NES 2 Top Loader | Gaming Historian (old version)

[@Rouz102]

What made me realize just how old this video really is is the fact that sales for the wii were only at 20 million.

[@SuperHappyBros]

markmunny at the time of the real se of this video oct 22nd 2009 the wii had only sold that much

[@C_alonzo103]

and when Norman was interviewing the people at Gamestop and you see old box sets of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

[@jonathanstuart7354]

I was about to comment that lol

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@Covenant Lazarus when this video was released the Wii had only sold 20 million units. By the end of its lifespan about 5 years ago, it had sold 100 million units, finally beating the NES. Meanwhile, the Nintendo DS sold 154 million units, beating out the PS1. The Switch is currently estimated to be at a bit shy of 30 million, having some 20 million as of last July and.predicted to sell as many by this upcoming April.

[@atro4280]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio i will get next offering of Nintendo

[@RadiaUmbra]

I always loved the video structure of Gaming Historian: If the product failed: it introduce what it was, how much it cost, what was its purpose, then it gets to more precise details to why it failed. While if the product actually succeded, it's a biography about all of the ups and downs of the series/console/product.

[@karnagefails333]

NintendoBoy6710 Just found this guy not long ago. I feel bad for not noticing this stuff sooner lol

[@RadiaUmbra]

Like they say better late than never!

[@Lumberjack_king]

Gaming historian marathon start now. oh I actually forgot about this

[@Echoingsunflowers981]

Wow I finally finished binging the entire channel, totally worth it

[@Wis_Dom]

_"The boxy look was out"_ Releases GameCube.

[@autobot151]

Wis Dom XDXDXDXD

[@reshiram202]

and you can't get more boxy, than a box

[@ragequit_taco_gaming]

Wis Dom the lunchbox

[@dipron-dppt134]

Next... The Gintenda Gamesphere

[@AndrewAmbrose]

Wis Dom the boxy look must’ve came back in

[@neillattz]

I could watch this stuff all day.

[@madbringer]

New viewer, here. Solid first episode, have to say. Rough around the edges but informative and to the point, justified a well-earned sub.

[@Drenoxian]

Phenomenal! You’ve come a long way with your videos and efforts. I’m glad to see you’re still passionate about gaming history and continue to produce such informative and entertaining videos

[@Chubzdoomer]

Came down here to say the same thing. It's incredibly inspirational to see just how far he's come in terms of his editing and overall quality!

[@Conduit23]

@@Chubzdoomer For real. Bless your heart Gaming Historian.

[@copyer9088]

Why wouldn’t he be passionate it’s his job and he enjoys doing it

[@NESADDICT]

One of the best shows on the internet!

[@winniethexiofficial]

indeed

[@minix07]

Yup

[@hranf]

I love the guy who says "Bootleg Nintendo". Had I not known what it was, I would have called it that too. Good to see the vids coming back, man. You rock.

[@Zorgot.]

fr lmao

[@jmentone]

9 years ago the first episode of GH was release and spawned an epic KZbin series. Keep going Norm, these videos are awesome

[@thrash512]

I shall begin my watch through of your entire catalog. Thanks for the years of entertainment

[@TheVideoMageYT]

I’m about 13 years too late to the comment party, but it’s fun to see some of the older videos! I’m starting from the bottom and working my way up! I’m also now left wanting an NES2!

[@cyrollan]

Same!

[@Canthatcrazy]

Omg. This is so old. Haha. You've come a long way. You're my favourite channel on KZbin. I just watch your stuff over and over again. You're my escapism.

[@willnox1]

I miss these days of retro gaming youtube! Thanks Norm

[@gabriel10101]

welcome back to youtube, where ever you went but your videos were greatly missed

[@orangedrummer9130]

THANK YOU! The guy that made and posted this video said it was the FIRST home console to be released from nintendo whithout specifying which continent he was speaking of. He then went out of his way to message me and STILL challenge me on this. I think a proper name for him would be the Gaming MISStorion.

[@Ladderthief1]

no wonder they didn't know what it was. You went to Gamestop.

[@karnagefails333]

Ladderthief1 Haha!!!

[@Leosoto1981]

After 3 years now there is a comment ok here it goes................ lazor smells!

[@MeanMrMustard1]

I just discovered your channel. Awesome videos. Very professional-like, even this old one where you're like 5 lol. I bought the top loader when it first came out and still have it. I preferred it for years until I learned how to snip the lockout chip in the old NES and replace the 72 pin connector. Once I did that, I went back to the boring old outdated box because of the A/V output.

[@MaxForce357]

Thanks, Gaming Historian! Can't wait for the SNES 2 video!

[@akisey1]

Thank you so much for comming back!

[@SukkaPunch321]

I'm old :/ time flies. This really takes me back.. I think I'm getting nostalgic for nostalgia.

[@BattleWarPath]

i love your game historian videos, they make me return to my childhood, thank you, thank you very much and plz bring us more gaming historian videos

[@waywardlaser]

YEAH! YOU'RE BACK!!!!!

[@wyattforrest9349]

I know

[@JD-nu4pc]

I know

[@Kodaigon72]

I know

[@dhaneswaraadhyaksa1285]

I know

[@deadaccount4411]

I Know

[@richardreyes3764]

This is a beautiful channel. I am crying. I have loads of catching up to do

[@ArwingFighter]

good to see you back Norm!

[@MarcWithaContent]

thanks you for re-uploading your classicepisodes it makes me fell very smart after watching this informative show thanks norm -a kid

[@RocketLawnchair]

Good to see you back friend!

[@kanesmith8271]

When I was in middle school I traded a stack of game informers and some other books for a top loader.

[@MeanMrMustard1]

Damn, Game Informer sucked. The kid you tricked was dumb. GamePro, EGM and VG&CE were the best gamer mags back then.

[@astoocities]

Great trade, you screwed that kid over :D

[@Chaossage]

So much more to watch of you now.

[@Losaru]

Yay! Glad to see ya back! I love your show!

[@ClovissenpaiDotR]

Gaming Historian trivia: I remember seeing this video shortly after it came out, 10 years ago the Gaming Historian's username was mcfrosticles :D

[@salisburythefox8324]

XD

[@furballbear]

I love the production value of your videos!

[@Kytseo]

YOU'RE AWESOME, WELCOME BACK (I hope we didn't inconvenience you though)

[@sonicmario64]

I actually remember this console being out when I was a kid, and I was able to buy one of them for myself a few years ago, which I still have as part of my collection. :D

[@BucketeerMusic]

Cool

[@andresbravo2003]

The First Gaming Historian Video since 2008!

[@TheMightyPika]

What a great idea for a KZbin series. LOVING this!!

[@BreMue]

"Time for a sleeker look" Makes the NES 2 dramatically less aesthetically pleasing than the og

[@Jumpboots_Jamstrang]

THANK GOD YOUR BACK GH! I Love your videos! Looking forward to new stuff!

[@chad12345678]

Binge watching gaming historian from 1st episode to now he's come a long way needs a gaming historian episode on gaming historian!

[@kirisuna19]

He's done that!

[@Sarato]

Great to see you back again. =)

[@Kane615]

Thx for coming back

[@FishcalledPhil]

Thank you for comming back, and I see you got a new website =D

[@GinraiPrime666]

Welcome back Gaming Historian!!! ^_^

[@StrikerXL_BE]

Super cool to see from where you came with these awesome videos! Even then they where pretty good. 😊

[@custommakaroon]

he is back... awesome.

[@rockthrower1847]

first comment

[@KoopaKid660]

Lol what happened before this video

[@rockthrower1847]

@@KoopaKid660 he deleted his earlier videos

[@BucketeerMusic]

@@rockthrower1847 what?!

[@mallqui123]

yes welcome back dude

[@Ben756]

I’m huge fan man. I came to see one of your earliest videos and I just wanted to say that puberty has been amazing to you.

[@jpfrancoisse]

Keep it up. I always find your videos interesting and well made

[@goldengrat1055]

I modded my toaster NES so it would both stop blinking AND be region free, the design flaw is actually a chip implemented by Nintendo to region lock games (still dunno why that is a thing). Take that, 10NES chip.

[@bartyeslisanovgcpyttp1614]

TeNES

[@wellesradio]

0:29 His eyes light up with those happy childhood memories. I do recognize the NES 2 from advertisements, I think. I think I even reading reviews of it as a child (I liked to read reviews of everything), saying the NES 2 was for kids who couldn’t afford the SNES.

[@simplyalonso]

0:00 a legend was born

[@RPGtourguide]

Decided to marathon through some old Gaming Historian. ;) I'm lucky enough to have a top loader myself. I actually don't have an original NES right now. I'll probably pick one up eventually for the sake of nostalgia. :P

[@kit-ekat8139]

did you get one yet? i need to knoooow

[@RPGtourguide]

Kit-E kat I haven’t! :( Not yet at least. The top loader is still going strong though. ;)

[@kit-ekat8139]

Nice. I don't have a top loader, but I still have the nes my dad had as a kid, and somehow I've still never had to replace the pin connector lol

[@RPGtourguide]

Kit-E kat That’s really cool that you’re using your dad’s childhood NES. It’s amazing how well those old systems can hold up. :)

[@Hernans-World-On-YouTube]

The Oldest Video on The Gaming Historian!

[@weeble2481]

Well happy your back Norman! Bring the Thunder!!!

[@vaderx0179]

5:47 Well im going to every garage sale in the world

[@thesadtruthliveson]

yessssssssssssss he is back !!

[@johnisdead]

still holds up 14 years later

[@Bruiz54]

WOHOO welcome back

[@byDanish]

I need to get those NES consoles soon. I really need to go start retro gaming, the games look so much FUN.

[@modernretro5383]

Ah, the good old days where everyone used AVGN videos as a template, and recorded everything on a potato. Definitely a fun little time capsule, especially when you compare Gaming Historians current videos.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

The NES 2 was made very shortly after the AV Famicom started production, since both console revisions used the same bottom half, red power switch, gray reset button and game controller design. However, the AV Famicom was still in production long after the 1995 discontinuation of the NES in other parts of the world.

[@nintendofan022]

And so a legend was born...

[@h4jmig32]

The Dreammaster music is giving me serious nostalgia

[@karnagefails333]

Michael Sonnentag Same here. I almost remember how many pieces of my controller my mom made me pick up so they wouldn't get stuck in her vacuum cleaner after renting that game.

[@BASSOBEN]

Thank you! I knew I recognized it but couldn't remember where from

[@thatchev3127]

5:42 I am so jealous of those prices. I only got into collecting older games a few years ago and while I can find some good deals, getting stuff like you and your friend did back in the day for that price is practically impossible now.

[@amnesiac-original]

The legend began here

[@justincase43]

hooray! you've got your videos back!!!

[@WizardClipAudio]

The blinking light is usually the lock-out chip which goes bad in the toaster model and was left out of the top-loader. I disabled my lockout chip on my toaster-model and it works perfectly now. Blinky light not usually related to wore out pins. I also have a pristine connecter replacement,.... however I keep the old connecter inside usually to use with the game-genie because it does bend the pins over time and won't work properly without the game genie with the old connecter pin slot.

[@bowie395]

12 Years ago, Jesus fuck I remember watching this when it first came out.

[@88Supersonic88]

I freakin love the NES 2. I know it's usually believed that it has worse picture than the original Toaster model, but I can get past that because of how awesome it runs. Also the lack of a lockout chip is niiiiice.

[@Zorgot.]

true

[@zzzszxc3285]

Insert “And thus a legend was born.” comment here.

[@Rubberman202]

Holy crap, this year will be your 10th anniversary, congratulations!

[@Buderus69]

I am autoplay jumping through all episodes, finally made it to the first vid wohoo

[@Stereozentrum]

Because over the years a lot of people have asked about it in the comments and the historian apparently neither names the music he's using nor answers the repeatedly asked question about its origin: The music of the intro (starting at 00:59) is the Corneria Theme from Super Smash Bros. Melee (took me sometime to get that information myself). Most sources cite Hirokazu Ando as composer and arranger.

[@doraeguyakaneddie6586]

The fist song is a remix of a song from Little nemo on the NES. I believe its the mushroom forest theme

[@IaconDawnshire]

Welcome TGH, welcome back. =)

[@charlie12T]

I had this console. I was happy with it.

[@mattsnyder3358]

I got a Toploader for my birthday when I was really young. I was so little I used to have to put my knee on the flat part above the controllers for leverage to get the games out.

[@jacob60617]

you back yeaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@burbank3]

Two minutes into the video it finally hits me LITTLE NEMO DREAM MASTER

[@jaymzz2]

i miss my NES 2...i remember waking up on Xmas morning and it was already hooked up and had Revenge of the Joker running.

[@Nicksolo85]

I have an SNES 2. I used to have an SNES 1 [don't anymore because it broke]. I find nothing wrong with it. It works and plays just like the original model. All similarities and differences between Super Nintendo and Super Nintendo 2 are covered in this video.

[@rodrigolefever2426]

The video is bout the nes not the snes

[@zedorda1337]

About 2 years ago I tried to find one of these for a reasonable price. After a year of not finding anything I thought was worth the money. I bought the RetroBit Super Retro Trio 3(no plus) and have found it a good deal better for the right price. No lag induced by cheap HDMI scaling or emulation. Just true hardware cloning with a few everdrives I now have nearly every game released for NES/SNES/Genesis all in one console. Connected to a 32 inch CRT from Sharp with double shielded S-Video and stereo cables. I am still hunting down afew titles that just are not compatible with everdrives but isn't that half the fun in the long run.

[@kitepryo]

Nice sweet. Thank you for uploading =D

[@metalicarus8372]

Norm, keep being awesome

[@RedRedDaDon]

I remember seeing a few commercials for this as a kid. If I'm not mistaken, right after the SNES, in order to revive newer NES games like Super Mario 3 and Contra Force. I've only see 1 NES2 in person.

[@DasMirkoLP]

Nice video! :)

[@fortygig]

What is the song at the credit at the beginning? I drawing a complete blank.

[@mario64remix]

The one starting at 0:08? Sounds like some sort of MIDI version of Little Nemo's Mushroom Forest.

[@karnagefails333]

Paul Vitale I believe that is Star Fo----Oops, the guy above me got that one on the money with Nemo lol

[@meinerHeld]

Super Smash Brothers Melee theme? maybe?

[@mullinsjm1]

Music from Little Nemo: Dream Master.

[@jimefigueroa2574]

0:45 "A Bootleg Nintendo" JAJAJAJA!!! XD

[@HadoCS_]

the last NES game was actually made in 1995 called Sunday Funday, look it up

[@GregsGameRoom]

Remember getting 66 games for $40? Yeah...

[@braincrassedaudiofilled9776]

loving the Little Nemo theme here!

[@SebenFusion]

When I was little and all we had was a SNES and N64, my friend had so many video game systems. I never saw the actual NES until about a year ago, but for the longest time I thought the NES 2 was the original NES since that was the version my friend had.

[@kesithedollqueen]

if we have the NES and NES then how can the AVGN play NES games on his toaster

[@Kummahndough]

Someone took the NES hardware and modified it to fit and work in a toaster. You could make something like that if you wanted to.

[@UberMan5000]

WOOT Remix of the Little Nemo "Mushroom Forest" song at the beginning! One of my favourite game tunes!

[@1983parrothead]

I knew that, but I was talking about Nintendo's last NES game. Sunday Funday was not only the last NES game, but it was also the last unlicensed NES game. The last licensed third-party game was Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima IV, released in 1994.

[@tubejaca]

I fall asleep to these videos. My wife is sick of them. Here is to 12 Moore years

[@Ofisil]

6:20 starbacks promo? :D

[@brickbrainiac]

the beginning of the historian. the gaming historian

[@dr.eggman5593]

0:01 an amazing KZbin was born

[@firatozbay]

No this is not the beginning, it is actually the return of norman, i miss the old youtube community, where nothing was immensely popular, we all missed him pretty much in the days he closed his channel. You will know these videos are reuploaded if you look at the halloween special episode, which does not feature resident evil 5 in the year 2009