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A YouTube show about video game tech & video quality. Contact: mylifeinvideogames @gmail .com | Patreon:

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My Life in Gaming
6 years
Sandy's favorite video game is Kirby Star Allies: The Title Screen.
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The true leader of Avalanche
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Good advice from a retro game store in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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For those unaware, the community has suffered a loss. As creator of the higan project, Near documented the SNES (and other platforms) and contributed selflessly to preservation in so many other ways. We've decided to not stream tonight. Our hearts just aren't in it today.
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5 years
I can not believe that this just showed up at my door. A real US Genesis Tower of Power
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It's finally here! We hope that this pretty danged complete overview of MiSTer will help others see that it can be a fun way to do retro gaming and isn't nearly as difficult as you might think! Maybe longtime users learn something new too!
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2 years
Its finally happening. After having around 250 stand alone discs on hand for the past several years, we're finally getting our M2 Complete Works documentary packaged to sell in the coming weeks. Hopefully interest is still there!
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2 years
It’s been a bit quiet over here so far this year, but that’s because we’ve been diligently working on a MiSTer video that will hopefully be out on Thursday. Run time is looking to be right around 2:40. Two hours, forty minutes.
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6 years
We are officially less than 1,000 subscribers away from 100,000. This is such a huge milestone, nearly 5 years in the making. Pretty surreal.
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4 years
Working on "The Games We Played in 2020" episode for Thursday has me looking at two photos of this basement just about 1 year apart. Moved into this house NYE last year.
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5 years
M2: Complete Works dives into the history of the Japanese game developer responsible some of the most elaborate ports of retro games to modern platforms.
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4 years
The new basement/studio/setup is starting to get comfy (especially for my son who just wants to watch Garfield)
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5 years
We are proud to present the trailer for M2: Complete Works, an hour long documentary on this history of the talented Japanese game developer. This documentary will be included on a Blu-ray disc with the Battle Garegga LE from @LimitedRunGames on May 10th
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5 years
The setup in the basement of the new house is coming along nicely. I’m constructing these corner shelves using three 23 inch shelves from IKEA
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I have been working on a gaming setup tour video and I can't get over this clip of my dog, Nellie. The timing of my zoom in and my her head turn was too perfect. It needs to be seen and shared.
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5 years
Probably trivial to most, but I’ve been learning to solder and have been changing out all the dead or aging batteries in my games. I’ve done over 25 of them so far!
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2 years
I truly did very little work to warrant this but it’s pretty surreal to have my name in a Sonic game!
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6 years
Sure, the Switch is cool and all but....
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Welp, it happened! Thanks to everyone who made this journey possible. We never thought we'd reach this point when we launched the channel on 10/1/ 2013. But by sticking to our vision, we've been very lucky to have the success we have. Thank you everyone for all of your support
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2 years
I wonder if I was the first person to ever fly on a plane while playing Final Fantasy Mystic Quest on an Analogue Pocket?
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4 years
We mentioned it during last night’s livestream, but we are thrilled to say that our M2 Complete Works ( @M2_game ) documentary was selected for the @Official_GDC film festival! It’s a huge honor and we’re gonna do our best to try to attend and do a Q&A afterwards!
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My Life in Gaming
3 years
"Analog Frontiers Part 3: Preservation and Replication" releases at 10AM Eastern!
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My Life in Gaming
4 years
How about a Popeye beat em by the Cuphead devs?
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I notice Popeye is trending, so here's a reminder that THIS 3D background appeared in a cartoon back in 1936(!). It was created using "The Stereoptical Process", which used a model as a background to 2D animation. Wow.
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@Gamer_Canada Why not mention us directly? Seems pretty weak to say it with a hashtag. Imagine having so little ambition that this is how you spend a Saturday afternoon. LOL.
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3 years
If you've ever asked yourself, "How does the internet still not have an all-encompassing SNES Super Scope video that showcases every single game that can be played with it?" then today's episode is for you! (It's also for you if you never asked that.)
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4 years
We're proud to finally release the first episode of ANALOG FRONTIERS. Part 1 is all about the vintage gaming scene through the lens of multiple people who contribute to the technology and information that keep classic games playable and in the public eye.
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My Life in Gaming
5 years
End of an era. The teardown begins.
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7 years
Everyone is talking about E3 and the Xbox One X and I’m just like
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3 years
Project A-Ko is my favorite anime of all time, and I just found out that I’m listed under the special thanks of the new remaster. I had no idea, I just gave a little feedback - to be listed on such an important release of a movie that means so much to me. It’s pretty surreal.
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3 years
"Analog Frontiers - Part 3: Preservation and Replication" focuses on the ways that games are being made available for future generations... and the challenges of making sure they're accurately represented.
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My Life in Gaming
5 years
Sandy wants to play with Laylee. @PlaytonicGames
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4 years
Ever just sit back and look at the sheer amount of options available to vintage gaming enthusiasts these days? Stuff constantly being developed, announced and released. There's an option for just about everyone - and more keep coming. Its truly a golden age right now. Enjoy it.
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My Life in Gaming
3 years
I thought long and hard about what the number one game that everyone would like to see downscaled to 240p via the RetroTINK 5X and the answer was clear
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My Life in Gaming
7 years
For anyone wondering what the resolution and aspect ration increase looks like for Night Trap 25th, here ya go!
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6 years
I can also appreciate the label art
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6 years
Getting the full fat birthday experience with @dark1x
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5 years
Perhaps I’m too nostalgic for this stuff, but I was able to bring my save file from my Phantasy Star Complete Collection (JPN PS2 Classic on PS3) playthrough of Phantasy Star 1 to my original cartridge. Yes, it went PlayStation 3 to Master System.
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4 years
ANALOG FRONTIERS is a 5-part documentary series that we've been planning for two years. It's surreal that even 1/5 is finished. Future episodes are written and the goal is to release roughly one a month, starting now. Regular episodes and MLiG minis will also release in between!
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My Life in Gaming
8 months
Speaking of which, look for a video on the RetroTINK 4K on Friday!
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2 years
MLiG is back! This time, Coury has channeled his passion for preserving his save file history into an episode that's all about useful ways to backup, transfer, and restore data on memory cards for PS1, PS2, N64, Dreamcast, Xbox, and GameCube!
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My Life in Gaming
6 years
Actual luck at Goodwill lately!
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2 years
The 2560x1440 mode on the experimental RetroTINK 5X is pretty crazy for 720p content! Mike hasn't made a final decision on whether it will be rolled into release firmware, but it has us seriously rethinking how we should be hooking up PS3, 360, and Wii U. Can add scanlines too!
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3 years
Shooting some MiSTer FPGA B-Roll for the upcoming episode and Analog Frontiers part 3
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I wonder how many people are subscribed to our channel just so they can comment "Or just emulate it" as soon as a new video goes up.
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5 years
Shoulda listened to EGM in 1991
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4 years
Can you hear this picture?
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5 years
We've got a 42 minute deep dive into the Mega Sg, the FPGA Sega Genesis/Master System by @analogue ! Full analysis of video settings, audio tweaks, general features, and compatibility!
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Absolutely zero chance I’m gonna renew my PS+ subscription at that price. Even though it should be free, I’d pay 20 a year to just have the cloud save backup. That’s the only thing I use with PS+ as it is.
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10 months
Today is the 10 year anniversary of the launch of the MLiG channel. Yes, a decade! For tonight's livestream we're streaming games from our first two videos at the same time! Come and hang out
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2 years
Try's favorite comment in recent memory.
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Huge thanks to @StoneAgeGamer for showing me around the store and all the cool goodies that they have in the back! It was great to finally make this long overdue stop!
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big shoutout to my mom and brother for entertaining the idea of getting this nearly 45 year old man a Nerf replica of the pulse rifle from Aliens
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No game makes me feel like this one. It makes something well up inside me in a way that is hard to describe. It’s a transcendental experience that gets better every time I play through it.
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6 years
Sandy's new favorite video game is the PS4 dashboard.
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2 years
I do suppose this is the inevitable result of not keeping enough classic games available and doing it poorly when you do. Quite the policy shift for @PlayStation here!
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5 years
Out celebrating some birthdays at @16BitBar with @dark1x and @citrus3000psi
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3 years
I think a big question to consider about this PlayStation 3, PSP and Vita stores going down is... I wonder if it could possibly have an effect on games being patchable. If that ability is also gone, that's scary.
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7 years
So yes, a Super Nt episode is indeed in the works! This is final hardware, but we can now say that we've been testing out a prototype since December!
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99% of the game footage in the new episode was recorded in 4K shooting off a CRT. I'm thinking of uploading all of the footage as a single video to our bonus play list. Would anyone be interested in that?
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6 years
Big day at Goodwill! $1
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Real time reaction of me when I saw that the MiSTer PSX core let’s you turn dithering on and off in real time
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Rest in Peace Reiko Kodama. She’s had the most profound effect on me than any other game designer and is probably the biggest reason MLiG even exists in the first place. Her work has influenced countless others the same. A monumental loss. This one really, really hurts.
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6 years
In the first of the documentaries we shot over the course of last year, we met Tom duBois, the artist behind the iconic box art for many of Konami's 8 and 16-bit games.
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3 years
Testing out the RetroTINK 5X with some old home VHS videos and triple buffer seems to work great. This clip was making me laugh.
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The Nintendo Switch Online classic controllers for NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis are useful for WAY more games than the ones Nintendo intends them to be used for. Our latest episode features well over 120 Switch games we tested with these controllers!
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6 years
$15 thrift store find today. Missing a dial, can probably come up with a replacement of some kind easily enough. Otherwise great condition! Thought the pedals were missing, but they were set under a steering wheel controller they didn't belong with!
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We have limited stock of our M2: Complete Works documentary Blu-ray available for sale on our website. If these sell quickly and there is demand, we'll move forward with having more made immediately.
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10 months
I know this is probably overdone by now, but here’s my list anyway.
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5 years
If anything, moving to a new house has shown me just how out of control my wire situation is. The sheer amount was staggering. Going forward, I’ve resolved to use zip ties to wrap up everything I’m not using and get this all under control and accessible.
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We had a chance to take a look at @Voultar 's SNES 2CHIP Edge Enhancer mod. At long last, 1CHIP levels of sharpness can be achieved on earlier Super NES consoles!
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3 years
Huge, huge thank you to everyone who came out to our livestream last night making it our most successful since we started doing them 6 years ago. The community thats been built around doing these every week is incredible, and we love spending our Sunday nights with you all!
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4 years
I’ve been trying out different controller mounting options using hooks and @WallControl panels. Looking pretty good so far!
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1 year
I know everyone's into Zelda right now, but check out the new episode on using a PS2 Slim power supply on your retro consoles! This thing is super useful, and you might have one laying around already!
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Good lord is the reversible cover for the @nicalis version of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap incredible
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We have a “Little Library” in front of our house they people can take and leave books in if they want. Today someone left this in ours - they have no idea how much it’s appreciated!
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3 years
Got my @8bitmods MemCard Pro today. That, combined with the @_ramapcsx2 X-Station, @PixelFXco PS1 Digital and @brookgamingfans wireless adapter (connected to a Dual Shock 3) my PlayStation 1 has achieved its ultimate form.
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Installed in-wall and in-ceiling speakers these last couple of weeks. I like that they’re almost invisible in the right light
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If @fromsoftware_pr brought 3-D Dot Game Heroes to the Nintendo Switch it would be a massive hit. It was so ahead of its time 2009 and would do amazing with today’s audience. Let’s see if we can convince them to make it happen #3DDOTSWITCH
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6 years
Being listed as some people’s favorite creators of the year is very humbling. Thank you to everyone who has watched the show and put up with us obviously reading off of a teleprompter!
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4 years
I usually don’t laugh at these game sound effects over video footage but this one got me
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5 years
What a great experience this weekend. I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about all of the amazing people I’ve had a chance to meet due to making MLiG. Sometimes it feels like an overwhelming amount of work, but I wouldn’t change a thing. We have been so lucky. Thank you.
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5 years
It’s true. All of it.
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Glad to see @MyLifeInGaming doing their part to educate the masses on the power of SCART.
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Just dug out my Star Fox Super Weekend winner flight jacket. Anyone know what the value is on these tend to be now? It’s barely worn (never outside of a house). Are certain sizes more valuable than others? This is an Extra-Large.
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Now that it's been released, I hope the M2 doc lives up to expectations. There's so many people that helped make it possible @LimitedRunGames @LimitedRunJosh @Artemio @Serraxor @HG_101 @shmuplations @ImportGamingFTW @kakikukecat @ToddsNerdCave @dark1x @GameSack @SailToArchipel
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4 years
I'm outraged that the HHA doesn't understand my need to shoot video of plugging composite cables into the rear RCA ports of an LCD TV.
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If you missed it, we released part 3 of our Analog Frontiers documentary series. This installment covers Preservation and Replication of games and hardware.
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