Do You Miss Being a Kid? - Retro Bird

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Games played: Gate of Thunder (0:00), Vectorman (0:12), Donkey Kong Country 3 (0:45), Mario Golf (1:45), Operation C (5:30)

[@terrytees]

0:58 priceless

[@WhatInTheActual]

I'm excited for you about the upcoming Rocket Knight compilation! 😊🎮📺🏝️

[@damiengoggin6357]

Dkc 3 is my favorite donkey Kong country. I know it’s the least popular but I love it!

[@rubadubmedia]

“Keeping yourself alive isn’t enough to Feel Alive” damn that’s good 👍

[@medmuscle]

In some countries, it takes everything they have just to stay alive. I am fortunate to be in a first world country, even if the economy is tanking.

[@toni6379]

Quote of the millennium!

[@calvinduncan8996]

I miss my dad from my childhood. May God rest his soul.

[@kh7955]

Same here

[@QueenViolet8]

So true I wish I could ride around with him one more time 😢and now my moms got Alzheimer’s its rough sometimes but at least I have all these memories ❤

[@ProctorSilex]

No need to read any more comments. Dang.

[@trobe23z]

@@QueenViolet8 I'm in a very similar situation, very sad and unfortunate. Things will never be the same but we can still enjoy the time we have.

[@ianswift3521]

you're extremely lucky you had a dad, much less a dad who you respected and cared for you.

[@autoneurotic]

My childhood was cut short. As an adult, I get to go back and catch up on all the great stuff I missed out on. And that is largely video games, and things like this fantastic channel.

[@xboXDarkHunterXbox]

🤗

[@Jokerwolf666]

I am thankful for a proper childhood, that's one thing I am super lucky I got.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Glad to hear you're having a great time going back and catching up on some things! My wife and I are always trying to find old movies and such to check out!

[@UToobin75]

That's the thing about nostalgia. I was fortunate enough to have a pretty great childhood, so I most often look back to it as my idealized time. But then I realize that not everyone had the same experience, and in fact some are happy to break free from their past and never look back. I suppose not having that safe space of the distant past to retreat to could be considered both tragic but yet it could also provide an individual with the perk of moving forward unburdened by the same chains of nostalgia.

[@russellwestbrook462]

Exactly how I feel, ive been going back to the 6th generation and have been playing games I missed out on as a kid for a multitude of reasons. Currently playing mother 3 and pro skater 3 and damn they’re both so great in such different ways

[@mikem2132]

When I was a kid, I’d get upset when things didn’t go my way. As an adult, I’m pleasantly surprised when something actually goes my way!

[@brianhatcher2799]

THIS

[@RetroBirdGaming]

How expectations change!

[@shiruotakuno28]

I become downright ecstatic when that happens, especially in games

[@rosamorales729]

@@RetroBirdGamingtrue

[@TehPwnographer]

I wish I could let my child self come play with adult me’s game collection, my head would spin and never stop!

[@JROBJAYCE]

Heck yeah! Never thought of that before! It would be amazing!! 😁

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

Yeah, if I could give my childhood self an Everdrive N8 Pro loaded with ROMs and showed little me how to use it, my little mind would have melted.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

That would be so interesting to see. I almost wonder if would ruin my child self. I wonder how well I'd be able to focus on certain games instead of moving to the next one.

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

@@RetroBirdGaming You're right. It would spoil the magic of owning/renting/borrowing...

[@BeastCake1349]

@@RetroBirdGamingSo true. I don’t have any of my original consoles I had growing up so now I play my games on emulation consoles. The amount of games on those things are insane. I’m always looking for games I didn’t get a chance to play as a kid and after I find one I’m looking for another one instead of finishing the first game I played. I don’t think it’s good to have so many choices. Especially being a kid.

[@Peeps7468]

I think I miss how easy it used to be to get together with friends. It’s a lot harder and infrequent now. I also obviously miss cherished family members and family pets from my childhood. Finally, growing up in a pre-internet world felt more magical because there was so much mystery. Seeing movie trailers in a theatre was really new and exciting and surprising!! Thanks for a great video

[@Whirlybird88]

I feel that last point so much. Internet made the world feel smaller.

[@Chubzdoomer]

Friend? What does that word mean?

[@brichan1851]

“You don’t deserve to Donkey Kong” classic!

[@the.bloodless.one1312]

*Danky Kang. With his accent lol 😹

[@DerSaa]

🥱

[@andrewb.7917]

Everyone needs to make it a ringtone for their boss.

[@Hola-ro6yv]

@@the.bloodless.one1312

[@Hola-ro6yv]

@@the.bloodless.one1312go back to your NAMBLA meeting

[@lolzorz3]

My week isn’t complete until Retro Bird drops a video.

[@Ganon136]

Same

[@Nightowl1981]

Me too! 😆

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Happy to hear it. I've always felt Fridays are a good time to release videos :)

[@medmuscle]

And, now, comes the waning hours of the weekend on a Sunday evening. In five more days, we'll be anticipating the next video. Rinse and repeat. Time marches on.

[@Ganon136]

@@medmuscle Already getting my bananas prepared for this Friday.

[@gam85191]

My week isn't complete without a "You don't deserve to Donkey Kong".

[@TheDaneamal]

Backstreet boys, Pokemon stadium, Burger King toys, Christmas, not realizing I was poor.

[@anonamatron]

admitting to Backstreet Boys... oof.

[@CasepbX]

For me it was Korn, Star Fox 64, McDonalds toys, Christmas, not realizing we were poor. 🤣

[@BlaximilianD00d]

Above the poverty line/below the poverty line, as a kid I wasn't supposed to occupy my mind with that. I just wanted to catch pokémon and race in Mario Kart on my GBA.

[@lucdubois3927]

​@@anonamatronwhen they first got popular, people at school would think it was good music and "cool", that phase lasted a couple of months at best. After that you were really not "cool" if you were still listening to that. But that phase was memorable and fun when I think about it 😅

[@anonamatron]

@@lucdubois3927 I never followed those trends, so I was never cool I suppose.

[@emmawagner8915]

I miss the expectation that everything will work out. Not that it definitely won’t work out, but the possibility of failure didn’t even cross my mind

[@rodrigorocha2935]

PLaying 64 with my friends is the thing a miss most... Golden days for sure. Today even though we talk through the phone/internet and meet from time to time, it's no the same thing. The days of play sessions of 5 maybe 7 hours in the couch side by side are gone, but never forgotten.

[@Sensei.shonuff]

This channel is different from any other gaming channel in that its very philosophical

[@The8bitFighter]

I just miss seeing friends and family every day. Now it's like... if I can even see people once or twice a year that's good.

[@tmnt_zombie]

Amen 😢 I feel the same

[@neilcorpin]

"You don't deserve to Donkey Kong"... funny and real at the same time.

[@megamob5834]

Super soaker fights and all night video game marathons > work and taxes

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Ahhhh how I love the Super Soakers :)

[@robzo87]

If you go a long time without playing some of these retro classics from the 90’s and early 2000’s then coming back to them in your later 30’s can be VERY refreshing and enjoyable just like those simpler times as a kid and teenager. But having the time is difficult when you have to be on the go.

[@chrispodesta8105]

I gotta say, having just recently come back to playing and casually collecting old games after several years away, it's weeeeeeeeeird how much KZbin/social media has changed the landscape for just about anything you can collect. I get the feeling I can't rely on flea market finds as much as twenty years ago.

[@robzo87]

@@chrispodesta8105 I think Flea Markets are still worth a go for finding hidden gems (you never know what you might find on that day). Yard sales seem to be the way to go.

[@rickalbuquerque1205]

Yeah sometimes I don't play because I don't feel I deserve it, you hit the nail right on the head I thought I only felt that way, I'm going to change that. we love you retro bird! 😊

[@FelixGameRoom]

You perfectly recreated what being adult feels like. I think the most difficult part of recreating that childhood magic is fighting the adult brain. Everything might completely fine but you're not feeling it for whatever reason. I happen to be a young responsible adult who doesn't have to work much to able to afford to keep myself alive and buy video games. Yet despite having four-day weekends I sometimes can't relive that childhood magic no matter what I do. But when the magic's finally reactivated, then boy is it joy to be alive😀

[@HallowedBlade]

I miss getting overly excited for anything. Vacation, new games, birthdays, etc.

[@vintagecrazyjay4970]

I miss all my childhood friends, playing Zelda and Super Mario Bros at all hours of the night, renting movies/games, going to Toys"'R"Us, Kmart, Walmart, TG&Y, WINNS, Arcades, putt-putt, and everything else in the 80's - what a magical, priceless time to be alive. Grateful! Cheers!

[@AwesomeBrock]

5:08 - “You don’t deserve that Donkey Kong” is the most real thing I’ve ever heard! I’m not even a real adult, but I feel like I should play certain games when I have more time or “deserve” to play them. The thing is, I rarely have that much free time, so I just don’t play it for months lol

[@theblubus]

It hurts how accurate this is lol I tell me kids all the time "It's a trap. Don't rush to grow up. Enjoy your childhood. It's the most magical time of your life and it doesn't last very long"

[@rockguitarist931]

When you're a kid, your parents tell you what to do. When you're an adult, literally everybody is telling you what to do.

[@andrewdowell6474]

I kind of miss watching tv as a kid, back when you had to plan around the broadcast schedule and you looked forward to what time certain shows were broadcasting. Seems weird to think about now when we binge whatever we want when we please but it made these shows feel more eventful.

[@hayneyj]

You bring the kid out in all of us, mr bird. Thank you

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Ahh, thank you and glad to hear that!

[@PowerSynopsis]

I just realized that the period from Donkey Kong being released until now is longer than the period of time between WWII ending and my own birth. I hate thinking about time.

[@dariusq8894]

The things I miss most about childhood are a result of social change. I miss going to the arcades. I miss going to the comic book shop on 'New Comic Book Day' (aka. Wednesdays). I miss feeling safe going downtown to hang out for the day. These are all things which I can technically still do, but the passage of time has changed them to the point where I no longer do them anymore.

[@COIFISHGAMING]

The dog section hit hard damn. I miss my friends and our gaming sessions in my basement. Hell its why I make content!

[@tonyp9313]

I grew up in the 80's & 90's. I really miss hanging with friends playing video games together, biking. sports such as street hockey & ice hockey & video game & movie rental store along with arcades. I know they still have arcades now but there was a whole lot more of them in the 80's & 90's. It's just mostly the socializing I miss. As far as being an adult now in 2024 & onward I love my life a whole lot better than when I was a kid. I love the fact that I can drive an SUV & that it has amazing features like apple car play to basically go anywhere & not be lost. I love the fact now that I am making a lot of money just working a 30 hour a week schedule. I love the fact that I can play any video game I want with Emulators & that I bought a small collection of physical video games. Technology such as my cell & pc. For movies & tv shows I buy blu rays & watch them etc. As a kid school was something I really hated. I was picked on, bullied, sexually & physically abused. Those were more of my high school years more than anything. 5 years as a teenager feels like 20. You talked about homework. Yeah I had that throughout elementary school & high school. Yeah I did have some great experiences in school like my high school friends who some are still my friends till this day but there was also the negative too. School is 30 hours a week & for what? You learn useless things that don't matter in your every day life, homework everyday then you got to pass exams to get a high school diploma. Now I don't worry about those things.

[@Fred_PJ]

7:04 I still have Sunday evening blues to this day exactly for that reason. I always feel like I still have something dreadful to do (homework) even though as an adult I obviously don't.

[@TimKapow]

Saturday mornings are made when I see the latest Retro bird vid! Hello from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Hello to you out in South Africa! Thank you for tuning in :)

[@AGwolf2097]

The thing I miss most about being a kid is not feeling guilty about enjoying the things I like.

[@originalsleepyjon]

I miss summer as a kid. It truly felt like freedom and it was before work or jobs. It was wake up and do whatever you want for three solid months. We were Kings and Queens ❤

[@ryanpierce5460]

Sometimes I miss being a kid. As a working adult, u got a list of things to do and not all the free time u want. It makes u appreciate your free time more. Video games are still a hobby to this day for me.

[@SHRIVES93]

I’ve been thinking about this exact topic a TON lately. In the past two years I went from working then hanging out with my wife and playing video games all day long, then writing for IGN and podcasting about video games to now having a fixer upper house, having our first child, and maybe getting to play for an hour a week. I still consume a ton of video game related content in the background while I’m doing chores, but I’ve had a hard time dealing with the fact that that part of my life is more or less over, or at least over for a good long while if I’m lucky. Don’t get me wrong, being a father is amazing, and just yesterday we started mapping out which chores we’re going to tackle on which days and which things we need to replace sooner rather than later for the house. But finding that balance of being a responsible adult, father, husband, and friend while still enjoying my love of games and making sure I have ‘me time’ has been one of the most challenging things I’ve had to experience in my life (mainly because of the endless nature of it)

[@HesarealNoWhereMan]

This was just wonderful! A nice piece on balancing life, work, and leisure time. Take care of yourselves people.

[@QueenViolet8]

If I could turn back the hands of time😢 I’d be 11 forever such a golden time no bills no responsibilities no aches and pains just enjoying life!

[@PoutingTrevor]

Your insightful commentary on the human condition versus your abject silliness is always a delight.

[@theangriestgamer]

I’ve never been a particularly responsible adult and often prioritize fun and distraction over work and accomplishment.

[@View619]

Eh, as long as you have things sorted out and aren't falling behind in your responsibilities, don't feel bad. I think society puts too much emphasis on work and accomplishment, instead of just enjoying the time you have.

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

lol, I was watching this video and thinking maybe I am still a kid at 41.

[@mike1019831]

Same, I find time to game about 20-40+ hours a week still. Mostly because I just pay for all the "chores" to be done for me. Thank god for landscapers, maids, grocery delivery services, and amazon. I only leave the house when I'm going to do fun stuff.

[@michaels9917]

I absolutely loved having a sleepover with a couple of friends and renting a video game. It didn't get any better than that.

[@Greg_Huff]

Yes!! It's Friday night and I already smashed the like button and now I get to enjoy one of my very favorite KZbinrs. This dude is so freakin talented. Thank you Retro Bird!

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Thank you for watching!

[@smoothkid765]

I also wanna say that your like/view ratio is consistently higher than any other channel i'm subbed to. You're amazing at creating feel good content and I believe it is time for your popularity to absolutely explode. You are everything YT wants in a creator. I hope you love it as much as we do. Thank you, again. Peace be with you.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Thank you for that. I really appreciate it :)

[@View619]

Enjoy the journey, don't get caught up in the metrics. This channel has a fun, carefree vibe and treating it like a job could easily take that away. Thanks for everything that you do, Bird!

[@WatchDoggyDog]

awesome talk here Bird Man, and thanks for asking. I miss different things about being a kid, and a teen, and even being in my 20s. friends, family, being super fit, the wonder of having first crushes and girlfriends, definitely all the old shows, videogames and movies, but what I miss most is the feeling of "I got plenty of time". I still do have plenty of time, just noticeably less, so now it is indeed crunch time, and actually, that's a great thing. and now I do math on what quarter or third of my life I'm in. I'm 32 soon, so if I live to be 130, my goal, I'm still in my 1st quarter, barely! XD

[@tyraelhermosa]

Sometimes I imagine I’m playing the game I’m playing with my younger, child self, plus perhaps a friend or two from that time. It helps me to reconnect a bit more with that sense of care-free abandon and wonder. You are right, though: it is harder to reach that same state of mental freedom that came naturally as a kid. Your videos are great. An alternate title for your channel could be “Mindful nostalgia and video games”. ❤

[@View619]

Being a kid was more carefree, but my anxiety was through the roof. So I don't necessarily miss that time. Being an adult has more responsibility, but I'm finally comfortable in my own skin. Plus, I can do whatever I want with few concerns!

[@Mechanicoid]

I don't miss being a kid. It was ok when I was younger, but I'm good with being an "Adult". Being responsible, making sure my family is being taken care of, and making sure things are kept up and bills are paid is a resource management game unto itself. Sometimes you mess up, but when you do right, it feels good.

[@Nateanderthal]

It's kind of one of the reasons why we started making a video game, so that we could become financially free and can just enjoy our lives more care free again. My plan is to take care of my family and friends that are closest to me and help them become financially free. But I'm not going to make a terrible game I'm going to make sure that it is fun and stable and we're going to keep adding to it over time.

[@-PLAYER0NE-]

Hang on to your childhood as long as you possibly can. People may look down on folks who play video games as an adult but those people very likely aren't happy. The key to life is happiness. I know many people who from the outside looking in seem far better off, fancy pool in the back yard, nice cars big house. But they aren't happy. Do what makes you happy life is too short to play the materalistic rat race game. And you can't take that mercedes with you if ya know what i mean.

[@elwen8525]

The thing I miss most is having time. Now it feels like I’m always racing the clock and I need to keep pushing and pushing myself to do better. But what I really want is to have my attention back

[@MasterV]

This is probably the most relatable channel for me on KZbin. Love your videos man, greetings from the other side of the world!

[@soliddrake11]

I don’t miss being a kid. There were some nice aspects, but I’ll take adulthood over childhood any day. It helps that I still feel the magic of video games the way I did as a child. I don’t have as much time as I used to that is true. But when everyone else in my family is asleep I’ll lay in bed, with retrobird in one ear and xenogears in the other and bask in the glow of my late 90s early 2000s kid nostalgia.

[@TheWinter99]

And this video is the exact reason I play retro games I’m 46 and it takes me back to my childhood Awesome video as always hello from the uk

[@DerSaa]

I relive my childhood through my kids and yes: we play video games. Every adult should at some time have the pleasure to relive his childhood again. But not alone all by himself. You should have some young folks around you, so that they also can grow up with fun. Children are so important to us. ❤

[@aketsuuu]

I used to think I'd kill to go back to my childhood, but I came to realize that I had fond memories for games even from my recent adulthood, and that changed my attachment to the past. Those memories became more positive knowing I'm still creating positive memories, even with the frustrations of adulthood.

[@bobbylyle960]

I grew up in the sixties, so there were no video games back then. As an adult I had to wedge gaming in between adult things over the years. Now that I am finally retired I have plenty of time to game, except, there are still adult things I have to do. I just don't game as much as I used to, but I still find those moments.

[@rafaelvieri2161]

The worst part is that you can love your job, love to workout, love to buy games and comic books, love so many stuff and still feel depressed, anxious and have this feeling that you are alone and just alive until you're not and nothing has meaning or make any sense. I guess what I miss the most about being a kid is a time when my brain actually worked.

[@freddy902]

I was a child of the 90s when the internet was AOL and people were a lot more friendly. The 90s was the Golden age of edutainment and as a homeschool kid it was heavenly.

[@decisionparalysis7856]

The part where you mentioned not being able to get any footage of you off camera, on camera was deep. You may have just unleashed a paradox upon the World, good job! A+

[@Tarzney]

Give this man a thumbs up, comment, and subscribe! It's not easy trying to break through the algorithm, and it's the least we can do for the great videos he makes for us! Keep up the great work!

[@RetroBirdGaming]

I appreciate that!

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

Homework was definitely more annoying as a kid. It took time away from what really mattered at that age. Playing more video games. The freedom of being an adult comes with responsibilities we didn't have as a kid.

[@Dav3Campb3ll]

Hockey cards and video games And this awesome channel! All remind me of when i was young

[@koldking]

I miss my biggest worry being how I was going to have the most fun. I miss truly believing in myself, believing that I was capable of anything. I miss believing the world was magical.

[@nubatman]

I just miss my friends as a kid. One that I still think about from time to time was the rich kid in school. He was the one who introduced me to Turbografx-16 during the console wars.

[@andreadotta9906]

I m from italy,i try to be a child everyday,if i forget to be one for too much time i will feel sick.i like the way you take your childhood back

[@bradenaustin5482]

This is probably the most relatable and down to earth intro I've ever heard! Cheers, to growing up without "growing up"

[@Knokalakooh]

I just miss the carefree feeling of being a kid when all that mattered to me was if my homework was done and if I had time to play video games.

[@HypnoPantsOnline]

I miss care, I miss being cared for/about... Most of all I miss being loved without conditions. (Or even being cared about without conditions.)

[@Raggsocka]

Early retirement is the key. You get to be nostalgic about the times when you went to the store and bought new NES games, AND you get to play those same games as much as you want (and be better at them).

[@GavinCanan]

Right On! I have been rebuilding my Dreamcast collection from when I was younger. In a world that can seem overwhelming at times... Collecting and playing these games bring me back to a simpler time. Even if just for a 3 min Crazy Taxi round!

[@RedNeon942]

The only thing I really miss about being a kid are the adult curated events we got taken on. If I want to go to the beach, a theme park, a fancy restaurant, or cook a crazy experimental mean I’m the one who has to organize that now when it use to be my parents. I have less free time, but the games that require huge time commitments don’t appeal to me as much as they used to. I play a couple hours of an rpg here and there with my wife and then enjoy shorter experiences when she’s at work or doing her own thing.

[@KRAHSx]

Ofcourse, still lives in my head though, nice to go back through those childhood memories

[@brianhatcher2799]

I miss the joy of playing the first three Mario games for the first time and feeling like every game that I rented was great!! Even the excitement of bringing home a game after renting it and looking forward to playing it just for a few days was amazing! There have been countless moments like that in my childhood and teenage years, which I’m so grateful for.😊 Life hasn’t always been sunshine and rainbows for me, but one thing I love about being an adult is all the good memories I have made along the way and can reminisce about.

[@dariog36th]

Thanks to the internet we can still live in another timeframe. There's times when I will pull up videos of nothing but commercials from the 90s and let them play for hours. My man cave is 90s themed so I can step in there and pretty much go back in time.

[@Diablokiller999]

That feeling of saving enough pocket money to buy a game a magazine reports for over a year - priceless. I remember the day Banjo Kazooie came out, I saved all the money weeks in advance, studied the bus time table to go to the store on my own, stood in front of the mall before they opened, ran to the store, picked the game up, paid without even counting the drawback, read the manual during the bus ride home and played for 3 days straight because who needs bathrooms?! Miss those carefree days, just friends around you enjoying the same stuff, talking about your hobbies all day and only responsibility was to be home for dinner....

[@Simoss13]

I don't think I miss being a kid as much as I miss the era of society in the late 80's early 90's. I have been pondering this for awhile lately and think although some luxuries we take for granted now we use everyday (such as the internet) would be missing, I feel the social interactions and how we function was much better. Give me riding my boke till the street lights come on and going to a video store over Netflix any day

[@tonyp9313]

Ah yes. Netflix isn't the only streaming service we got tons now. Even if you don't like streaming services you can buy blu rays of movie & tv shows. Also you have to remember cable & VCR's were barely a thing until the 90's. Also t.v watching your shows you may have had a black & white t.v & then a colored t.v... A lot of us didn't have cable so channels would be a snowy receptions. Then no DVR existed so you either had to watch your tv shows live when they aired or tape them on your VCR with those 6-8 hours SLP mode tapes. Now lets say you want to watch Star Trek The Next Generation, on blu ray with clarity & they have a lot more content on them. It's very cheap to buy also.

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

​@@tonyp9313I just miss the overall society of earlier times. I'd gladly ditch some modern luxuries for a more chill overall experience.

[@tonyp9313]

@@scramblesthedeathdealer Like what?

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

@tonyp9313 No social media for one thing, we played outside/played video games with friends.

[@tonyp9313]

@@scramblesthedeathdealer You don't have to go on social media. I think it's better that it's an option rather than have it not exist.

[@polymvth]

When you described a day in the life of an adult, I felt that 🥲

[@paulafaber8589]

I miss my childhood overall, because I had a great one, which is off course an absolute blessing on itself. We didn’t have gaming consoles in our home, but I made up for that as a young adult. I bought my first gameboy advanced with some awesome games: Zelda, Mario and Wario were my favorites. Now, as a 49 yo, I haven’t had a tv in my house for more than a decade, but I still enjoy some good old handheld gaming on my Nintendo ds, 3ds and Switch. I work as a taxi driver and I often take my Switch with me to kill the time in between rides, so that’s a great having-fun-while-taking-care-of-responsibilities-combo😊

[@3dmarth]

You make some good points for both sides. There were plenty of good things about when I was a kid (this was in the '90s), as well as some bad, but it's not something I think about too much. Ultimately, we're in the time and age that we're in, and we might as well make the best of it from now on: play some games, eat some 'nanners, and be excellent to each other!

[@Nightowl1981]

"Abraham Lincoln, a good old man..." (The only thing that I can remember from being in school)

[@smoothkid765]

Thanks for this, Bird. In the summer as a kid me and my 3 brothers would go to my cousin Cole's house circa 98-00. He had everything. Good gaming PC that ran starcraft and RCT2 like a dream. N64, PS1, SNES of course, dreamcast when it came out. We had a 4 system rotation, and we would rotate on the hour so we each could play what we wanted on each system. This is where I was introduced to such titles as lords of the realm, killer instinct, final fantasy "3" and 7, wild arms, suikoden, pokemon, balders gate 2... so much more. There was also an hour of outside play each day, but man those were the days. I'm grateful that my cousin was the spoiled one and not me. Also grateful that he shared his awesome stuff. Peace be with you.

[@Yipper64]

Im glad that while im an adult I still got some twilight years here where I can still not have *so much* responsibility that I dont have a lot of time to myself. Sure, I dont have *as much* time to myself as before, but I sure have a lot of time to myself. A few chores, a bit of freelance work I do for spending money I do more than anything, and some stuff that isnt paid but I technically get some form of work experience from. In fact the only thing that seems to suck up my time unintentionally is sleep and youtube. As in, I sometimes sleep for 12 hours if im not careful. And that's less time for playing videogames. Point is it is nice to be at an age where I understand videogames on a deeper level, but I still have enough free time to really dig into them.

[@sergiostockfleth823]

Fantastic video MR. Bird!👏😂 I can still have nightmares about homework, school projects and tests, so I’m so glad to be rid of those things😅 On the flip side, I do miss hanging with my friends playing Mario Kart on the snes or Gunstar Heroes on the Genesis, and later, the smaller lan parties where we played Diablo 2 and Neverwinter Nights😊

[@ChesterMan-qd3xj]

What a great video. I’m almost 40, and going to sit down with my wife and two little kids to watch this together.

[@TsengFayt]

Words cannot describe how much I look forward to every new Retro Bird video. Nostalgia and comedy go together with Retro Bird like peanut butter and nanners~

[@Zahir658]

I miss being a kid but I use my nostalgic things whether it be games or its music or anything to help me get through the tough times we all are facing right now.

[@sketchkrow]

As an avid nerd/game collector, I have so many great memories of discovering new games and systems with my friends. But I also get to re-live that feeling with my 10 year old son, who just loves it when we fire up the old Saturn or SNES and play something he hasn't seen before!

[@klocks2543]

I miss having my mind blown by video games as a kid, but as an adult, I like that I appreciate more kinds of games now. I try my darndest to go in blind with games and minimal outside opinions, and it helps keep that sense of wonder alive. Amazing how many more games you’ll enjoy when you stop letting others condition your expectations.

[@ajsliter]

I rarely got homework. I completed it during class while reaffirming what I read prior to coming into class. I also checked my work if I had time in the class. As a result I had a ton of free time. In my kid years I used gaming as an escape. That is why I enjoy immersive type games. I lost my innocence due to being exposed to trauma at the hands of my first substitute teacher in 1st grade. I therefore was hardened into thinking that if I put in the hard work to be smart if not smarter than my teachers they may become my allies to defend against bullies and other bad people that sought to harm me. It didn’t always happen, but some did help me out since I had a great professional relationship with them. It was the substitutes I generally hated as they were either incompetent or didn’t treat me right as they thought nobody in their class could possibly do enough effort to be on their level. I sure prove them wrong. As I grew my chores become numerous: Trash, Vaccuuming, Making sure my room was clean and not just neat, mowing during the summer and while my cat was still alive I was in charge of at least doing the litter box, but at the most changing the water and occasionally feeding him. When all that was done I wasn’t always able to play video games. My parents were of the opinion that playing outside was preferable and the amount of video games I had was limited due to dad primarily not endorsing my gaming. Mom understood, but took a measured response to it. When I was that age I had a Wii and a Nintendo DS Lite and a DSi XL with a limited games selection. As such I played my games repeatedly and to 100% to get the most out of them. If I ever was punished, my gaming privileges were revoked and the items I was gifted were hidden in a place I didn’t know about. Eventually I got them back, but it was very dull in the meantime. Now that I am an adult I have a mountain of responsibility that I have taken to heart and do well, but when I stress about things as an adult I tend to get paralyzed in terms of if I can justify playing video games or trying new ones. I now have arcade style titles I can play and not feel guilty about because they are short and do not have a story so I won’t feel guilty about spending too much time engrossed in it.

[@Bearcade]

Glad you made this video. Everyone needs their relax time to get away from the day to day.

[@chrisjohn85]

I kinda miss seeing a game in a magazine and having to wait until a major holiday or birthday to play it. You memorized the walkthrough, imagined beating a boss, and strategized with your friends. Now, you can watched a full play through on twitch a week before the game comes out.

[@MrKugler]

This video spoke to my core. Great video. By the time the kids are put to bed, I'm too tired to play games and just go to sleep. Hopefully over time the kids will get easier, and then there will be more energy for retro-gaming!

[@Sly88Frye]

The irony about what you said about homework is that when I was a kid I actually didn't have to do homework that often. Even when I was a teenager. I think it was just a schools I was going to that had to do with that. Then in college as an adult I ended up having a bunch of homework.

[@rhetttr0]

This channel always scratches my nostalgia itch but i wasn’t prepared for to be confronted by the title question 😭

[@juanjosesegura4585]

This guy understands us so well is scary.

[@AllglorytoGODmosthigh]

Im 40 years old. Grew up and stilll livenin the woods of south alabama. I own my 9.2 acres and house and shop. Im literally a big kid. It doesn't have to come naturally. Its 24/7. And yes im a serious collector tht only collects things i will actully play. Least eventually. Much love retro bird!!!!!

[@Blazbaros]

I definitely still have an issue with finding time to relax, I always have that niggling thought on the back of my mind about things I have to do. I wish I had my childhood sense of time again. There always seemed to be more of it.

[@MarkR874]

Best memories about being a kid? Waffles served up hot and crispy at the bar, followed by a morning at the baseball field, Gatorade to rehydrate, lunch and then an afternoon of nba jam and other video games under the ceiling fan. The best. The things you just can’t recreate as an adult. Love the videos! Relatable for sure.

[@Shigarui]

That pump faking statement had me in tears. Such a hilarious insight into one of life's tediums.