3.30 I'm in the top photo! Photos taken at the GW store in Nottingham early 90s. Staff member in the red shirt in the main picture is Jonas who went on to be an 'Eavy Metal painter and now co-owns Army Painter.
@@GDSMiniatures You mechs may have copper wiring to re-route your fear of pain, but I've got NERVES OF STEEL. They don't write 'em like that any more, haha
I have 13 necromunda gangs ( sort of)....er Orlocks, Delaques, Goliaths, Spirers,orks ,imp guards as stand in Van sars, genestealers, beastmen, I have Cawdors but I used them as a chaos cultists and every type of scum and bounty hunter mostly conversions a couple of ratskins I forget the others that I have I'll have to dig them out and put them on here, I never bothered with the Eshers , my favourite gang however was the scavies, I didn't use the scavie models I used skaven instead, the necromunda underhive was just perfect and crying out for giant mutant rat/humans ...cheers now
Psst! Hey guy, this comment of yours lost it's "pinned" when you edited it. You may want to repin it again. Also thank you for the lovely video on "Retromunda"!
My god, they actually showcased the Chaos Dwarves as half of the big fantasy setpiece in their brochure? I think that might have actually been the pinnacle of their importance to Games Workshop! Look at those glorious hats!
In recent years (and especially since I've been following various Oldhammer pages online), I've been shaking my head more and more about the disappearance of the Chaos Dwarfs. I'm sure I ***threw away*** some plastic Chaos Dwarfs back in the day...!
@@JackOfDiceAndThem if you're looking to offload them to the loving home of someone who can't afford current online asking rates, this Aussie might be interested :P
You absolutely MUST do a retromunda campaign that would be awesome. This was my fav GW game from way back when. I still have the terrain from this box, me and my son(he's 12, the same age i was roughly when this came out) use it for 40k etc I remember it being being so cool to actually have themed terrain to play with. Great video Guy, a real trip down memory lane for me
I got started with wargaming at age 12 with the 2nd edition 40k boxed set, but this boxed set really made me fall in love with the genre. I still keep every faction in the original box with the card and bulkhead buildings. Outlander gangs, ash waste nomads, and tons of converted figures. I also used house rules commonly available online for vehicles like motorcycles. This was my rabbit hole and still captures my imagination WAY more than the new version of either Necromunda or 40k. It was the investment I had in the gang I bought (Van Saars at first) and following their story from one fight to another kept my attention and kept me involved in the campaigns.
Huh, I've just realized that the two metal minis I found and cleaned up a while ago are actually old Delaque gangers. There you go, Guy, these videos can be classed as educational!
Do I have a whole 20 mins to spare in my day to listen to Guy swooning over OG Necromunda? Seeing as Guy's 'How to Play' videos literally taught me how to tabletop, sure, only for you Guy!
I absolutely love these retro videos! This was the era of GW I started in and seeing these unboxing videos gives me the same excitement and enthusiasm I remember when I first opened my copies. I definitely believe, in spite of their flaws, Necromunda and Gorkamorka were the best games GW made. The focus being on customizing and being creative really set the tone for how I play and experience the hobby.
When you mentioned "stupidity", I had a visceral flashback to my first few games, and how frustrating it was when my Kroxigors just wouldn't Charge the enemy Greatswords. I completely forgot that was a mechanic, man, your videos bring me back to what I enjoyed in the hobby.
Me and a friend just bought Necromunda: Dark Uprising and a few weeks ago and are planing on playing our first game this upcoming weekend! So exited to be getting in to this hobby
Between this and Blood Bowl, I think it's my personal GW golden age. The contemporary White Dwarf articles really nailed the pulp/western sci-fantasy feel of the game perfectly. All six (initial) gangs are fantastically designed, all the add-ons actually fit well too. Great video!
I am in the U.S. and have a games workshop an hour away! Because of you, Guy and Penny, I will be purchasing and starting my own collection very soon! Thank you for all the awesome tutorials and tips and tricks. Strong move making this your career Guy, I’m sure your father would be very proud, because your fans sure are!
I literally found a box of Space Crusade in the attic when I moved house 3 years ago. The Chaos Marines are going into my death guard, and the grots and orks are going into my Green skin army! Amazing find. Edit: Also I love the gang at 00:52, a team of beefy mutants and then at the front 'Jeff', who's leader solely thanks to his trusty cricket bat and enormous balls.
This is nostalgia for me in the extreme. I'm like you, Necromunda was by far my favourite game to play back in the 90s. You got the feel of 40k, without needing to bankrupt my parents trying to build a 2000 point army. The progression and campaign systems were super fun, even if I only ever played with my brother.
Would love to see a retro unboxing of Titan Legions. I think out of all the GW stuff I've collected, TL impressed me the most with the sheer amount of STUFF they crammed into that box! And the way the Imperator and Mega Gargant were basically games unto themselves with their absolutely MASSIVE datacards (The Imperator's is the size of the entire box!) designed to place troop stands on them for boarding actions and in the case of the Gargant, moving Grots around to fight fires, was just absolutely brilliant.
Guy, this is it, I never thought I could enjoy your content more and yet here we are. This is such a great video, absolutely wonderful. It was so good I watched it again right after.
so, for people considering going down the Retromunda road, but who dont want to use the modern gang boxes, heres a list of good conversion fodder 1. Chaos Marauders www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Chaos-Marauders-2016 2. Cadians www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Imperial-Guard-Cadian-Shock-Troops-2017 3. Catachans www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Imperial-Guard-Catachan-Jungle-Fighters 4. Chaos cultists www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Chaos-Cultists-2019 5. Genestealer Cult Neophyte Hybrids 6. Fanatics www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Empire-Flagellant-Warband
I just started the hobby and painted half my box of Rubric Marines. Your vids have helped me out a lot with my journey and taught me how to paint minis. Thanks!
Retromunda was the game of my childhood! I played 40k, blood bowl, heroquest, fantasy battle, epic etc but this game just sums up everything that was perfect back then. I n ran two different orrlok gangs, one called the cowboys. I remember I played a scenario where zombie hoards filled the underhive, it was released in a white dwarf issue, and it was their last stand as I lost every model bar 1.. The gang leader, with dual hotshot laspistols.... left in the grimdark, fighting off the corpses of his fellow gangers.
Back in the 90’s Retromunda and Epic was my start of wargaming... I’ve hade a long brake, but starting up again... fun to see this, it brings black lots of memories.
Wonderful. The game that got me into the hobby, all those years ago. I still have my old Cawdor gang and the books. So what's the next retro unboxing? Gorkamorka is clearly right up your street.
Looks like a fun game. You could likely reproduce it today using the PDF, Miniatures you have on hand and home made structures. Would love to see a battle report.
Great video! Re: the list of influences at 1:40, presumably Judge Dredd is the biggest one, even down to some of the language used (e.g. "juves"). Although cyberpunk is a vast genre!
This was amazing. I hope you do a video on how to paint the models in this retro style and how people can build a replica of this terrain at home. Looking forward to the next video. Keep up the good work.
I unboxed mine a few years ago after 20 years packed away to find I had somehow acquired a whole extra kit and another 20 bulkheads. One of my best finds in the hoard of hobby shame. The terrain is just so useful.
I am completely here for a RETROMUNDA series. I loved that game so much, and I completely missed the release of the living rulebook and community editions. Thanks so much for bringing them into my life!
I have been into 40k during the 4th-5th edition back in the days as a Tau player. Had to stop playing for financial and life reason but kept my army. I recently dug up the whole thing cause my best friend talked to me about kill team. Now i have an up and running squad(not all painted sadly). Your from scratch Necromunda gangs made me think of that. Great boardgames started to spawn mostly from mid 80's to early 90's and i think its when modern hobbies took shape... And here we are hobbyist and proud to be... Thanks for your wonderful video!
Although Necromunda 2017, everyone bought it, very few actually played it. The rules are all over the shop and often you have to go to yaktribe to get rules clarification and the cards sell out at the pre-order stage never to be seen again except at 8x the price on ebay.
This was a fantastic game: a refined version of the best wh40k version ever, where you play "human stat" squads which, until you role play them too high, are really fun and unpredictable. I remember how fun it was putting your whole squad against a single powerful enemy, like a genestealer, an ork infiltrator squad, or (if you are a little masochist and your squad stats have grown too far) even a lictor! Custom rules could be found everywhere and since it was NOT an turnament game, ruel bitching and "you can't do it" attitudes were far more relaxed.
Man this takes me back, I loved my Spyre gang, The legends. Had so much fun killing for fun through the underhive preying on the lesser houses..... God that makes me feel old 😂😂
I used to love playing Necromunda (as well as blood bowl) with my older brothers as a kid. Loved having my own gang and seeing how they evolved over time, even if they picked up injuries making them worse. It's something that's stayed with me throughout games I play. In D&D my characters will always have negative aspects or difficulties they overcome because it makes gameplay more enjoyable. Huge fan of your content Guy, it's opened up so many youtubers to me (miniac, goobertown, squidmar to name but three) and I've really improved my own hobby skills, in large part just by doing more and not being immobilised by fear that the end product won't be "perfect". Keep making videos, I'll keep watching!
My word the scenery in that set is some of the best ever. The memories! I'm down for some Necomunda campaigning! The Neon Dolls need to get out more :D
I started back into the hobby as an adult with "Shadow War Armageddon," which was more like Necromunda than anything else, and even though I invested heavily in 8th edition "Kill Team," I get nostalgic for ammo checks and scatter templates-- there's an undeniable excitement to the random elements. (Hysterically, I too saw the 2d nature of the revival and was turned off, same as you!) My one true blue opponent and I settled on "foam children's blocks" as a way to quickly create quirky 3d ruined cityscapes for our games of Shadow War.
I love the old Necromunda. And used to play in campaigns at our local shop. Another thing to mention is that there were several sets of alternative rules in the magazines they used to have for the game. Including rules for Chaos cultists. Just as there were magazine's for Mordhiem. Excellent stuff. Totally glad that I have managed to keep, protect, and even add to my original Necromunda stuff. I do have some of the new game. But I just haven't fell in love with it as much yet.
This was the last boxset I bought before I dropped out of the hobby (came back recently, God I'm old now), but I was obsessed. Just couldn't find anyone to play with. I'm all in on a Retromunda revival. Recently joined a group of old school players who have come back into the hobby & the narrative campaigns we have planned would work perfectly
A couple of friends asked if i wanted to chip in on a game back in the 90's. We chose Necromunda, and I had no idea what I was getting into, having never played any tabletop games. Long story short, it quickly became my favorite game, and still is to this day! I still play with one of those friends whenever the opportunity arises, though we now play the Community Edition. Best. Game. Ever. I don't care what the Bard says (though I watch his Hero Quest video regularly...).
I'm so glad I got into this hobby. So many lovely people. Such a lovely community! Incredible content creators. And you. Thanks for all these, well, comfy videos!
And here I am, having just yesterday bought an escher and a goliath gang in order to start playing with friends. Thanks for the tip on the rulebook! From what I have read, retromunda seems to be more fun.
Total blast from past! We had that game and 40k and we ended up playing Necromunda a lot more because of the campaign. With the Goliaths we often gave the knife guys shot guns, why not?
Woohoo, having only been in the game for a year or so, its great to be able to go back and see all those ancient things that I missed. Woohoo Downloading necromunda and awaiting greatness.
I love this channel, it's so engaging. Irony is, I'm not a wargamer. I used to collect citadel miniatures in the 80's, but never used them for gaming. Congratulations MM on a great channel.
Loved Necromunda! Had the core game and Outlanders along with some characters, a favourite of which was "Mad Donna Ulanti". I ran a veteran Orlock gang that had been through a few scrapes. Had some epic scuffles with my friends goliath and Cawdor gangs. Good Times!
At the risk of being pedantic: Goliaths *could* get agility skills (advance roll of 2 or 12) and everyone could buy boltpistols for their starting gang (20 credits). You could even give 'em to a juve. I love the new game, but its nice to get a bit nostalgic about the game I fell in love with all them years ago.
Thanks for making this video! Necromunda is probably my favorite game still. Some of my best memories are from playing this old version back in the day. The campaign rules were so fun!
My cousin and I have been collecting all the old card scenery. Some of it is phenomenal I really wish we still had that available to up, pre coloured and each to put away.
I was sad to have discovered Necromunda a bit after its original heyday...hence I now have a growing pile of the new stuff. Not missing out again. Now to paint it all....
I miss the Weapon sprues, back in the 90s you could buy weapons sprues with weapons without hands. Yeah all those new rulebooks and "expansions" feels more like you are buying the same things over and over again, but it does have some good side but its nor really rules or mechanics related. It would be nice to see an old school Necromunda '95 campaign, I still have my Eschers, they are my reminder of how I used to paint, also reminder that back then I didn't care much what happened to the minis when they were converted, meaning I didn't remove bit carefully as I do today, I also painted and converted some of my Eschers into Catachans :)
This is a great video. I started with Necromunda when I was 15 and it was the coolest thing to play with my brothers and friends. I'm now late 30's and just getting back into the hobby. Going for my first game on Saturday.
All the feels of early GW hobby days 🥺 Had all these minis and was a Necromunda obsessive. Had all the gangs and loved making mad underhive scenery. Ive no idea where any of my minis are now which is a disaster! Probably worth a small fortune. I loved the unique feel of each gang and the Blood Bowl style progression and skill building made this a stand out game. I also liked how it felt like a more realistic version of the 40k universe with even a basic Bolt pistol feeling powerful. It created great gaming moments as individuals got cool skill combos and weapons and did heroic things from game to game. But was also stressful if your star ganger got shot at as it might just be the end of your favourite! It was easy to run multiple gangs at once as well so you could play a large campaign with all the gangs, with just two people.
Why would I not want to listen to 21 minutes and 24 seconds of your soothing voice and background music. I don't even know what you were talking about, I just wanted to listen 😉
Wow, perfect timing! I had bought this set last year and it's been sitting in my closet until this past weekend.I busted it out, went through all these exact booklets (they're so cool) and currently have the minis stripping of their awful paint job. Very excited to paint up these old sculpts.
Ah yes! We've played Inquisimunda (inquisitor theme, based on the Necromunda mechanics) sooo much. One of my all-time favourite games indeed. Great video! I hope you manage to start a campaign!
Retromunda does have a fantastic ring to it! I remember playing my first game in the early 2000s, it was great fun and only a one off, but we rolled for the after-effects anyway too, and you're spot in in saying that's great entertainment too. I used to be a escher ganger, but then i took a pistol to the knee!
3.30 I'm in the top photo! Photos taken at the GW store in Nottingham early 90s. Staff member in the red shirt in the main picture is Jonas who went on to be an 'Eavy Metal painter and now co-owns Army Painter.
Haha, awesome!
He should interview you for a follow up video and maybe Jonas too!
Haha a living part of GW history.
AWESOME!!!!
I love the longer episodes, who wouldn't want 20 minutes of midwinter minis?
Me
Me too man! I'd love to try and use those old rules ;-)
"No game is perfect, except Deus Ex"
YES GUY! This is why you're the man
... maybe you should try getting a JOB ;)
@@MidwinterMinis I'm not big into books
Technically, the first stage of Deus Ex. *unpopular opinion* ;)
@@GDSMiniatures You mechs may have copper wiring to re-route your fear of pain, but I've got NERVES OF STEEL.
They don't write 'em like that any more, haha
A bomb!
You are the only person on CZcams who’s grim-dark voice isn’t cheesy and love it
yep. ;D
Yeah, but contrast that to his real life voice! ;)
I think is like the 90s models, its cheesy but charming
The cheesy is part of the fun.
I refuse, I mean, REFUSE, to wait till 2021 for a Retromunda campaign from this channel. I think, most probably, I'll die.
I need this
I want dis
me too
Me too. Please do it. 2nd 40k and Necro are stuff of legends. At 46 years of age, that was the golden times.
@@andrewnoble8743 At 48 I remember fondly the 2nd edition 40K and the 4th edition Fantasy. Those were the days :-)
LONG LIVE RETROMUNDA! Here's some timestamps and useful links:
00:00 Intro
01:20 The box
02:31 Unboxing
02:47 World of Hobby Games
04:12 Citadel Painting Guide
04:34 Necromunda playsheets
05:00 Get Started booklet
05:44 Necromunda Painting and Modelling
06:28 Rulebook
08:23 Sourcebook
11:18 Necromunda Underhive Wars first look
13:00 Orlock miniatures
13:49 Goliath miniatures
14:43 Goliath 1995 vs 2017 size comparison
15:09 Gaming accessories
15:39 Bulkheads and card terrain
17:14 Expansions
17:41 Free rules
18:49 Our old gangs
20:08 Special thanks
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I have 13 necromunda gangs ( sort of)....er Orlocks, Delaques, Goliaths, Spirers,orks ,imp guards as stand in Van sars, genestealers, beastmen, I have Cawdors but I used them as a chaos cultists and every type of scum and bounty hunter mostly conversions a couple of ratskins I forget the others that I have I'll have to dig them out and put them on here, I never bothered with the Eshers , my favourite gang however was the scavies, I didn't use the scavie models I used skaven instead, the necromunda underhive was just perfect and crying out for giant mutant rat/humans ...cheers now
Necromunda is Necromunda. New-cromunda is the latest travesty. The PC game is good like Mordheim.
You didn't write a timestamp for the grim dark voice
I want a refund
Psst! Hey guy, this comment of yours lost it's "pinned" when you edited it. You may want to repin it again.
Also thank you for the lovely video on "Retromunda"!
Oh yesss. more unboxings from Midwinter! :D
hello squidmar!
Hi like your vids
the condition of that necromunda 90s box was excellent must have cost a bit
@@Mandapanda6345 Hello charles!
@@triciasaurine4211
The best thing about Necromunda is these retro unboxings...
NOOOO, I totally missed out on doing a "LOOK AT THE MUSCULARITY" in the Goliath bit.
@@MidwinterMinis the only way to atone, is a team up with the Bard.
@@theBoonarmies that would be so amazing
To repent, you must kitbash @bardicbroadcasts a Dwarven necromunda gang!
The best thing about Necromunda are the comments under these retro unboxings
0:51 here you can see Greg the Genestealer. He works in accounts
All genestealers work in accounts
When you have a lot of expensive things and people ask you how..... you tell them you work in accounting and they don’t question it
I love the fact Australia had more GW stores than the US back I those days
Luke thegamingkiwi GW is a pretty British company.
This was EXACTLY the video I wanted to watch this morning!!!
Yeah this checked all the boxes for me as well.
You should definitely jump in on guys proposed necromunda campaign, keep up the good work.
A collab would be so cool! Please Guy and Dana!
My god, they actually showcased the Chaos Dwarves as half of the big fantasy setpiece in their brochure? I think that might have actually been the pinnacle of their importance to Games Workshop! Look at those glorious hats!
In recent years (and especially since I've been following various Oldhammer pages online), I've been shaking my head more and more about the disappearance of the Chaos Dwarfs. I'm sure I ***threw away*** some plastic Chaos Dwarfs back in the day...!
@@danioshea there were plastic chaos dwarfs?
namedenkeinerhat 28 - £5 box sets back then. You would be able to get 10 miniatures. Used to love stocking up on the old chaos warriors.
I laughed when I saw that too, going to have to dig up my old chaos dwarf army... Wonder whether it'll be worth selling...
@@JackOfDiceAndThem if you're looking to offload them to the loving home of someone who can't afford current online asking rates, this Aussie might be interested :P
Those plastic bulkheads are still a cracking bit of terrain.
"Hoof people off tall buildings." :D :D :D
1995 is now retro and that saddens me haha
Tell me about it! :(
Midwinter Minis I wish i kept my copy of this! But I gave it to my little cousin as he wanted to play war games but his parents wouldn’t buy him stuff
@@minishaw280 you're the kind of hero we need in 2020.
Midwinter Minis nah not a hero! Just what you do for family!
Oh my. The terrain in this box has so much nostalgia. So simple and effective. Retromunda FTW!
"Time for another crrrrrrracking unboxing!"
Look at the muscularity!
@@HistoritorJimaldus XDD
You absolutely MUST do a retromunda campaign that would be awesome. This was my fav GW game from way back when. I still have the terrain from this box, me and my son(he's 12, the same age i was roughly when this came out) use it for 40k etc I remember it being being so cool to actually have themed terrain to play with. Great video Guy, a real trip down memory lane for me
I got started with wargaming at age 12 with the 2nd edition 40k boxed set, but this boxed set really made me fall in love with the genre. I still keep every faction in the original box with the card and bulkhead buildings. Outlander gangs, ash waste nomads, and tons of converted figures. I also used house rules commonly available online for vehicles like motorcycles. This was my rabbit hole and still captures my imagination WAY more than the new version of either Necromunda or 40k. It was the investment I had in the gang I bought (Van Saars at first) and following their story from one fight to another kept my attention and kept me involved in the campaigns.
Huh, I've just realized that the two metal minis I found and cleaned up a while ago are actually old Delaque gangers.
There you go, Guy, these videos can be classed as educational!
Oh my god! The amount of bowlcuts in that picture brought tears of 90's nostalgia in my eyes.
Do I have a whole 20 mins to spare in my day to listen to Guy swooning over OG Necromunda?
Seeing as Guy's 'How to Play' videos literally taught me how to tabletop, sure, only for you Guy!
Haha, thanks mate. I'm swoonin' HARD in this one.
Swoon away mate! lol
Your passion for these games and banter with Penny is what sets your channel apart. Keep smashing out the quality content.
I absolutely love these retro videos! This was the era of GW I started in and seeing these unboxing videos gives me the same excitement and enthusiasm I remember when I first opened my copies. I definitely believe, in spite of their flaws, Necromunda and Gorkamorka were the best games GW made. The focus being on customizing and being creative really set the tone for how I play and experience the hobby.
When you mentioned "stupidity", I had a visceral flashback to my first few games, and how frustrating it was when my Kroxigors just wouldn't Charge the enemy Greatswords. I completely forgot that was a mechanic, man, your videos bring me back to what I enjoyed in the hobby.
Me and a friend just bought Necromunda: Dark Uprising and a few weeks ago and are planing on playing our first game this upcoming weekend!
So exited to be getting in to this hobby
It seems to be pretty bad. Better off to play the living rulebook version of the game.
Between this and Blood Bowl, I think it's my personal GW golden age. The contemporary White Dwarf articles really nailed the pulp/western sci-fantasy feel of the game perfectly. All six (initial) gangs are fantastically designed, all the add-ons actually fit well too. Great video!
I am in the U.S. and have a games workshop an hour away! Because of you, Guy and Penny, I will be purchasing and starting my own collection very soon! Thank you for all the awesome tutorials and tips and tricks. Strong move making this your career Guy, I’m sure your father would be very proud, because your fans sure are!
I literally found a box of Space Crusade in the attic when I moved house 3 years ago. The Chaos Marines are going into my death guard, and the grots and orks are going into my Green skin army! Amazing find.
Edit: Also I love the gang at 00:52, a team of beefy mutants and then at the front 'Jeff', who's leader solely thanks to his trusty cricket bat and enormous balls.
Wundarbar! I love your retro unboxings and painting videos the most- It's almost a nostalgia overload!
This was one of the first wargame I ever played as a kid with my dad, bringing me waaaay back top memories i forgot i had.
Possibly GW's finest moment. Also an early example of the "insert a levelling system into everything" school of game design done well.
This is nostalgia for me in the extreme. I'm like you, Necromunda was by far my favourite game to play back in the 90s. You got the feel of 40k, without needing to bankrupt my parents trying to build a 2000 point army. The progression and campaign systems were super fun, even if I only ever played with my brother.
I still have two Necromunda boxes and 5 old gangs. The scenografy was stunning back then and very useful.
just funny how just a few days ago my friends and I decided to start a necromunda campaign and this video is a great help for a new comer!
Oh my God, these retro nostalgia trips are so good I save them for after work and a couple of beers in. The feeling is indescribable.
Would love to see a retro unboxing of Titan Legions. I think out of all the GW stuff I've collected, TL impressed me the most with the sheer amount of STUFF they crammed into that box! And the way the Imperator and Mega Gargant were basically games unto themselves with their absolutely MASSIVE datacards (The Imperator's is the size of the entire box!) designed to place troop stands on them for boarding actions and in the case of the Gargant, moving Grots around to fight fires, was just absolutely brilliant.
Guy, this is it, I never thought I could enjoy your content more and yet here we are. This is such a great video, absolutely wonderful. It was so good I watched it again right after.
This version of Necromunda is one of my favourite games ever. I've still got my thick compilation rulebook on my shelf. Fantastic stuff.
so, for people considering going down the Retromunda road, but who dont want to use the modern gang boxes, heres a list of good conversion fodder
1. Chaos Marauders www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Chaos-Marauders-2016
2. Cadians www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Imperial-Guard-Cadian-Shock-Troops-2017
3. Catachans www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Imperial-Guard-Catachan-Jungle-Fighters
4. Chaos cultists www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Chaos-Cultists-2019
5. Genestealer Cult Neophyte Hybrids
6. Fanatics www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Empire-Flagellant-Warband
I just started the hobby and painted half my box of Rubric Marines. Your vids have helped me out a lot with my journey and taught me how to paint minis. Thanks!
Retromunda was the game of my childhood! I played 40k, blood bowl, heroquest, fantasy battle, epic etc but this game just sums up everything that was perfect back then.
I n ran two different orrlok gangs, one called the cowboys. I remember I played a scenario where zombie hoards filled the underhive, it was released in a white dwarf issue, and it was their last stand as I lost every model bar 1.. The gang leader, with dual hotshot laspistols.... left in the grimdark, fighting off the corpses of his fellow gangers.
Back in the 90’s Retromunda and Epic was my start of wargaming... I’ve hade a long brake, but starting up again... fun to see this, it brings black lots of memories.
3:14 There it is. This was my first ever GW thing I owned and what got me started into this Hobby!
Wonderful. The game that got me into the hobby, all those years ago. I still have my old Cawdor gang and the books. So what's the next retro unboxing? Gorkamorka is clearly right up your street.
Looks like a fun game. You could likely reproduce it today using the PDF, Miniatures you have on hand and home made structures. Would love to see a battle report.
WOOHOO!!! I just bought some orlock and cawdor metal gangers, the older sculpts are truly amazing !!
Great video! Re: the list of influences at 1:40, presumably Judge Dredd is the biggest one, even down to some of the language used (e.g. "juves"). Although cyberpunk is a vast genre!
This was amazing. I hope you do a video on how to paint the models in this retro style and how people can build a replica of this terrain at home. Looking forward to the next video. Keep up the good work.
I unboxed mine a few years ago after 20 years packed away to find I had somehow acquired a whole extra kit and another 20 bulkheads. One of my best finds in the hoard of hobby shame. The terrain is just so useful.
"Retromunda" - I like the sound of that 😊
Oh, wonderful timing. Just bought the game seconds ago after getting home, to be greeted by this a minute later
I wish more terrain like that was available now, so much variation in how to assemble it and so easy to store!
I am completely here for a RETROMUNDA series. I loved that game so much, and I completely missed the release of the living rulebook and community editions. Thanks so much for bringing them into my life!
Retromunda was my first ever TTG way back in the day and a true love was born!
I have been into 40k during the 4th-5th edition back in the days as a Tau player. Had to stop playing for financial and life reason but kept my army. I recently dug up the whole thing cause my best friend talked to me about kill team. Now i have an up and running squad(not all painted sadly). Your from scratch Necromunda gangs made me think
of that. Great boardgames started to spawn mostly from mid 80's to early 90's and i think its when modern hobbies took shape... And here we are hobbyist and proud to be... Thanks for your wonderful video!
Although Necromunda 2017, everyone bought it, very few actually played it. The rules are all over the shop and often you have to go to yaktribe to get rules clarification and the cards sell out at the pre-order stage never to be seen again except at 8x the price on ebay.
Yeah, certainly not a casual gamer experience like the original had the potential to be.
The card packs are like gold dust. It's rediculus.
The constant book releases put me off in the end.
@@Tipsythomas I think GW should do on demand print runs for their cards like they did with their Indomnitus box.
Thank you for making this video. I remember being a teenager and watching this played in the games store by the pros who hung out there.
This was a fantastic game: a refined version of the best wh40k version ever, where you play "human stat" squads which, until you role play them too high, are really fun and unpredictable.
I remember how fun it was putting your whole squad against a single powerful enemy, like a genestealer, an ork infiltrator squad, or (if you are a little masochist and your squad stats have grown too far) even a lictor! Custom rules could be found everywhere and since it was NOT an turnament game, ruel bitching and "you can't do it" attitudes were far more relaxed.
"Do the grimdark voice" how many times has Penny said this in the bedroom then Guy?
Precisely zero, haha
@@MidwinterMinis so far...
Man this takes me back, I loved my Spyre gang, The legends. Had so much fun killing for fun through the underhive preying on the lesser houses..... God that makes me feel old 😂😂
I used to love playing Necromunda (as well as blood bowl) with my older brothers as a kid. Loved having my own gang and seeing how they evolved over time, even if they picked up injuries making them worse. It's something that's stayed with me throughout games I play. In D&D my characters will always have negative aspects or difficulties they overcome because it makes gameplay more enjoyable.
Huge fan of your content Guy, it's opened up so many youtubers to me (miniac, goobertown, squidmar to name but three) and I've really improved my own hobby skills, in large part just by doing more and not being immobilised by fear that the end product won't be "perfect". Keep making videos, I'll keep watching!
My word the scenery in that set is some of the best ever. The memories! I'm down for some Necomunda campaigning! The Neon Dolls need to get out more :D
Joke's on you. I prefer long-form videos.
Yes! Please! 90s Necromunda content- count me in for that in 2021!
Great video guy! I can't believe you called all those gorgeous old sculpts ugly though!!
"Do the grim dark voice? Ok just for you"
U knew exactly what i was thinking
I started back into the hobby as an adult with "Shadow War Armageddon," which was more like Necromunda than anything else, and even though I invested heavily in 8th edition "Kill Team," I get nostalgic for ammo checks and scatter templates-- there's an undeniable excitement to the random elements. (Hysterically, I too saw the 2d nature of the revival and was turned off, same as you!) My one true blue opponent and I settled on "foam children's blocks" as a way to quickly create quirky 3d ruined cityscapes for our games of Shadow War.
Yes yes I'm so glad you told us about the living rule book I was looking for something like that.
I love the old Necromunda. And used to play in campaigns at our local shop. Another thing to mention is that there were several sets of alternative rules in the magazines they used to have for the game. Including rules for Chaos cultists. Just as there were magazine's for Mordhiem. Excellent stuff. Totally glad that I have managed to keep, protect, and even add to my original Necromunda stuff. I do have some of the new game. But I just haven't fell in love with it as much yet.
This was the last boxset I bought before I dropped out of the hobby (came back recently, God I'm old now), but I was obsessed. Just couldn't find anyone to play with.
I'm all in on a Retromunda revival. Recently joined a group of old school players who have come back into the hobby & the narrative campaigns we have planned would work perfectly
That Citadel Painting Guide is HARD NOSTALGIA for me, got it with my first paints and minis and pored over every picture for hours.
A couple of friends asked if i wanted to chip in on a game back in the 90's. We chose Necromunda, and I had no idea what I was getting into, having never played any tabletop games. Long story short, it quickly became my favorite game, and still is to this day! I still play with one of those friends whenever the opportunity arises, though we now play the Community Edition. Best. Game. Ever. I don't care what the Bard says (though I watch his Hero Quest video regularly...).
I'm so glad I got into this hobby. So many lovely people. Such a lovely community!
Incredible content creators.
And you.
Thanks for all these, well, comfy videos!
And here I am, having just yesterday bought an escher and a goliath gang in order to start playing with friends.
Thanks for the tip on the rulebook! From what I have read, retromunda seems to be more fun.
Maaaaaannnnn... This is nostalgia shot directly in the veins. This was my first miniature game and still one of my favorites. Thanks for this video!
Total blast from past! We had that game and 40k and we ended up playing Necromunda a lot more because of the campaign. With the Goliaths we often gave the knife guys shot guns, why not?
Just getting into Necromunda, can't wait for some more content!!
Woohoo, having only been in the game for a year or so, its great to be able to go back and see all those ancient things that I missed. Woohoo Downloading necromunda and awaiting greatness.
I really really enjoy these retro unboxings! Takes me right back to my childhood. Pls keep them coming!
I love this channel, it's so engaging. Irony is, I'm not a wargamer. I used to collect citadel miniatures in the 80's, but never used them for gaming. Congratulations MM on a great channel.
Loved Necromunda! Had the core game and Outlanders along with some characters, a favourite of which was "Mad Donna Ulanti". I ran a veteran Orlock gang that had been through a few scrapes. Had some epic scuffles with my friends goliath and Cawdor gangs. Good Times!
At the risk of being pedantic: Goliaths *could* get agility skills (advance roll of 2 or 12) and everyone could buy boltpistols for their starting gang (20 credits). You could even give 'em to a juve. I love the new game, but its nice to get a bit nostalgic about the game I fell in love with all them years ago.
Thanks for making this video! Necromunda is probably my favorite game still. Some of my best memories are from playing this old version back in the day. The campaign rules were so fun!
My cousin and I have been collecting all the old card scenery. Some of it is phenomenal I really wish we still had that available to up, pre coloured and each to put away.
I was sad to have discovered Necromunda a bit after its original heyday...hence I now have a growing pile of the new stuff. Not missing out again. Now to paint it all....
I'm absolutely loving this retro series, so cool to see what changed in the hobbie!
This edition was still in print when I first got started and my mate Matt and I spent so so many hours playing campaigns using those rules.
I miss the Weapon sprues, back in the 90s you could buy weapons sprues with weapons without hands.
Yeah all those new rulebooks and "expansions" feels more like you are buying the same things over and over again, but it does have some good side but its nor really rules or mechanics related.
It would be nice to see an old school Necromunda '95 campaign, I still have my Eschers, they are my reminder of how I used to paint, also reminder that back then I didn't care much what happened to the minis when they were converted, meaning I didn't remove bit carefully as I do today, I also painted and converted some of my Eschers into Catachans :)
My current Catachan army has a couple of squads of modern Eschers .
Love the retro unboxing series! Please make more!
This video is amazing. So much of my childhood is wrapped up with that box.
Thank you, Guy.
This is a great video. I started with Necromunda when I was 15 and it was the coolest thing to play with my brothers and friends. I'm now late 30's and just getting back into the hobby. Going for my first game on Saturday.
All the feels of early GW hobby days 🥺 Had all these minis and was a Necromunda obsessive. Had all the gangs and loved making mad underhive scenery. Ive no idea where any of my minis are now which is a disaster! Probably worth a small fortune. I loved the unique feel of each gang and the Blood Bowl style progression and skill building made this a stand out game. I also liked how it felt like a more realistic version of the 40k universe with even a basic Bolt pistol feeling powerful. It created great gaming moments as individuals got cool skill combos and weapons and did heroic things from game to game. But was also stressful if your star ganger got shot at as it might just be the end of your favourite! It was easy to run multiple gangs at once as well so you could play a large campaign with all the gangs, with just two people.
Please don't stop with this awesome content🙏
Necromunda, Mordheim and Blood Bowl: the best games GW ever made.
Why would I not want to listen to 21 minutes and 24 seconds of your soothing voice and background music. I don't even know what you were talking about, I just wanted to listen 😉
Wow, perfect timing! I had bought this set last year and it's been sitting in my closet until this past weekend.I busted it out, went through all these exact booklets (they're so cool) and currently have the minis stripping of their awful paint job. Very excited to paint up these old sculpts.
Ah yes! We've played Inquisimunda (inquisitor theme, based on the Necromunda mechanics) sooo much. One of my all-time favourite games indeed. Great video! I hope you manage to start a campaign!
Retromunda does have a fantastic ring to it! I remember playing my first game in the early 2000s, it was great fun and only a one off, but we rolled for the after-effects anyway too, and you're spot in in saying that's great entertainment too. I used to be a escher ganger, but then i took a pistol to the knee!
As a long term, 20 year 40k player, this is wild great content! Thank you
Your retro content gives me melancholy nostalgia feels 😍
I lo ved Necromunda and Mordheim back in the day. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!