Recommended game reviewers

{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1" style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" class="wikitable sortable" MotherFuckerMike is different from AVGN on account of how his videos are more focusing on glitches and games, and how and what they do. His reviews are very good and straight to the point on glitches. Mike is pretty good at this and it fits perfectly for him. Him and James go way back and both share the website together. Sometimes he does Board James reviews with Rolfe just for fun. MotherFuckerMike designs the cover art for AVGN episodes as well.
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 * The Angry Video Game Nerd/James Rolfe
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 * This crazy motherfucker's been around for a long time. Likely the most famous reviewer on the web. 99% of the time, he plays games on the systems proper, so no save states for him or any of that fancy shit. He tends to be somewhat biased, but you'll likely be able to relate to him, because he knows the rage you've gone through first-hand. He reviews the shit out of shit games for various retro systems (Mostly NES and SNES). He rarely does more recent games. For some reason, he has a cult following in Japan thanks to his videos being subbed on NicoNico, which are oddly funny as every other viewer reacts to them with [floods of texts]. "The Nerd" is just a vidya persona though. James Rolfe himself is a lot more reasonable, reviews all sorts of stuff (also GOOD games) and is a pretty cool guy. He also does board game shit, called Board James.
 * Youtube Page Japanese Sub
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Seriously, nigger? But that's irrelevant, since the draw of the show is all about his playing. It's hard to briefly say why it's, well, addicting to watch him, so here's a guide. That's only part of it though, since the episodes are peppered with neat little segments where Arino and crew visit arcades and game stores, study vidya history, sometimes even talk with vidya devs and attend conventions, and generally have fun to ease the tension. Japanese, but the subs are more than enough. There's video download-mirrors all across the net if you know look, since we can't technically tell you where. ...What do you mean "Kotaku videos"? Look, those awful shits don't exist. Fuji TV agreed. Don't bother them about it. BEER! and VIDEO GAMES!
 * The Happy Video Game Nerd
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 * As you can tell by the name, this guy is the polar opposite of the AVGN. He focuses good games that are considered forgotten or underrated. He produces a lot less episodes than the AVGN but they be much more in depth and have less filler humor.
 * Retroware TV
 * Game Center CX
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 * Legendary television show about playing video games starring comedian Shinya Arino. About 3/4 of the time, the games he plays came out everywhere (Mario, Mega Man, Sonic, etc.), although there's times he plays Japan-only games and even some Western-made games.
 * Game Center CX
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 * Legendary television show about playing video games starring comedian Shinya Arino. About 3/4 of the time, the games he plays came out everywhere (Mario, Mega Man, Sonic, etc.), although there's times he plays Japan-only games and even some Western-made games.
 * N/A (If you want legit episodes, check Amazon.)
 * Classic Game Room
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Great review in terms of getting a gist of a game, fun to watch even if you aren't planning on buying a game. Humor is there too. He reviews ANYTHING. Form Atari 2600 to PC to iPad. True gamer and one of the best on Youtube. ASSEMblerEX Something different than other YT reviewers. ASSEMblerEX don't focus so much on games but rather on hardware side of game industry. On his channel you can find reviews of rare or prototype hardware and devkits. He also collect game awards memorabilia. It's definitely worth watching if you are interested in that kind of stuff. Youtube Page
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 * Lazy Game Reviews
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 * Somewhere inbetween CGR and a professional reviewer, Clint is a PC-oriented reviewer who has a taste for the unknown and the obscure. He's doing a lets play series called "I'll play anything".
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 * Retsupurae
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 * Fronted by 'Slowbeef' and 'Diabetus', Retsupurae (an engrish prenunciation of 'Let's Play') watches horrible Let's Plays and taunts them, weather it be the awful commentary, or the stupid game itself. Starting on the SomethingAwful forums, the two quickly gained popularity for pointing out not all Let's Plays are golden treasure troves. They sometimes watch extended silent Let's Plays (Called 'Long Plays') and comment on it, their own version of a Let's Play. They often bring guests from the SomethingAwful forums on their videos to commentate with them.
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 * Hardcore Gaming 101
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 * One of the best videogame review sites on the internet. Hundreds of high quality reviews and interviews on all types of games. They mostly stick with older and more obscure stuff. The really great thing about their game write-ups is that they'll go in-depth for each game (unless it's a throwaway entry in a series), often noting history behind development and occasions when devs and/or companies shut-down and move on. They tend to note spiritual successors/predecessors as well.
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 * Turbo Views
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 * If you like the TurboGrafx-16/CD and/or PC Engine, Chris Bucci is your man to listen up on for some potential games to play. He generally hits on all the highs and lows of games with very little bias. Best of all, he knows his stuff, even bringing up pricing and hardware concerns when relevant. If you haven't gotten into the Turbo line before, but may have been interested thanks to Wii's VC, PSN, or some other means, check his videos first before you shell out for a potential buy. He doesn't have every single game video'd, but he does have several of the more well-known titles up. His DVDs (very cheap and region-free) have some extra goodies in addition to Turbo Views.
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 * Chuggaconroy
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 * One of the most famous Let's Players out there, Chuggaconroy pretty much covers all things Nintendo. He has a big list of LP's and that list is only growing. Tends to make some pretty hit-and-miss jokes but overall is well received.
 * StephenPlays
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 * Stephen George famous for his ongoing V-Log as well as Ninten Speaks Channel makes some good LP's as well. One of his best is probably Earthbound, sonsidering how it's his favorite game of all time and how he knows pretty much everything about the game itself. He plays other games like Portal, Halo CE Anniversary, Skyrim, or Minecraft. Sometimes he playes 2-player games with his wife, Malarie. As well as has neat vids like demo Fridays which showcase a demo, obviously. All in all a good guy who plays some good vidya.
 * EthosLab
 * If you have even a passing interest in Minecraft, this is one of the only Minecraft channels worth subscribing to. Etho alternates between doing playthroughs of incredibly hard adventure maps (usually by Vechs), doing an informative Let's Play where he showcases efficient farming and redstone techniques and short tutorial videos on different inventions (mob farms, TNT cannons, etc.). His videos are informative and relaxing, and definitely worth checking out.
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 * ClementJ642
 * This guy is great. His Let's Plays aren't just him trying to be funny while failing at a game for 20 minutes. He knows literally everything about the game he's playing, and by the end of his video so will you. Currently doing a playthrough of the entire Sonic franchise. Even if you have no interest in Sonic (like me) these videos are entertaining simply because of the sheer amount of knowledge he imparts. You'll learn everything about everything. He does have some annoying speech habits (that fucking laugh, I digress), but they are no big issue. Overall a great guy.
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 * HappyConsoleGamer
 * Probably one of the best guys on Youtube, he doesn't 'review' games per se but mainly just talks about why he really loves them and why you should play them. A lot of his episodes are about games he played during his childhood, which just so happen to usually be very niche and obscure. Also has a movie in the works, which looks awesome. His show is definitely worth watching if you love niche titles.
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 * SA LP Archive
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 * An archive of the cream that rises to the top of the Something Awful Let's Play forum. An A to Z listing of games all competently lp'd by various "goons" (this is what SAfags like to call themselves) some are videos with commentary some are more traditional screenshot lp's and some a mixture of the two.
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 * Zero Punctuation/Yahtzee
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 * An angry British man shits over what you love most. Seriously almost every game gets a bad review, but it's funny. Definitely check it out.
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 * HappyConsoleGamer
 * Probably one of the best guys on Youtube, he doesn't 'review' games per se but mainly just talks about why he really loves them and why you should play them. A lot of his episodes are about games he played during his childhood, which just so happen to usually be very niche and obscure. Also has a movie in the works, which looks awesome. His show is definitely worth watching if you love niche titles.
 * Youtube page
 * SA LP Archive
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 * An archive of the cream that rises to the top of the Something Awful Let's Play forum. An A to Z listing of games all competently lp'd by various "goons" (this is what SAfags like to call themselves) some are videos with commentary some are more traditional screenshot lp's and some a mixture of the two.
 * lparchive
 * Zero Punctuation/Yahtzee
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 * An angry British man shits over what you love most. Seriously almost every game gets a bad review, but it's funny. Definitely check it out.
 * Zero Punctuation
 * Zero Punctuation/Yahtzee
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 * An angry British man shits over what you love most. Seriously almost every game gets a bad review, but it's funny. Definitely check it out.
 * Zero Punctuation
 * Game Sack
 * These video game reviews are slightly different. Instead of having a in depth analysis of one game they will chose multiple games with-in the "theme" of the episode (Left in the arcade, Frustrating games, underrated games etc)
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 * These video game reviews are slightly different. Instead of having a in depth analysis of one game they will chose multiple games with-in the "theme" of the episode (Left in the arcade, Frustrating games, underrated games etc)
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