HE IS HERE! - Happy Console Gamer

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

Andrew is a rockin ass dude

[@tvandlust]

Great stories guys! You're a bit older than I am, but I still grew up in a pre-Internet era when information and releases weren't so widespread. It was a lot of fun, great memories.

[@mylifeingaming]

[Coury] This was really, really great. I love that the same games were the ones that made the big imprints on us.

[@satyanjoy]

Andrew should have his own channel too, he is natural.. Thank you for doing this

[@zombiewarrior88]

I agree. I would totally subscribe to andrew.

[@rainestorm1110]

It took me 35yrs, but now I'm that kid ( at heart) with every game and console first. My nephew and his friends are always hanging around.

[@HappyConsoleGamer]

Raine Storm :D

[@rainestorm1110]

***** ain't that the truth I just turned 49 Saturday July 18th

[@timsohn7057]

I am 33 and I really enjoy watching Johnny's show and also meeting "older" gamers as well. I actually got a chanxe to play phantasy star when I was 6. I had some great dad memories as well:) love my dad for them.

[@Daggerfall40]

Great episode, can't wait to see more Andrew. He's a natural behind thee camera.

[@TriforceRich]

I remember loving manuals a kid. I would read the story description, character bios, and just stare at the art. Getting a new game was a big deal. Like you said, it wasn't like we simply had a wall of games back then. Different times indeed.

[@RetroDeath]

I think that no instruction booklets, the internet, all that stuff takes away a great part of the anticipation and immersion of games. Going on vacations back in those days, hoping to bring back a cool videogame, the rest of the vacation you would dissect the art, the box, the booklet, you don't really get that anymore.

[@AutoNomadic]

RetroDeath Definitely, man. I've been guilty on on-line guides, and it cheapens it every time. Even the packaging back then gave each game more "weight."

[@DRock7977]

RetroDeath Wow yeah i remember that excatly what u said so true.

[@DRock7977]

Junior Sanchez Man its really sad when u put it like that todays gaming hehe, usually u play a full no problem game these days a couple of months after release with patch 17 and update 25 lol.

[@RetroDeath]

Michael Ammons So did I, but back in the day instruction booklets most of the time had exclusive artwork and back stories you didn't get within the game. Obviously I didn't need to look up that A was jump and B was shoot.

[@Soldano999]

RetroDeath Yeah and particularly japaese imports, we couldn't get a clue what was going on but the artwork was SO much better than what we had back home. I got the original megadrive and sonic in japanese, then dragon ball z games or final fantasy, the manuals were so fucking awesome, they had posters and stuff too.

[@SupremoPete]

Finally we get to see Andrew after hearing all these stories all these years :D

[@philipjimenez]

1st and only KZbin gaming channel I always come back too!

[@FireBomberBassist]

Awesome memories. I wish I were still in touch with my old friends.

[@JohnRiggs]

What a great reunion

[@majinpowers]

This is my favorite episode ever! I love that you finally got Andrew on the show to talk about all the stories.

[@DlNKYDANA]

Excellent episode! Getting brand new games back then was certainly a different experience than it is now. I still pull out my C64 monitor to play retro games. For some reason, that thing is still crystal clear and the best way to play my Saturn games :)

[@TheGGShow77]

I could literally watch HOURS of you two PLUS ROBMAN just tell stories growing up! Crazy, I am you're guys' age and I SWEAR! You're gaming experiences MIRROR my own and I'm all the way down in Florida! Just an awesome channel/episode!

[@RetroRoadshow]

I always pictured Andrew as perpetually wearing sunglasses and sporting a denim jacket. I don't know what to believe anymore.....

[@Soldano999]

RetroRoadshow Yeah i somehow thought that all the kids from johnny's neighborood were wearing that bandana he used to wear !!!!!

[@Nimbereth]

Good to see that Andrew is such a enjoyable friend. Love this episode and your channel is one of my few favorites in youtube. Keep with your good work jhonny!

[@SmoothEmJay]

You have to be a certain age (our age) to appreciate the evolution of games like this.

[@DRock7977]

SmoothEmJay Yes we were there when gaming started all the way to now, weve seen it all not a lot of people have and understands just how hard we fought for this.

[@xINVISIGOTHx]

he's pretty cool

[@generationsgamer8548]

I remember getting Sega Genesis in the Christmas of 1991. It was the only present for me and my sister. I was 9 years old and it came with the original Sonic the Hedgehog and I remember being enthralled by it. Green Hill Zone music is forever a nodtalgic staple in my childhood memories.

[@generationsgamer8548]

nostalgic*

[@LeeWollenschlaeger1281]

So awesome to finally "meet" Andrew. What a great guy. Looking forward to the next few episodes

[@dulefontana]

Really great episode and so emotional. Watching you two talking about your childhood, a was experiencing flash backs from my childhood. Thank you HappyConsoleGamer

[@stevensilva8334]

Such an awesome video Johnny. A friend of mine and I share stories like these when he comes down when we play certain games. Thanks Johnny for getting the legendary Andrew on the show, I know this comment is late, but man what a treat to hear his side of things.

[@Groove_Gamer]

I used to use a C64 monitor to play NES back in the day it was excellent.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Groove Gamer Same, and I even used mine as a TV for a short while, hooking my VCR, and cable line up too it, and using the VCR as the tuner, plus the speakers on the thing where not 1/2 bad.

[@johnhorne1839]

+Groove Gamer Then you took an arrow in the knee.

[@TheCompletionist]

Video game memories are always the best memories. Its finally nice to put a face to the name johnny has referenced for quite a long time. The memories we have with video games as children for any self respecting gamer will always be some of the most important memories we'll have.

[@alexkidd401]

I love your show and every episode is awesome, but this is one my favorites! You can see the passion between you guys. Best show on KZbin.

[@anthonyperalta2506]

Im like 30 seconds into watching the video and I'm already pumped! If you've been watching Johnny Millennium says day one, the you know what's up! Best youtube channel / perfect way to start the Sunday morning & week!

[@paulnewhouse5126]

That revolutionary moment you guys talk about with phantasy star was the same feeling we had when our family got Zelda OOT and an N64 for Xmas in 1998. It was unlike anything I had ever seen, such an amazing memory.

[@WorldshakerX]

I totally agree that the manual, maps, etc that came with the games were a part of the experience. I remember getting Illusion of Gaia and just going nuts over the manual and chart it came with. So many RPGs back then had amazing art work and lore in the booklets that you just don't get anymore. Going online and reading up just isn't the same. It's one of the reasons I love the Genesis/SNES/PS1 era. Companies like Working Designs really nailed it with the packaging.

[@Apprentice_of_the_Leonine]

The NES launched for the New York tri-state area test market on October 18, 1985. The rest of North America got it starting in February of 1986.

[@horacecarter2081]

Great episode! I really enjoyed seeing the reunion. Im from your generation of gamers and it def took me back. Thanks!

[@Soldano999]

This is great you've mentioned these stories a lot before it's always fun to look back in the past and remember how gaming was back then. I live in France and somehow my experience was very similar to yours, except we were importing a lot more directly from japan. i think there was something special about growing up in the 80's and 90's that will never come back. You had to be there.

[@AskeGuitar]

That was great the 24 minutes flew by. Wish I had such good gaming experiences, and kept in touch with people I knew growing up.

[@Icza]

That was awesome!! Glad to finally see you Andrew. Awesome stories haha I love it because it makes me think back to those days and how it all went down for me. I missed out on a lot of stuff but I really enjoyed what I had.

[@faiwaka]

Man I remember those times when games blew my mind and I miss them. The mid to late 80's will always hold a special place in my heart. I was also blessed to be that guy who had everything first and that sort of fed my need to get everything now :)

[@mogiethefirst]

It's so awesome time finally see him here! I hope to see you two make more videos in the future, because your story time videos are always so much fun to listen to.

[@88DreadGT]

I had an "Andrew" growing up named Mike and his brother Dave. They had every game system known to man. In the mid 80's he had an Atari 800 computer w/disk drive and we played all kinds of games on that. Then NES came out, Sega Master System and so on... We've been gaming together since 1981 with Atari 2600 all the way to Sega Saturn and N64 in the late 90's.

[@Drewsefer89]

Such great stories! I share a lot of the same memories as you two. My friend down the street & I always competed over which games we had except he had Nintendo and I had Sega. So we always had sleep overs at each others houses playing new games.

[@Oingo87]

My favorite thing about your show is when you reminisce about the old days. It brings me back to my childhood.

[@totobro755]

watching these memory videos really remind me of my childhood and it makes me want to go back to simpler times

[@estebangonzalez6068]

Love the channel man. It puts me in a happy mood observing your passion for gaming and the gaming community.

[@rhall526]

I guess that rural Colorado was waaaaay behind you guys, because you're still telling the story of my damned life brother! :) Awesome channel, I'm sorry I am so late to the table . . .

[@ChrisCobraEliteTM]

The first thing my mom unpacked in 1987 was me from her womb in july of 87 so i missed a couple years of gaming but i bought them awhile back so my collection is pretty big!

[@loco_Fox]

great video! it was cool finally seeing Andrew, and yeah like everyone is saying, he is a natural in front of the Camera, would be cool if you guys had some pictures of both of you two were young hanging out together. love the memories, definitely reminds me of mine!

[@onaretrotip]

What a fantastic episode! Really enjoyed hearing your stories from childhood. Andrew is very well spoken and great on camera too!

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Its cool to finally see and hear Andrew for the first time. Looking forward to more gaming stories w/ Andrew!

[@RetroEjit]

After hearing about him for so many years, it's so awesome to finally put a face to the legend that is Andrew!

[@Bonefoot]

Heh, awesome video! Can't wait for more videos with Andrew. Great to finally see him after hearing all the stories of him throughout the years.

[@empire0]

What an awesome episode, so great to hear these stories from someone else after all these years.

[@dsol9767]

This was a historic video and it's awesome to see Andrew finally. I can't wait for the other videos you guys put up. This reminds me of the good ole days of hard core gaming I had with friends on my block when having a system was a big deal.

[@claygraphics1]

Great to meet Andrew at long last, comes across very well on camera. You guys and your 'do you remember when' dialogue remind me of when me and a friend hook-up and talk about our childhood and gaming, etc. I guess a lot of people can connect with this also. Great show!

[@nazkadellamorte]

Thanks for the review guys. I loved hearing you talk about your first experience with these games. It really takes me back just hearing about it.

[@Trash-Slime]

Wow I never expected this

[@GameEscape]

Fun video as always. Great to finally see you guys together, going down memory lane.

[@tr1bes]

I got started and amazed by video games during the early 80s. My mom, brother and I escape from VC and live in a refugee camp. I was 4 when I left VN and most kids in the camp have to entertain ourselves. We make stick gun where it literally shoot stick at the opponents. It hurts like a pellet gun. We make our own toys (sling shot, kite, plastic bag ball, jump rope, etc...). When I arrived to US, my second uncle introduced the Atari 2600. I was amazed and couldn't believe what I was looking at. I even was amazed by the cartoon back then. TV were for the rich back then and we have only outdoor theatre. I have never seen a TV in real life back then so it meant alot. The 2600 to me was amazing because I didn't know I can control an image on the screen. However, my first uncle who is older have a restriction rule. 1 hour on TV a weekday, 2 hours on weekend. He want us kids to do something else beside watching TV. Read, play, and study was how it is. Sometime, my brother and I try to cool off the TV with paper so he wont notice that the TV was on that long after he come home from work. Though I enjoy those moments but there were no freedom so my mom, brother and I move to a different location. However, my mom in US is poor and I understand that. I grew envious of kids having toys and games while I have to make toys. Everday after school, I grew fond of swimming and I couldn't demand toys from my mom. Even during refugee time, when I pass by a toy shop. I ask my mom for it but she explain that I can't have it because we don't have money. Before the refugee, my parents were rich and I know my older brother have nice clothes, toys and a servant. For me, I didn't have any of those things so it's a jealousy moment. When the NES came out, I save up $ to buy it.

[@HDCarrioner]

Haha i remember some of those stories from your previous videos ;D I always enjoy watching your stuff

[@caprilaser3]

My best friend back in the 90s always had latest console and games when they came out! Lucky bastard :) I used to love going round his house and playing the next best thing! Great memories but unfortunately I lost contact with him nearly 20yrs ago...

[@PsimanUK]

RetroDave Nintendo I have a very similar story myself; a friend with all the latest games and tech that I lost touch with over twenty years ago. I wonder if there are guys out there who reminisce about the days when they had all the latest video games and then think "whatever happened to the kids who used to come round to my house an sit in envy of all the great stuff I had". Probably not. It's only guys like us that think about those days.

[@ClassicContagious]

Absolutely great memories. Back in the mid to late eighties I mostly played on various computers as well. TI99 4/a, Atari 8-bit computer, Commodore 64, Apple IIe. Oh the memories.

[@dimensionbomb3001]

I love these episodes that are old stories. They make me remember the 80s and early 90s.

[@FreddyBenzo]

Love your show Johnny. It's great having someone that I can live my childhood through. I don't play games like I used to but I can never forget the amazing memories I had growing up in the 80's. I recently had a 4 hour road trip and watched your episodes for the whole trip. Your channel has become my go to show on KZbin. Keep it going!

[@thegingabishouen]

I love these nostalgia videos so much. I'm starting to have nostalgia for my first gaming days recently and these types of videos really help bring out that positivity.

[@maxkaplan]

I was also on family vacation in Phoenix when I talked my dad into buying Final Fantasy at a local retailer. I spent the rest of the vacation poring over the manual and map... I couldn't wait to get home and play it.

[@nyijedi]

Awesome video! Looking forward to more of you two this week.

[@rickonami]

This story really resembles my life also, i had a friend of mine that has the latest games and latest systems, and i always have to to go to his place so i could play the games that i did not have, and many of your story really nails what i went through on video games and so on.

[@SeafoamSmiles]

Awesome to see Andrew on the show!

[@med1ocreman]

Okay, Johnny has stepped up his game big time the last few months!

[@greentokyo]

This was great!! Can't believe we finally got to meet him lol!

[@ryancbuchanan]

This is easily one of my favorite episodes of your show ever. Awesome stuff, really looking forward to the other ones!

[@brillopad6901]

Lol I'm the same age so listening to your stories have a lot of similarities to me during the same years. I got my NES for Christmas 87, was playing Atari from 79/80 up until then, I thought I was a gamer but didn't realize just how insane I was for games until I got that NES. I never was much into Sega so to this day I have yet to play any of the Phantasy Stars, I really need to check them out soon. I tell you what though Final Fantasy & Dragon Warrior began me on the RPG's and once FFII & FFIII came out I was cemented into RPG's forever. The NES & SNES era was and will always be the best era. I look forward to many more video's, you guys tell great stories. Keep em coming.

[@BloodyEyeGamer]

Now that was an excellent episode!!! Years of building Andrew up and he definitely did not disappoint. Fantastic stories guys, makes me nostalgic for my own childhood. :)

[@thompsonpatrick79]

Man!!! This is just like me and my friend Daniel! He always had everything before me lol. It wasn't until later in life I actually started to catch up to his collection 😉 but this video brings all the nostalgia from the 80's 90's!

[@TheDarkHighlander]

It's amazing how natural Andrew is in front of the camera, you'd think he has been doing this KZbin thing for years.

[@maximpact24]

After all these years we finally get to meet Andrew! I gotta say you're a natural fit in the HCG show. Can't wait to hear more stories! ^>^

[@Big_Jenks]

These are my favourite type of videos with old stories:)

[@RyiSnow]

I'm glad to know that Andrew is still a gamer. I don't know why but it made me feel relieved and happy.

[@FakYuhGoogel]

When the video started and there was noone sitting next to you, I thought Andrew was your imaginary childhood friend :)

[@simondavies4834]

Such a great episode. Johnny is at his best enthusiastically reminiscing

[@kylegeorge7]

Epic memories! Thanks for sharing!

[@RyiSnow]

18:30 I love how they synchronize and sound exactly the same as the game's :)

[@billyburgess8]

God such a.great episode. Thanks for sharing. I could literally watch this all day.

[@CousinKinoko]

Such a great episode! Looking forward to more stories!

[@TBustah]

As I mentioned in a comment on another video, I'm actually from the Reno area. There's only ever been one Toys R Us in Reno (at least since I've been around, and I couldn't find any record of a second one) so if you both bought a game from one in Reno, it HAD to be the same one. It's still open today. It's gone through several remodels, but the games section is still where it's always been. I went to college in Carson CIty, and stopped by it several times for Pokemon distribution events.

[@hk47ray]

Awesome episode! Very enjoyable and looking forward to more of these memories with you guys. :D

[@paulpetroleum]

Awesome video. I had a Master System in 1987. I remember being blown away by Hang On and Thunderblade. I also loved a game called Lord Of The Sword that nobody seems to remember.

[@ValensBellator]

It's so true about manuals, they're actually one of my favorite things to collect for now for gen 2 and 3 games.

[@1George2]

very nice memories and story!! I am sad not having grown up with games. I grew up in 60s and 70s

[@sabata2]

This was a fun watch Johnny. I love when you have guests over and just reminisce.

[@driftingswordsmanzer]

This was such a delight! This episode was great :)

[@asano8517]

Great to finally see Andrew. He is a nice guy just like you. Did drop my food when Andrew showed up on the video, was not expecting this. You are right about the instructions manual, i remember looking at them before even popping my new game in the console. When i got my first 3DS game, i was baffled by why there was no manual inside. I wanted to call my game shop and report that i got screwed by one of their employees but luckily i went to the internet first to check if other gamers got the same deal and found out that that was the new standard in video games ...

[@teppest11]

yeah 86 and 87 were great years for video game and just fun I lived in Maine back then.

[@AaronStrange]

I love hearing great stories like this from fellow gamers! You always make me wish I was more into RPG's.....the last RPG I really super engrossed myself into was probably the first Suikoden.

[@SPac316]

Nice to see the guy you've been talking about for years. :)

[@nathey]

I ran my older consoles off an RGB Acorn monitor back in the day. Greatest picture clarity ever. I miss it :(

[@ls4708]

Awsome! Nice to see friends for life

[@robardian3697]

I still say that there will be no greater feeling in gaming than to be there in the late 80, 90s and early to mid 2000s. Once the era of dlc and updates hit the market a lot of the charm went away. I still enjoy games but the jrpg era will never be the same as when I popped Final Fantasy IX in for the first time. Ive put over 200 hours in one save file. I would would wake up at 1am on a school day to play and be tired all day lol

[@coldstar5352]

You have such a wonderful memory you beautiful gaming man!

[@princeknight4773]

Still love this episode. Summer 87 was the best time of my life.

[@David_Alvarez77]

Great episode! Really cool nostalgic goodness.

[@RetroJaegerv2]

Very nice and fun stories guys. Enjoyed the whole Video and looking forward for the next one

[@netc3411]

I've got to say, going down to Washington to buy a new game always has an extra special kind of feeling when you bring it home. Maybe it's because I had no choice but to memorise the box first. XD