Nintendo Power Line **Raw Footage*

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  • @tedskullhammer
    @tedskullhammer Рік тому +75

    This footage just made me realize that my job sucks. Now I need to find a way to travel back to 1986 so that I work here!

  • @rockslime
    @rockslime Рік тому +161

    This was my dream job as a kid. I wanted to work here so badly.

    • @kampiestarz
      @kampiestarz Рік тому +2

      I always wanted a job like the lady at the beginning. Never did get my desk job… 😢

    • @LizLevan
      @LizLevan Рік тому +2

      Mine too! I love Nintendo.

    • @johnbowdle3139
      @johnbowdle3139 10 місяців тому +1

      Me too

    • @ricksterk7014
      @ricksterk7014 3 місяці тому

      They are hiring

    • @skycron
      @skycron 20 днів тому +2

      @@kampiestarz”Nintendo, please hold; Nintendo, please hold; Nintendo, please hold.”

  • @monolithgeometry3221
    @monolithgeometry3221 Рік тому +136

    This should've been a tv sitcom

    • @miata350
      @miata350 Рік тому +7

      They could still make it if they wanted to

    • @gemmeliusgrammaticus2509
      @gemmeliusgrammaticus2509 Рік тому +1

      Haha great comment. You’re totally right!

    • @jcrodriguez830
      @jcrodriguez830 8 місяців тому +2

      ill make it one day

    • @DetroitMetroRetro
      @DetroitMetroRetro 3 місяці тому

      Lets make it together!

    • @jackwest3282
      @jackwest3282 2 місяці тому

      nintendo's The office. the lady in the green dress both looks and sounds like pam from the office. lol

  • @shiruotakuno28
    @shiruotakuno28 2 роки тому +145

    Funny how often Craig got calls about Zelda 2. That game is quite difficult to navigate. It's very impressive how he was just rattling off all the information off the top of his head while also playing Milon's Secret Castle on the side.

    • @vampirerobot
      @vampirerobot  2 роки тому +15

      Very difficult. Great comment!

    • @purefoldnz3070
      @purefoldnz3070 Рік тому +9

      I wonder if Craig is still with us

    • @Mr.Death101
      @Mr.Death101 Рік тому +2

      ​@@vampirerobot do you have anything about the Sega Genesis channel that used to be around back in those days? A lot of people don't know what I'm talking about but there was a Sega channel and they would have different games each month and you could try new games and it was awesome back then

    • @Mr.Death101
      @Mr.Death101 Рік тому +5

      ​@@purefoldnz3070 he died on September 11th 2001

    • @karlimo4034
      @karlimo4034 Рік тому

      Really?

  • @AdamsBrew78
    @AdamsBrew78 Рік тому +36

    6:00 “Is your son in the fun club”. .. lol that brings back memories - I was in the fun club and got their free magazine/newsletter for years. It was a bummer when Nintendo Power was announced, as they killed off the free newsletter-and I knew my parents would never pay for a subscription.

  • @JamesAnderson-zn1gl
    @JamesAnderson-zn1gl 7 місяців тому +62

    I did this job back in 1990-1991. It was pretty fun. I did a UA-cam video last year going over two manuals that survived these last 34 years. They are all hand drawn maps, hints, tips, etc. Pretty neat. This was about a year before the SNES launched, so peak NES time. They had Cafe Mario "lunchroom" that was split into two sections. Smoking and non-smoking. Heck, Todd Bergman was my supervisor. I recently saw him in another video recording. I did that Leo D meme pointing at my TV. Haha

    • @DanknDerpyGamer
      @DanknDerpyGamer 5 місяців тому +8

      Definitely something that'd be worth preserving - hell, scanning them and putting them on the Internet Archive.

    • @bikingchupei2447
      @bikingchupei2447 8 днів тому

      anyone asked you about palm trees and 8 for the final fantasy adventure game?

  • @nickfalzone7955
    @nickfalzone7955 Рік тому +77

    I think I spoke with Craig. Called back in 87 or 88 about getting through early section on Bomberman. Smart guy but not good for $$ for nintendo, he was too smart and answered immediately. The lady probably ended up charging the kid 5x as much while she fumble through the manuals lol

    • @tnukivaati
      @tnukivaati 3 місяці тому +1

      Craig was a wizard for sure.

    • @Evanisovich_
      @Evanisovich_ 2 місяці тому

      Honest to God I’m pretty sure I spoke with him as well, particularly about Ghosts N’ Goblins.

    • @arial012
      @arial012 2 місяці тому

      you muricans really need to be led by hands for almost everything am i right?

    • @im_cart8656
      @im_cart8656 Місяць тому +6

      @@arial012 you are criticizing the decisions of 10 year olds from 40 years ago

    • @im_cart8656
      @im_cart8656 Місяць тому +2

      i don't think it mattered back then.. they were constantly busy and on hold..so dragging out answers would only hurt Nintendo as people would be less likely to call back in

  • @cyradus
    @cyradus Рік тому +38

    Calling this help line was a long distance call for me as a kid, and I had no idea that it was...as I was a little kid with a phone in his room. Man, when that first phone bill came, my dad took the phone out of my room...haha.
    This was in a world before Google, or any way to look up walkthroughs or guides. It feels like it is a different planet.

  • @thebarbaryghostsf
    @thebarbaryghostsf 3 місяці тому +19

    lol that kid @15:00 "Sorry kid, that's the end of the game, we can't help you with that. Best of luck, and no you're mom isn't getting a refund for the call."

  • @EyeForKnowledge.
    @EyeForKnowledge. Рік тому +78

    Craig is the shit. He’s just rattling off game info while casually playing. We humans are pretty amazing with our abilities to multi task. And the girl in the beginning answering phones was amazing. I couldn’t imagine having to do that all day everyday. But she’s really good at it.

    • @KDubb-ws9zc
      @KDubb-ws9zc Рік тому +4

      There are a number of interviews with former Nintendo game counselors online and they all said the majority of calls they got were on the same games (Mario, Zelda, Metroid). Every now and then they’d get a call on a more obscure title but those were rare occurrences

  • @colinbrantcampbell8423
    @colinbrantcampbell8423 Рік тому +25

    This is incredible footage! Enjoying a little UA-cam while I play my Switch!

  • @lexbeltran1354
    @lexbeltran1354 Рік тому +44

    I used to call Nintendo for help while I worked for Vons in 1990-1991 during a closing shift.😊

    • @hoarbaby
      @hoarbaby 3 місяці тому

      A true grocer

  • @DrBIeed
    @DrBIeed Рік тому +35

    Wow, the infamous 1-900 number my folks would never let me call. What a time. That job would have just been a dream, pre-internet.

    • @Dan-di9jd
      @Dan-di9jd 8 місяців тому +3

      These kind of call centers have very high turn over rates. You have to meet quotas and keep callers on for a duration of time or you're canned.

    • @knowthycell
      @knowthycell 4 місяці тому

      @@Dan-di9jdright. Can’t get to o-town too early.

    • @knowthycell
      @knowthycell 4 місяці тому

      @@Dan-di9jdyou letting those fellas get to o-town too early. Slow it down.

  • @Dillaaz8
    @Dillaaz8 3 місяці тому +7

    This was such a beautiful time in life. I grew up during these days and can remember sneaking into my parents bedroom and picking up their phone trying to call into Nintendo for help on games I was playing. I remember feeling so shy and embarrassed asking all my questions. It’s beautiful to see how much fun the operators were having the entire time. I’m so thankful I was able to grow up during times like this. I wish my kids could experience the 90s.

  • @Eagles.Fan.Since.Super.Bowl.52
    @Eagles.Fan.Since.Super.Bowl.52 2 роки тому +50

    4-6 weeks to receive your first magazine is a lifetime in today's instant gratification world. BTW: I was alive then and owned the first Nintendo Power. It had the clay looking Mario on the cover. I remember wait times like that, slow world back then.

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Рік тому +3

      Yep, left you to figure stuff out on your own or; cut your losses and move on to the next game

    • @bb-gc2tx
      @bb-gc2tx Рік тому +5

      a better more civil innocent world

    • @crb4059
      @crb4059 4 місяці тому +2

      "I was alive then...." Sigh

    • @zerocal76
      @zerocal76 3 місяці тому

      ​@bb-gc2tx yeah a better world. Let's ignore all the progress humanity has made and also ignore all the problems that surface that year & decade 😉 Everyone in these nostalgia videos always speaks of the times as if they were heaven on Earth 😅

    • @hoarbaby
      @hoarbaby 3 місяці тому +1

      @@zerocal76they were much better than now. Simpler times imo

  • @Leonhart
    @Leonhart Рік тому +72

    casually puts ladies address on national news

    • @TheAbandonedAccount7
      @TheAbandonedAccount7 Рік тому

      hey leonhart

    • @royjonzejr
      @royjonzejr Рік тому +18

      This is the raw footage they didn't use everything for the news story.

    • @neilrunyon3391
      @neilrunyon3391 11 місяців тому +19

      House is still there but definitely looks rundown. I got curious. LOL.

    • @krustykraken9331
      @krustykraken9331 6 місяців тому

      ​@@neilrunyon3391 I looked it up, too.
      But, I don't think that house is there anymore.
      Normally houses are in numerical order, and the houses that appear there on Google Maps are 3660, empty lot, 3668.
      In my experience, as a previous Delivery Driver, odd house numbers are on one side, and even house numbers are on the other side.
      So, I think it may be gone, now.

    • @StockpileThomas1
      @StockpileThomas1 3 місяці тому +3

      Have a look at old newspapers. If there's a story they would put your whole name and address.

  • @sarahcleary7332
    @sarahcleary7332 Рік тому +75

    This is weirdly calming

    • @ChristianAVS
      @ChristianAVS Рік тому +14

      The 90s were ASMR in itself lol

    • @TheFrenchPug
      @TheFrenchPug Рік тому +15

      Because you are taken back mentally to a more peaceful, video games on the cusp, no cell phones, emergence of the home PC, exciting revolution of the technological time warp.

    • @zerocal76
      @zerocal76 3 місяці тому

      ​@@TheFrenchPugppl speak of past decades as if there was absolutely nothing wrong w them 😏😏

    • @TheFrenchPug
      @TheFrenchPug 3 місяці тому +3

      @zerocal76 No, they dont. They speak of them like they do, as in retrospect and compared to now, they know it was much better back then even though there were daily challenges. Doesn't even come close to today's self-inflicted issues.

    • @zerocal76
      @zerocal76 3 місяці тому

      @TheFrenchPug if you're going to summarize, give the full summary: ppl speaking of the past ignore all the good changes and progress humanity has made. Ppl love to complain and feel as if they're always missing something. Social media has made that much easier to do. You want to know who some of the happiest ppl are in 2024 even among all the troubles all of u say were sinking in? Ppl w little to nothing. I've met them when I've traveled. Americans on the otherhand never fail talk about what they're missing, what they don't have, how much better it used to be and so on 👀

  • @0dznutz
    @0dznutz Рік тому +94

    Or it might be on UA-cam in 40 years ..is that ok ? 🤨

  • @jrsimeon02
    @jrsimeon02 7 днів тому +1

    People were so much more respectful back then.

    • @antawk4635
      @antawk4635 2 дні тому

      The one and only true takeaway that we are devoid of now

  • @Silarous
    @Silarous 21 день тому +3

    I looked up the address of the lady that called in to order Nintendo Power magazine for her son at 3664 E 117th St Cleveland OH. Sadly, the house is now a empty lot. Sucks how times change.

  • @gottijunior5594
    @gottijunior5594 2 роки тому +16

    Wow! This is amazing footage

  • @screwintuna
    @screwintuna Рік тому +25

    Something about this is making me tear up. Idk maybe it was just a simpler time. I'm playing The Legend of Zelda for the first time, and I'm using a guide (as sparingly as I can) and all I can think is how hard and esoteric the game must have felt to people without any kind of outside input. That I can just look up a guide that someone made is so much more convenient but the fact that Nintendo had this kind of support back then just amazes me. Maybe I was just hit with a wave of Nostalgia, maybe there's something about being a kid and playing games and just living in that world where everything felt so fresh and new. The world felt so much smaller then.

    • @reignman4529
      @reignman4529 10 місяців тому

      Check out Angry Video Game Nerd’s channel on UA-cam. He plays almost ALL of the games for the NES and SNES and does hilarious reviews on how much they sucked! Funny stuff if you aren’t offended by excessive swearing 😂

    • @StockpileThomas1
      @StockpileThomas1 3 місяці тому +1

      It was simpler times but there's always been gaming magazines and don't underestimate word of mouth

    • @erkl8823
      @erkl8823 3 місяці тому +2

      Everyone that lived it *knows* it. There's something that's changed that's actually very difficult to put into words. People just say "nostalgia" or "simpler times", but that really doesn't do it justice. Im not saying I'm the one who can say it perfectly, but i agree, the world had a feeling that feels now that we'll never feel again, & i constantly look at my own children with a feeling of *pity* ...& I absolutely hate that. The magic has left the world, the innocence has left too, & all we're left with is a cold indifference, & everyone is angry or greedy or jealous or nothing at all. We could try to dump the internet... We could try to close the borders & send all these foreigners home, but we'd still need to put the ultimate SMACKDOWN on our government & institutions. Better get to work!!

  • @SuperBoomshack
    @SuperBoomshack 3 місяці тому +9

    This video is proof that customer service was a thing back in the day

  • @kimmykimko
    @kimmykimko 8 місяців тому +14

    Powerline to the pros... I always thought this was a scam, but damnng, Craig WAS a freaking PRO!! Wonder if he's still around.

  • @richardcarpenter24
    @richardcarpenter24 6 місяців тому +15

    14:40 How the hell are you going to charge me to call you when all you can say is I can't help you out with the final boss?

  • @iamtimmay90
    @iamtimmay90 Рік тому +18

    Gameplay counselor?! Wow, what a job!

  • @JulioChavez-f4n
    @JulioChavez-f4n 3 місяці тому +7

    Aw man, poor Shanon. Heaven forbid if i were to ever call the help line i got her instead of Craig. Lol

  • @runswithtoast
    @runswithtoast 3 місяці тому +12

    so sweet, the mother ordering the magazine for her son

  • @fafa1648
    @fafa1648 3 місяці тому +4

    This dude is god tier Nintendo player. No computer to look up any of it. All of that information in his brain.

  • @boglimbonanza7342
    @boglimbonanza7342 Рік тому +21

    If you look up the house for the Nintendo magazine phone call it’s abandoned now 😢

    • @Rick5150
      @Rick5150 Рік тому +8

      The blue dilapidated and abandoned house is 3668 if you look from satellite view it shows that the empty lot is 3664. So it was bulldozed actually.

    • @boglimbonanza7342
      @boglimbonanza7342 Рік тому

      @@Rick5150 oh wow. Thanks for the reply !

    • @fonsie3029
      @fonsie3029 7 місяців тому

      The Watkins lady lives in a nice apartment building in Solon, OH now lol

  • @starboy5177
    @starboy5177 3 місяці тому +5

    Older dude was smart for his time. There's no way i can play a game strategically and give out game tips at the same time.

  • @chriskoschik391
    @chriskoschik391 2 місяці тому +2

    That 206 number got me grounded for a week.
    Who knew that calling the hotline to discover that I just need to “get good” at mega man 3 would cost my parent money? lol

  • @Oz_Darkr1d3r
    @Oz_Darkr1d3r 3 місяці тому +1

    Oh to be a kid in the 90's again... What a wonderful time I'll miss it forever!

  • @Steelflight773
    @Steelflight773 7 місяців тому +23

    I remember me and my brother called a lot of video game hotlines one time. My dad eventually received a phone bill of over 300 bucks. He was quite upset of course.

    • @thebarbaryghostsf
      @thebarbaryghostsf 3 місяці тому +1

      I kind of feel like if you born between 1975 - 1980 and owned a NES, you have a story or two about irate parents and phone bills for calling the power line lol.

  • @robmerritt1982
    @robmerritt1982 Рік тому +7

    This is AWESOME!! Idk if I could play a game n give tips for another game at the same time. N remembering every little detail in those games. I mean i kno they have their binders to go by but they still know all kinds without having to reference the binders. Would b a pretty cool job tho really. Thanks for this.

    • @ValeriaZaragoza692
      @ValeriaZaragoza692 3 місяці тому +1

      They probably got the same questions over and over again. Half the callers were about the same level of the same game.

  • @dannydunn802
    @dannydunn802 9 місяців тому +25

    Nintendo please hold

  • @pho3nixinflight
    @pho3nixinflight 4 місяці тому +3

    This sort of reminds me how there used to be a Nintendo repair center in Birmingham, AL that I took my nes to back in like 1999. It’s weird because even then the nes was long past its prime, but an actual brick and mortar certified Nintendo only repair center would never exist today.

  • @totalnonstopwillsinn
    @totalnonstopwillsinn Рік тому +11

    Beating that shadow Link is quite easy if you have the right controller, especially one with a turbo button or whatever it was called.

  • @jupiter9099
    @jupiter9099 5 місяців тому +5

    What a time this was. No instant answers from a google search or spoilers on social media. The kids were all in the dark unless they had a magazine subscription or trustworthy word of mouth at school.

    • @chrisjenkins203
      @chrisjenkins203 6 днів тому

      16:30 except she’s telling this kid all kinds of spoilers lol

  • @stemid85
    @stemid85 5 місяців тому +7

    5:00 that guy didn't have a single heart container 😂

  • @crb4059
    @crb4059 4 місяці тому +3

    I used to call in this hotline all the time in that period between 10 and maybe 14 years old around this time, never once did any person had any negative attitude or lack of patience despite my barrage of probably puerile and stupid questions. Always nice and courteous to the nth.

  • @Andrew84UK
    @Andrew84UK 6 місяців тому +3

    Dude is a total pro. Could probably complete Zelda 2 with his eyes closed. This was always a dream job of mine

  • @ChristianAVS
    @ChristianAVS Рік тому +35

    Probably the only recording of this in human history

    • @metv2363
      @metv2363 Рік тому +9

      Not all all. I have a huge cardboard box filled with VHS tapes of broadcast and raw video from inside Nintendo's American headquarters from this era.

    • @ChristianAVS
      @ChristianAVS Рік тому +10

      @@metv2363 can you post those in your channel?

    • @SlothB4byM
      @SlothB4byM 11 місяців тому

      pls pls pls share it with us@@metv2363

    • @Zevis48
      @Zevis48 7 місяців тому

      @@metv2363post em

    • @Kingk0rt
      @Kingk0rt 4 дні тому

      @@metv2363yo that’s cool, could you post them on your channel?

  • @9Skiddlerip9
    @9Skiddlerip9 6 днів тому +1

    Why are they so actively playing other random games while they answer all these Zelda questions? For the cameras, or was that the reg? It is pretty amazing to be able to see this. Thanks!

  • @thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484
    @thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 Рік тому +24

    They needed about 4 more people to help that lady answer calls

    • @jonyoungmusic
      @jonyoungmusic 4 місяці тому +1

      yeah I couldn't imagine doing that solid for 8 hours. I need downtime to watch ladies at Nintendo HQ in 1986 answer phone calls for 8 hours on UA-cam.

  • @PowerSynopsis
    @PowerSynopsis 3 місяці тому +3

    The internet killed this man's job.

  • @rightwired
    @rightwired Рік тому +22

    OMG An actual human answering a phone?!!!

  • @Shinra2electric
    @Shinra2electric Рік тому +19

    How does this guy memorize off hand every detail of every game?

    • @metv2363
      @metv2363 Рік тому +14

      When we played the game multiple times and got hundreds of calls on it, it was quite easy to remember every detail.

    • @KDubb-ws9zc
      @KDubb-ws9zc Рік тому +1

      @@metv2363did you get calls on Mario 3?

    • @AJR-zg2py
      @AJR-zg2py 3 місяці тому

      Like how I memorize 5,000 words when I'm cast as the lead role in a play: repetition and practice. Say the same thing enough times and you'll remember. He also has the option to play the games for his knowledge and for me, I have the script in front of me to practice. Honestly, it's all about repetition.

  • @timboslice1979
    @timboslice1979 5 місяців тому +4

    I remember getting my Dad's permission to call that long-distance number.

  • @WhiskeyTango68
    @WhiskeyTango68 Рік тому +3

    Somehow I got my hands on this magazine back then, it was a glorious time. No idea they had a help line.😅

  • @Pluralofvinylisvinyls
    @Pluralofvinylisvinyls 4 місяці тому +2

    Folks sure did love to zoom in with video cameras in the ‘90s

  • @lascosascomosean
    @lascosascomosean 4 місяці тому +6

    Present yourself to the gentleman

  • @USRenewable
    @USRenewable 8 днів тому

    I worked there at NOA headquarters for a while.it was fun and a good job. I could say nothing but share good stories and a fun environment. Mario cafe & and having to walk thru the Nintendo power magazine section on the floor that was manned by Japanese employees to get to the elevator. We had to walk fast and not stop or look nor talk to that Japanese employee. It’s because they were drafting future Nintendo power magazines.

  • @elitheprofit
    @elitheprofit 4 дні тому

    I’m finally collecting all my Nintendo power magazines back! Wish me luck! 🍀

  • @PaladinLarec
    @PaladinLarec 18 днів тому

    I remember calling for help with Metal Gear, the first one, on NES. They were incredibly knowledgeable. I usually could figure things out on my own though.

  • @michael2244
    @michael2244 9 місяців тому +7

    The White Sword only takes 5 hearts to pick up, the Magical Sword takes 12

    • @iamdadof2178
      @iamdadof2178 6 місяців тому +4

      How dare you undermine greg

    • @wayfarer1021
      @wayfarer1021 3 місяці тому +1

      Yes! Greg just gave a wrong tip on national TV! 😂

    • @bullshooter4040
      @bullshooter4040 24 дні тому

      Knowing call centers, and the likelihood of callers not being 100% accurate in their descriptions, he likely figured the guy actually meant magical sword, as most likely they would have had thousands of that specific call.

  • @electricalsociety5593
    @electricalsociety5593 3 місяці тому +2

    Listen to how people talked to each other back then. This has been lost.

  • @ColbyePresents
    @ColbyePresents 3 місяці тому +2

    *The White Sword only requires 5 hearts, buddy.*

  • @mieshacanb6967
    @mieshacanb6967 Рік тому +4

    OMG poor guy he had to repeat this like 500 times lol I’m pretty sure he was glad when they left😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Lefty216
    @Lefty216 3 місяці тому +2

    A real human to talk to when calling customer service?!?!?
    No waaaaaaay!!!

  • @nonanimeprofilepic
    @nonanimeprofilepic 3 місяці тому +1

    man imagine if we still had this today but youtube basically made this job of obsolete

  • @brap3775
    @brap3775 3 місяці тому +3

    looked up that address on maps (3664 e 117th st cleveland ohio) and its no longer there, kinda wild to me

  • @bnellie83
    @bnellie83 5 місяців тому +2

    "Hello, this is Nintendo....I just wanted you to know that I'm being..................................."

  • @GenoStar07
    @GenoStar07 Рік тому +5

    Did you get all this footage working at a news station vampire robot ?

  • @montemacy3063
    @montemacy3063 Рік тому +11

    Born in 2002 so before my era but the address the mother gave is like 20 minutes from me. Small small world

  • @chrisjenkins203
    @chrisjenkins203 6 днів тому

    Looks like DEI hires were a thing back in the 80’s-90’s too. Calling in and getting Craig is the service you should receive. Getting Shannon is what happens when unqualified people are hired.

  • @JoebDragon
    @JoebDragon 2 роки тому +13

    calls cost .95 cents per minute

    • @metv2363
      @metv2363 Рік тому +3

      Not in that era they didn't. Back in the 80s it was a long-distance phone call.

    • @AJR-zg2py
      @AJR-zg2py 3 місяці тому +1

      Not back then! The Power Line (which my parents would never let me call) was $2/min... in 1990. That's almost $5 PER MINUTE in 2024.

  • @Dakahrii
    @Dakahrii 3 місяці тому +4

    I wonder where craig is now.

  • @fullmetaljacket7
    @fullmetaljacket7 29 днів тому +1

    Nintendo please hold Nintendo please hold Nintendo please hold

    • @amerk6601
      @amerk6601 26 днів тому

      She was reminding of that lady from Office Space!

  • @MiaKay22
    @MiaKay22 Місяць тому +1

    Colleen seems like a pro at directing the phone calls. I wonder where she is now…

  • @jrsimeon02
    @jrsimeon02 7 днів тому

    Craig is amazing! He doesn't use any KB's!

  • @Texasmediatv
    @Texasmediatv 3 місяці тому +1

    And our parents said "You'll never make a living playing Video games."

  • @christophergaus3996
    @christophergaus3996 4 місяці тому +2

    "corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking.. Just a moment" ...
    "corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking.. Just a moment," ... corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking..

  • @mikeisi
    @mikeisi Рік тому +6

    What game is the guy with the beard playing while he's talking to people?

    • @tgalbraith1975
      @tgalbraith1975 Рік тому +3

      I think it is Kid Icarus that he is playing when the camera zooms in on the screen.

    • @volvoguy804
      @volvoguy804 Рік тому +8

      Nope! That's Milon's Secret Castle.

    • @shiruotakuno28
      @shiruotakuno28 8 місяців тому +2

      Milon's Secret Castle

  • @PyroMite0213
    @PyroMite0213 4 місяці тому

    im still playing Milons Secret Castle with an Nes Advantage to this day, Channeling my inner Craig lol.

  • @StoneAgeDudemanGaming
    @StoneAgeDudemanGaming 23 дні тому

    A true Godsend to us fledgling gamers.

  • @bikingchupei2447
    @bikingchupei2447 8 днів тому

    i remember calling someone for help back in 1991 for the Final Fantasy Adventure game on gameboy, the infamous palm trees and 8 riddle, this must be the number i called, no idea where the phone number was located though.

    • @chrisjenkins203
      @chrisjenkins203 6 днів тому

      16:30 Except she Hardcore reveals spoilers on this call.

  • @anthonyherrera8540
    @anthonyherrera8540 3 місяці тому +1

    Half of those calls gone if internet was available then lol.

  • @rudesoledevil154
    @rudesoledevil154 2 місяці тому

    My brother and I called them non stop and they answered and talked to us for hours.

  • @gilgamesh818
    @gilgamesh818 4 місяці тому

    So crazy how that guy was able to hide the bodies for so long.

  • @nicholashughes4342
    @nicholashughes4342 Рік тому +3

    The days before NET was the NES, great times,be blessed ,saved and all in Jesus shalom

  • @nothingtosee314
    @nothingtosee314 3 місяці тому +4

    Doxxed Sean so hard.

  • @HamburgerAmy
    @HamburgerAmy 3 місяці тому

    we called this when it was going because my mom was stuck on one of the very last levels in super mario world; not only did she BEAT the level (we were all fvckin amazed) the operator on the line told us about a new game coming out soon about donkey kong.

  • @Anarchist86ed
    @Anarchist86ed Рік тому +8

    Hi! I've got a wizard who's going to the championships in Los Angeles! All I need is a little help. Let's start with... Simon's quest.

    • @vampirerobot
      @vampirerobot  Рік тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @h0lly_blue
      @h0lly_blue 10 місяців тому

      how about "SUPER MARIO BROTHERS... *THREEEEEEEEEEEE*"

  • @_knifewhore_
    @_knifewhore_ 2 місяці тому +2

    I wonder what Craig is up to nowadays

  • @willgibson8534
    @willgibson8534 Рік тому +28

    OMG THAT WAS MY MOTHER THAT WAS MY ADDRESS ! HOLY COW

  • @williamb927
    @williamb927 28 днів тому

    Back in the day when you called customer service and could actually understand what they were saying.

  • @sahelebrahimal-wasti4829
    @sahelebrahimal-wasti4829 20 днів тому

    I remember calling them when i was playing Zelda a link to the past, and I could not open the first dungeon main treasure item and I ask them, and they told me the boss key will open it also. LoL, i remember feeling very stupid back then😂😂 i was maybe 8 or 9 years old.

  • @sahelebrahimal-wasti4829
    @sahelebrahimal-wasti4829 20 днів тому

    I remember Sega had a power line one too. Did they?

  • @eric1172
    @eric1172 19 днів тому

    I randomly decided to search the house address on min 6:30 and I couldn't find a property :( also, the house next to the empty land is in terrible conditions and seems abandoned. It's crazy and a bit depressing to think that a family used to live there and were nintendo fans.

  • @nickfalzone7955
    @nickfalzone7955 Рік тому +13

    Hopefully Sean Watkins family has moved on, that house in Cleveland looks like a crack den

    • @Dillaaz8
      @Dillaaz8 3 місяці тому

      I looked it up too lol

  • @ImaginalComponent
    @ImaginalComponent 3 місяці тому

    Back when i was calling the number was definitely NOT a 900 number; it was a 206 Washington number.

  • @arandomhashbrown3756
    @arandomhashbrown3756 3 місяці тому +1

    I am a zoomer that just learned today that people could ask for assitance on a videogame officially by Nintendo.
    Why has nobody told me this before???!!! What???

  • @rleonekc07
    @rleonekc07 3 місяці тому +1

    Hey kids before google this is what we had to do lol

  • @MrNateDD
    @MrNateDD Рік тому +4

    Awesome video. The front shot of the building makes it look so sad and boring for Nintendo

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Рік тому +1

      The front door looks like a massive 8 bit cartridge should in fact fit perfectly 😁

  • @SteveCirelli
    @SteveCirelli Рік тому +1

    What year was this recorded?

  • @kimmykimko
    @kimmykimko 8 місяців тому +2

    Have you guys seen the Nintendo Power episode of the angry video game nerd (AVGN)? You'd like it, if you dont mind bad language.

  • @KramericaIndustries-jd9cy
    @KramericaIndustries-jd9cy 26 днів тому +1

    I looked up that ladies address. It’s an empty lot now. 😢

  • @MrWolfgang129
    @MrWolfgang129 Рік тому +2

    I'm still holding

  • @erkl8823
    @erkl8823 3 місяці тому +2

    Were these calls free or was it part of a subscription of some sort? Because good LORD i sure coulda used the f putta this...

    • @wenaldy
      @wenaldy 3 місяці тому +1

      Not free these calls used hefty toll rate/ call or per minute.