Gaming in the AM (Andrew Mayes)
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I make videos where I talk to myself about obscure topics for the better part of an hour, please send help. | Born 1990 | Independent YouTuber/video essayist
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What Makes "Metal Gear Solid" a Masterpiece | Gaming Through the Years
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If this video gets to 5000 views, I'll recite the Bible in my best Solid Snake voice.
As a somewhat outsider to Mega Man, I'm so baffled seeing fans say the franchise has been neglected, because like... brother, there's about 1000 Mega Man games. I swear I'm learning about a new one every day. Like, wtf is Rockman and Forte? The Wily Wars? What's the difference between Zero and ZX?
December 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As a somewhat outsider to Mega Man, I'm so baffled seeing fans say the franchise has been neglected, because like... brother, there's about 1000 Mega Man games. I swear I'm learning about a new one every day. Like, wtf is Rockman and Forte? The Wily Wars? What's the difference between Zero and ZX?
Currently editing a video about Spyro the Dragon, and in the process of choosing music for each segment, I keep getting distracted just listening to the music instead. What an incredible soundtrack.
December 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Currently editing a video about Spyro the Dragon, and in the process of choosing music for each segment, I keep getting distracted just listening to the music instead. What an incredible soundtrack.
If this video gets to 5000 views, I'll recite the Bible in my best Solid Snake voice.
What Makes "Metal Gear Solid" a Masterpiece | Gaming Through the Years
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December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If this video gets to 5000 views, I'll recite the Bible in my best Solid Snake voice.
'90s TV shows had kid me convinced that people baking soufflés would be a way more common occurrence.
December 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
'90s TV shows had kid me convinced that people baking soufflés would be a way more common occurrence.
There are times I start to wonder if all the work is worth it, and then random interactions like this will remind me: Yeah. It is.
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
There are times I start to wonder if all the work is worth it, and then random interactions like this will remind me: Yeah. It is.
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I just think it would be a better country if our president could write words of condolences for a beloved director that were as warm and kind as those he wrote for a despised pedophile
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I just think it would be a better country if our president could write words of condolences for a beloved director that were as warm and kind as those he wrote for a despised pedophile
It's time someone said it: I like the replaced RE1 music. Watch my new video to learn more!
RE1's Replaced Music: Was It All Bad? - The PS1 DualShock RE-volution | Gaming Through the Years
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December 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's time someone said it: I like the replaced RE1 music. Watch my new video to learn more!
My newest video is up on YouTube! Parasite Eve is an interesting dichotomy in that it is a horror plot told through the lens of an RPG, a notably un-scary genre of video game.
That time Square made a horror game - Parasite Eve | Gaming Through the Years
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November 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
My newest video is up on YouTube! Parasite Eve is an interesting dichotomy in that it is a horror plot told through the lens of an RPG, a notably un-scary genre of video game.
Super Mario World is 35 years old today! Watch my really old video about it!
The BEST Mega Man Game & the Launch of the SNES | Gaming Through the Years
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November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Super Mario World is 35 years old today! Watch my really old video about it!
Heard someone describe my YouTube content as "Great Value Jeremy Parish," and like... thanks, I guess?
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Heard someone describe my YouTube content as "Great Value Jeremy Parish," and like... thanks, I guess?
So what was the deal with FFV's PS1 port? Watch me discuss in my latest video.
The WORST Version of Final Fantasy V | Gaming Through the Years
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November 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So what was the deal with FFV's PS1 port? Watch me discuss in my latest video.
"Friend of the Court" is such a funny title simply because of how informal it sounds. Like, "Hey, when it comes to the custody of your child, we've deferred judgment to our buddy, Kyle."
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Friend of the Court" is such a funny title simply because of how informal it sounds. Like, "Hey, when it comes to the custody of your child, we've deferred judgment to our buddy, Kyle."
No joke, Pokémon was how I learned that rubber blocks electricity, and I need other millennials to chime in and tell me I'm not alone.
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
No joke, Pokémon was how I learned that rubber blocks electricity, and I need other millennials to chime in and tell me I'm not alone.
Parasite Eve is interesting in that it is clearly marketed as a horror game but is also an RPG which is a famously non-scary genre of video game. It's not scary, like, at all.
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Parasite Eve is interesting in that it is clearly marketed as a horror game but is also an RPG which is a famously non-scary genre of video game. It's not scary, like, at all.
The Truman Show is great for a number of reasons, but the way I've always tended to read the film is as a critique of theism. The idea that an all-powerful god who watches and judges everything you do and has a very specific plan for your life might feel really invasive and creepy, actually.
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Truman Show is great for a number of reasons, but the way I've always tended to read the film is as a critique of theism. The idea that an all-powerful god who watches and judges everything you do and has a very specific plan for your life might feel really invasive and creepy, actually.
Watching non-Digimon fans playing Time Stranger for the first time:
(Art credit: DouglasPS7, Twitter)
(Art credit: DouglasPS7, Twitter)
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Watching non-Digimon fans playing Time Stranger for the first time:
(Art credit: DouglasPS7, Twitter)
(Art credit: DouglasPS7, Twitter)
The worst thing about Disney buying Marvel is that this show never got a third season.
"Why do you love The Spectacular Spider-Man so much?"
The Spectacular Spider-Man scoring all the action sequences of an episode with music from an in-universe performance of the opera Rigoletto:
The Spectacular Spider-Man scoring all the action sequences of an episode with music from an in-universe performance of the opera Rigoletto:
October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The worst thing about Disney buying Marvel is that this show never got a third season.
Check out my latest video on Resident Evil 2!
Is Resident Evil 2 a perfect sequel? | Gaming Through the Years
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October 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Check out my latest video on Resident Evil 2!
The cool thing about Digimon is that all its fans are over 30 and so Bandai can just lean into it.
October 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The cool thing about Digimon is that all its fans are over 30 and so Bandai can just lean into it.
It's funny that people latch onto Joker's "agent of chaos" monologue from The Dark Knight as gospel of his philosophy, because like... he's lying. He's manipulating Harvey into stooping to his level. "Do I look like a guy with a plan?" Yes. The rest of the film shows us that you ALWAYS have a plan.
October 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It's funny that people latch onto Joker's "agent of chaos" monologue from The Dark Knight as gospel of his philosophy, because like... he's lying. He's manipulating Harvey into stooping to his level. "Do I look like a guy with a plan?" Yes. The rest of the film shows us that you ALWAYS have a plan.
The most succinct way I've heard someone describe Akira Toriyama's legacy is, "Imagine being the guy who designed the Slime from Dragon Quest and that isn't even the thing you're most famous for."
October 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The most succinct way I've heard someone describe Akira Toriyama's legacy is, "Imagine being the guy who designed the Slime from Dragon Quest and that isn't even the thing you're most famous for."
Can't believe Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles was how I learn that the British pronunciation of "lieutenant" is "leff-tenant."
October 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Can't believe Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles was how I learn that the British pronunciation of "lieutenant" is "leff-tenant."
Final Fantasy XII subtitle font comparison (PS2 vs. Zodiac Age)
I get that the new font is better for readability, but I miss when video games weren't afraid to use fonts more stylized than "default Crunchyroll subtitles." (Or in this case, Times New Roman, a.k.a. "default Microsoft Word font.")
I get that the new font is better for readability, but I miss when video games weren't afraid to use fonts more stylized than "default Crunchyroll subtitles." (Or in this case, Times New Roman, a.k.a. "default Microsoft Word font.")
October 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Final Fantasy XII subtitle font comparison (PS2 vs. Zodiac Age)
I get that the new font is better for readability, but I miss when video games weren't afraid to use fonts more stylized than "default Crunchyroll subtitles." (Or in this case, Times New Roman, a.k.a. "default Microsoft Word font.")
I get that the new font is better for readability, but I miss when video games weren't afraid to use fonts more stylized than "default Crunchyroll subtitles." (Or in this case, Times New Roman, a.k.a. "default Microsoft Word font.")
Everybody always says WereGarurumon but nobody ever asks HowGarurumon.
October 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Everybody always says WereGarurumon but nobody ever asks HowGarurumon.
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i went through my childhood for *this*?
October 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
i went through my childhood for *this*?