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Hat Stack Mike
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Registrace 5. 04. 2020
I talk about video games, and wear a stack of hats.
I cover lots of retro SEGA/Nintendo games and hardware, among other things. Check out my content; it's WAY past cool!
I cover lots of retro SEGA/Nintendo games and hardware, among other things. Check out my content; it's WAY past cool!
Physical vs. Digital - What's the Best Way to Buy Games? | Hat Stack Mike
This is a hotly debated topic among gaming enthusiasts, so I figured I'd make a video about it and give my take. Physical vs. digital - Which is the better way to buy and own games? They both have good arguments for and against them, that's for sure. Are you someone who likes to own physical copies of games, or do you prefer the convenience of having them digitally? Let me know what you think!
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#nintendo #videogames #retrogaming
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Come to my Discord server, the Hat Stack Zone, to chat about all things gaming, or anything else!
discord.gg/MMtfAA2c
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Hat Stack Mike merch is available on my Redbubble shop, where you can purchase some hat-stackin’ good stuff.
www.redbubble.com/people/HatStackMike/shop
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Follow me on Facebook: HatStackMike
Follow me on Twitter/X: HatStackMike
Follow me on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@hatstackmike
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#nintendo #videogames #retrogaming
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What I Want for Sonic Frontiers 2 | Hat Stack Chat
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With all the talk online about the sequel to Sonic Frontiers being in development, I wanted to give my take about what kind of changes I'd like to see in the upcoming game. Come to my Discord server, the Hat Stack Zone, to chat about all things gaming, or anything else! discord.gg/MMtfAA2c Hat Stack Mike merch is available on my Redbubble shop, where you can purchase some hat-stackin’ good stuf...
What Will Nintendo's Next Console Be? | Hat Stack Chat
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This is just me rambling about what could be in store for the next Nintendo console. Will it be a hybrid console like the Switch, or something completely different? Come to my Discord server, the Hat Stack Zone, to chat about all things gaming, or anything else! discord.gg/MMtfAA2c Hat Stack Mike merch is available on my Redbubble shop, where you can purchase some hat-stackin’ good stuff. www.r...
What IS Sonic's World? | Hat Stack Mike
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What IS Sonic's world? The appearance of Sonic's universe can kind of be inconsistent between games, so I'll be going over that and try to make sense of it all. Come to my Discord server, the Hat Stack Zone, to chat about all things gaming, or anything else! discord.gg/MMtfAA2c Hat Stack Mike merch is available on my Redbubble shop, where you can purchase some hat-stackin’ good stuff. www.redbu...
Sonic Games Tier List - Ranking All Mainline Games! | Hat Stack Chat
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Here's another Hat Stack Mike tier list, and this time I'm ranking pretty much all of the mainline Sonic the Hedgehog games! Where do your favorite Sonic games land on this list? Do you agree with most of my choices, or heavily disagree with this list? Let me know! Come to my Discord server, the Hat Stack Zone, to chat about all things gaming, or anything else! discord.gg/MMtfAA2c Hat Stack Mik...
Great NES Games You've Probably Never Played | Hat Stack Mike
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I haven't talked about NES a whole lot on my channel compared to other retro consoles like Genesis, SNES, etc., so I wanted to make a video dedicated to the old gray box that I first experienced video games on. Instead of just talking about how great the Mario, Zelda, and Mega Man games are, which I'm sure everyone's well aware of, I decided to highlight some of the lesser-known games that I ha...
Can I Beat Sonic the Fighters USING ONLY ONE BUTTON?! | Hat Stack Mike Plays
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Welcome to another Hat Stack Mike Plays! This time I'll be doing something a bit different: I'm going to see if I can beat Sonic the Fighters using only one button. This game has a reputation for being a button-masher, so let's see how true that actually is. Come to my Discord server, the Hat Stack Zone, to chat about all things gaming, or anything else! discord.gg/MMtfAA2c Hat Stack Mike merch...
Dead Game Series that Need to Return | Hat Stack Mike
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With so many video game franchises out there now, it only makes sense that some of them would fall by the wayside. So in this video, I'll be talking about five gaming series that are pretty much considered dead that I think absolutely should return. What dead series would you like to see make a comeback? Come to my Discord server, the Hat Stack Zone, to chat about all things gaming, or anything...
Sonic X Shadow Generations Announcement Thoughts & Impressions (with NineteeN9D) | Hat Stack Chat
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Sonic X Shadow Generations Announcement Thoughts & Impressions (with NineteeN9D) | Hat Stack Chat
Game Characters' Hats Tier List - How Do They STACK? | Hat Stack Chat
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Game Characters' Hats Tier List - How Do They STACK? | Hat Stack Chat
Nintendo Systems Tier List - Ranking ALL Consoles & Handhelds | Hat Stack Chat
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Nintendo Systems Tier List - Ranking ALL Consoles & Handhelds | Hat Stack Chat
Mike's Top 10 Games of 2023 | Hat Stack Mike
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Mike's Top 10 Games of 2023 | Hat Stack Mike
Zelda Tier List - Ranking the Games (PREPARE TO DISAGREE!) | Hat Stack Chat
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Zelda Tier List - Ranking the Games (PREPARE TO DISAGREE!) | Hat Stack Chat
Playing Sonic Blast Because I'm a Masochist | Hat Stack Mike Plays
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Playing Sonic Blast Because I'm a Masochist | Hat Stack Mike Plays
The 5 Most Poorly Timed Games | Hat Stack Mike
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The 5 Most Poorly Timed Games | Hat Stack Mike
What's With the Stack of Hats? The Story of Hat Stack Mike | Hat Stack Chat
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What's With the Stack of Hats? The Story of Hat Stack Mike | Hat Stack Chat
My History with Virtua Fighter | Hat Stack Mike
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My History with Virtua Fighter | Hat Stack Mike
How Fast Can I Beat Kirby's Dream Land? | Hat Stack Mike Plays
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How Fast Can I Beat Kirby's Dream Land? | Hat Stack Mike Plays
My Thoughts on Sonic Superstars | Hat Stack Mike
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My Thoughts on Sonic Superstars | Hat Stack Mike
Mike at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2023 | Hat Stack Mike
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Mike at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2023 | Hat Stack Mike
Sonic Chat - Top/Least Favorites, Series Future & More! (with NineteeN9D) | Hat Stack Chat
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Sonic Chat - Top/Least Favorites, Series Future & More! (with NineteeN9D) | Hat Stack Chat
How Fast Can I "Beat" Sonic Jam's SONIC WORLD? | Hat Stack Mike Plays
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How Fast Can I "Beat" Sonic Jam's SONIC WORLD? | Hat Stack Mike Plays
'90s Gaming Magazine Adverts Were Weird | Hat Stack Mike
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'90s Gaming Magazine Adverts Were Weird | Hat Stack Mike
The Wonders of VRChat (with Moe Ququ) | Hat Stack Chat
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The Wonders of VRChat (with Moe Ququ) | Hat Stack Chat
How Fast Can I Beat Super Mario Land? | Hat Stack Mike Plays
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How Fast Can I Beat Super Mario Land? | Hat Stack Mike Plays
How Fast Can I Beat Sonic 2? | Hat Stack Mike Plays
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How Fast Can I Beat Sonic 2? | Hat Stack Mike Plays
Sonic Character Tier List - Ranking all the Characters! | Hat Stack Chat
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Sonic Character Tier List - Ranking all the Characters! | Hat Stack Chat
The Mario Shooter on SNES | Hat Stack Mike
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The Mario Shooter on SNES | Hat Stack Mike
Sonic Adventure Needs a Remake | Hat Stack Mike
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Sonic Adventure Needs a Remake | Hat Stack Mike
I went a bit crazy over the last couple of years collecting a large sum of games and consoles, now after realizing I have no time to play or really enjoy them it was a waste of money, I definitely didnt get them for a good price for an (investment) and now coming to terms with if I want to sell them or not and how.
How
В отличие от Соника, Эспио доказал, что он не терпила 😂
The huge disadvantage but you said it already in your video is copyright issues with digital media one's it's a lawsuit or the company lose the copyrights it's over for the game it gets delisted and you can never get it digital again.😢
Yeah, that’s definitely one thing that really sucks about digital games. They can for whatever reason be delisted and just flat-out not be available anymore, which is really unfortunate if you find out about a game but it’s already too late.
how do you do that speaken good video vibes
I think the easiest part in the game is the level which you need to finish at the top of the tower to get to the moon world: Just stay at the top of the level the entire time and drop a few pixels like once or twice to dodge an enemy. You even get some money and/or power up at the end as a reward each time.
Reminds me of the Angler Fish in LoZ: Link's Awakening. Being the fourth dungeon, you're expecting a reasonable fight. Instead, it's just a big fish which swims at you with no real sense of menace. I took it down my first time with no real planning or thought. Unreasonably easy for a mid-game boss.
This is just the mad lad in every game hes in
this reminds me of my first time beating the story mode of Kirbys Dream Course as a kid. you just hit that Robo Dedede with flying strikes a few time to win. for months i thought "that couldn't be it, right? right?!", but even with the internet, the answer didn't change.
Average 2D Mario game boss fight:
Common enemies: Goomba Boss fight: Goomba but slightly harder
Pathetic
Super Mario Land 2 is possibly the easiest official Super Mario game to date. I love the game and it's really fun but, definitely not a challenge at all. A very casual Mario game.
Exactly, the hardest part by far is the last level and that's because it's all platforming before the Boss lol
@@Q-TebGamesNL I once won the highest tier lottery in the game and got 99 lives. I know this last level by heart. My favourite level in the game, especially because of the end credit theme, but eventually, I played it so often that I actually ran out of lives.
@Q-TebGamesNL It’s the very first appearance of Wario as the final boss, too! Super Mario Land 3 makes Wario the star, and Mario only gets a cameo at the end if I remember correctly.
Oh believe me I know all about the game already, it's by far my favorite 2D Mario game and i've played it a LOT Getting through that level and seeing Wario make his first appearance feels SO GOOD, I *LOVE* it. First played it on an emulator, which convinced me to buy it on the 3DS eShop and finally bought a physical copy of it from a friend, along with his old GBA :)
You've got a boom boom situation there
this is just every mario boss tho
you’re leaving out one key word - new
Frequently they at least move to a new location while they have s, or at least they did in super Mario world
@@ARVash ik im just joking
@@winglesspenny64 oh ok
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Picked this up for £1/$1 on cdkeys for pc/steam recently so I ain't half @$$€d 😂
I'm very much a digital guy but do see the appeal of physical media.
There’s definitely no denying the convenience of having games digitally!
they were able to musically represent a lead pipe falling on the ground back in 1991
They should make a game where if you die in game, you die irl. Would absolutely kill.
I like windwaker but i agree with you on the design bias.
I just go to my friends Mike's house and play all his games so i don't need to own any of them XD
Haha, that’s a good point! You don’t need to worry about buying either physical or digital when you can just play at friends’ houses. 😀
I’m still essentially all physical with my games because I’m old and stubborn. Enjoyable video.
Haha, that’s totally fair. Why fix what isn’t broken? Thanks!
I’ve gone back and forth a lot. Overall I like physical game ownership. I’ve gotten into digital a lot more recently with traveling for work, and it was super nice to not have to have to worry about losing a cart along the way. And then on my Xbox, I got the series s so I can’t even put a disk in. The one worry with physical I have now too is there’s so many games that require a download or something, so if they decide to restrict the downloads, that makes physical games just as useless as the digital in that case. Hopefully we don’t see the end of physical games for a whole though.
Cool, sounds like we’re very similar when it comes to this topic! Especially with having Series S and being all digital on Xbox specifically. Yeah, required downloads are definitely another factor that could be detrimental to physical games. The absolute worst is when a boxed game is just a download code in a box, so there’s no actual physical game inside. I haven’t bought any of those myself, but it’s weird that you’re essentially just paying for an empty box.
"And Metroid Prime 4 is still on the way!" Ha ha yeah....
I’m sure we’ll be seeing it any day now. 😛
Sonic Mania's music composer Tee Lopes remixed this game's theme into Mania style and it's actually good in comparison of the earbleeding original.
why does he have no eyelids
That is a good question.
The last great 3d sonic was Generations which came out 13 years ago The other 3d sonics aren't bad, but they aren't great.
Didn’t you say you hadn’t tried out Frontiers yet? I’d recommend trying it out if you get the chance. It’s different. A lot of people love it, and I lot of people hate it, but it’s definitely worth trying out. I really enjoyed Frontiers a lot, despite having some flaws that hopefully get ironed out in future games.
4:34 The combat should be so forgiving that no matter what strategy/moveset you pick, you will _[eventually]_ take down the enemy, but reward choosier players who pull off the right moves at the right time with faster takedowns. I feel Frontiers already basically does this, but it needs to be turned up several notches, maybe dial up the presentation a little, going all SA2 on us with flying, colorful text and bonus points.
Yeah, that sounds like a great way to implement combat!
This is one of those games that existed in your dreams when you hooked up your Sega Genesis.
I like the surreal classic sonic style best.
I’m with you there! I grew up with all the cool aesthetics of the classics, and while I still like the style of a lot of the modern games, I always lean towards favoring that classic style.
Fun game
Why didnt You play V1.1
Nice list. Got some good recommendations.
Thanks! Glad you liked it. 😀
I imagine it will be backwards compatible
Yeah, I’m thinking it will be as well. Let’s hope so, anyway!
It's going to be switch 2 but with phone integration so you can play mobile games on it.
Hmm, interesting! I hadn’t even considered any sort of mobile integration.
Damn that game was the only game to give the snes competition
The SNES vs. Genesis were such great times. I was fortunate enough to have both, so I got to experience the best of both worlds back in the day.
Hat Stack Mike, You're so talented! I had to hit the like button!
Thanks! I appreciate the support!
2 things I'd like to point out. 1. Sonic unleashed isn't really as much of an issue as you think, we only visit one place from each continent, so it would make sense for the other sonic locations to be somewhere on these continents 2. I am so surprised you skipped sonic forces so quickly, despite it bringing up some of the biggest issues. If we look at the world map, greenhill isn't on an island, it's in the middle of a bigger landmass, the same land mass that chemical plant is also somehow on. plus sonic is able to run from green hill to the city.... but there isn't a city on South Island. So what gives, is this a different greenhill? Is the whole game on south island?
When it comes to Sonic Unleashed, yeah I suppose it can all still make sense that everything can all just be on the different continents of Sonic’s Earth and we just never knew the names of them up until that point. It still bothered me at the time though because it just felt like “You thought you knew what Sonic’s world was, but this is REALLY what Sonic’s world IS!” Or at least that’s how it came off to me, haha. Regarding Sonic Forces, you’re right that there are definitely a lot of inconsistencies that I missed going over there. We can just blame that all on the Phantom Ruby. 😛
"There isn't a city in south island " you forgot about spring yard zone and (if it finsished construction) star light zone
@@lehashura490 idk about springyard but starlight yea lol, still I highly doubted they thought of that, plus still doesn't fix the issue of it being with chemical plant
I watched the full video, and then i saw that u are q "small" youtuber, bro ur charisma, quality and overall vibrations are awesome, keeo up the good work, big hug from Portugal ❤
Thank you! 😀 I really appreciate the support!
well clearly, its his world
Where life is strong.
@@HatStackMike in his world
Life's an open book.
@@HatStackMike the soundtrack is easily the best part of 06 tbh
Agreed!
I haven't ever seen this subject of what is Sonic's world ever coved before! Nice choice. Also watching the whole thing just hear the Sonic Forces takes place in a toilet was so worth it
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed my commentary on Sonic Forces, haha.
Great video. It’s interesting how much Sonic’s surroundings have changed over time.
Thanks! I appreciate the support!
Honestly I can play anything that isn’t permadeath lol
Haha, that’s completely reasonable!
Would buy
Home Improvement was great show. Tim the toolman Taylor was legendary. Auurghh😂
Boo items
Yay items!
this always happens 😭😭
Nice a replica of my life
Hard disagree... 😂
Hahahaha 😆