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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

2 years

Iconic Arms will return.

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2 years

In the meantime I'm going to talk about floppy disks in excruciating technical detail for 30+ minutes.

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@xboxahoy

9 months

G36:

G36.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy00:00 Introduction00:41 Germany's Replacement for the G304:32 Project 5005:48 Variants and Derivatives07:04 Problems and...

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2 years

Probably the G36 or something next, but I haven't decided yet.

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2 years

Every rule has exceptions – and sometimes you need an exceptional rifle:

Barrett .50 Cal.

Next up: Floppy disks.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy00:00 Introduction00:42 .50 BMG History 04:50 Barrett Firearms History07:47 Variants09:52 Depictio...

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5 months

What genre is DOOM?

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy00:00 Introduction00:50 How was DOOM originally described?02:20 DOOM clones04:33 Quake Killers6:06 A hypothetical questi...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

3 months

MODERN WARFARE: How Call of Duty 4 Changed a Genre Forever

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy00:00 An Obsession with World War 201:04 2015, Inc.02:54 Infinity Ward03:24 Call of Duty06:14 Call of Duty 209:47 COD 4'...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

2 years

RetroAhoy: X-COM

Next up: Iconic Arms.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy00:00 Introduction02:02 Julian Gollop11:05 16-bit Transition18:00 MicroProse & UFO's Development22:...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

3 years

The sound of 16-bit:

Trackers: The Sound of 16-Bit

Next up: RetroAhoy.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy0:00 Introduction0:50 The Dawn of 16-Bit Computing3:08 Multimedia Powerhouse4:20 Early Amiga Music So...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

1 year

Four Byte Burger:

Four-Byte Burger

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoySoundtrack is available on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/album/6P6RP2Ad0L4klna5GdiBlIalso on Bandcamp:https://xahoy.b...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

25 days

Like any self-respecting YouTuber, I now have official merchandise:

Ahoy

Official merch from Ahoy.

ahoy-shop.fourthwall.com

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

5 years

Here's a question for you: What was the first ever video game?

The First Video Game

Next up: Glock.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoySoundtrack: https://xahoy.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-video-gameSoundtrack also on Spotify: https://open...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

3 years

You ought to be afraid:

Flamethrower.

Next up: Soundtracker.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy0:00 Introduction0:45 Origins2:17 World War 13:48 World War 24:55 Contemporary Use5:44 Depiction i...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

2 years

The Iconic Arms soundtrack is now on Spotify: (and other streaming services)

Iconic Arms EP

Ep · Ahoy · 2023 · 6 songs

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

5 years

Overused. Everywhere. Explosive Barrels:

Explosive Barrels.

Next up: Big boxes.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoyMusic is here: https://soundcloud.com/xahoy/e-for-explosive

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

5 years

Iconic Arms returns with the Glock:

Glock.

Next up: Barrels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

4 years

Computer games used to come in boxes:

Big Boxes.

Next up: Flamethrower.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoySoundtrack: https://xahoy.bandcamp.com/album/big-box-epAlso available to stream on Spotify etc.0:0...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

1 month

Nobody Knows How Many Amigas Commodore Sold:

Nobody Knows How Many Amigas Commodore Sold

'I spent all summer reading 30-year old financial reports and all I got was this lousy video'Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoyScans of the Commodore Annu...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

13 days

From the archive: POLYBIUS - The Video Game That Doesn't Exist ▶️

POLYBIUS - The Video Game That Doesn't Exist

Next up: RetroAhoy - The Secret of Monkey IslandPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoyNB: This video contains flashing images, particularly at 11:34, 15:22, a...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

Also I have hit 1 million subscribers which is pretty nice too 🎉

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

Iconic Arms returns with the MP40:

MP40.

Next up: The first video game.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

4 months

POPPY GAME INSULT TO OUR WAR DEAD (It's a Cannon Fodder video)

POPPY GAME INSULT TO OUR WAR DEAD

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy00:00 Introduction01:24 Some Quick Historical Context02:16 Cannon Fodder04:00 Controversy08:01 Game Changes09:24 Recepti...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

There is a video game that doesn't exist:

POLYBIUS - The Video Game That Doesn't Exist

Next up: RetroAhoy - The Secret of Monkey IslandPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoyNB: This video contains flashing images, particularly at 11:34, 15:22, a...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

A spectacular launch of an incredible machine - but the Amiga would not be an unmitigated success:

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

So what's next? Here's a clue.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

You couldn't tell by looking, but this was probably the hardest shot in Flatline: the 1987 SCA virus running on authentic Amiga hardware. It only triggers after 15 successful disk infections - so I decided to modify the virus a little for my needs.

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@xboxahoy

2 years

The Iconic Arms EP is now available on Bandcamp, too:

Iconic Arms EP, by Ahoy

6 track album

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

The hotdog was my favourite.

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@xboxahoy

6 years

How appropriate. You fight like a cow:

RetroAhoy: The Secret of Monkey Island

Next up: Chicken-o-meter.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

By the end of June I started doing some test shoots, experimenting with coloured lighting. A cool aesthetic, with the added benefit of masking any yellowed plastic. (My A500 was pretty clean, but not a 100% match to the monitor)

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@xboxahoy

6 years

Everything was filmed in my garage, with pretty much the same setup I've used since 'Behind The Lines'. 3 RGB LED spotlights (with an occasional softbox for white light), and my Canon EOS 7D.

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@xboxahoy

6 years

A little over a year ago I moved house - but before I did, I took a picture of my big ideas whiteboard. An Amiga video had been on the cards since around mid-2017, and while I knew I wanted to cover the machine's early history - I hadn't quite nailed down the full concept.

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@xboxahoy

6 years

Filming a CRT is challenging, to say the least - not only do you have to lock the shutter to the 50Hz refresh, you have to contend with glare (no lights in the front 90° arc) - and worst of all, moiré (as seen here). Solution is to defocus slightly - but this means a soft image.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

I've been recreating some familiar faces...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

I have made some 4K wallpapers of the pixel art I did for Polybius, for those that want them:

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

Quake wasn't perfect, but it was as good as PC gaming gets:

RetroAhoy: Quake

See also: Doom. https://youtu.be/6A4-SVUHQYI, Wolfenstein 3D. https://youtu.be/BSb87DC-PtAPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoyFacebook: http://www.facebook....

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

I composed a full soundtrack for Polybius - ambitious, but a better bedrock than stony silence. I've posted it here:

POLYBIUS: The Video Game That Doesn't Exist, by Ahoy

11 track album

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

By February 2018 I'd decided to film the whole thing on original hardware (for the sake of authenticity), and so began the sourcing of the 1084S monitor, a red LED A500, a Kickstart 1.2 ROM chip - and a whole bunch of pre-1988 software.

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@RogueDarkJedi Not at all. Sharing them is why I scanned them!

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

Iconic Arms will return.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

Transform the Amiga 'tick' logo into something resembling an EKG and there - you have an identity. Not as good as 'Doomed' was, but you work with what you have!

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

I effectively bypassed the infection check by patching in a no-op bytecode in its place - and primed the generation counter to trigger on the next reset. Generate a new bootblock checksum, install it on a disk - and now it'll trigger every time! (Perfect for multiple shots)

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@xboxahoy

6 years

Chicken-o-meter.: via @YouTube

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@xboxahoy

6 years

My knowledge of 68K assembly is rudimentary, but it was a fun challenge nonetheless. SCA's own webpage on the virus was particularly helpful (including the original source code!)

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@xboxahoy

6 years

Here's the 7D in action. Main lenses used were: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L, EF-S f/2.8 60mm Macro, f/2.8 100mm IS Macro L.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

Which, of course, means it's going away for a bit. Back to indulge my video-game focused work: expect new RetroAhoy/Origins/etc.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

First up is a special on arcade legend Polybius: very spooky / very X-Files.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

The right arm of the free world:

FAL.

Next up: Thompson. https://youtu.be/FBiIWuQNQHUPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

The first episode of Iconic Arms S3 will be the FN FAL: the definitive cold war battle rifle.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

The script was finished mid-August, and it was around then that I finally decided on a title: 'Flatline'. I wanted something that conveyed the trouble the Amiga had post-launch, and something that could work as an identity for the video.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

3 years

@Retro80sman Define video game.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

A classic American machine gun:

M60.

Next up: Rocket Launcher. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

6 years

The video subtitle came later - it's actually a reference to a quote (mistakenly) attributed to lead Amiga designer Jay Miner. He never said it, it's a quote from his obituary. But it's nevertheless a good assessment of the Amiga's early years.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

A classic SMG evocative of an entire era:

Thompson.

Next up: Bow & Arrow. https://youtu.be/VXYODzR-UKcPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

Good news! Iconic Arms is coming back for six new episodes.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

P90.: via @YouTube

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@xboxahoy

8 years

The final episode of Iconic Arms S3 is the FN P90: A futuristic, high capacity SMG.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

From troglodyte to time-traveller - no other weapon fills such a broad role:

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

3 years

@Wake80891279 There are a few. Key ones are Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop, Vegas to edit. See attached diagram for more details.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

The trouble with zombies is that they keep coming back:

Zombies.

Next up: Iconic Arms.Patreon [New!]: https://www.patreon.com/ahoyTwitter: http://twitter.com/xboxahoyReddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/xboxahoy

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

9 years

Good news! I have some videos ready for you. A new 5-part series starts tomorrow, 4pm (UTC+1)

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@xboxahoy

8 years

Ranged explosive device - and archetypal video game weapon:

Rocket Launcher.

Next up: P90.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

Second up is the Thompson submachine gun: wartime hero and prohibition-era favourite.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

The earliest I've found dates to 1981 - 'Zombies' for the ZX81. Could this be the first ever zombie game?

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@xboxahoy

5 years

@EricE549 I used a VCR.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

9 years

If you had a PC - you had to have Doom.

RetroAhoy: Doom

See also: Wolfenstein 3D. https://youtu.be/BSb87DC-PtAPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoyFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/AhoyYTTwitter: http://twitter.co...

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

4 years

@ImAMeanBoyy Flamethrower Iconic Arms soon, just need to finish graphics. Also researching / preparing for a vid on 16-bit music.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

The third episode of this upcoming season features the bow & arrow: an historical weapon that spans many eras.

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@xboxahoy

8 years

Episode four is the M60 machine gun: nicknamed 'The Pig', it's a Vietnam-era weapon with sizeable on-screen impact.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

Interestingly, the terrorists used sharpened umbrellas to disperse the nerve gas. Ring any bells?

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

9 years

New video at 4pm UTC today.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

@Daniel_T_1985 I'm not a company I'm a human bean

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

7 years

@SimonTetens Yes.

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

Episodes will emerge as they are completed: shouldn't be too long to wait before the FAL.

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@xboxahoy

8 years

I'll be teasing weapons & thumbnails this week with a cryptic clue for each - revealing one per day.

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8 years

Episode five is a look at the mainstay of explosive FPS action: the rocket launcher.

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@xboxahoy

9 years

CRASH: The Year Video Games Died: via @YouTube

CRASH: The Year Video Games Died

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AhoyYTTwitter: http://twitter.com/xboxahoyReddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/xboxahoyUp next: Quake.

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@xboxahoy

7 years

BONUS №61 - I'd Take Ten Copies of Space Jam: via @YouTube

BONUS №61 - I'd Take Ten Copies of Space Jam

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

10 years

Iconic Arms Season Two is up next. Recording & planning starts soon! http://t.co/LDltkXKxSe

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Stuart Brown

@xboxahoy

8 years

1984's 'Zombie Zombie' is often cited as the first zombie game - but there are a couple of others that predate it.

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@xboxahoy

10 years

Anyway I'm doing more interesting content and you can't stop me.

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@xboxahoy

9 years

It's a long one - 50 minutes. Ambition this year is to devise more short formats. Might have to start writing to a strict word count.

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8 years

The zombies from Beast Busters are just the best. He's bright blue! And he's got a gun!

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@xboxahoy

7 years

@ZuluZupol Dude I'm right here

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BONUS №59 - Please Enjoy The Mediocre COD4 Gameplay: via @YouTube

BONUS №59 - Please Enjoy The Mediocre COD4 Gameplay

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8 years

Hypothesis: the biological/T-virus aspects of Resident Evil's zombies were influenced by the 1995 sarin gas attacks in Tokyo.

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@xboxahoy

9 years

Haven't the heart to tell them I'm working on a long 5-part project.

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@xboxahoy

10 years

They don't make FPS protagonists like they used to. http://t.co/NQl08lo9pj

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@xboxahoy

10 years

Slightly disconcerting thought about used game discs: someone else's finger has been through the hole.

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11 years

I think I've found my favourite emblem/patch in COD:Ghosts: http://t.co/H0QIXUeFsQ

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@xboxahoy

11 years

Someone needs to release an X1 game called Hell so I can boldly proclaim: 'Xbox, go to Hell'

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@xboxahoy

8 years

Second episode clue: Capone's secretary might have used one. (8,10,3)

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12 years

If Bill fits, he sits: http://t.co/6Ef5MkD6

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8 years

Important points: Voodoo origins; Romero transformation; B-movie stagnancy to eventual decay.

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2 years

@HiroariHourai Yeah I've long been into electronic music production. Made sense to make my own background music (I was the cheapest option)

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@xboxahoy

10 years

"I'm sorry. I can do better. Just use the BAL, camp a little bit, and try to remember the good times we had"

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@xboxahoy

7 years

@jaiarora17 Iconic Arms will return.

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@xboxahoy

6 years

@archivedproject A complete history might be a little ambitious, but perhaps I could focus on an era. I would like to talk more about scene-related stuff (copy protection/crackers in particular)

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10 years

There are no COD weapon guides in my top 25 viewed videos (last 28 days). Strange times.

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