With each post in this series I will attempt to review a different web show, or internet personality. Many of these guys and gals are very responsive to their fans and really appreciate, when people appreciate what they do and the work they put into making their videos. Please go check them out, leave comments, like, share, and let them know you enjoy their work.
This week I am gonna talk about a series of videos I have watched since early in their career, and who i have mentioned a few times on this blog already that is The Game Chasers, Billy and Jay. I think I picked up on them about episode 3, when Pat the NES Punk posted a link to their youtube channel. They where not the first show based around retro game chasing that I had kept up with. The excellent show The Retro Hunters (next in line for a review maybe?? ) was already on my subscribed list on youtube and I still watch them.
Anyway I followed the link on Pats site and since it was a series I started on episode 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDYhMBSCODI I watched the next couple episodes one after the other. They were just normal guys, they had normal collections not the intimidating mega collections that most of us will never have. Most of all though, they were looking for a deal. Most of us can't afford to pay huge amounts for retro games and we have to truly survive by finding games in the wild. When your collection of games that you really want, (not just common games) increases by even a couple games its a big deal when you find them for a couple bucks at a yard sale or flea market. I hate paying retail, especially right now that the market is getting out of hand and prices way overblown. So its getting the deal, knowing that somebody is going to pay way to much but you, yourself waited and found it and saved it from the hands of a reseller. (not all resellers are bad a small percentage give many a bad name)
Billy and Jay are just out there pounding the pavement and breathing in the dust and mold from boxes that have been locked away in attics for years. They openly admit their affinity for American Pickers and it shows. But its a good thing. These guys are what American Pickers would be if it had balls. They cuss, fart, play jokes on each other and friends. Their film crew Melvor, and Dodongo play a big part in all the mayhem and are around almost every episode. They are also known to have lots of special guests Gamester81 a retro legend , Pat, 8BitEric, Roo from Clan of the Greywolf, and many others. They are just a couple of normal guys, who as the series progresses and their internet fame has risen, have started to enjoy the perks of their fame. They have done videos from different conventions the most recent being Magfest, where them and the www.retrowaretv.com crew where very visible and featured. I can not say enough about the entire retroware site check them out.
Unlike most people, who would let any degree of fame go straight to their head, The Game Chasers have been very open with their fans, they are both very active on facebook and have even started holding live video chats every couple weeks. They are some really down to earth funny as hell dudes who have a real passion for the nostalgia of their childhood. That comes threw in their videos. They are one of the few shows that I have watched the entire series on multiple occasions and I find myself laughing out loud each time, and everytime I have shown the first episode to a fellow retro game fan I end up watching every episode in order till the other person leaves or we watch the entire series. It really is that good.
And I have to mention one more thing THE PRODUCTION VALUE. Billy has a background in film making and it really REALLY shows. The quality is amazing for a youtube show, the editing even on the early episodes is spot on. There has been yellings for an actual TV show for quite awhile, and I could actually see it on a channel like SPIKE and it would actually work. A dream show, Give the Chasers 15 minutes and AVGN 15 minutes and make a 30 minute chunk of retro goodness. Although in a way I would love for them to stay web based because with tv it would hamper the language , which can be very very adult oriented (8bitEric you fuckin fuck).
Bottom line, check them out, look them up on youtube or just follow the link on the right to the captain8bit youtube channel. You will be entertained and when your done learning how game chasing go, go to facebook and look up Jay and Billy and let them know you enjoy their videos.
Final rating a solid 10 Phoenix Downs out of ten, right up there with shows like AVGN, and 16 Bit Gems. If you like your retro comedy with some education about collecting, this is your dream show. Just be glad they haven't made smell-o-vision yet! :P
Next time, Retro Hunters?? Gamester81??? 16bit Gems??? if you have a request put it in the comments section.
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