Final Unboxing Video and Channel Announcements

[@CoTeCiOtm]

I read "final" and "channel announcements" and that got me scared, I was thinking for a second that the channel was ending!

[@Dodo-bf3dm]

Me too, but then I thought it was a April Fools video that didn't make it on time...but no...just final unboxing

[@lukemonyt]

Lol same

[@curiousottman]

CoTeCiOtm : Sadly there’s far too many retro computers left to retrobrite and spray WD40 on.

[@lukemonyt]

Haha true

[@TheRealMalvaX]

Me too. Almost got a heart attack :-)

[@balja2533]

The real title is: Wife says enough is enough!

[@the_real_evh]

LoL

[@opaljk4835]

Look at Henny Youngman over here

[@kennethsanderson442]

😂

[@CsykKrit]

Hahahahahahaha

[@glipk]

Haha

[@Yarumasi]

I have a distinct feeling the "last unboxing" will be about as last as the "Final Fantasy". Things always work out that way

[@fulkthered]

Like a "final concert tour" from KISS,Rollin Stones, or Cher.Oh,come on do one more you aint dead yet.

[@grn1]

An interesting bit of trivia is that the original Final Fantasy was literally going to be Squares final game, their previous games failed and it was a last ditch effort to make money on a dying studio. Obviously the game ended up being so much of a success that they reversed their situation and now we have FF games coming out the wazoo.

[@pistool1]

8:01 Suomi mainittu, Finland mentioned :) Thanks for the new upload!

[@mal2ksc]

Nah it'll be like Windows 10 -- a rolling release. It will just be one eternal unfinished unboxing video, released in pieces.

[@Dizzykitty817]

I can't wait for final unboxing 7 remake.

[@Pixdoet]

The 8 bit guy is the only person who can make me watch him wipe stuff and not feel bored

[@BillAnt]

Wiping dirt off keyboards is certainly a fun sport. ;D

[@tylerwarren]

How cool would it be if there was a retro computer library to house all of this type of equipment and let people check it out when they need it?

[@mistamarsh]

There is one of those already, it's at the cradle of aviation museum in long island

[@ThatOneName_]

There is. He went to one in an episode but I can't put my finger on which one it was.

[@carrollmontgomery]

Look up the HP Computer Museum - pretty cool

[@SlavTiger]

That's an awesome idea!

[@kajuss5122]

Says 27 mins but this comment 4 hours ago..

[@AiOinc1]

This guy gets donations of things I can't find for sale anywhere for any price! The Famicom could run on batteries because it wasn't always common in Japan to have three plugs available for the TV, Famicom, and the disk system. Was more convenient for some in the small households. At least, that's what I've read and heard over the years.

[@samuelbaugh4952]

That feature actually came in handy for me. The one I got came with a dud third-party AC adapter, and I really wanted to play it so a got some batteries at the corner store while I waited for the AC adapter to arrive. They last for a decent amount of time, I played through Zelda 1 and Eggerland off of the batteries, and it’s still running off of that.

[@haweater1555]

A one time purchase of an outlet cube tap at a dollar store would be cheaper than to keep feeding it with disposable batteries from the same store.

[@samuelbaugh4952]

Haweater A proper, safe power supply going to a Famicom isn’t going to be found in most US stores, because it takes 100V for input, while US wall outlets output 120V. The safest way to run a Famicom is to use the original power supply connected to a Step-Down Voltage converter. The batteries were just a temporary solution.

[@AiOinc1]

@@samuelbaugh4952 It still only takes a generic DC input with a standard barrel jack. It wouldn't be hard to find a random multi voltage wall wart that fit.

[@pinuxdude4637]

and then bitches about not having enough room for them, talk about ungratefulness

[@Flutterwhat]

i actually liked your game reviews a lot. it'll be a shame you won't be doing these or unboxings.

[@JoePCool14]

Same here! I really hope maybe in the future he'll compile several games into one review video again. After all, a video like that adds more variety to the channel.

[@stacyswirl]

I agree. I've been interested in getting new games made for old systems, but there's so many out there that it's hard to separate the good from the crap. Reviews like his help with that!

[@CaesarNeptuneStudios]

Flutterwhat I also enjoyed the game reviews. Hopefully David will at least make a couple more reviews in the future.

[@IvanovIvanAKrutoi]

He said that he won't be doing game reviews for the time being, so this means he won't be doing them now, but he'll probably get back to it at some point in the future.

[@sttrife]

Me too, one of the cool things about the retro-gaming scene is that actual commercial games are still released, and that they are pretty good. Please don't stop making these reviews!

[@hikaru-live]

Ooh, teletypes. Those still works with proper modern UNIX OS. It would be cute to see a modern machine, for example macOS Catalina or Ubuntu 19.10, being accessed from a teletype like this.

[@Alex-cn1xt]

Yea

[@msbae]

FWIW, I watched all the game reviews you did, especially for homebrew titles.

[@tomwilson2112]

Yeah, I think more indie retro devs need game reviews - even if few people watch them. The more exposure, the better.

[@mr.pavone9719]

Now that he's announced discontinuing game reviews I bet interest will spike.

[@noily8974]

No game no more?

[@nawor3565]

Pretty sure the unusual box at 8:04 is actually two magazine holders! I used to have a bunch of plastic ones that were the same shape. That's actually a pretty creative idea to use them for shipping something flat.

[@dimkir100]

Yes and they're from IKEA :D

[@sonkejager3305]

most definitely magazine files!

[@mattireinikka5349]

That is correct. :)

[@nu52927]

First time I ever heard "The last unboxing." Edit 2: Yeah, That's weird more likes?? Likes: 287.

[@RheniumVA]

omg ur name really confused me at first and I thought you found a way to change the comment time lmao

[@joey_after_midnight]

Unbox Therapy should do a "reaction video"

[@wizard_pirate_9085]

Nice

[@gooseknack]

There's a guy in the UK that did the same, last unboxing. He had companies sending him free stuff.. . He had to pay the postage, it was costing him a fortune. He stopped doing them. He runs a bushcraft and outdoors channel, TA Outdoors.

[@RealMrSebas2005]

Same... If it's joke...

[@TravisMCP]

“Not making game videos because no one watches them “ Checks views... 100k-200k each. Yup, seems legit 😂

[@Thisisthenewera.]

Travis MCP now its 3k

[@luminumlx2604]

i feel famous when my video reaches 50 views

[@popcorneatingcat]

I seem to recall that a barcode from a Michael Jackson CD was one of the best barcodes to have for that Barcode Battler.

[@CommodoreFan64]

One of my friends had this thing back in the day and he said oddly enough Food Lion branded soda gave a good result lol. My aunt also had a CueCat scanner for her PC if you remember that one, and I though it was neat when it did work scanning random stuff around her house lol.

[@dachanist]

Ya man, it was basically Pokemon Go for the 90s

[@jonweinraub]

Commodorefan64 I always wanted that cuecat as a kid and my parents were like you don’t need it. Now as an adult my fascination with gadgets that cost just under the threshold to make a purchase on a whim to only regret it a week later-should have listened to dad.

[@projectzip]

A pack of Japanese noodles was another.

[@StegDsluG]

I always found lego barcodes made good weapons.

[@samanthasteenburgen6396]

the nod to techmoan was the cherry on the cake :)

[@hastonian]

Brothers from different mothers

[@pixelcat_yt]

NOW I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I DON'T REALLY LIKE FLOSSING MY TEETH...

[@gordonmcmillan883]

Matt has much better puppets tho'

[@ctrlaltrees]

I remember the Barcode Battler from when I was a kid. Intriguing concept but in reality they were pretty rubbish. Definitely worth a review, especially if you've never come across one before!

[@AriHaapasaari]

I still have the Barcode Battler, the catch was to find a barcode from different places (everyday items like cereal package, magazines etc) that gave you a good monster or a massive power up. That was fun for a moment, but after couple months that enthusiasm died drastically.

[@theseob]

ctrl-alt-rees I have one and find the idea really great. But you have to be into be a bit into rpg’s to really appreciate it i think.

[@tomwilson2112]

@@AriHaapasaari So it's like Magic or Pokemon (the card game), but with bar codes from random places? Interesting!!

[@natanbagley8949]

@@tomwilson2112 No, it is like Pokémon the video game. Or Pokémon GO without all the downsides.

[@ctrlaltrees]

I was perhaps a bit harsh with the "pretty rubbish" comment. In hindsight it was a really novel idea and worked well for what it did. But from the point of view of a schoolkid in the early 90s with all the Gameboys and Game Gears around, I'd have hated to have been the kid at school with the Barcode Battler - and I know, a friend had one!

[@peanutismint]

Barcode Battler brought back some good memories from my childhood in the UK. A kid in my school had one and we all thought it was the coolest. Basically it was like a PvP card trading game, as were popular at the time, but these cards had barcodes so you could swipe your challenger into the game and then battle on the screen, kind of like a 90s version of Nintendo Amiibos crossed with a game like Pokemon. The interesting part was that you could of course scan anything with a barcode, so in theory you could make a can of chicken soup fight a loaf of bread, though I'm not sure if/how those kind of scans actually worked....!!

[@sherrardewingglaittli7174]

I was 12 when this came out. It did come out in North America. I lived in Ontario but I don’t remember if my friend got it on one of our trips to Buffalo. Indeed we randomly scanned the whole pantry. The results were absolutely wild.

[@SwiftDK]

I live in Denmark where it was also sold. I think the manual actually encouraged the player to scan anything....or maybe I was just nerdy and thought it was an obvious thing to do…. Anyway, I immediately started cutting out barcodes of different products. But apart from the technical aspect of scanning barcodes it was not very fun to play.

[@andrester88]

Ashens had a VERY old video featuring the Bar Code Battler, and with the barcodes that you scan yourself, the machine will give you the stats and the game provides blank cards where you can attach the barcodes to.

[@nuanil]

@@SwiftDK The commercials certainly encouraged you to scan anything and everything with a UPC

[@watcherzero5256]

I faintly remember it though I never played it, yeah idea was you were supposed to discover barcodes with good scores by scanning household items, kind of like an early Pokemon Go! I think they just included some cards so you had access to a few straightaway.

[@juango500]

10:46 and to quote another famous KZbinr, "that's is for the moment" Me: [TECHMOAN INTENSIFIES]

[@Claro1993]

Juango 500 The exact quote should be “That’s it for the moment, as always, thanks for watching.”

[@pacoroto]

@@Claro1993 is that ETAprime?

[@Fierofreak01]

Pacoroto No, he’s talking about RetroAhoy.

[@TheRealColBosch]

@@Fierofreak01 Currently known on KZbin simply as "Ahoy." And oh man, if anyone out there has never watched his stuff, they should go watch it immediately. Amazing production values, tons of research, and interesting subjects narrated by a guy whose voice could give Attenborough's a run for its money.

[@Fierofreak01]

TheRealColBosch I thought he changed his name! When I searched RetroAhoy, and both names shows up. I just thought I fat fingered it! And I agree, I absolutely love his content, I could listen to him reading an ingredients label!

[@shadelz3305]

5:07 really? Damn that's a shame, I'd watch that video gladly

[@mattparker9726]

me too.

[@AndyDavis007]

Hey, David. Thanks for all you do. Man, I hope to see you free and clear in a future appearance wherever and whenever it may be. Godspeed. We need you.

[@lexavaritia7596]

Nostalgia really hits hard seeing those packed Floppy Disk. Have not seen them in a while

[@TheGeekPub]

I still need a ton of things for my museum. So I'll store some donations for sure!

[@rturner99]

John Scamcock, is that you?

[@TheGeekPub]

@@rturner99 WTF?

[@zsin128]

Same

[@ZiggyTheHamster]

@@TheGeekPub Idk, people don't like the guy for some reason. I don't really follow him, but can definitely attest he's a perfectly pleasant and genuine person to talk to while drinking beer in the hotel lobby. Certainly seems out of character to me for anyone to accuse him of scamming people. He also seemed pretty upset when he was talking about how people have this misconception that he's got a ton of fuck you money and a basement full of hoarded treasure, when that's not the reality at all (he doesn't evidently even have a basement, and he's a Texas teacher IIRC).

[@tomwilson2112]

​@@rturner99 He's the other Murray brother, not a scammer. 🙄

[@richardcastro-parker3704]

The Barcode Battler released worldwide was known as the barcode Battler II in Japan. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_Battler The fun of the games is using barcodes from everyday terms and seeing what stats they provide.

[@tedburnand6516]

I remember when Ashens did a review on this years ago

[@ForwardBias]

This reminds me of those "Skannerz" things I had as a kid!

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

For some reason I don't see your new videos appearing on my KZbin frontpage anymore. I am subscribed and I did hit the alarm bell. Are there more people who have the same experience?

[@araigumakiruno]

same

[@AlexParr]

Squirrel Monkey Here’s an explanation; KZbin hates actually interesting channels

[@awesomeferret]

You answered your own question. It's the home page, not the sub page lol.

[@ahem88]

Ah yes ending it with a quote from Techmoan :)

[@rvaughan74]

Oh wow, I'd almost forgotten about Barcode Battler. FYI, David, it was sold in Canada too.

[@FFXI_Addict]

The original Japanese version of the game was notorious in its homeland. There was a particular type of canned soup stock that was known to generate a godlike guy for you to use. It was sold out for months as children would buy excess cans of it to prevent classmates from being able to fight back with one. Mom and pop candy stores barely broke even that year, as kids were buying out cans of soup instead of buying candy after school.

[@SheepUndefined]

I think I had one of those as a kid in the US, but it looked a bit different, like it had handles? I'm not sure if it's a similar idea, but I distinctively remember it having a weird cardish gameplay that made no sense to me.

[@RayEttler]

very intetesting! was it sold in greenland, too?

[@Havanacuba1985]

- i think i have one in my collection of electronic retro tech

[@3DSage]

Stay around 8-Bit guy! Never leave

[@Calthecool]

4:05 “A great device for pet owners.” Like a dog or cat?

[@tomwilson2112]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpfVmnyVeamcnKc j/k. This one loves a good pun.

[@SMASHINGblargharghar]

I would 100% watch a video about that NES game. I'm newer to the channel than many of your long time fans but want to express my interest for future videos. New games for retro systems are definitely something I'd like to learn more about.

[@brandonfolz9205]

I love your game reviews and would love to see you review those games you got.

[@VdamMusic]

No more unboxing videos.. :( Sad times, sad times Luckily for us we can view all the older unboxing videos all over again!

[@herrbonk3635]

5:44 Love those type of keys! Not only for nostalgia, but they also had a really nice feel to them.

[@Blazs120gl]

7:39 Oh, that silver box! Old memories kicking in! :) I recall the typical smell of the labels that came with 3M disks... I got my first PC for Christmas so this smell = Holidays. :D

[@joey_after_midnight]

The Title "seriously" had me Panicking. But your clever idea of dealing with the "Space" problem reminded me of the SPCA "finding homes" for pets and warmed my heart. -- Its very interesting that the Channel is Evolving into a larger Networked Collection of Collectors and Content Creators. People don't live forever and my parents have worried about their precious collectibles and who would care for them or care about them after they are gone. As I get older I think similar things. An online networked community that turns into a content or repository database for Content creators and researchers to use (and that is being used) is simply 'awesome'. I'm happy that it even exists. I hope it grows and spans multiple generations.

[@Preinstallable]

Finding homes for PETs… i see what you did

[@markevans2294]

The toggle switch on the Miniterm with the hand written "No Print"/"Print" looks to be a mod. According to this it dates from 1977. terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/Computer_Devices_Miniterm_1203

[@eeejokesno]

If Perifractic’s stuff wasn’t from PCB Waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy, I’m going to be disappointed

[@tomwilson2112]

It was. I watched the video where he announced and showed off his prototype.

[@RetroRecipes]

Confirmed!

[@ForwardBias]

But why not go with something extremely cheap like JLCPCB ;P

[@RetroRecipes]

@@ForwardBias They are a bit cheaper for sure. Then again you get what you pay for. Better quality = less returns and problems for me to handle 😊👍

[@ForwardBias]

We went with JLC and our PCBs came all warped.... But I mean the traces were high quality

[@xidexs]

Next Episode : How to Recycle Cardboard Boxes

[@SantaClaw]

Keep up the good work indeed, and stay healthy and happy.

[@darkfoxfurre]

That "unusual box" with a curve is a magazine holder. You put your magazines/comic books in it, and you put the holder on a shelf, and your magazines won't get bent out of shape.

[@trogdorburninator6627]

I do feel, like so many other items now, things here are changing - don't know if for the better or worse. Just more distant...

[@mcmahon31619]

Thank you for putting the Channel announcement first. You're an A+ youtuber. I got scared you were quitting

[@SatomiForward]

Megacat is local to Pittsburgh and me. Would love to meet up with those guys. I need to buy the one game where you're a snake lady. Stay safe 8-Bit Guy!!

[@Phobos_Anomaly]

I love being a snake lady.

[@mrb5217]

Woohoo Pittsburgh, yeah!

[@anonymousidea9119]

XCOM?

[@kris_0520]

what is the title, I REQUIRE THE INFORMATION

[@SatomiForward]

The game is called Little Medusa. It was released on Steam and several retro cartridges.

[@wanjockey]

Some really great stuff there that I have never seen. I am looking forward to you diving into them. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@superaidenproductions1870]

Love your videos man, keep it up, sad to hear the final one tho, but it’s ok!

[@IkeFoxbrush]

My personal favorites are the Amiga SCSI card and peripheral, because being able to connect newer SCSI devices to old hardware is just great! I actually have an 18 GB SCSI HDD from 2002 connected to a 286 PC and it works perfectly (albeit only 8 GB are usable due to the limits of the SCSI controller). If you want to try this for yourself all you need is an ISA SCSI card, a 50-pin SCSI ribbon cable, an adapter from 50-pin to whatever your HDD has, and of course an SCSI HDD that supports SE (single-ended) connections (the disks usually say LVD/SE on the label). Make sure the cable is properly terminated, either in the adapter itself, in the HDD or with a separate terminator, and your are good to go! As mentioned, only part of the disk capacity will be usable - 1 up to 8 GB depending on the SCSI controller, but it's still so much easier to find those SCSI disks from the early 2000s than any old IDE drives. Btw. for some old PCs you can also "oversize" IDE HDDs and use new drives, but this heavily depends on the BIOS and IDE controller and also the disk itself. In the best case the usable disk size will be reduced due to limitations in old BIOSes, but on some machines there will be strange errors e.g. when formatting partitions and on others it does not work at all.

[@TheRestartPoint]

Wow, the front of that teletype terminal looks really old like 1960s but the rear looks a lot more modern like '90s, the fan looks like it could be from now. The acoustic coupler reminds me of War Games, and they used to sell them here in the UK in Tandy (aka Radio Shack)

[@TheEPROM9]

Space is one of the bigest problems we all have, even with my own house it is not unlimited & I don't want it to look like a horders hell hole.

[@philvance6167]

I have that boombox on the wall...It only plays Run DMC

[@cromagnatron7155]

End of an era. I have thoroughly enjoyed the unboxing videos you've done. Thank you for sharing.

[@evanparker]

David's astoundingly understanding wife finally finally puts her foot down about "no more broken computers around the house" ? I know I get that about once every 9 mo or so...

[@Prizm44]

These old computers pay the bills, sweetheart! 😂

[@YOURTECHFRIEND]

Complete Spectrum system :-o :-o Wow - looking so much forward to that!

[@UselessDuckCompany]

Looks like you changed cameras, which one did you get?

[@MinecraftPlayer-tl5lx]

First reply

[@alb9047]

@@MinecraftPlayer-tl5lx are you a 9 year old

[@MinecraftPlayer-tl5lx]

@@alb9047 no but i am first reply

[@alb9047]

@@MinecraftPlayer-tl5lx the only thing I herd from 9 year olds is FIRST FIRST FIRST so that makes you a liar

[@MinecraftPlayer-tl5lx]

@@alb9047 your spelling looks like you are a 9 year old 'herd'

[@luisnicolay]

Don't stop with the Canal, I watch here from Brazil keeping you alive the history of the primordial information technology. I would like to leave you my congratulations and continue with the wonderful videos. Hug!

[@itepk0522]

Me: OK, it's really time to sleep now The 8-bit guy: *I don't think so*

[@alexmichael8615]

05 ItepK that is literally hat happened to me

[@mrdigbears5675]

it daytime here

[@itepk0522]

It's 10:50 PM here

[@ondrejbrandejsky5592]

I was just going to sleep, 11:02 PM here (Czech Republic)

[@SEGACD32XMODEL1]

Almost 4:00 pm

[@TB-nf6bs]

Always happy to see another upload from 8-Bit Guy!

[@jengelenm]

Just send that stuff back to the Netherlands, I'll be happy to receive it, not only for storage...You just blow off Mega Cat studios :) I love the game reviews, one of my favorite videos

[@Anoalekontrieger]

Jan Jacobs niet alles voor jezelf houden hè haha'

[@McCarthyisms]

Ik sta ook open voor donaties :)

[@zsombor_99]

Dude! Please don't stop your videos! They are absolutely great! I mean, please don't (ever) stop your fantastic work with your channel! 👍

[@AshtonSnapp]

Obligatory Banana Comment. Can’t wait for all this virus stuff to pass and we can get back to normal society. I also want to get an SD2IEC, but getting one with the (basically) necessary fastload cartridge and shipping it to me would cost around $100.

[@tomwilson2112]

That sounds about right. I have 3 now, and I've paid around that price for each of them (a bit more for the one in the larger case with the DIP switches and dual IEC ports.) A Pi 1541 will cost around $80-$100, when fully set up, too. A vintage 1541 is typically somewhere in the $80-$150 range. I paid a bit under $200 for a 1541 Ultimate with shipping and around $250 for an Ultimate 64 and Turbo Chameleon. My Tandy 102 and 200 both now have a Rex flash storage module, and that cost $80 or so, shipped. So that's pretty typical for modern retro storage hardware.

[@askhowiknow5527]

OBLIGATORY MANGO COMMENT.

[@bozimmerman]

Sd2IEC also supports JiffyDOS, so if you have a JD Kernal, no need for the FastLoad cart.

[@AshtonSnapp]

bozimmerman :o

[@72dodge340]

@@tomwilson2112 What? An actual (working, I assume) 1541 is now worth $80-$150? If that's true, I have a small fortune. In pretty much every variety. Holy cow, I'm gonna have to look into this. 10 years ago, I could barely give one away. I wonder why? They used to be everywhere, and everyone uses other solutions now.

[@3trex151]

It's sad to see this is the final Unboxing video, I really loved to see products that I never seen and how people donated things to you. I love your channel, keep up the good Work! :) Greetings form Hungary.

[@versedbridge4007]

"a great device for PET owners" Ahh the PET puns.

[@davebirley2280]

Cool video with cool stuff. I hope you and your family keep well in these troubled times.

[@sauce6534]

"this is a great device for pet owners" I tried it on my dog buster and it didnt work! help!

[@AlexPaulsen1]

I enjoy your restoration videos a lot, and I look forward to see you restoring the Amigas as well 😀

[@theoldar]

I had a watch from Radio Shack in the late 90's that from this distance looks exactly like what you are wearing! I trust this isn't one of those?

[@The8BitGuy]

You are correct. I wear an Apple Watch.

[@theoldar]

@@The8BitGuy Just shows how ahead of their time Tandy products were!!!

[@shawnparker7]

Great video, David! Looking forward to all the videos you bring in the future. Be Safe Out There, David!

[@thealienontheinternet]

If I were you, I'd ask for more and more donations to make unboxings and restorations

[@MarvelX42]

I don't think I have ever seen a game review on your channel, but if I ever did I would watch the hell out of that! I love your personality and old video games and would love to see that!

[@Holammer]

8:26 the barcode battler, I remember selling that one when I worked in a videogame story back in the days. It was a very short lived phenomenon in Sweden.

[@GarwoodNick]

It sounds like a really strange concept

[@digiowl9599]

@@GarwoodNick Think pokemon only the monsters and such come out of the barcodes on everyday products. In essence the game use the barcode number as a seed value for producing in-game objects and beings, that were represented as numbers on the display.

[@GarwoodNick]

@@digiowl9599 ok that's kind of interesting. I can see how that might be popular for a while.

[@johnnylongfeather3086]

::: never reviewed :::

[@nzoomed]

Please continue doing game reviews! I love learning about all the awesome independent games that are on the market!

[@NightSprinter]

Yeah, the card for the Amiga is a SCSI HardCard, just missing the drive.

[@jeff97ish]

Really looking forward to future videos. Love your channel!

[@_zzpza]

I, for one, enjoy the game reviews.

[@The8BitGuy]

Sadly, I did too. I am really surprised they get so few views, typically about 1/4 what a regular video gets.

[@hugocardozo8685]

Perhaps people prefer your hardware-related videos? I know I do

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

The second note from MegaCat would have been good to read out, considering that game was made in tribute of one of the developers who died.

[@ThereIsNoLord]

@Itsacreeper The IT This guy has a million subs, and he's looking for advice from you?

[@douro20]

The Miniterm is actually a computer in its own right, having a 6800 processor and a built-in tape drive which uses minicasettes. The unit itself has no programming interface, though, and as such has to be programmed using a development system which was sold with the unit.

[@SteveLubars]

The 1204 yes, the 1203 (in this video) no.

[@SlavTiger]

He's been keeping up with the Commodore.

[@keithfta789]

Im sad to see the unboxing vids stop but I get it. Def excited for the rest of the commodore series!

[@gator_productions]

Little did he know that the second he said corona he would be demonized

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

No they're not doing that anymore

[@adammaxi]

I absolutely watch your game reviews I love them :D I would love to see more.

[@triggahappyyt5420]

That type writter had full on twin exhaust pipes lol 😂

[@isaackracoff1021]

Aww, I really liked the "new releases on old formats" game reviews! Hopefully those are just on hiatus, and not gone forever.

[@BlueCollarBachelor]

A ham would LOVE that miniterm.

[@tomwilson2112]

Why? Was the modem used for packet radio? I've found the relationship between packet radio, telephone modems, and cassette interfaces fascinating. They each have different problems and have approached them different ways. One of these days, it would be fun to do a video on that... but only like 10 people would watch it, because it would be such an esoteric, technical topic.

[@BlueCollarBachelor]

@@tomwilson2112 RTTY. www.electronics-notes.com/articles/ham_radio/digimodes/what-is-rtty-radio-teletype.php

[@tomheckhaus7617]

I really likes the way you breezed through. Many other You-tubers would have taken over an hour to do half as much WELL DONE. Tom

[@duckywenselcomedy]

Bro! You right down the street from me right now! Ya'll doing ok?

[@Golden_Magikarp]

for future reference at 4:16 the qr code next to the bar code on the ups label is scanable too, i work for ups and that's what we scan the most since it's easiest.

[@NinoJoel]

9:21 I woud ´´kill´´ for the stuff they send you there

[@McCarthyisms]

The Netherlands, fuck, please when this "thing" is over give it another shot, cause a lot of people here that would like to meat you

[@elia04_]

8:02 The way he pronounced Matti Reinikka's name made me laugh.

[@mattireinikka5349]

i think he pronounced it quite well. :)

[@Armelmarcus]

id really like to see more restoration projects! i find them so satisfying and enjoy watching them all!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Just build a huge garage if you are out of space.

[@Androchan]

i like your game reviews, love to see how these games are made and the perks =D

[@mysticmarble94]

Me : "Cant wait for that LGR & David video :D " ... ( Remembers corona virus ) ... Me : " Guess I CAN wait :( "

[@JasonPlant]

I will miss the unboxings, always looked forward to seeing what you would receive. I will also miss the game reviews as well, please reconsider and continue with the game reviews.

[@LunaOfTheStarsMusic]

Let’s be careful You never know when he gets sponsored by Raid: Shadow Legends

[@IvanovIvanAKrutoi]

Sponsoring RAID: Shadow Legends is the KZbin equivalent of contacting COVID-19.

[@paigecunningham]

The unusual box from Matti in Finland at 8:05 isn't technically a shipping box at all, it's actually a pair of IKEA Flyt magazine files crammed together. Looks like it worked though!

[@MaxMacZone]

8:04 theres a phone number plain in this shot

No there isn't.

[@ChristopherLionRoars]

I'm so jealous! I use to have a miniterm. The one I had had a built in microcassette and and editor/assembler software. Those are based on 6800 processor and have ram. You can load and run software on them.

[@id513128]

10:50 As always, The 8-Bit Guy, as always.

[@jonathancook4022]

Really excited to see the documentary of the A1200 as I once had a UK version of the machine which had been heavily modded to act as a karaoke machine with graphics output, cd drive, and more all installed in a flight case with amp, mixer, Roland vocal tuner and some other midi devices that I'm not quite sure of their function. Really interesting but after a fall from a high warehouse shelf also really broken! :(

[@adamkatt]

Out of space aka his wife dosent want anymore techshit in the house!

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

Genuinely relieved to hear about the Timex 2068. As a HUGE fan of The Sinclair ZX Spectrum, I remember you mentioning some time ago about looking to review its American counterpart. Spain also had a company involved with Sinclair called Investronica. They produced the ZX Spectrum 128 (with numerical keypad) - I wonder if there was a Timex with 128k? I didn't realize you were missing some components - I thought you had just "forgotten" about it altogether! Nice to see the ROM cartridges as well - a very welcome addition.

[@Sejf_]

Did you changed something in the camera? The colors are really washed out.

[@jasckon7994]

David's explained on the past that he's I think partially colorblind, or something like that, so sometimes the color correction between shots aren't the same. It's happened every few videos for the past few years, but imo it doesn't detract from the quality or anything.

[@Jadiaz-ev9hm]

Also check you aren't watching in 480 as KZbin has switched everyone to that to save bandwith during this wonderful virus junk.

[@AP-zw6ql]

The Barcode Battler was sold in the US. I had one and it was fun for about an hour. It came with creature cards (each with bar codes) that you would scan to load a character (each with different stats) into the system. Each player scaned in their character and then they would "fight." Since it only came with a few cards, you would quickly learn which characters were the best and there would be no point in playing anymore. So, the real gimmick was you could also scan random UPC and other bar codes to see if they would generate a new character. The idea wasn't bad, but the execution sucked since it was very difficult to find bar codes that would actually create a character. We spent hours scanning every item in the pantry, but most just returned an invalid code message. The few we did find only generated weak characters.