Random Stranger
@randomstranger.bsky.social
I like obscure old video games and make a lot of videos about them. I've documented all of the Nintendo Famicom library and I'm currently working on the PC Engine.
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Famidaily: All of It - YouTube
All of the Famidaily videos in order.
www.youtube.com
Hello, new followers!
My magnum opus is Famidaily, a complete catalog of the Famicom library across 1065 episodes. Every cartridge is broken down with information putting it in context, how to play it, and what kind of response it got.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
My magnum opus is Famidaily, a complete catalog of the Famicom library across 1065 episodes. Every cartridge is broken down with information putting it in context, how to play it, and what kind of response it got.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Paleontology is obviously the most pure of all the sciences because the entire field is built on and centered around the idea of how cool those extinct animals were.
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Paleontology is obviously the most pure of all the sciences because the entire field is built on and centered around the idea of how cool those extinct animals were.
Alien Crush took pinball video games to a whole new level, so how do you follow that up? Well, you join the forces of darkness for Devil Crash and outdo it.
youtu.be/DJJlR_2fY-8
youtu.be/DJJlR_2fY-8
Devil Crash/Devil's Crush (デビルクラッシュ) - PC Engine Power 158
YouTube video by RndStranger
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Alien Crush took pinball video games to a whole new level, so how do you follow that up? Well, you join the forces of darkness for Devil Crash and outdo it.
youtu.be/DJJlR_2fY-8
youtu.be/DJJlR_2fY-8
If anyone needed to confirm my nerd bona fides, I finished getting all of these onto my media server.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If anyone needed to confirm my nerd bona fides, I finished getting all of these onto my media server.
For my PC Engine chronology, I have finally reached the first Turbografx exclusive game: no Japanese release.
I think the company that developed it is more interesting than the game...
I think the company that developed it is more interesting than the game...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
For my PC Engine chronology, I have finally reached the first Turbografx exclusive game: no Japanese release.
I think the company that developed it is more interesting than the game...
I think the company that developed it is more interesting than the game...
Do you remember where you were when you heard the news that Bob the Goon was Joker's henchman?
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Do you remember where you were when you heard the news that Bob the Goon was Joker's henchman?
I started playing Midnight Suns and I love it when I'm playing the tactical combat but damn does the writing stink between the bad copy of the already annoying MCU snark from every character and how obviously every scene was stitched together from multiple drafts with different plots.
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I started playing Midnight Suns and I love it when I'm playing the tactical combat but damn does the writing stink between the bad copy of the already annoying MCU snark from every character and how obviously every scene was stitched together from multiple drafts with different plots.
The Bravoman arcade game had major technical problems, but when Namco brought it to the PC Engine, they cleaned that up and made one of the quirkier action games on the system.
youtu.be/jFoHxBAcAjw
youtu.be/jFoHxBAcAjw
Bravoman (ベラボーマン) - PC Engine Power 157
YouTube video by RndStranger
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Bravoman arcade game had major technical problems, but when Namco brought it to the PC Engine, they cleaned that up and made one of the quirkier action games on the system.
youtu.be/jFoHxBAcAjw
youtu.be/jFoHxBAcAjw
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Hop in dude.
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Hop in dude.
Sometimesnyou just have to break out a cool game for Random Game Saturday like Thief, the stealth game that makes other stealth games look bad.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Sometimesnyou just have to break out a cool game for Random Game Saturday like Thief, the stealth game that makes other stealth games look bad.
Ah, now I truly am an influencer.
@randomstranger.bsky.social I just saw a comment on someone else’s video for a mahjong video game referencing your description of mahjong:
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Ah, now I truly am an influencer.
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Sunsonic 986-II - Famicom with a built-in CRT.
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Sunsonic 986-II - Famicom with a built-in CRT.
Rastan Saga II for the PC Engine was a fairly faithful port of Taito's arcade game.
Of course, that arcade game was notoriously awful, so...
youtu.be/vI-FBqZEAUY
Of course, that arcade game was notoriously awful, so...
youtu.be/vI-FBqZEAUY
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rastan Saga II for the PC Engine was a fairly faithful port of Taito's arcade game.
Of course, that arcade game was notoriously awful, so...
youtu.be/vI-FBqZEAUY
Of course, that arcade game was notoriously awful, so...
youtu.be/vI-FBqZEAUY
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Playing 'Marble Zone' (SEGA Sonic the Hedgehog / New UFO Catcher) on NES (using Famicom FamilyBASIC). Enjoy!
youtu.be/CC4AxqlGbZU?... via
@YouTube
youtu.be/CC4AxqlGbZU?... via
@YouTube
ファミコンで「NEW UFOキャッチャー 1曲目」を演奏（ファミリーベーシック使用） / Playing Marble Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog on NES.
YouTube video by MasandoVision@HVC-BS
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Playing 'Marble Zone' (SEGA Sonic the Hedgehog / New UFO Catcher) on NES (using Famicom FamilyBASIC). Enjoy!
youtu.be/CC4AxqlGbZU?... via
@YouTube
youtu.be/CC4AxqlGbZU?... via
@YouTube
Things I have figured out while cataloging the PC Engine: hardly anyone in 1990 understood the concept of levels in audio mixing.
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Things I have figured out while cataloging the PC Engine: hardly anyone in 1990 understood the concept of levels in audio mixing.
I'm rewatching Fringe and I forgot how sinister Walter was at the start. He's downright terrifying in this episode doing experimental brain surgery on someone who he tortured for decades through absurdly unethical chemical trials.
Also Observers all over the place.
Also Observers all over the place.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I'm rewatching Fringe and I forgot how sinister Walter was at the start. He's downright terrifying in this episode doing experimental brain surgery on someone who he tortured for decades through absurdly unethical chemical trials.
Also Observers all over the place.
Also Observers all over the place.
I've heard Grand Theft Auto VI was relayed because Rockstar is shooting to beat Duke Nuken Forever's record.
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I've heard Grand Theft Auto VI was relayed because Rockstar is shooting to beat Duke Nuken Forever's record.
I've been kicking around the idea of trying some streaming again after I wrap up my two bonus videos for the rest of the year. I'm thinking of doing it as challenges to beat games suggested by the audience, since that will give things a hook and I could edit the stream down afterward...
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I've been kicking around the idea of trying some streaming again after I wrap up my two bonus videos for the rest of the year. I'm thinking of doing it as challenges to beat games suggested by the audience, since that will give things a hook and I could edit the stream down afterward...
"I come across as kind of angry about baseball video games here. Should I delete that chunk from the video?
"Nah, that's what people come for! Descriptions of mahjong, rage at sugoroku, and annoyance at baseball!"
"Nah, that's what people come for! Descriptions of mahjong, rage at sugoroku, and annoyance at baseball!"
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"I come across as kind of angry about baseball video games here. Should I delete that chunk from the video?
"Nah, that's what people come for! Descriptions of mahjong, rage at sugoroku, and annoyance at baseball!"
"Nah, that's what people come for! Descriptions of mahjong, rage at sugoroku, and annoyance at baseball!"
I rode in a Tesla for the first time today.
That might be the shittiest car I've ever been in even if I wasn't well aware of all of the safety, design, and build issues.
That might be the shittiest car I've ever been in even if I wasn't well aware of all of the safety, design, and build issues.
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I rode in a Tesla for the first time today.
That might be the shittiest car I've ever been in even if I wasn't well aware of all of the safety, design, and build issues.
That might be the shittiest car I've ever been in even if I wasn't well aware of all of the safety, design, and build issues.
I feel like if they're going to put warcrimes in their video game, doing one should be worth more than 1000 points.
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I feel like if they're going to put warcrimes in their video game, doing one should be worth more than 1000 points.
Super Star Soldier is one of the peak PC Engine shoot-'em-ups. A top tier game in the genre that defined the console.
youtu.be/dpuMVx-5mNg
youtu.be/dpuMVx-5mNg
Super Star Soldier (スーパースターソルジャー) - PC Engine Power 155
YouTube video by RndStranger
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Super Star Soldier is one of the peak PC Engine shoot-'em-ups. A top tier game in the genre that defined the console.
youtu.be/dpuMVx-5mNg
youtu.be/dpuMVx-5mNg
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This time on PC-88 Paradise, it's LAST ARMAGEDDON! Can I make it through this infamously player-unfriendly game? And how does the original version compare to the ports for the PC Engine, Famicom, and other systems? Find out in the video!
youtu.be/L03amxANZqs
youtu.be/L03amxANZqs
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This time on PC-88 Paradise, it's LAST ARMAGEDDON! Can I make it through this infamously player-unfriendly game? And how does the original version compare to the ports for the PC Engine, Famicom, and other systems? Find out in the video!
youtu.be/L03amxANZqs
youtu.be/L03amxANZqs
My PC: "You must perform this system update immediately. Estimated duration: one hour, thirty minutes."
Thirty minutes later power goes out.
Thirty minutes later power goes out.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My PC: "You must perform this system update immediately. Estimated duration: one hour, thirty minutes."
Thirty minutes later power goes out.
Thirty minutes later power goes out.
Is there any console that has the same kind of "That's the best platform for [genre]!" reputation like the PC Engine/TG16 has for shooters? I can't think of any others with such a strong connection.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Is there any console that has the same kind of "That's the best platform for [genre]!" reputation like the PC Engine/TG16 has for shooters? I can't think of any others with such a strong connection.
The annoying thing about setting up a media center PC is that you spend about an order of magnitude more time loading it up with stuff to watch than you spend watching things.
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The annoying thing about setting up a media center PC is that you spend about an order of magnitude more time loading it up with stuff to watch than you spend watching things.