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Male, older than you, computer nerd, EXTREME Star Wars fanboy, devoted Gundam fan. Crazy cat person😸
🚫POLITICS🚫
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This post will be a master listing of sorts of all the videos currently available on my YouTube channel that I have uploaded. Currently new videos are added every 3 days (scheduled) unless I spontaneously upload a new video, which does happen from time to time (all videos are listed by upload date):
New video-Happy Thanksgiving! A tip for handling any issues today, in particular those piles of leftovers and annoying relatives-roll them up! The latest Free Play Long Play features a "Reroll" of one of the greatest games of the 2000s, the timeless classic "Katamari Damacy"
youtu.be/gzHtixOxT3Y
youtu.be/gzHtixOxT3Y
Katamari Damacy Reroll Full Game (PS4/Xbox/Switch/PC)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New video-Happy Thanksgiving! A tip for handling any issues today, in particular those piles of leftovers and annoying relatives-roll them up! The latest Free Play Long Play features a "Reroll" of one of the greatest games of the 2000s, the timeless classic "Katamari Damacy"
youtu.be/gzHtixOxT3Y
youtu.be/gzHtixOxT3Y
New video-just like an old dog, you can teach an old Pac new tricks-Namco began remaking several of its 80s classics in the 90s, including its most iconic game. An old favorite gets a new update as part of Namco Classics Collection Vol. 2 in the first "Pac-Man Arrangement"
youtu.be/PTtzfgHcuEc
youtu.be/PTtzfgHcuEc
Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade/GameCube)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New video-just like an old dog, you can teach an old Pac new tricks-Namco began remaking several of its 80s classics in the 90s, including its most iconic game. An old favorite gets a new update as part of Namco Classics Collection Vol. 2 in the first "Pac-Man Arrangement"
youtu.be/PTtzfgHcuEc
youtu.be/PTtzfgHcuEc
New video-Data East followed up the success of Heavy Barrel with a sequel, but unlike the Ikari games this sequel was much more traditional for the time, an action platformer/shooter. This year's November slate of military/war themed games wraps up with "Midnight Resistance"
youtu.be/m1EpogvZsmI
youtu.be/m1EpogvZsmI
Midnight Resistance (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New video-Data East followed up the success of Heavy Barrel with a sequel, but unlike the Ikari games this sequel was much more traditional for the time, an action platformer/shooter. This year's November slate of military/war themed games wraps up with "Midnight Resistance"
youtu.be/m1EpogvZsmI
youtu.be/m1EpogvZsmI
New video-after SNK's Ikari trilogy, Data East jumped on the bandwagon with their own take on the games and control scheme, a futuristic take on military games with a superweapon resembling a certain movie gun that recently debuted but instead was dubbed "Heavy Barrel"
youtu.be/Pyl0YCM2_0Y
youtu.be/Pyl0YCM2_0Y
Heavy Barrel (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New video-after SNK's Ikari trilogy, Data East jumped on the bandwagon with their own take on the games and control scheme, a futuristic take on military games with a superweapon resembling a certain movie gun that recently debuted but instead was dubbed "Heavy Barrel"
youtu.be/Pyl0YCM2_0Y
youtu.be/Pyl0YCM2_0Y
New video-after the Ilari trilogy SNK followed up with a similar game based on the Cuban Revolutionary War. But because of Fidel Castro's negative perception in the US, the non-Japan version featured no-named generic heroes and changed the title from "Guevara" to "Guerrilla War"
youtu.be/equSeXZNmFU
youtu.be/equSeXZNmFU
Guerrilla War (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New video-after the Ilari trilogy SNK followed up with a similar game based on the Cuban Revolutionary War. But because of Fidel Castro's negative perception in the US, the non-Japan version featured no-named generic heroes and changed the title from "Guevara" to "Guerrilla War"
youtu.be/equSeXZNmFU
youtu.be/equSeXZNmFU
New video-the 3rd & final installment of the Ikari trilogy again took the story in a completely different direction and made it much more Rambo than the first two. The end result-It's another episode of "Playing Very Bad Games So You Don't Have To" with "Ikari 3: The Rescue"
youtu.be/wogPW3jh9Ec
youtu.be/wogPW3jh9Ec
Ikari 3: The Rescue (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New video-the 3rd & final installment of the Ikari trilogy again took the story in a completely different direction and made it much more Rambo than the first two. The end result-It's another episode of "Playing Very Bad Games So You Don't Have To" with "Ikari 3: The Rescue"
youtu.be/wogPW3jh9Ec
youtu.be/wogPW3jh9Ec
New video-After the success of Ikari Warriors in arcades, SNK almost immediately put out a sequel. But you may not know it was by looking at it, as except for the heroes almost everything appearance-wise changed. After finishing their mission it's right to the "Victory Road"
youtu.be/95mhlUlDjT0
youtu.be/95mhlUlDjT0
Victory Road (Ikari Warriors 2) (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New video-After the success of Ikari Warriors in arcades, SNK almost immediately put out a sequel. But you may not know it was by looking at it, as except for the heroes almost everything appearance-wise changed. After finishing their mission it's right to the "Victory Road"
youtu.be/95mhlUlDjT0
youtu.be/95mhlUlDjT0
New video-as Veterans' Day approaches we spotlight war/military themed games again, starting with SNK's Rambo-themed mid-1980s series that debuted still-active characters and introduced unique new control mechanics to arcades, the debut of smash-hit franchise "Ikari Warriors"
youtu.be/GQXjIh0D5GM
youtu.be/GQXjIh0D5GM
Ikari Warriors (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New video-as Veterans' Day approaches we spotlight war/military themed games again, starting with SNK's Rambo-themed mid-1980s series that debuted still-active characters and introduced unique new control mechanics to arcades, the debut of smash-hit franchise "Ikari Warriors"
youtu.be/GQXjIh0D5GM
youtu.be/GQXjIh0D5GM
New video-until the 2010s the common practice was for hit games to debut in arcades then go to consoles after a while. One game was a notable exception-first debuting on console then waiting 3 yeas and several sequels to go to arcades was surprise 1990s megahit "Battletoads"
youtu.be/72108ujtZwE
youtu.be/72108ujtZwE
Battletoads (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New video-until the 2010s the common practice was for hit games to debut in arcades then go to consoles after a while. One game was a notable exception-first debuting on console then waiting 3 yeas and several sequels to go to arcades was surprise 1990s megahit "Battletoads"
youtu.be/72108ujtZwE
youtu.be/72108ujtZwE
New video-Happy Halloween! Spider Senses Tingling! Although this was not the first video game featuring Marvel Comics' iconic web-slinger, it was 1991 before arcades would first see Peter Parker's costumed alter-ego in his self-titled arcade debut "Spider-Man: The Videogame"
youtu.be/VthWtBLXiVY
youtu.be/VthWtBLXiVY
Spider-Man: The Videogame (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New video-Happy Halloween! Spider Senses Tingling! Although this was not the first video game featuring Marvel Comics' iconic web-slinger, it was 1991 before arcades would first see Peter Parker's costumed alter-ego in his self-titled arcade debut "Spider-Man: The Videogame"
youtu.be/VthWtBLXiVY
youtu.be/VthWtBLXiVY
New video-despite being a popular sport, Track & Field doesn't get much gaming attention outside of the Olympics. It only got a handful of arcade games, mainly from Konami. Today we look at maybe the last such game as only those in Japan got a chance to be a "Hyper Athlete"
youtu.be/ICSp_Q6zaII
youtu.be/ICSp_Q6zaII
Hyper Athlete (Arcade) (Japan)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New video-despite being a popular sport, Track & Field doesn't get much gaming attention outside of the Olympics. It only got a handful of arcade games, mainly from Konami. Today we look at maybe the last such game as only those in Japan got a chance to be a "Hyper Athlete"
youtu.be/ICSp_Q6zaII
youtu.be/ICSp_Q6zaII
New video-Sega's "Yakuza" games have made the Japanese version of the mob a popular game theme, but in the 1990s Taito took a crack at it with a game loosely based on the 1980s mob film "The Untouchables" complete with a clever film-style presentation called "Dead Connection"
youtu.be/1qmTWL_9tRo
youtu.be/1qmTWL_9tRo
Dead Connection (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New video-Sega's "Yakuza" games have made the Japanese version of the mob a popular game theme, but in the 1990s Taito took a crack at it with a game loosely based on the 1980s mob film "The Untouchables" complete with a clever film-style presentation called "Dead Connection"
youtu.be/1qmTWL_9tRo
youtu.be/1qmTWL_9tRo
New video-the Persian Gulf War was a popular setting for games in the early 1990s, in particular shooters & strategy games. One of Taito's best arcade failures due to timing came during this period, the challenging and brilliantly-scored "Grid Seeker: Operation Storm Hammer"
youtu.be/yVbtb1dNkCg
youtu.be/yVbtb1dNkCg
Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
New video-the Persian Gulf War was a popular setting for games in the early 1990s, in particular shooters & strategy games. One of Taito's best arcade failures due to timing came during this period, the challenging and brilliantly-scored "Grid Seeker: Operation Storm Hammer"
youtu.be/yVbtb1dNkCg
youtu.be/yVbtb1dNkCg
New video-the first game in alphabetical order in any arcade game database? That's debatable. The last? It's always going to be this odd little oddity of a game with the oddest title-stump your friends with a trivia question & answer of a game with the odd title of "Zzyzzyxx"
youtu.be/6RK8Ruazm18
youtu.be/6RK8Ruazm18
Zzyzzyxx (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New video-the first game in alphabetical order in any arcade game database? That's debatable. The last? It's always going to be this odd little oddity of a game with the oddest title-stump your friends with a trivia question & answer of a game with the odd title of "Zzyzzyxx"
youtu.be/6RK8Ruazm18
youtu.be/6RK8Ruazm18
New video-Taito's Darius franchise began as a 3-screen game in arcades, then went to 2 screens for the second game, then to one for the third. An odd pattern indeed as it entered the 16/32-bit era with a "normal" shooter, the visually & audibly impressive "Darius Gaiden"
youtu.be/UpsYJCT6A4M
youtu.be/UpsYJCT6A4M
Darius Gaiden (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New video-Taito's Darius franchise began as a 3-screen game in arcades, then went to 2 screens for the second game, then to one for the third. An odd pattern indeed as it entered the 16/32-bit era with a "normal" shooter, the visually & audibly impressive "Darius Gaiden"
youtu.be/UpsYJCT6A4M
youtu.be/UpsYJCT6A4M
New video-despite having an America Corporation at one point, Taito only produced 3 games in the US. Today features the last of the 3, still a Free Play Favorite after 40+ years and a childhood amusement park/zoo staple in the 1980s-appropriate for a game titled "Zoo Keeper"
youtu.be/qqGQ_PXrigo
youtu.be/qqGQ_PXrigo
Zoo Keeper (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New video-despite having an America Corporation at one point, Taito only produced 3 games in the US. Today features the last of the 3, still a Free Play Favorite after 40+ years and a childhood amusement park/zoo staple in the 1980s-appropriate for a game titled "Zoo Keeper"
youtu.be/qqGQ_PXrigo
youtu.be/qqGQ_PXrigo
New video-it's 1990, there's something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? Rip-Off Ghostbusters! That's what you could call Sega's attempt at a cash-in on the beloved 1980s movie's popularity, an on-rail shooter clearly trying to imitate the movie, "Laser Ghost"
youtu.be/5CwZ0KrFkRg
youtu.be/5CwZ0KrFkRg
Laser Ghost (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New video-it's 1990, there's something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? Rip-Off Ghostbusters! That's what you could call Sega's attempt at a cash-in on the beloved 1980s movie's popularity, an on-rail shooter clearly trying to imitate the movie, "Laser Ghost"
youtu.be/5CwZ0KrFkRg
youtu.be/5CwZ0KrFkRg
New video-after Smash T.V. lives up to its name in arcades, a sequel was developed but quickly cancelled. That didn't stop the developers from quickly pivoting and finishing the spiritual sequel that was just as punny, thus arcades would instead get a dose of "Total Carnage"
youtu.be/XwIPuaE4E0o
youtu.be/XwIPuaE4E0o
Total Carnage (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New video-after Smash T.V. lives up to its name in arcades, a sequel was developed but quickly cancelled. That didn't stop the developers from quickly pivoting and finishing the spiritual sequel that was just as punny, thus arcades would instead get a dose of "Total Carnage"
youtu.be/XwIPuaE4E0o
youtu.be/XwIPuaE4E0o
New video-while game shows have always been popular on TV, non-trivia game shows haven't been popular as video games. But one attempt at making a game show video game literally and figuratively got it right-Good Luck, You'll Need it as you're the next contestant on "Smash T.V."
youtu.be/xrT4p8HJh0s
youtu.be/xrT4p8HJh0s
Smash T.V. (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New video-while game shows have always been popular on TV, non-trivia game shows haven't been popular as video games. But one attempt at making a game show video game literally and figuratively got it right-Good Luck, You'll Need it as you're the next contestant on "Smash T.V."
youtu.be/xrT4p8HJh0s
youtu.be/xrT4p8HJh0s
New video-the Atari Jaguar makes its channel debut with one of it's "killer app" games from a very divisive developer. Llamasoft's style is absolutely not for everyone, favoring sensory overload visual presentation, on full display in its remake of an Atari icon, "Tempest 2000"
youtu.be/gvSDDSWnlbs
youtu.be/gvSDDSWnlbs
Tempest 2000 (Jaguar)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
New video-the Atari Jaguar makes its channel debut with one of it's "killer app" games from a very divisive developer. Llamasoft's style is absolutely not for everyone, favoring sensory overload visual presentation, on full display in its remake of an Atari icon, "Tempest 2000"
youtu.be/gvSDDSWnlbs
youtu.be/gvSDDSWnlbs
New video-the 4th entry in the Galaga/Galaxian franchise took it in a completely different direction-it not only had an actual plot for the first time, but it wasn't endless either. Coinciding with its release date, warp through dimensions and more into "Galaga '88"
youtu.be/lV86uXhKFqo
youtu.be/lV86uXhKFqo
Galaga '88 (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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September 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New video-the 4th entry in the Galaga/Galaxian franchise took it in a completely different direction-it not only had an actual plot for the first time, but it wasn't endless either. Coinciding with its release date, warp through dimensions and more into "Galaga '88"
youtu.be/lV86uXhKFqo
youtu.be/lV86uXhKFqo
New video-one of the most popular anime franchises of all-time got many games in Japan, but never any in the US. One of those Japan-only console games is featured today translated into English, the cute Final Fight-style beat-em-up "BIshoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R"
youtu.be/EN6EGJBSaOE
youtu.be/EN6EGJBSaOE
Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon R (Super Famicom) (Japan) (Translated)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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September 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
New video-one of the most popular anime franchises of all-time got many games in Japan, but never any in the US. One of those Japan-only console games is featured today translated into English, the cute Final Fight-style beat-em-up "BIshoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R"
youtu.be/EN6EGJBSaOE
youtu.be/EN6EGJBSaOE
New video-Exidy was the Mortal Kombat of the 1980s in terms of being controversial due to the content of some of their games. Today features a look at one of their less controversial games which also pushed the early boundaries of technology, early light gun shooter "Crossbow"
youtu.be/lel5YANicUc
youtu.be/lel5YANicUc
Crossbow (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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September 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New video-Exidy was the Mortal Kombat of the 1980s in terms of being controversial due to the content of some of their games. Today features a look at one of their less controversial games which also pushed the early boundaries of technology, early light gun shooter "Crossbow"
youtu.be/lel5YANicUc
youtu.be/lel5YANicUc
New video-revisiting one of the first games I bought when I downloaded Steam about a decade ago, a bargain bin pickup that I still feel is an indie buried treasure-the visually & audibly impressive, very challenging and story-driven bullet hell shooter "Saviors"
youtu.be/I8rHVkPZFDg
youtu.be/I8rHVkPZFDg
Saviors (PC)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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September 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New video-revisiting one of the first games I bought when I downloaded Steam about a decade ago, a bargain bin pickup that I still feel is an indie buried treasure-the visually & audibly impressive, very challenging and story-driven bullet hell shooter "Saviors"
youtu.be/I8rHVkPZFDg
youtu.be/I8rHVkPZFDg
New video-the Moto Kikaku character Strider Hiryu was one of Capcom's most popular characters in the 1990s & 2000s, especially in the Vs. series, but first he had his own action games. Today's video features the PlayStation version of Japan-only arcade game "Strider 2"
youtu.be/hV2X41gsNOM
youtu.be/hV2X41gsNOM
Strider 2 (PlayStation)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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September 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
New video-the Moto Kikaku character Strider Hiryu was one of Capcom's most popular characters in the 1990s & 2000s, especially in the Vs. series, but first he had his own action games. Today's video features the PlayStation version of Japan-only arcade game "Strider 2"
youtu.be/hV2X41gsNOM
youtu.be/hV2X41gsNOM