GAMES WE PLAYED TOO MUCH - Happy Console Gamer
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- Andrew joins Johnny again to talk about video games they play wayyy too much..
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Join Johnny Millenium The Happy Console Gamer as he discusses new video games and reviews forgotten games that not many people know about but should! - Hry
We have done Kim’s and Robs top 10 games of all time. I’d love to see a video of Andrew’s top 10
Yes!!!!!!
Yes!!!
We need this!
Absolutely
His *friend* Andrew.
There is something therapeutic about the sound effects in these old games. These sound effects alone can make you feel good.
Chiptunes are soothing
insert "PS1 bootup sound" 🎶🎵
For me the donkey kong country 2 OST can damn near bring me to tears, like stickerbush symphony or Forest Interlude.
Stickerbrush Symphony is magical @@VEN0M415
My comfort games will always be Sonic 1 and 2. Fond memories of playing these with a friend on the same street I grew up on.
I have fond memories playing those with the neighborhood kids in my time too, good sunny days
Sonic 2 I can finish using muscular memory, 30 years after I first played
I’m with you on this
Streets of Rage 2- It's the gameplay and the music. Hard to beat
It's always great to see Andrew!
Metal Gear Solid, i go back and play through the whole thing every few years - the intro music and cut scene gives me chills!
Best game ever made
So true for me too. And when you enter to the place of the metal gear rex and hear the music.. Zoommm.. so nostalgic for me
"Metal Gear!?" @@snake25pt1
Me too my brotha
Yeah, I've lost count of how many times I've beaten MGS1 over the years.
Games are not just games, they are memory creators, you can go back in time, to a point in your life like it was yesterday, game have so much nostalgia, second best thing to a time machine.
Xenogears for me. The characters, atmosphere and music just strike a massively nostalgic chord with me that I don't think any another game has since.
Outstanding jrpg
OMG the Soundtrack for Xenogears is hypnotizing!!!
Xenogears was amazing bro
Super Ghouls n Ghosts SNES. I never get tired of that game. It's a classic
A great classic.
I like how they did the GnG collection on PSP on the Capcom compilation which I still have digitally.. I’m still kicking myself for trading the GBA version of Super GnG
This was the first game I ever saw running on the SNES. I was blown away by the graphics and music. One of my top faves.
Computer: Doom I & II and Heretic. Console: Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy 8.
Mario 64 is the one for me. I still play it to this day and I can just listen to the OST any time and it just puts a smile on my face and dire dire docks music brings a tear to my eye.
I am so with you on that game and that level. When you go into the cave at the back of the level and the percussion kicks in. Awesome
Oh damn, I might have to go play this now you've said it. Such a masterpiece that completely blew me away on release.
Oh yes this is one for me too. And Tony hawks pro skater 1, as well as star wars shadows of the empire.
Ghouls'N Ghosts, The Revenge of Shinobi, Golden Axe, Forgotten Worlds, Phantasy Star II and Streets of Rage on the Genesis are my comfort games I always go back to.
Crazy Taxi, Resident Evil 2, Donkey Kong Country... So many games, so many special moments
Which crazy taxi is best
@@glittlehoss always will be the first for me!!
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Played through once a year since 1992.
Honestly I don't blame you. Whenever I think of a "classic game" my mind always goes to zelda alttp
Hell yeah, been playing through zelda 2 every christmas since 1997. Its become a tradition for some reason and it always hits the spot
Have you played Zelda:Links awakening, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages? These are the most close to aLink to the Past. From these Links Awakening is the better one.
@@GeoGyf I thought 'A link between worlds' is the closest to alttp
@@philbarton2832 A link between worlds is a remake/reimagination of Link's Awakening.
I’m an RPG fan first and foremost, and most of my favorite games are RPGs, but the funny thing is the game I find myself coming back to years later is Halo 2. I typically don’t replay games, but I can’t get enough of that game. I do campaign co-op with friends, because I love the Halo 2 campaign, and The Master Chief Collection remake of it is amazing. There’s so many ways to tackle each mission, the areas are so open, you have so much freedom. The gun play is immaculate. And playing on legendary is such a challenge especially if you have skulls enabled for extra challenge. It’s such a fun relaxing experience to go through with friends and I usually go back once a year with someone and do a campaign run. Each time I try to discover new nooks and crannies in the environments and experiment in how to approach different areas.
RPGs is my favorite genre, so i dont really replay games because i try to get to the endgame and defeat any superbosses, so i get my feel.
However there are some games (old platformers, FPS shooters, fighting game) that i have replayed from time to time(they are few), because they are fast and are short.
You play halo 2 légendary to chill ? 😅
Mike Tyson's Punchout, Mega Man 2, Zelda 2 and Zelda OOT I play at least once a year.
SSX Tricky for sure ... probably my favorite pick up and play game
What I like about you Johnny is your attention to detail. You love the sound as much as you like the gameplay and graphics to these old games. When I was young I was often drawn to how a game sounded just as much as it looked, and I always wanted that sound on my home console, which wouldn't come until much later when the home hardware would catch up with the arcade
Watching Andrews's face in disbelief(almost breaking into laughter like an SNL Alum) as you explain your Wonder Boy "tick" is priceless. His expression as you say you've played probably 40 times this year is funny.
Andrew is the best!
SSX 3 for me. That is the perfect comfort game for me. Love putting on a full vinyl record front to back and just exploring the maps.
Resident Evil 4 for me. Both the original and the remake, there is something about the game that just gets me in the zone and I keep coming back for it
Me too, it's such a comfort to pick that game up and start a new game after a long stretch of not playing it
Yeah man, it has such excellent pacing. Shout out to mercenaries mode too, I have fond memories of me and a couple buddy's passing the controller each time to see if we could beat each others scores
You mentioned my biggest one I go back to over and over again..And that is Final Fantasy 3/6. Something about that game always brings me back, and gives me joy and comfort.
Hades is my comfort game.. I know it's not an old game but I play it almost every day
Same, ever since I picked it up on Switch. By far my most played game on the system, 1000 hours or so at this point. ❤
I don't think there are many games that are completely perfect but, for me, Hades is one of them. I seriously can't think of a single thing about it that I dislike or I'd change.
I'll have to try this game.
For me the first Jak and Daxter. I can 100% the game in a day. I have played it so much that i can walk through every level when I close my eyes. Great memories playing that game
I will always love to replay the original RE2 and RE3 on the ps1, and the original Devil May Cry 1 and 3. AT least once a year.
Been a fan for over 10 years now. So glad you got to see your friend that I know you don't see often
The power of nostalgia! I have a go at the first Golden Sun for the GameBoy Advance at least once every year. Might not always complete it, but I know that game so well, that is almost like coming home.
For me it is definitely Streets of Rage 2, Contra 3, and Symphony of the Night.
Andrew here as well! Great co host love and feel the same about ff6 opening scene it was different. It was something else. Special also great word for it
I love this channel. While other channels are melting down over X Box, Playstation ,and the console wars; you guys are just still enjoying and talking about games. That's the way it should be.
Tales of Symphonia is the game I can't help but replay at least once a year. I've beaten it over 40 times across all platforms. Strong nostalgia and great story/characters/gameplay/music keep me coming back, like an old friend
My most game that I play every year, sometimes every week or every month is METAL GEAR SOLID 2
I just grew up with MGS1 but MGS2 has captured my childhood in a way that I cannot put into words.
The rain during the tanker incident in MGS2 is just breathtaking.
I can go on and on about MGS2 and its crazy plot and the amazing atmosphere.
Truly my favorite game of all time.
mmmm yeah
I cherish Dixie Kong and Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong Country 3) so much, and I keep going back to it and also Street Fighter 2. But one game I will never forget, and thank god, some good soul did a remake of this Macintosh Game for Windows, its called "BOOM", aka Bomberman meets Doom. And this is the first game where my brother finally said yes in trying to play a game co-op for the first time, and I was so chuffed my older brother agreed to it, despite him having grown such a distance to video games at that time. Of course now he is so much more open and willing with video games, with having kids himself now, and we are both talking so much more about all our retro fun and new remakes of entertainment and games coming out! Much love and appreciation, yours Joe
Johnny, I feel the same way about Wonder Boy! the way that i felt when i first played it 37 years ago! Whenever i play it, it brings back the great memories i had with this game! and your right! sometimes you try to experience the feeling you had on that experience and it is like a drug!
Goonies 2 is a game I play too much and never get tired of it.
I've been watching your channel for a few years now, I thoroughly enjoy it. I grew up with video games from around the same era & i have a lot of nostalgia for the golden era of gaming. I especially enjoy your stories when your reminiscing about your past experiences with your friends when your favourite games came out. Watching your new episodes every Sunday has become a weekly ritual & something I look forward to, keep it up! 👍
Super mario world gets fired up once a year at least. Takes me back to being 6 years old when I could only play around a friends house. They always had the latest consoles, so they saw a LOT of me.
The sound track to that game man. Will never get old for me
Always love seeing an old photo John's never shown before. I hope to one day have an entire episode dedicated to old pictures
For anyone who loves the Shadowgate/Deja Vu/Uninvited games, someone has made a game called Infested which is the same kind of game but in outer space.
Interesting, can you tell us more?
@@wadedewell Just search Infested game download. There's also another game called Specticle by the same author. It's a free download (recommend typing the creator for being awesome)
Black Belt and Great Baseball on the SMS always bring back the feels. Amazing soundtrack and frenetic gameplay. Lots of memories.
Link to the past is such an important game. I have such great memories of my father and I playing this together.
Final Fantasy 7. Chrono Trigger. These two games hit me emotionally so hard that the memories of the worlds feel like real life memories
yep right with you Andrew. A Link to the Past is a game that I just play over and over again. The original Zelda is right behind it. Ghouls and Ghosts is my answer if I'm looking for a quick fun play and Halo CE is another go to for me.
edit: as I continue watching and now Andrew brings up Symphony of the Night?!?! Andrew, are you my brother from another mother? That might be going too far but we are on the same wavelength when it comes to games we play too much.
My 'comfort zone' games when I was younger were Pokémon sapphire & Locoroco - Loved them both!
NES - Tetris and Punch out
SNES - Super Mario Kart
GameCube - Super Smash Bros Melee
with friends - Mario Party 1-6
Zelda ALLTP, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy II and Contra 3 are probably my most replayed games. So much nostalgia in these games for me.
Great video guys. Fun to hear what games you revisit. Thanks.
Great video as always! For me, I have a yearly tradition to get all 120 stars in Mario 64. It was my first video game and it just never gets old. Always excited to jump back into it.
Golden Sun 1+2 and Fire Emblem 7+8, absolute classics and in Golden Sun's case, one of the best soundtracks in gaming.
I'm playing Golden Sun for the very first time right now on Nintendo Switch Online!
@@itsalolmor heeeeeell yeah man! I hope you'll enjoy this crazy adventure! Without saying too much and it goes without saying, you need to catch every djinn and do each game's endgame content! Those bosses are so fun to challenge!
Oh man...for NES it was FF and Dragon Warrior and SNES it was LoZ Link to the Past, Secret of Mana, FF IV and VI(yes, the magitek armor opening scene is nostalgic).
Genesis, it was Phantasy Star II and IV....I was obsessed with all.
Thanks for the cozy and wholesome videos, Johnny! My comfort games I return to at least once a month are DKC1 and Yoshi's Island on the SNES, they just draw me for some reason. They feel super nostalgic, especially when I listen to the OSTs I immediately get images from my childhood, even though I played them for the first time when I was 28.
Awesome choices. (And there is just something so satisfying about characters who can "double jump," whether it's Maria in Rondo of Blood, Zero in Megaman X4, or the very first time I ever came across it in Super Ghouls & Ghosts.) 😎
For me, it's Revenge of Shinobi and Strider on Megadrive.
Chuckie Egg and Bombjack on ZX.
Those I am always booting up even if just for a ten minute session.
And Wizard of Wor on my bartop, I'll jump into that for just a few minutes, definitely one I'm jumping in for the music and SFX as well as quick little shooting of some wizards
Legend Of Zelda II - Adventures Of Link" (NES) is the game I've beat the most throughout my lifetime. Haven't played it in a few years though. The Dark Souls Series comes a close second. I've beat "DS Remastered" and "DS3" more times than I can count.
I freaking LOVE Wonder Boy in Monster Land on the SMS and play it a lot too! I thought I was the only one.
Always love to see Andrew on the show. Love your guys' stories!
For me, it’s Skyrim, hundreds of hours and I’ll never forget that magical moment of walking out of the cave way back in 2011, god I love that game so much
Bio Menace is my ultimate comfort food game. Any time I feel stressed out, have a dozen things on my to-do list and don't feel like doing any of them, I boot up Bio Menace for one more playthrough. The game's decently replayable, with lots of secret levels and different approaches you can take to any of the regular levels, but what really keeps me coming back is that I just never get tired of it: the way it controls exactly the way that comes natural to me, the imaginative hand-drawn graphics, the satisfying special weapons, the butt-kicking music, the distinctive level designs with their endless parade of tricks like having to turn into a blob monster to advance or being able to lure one of the main bosses to an invincibility potion and use it to take him out without losing any health. I could happily do it over and over again.
Ys Books I & II is one I've played too much, too. I played it through three times on the Wii Virtual Console despite the lack of replay value, and yet when I got a Turbografx Mini I couldn't help but play through the whole thing yet again!
I will say that I have Phantasy star that I like to go back too, I have Blaster master too, the music so good in that one! And Rygar the arcade version, is just so nostalgic for me! I am having a lot of fun replaying my gaming memories lately too!
I just bought FFX again for the third time. I get an urge to play blitzball every few years. I miss the glory years of FF. I never cared much for any after they stopped being turn-based.
I feel the same way. I lost interest when final fantasy stopped being turn based.
I love blitzball to likely an unhealthy level haha. I’ve built a team up to max level a couple times over the years.
y’all are really missing out on some awesome games. action rpg combat is infinitely better than turn based combat in my opinion. I no longer have the patience for the classic turn based combat, however, I will deal with it if necessary like DQ11 or any of the Legend of Heroes games.
I'm really not missing anything. I give all the new games a chance, but they just aren't up to my standards. It's not just about the combat systems either, it's the lack of character depth and world building. With action games, it's hard to have a large party and give each character some screen time. I'm going to get the new FF7 remake game part 2, but even if it's great, it's built off of the world of a pre 10 game.@@gothard5
Hi Johnny, first off...LOVE your channel! For me, there are a bunch of "comfort food games", but I am 55 this year(wow), but in my early 20's for the first time, me and my Dad actually had something in common - playing RPG's. It was for sure Phantasy Star II for the Genesis and Final Fantasy II for the SNES. I still get goosebumps when I watch the intro of either of those games.
What strikes me is that the sound+image combination plays a big role in reminiscence in relation to strong emotion adding to that most probably the setting/circumstances in wich we first experience it.
Andrew and I have a lot in common! I'm 38 and owned everything starting with the OG NES. For me, it's A Link to the Past, Symphony of the Night, and Mario 64. Each of those games came at pivotal moments in my childhood. I grew up in the Navy so I moved constantly and those 3 games came out at key places I moved to and made new friends, and lost old ones. A Link to the Past - Moore, Oklahoma (yes, the same one wiped out by the tornado). Symphony of the Night - El Centro, California. Mario 64 - Oak Harbor, Washington. These three classics are games I go back to every single year and beat them. Final Fantasy 7 is a close 4th, but due to its length I usually prefer Castlevania.
Mirror’s Edge for me. I go through it in one sitting about once a year. I love the visual style and parkour elements. It’s so comforting and I never get sick of the gameplay.
when homie said best metroidvania is hollow knight. he had my love.
And I love it how you keep you're nostalgized pictures all together and ready to show us all
Always good to see Andrew
Hey thanks for the shoutout at 8:58! Yes absolutely blown away by this game. I was just listening to the soundtrack last week actually while getting some writing done!
FF3(6) Link too the past were defiantly on my list of games I kept going back to along with Mystical Ninja and Manic Mansion
Star Wars Phantom Menace on PS1 was a game I kept playing over and over. Now it’s been added in the classics collection on PS Plus I can’t wait to revisit it!
Absolutely LOVE this video. Good job guys!
I have 3 particular games that kind of just encapsulate my childhood that I go back once in a while. Those 3 are Marvel vs Capcom 2, Sonic Adventure 2 and Tomba 2.
Whenever I play them, it reminds me of my days living in our old house that my family shared with my uncle, aunt and cousin.
Sadly, it also reminded me of the bad memories when they were fighting and made us eventually move away.
I have several older games that I keep picking up but this year I'm trying to break those habits. My backlog has gotten so out of control that I'm trying to exert some self-control to... play new games over revisiting favorites 😂 btw, saw a lot of these coming cuz of how much you talked about them over the years!
Every couple of weeks it's Daytona Usa on the PS3 , pure arcade nostalgia.The feel of it the music . It'll be 30 years old soon ,come on Sega give us an arcade racers collection
The end theme to Shadowgate is my ringtone and one of my favorite video game tracks ever.
I grew up with all the old consoles but my comfort game is Castlevania SOTN. I was in my teens and it was amazing discovering all the items, weapons and of course the soundtrack.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is the retro nostalgia fix I need a couple times a year. Some of the best childhood memories made in the arcade playing this. The King of Fighters 2002 is another
Dynasty Warriors 3... walls to the balls guitar riffs, Academy award winning dialogue, that feeling plowing through hundreds of enemies, how much brainlessly comfortable can any game get?
Snake’s level in MGS2, NCAA Football 14, Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix, any Pokemon up to gen 5, Sonic 2, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, and recently RE2 remake, MGS 5 and Death Stranding are climbing up as good comfort games
I've never watched any videos from you guys. This was really fun though. Great memories
Dark Souls, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (SNES), Final Fantasy Tactics, Shenmue, Power Stone 2, Super Mario 64, Goldeneye 007, Donkey Kong Country, Vectorman 2, Chrono Trigger, F-Zero, Phantasy Star Online, and Wizards and Warriors were always in rotation when they were new and some I still return to :D
For me definitely Devil May Cry 1, Dragon Quest 8 & 11, Darkest Dungeon, XCOM2, Desperados 3, Shadow Tactics, Vanquish, Darksiders 1 & 3, Nier Automata, Ratchet (Gladiator, Crack in Time, Quest for Booty), Onimusha 1.
To each of these games I constantly return, I play them at least once per 1-3 years (e.g. if I played this year Desperados, I rather skip Shadow Tactics).
This list is most likely going to be updated by Ys 8 - and that's your merit Johnny! ;)
I played this game only because of you and it's absolutely amazing, one of the best adventure in my gaming life, the best jrpg I played since DQ11. And for this I'll always thank you ;)
Awesome memories! It's great to see Andrew back on the show! It's Golden Axe on the Megadrive for me!
Andrew seems like the chillest guy to just game and hang out with. Always love when you have him on! Great episode as always
Shining Force 2. There's something about that game that has me coming back every year or so. Even just for the opening scene.
Ninjas that are actually Terminators taking out a Dictator sounds a lot more poetic than it should.
I'm suprirsed that I'm playing Street Fighter 6 in 2024 and I started playing it back in 1992. I can't think of a game like that. It's essentially the same game I've been playing for 32 years.
Mega Man X, Secret of Mana, Link to the Past - I will routinely play these throughout the year, sometimes just the opening and always through my beefy JVC crt. It takes me back, I miss the 90s but also realize that's the gift and curse of nostalgia.
I always go back to the Donkey Kong Country & classic Sonic games. DKC2 specifically is a game I play at least once every year. Crazy Taxi is another comfort game that I play for like 10 minutes every now & then.
Battle of olympus has a great soundtrack. I listen to it since i cant really play the game anymore.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night & Legacy of Darkness, Ocarina of Time, Metroid Prime, Megaman 2, 3 & 5, Final Fantasy VI, Super Mario Bros 3, MonsterLand (arcade version) , Cadash (Arcade version), Street Fighter Alpha 3, Skyrim and Phantasy Star Online. I play through all these games at least once every three years.
For me it will always be Megaman X1. I rented it so much growing up and I still continue to beat it over and over again. A certified classic!
I remember recording the opening song from Final Fantasy 6 on a cassette tape and would play it over and over. Good times!
For me its Half life, Halo CE, Super Mario Bros., GG Aleste, Dragon Crystal, Pokemon Emerald, animal crossing (Gamecube or DS), and Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA or SNES), and Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga. They still feel really fun to this day and the sound tracks bring back good memories, idk if its just me but I find the music almost takes on a new sound now, one of melancholy but with peaceful reflection that I was able to experience such things back then. Sometimes when I listen to those songs memories flood into my head that I have forgotten for years. Im sure that also plays into the itch that makes us come back to them, always something forgotten that becomes new again in our hearts, and we try to cherish it more than we did back then.
Games I always go back to are SMW2: Yoshi's Island, Mega Man Legends, RE4 (2005) Mortal Kombat 2 and 3, NFL Blitz, just to name a few
I've been doing playthroughs of Super Mario 2 (North American) and Thunderforce 3 for the Genesis at least once a year. The nostalgic feels! Fun video!
Super Mario RPG is the game I complete at least once a year. When the remake was announced, I played the SNES original to completion and then I beat the remake when it came out in November. I bought a CIB Japanese version before they announced the remake. I have to play it at least once on the Retron at some point.
Ohhh, there are a few I always go back to.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Megadrive, but Switch nowdays)
- Phantasy Star Online (Gamecube)
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Gamecube) - Just to play the first level City Escape
- Sonic Generations (360, but finally coming to Switch this year!) - Just to play modern Green Hill and Rooftop Run
If we count MMOs then I have to mention
- Dransik
- Ashen Empires
- Phantasy Star Online 2
I still play RuneScape
I play Super Mario Bros 3 multiple times a year. I love the sounds and different environments. It was such an experience going from what the original Mario looked like to this!
Out of all the games i own, i'll always seem to gravitate back to playing both Zelda: a link to the past and Super Metroid.
I loved the original games, but lately i've been playing a lot of Randomizers for these games, and even the SMZ3 rom hacks.
Especially when you speedrun these games. I started speed running them too after how impressed i was at how much faster these games can be played.
Even now, every time i play an SMZ3 randomizer, it still amazes me. 2 Game worlds connected together, and you're trying to figure out what path to take, and where to locate an item in order to progress and complete either game then the other. Each seed is never the same, so it's different every time you generate a rom.
So much fun!!