I Want to Talk About My Favorite Games of 1995-1999

For my 18th episode of “I Want to Talk About…,” I’m gonna be taking a look at my favorite video games of 1995-1999. Here, we’re into the 3D era of gaming, and I get to talk about some incredibly iconic games. This will also be the last video in this series to cover a multitude of years: everything from here on out will be individual years.
My “Best” List of 10/10 games (finally, one with multiple games!):
1. Super Mario 64
2. Banjo-Kazooie
3. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5. Crash Bandicoot: Warped!
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[@bilbomcbaggins]

Cool video dude! I like the idea of doing your favourite games by time period. I would say that 1996 to 2002 was my all time favourite period for gaming. Some of the games that truly defined my came out in this time period. It doesn't hurt that I was 7-12 years old in this time period and obviously have some insane nostalgia for it. Some solid picks dude. I'm OoT over Mario 64 personally, but both are so iconic that it doesn't even matter. Looking forward to more of your gaming videos 👍🏻

[@MattsRandomJourneys]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you checking the video out, and I’m very happy you enjoyed it! The next videos in this series will be going by individual years instead of time periods, but I hope you still look forward to them!!

[@jfitzgerald4887]

This guy doesn't even know these game LUL. He said Banjo was a "one hit wonder" lmao

[@MattsRandomJourneys]

Avoiding putting the word "Kazooie" in your comment because I corrected your spelling of it is the true LUL moment. Though, the sheer number of comments you're leaving on the video is concerning. Please go touch some grass.

[@jfitzgerald4887]

@@MattsRandomJourneys This is more Gen Z nonsense. You're too young and lack experience to be on the platform. Can't handle actual people's feedback. I encourage to look yourself in the mirror.

[@MattsRandomJourneys]

You’re barely leaving any constructive feedback. All you’re doing is trolling and then trying to dress it up as “constructive criticism.” I’ve seen this nonsense plenty of times before. You’re wasting your time. If my video bothers you that much that you have to keep egging on, just go watch something else.

[@jfitzgerald4887]

Yeah need to be more restrained in your videos. "I'm just being silly" doesn't constitute this sort of behavior on camera. You also lack the age and experience to be knowledable enough to talk about these things, too. It's great you've watched a bunch of documentaries on KZbin of gaming and retrogaming, but you need to need preface this list with that history. I believe a more humble way of doing this is linking other well made videos made by other creators for us to check out, otherwise it comes off as cloutchasing.

[@rustytoyota]

U R a very hateful person.

[@MattsRandomJourneys]

I didn’t know making a video about a topic I’m passionate about is “clout chasing.” Damn, silly me. Whether you know it or not, I went to a college that actually *taught* a “History of Games” class, and I’ve taken it upon myself to learn about gaming history because I’ve worked in video game journalism before. You can even find my work at the links in the description. I can certainly think of other things I could do to “clout chase” than make videos on a topic I love and feel passionate about. Also…what do you mean “doesn’t constitute this sort of behavior on camera?” What are you, my Mom? Please go touch some grass.

[@jfitzgerald4887]

@@MattsRandomJourneys There you go again. "Silly me." Grow some confidence. I'm a fan. A concerned fan. I'm giving you the feedback you need to become better are communicating your ideas. As it currently stands, you lack the abilty to concisely say what you want to say. You have no clear chapters and section to your 30+ video. That is not acceptable in this day in age. If you're lazy, then record it and keep it on your pc

[@MattsRandomJourneys]

A CONCERNED FAN?!?! PFFFFFFFFFFT 😂😂😂😂😂 please, miss me with that. What the hell would you have to be concerned about? That I'm having fun and enjoying myself while making the videos that I want to make? You're claiming to give "constructive criticism" to help me "get better" while also telling me to "get off the stage?" You don't even know what you want.

[@jfitzgerald4887]

did u just callbanjo kazoiiue a "one hit wonder" ? Lmao get this gen z off the stage. He doesn't know what he's talking about

[@MattsRandomJourneys]

No, I called “Banjo-Kazooie” a one-hit wonder, not “banjo kazoiiue.” Last I checked, that’s not the name of the game. For someone who apparently knows more than I do, you should at least know how to spell the game’s name. Now if you did mean “Banjo-Kazooie,” well…yes, I did call it that. That’s my opinion. While Kazooie is an incredible game, Tooie was a far weaker follow-up that was emblematic of Rare’s problematic “bigger = better” philosophy with platformers at the time (not as bad as Donkey Kong 64 but still rough). And Nuts & Bolts, while not a bad game entirely, was the franchise’s identity crisis and it could’ve been a lot better. Thus, to me, Kazooie is the only good mainline B-K game. Furthermore, get me “off the stage?” You do realize that, if my video bothers you so much, you can just click off of it and go find another video that suits your interests more, right?