The Game Station 5 (Bootleg PS5)

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[@georgehands_]

Can't wait to watch Wade completely destroy and trash anything that he buys and then come here to watch James treat junk with the best care and love for it.

[@ambiarock590]

That would be a great content cycle and I would absolutely watch that

[@johntheurer2265]

I always forget that his name is "Wade"....I just refer to him as dank

[@TC-th1ey]

​@@johntheurer2265 We have the man known as Dank and Mr Channel here.

[@VanPham-uy1ng]

T

[@matthewcarey9503]

Lol

[@QJDWG]

James having a channel is so surreal. I love it.

[@MorganTye]

Yes it is!

[@shadowtheimpure]

And already at 21k subs.

[@flamingtanksquad7199]

24k now

[@Chicken_nugget1.0]

​@@flamingtanksquad7199 37k now

[@Frank_Pods]

The cat on the end was perfect

[@huntingconch2262]

"You've got to set the bar so low that if it functions you're happy." James 2023

[@Juicyboi_]

Wade and James' styles are similar yet different enough to be able to jump from watching one to the other and it still be comfy and refreshing. it's easy to see why they're friends.

[@juanbermudez964]

What other channel you are talking about??

[@DraakjeYoblama]

​@juanbermudez964 Dankpods

[@alex_mcburney]

Dankpods

[@haydenbush]

I love how this is one of those consoles that is obviously a ripoff... But yet I'd genuinely want one.

[@pablossjui]

yeah I’d want this as a display piece not an actual console

[@fearofchicke]

@@pablossjuibut imagine if it didn’t function and was just a display piece. Then, you’d want to play it.

[@KiGeprak]

A great PS5 miniature ngl

[@matiaspereyra9392]

I think that if you put stuff inside it, it could make a decent paperweight/decoration

[@matiaspereyra9392]

@MrDjBigZ at that point isn't it cheaper to 3d print it? Pretty sure I've seen a PS5 case on one of those 3d printing resource pages, Even if you have to have it printed by a store

[@emdotrod]

It's incredible that James' editing style while different still feel like Wade edited this for him.

[@brziperiod]

It's like alternate universe wade

[@kaybe9793]

It's like Dankpods mixed with AVGN

[@NotADoctor558]

With some Ashens in there too.

[@PeR9o]

It's not Wade making the editing?

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

@@PeR9o I think Wade would put Background music in.

[@NALTOHQ]

This is a truly magical moment. James, I’m a huge fan of retro games and as such, consider me an eternal supporter and subscriber.

[@Temkycz]

This reminds me of when my parens bought me a genuine POLYSTATION 1. It came with 2 cartriges of old NES games. Good to see these bootlegs still going strong and getting with the times.

[@skycloud4802]

For a moment there I thought I read polygamystation 1 😂

[@Luke-we9gj]

I really do like the Dankpods aesthetic that James is going for. It's like an alternate universe and I really am liking it. Say hi to Wade for me!

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

It's the Jamesverse

[@TheMarshedMallow]

@@hyperturbotechnomike it’s the JCU

[@chairdog]

Reminds me of that 'alternate universe dankpods' video, and i mean that in the best way possible

[@socarlax6570]

@@chairdog oh yeah the one where he's got a purple ipad case x)

[@CaptainRosi]

That's why it feels so familiar. I already love Dankpods.

[@RunicLena]

the giant wifi router is now modem sized, incredible

[@madjunir]

Would actually be cool to turn it into something else with a raspberry pi or similar

[@ChaseMC215]

Imagine if they turn the mini-fridge into something modern sized. If you don't know what I'm refering to, then how on earth did you get to next gen?

[@keyholes]

The housing is actually quite cool, it'd be great to set up a little Raspberry Pi in there to emulate PS1 games. Incidentally, please tell us the names of your cats, they're beautiful beasts and I love them already.

[@Games_for_James]

You can buy one with hdmi, wireless controllers, and multi-platform emulation out of the box.. I have no idea what guts are in that one but I’m guessing a pi clone or something like it. It costs a lot more though

[@keyholes]

@@Games_for_James Sounds like it'd be more fun with hot glue and duct tape.

[@eDoc2020]

@@Games_for_James There are cats with HDMI and wireless controllers? Where can I get one?

[@hmmyou2544]

​@@eDoc2020 You can plug a HDMI into any cat if youre brave enough

[@FluffyAnvil]

I bought both this and a ”game station 4 pro” (which of course looks like a mini ps4 pro) for the sole reason to use them as cases for orange pis etc.

[@Diarmoosen]

I didn’t know what to expect from the seemingly quiet James but I love these videos! You have such a great energy

[@EthanTheWerewolf]

I love watching people open and review bootleg stuff

[@Steampriest]

you'd love Ashens

[@Jawsbyte01]

@@Steampriest I second this, Ashens is great.

[@fatturtleking]

@@Steampriest all the memories watching his pop station reviews are flooding back in

[@tivvy2vs21]

​@@Steampriest tweetermans also good

[@isaacg4511]

@@SteampriestI love Ashens

[@lilycoffee112]

I absolutely love the little.. mannerisms you inherited from Wade, but you’ve like- messed with them and made everything into your own. As someone who’s super into retro consoles, I absolutely love this channel so far. Also, the cat trills- I love them-

[@lilycoffee112]

Oh, also, that “Hexapod” game is a ported Atari 2600 game, lol.

[@P-nk-m-na]

​@@lilycoffee112 i assume it's somehow worse than on the 2600 x3

[@andrewduong2740]

The unboxing bit feels a lot like old Jerryrigeverything

[@lilycoffee112]

@@P-nk-m-na Oh, it is lol Surprisingly similar amount of colors, tho

[@Valhalla05]

@@lilycoffee112 I thought it looked like Buzz Bomber on the Intellivision

[@meekomyachii]

the cat cameos at the end of your videos are so nice i love it

[@skyler5535]

This channel is literally everything I hoped it would be. The scuffed but somehow working projects, the calm and collected nature of James, and the chaos of the things he can create all creates a perfect package Personally I would recommend adding some background music While you're not playing games or anything just so there's something to fill the void, but that's just my preference

[@MisterSheeple]

These three videos were such a treat to watch. Please consider making more!

[@averagedoc3633]

Everyone has memories of kicking back with the boys on a Saturday night and playing some Super X Game 360 classics, good times

[@Xari.04]

Growing up in Chile meant that you got a new of this every time you asked for a new gen console. PS2? Nah mate get your Poly Station. Xbox360? Game Station looks damn god if you ask me. And probably the funniest thing was that they all came with new cartridges but I always used the same one that had like 15 games or so. Glad you have your own channel now too James! Can't wait for more chaotic content. Oh also I should let you know that I treat my SNES like the holy grail so your portable SNES video broke something deep inside my core as a human being. That's exactly what I was expecting.

[@SlimothyJimothy]

I mean those cartridges only tend to have 15 non repeated games anyway. Might as well simplify it, haha.

[@Pixelminer87]

James keep up the epic vids man, I like watching stuff of this kind. I find your calm disposition entertaining and refreshing

[@FourheadWeapon]

fuck yeah. I loved watching Ashens and Dank do stuff on bootlegs and now I have another man with a funny accent looking at garbage. Truly my life is good.

[@vitcawolfbane]

I can't wait to see more. Be it more bootlegs or classic game stuff. I love these kinda down home "watch me break something and I'll show you how it works" kinda things

[@MrShadowStalker]

Nice to have two fellow South Aussies post good quality KZbin content. Happy to see you on here and can’t wait for more!

[@FunnyAnchorman]

Found your content randomly!! On the level of Dankpods with aussie boys and tech, love your content!! Keep it up!!

[@gorfelbt]

I like how James ends every video with his cat meowing.

[@TheRealRuddRants]

Can't get enough of orange cream swirl of a bread cat.

[@Bururaian]

ah yes my favorite GS5 game 3

[@AidenCadwallader]

Phfft 💀

[@greypilgrim26]

This is awesome! Love your channel already, so excited you started one - can’t wait to see what you get up to next! Congratulations!

[@tpseeker3367]

Loved the unboxing by shaking the box & hearing everything bang around. Perfect sounds of bootleg stuff from the flea market

[@frokfrdk]

I love how the link from Wade's channel is broken at the moment. Love this stuff haha (Don't ask how I was already subscribed way before...)

[@vonnedahl]

Always anticipating the cat bit at the end!

[@wyattward8435]

I love seeing James finally have a channel, it’s a dream come true. Dank started my headphone addiction and audiophile setup. Now, James has a channel and I’m going to end up with a vintage “vydia” game collection lol, I’ve never been happier

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

Aw yeah, James, as soon as I saw that little bit of your collection in Wade's video, I knew I had to sub. Proper collection you've got, honestly terrifying at points because of all the old screens and every N64 colour (I think, maybe you're missing the blue JP one, couldn't actually tell) and that huge pop n music machine. Video style itself is like a more calm Ashens, which is probably what you went for, and that's all right with me. Subbed, mate.

[@AllGasNoBreakfast]

Thank you for describing what is inside the electronics in your videos. I've always wondered what makes them tick lol

[@chewycard6269]

Love the solo James content! Hopefully James' channel can grow fast; definitely a hidden gem.

[@emilybalderrama4303]

I am so so so excited by what you’ve uploaded so far! Wonderful start to the channel and I’m so excited to see what else you do!

[@katetanner28]

While this whole video is amazing, the thing that will make me a subscriber is your personality. The balance between humour and earnestness (saving the bug!) is just perfect!

[@danfm1]

yooooo this is sick, glad to see more vintage game nerds around

[@SpaceFoxAD]

I'm so glad there's more content from you two guys in total

[@panamike6178]

Did you end up buying one?

[@claytonno2571]

Hope to see more tear down and "rebuild" content! As a electronics guys myself this satisfices a itch for me.

[@qwendalily681]

Thank you for saving the little bug!! Also this kinda reminded me of older johntron videos. You're doing great with editing and just starting!!!

[@Zuflux]

James' Channel. The channel we didn't know we needed. Good on ya mate, love to see it.

[@hellfiredreadnought4618]

Going forward, It would be awesome to see you take apart more tech at a component level and explain things about them! I love hearing about how you can just jump wired from one trace to another to make something work and things like that! :D

[@LucydeKitsune]

oh my goshh!!! he is so calm and soft spoken!!! this is incredible have a new channel to relax to before sleep, this is honestly everything i wanted ;-; thank you

[@TucansamMUSTDie]

This was great. I love all your retro and mechanical knowledge with these things. Keep on it james, I'm excvited for more videos.

[@JoeGess]

Found James by chance. Only have heard of DankPods from the ColdOnes Podcast. Looking forward to the videos

[@BeefiusGravius]

A lot of these interesting Famiclones having really weird and obscure Demakes/NES "Ports" really make em a cool piece of hardware in my book. Maybe one day we will run into the Infamous Somario or Super Mario World NES.

[@dingustube420]

“It’s like negative weight!” My new favorite James quote

[@some_random_proto]

i have now realized that every one of james's vids end with their cat meowing and i love it

[@conord82]

I love wades influence on this but also got your own style! Great vid!

[@frawzch.048]

i love this channel already. Simple, clean, fun. And cats at the end. What is there more to need?

[@bearings3949]

loved your tidbits of knowledge that are sprinkled throughout the video. Awesome vid, i'm so excited for more in the future :))

[@whoisavie]

all we need now is a video dedicated to your cats that ends with a clip of you saying "meow" in the most deadpan manner possible

[@culturedsquid8442]

So, after these 3 videos, I came to a conclusion . James is the youtuber you watch to chill down and relax before going to sleep . Wade is the youtuber you watch after waking up .

[@ExperimentIV]

this rules! glad you made a channel, james. i’m really into collecting retro games and stuff as well (and fixing them!), but my collection’s nowhere near as impressive as yours. i love bootlegs a lot, so i hope you show off some more weirdo stuff!

[@RandomGuyxd]

i like how the katakana on the box just says "classic classic"

[@k303]

I really enjoyed your videos so far, I wish you good luck with your channel!! Also enjoy the short cat clips to end the vids

[@Theover4000]

Glorious introduction into YouTubing James, can’t wait to see more from you.

[@philipross9219]

More cat content please :) Also a game room tour would be sweet

[@neruwu]

Second that. The lil tidbits from Wade's shoutout video left me hungry for moar

[@abdellahbadaoui4042]

James for the love of everything holy keep uploading stuff like this.

[@johnxina2140]

Wooooooo, James we're so excited to see where this channel goes!!!

[@KruByrd]

So I just watched all 3 videos and they were all really good. I like the good variety of content that all fit under a similar umbrella. The only thing I would say that's missing is background music, something that just helps fill in the void. Other than that, these are great! Can't wait to see what you come up with in the near future! (Side note, I find it kinda funny that your desk is basically just the opposite of the Dankpod's channel rocking the Red rather than the green iPad)

[@mikehawkheir5554]

Its a copy. We already have Dankpods. Why copy?

[@dominateeye]

@@mikehawkheir5554 There are similarities in the editing and camerawork, but those are really the only points of comparison. James is covering video game stuff in contrast to Wade who does phone and portable media player stuff, and James shows the electrical engineering side of those things or uses them for his own projects in contrast to Wade who now focuses on showing products as they were when they were sold and from the consumer's view. They're filling two different niches, there just happen to be similarities because they work together on other things.

[@herbert6832]

@@mikehawkheir5554 its not a copy🤦🏻‍♂️

[@facurojas4477]

3:35 "gate... stargate? No, just gate" amazing

[@phookit2]

My new life mantra. “If it functions, you’re happy”

[@Chilakkuma]

Please introduce us to your cats, they're adorable! I didn't know these were called Famiclones, but it makes sense. My one is a proper clone that I won from a Japanese crane game. It has 50 games, and has a slot for Famicom cartridges. It's such a fun, novel little thing, but I still want this GS5 too.

[@patch--]

this is so epic seeing james make his own videos ❤

[@yuanwang9324]

This really gave me retro Jontron vibes, loving the content James!

[@lucpena]

Love the "Classic Classic" in japanese in the bottom of the GameStation logo

[@tbone2416]

HE EXISTS PRAISE HIM

[@CrazzaRaft]

Imagine having to tell your boys to hop on the super x game 360

[@DarkMatter1992]

For sure, those are some of the games of all time.

[@akll64]

The intro is so dankpods style i love it!

[@brianhoward7277]

You need to trim those fingernails my guy

[@GrantSoundsGood]

this channel is a gift from the dank gods. thank you dank gods. thank you. love the monitor choice btw 👌

[@Illusca]

been loving the channel so far fastest notification bell i've ever hit

[@paul_264]

The Gay Station 5??

[@aaronhastie830]

I love James Channel. The red background and overhead camera angle makes it feel like dankpods cousin or something.

[@ietonewowoi3053]

James is so wholesome, it’s like Wade without the screaming and abuse

[@Yosef604]

Three videos, all posted 3 hours ago, in a channel that was recently made, and all those videos have 3k+ views and counting. GOD BLESS YOU, JAMES!

[@FoolOfATuque]

I love e-waste and now I get to see new and old e-waste. Thanks James!

[@bigboyblasta]

It feels like im in a parallel universe when i watch james channel and i absolutely love it

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Pretty solid opening with these three videos, Mr. James. I look forward to seeing what else you mess around with.

[@SeagullAustralis]

The reason the titles are removed is to not infringe trademark law, which is enforced differently to copyright law. So, if a bootlegger were located somewhere where the copyright for the games aren’t enforced, but the trademarks are, removing the title logos from the games could allow them to continue making bootlegs unimpeded by Nintendo and law enforcement. That’s of course why the GameBoy showed the Nintendo logo on the boot screen. The Nintendo logo displayed on a GameBoy on boot is located on the game cartridge, and the GameBoy checks if the boot image on the game cartridge matches Nintendo’s logo. If the is a mismatch, the game won’t launch, if there is a match, Nintendo could potentially take action for trademark infringement.

[@tylerdavies8510]

I'm so glad James has a channel now I have more to watch

[@GreyCartridge]

The “Classic Classic” under the GameStation logo kills me

[@GenuineLenisita]

I love that James it's making these videos, i would watch them all the time since I love a lot james and his crazy inventions

[@CG4323_1]

This is so surreal it’s like a fusion of Rerez and DankPods and I love it

[@daminox]

I unironically LOVE how this channel is just a dankpods clone but for video game stuff. (If the formula works then don't fix it, right?) Also what we've seen so far of your collection is legendary... omg... I'll be here to celebrate with you when you hit 100k and then 1m subscribers 👏

[@milanors4609]

Can't believe I'm watching James plays NES Transformer again in 2023.

[@rincasifutsume]

it's funny the japanese text underneath "Gamestation 5" literally just says "Classic Classic" oh boy that really is the classic of the classics there, angry birds on the nes

[@rjyadventures]

Well done your subscribers are growing by the thousand's every hour. Great videos ❤❤

[@ItsUrBoi]

Pretty awesome that with just 3 videos in 12 hours, James reached over 30k subscribers. Very much deserved! Can’t wait for more!

[@blanketflunky9823]

Over 50k now lmao

[@Triamgle]

i love how james has nearly the exact same personality as wade

[@pand0z793]

I love the calm way of explaining things 😊

[@oceanman207]

james is like wade but with negative chaos and it somehow still works

[@-hyphenated]

Excellent work James! i love how you use the red desk, its an iconic style.

[@Games_for_James]

It’s a cupboard door 😂

[@ihopethis1]

Kitty at end of video is greatly appreciated, awesome channel!

[@kylekartgaming]

Your Famiclone description was so good. You sound like you know your stuff. I'm excited to see your future videos.

[@cobalttj6356]

List of things James has saved: Magpie Little Bug Free Car (partially) and hopefully more precious things to come c:

[@watrabi]

this takes what I like about dankpods but combines it with tech, I love it

[@Mkhwlani]

Like, I always wanted you to get your own channel. Love it.