue with that
I got them feels for a different reason, I was born autistic in Mexico in the 80's, not much knowledge about it.
My parents were super supportive even though thet never fully understood my hobbies. Now they are old and i get to listen and support them and seeing this makes me thankful to have such parents.
I sent you guys a heartfelt hug, big bear hug for all your woes of being misunderstood.
That's awesome.
Thanks for your work man. Your channel has always given a level of originality and quality that is a rare thing, but this one was especially wonderful. You’re a talented guy. Thanks for all your hard work.
This dude LITERALLY CANNOT MISS! Every Single Upload is a banger! 10/10
Also, this video had me choking up and I ended up calling my mom to say hi and catch up.
If the least this video did was have a mom get a call from her kiddo, it was worth it.
Best retro gaming memory was when I was 9, I wanted a Gameboy Color and Pokemon Yellow soooo bad, but we were poor and I couldn't have it. A kid from school let me borrow his, so I could play through Pokemon. 2 days into the game, the kid was hit by a car and he died, I felt really bad, but I kept his stuff and named all my Pokemon after him.
Woah. That's so sad but also not at the same time.
I like to think he would want you enjoying his influence on you after he was gone. Crazy story though!
I played pokemon games with a gba emulator in my pc pentium 4 512mb ram man I loved those games I grew up watching pokemon and I was amazed there are games in which we can catch and make pokemon fight each other train them lovely
This is by far your best video. I got all teary eyed. Much love to you, thanks for the memories!
Appreciate you saying so :)
man.. you really nailed the alcoholic dad stereotype, its all there; the narcissism, the apathy, the selfishness, squandering money, secretly no savings for the family and the mom is just doing her best to make things work out so that everyone isn't royally fucked into homelessness because of the dad's drunken antics with money... you nailed it all! I grew up with a drunk dad, can confirm this stereotype is real. Well done my guy, your content is great. The RP2s is a great alternative for those who can't afford a steam deck.
This is your best video yet! That's saying a lot. Love the emotion you went for that described not only nostalgia, but expressed how it felt to play this!
Thanks for saying so!
This is perfect. We don't need every little detail, including a micrometer that measures button travel, or fps or benchmarks. There are enough videos and sites out there for that. You answered the question about how this is different and why it deserves to exist and who should buy it. The family stuff was a bit heavy, I think I need to go hug my son...
Such videos help us enjoy our devices cheap or expensive criticism doesn't help anyone
Man, you touched my heart with your story! Awesome video!
welp, I wasn't expecting to cry at a TechDweeb video, but well here we are. I would love if you revisited this kind of content more often. You have such an insane talent for storytelling. As for a gaming memory... my mom and i were playing Final Fantasy on the NES. We would switch off who would play and who would backseat game. I kept looking at my watch and it was waaaay past my bedtime, but my mom didn't say anything. Finally at like 11, i said "mom, you do know it's 11 o clock right? I don't have to go to sleep?" And my mom said "so? It's New Years Eve silly". I had no clue for some reason, i was just lost in the game with my mom and didn't Even realize. Every New Year in my adult life, I've sat home and played one of the Final Fantasy games in honor of that memory that had stuck in my head forever.
Dude, the pathos of the embedded narrative in this, unexpected emotions. Beautifully done.
subscribed for the quality of the video, the narrative you wove in, and the way you conceded that it was light on the "nitty-gritty." the reason you love it so much lies in our nostalgia for the past and I think that this unit will also be perfect for me. thanks!
Oh man, I didn't expect so many feels from a review video! I hope that Gameboy was everything you wanted it to be. I got one around the same time, and it was a big disappointment. On a lighter note though, over xmas break a couple months ago, I _finally_ got The Mom to play games with me... and I've never seen her laugh so hard. We had a blast, and it's a memory I'll treasure until the day I die... one of the only times I've seen her actually _feel_ anything strong enough to show it on the outside.
I have no words to say, absolutly amazing video and feelings, thanks for that! No way you have 37k subs, you should have 1M at least! Great content!
Thanks so much buddy. Maybe someday!
This video hit me right in the feels! I love your artwork and the family segments were brilliant. My first home gaming experience was a Commodore 64 as I had begged my parents for ages after playing games at my friends house. I nearly exploded with joy when I actually got one for my Christmas in 1984. I think my poor parents put themselves in debt to get it for me but I had it for years. I especially loved the SID music and would sometimes just load games to hear the chiptunes. Happy days 🥰
Got mine yesterday in Retro color, what a beautiful little device 😊
To me, retro gaming has always been about *creating* that "simpler time". The games are new to me, and my real childhood was anything but simple, but in the safety of adulthood, I can stop, relax, and fall in love with this artform I missed the first time round.
Well said
My grandma was probably the most plain-jane person you have ever met in your entire life, but Christmas of 1988 she was visiting for the holidays. I had just opened my NES power set with grey zapper and finished having my meltdown. We put her in a rocking chair in front of the TV, put the zapper in her hand, fired up Duck Hunt, and she went all gangster. That old woman sat there and destroyed ducks for like 30 minutes straight, and everyone in the room was just cackling. Good times. RIP Grandma.
What a legend!
Dude, this is one of my favorite vids you have done. Great storytelling! Glad I stuck to the end. Your vids are therapeutic and I can't get enough of your attention to quality TechDweeb A+++!
Man, last video I credited your channel growth and content as being awesome. Now, you get this one out days later and it is even better and more poignant?! By far, this is your best video to date! The paper characters made me remember when I was 11 in 1989 and felt this way. I never got an NES or Gameboy. I had Atari's and a Game Gear. I now have every game from all those systems, and I love the flashbacks in time as an adult, but I haven't bought a handheld yet. I just can't pinpoint one. For nostalgic reasons, and this video, I may have found the one I need to buy.
Thanks for saying so buddy. I'm super proud of this one 🤓. As a first retro handheld this is an AMAZING choice. You get a TON of stuff you can do with it at a crazy price.
I just ordered a Miyoo Mini Plus after watching a lot of these videos on UA-cam and your channel stands out. This video especially is really well done and the emotional beats are perfect. Your channel is destined for greatness, keep going.
Great video! A retro gaming memory... Me and my brother used to sneak out of our bedrooms at night and turn the sound all the way down and also turn the brightness down on the TV in the living room while playing Super Mario Bros. on NES or Donkey Kong Jr. on the ColecoVision so that it wouldn't wake our mom up. Good times.
This is the cutest video Tech Dweeb. I actually teared up a bit, haha. You've quickly become one of my favorite channels to watch, so glad I stumbled upon your stuff! 😊
There's a lot of other channels out there that I go to when I want the nitty gritty technical details, BUT you're the one I subscribed to because your videos are fun, unique, and just beautiful
I'm glad you're here!
Wow, thank you for sharing your memories with us. I didn‘t expect a review hitting directly in heart.
As immigrants we also didn‘t had much and as my parents working both in shifts, my 4 year younger brother and I rarely saw them together. However, when one time walking trough the mall one weekend with my parents, my brother and I saw the new Gameboy Color. We desperately wanted one but unfortunately no money was left for a console.
My mother used to working in a chocolate company (typically swiss thing) and she sometimes brought some spare or second-quality chocolate home. However, one Saturday she came back from work in the afternoon and said that she forgot some chocolate in the car and asked my brother and me to go and bring it quick before it melts. As my brother and opened the car, we couldn‘t believe our eyes: A GameBoy Color in purple transparent with a Pokemon Gold Edition. We freaked totally out. It was one of the best surprises for my brother and me and we also together experienced much more precious time together. It even doesn‘t matter that our parents didn‘t buy the GameBoy Advance, which was at this time already released months or year ago. It‘s still one of my brothers and mine most emotional valuable thing we ever have.
Thanks for saying so, and thanks for sharing. That's what it's all about right there - good games and good memories.
I dont often comment on UA-cam videos, but this upload really touched my soul and made me smile, your paper family clips were so original and relatable. I will get a Retroid Pocket 2S on the strength of your video. Great work T.D! 👏 🎮 👌😊
You're too kind. Enjoy your new toy!
One of my favorite vids of your. Full of heart and soul and pure love for the hobby. I think deep down we all want to be kids again
Thanks buddy. And ain't that the truth.
My parents were very religious and restrictive growing up. We didn't have a lot money because my dad never had a job and my mom cleaned houses to pay the bills. She rode a bicycle to people's houses to clean them while my dad drove the car during the day to "Look for a job". We had a 13" tv in the living room and that's it. I could only play my Genesis (which I bought with my own money from mowing lawns) when my dad wasn't home. I would sacrifice sleep every night to wait until he went to bed and I would sneak downstairs and carry the tv up to my room, precariously avoiding the squeaks of the stairs in pitch black just so I could play some Sonic and Streets of Rage. I was lucky the tv had a headphone jack on the front of it. My mom always asked why I looked so tired as I was leaving to go to school. 35 years later she still doesn't know a thing. Those nights were and still are very special to me.
That is serious dedication!
Playing SNES and N64 for hours on end with my older brother when I was very young will hold a place forever with me. So much that I’ve been getting all of that hardware for me to rediscover with my kiddos. Keep up the incredible content and don’t shy from bringing your own personal stories to your channel.
Came for the review. Stayed for the paper story 🥲
Oh man this has really made me want one of these. One of my favorite retro game memories is with my dad actually. As a little kid I often cuddled up with him and watched him play a Final Fantasy, 8 is the one I remember the most, and he'd read the dialogue till I fell asleep. Definitely miss those simpler days when I just had my little CRT, game cartridges and vhs tapes, and my family still together.
That's a great memory!
I hope TD makes more stories like this. There's a hundred channels doing straight reviews. I prefer this format. More squishy!
I definitely will :)
Wow this brought up some long forgotten bittersweet memories. I came for a little tech review and somehow left like I just had a break through session with my therapist. It really made me look at myself and my dad and how I interact with my son. I’m not perfect and that’s ok but I can do better. Seriously thank you for making this.
Glad you got something from it. Good on ya!
Came for a tech review, stayed for the moving family drama. That was unexpected, and I dig it!
Ive been watching some of your videos lately and been getting back into retro again. The device is awesome and I loved the cartoon skit you did even more, it brought back memories of my childhood I forgot about and brought some tears. Some good memories, and some bad. But im glad this video helped me to remember! You are awesome man!! Indefinitely subscribed!!!
I actually just got this last week, after lots of research. been loving it a lot!
Great video! Who would have thought we'd have so much power to play any of the games we grew up with in a handheld? Back in the 90's this was just a fever dream... I remember back in the mid 2010's when I bought an AtGames Sega Genesis portable device and was amazed I could put my own ROMs on it... fast forward to today and as someone who got into emulation back in the NESticles days I am still blown away by the current emulation market and community. You're quickly becoming one of my favorite channels!
Well said. And thanks!
That paper toy story is one of the reasons why Techdweeb's one of my favorite tech channels.
Thanks buddy!
This is everything I have wanted. ❤️
I'm 27 and for a decade, have been keeping tabs on emulation and emulation handhelds. I got a Retroid Pocket 2 because it's everything I wanted from a handheld, but we live in a time now where I don't just want it to be able to run the games, but make them *look* like they originally did, too.
If I had the money, I'd totally get this. Amazing. The shaders are why I wanted an Analogue Pocket, but got a GameBoy Pocket and GameBoy Color instead!
OG happiness young lad. Nothing's wrong with that.
@@STR82DVD Hah, indeed! I have the perfect lamp for them too, so there's never any problem seeing what's going on.
Getting the games I've wanted for them has also been easier than I expected, price wise ~ but stepping back from modern gaming definitely helped.
@@ahums16 Nice. My son is also collecting for the GB as well for the original console I gave him when he was quite young.
I would play these games in newest way possible like in 4k with latest tv but we like what we like and games are same and amazing
@@AquibMangi I feel the same way which is why I DON'T collect for the GB. I'm into emulation or FPGA with these little China retro devices. Fun times for gamers right now because DAMN! there's a new bloody device released every week.
I’ve watched this video three times but somehow I always moved to the next video during your closing thoughts.
When I saw your final skit this time I seriously got the same excitement when i first discovered the MCU extra credit scene!
Totally hit me in the feels
I'm so glad! The post-credits scene is so important for the story arc, but it's more impactful leaving it as a surprise I think.
Thanks Dweeb, you made me realized there are many little souls every where in this world that have same situation when they were little, I'm one of them. I could only see the kids in my neighborhood played NES, Sega, SNES and dreamed to have those consoles because at that moment my parents couldn't afford such luxuries.
Thanks to Retro games community I can go back to the past and satisfy the little soul in me.
Grew up with the Gameboy Pocket, and then the Gameboy Colour, but the fondest memory was with my Gameboy SP tribal:
I was running to my friends house and my bag must have been open. Couldn't find the SP. Went home, searched and realised it must have come out of my bag on the path.
I owned up to my dad, who walked down the road and looked everywhere with me. I was absolutely heartbroken, and he must have seen that because he didn't get angry, he didn't tell me off, he just consoled me and told me to go have fun still.
My dad was earning good enough money, but we were never spoiled kids, we never had the latest gadgets or went abroad on holiday. My folks are very humble and I think that gave me such a good understanding for the value of things.
I will never forget a few days later a brand new Gameboy SP tribal arrived that my dad gave to me.
I love my dad x
That's a great memory buddy.
I think this is the best video you’ve done so far!
Thanks buddy. I agree, it's my personal fav.
My oldest gaming memory is probably the time my dad got me a Gameboy. We were at a birthday for someone at a park and he told me he had a suprise for me if I behaved myself. Well, when we got home, he opened up his work van and gave me a Gameboy and Super Mario Land. It's why I'll always love handhelds just cause of that moment
Man right in the feels, im sorry about your dad but sounds like your mom was at least trying to share your interest, the ending was really wholesome. I got my gameboy color when i was like 6 with a copy of pokemon yellow, i didnt know how to play until a few years later but i loved it. My mom got me it which in retrospect was also sweet because her and my stepdad werent exactly well off so mustve taken a lot of saving. I still own my gameboy color and i cherish it. Your channel is so unique in this tech/retrogaming space. Keep up your good work!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you still have your gameboy. Nice to have these relics from the past that go with us forever :)
Underrated tech channel
Hey Techdweeb, thanks a bunch for this lovely gem of a video! I used to collect plenty of emulation handhelds back then up to the Anbernic 350 era, but after a while I decided to call it quits with Emulation Handhelds and sold them all, because it was just FOMO getting the best of me (and my wallet). So I also stopped watching videos on new devices. That was until I found your channel like one year ago. Your videos are a prime example, that it's not necessarily about the handhelds and the devices, it's about the love to retro gaming, because they bring up the nostalgia and help us reminisce about the good (and not so good) times of the past. Of course all the other channels that focus on specs, device performances etc do rightfully have their place, but I'm glad that there is still someone out here able to provide a different, creative and touching angle on all the retro tech.
Thanks for saying so buddy. I'm glad dweebs like you are here to watch my silliness :)
You really teared me up with that ending 🥹
as the youngest with older siblings that soon left home, I’ve only recently realized how lonely I was… these games, they kept me company
I thank the algorithm for ever recommending you to me. This video is the culmination of all the care and attention you pay to all your videos. Aspects of your paper dweeb story resonate with me so much. Single parent home. Mum wanting to provide but not always having the money at the right time. I remember my house getting burgaled and our SNES being stolen. She bought me another as soon as she could. Mostly you're right that now all of these systems are so easily attainable in our hands with our own grown up money... We should be more appreciative of our Steam Decks and our Data Frogs.
Love you Dweeb
Today has been a treat, reading all these thoughtful comments. Warms my dweeby heart :D
Haha, those were excellent skits. My dad actually wanted to play Mario with me, he was very competitive with anything and wanted to be the first one of us two to beat the games. He'd stay up playing while I was in bed on school nights and my mom actually got on to him because she idk, thought he was having too much fun with something she didn't care about? Parents are weird man, oh and I did actually manage to beat SMB 1 and 3 both before he did but he was better at Contra and Super C.
damn techdweebs production quality and editing just keeps getting better and better in every video he puts out you deserve more subs man! face reveal soon!
Here ya go ->
😂😂😂😂
My favorite UA-cam channel. TechDweeb is rad!
This review is so wholesome ;-; really hit me in the feels.
I feel very similarly to you, even though I had my experiences with later generation systems. I'm born in 2002, and when the Wii released, my neighbor got one for Christmas and I got their old GameCube as a hand me down birthday present a few weeks after. I remember playing GameCube at my cousin's house, at my neighbors, and then at home when I finally got it for myself. I didn't have many games, but it's undoubtedly the foundation of what's probably my biggest hobby today.
I remember getting a DSi XL for Christmas, alongside Pokemon Black and a few other games. That little thing has been with me to Mexico, Europe, so many different places I've honestly lost count, and since then, I always dreamed of being able to play my GameCube in a handheld format.
When I first got my Steam Deck and booted up Double Dash, I teared up a little. Life isn't what I thought it was going to be, and I've changed so much, but I know that childhood me would be losing his mind. I remember not being able to play Minecraft for years because I didn't have a PC until I eventually got a cheap laptop, which I played so many games on and finally was able to play some Minecraft.
The Steam Deck, compaed to brigning around my old laptop with a controller to friends houses for multiplayer 2D games, is insane. Being able to just always have my latest favorite games with me is mind blowing. I went from playing Minecraft at 22fps with no shaders on a full laptop to playing with heavy shaders, mods and whatever else I want on Deck, all in under 10 years.
While the tech and the performance is cool, I do think I've gotten myself a bit too focused on how things perform and a lot less on how they make me feel, and I really think I need to start changing that.
Thanks Tech Dweeb for a surprisingly touching video ❤
We're all guilty of focusing on the tech and the performance rather than the games and the memories. We just need a little reminder every now and then :)
Please tell me that the Gameboy at the end is the original one your mom gave you as a kid. That makes the ending so much more impactful...what a great video TechDweeb! Engaging story, great editing, fantastic production, you killed it with this one. I literally own every RP device, except for this one. Ordering it next paycheck now, thanks to you lol
It is!
I feel bad for missing this one after seeing so many of your other videos. Without a doubt this is easily one of the greatest videos I've ever seen. The memories it brought back and your statement about why it made you feel like it did is exactly how I feel playing on my current retro handheld. I still have a crt tv with my consoles and all that and the comfort I get from just sitting on the floor and looking up at the TV and holding my super Nintendo control makes me feel some sort of way everytime.
Your channel gives me the feeling I got when I watched Blues Clues as a child. I can't believe I've only just discovered you, I've watched so many of your videos this past week! I've even ended up ordering a RG353V.
All about the binge!
This video legitimately made me tear up. How dare you TechDweeb 😭. Thanks for your content bro
Your thumbnail game is pretty on point.
There’s nothing better than waking up on Christmas morning when you were a kid opening up a Nintendo 64 with your brother that came bundled with Super Mario 64 and Pokémon snap. My aunt had to buy an expansion pack just so I can play Zelda majora’s mask an extra game that my parents got me. I would do anything just to go back just one more time to relive that moment. 😢😊
I had a similar thing with the NES. Getting that was one of my favourite memories of all time. Someday I'll tell the story :)
@@TechDweeb that’s so awesome yeah definitely make a video one day to tell us. Thanks for your awesome videos 🙏😊
Loved this review. Was getting tired of review after review on the same devices but then you come along.
your videos have been stumbling in my feed.
I like them so far. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks buddy. Welcome!
Man, I cried watching your video.
My mom used to play Super Mario Bros with me, thank you for making this memory come back to life again
The first fifty seconds of this was the most relatable piece of media I’ve consumed.
We are in the same age range I figure. Everyone is saying this is wholesome and it is but I felt your pain when you ask your dad to play. I lost my brother ( a year younger than me) when I was 8. Before the gameboy came out. My dad didn't play with me either. I feel your pain man. At least your mom played with you. I didn't have that. Thank god there were rpg's. It did mold me though for not being into coop games in my grown up years. Im sure you have a big taste for rpgs too. Well thats our group therapy for the week. See ya next time.
Yeah totally. Single-player games were my main thing for most of my life. I also grew up in north Ontario, where the only local kids were hockey kids, so I just learned early on that if I wanted to game, I was flying solo. That's why I love single-player games to this day!
Your videos are absolutely TOP NOTCH! Really enjoyed this one!
Dude… I hope to never be that kind of dad….
Another stellar video man. I have a rp3+ but this thing is pretty dang neat. Thanks for the share.
And while that dad sucked, loved the family moments. Maybe make silly comics like that. (In reference to our discord conversation)
Came here for another amazing review, and was not disappointed. However, I did not expect to cry bittersweet tears.
One damn creative video so far. Specially with the paper it really pulls you into the video. And a damm great review. I've seen alot video's and wasn't sure enough but this pulls me over...
My best memories are quite simple. Laying in bed playing pokemon on my brand new sp in the night that i had from my birthday and aventaly falling a sleep with it till morning. And often today when I've hard day i repeat that.
Haha the cycle continues!
I wish little TechDweeb knew how much adult TechDweeb would grow to touch so many of us' lives and put smiles on our faces.
And, at times, make one or two tears run down from our eyes to our smartphone screens.
I don't think little TechDweeb would care much about any of this while he was playing his games, anyway. But I hope adult TechDweeb keeps making us remember our old times in those amazing little moments we call UA-cam videos.
Thank you. This was amazing.
Thank YOU for taking the time to write this! It made my day :)
That ending though 😢
Yo man, suddenly it made me feel how much same we all were..
Thanks man, lovely works!
Looks like another fine handheld TD, I gamed with the neighbor kids who I still talk to to this day. We beat each other up in Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, then on my first day at college, I met a bunch of like-minded friends over a game of Twisted Metal. We played as we unpacked our stuff and then hit a first day at college party together. I still talk to all of them and although we don't really all game the way we used to when get together we still party together like we're still in college.
My best buddies are friends I met in college. They're all grown with kids but when we get together we're dumb kids again.
Bro this review was great! I dont comment often but i felt compelled to let you know! Keep up the good work my friend!
Thanks for commenting!
😭 this goes so hard! reminds me of when I was kid. my dad played mario with me on NES a few times. but I think he was worried about how obsessed I was with it. he stopped playing games and generally disliked em after - "waste of time, blah blah"
awesome video as always!
Man, I've spent the last three weeks and watched dozens of videos (if I don't have nearly 100 partially finished in my watch history) trying to pick which handheld to buy as my first, and this video made me finally pulled the trigger. Love your stuff TechDweeb, honestly. Top tier content and one of few retro-tubers I'll keep watching now that I've made my decision
Thanks so much! Glad I could be of help and entertainment 🤓
What a great video! Retro gaming IS all about recreating a snapshot in time.
Man, I love your videos so much. The paper skit was awesome and it reminded me of being younger and discovering emulation back on my computer with a 28K modem. I remember I could just about run the first game I ever emulated (Chrono trigger) at about 30 frames a second but loved every minute of it.
Never seen a product review in my life that made me tear up until today. This video was wholesome AF.
Come for the tech, stay for the feels!
Legendary video. All the nostalgia I didn't know I craved.
Why does UA-cam only let me do one thumbs up ? This deserves multi thumbs
While not perfect, my dad actually introduced us to gaming and would play pretty regularly together. It just goes to show how we can take the little things for granted as kids, especially after growing up and understanding some of the pressures that come with being an adult.
Thanks for another upload TechDweeb!
Well said.