Things Gamers Hate - Retro Bird

In this video, I talk about some of the things that gamers hate. If you want to hear about things I hate that are more related to modern gaming, you can check out this video: • Trends in Modern Gamin...
Things Gamers Hate - Retro Bird / Things That Annoy Retro Gamers
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[@RetroBirdGaming]

Here is the video that discusses issues with modern gaming that I mentioned: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHemnWBsacqmeLs

[@kingedwin]

When you want to play a game you've heard a lot about or played as a child, and you find out it's now selling for hundreds of dollars.

[@Raidraptor_-_Ultimate_Falcon]

And sadly, your best option is emulation, unless, of course, you have enough saved up to get said old game 😓

[@sahamal_savu]

@@Raidraptor_-_Ultimate_Falcon Embrace the emulation like I have, it's nice over here. I get to play all the games I want and I don't have to eat only rice and beans for weeks like RetroBird. 👍

[@Raidraptor_-_Ultimate_Falcon]

@@sahamal_savu I didn’t mean to come off bashing emulation 😅 I’ve embraced it since I got my first job back in ‘14

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Then you learn about modding and emulation because phunk that.

[@justsayin4632]

@@kingedwin *cries in Metal Storm and Panzer Dragoon Saga* 😢

[@matthewheupel8960]

The only thing I really hate about gaming is not having time for gaming. Adulting sucks sometimes.

[@tattoodrdoke]

All I know is getting a handheld and getting kids their own gaming set up has helped "buy" me time so I can game again

[@brianhatcher2799]

Things about video games that I hate: 1.So many “hidden gem” or underrated NES games costing over a hundred dollars online. 2.Having trouble either getting into a game or struggling with the difficulty of a game that everyone seems to love. 3.Having to decide between playing a game I need to finish or playing a game on the dreaded “backlog” just because I’ve had it too long and haven’t played it yet.😡 4.Having a love/hate relationship with how many stinking video games I have!! 5. That horrible glitch in one of my favorite wrestling games ever, WWF No Mercy, where occasionally all your data randomly gets erased!😬

[@JustAnotherDude1986]

Somewhere out in the world, Timmy's cursing up a storm because he'll never get back his Genesis game.

[@markula_4040]

Plot Twist: Timmy is the one who blacked out his own game because it sucks and he wanted to get rid of it.

[@barkter]

​@@markula_4040 plot twist Timmy got sucked into the game and ran out of lives.

[@fiorstadium]

Sleep is likely the worst inconvenience possible for gaming!

[@chiefthunderhorse4430]

Work can be just as bad sometimes

[@MrVariant]

I'm good paying a boring story heavy game that puts me to sleep. 😴. Alternatively I know some like pokemon sleep. I am glad the switch has a sleep mode. Helps with voice of cards, mato anomalies, pokemon mystery dungeon, and sea of stars. I do remember falling asleep to disgaea. Glad we got better strategy rpgs that don't push level/ability grinding as hard as that and fft (which I learned has a fanbase/guides that misinform). I am glad there are advance wars clones with better pacing or stories like wargroove 2, and customization.

[@Silpiobaire]

We all know Timmy probably grew up to look exactly like Dr. Robotnik, and that every day he swears vengeance on Retro Bird while looking out of his massive fortress and twirling his mustache.

[@theangriestgamer]

Villain origin story

[@rockguitarist931]

I love how you continually find ways to breathe new life into "you don't deserve to donkey kong". Coincidentally, my copy of Donkey Kong Country recently decided to delete my best save file so the joke has really hit home lately.

[@geoffreyhogueison5551]

I finally beat Okami this week

[@ドリフト180X]

That’s a great game

[@XDevonBueno]

Congratulations! you did the impossible!

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Congratulations!

[@willwokbir]

me needing to go to bed because of timezones meaning it’s late in the uk and having this video directly call me out for not going to bed

[@watcbd]

You know what gamers love? The fact that that green Game boy got so much screen time in this video! :)

[@moneymikz]

Water levels with a timer AND electric seaweed 🐢

[@MrSeankoe]

I hated sonic water level a lot!!!!

[@matthewheupel8960]

Yup. That was the end of that game for me for most of my life.

[@brianhatcher2799]

Strangely, I LOVE the dam level in the first Ninja Turtles game. I won’t say it’s easy, but it is so satisfying reaching and defusing those bombs and the music is so mesmerizing!!

[@moneymikz]

@@matthewheupel8960 as a kid same…you gotta switch turtles before they die it’s super annoying

[@Nightowl1981]

Great comment! 😂

[@GeekThingsPodcast]

Always rooting for a laughing at Timmy moment. Also yesterday I had "You don't deserve to Donkey Kong" in my head and I couldn't stop saying it. I love the quote. Retro Bird lives rent free in my head and I'm ok with that.

[@michaelturner2806]

Underwater stages with different controls reminds me of how bad I was at video games as a kid. I haven't significantly improved, but I learned one valuable skill: read the manual! I got an NES for Christmas, but it wasn't until the following spring, maybe summer before I got so far in the original Super Mario Bros. that I finally got to a water level. But immediately I was stuck! There was some pink coral blocking my way, which I could normally jump over, but for some reason Mario's signature jump was really short. I was flummoxed. I paused and unplugged the RF connector so my parents could still use the TV, and waited until I could meet with my friends to ask them what I was doing wrong. I finally learned that after I jumped, I could jump again before I landed, and this was called "swimming".

[@paulafaber8589]

People treating their (gaming) stuff poorly is absolutely in my top 3 of things I hate as a gamer.

[@bigmanolo26]

U n me both if u don't know how to take care of it then don't bother buying it and just stick to digital

[@leviwarren6222]

Nobody can hate games quite like gamers.

[@matthewheupel8960]

I always hear people complain about stickers on games, but I LOVE stickers on games. They usually sell way cheaper and I'm really good at removing them. I've saved so much money by looking for expensive games that were covered in stickers. It just takes patience. And Goo Gone. And then more patience. And sometimes more Goo Gone. But I think it's worth it.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

It always feels like a bit of risk to me, but successful sticker removal is pretty satisfying. I've experienced it a few times myself.

[@aaronjames7266]

Peeled a sticker off my God of War collection PS3 disc and it took off all the artwork on the CD beneath it 😡🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@matthewheupel8960]

@@aaronjames7266 Gotta go slow. Like, glacial slow.

[@CassiDS]

@@aaronjames7266 Who puts a sticker ON THE DISC?!?!?!

[@megamob5834]

Only downside is it takes *days* for that distinct goo gone smell to dissipate..

[@derek-64]

Speaking of games without physical releases there's codes in boxes. Absolutely repulsive!

[@8bitsnkboy472]

Things I dislike - motion controls and touch-screen controls. The dumbing down of gaming by making most modern games a time investment, rather than a genuine challenge. Things I hate - digital downloads. micro-transactions and game passes. All things that have been extremely detrimental to gaming imo

[@divinecomedian2]

Digital downloads are fine. It's DRM that's the enemy.

[@nubatman]

The current price of buying back old games I sold or traded years ago. Time. Having a collection with no way to display the items.

[@arenschultz]

Personally I hate random battles in RPGs. It’s a constant interruption from the emersion

[@BlakeSterling]

I liked what he had to say.

[@richyroa]

The cadillacs and dinosaurs comment resonated with me a lot. That game and a good conversion from the first shinobi would have made child (and current) me so happy (hah!).

[@mattb6522]

Great video! I always took care of my retro games. I kept them in their respective box or case when not playing them and stored them in a place not subject to extreme heat or dust. One peeve of mine was letting a friend or family member borrow one of my games, but it being returned in worse condition! The straw that broke the camel's back is that I had a mint condition copy of an N64 game I really liked and I let an acquaintance from high school borrow it for a weekend. When I picked up the game, the box and manual were missing and the cartridge was all scratched up. I got so annoyed that I never allowed anyone else to borrow any of my games again.

[@MarekMettala]

I personally hate "bad endings" in video games. Especially when the requirements for the true ending are demanding. Nothing worse than being denied a satisfying conclusion after beating a game you otherwise enjoyed.

[@joshuarichard6827]

Who cares about endings

[@gagnose26]

Just look for the Holy Glasses, dude

[@bigmanolo26]

Bad ending?.. the first outlast game smh... that one still pisses me off

[@complete-mayhem-x64]

I tried sleeping while playing games before, it only worked out reasonably with Final Fantasy 13 in my experience

[@justsayin4632]

I dunno, I hate the cliche overuse of ice/snow levels over water levels🤷🏻‍♂️

[@rotallyPumpered]

I love the big, chunky PS1 and Dreamcast cases we get in Europe, but good luck getting one of those games second-hand without a cracked cover or shattered spine, and they're nigh-on impossible to replace. You can always swap them for the case from a low-value game, but I can't say I love the sacrificial chain (or filling my shelves with games I have no interest in).

[@chocolocojames213]

I was surprised while shopping for retro games in Japan. Most are in great condition and a few I thought were new 😊😊😊

[@Nightowl1981]

All the games I buy from shops in Japan look like new and usually the cases and manuals are in perfect condition as well 😊

[@bigmanolo26]

They know how to take care their games out there in Japan... something that alot of people here need to learn how to do... if u can't take care of it or don't know how to take care of it then just stick to digital

[@Roger-fs5yo]

If I wanna stay up and play Oregon trail on the apple 2 all night I will. Whateva, I do what I want😁

[@Rottyrottyrotty]

It’s my hot body!

[@fan1701]

Yeah, I dont like time limits. I especially hate having to restart at the begining of a level after getting killed.

[@deiradinn]

Love this channel so much. Seeing the CRTV is like a warm blanket.

[@mr.serious9538]

I hate when you can blow through a game in like, 30 minutes, but then the last boss takes you... 30 minutes

[@txukoo]

that comment about cadillacs and dinosaus hit a special place in my heart

[@BeephBigham]

I hated buying a used game Cd that had been scratched up to much to read.

[@GavinCanan]

Im not a fan of resllers who take advantage of our nostalgia and sell for way over market value. I have had my best experiences making purchases from fellow gamers that understand the passion and or propensity to be broke because of it.

[@Marc_Araujo]

Stickers on the old big box PC games used to be the bane of my existence.

[@bradleyj7801]

What yanks my chain is modern hardware designed to play retro games that is either already completely useless right out of the box, or barely useful if I track down the firmware update and study the strategy guide how to install it

[@supersmallchibiwolf872]

There are many things retro gamers might hate. But nothing compares to the hate Timmy has for losing his game and maybe finding out years later these videos and hearing about himself and his game. I would say one thing that sucks is seeing so many games that get ignored just to go for more popular games then years later It's beloved and so expensive. Those games are usually amazing and unique. Cool video. ^_^

[@brichan1851]

One: Welcome back! We missed you last week. Two: what bothers me is what is being shoved down our throats. Micro-transactions, over reliance on DLC, patches to get “finished” games to run properly, games as service (which means that these games will not be playable once the servers go down), digital only games, games being licensed instead of owned (Ubisoft), expensive game services that slowly take away what they offer while increasing the price of the service (Xbox and Sony), Sweet Baby and other influencer companies injecting woke DEI garbage into our games while making women ugly and men emasculated… is that enough?

[@jonathancornelius]

Man I love you're videos please keep doing what you do

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Thank you!

[@borisbadenov9863]

Haven't watched yet, but bedtime because you have an early morning the next day has to be number 1.

[@robzo87]

Waking up to some new content from RetroBirdGaming is a plus with a cup of coffee!

[@lukasgroot]

Retro Bird even crazier than last time!

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

Gamers hate finding out that Timmy passed away in the '90s and has been being mocked by people he never met posthumously. Probably choked on a banana.

[@bierjieper]

I hate: - unskippable cut-scenes - not being able to change direction of left/right (3d games)

[@CJSLFindaer]

I stumbled on your channel because I was curious about CRTs for gaming. Now I'm subscribing because I'm all in on your unapologetically nerdy jokes and delivery. Great videos. You do an awesome job with the pace and editing and bananas.

[@animemaster4861]

Can you imagine there's that guy out there in the world somewhere who's favorite game is wheel of Fortune on the NES. The crap that guy had to take😂

[@charaznable9209]

I had to resubscribe to your channel for some reason. Not sure why youtube is unsubscribing me from channels. Anyways, have an awesome weekend!

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Thank you for correcting that!

[@richyroa]

Hey. That happened to me as well! Suddenly I stopped getting updates and when I manually searched for the channel to re watch old chapters (lol), I found out I wasn't subscribed anymore.

[@improvwithlions4173]

I don't actually play many retro platformers, but watching you go through that part in Kirby's Dream Land 2 was very visceral. I think that must have been the dream drop stage for that world, because I remember having to do it over and over again. I think that was one of the points where I was making jokes to my friends about how difficult Kirby is.

[@joey6660]

This one hits close to home

[@JoeFpoc]

It’s more of a modern gaming thing but un-skipable cut scenes are the worst especially on multiple playthoughs

[@cicabeot1]

At this rate, no one will deserve to Donkey Kong!

[@0x44_]

The Jim Hensen style laugh at 2:15 killed me

[@JS32986]

I'll never forget losing a 100+ hour save on FFX trying to show my friend the opening to the game and I must have accidentally saved over my main file. I remember putting the controller down and saying "I'll never pick this game up again" and I never did.

[@brianhatcher2799]

@@JS32986 Man, that is so frustrating!! I’ve beat the game once and absolutely loved it!! But it was so freaking long and I’ve never went back and played it again. In fact, I think I sold it a long time ago

[@viewtifuljay2531]

I hate that retro games come with a lack of saves. Now emulation has fixed that with save states, but if you want to play on original hardware then ur outta luck. Retro games can be some of the hardest games already, but often having to repeat a portion of the level JUST to go back to where your STUCK is not my kind of fun. I already beat that earlier section once I shouldn't need to keep proving that I'm worthy to come back to where I left off. Without save states my stack of retro games that I've beat would be much smaller

[@elodvezer1790]

Bedtime HATER!!! 😂😂❤

[@christopherdowling1478]

Dreamcast has a “reset button”. It’s just not a physical button on the console. All 4 face buttons plus start. Do it during gameplay will take you back to title screen. Doing it on title screen takes you to system menu.

[@rtrgrl78]

Is that green Gamevoy modded for light and what game you playing. Love the video.

[@santiinx737]

Oh man I can’t wait till when you get 1 million subs. Criminally underrated.

[@LeftEarth2]

I demand a Retro Bird Calendar for sale. _Every month is a scene with a banana or dog with floppy ears._ 🍌🐶

[@wettuga2762]

Top of the list: being too tired to play video games. I mean I can play anyway, but then I won't enjoy it.

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

Not knowing what game to play is something I hate. Also yes, I am one of those collector's who is not a big fan of the second hand market. Too many people listing crap as mint condition was enough for me to say, screw it, I'm opening sealed games LOL.

[@matthewheupel8960]

Yeah, I'm always leery about buying games online. I once bought a game on Ebay that was "near mint". When it finally showed up, it had the label taped on. Fortunately it was a super cheap game, but it was still irritating.

[@TrevorHamberger]

My little brother plays video games for like 8 hours a day. Anf he still works. So you guys are slacking. But he also has a horrible case of rosacea because of the diet he has to eat in order to play video games for 8 hours a day

[@vitgerivaz]

CADILLACS & DINOSSAURS MENTIONED. Peak. I played the heck out of that on MAME when I was a youngling.

[@eddiemidnite]

From the thumbnail I was expecting 'mismatched battery covers' to be on the list, which is something that bothers me way too much for something that can't even be seen during play.

[@thestuff10]

I hate not being worthy and deserving to Donkey Kong.

[@derek-64]

To Donkey Kong. You don't deserve it.

[@Tall_Order]

One restriction while gaming that I always hated is in some RPGs and MMOs, when a "Fear" spell is cast on you, and your character takes off running somewhere without you controlling it. I get the reason for it, but hey, I'm the one controlling this character, if I'm not scared, the character shouldn't be either. If I want to run away, I'll do it myself. lol

[@RetrofIex]

Matt. You definitely DO deserve to Donkey Kong. Excellent work !

[@Ty-douken]

I'm one of those "The stickers tell a story" people, but not because I really don't have the time to care. I'd rather use that time to play a game. I've also lost a Chrono Trigger Save at the very end of a 100% run.

[@markula_4040]

If Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is your favorite brawler of all-time despite never getting a home release, does that just mean you knew an arcade that had it and played it a lot there or... you know... through any means necessary? 😳

[@shaggymcdaniel3216]

I want my darn game back!

[@davepage2466]

Some of those damaged games look like they were delivered by Amazon.

[@brys.3131]

8:18 aha! I knew I spotted Soukyugurentai! What a game!

[@RetroBirdGaming]

A great game indeed!

[@13Carrey1]

i personally don't like when physical collectors hate against people who are collecting Digital. No matter where you play, the most thing that is important is FUN!

[@3dmarth]

There's something special about physical copies, especially of older games, but there are lots of advantages to digital (even just as an option!) that physical collectors don't seem to realize- like how digital games have a practically unlimited "print run", where you can keep buying 20-year-old games without having to worry about limited supply. :)

[@13Carrey1]

@@3dmarth I'd say both are important also for the Future u can't say bad things about both. Nothing in the end will last Forever.

[@JosephLamb1989]

Mainly for modern games, but I hate forgetting where I am in the save, restart, and then get close to where I was before and stop playing... then do it again 6 months later

[@Satiator123]

Watching that reseller submerge snes games in water so they could scrub the plastic was rough.

[@JohnnyBurnes]

I hate that furniture stores don't carry Virtual On machines for sale.

[@yvendous]

I'm happy you felt seen, those Genesis manuals should have been in colour! I always thought Mario power tennis should have had connectivity to Mario tennis power tour; I really wanted my character in 3D!

[@metaldiceman]

I was a little surprised at no mention of pricing / marketplace gouging

[@stonerdemon]

Don't forget: - Online Trophies - Lights of death on modern consoles - Modern game boxes (discs almost always end up loose) - Day one patches

[@leecroft7311]

Escort missions… Goldeneye 007 N64… 😐

[@3dmarth]

Could you keep it down, James? I can't hear myself think!

[@brianhatcher2799]

@@3dmarthJames, I need cover while I’m doing this!

[@freddy902]

I don't like it when developers decide to put in sections of games that make absolutely no sense. Like a skateboarding mini game in a 3D action game.

[@brandonsteele2826]

You must mean Metal gear solid 2: substance. That mini game was fun for like 10 minutes.

[@SteveBrandon]

If we're mainly limiting it to 8-bit and 16-bit games, one thing you didn't mention was cartridges with battery saves. Having the option to save without spending way too long writing down a password and, later on, spending way too long inputting said password was awesome back in the day but today it's either an annoyance having to open the cartridge to replace the battery or a nightmare if the decades-old battery has leaked, potentially ruining the cartridge completely. Also, you sort of alluded to it with the Cadillacs and Dinosaurs arcade game example but another annoyance for playing classic games (officially) on modern hardware instead of having to find an original cartridge, optical disk, or arcade PCB and then having still-working hardware to play it upon, is "licensing limbo" for games with external licenses where the cost of re-acquiring a license for a re-release likely exceeds the amount of money a game publisher would get back from people buying a new release of an old game. Obviously, there are examples where a license is still popular enough to warrant a re-release, such as with the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection, but, for every licensed game that gets a re-release there are many that don't, even games worthy of a modern re-release such as OutRun 2/SP/2006, a game with a very expensive car license attached to it preventing Sega from re-releasing it "as is". (Yeah, Sega could release a new version of OutRun 2 for modern hardware without having to re-license the cars from Ferrari by simply replacing the Ferraris with generic cars but that would be stripping the soul out of the game.) It goes without saying that you can still play these "license limbo" games on many modern devices in ways that aren't exactly "official" but it's still nice having an official option.

[@pipedream690]

I still have my launch Game Boy in absolute perfect condition. When I stopped playing it went back in the box. My friends GBs always had scratches, dents etc

[@kaisercreb]

Timmy now owns a Mexican fusion restaurant called the Mean Bean Machine

[@Fools_Requiem]

I love sleeping. It's one of the great things of life, IMO.

[@ravagingwolverine]

I remember trying out Kabuki Quantum Fighter on the NES a few years back. Plays pretty well, but that timer gets pretty strict after a few stages. It felt like they wanted me to become a speedrunner. If Cadillacs & Dinosaurs is your favorite beat-em-up game, then, one, you have great taste, and two, you definitely deserve to Donkey Kong.

[@johntuel2375]

When open world games have the same repetitive thing to do over and over again to open up more map space. Just have where I've been become lit up like in GTA 5. Or at least make each mission to open up a map section be something different each time.

[@TheJadeFist]

When you sit down and want to play a game, and it doesn't want to boot, so you clean blow on the contacts, maybe pray or try to bargain with game/console, and try again, slightly tilted or shifted. Then have stepping it up to the canned air, and, then getting out the 99% alcohol, all while you could have started playing 30 minutes ago if it just felt like working.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Yeah, it's like precious time slipping away from you :(

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

Having to restart a level 96% finished because you fell thru the map or got stuck IN something! Okami is so much reading!

[@DylanYoshi]

This video would be a lot shorter if it was about things gamers don't hate

[@klocks2543]

This gamer hates being called a gamer unironically. I mean, let’s just start callin people who like to read, readers and those who like tv, watchers.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

I know what you mean. I've always preferred "video game lovin' person" myself :)

[@3dmarth]

Out of curiosity, is it mainly because you think the name itself is stupid? I'm more bothered by the connotations and reputation, more than the word itself- and especially the way some gamers will go into the comments section of a gaming article/video and rant about how awful gamers are! PS: Isn't "readers" actually a fairly common word for people who read? "Watchers" is weird, though.

[@klocks2543]

In sincerity, I was mostly making a flippant joke because I thought extending the use of an agentive noun to label a group of people just consuming a specific type of media was funny. Readers and watchers are definitely things, but they’re conditional labels when assigned. Meaning, readers is used for regular followers of a specific publication or for reading enthusiasts. Gamers, in opposition, feels like an overarching and condemning label for anyone who plays video games. (Nearly) everyone reads and watches things. But we don’t call them readers or watchers for just doing it. (Likely) everyone has played or plays some games. But regular video game enjoyers get a negatively charged obtuse “gamer” label. It’s like calling a golfer a sporter and then implying they’re all jerks. I think it’s just overly broad and has some unnecessary stigma when you compare it to other agentive noun usages. Also, I was mostly joking. RetroBird can call me a gamer any day :P

[@MrThunderwing]

100% with you on the water stages and time limit thing - Metal Gear Solid 2. Ugggghhh...

[@thiagofoliveira]

Time limits? Super Mario 1, 3 and World would like to have a word with you. I cant believe you did not mention disappearing platforms. I was never prone to violence or rage, but they would make me want to throw the joystick at the tv screen.

[@NewGabeOrder]

Also, SMB2. It's SMB1, but far more punishing. USA has no time limit.

[@TheKafairy]

I love this channel - it never lets me down ❤

[@randygilbert7286]

I hate stages with ice. Or certainly they give me anxiety at the different physics, then they usally end up being very satisfying to master...

[@LycoLoco]

What sleep mask was that?

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Not sure. It's my wife's and I had it on inside out.

[@XanthinZarda]

1) Copy Protection. You've already bought the game, so why do you have to spring for the manual and punch in the 4th word from the 5th paragraph on page 17? 2) Tape loading. Want something slower than a 1X CD or Floppy? Here you go. Wait 5 minutes for a 12kb game to load. 3) Mysterious errors such as DMA conflicts and IRQ errors. Hope you didn't want sound in Tyrian.

[@stashmerkin9576]

Water and ice stages never bothered me but timed missions can go suck it!

[@matthewheupel8960]

The worst for me was Mega Turrican. All I want to do in that game is explore, and you're punished for that. There's a cheat to eliminate the timer, but it also makes you invincible which ruins the challenge. Sometimes there's just no winning.