Unboxing a PS2 on October 26, 2000 [Launch Day]

[@dangnadt]

I just found this today because someone looked me up and told me about the video. My wife and I had so much fun watching this and reliving this memory. The folks that interview us from World News Tonight told us that we would get a copy of the full interview and the footage that got aired but we never got either so this has been fun for us to see it finally 22 years later. I only wish I could get a copy of the footage that aired on TV so I could give it to my kids, though it was only about 8 seconds of video from this whole interview. We were so nervous having them in our house so I was was a bit quiet and stuffy in the interview. The reason they showed us going into the house instead of following us in was because my wife wanted to clean up a bit before they came in. :)

[@vampirerobot]

I never wanted to give out your personal information because I was afraid of who would track you down online. But It's very nice of you to have come here and give us a comment. Glad you guys are doing well 😊

[@dangnadt]

@@vampirerobot Heh, yeah well we give out our names in the video (even spell out our last name) but back then social media wasn't really a thing. I honestly don't care because this has been so much fun to finally see this 22 years later. Thanks again!

[@rodrigocunha1242]

So nice to see you here!

[@vampirerobot]

Oh yeah, I forgot it was in there. And you're very welcome Daniel 😀

[@gottijunior5594]

@@vampirerobot I’ll admit i tried to search for Daniel then also..lol always curious if people still around and gaming etc.

[@michaelhodges611]

A couple holding hands walking out with a ps2 on launch....is probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[@charlesverg2184]

True love at its finest. Hope they're doing well.

[@Wayne55231]

@Ayustria Salma Being single for the past year from a 6 year relationship, women are head melters! What has changed? Just a few things, Ive more money, I'm not having to justify the things I do that makes me happy. I'm not getting emotionally blackmailed, my phone is not ringing every hour wondering what I'm doing. Not having to put up with her selfish crap. I've been in a good few relationships, they are all the same.

[@Wayne55231]

@Ayustria Salma The couple setting up the ps2 in the living room was cringe, knowning the guy wants her to f off for a while and not sit in the background asking "What you playing hunny".

[@Wayne55231]

@Ayustria Salma LMFAO you couldn't give it away if you tired you tramp.

[@mpa324]

Unfortunately they had kids and gaming life was over.....

[@fwwryh7862]

The jump from ps1 to 2 was mind blowing. That sort of stuff just doesn't happen. It's the kind of thing you read in a history book. A new era of gaming that the lucky ones got to witness.

[@4G63Tx]

Yep. I was a senior in high school and got one at release. It was awesome. I saved for months and months for mine. I also remember the original Plsystation, I got that one when I was in 7th grade. By the time PS3 came around, I didn’t get one at launch but my roommate did and I was there with him during the whole thing. It was awesome. All of it.

[@kyb9206]

Seriously! Biggest jump in graphics BY FAR

[@atKR1S]

I was so amazed by the snow trails the boards left in SSX. Such a little minor thing today but was crazy to see back then

[@Plexus37]

@atkris06 loved SSX

[@StealthGT40]

Jump from Ps2 to Xbox 360 was even better 1080p was incredible

[@kevinfernandez9999]

I find it so adorable that his wife is so supportive of him, she is just happy to see him happy. Everyone deserves a partner like that ❤

[@justinsm]

This is literally my parents

[@dangnadt]

Thank you, she has been and is the love of my life.

[@oceanapps3994]

Yhea. World 🌎 without woke shit.

[@Onb3k3nd3]

@@dangnadt still gaming? :)

[@dangnadt]

@@Onb3k3nd3 Occasionally. I just finished playing Destiny 2 about 10 min ago.

[@enochjesus6169]

The wife deserves serious love. She was so supportive in his experience and I know he was stoked. Wish to find a lady like that. Good stuff.

[@cerogravity8653]

Good luck they don’t make woman like that anymore

[@enochjesus6169]

@@cerogravity8653 true that

[@COREMEMORYUNLOCKED]

@@cerogravity8653 word

[@Macc-]

​@@cerogravity8653 frr

[@JonnyBeoulve]

Most modern women treat their men with contempt. This woman seems great.

[@FLuketastic]

It's very sad to me that excitement like this will be just a memory. No one will ever know how great these moments truly were. What a time to be alive.

[@JerryAtrick-pu5kn]

I know now we literally just have greed filled broken bullshit to look forward to

[@rikudouray]

True man, being a kid wayback 90's to experience this console games was gold. Not to mention surrounded w/ur love ones.

[@amethystaries8140]

Glad to have experienced these years as a kid. Nowadays Christmas doesn't even feel the same anymore, I've even heard kids say that Christmas is not exciting, I just wish they could've felt the feeling we did years ago.

[@Tommyluu809]

Tell me about it, yesterday I gave my little brother a ps5 and I was more exited than he was.

[@WilliamWhaley-ty3wr]

True it was a great experience

[@kieferclarkf1674]

She’s very nice and supportive. You can tell she has a good heart.

[@dangnadt]

Thank you, she is an amazing wife.

[@Kruz3r]

​@@dangnadtLovely to see that you got married and you're still together. i can't tell you how much this video put a big smile on my face .

[@dangnadt]

@@Kruz3rwe actually had been married for a couple of years at the time this was recorded.

[@Kruz3r]

@@dangnadt Can't believe i was like one back then 😂

[@palecnr1]

She doesn't have a good heart... you know ... science and obesity don't really get along

[@TurboMintyFresh]

We wont get the 90s and early 2000s ever again. So happy I got to experience it. Distinct feelings in time cant be replicated

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Agreed brother. Was born in 86. Hbu?

[@Fiorwestcoast]

People today will look back in 20 years at the ps5 and feel the same way

[@Fingerling2012]

​@@Fiorwestcoast yea and tell the stories about how hard it was to get one due to a pandemic

[@qwertyuiopasdfgh9328]

@Samson Ight your mom is awesome.

[@arcanjopixel]

True. I played since Atari until today. ALL the moments was great

[@pokemonitishere202]

5:07 bro pure goosebumps & Nostalgia. The TV, the sound, the grainy look, the fashion, 4:3 aspect ratio everything 🥺🥺

[@dangnadt]

Really brings back some memories doesn't it. I miss those times.

[@KUarentaKILLA]

Too bad it’s fake

[@dangnadt]

@@KUarentaKILLA What’s fake???

[@TheN9nth]

@@KUarentaKILLA How the hell is this fake? I swear people just love being stupid on the Internet for no reason.

[@KUarentaKILLA]

@@TheN9nth trolling lol

[@michelletackett9489]

Watching them both be supportive and sweet to each other while enjoying their PS2 puts a smile on my face.

[@dangnadt]

Thank you.

[@gaucho05]

I love how she supports him even tho she doesn’t like it, she’s just happy because her husband is happy, my wife is just like her, all of us want a wife like them 😃, that’s why I love my wife 😍

[@dangnadt]

That's what makes a good marriage.

[@YungNoDussy]

​@@dangnadt legend!

[@divinecomedian2]

​@@dangnadtlooks like y'all are still together too. Congrats on that, it's pretty rare these days.

[@dangnadt]

@@divinecomedian2 Thanks.

[@Hikikomori_Gaming]

People dressed better back then. Looked happier and healthier. Now its a disgusting mess.

[@jerrymores5261]

Stop projecting

[@Pnanasnoic]

@@jerrymores5261 He is right.

[@shinobukochosgf]

@@Pnanasnoic no he’s not, he’s just nostalgic. there were problems back then he just chooses to focus on a game console release day

[@Pnanasnoic]

@@shinobukochosgf Nope. There is video evidence of a higher society. It is not debatable.

[@dangnadt]

@@Pnanasnoic I agree. Society had it's issues back then but not like the crap we have today.

[@NoMoreNonsense321]

It's crazy to think how many great games the PS2 had.

[@OttawaInHD]

IM IMPRESSED WITH THE QUALITY AND ZOOM OF THE CAMERA

[@stock_glock-9710]

San Andreas / Vice city / def jam fight for NY / nfl street 1,2,3 / true crime streets of la / the warriors / twisted metal / nba ballers / slugfest / backyard wrestling / 50 cent bulletproof and so many many more

[@automoto95]

@@stock_glock-9710 yea and : war of the monsters / tony hawk 3 / mortal kombat deady alliance / mx vs atv unleshed / NHL 2001 / gottelieb pinball / nfs underground 2 / ratchet clank / wrc 3 / wipeut pulse / splashdown 2 that console still best new concoles like ps4/ ps5 does't have that all very cool games

[@coolmonkey5269]

ps2 had worst graphics than a intel hd graphics pc.

[@coolmonkey5269]

i sold it within 1month of buying😢 ncz graphics had no clarity. was like cartoon. no realistic

[@MyLifebyChrist]

That woman seemed like a wonderful wife! She was respectful, adaptable & supportive of his interests. People seemed to treat eachother better back then.

[@kevinfernandez9999]

Exactly, you rarely find a woman like that these days 😂

[@dangnadt]

Thank you, she is something special.

[@JDOGFTW]

society was way better back then now. It's kinda jarring to see society now because I was in my 20s when society was still sane. I'm 43 now.

[@hotwheels1838]

A hot woman wouldn't be that easy going at all.......there's a song about that, if you want to be happy for the rest of your life ..... Never make a pretty woman your wife.

[@domiy13]

That was my main takeaway from this as well. She really didn't care much about the system or gaming in general but she was excited just for her husband's sake. As if seeing him happy is all that matters.

[@bballalexx18]

The fact that it had a built in dvd player at that time was huge too

[@thetramp123]

Yeah, The Matrix on DVD was one of the biggest sellers when it came out.

[@codycoyote7046]

Not only that, the PS2 was the cheapest DVD player on the market. kids want games, parents want a DVD player. that’s how I got it anyway.

[@jeffreynanatakyicollins101]

Very huge, it was such a great add on feature

[@spacegrass7072]

I was super-excited about that too! 2 birds with one stone.

[@krab9479]

@@codycoyote7046same here, still remember in 2004 when my parents went to Best Buy to get a dvd player, and came back with a ps2! I was SO happy.

[@lachmowe1642]

Back in the day when opening a new console was like a new adventure and not like today when you already knew everything about the console and the unboxing experience weeks before its even released. I miss the days, everything was new and exciting and these huge leaps. Just the feeling playing Midnight Club or Final Fantasy X for the first time... WOW!

[@divinecomedian2]

Just don't research the console beforehand?

[@BansheeN0rn]

Nowadays you can play ffx on ur phone

[@2AM_DOM]

Man how times changes I bought my ps2 in 2002 when I was 18 with my own money and I still have it I’m 39. I’ve got my son a PS5 for Christmas had to wait outside 4 hours in the cold. His reaction was wonderful. Very cool to see🤟🏼

[@indiangamingfactshistory4642]

How it feels when you see graphics now and then 😅

[@2AM_DOM]

@@indiangamingfactshistory4642 I showed my son gta vice city on the ps2 on a 75 inch tv. He said that it looks ugly compared to gta 5 4K. That’s a big difference lol

[@Dreadhaunts]

As long as Sony keeps running their business and sales go well lots of kids should be able to experience what we did in the 2000s just a bit different set up and start up wise

[@mid-s_to_earlysViBEZ]

*Got my PS2, for my Birthday, in 2002, AS WELL.*

[@coleslaw3365]

Still have mine from 2004 😂

[@frankiebob1191]

A wife that gets happy to see her husband happy?! Seems like a rarity these days. Your wife is a gem.

[@dangnadt]

Thank you, yes she is and we just celebrated our 25th anniversary yesterday.

[@frankiebob1191]

@@dangnadt Congratulations! I am really happy for you guys. I wish at least 25 more years for you guys. God bless your relationship!

[@motorheadproductions88]

​@@dangnadt glad you and your wife found this footage I was much younger when ps2 came out but have very fond memories of this time! Oh what a time!

[@DS-nw4eq]

Ahh, before 9/11. It’s like another world.

[@zombiehookpixelartgaming8044]

My Wife she should named not bcouse is the first thing she said when i told mi goin to buy something like this

[@MarkMeadows90]

5:06 I bet hearing that sound for the first time put chills down your spine. It still does the same thing to me to this day lol

[@charlesverg2184]

Playstation always extracting divine sounds from other dimensions and putting them in their boot up animations.

[@RescuedRhythms]

made 12 year old me feel like I was in possession of alien tech

[@gator9339]

The red screen of death still puts chills down my spine whenever I hear it 😳😨

[@dangnadt]

Yeah, it was pretty cool, though I still to this day love the sound the PS1 would make when you booted it up.

[@MarkMeadows90]

@@dangnadt yep even better

[@samuelhughes1089]

I remember the day my dad bought us the PS2. Buying gran turismo 3 and GTA 3 to go with it, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I was driving around liberty city for the first time. Video games will always remind me of the days we had when I was younger, how life was simple back then. What a gem of a video, thank you!

[@TheMoparGarage]

Dude I had the exact same first two games! My brother worked all summer at an amusement park to buy one 😂

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

Nice! I played Gran Turismo 4. I wasn't any good cuz I was young, but it was very fun!

[@ERTChimpanzee]

The life is as simple as we make it to ourselves lol.

[@CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

GTA3 was an epic eye opener in video games

[@likethepear]

I love that you found this video. I don’t think younger people really understand how cellphone videos and social media just weren’t a thing back then so finding these kinds of videos is precious. I was 25 and working for BestBuy telephone customer service at the time and the launch of PS2 was crazy for us. So many calls asking where we had any in stock. Brings back a ton of memories.

[@dangnadt]

Yeah, the younger crowd just doesn't really understand how things were back then.

[@4G63Tx]

Nope, they don’t. Kids today are growing up with access to all of this advanced technology and therefore don’t appreciate it and take it for granted because they don’t know of a world without it. I do remember a world before all of this, and so we absolutely do appreciate these videos and moments much more than kids today. I wish I had taken more photos and videos back then but you had to have a camcorder and digital camera everywhere with you, it was just a hassle. Nowadays it’s so much easier to capture anything you want.

[@cbgg1585]

⁠@@4G63TxLmao, stfu.. I am so sick of the “kids these days will never understand” bull$hit that often gets spewed from the likes of you. It happens every generation and with each and every decade. This mentality is elitism and is extremely toxic. My grandpa as an example still looks at his photocopying machine he still has with absolute awe from the early 60’s on top of other things like a video recorder which he still harbors. He treats them like modern day tech. We would often take the pi55 out of him, but despite the jest, he understands full well the disconnect between what his generation had and what my me (born in the 90’s) or my parents grew up with in the 70’s and 80’s would be vastly different in terms of experience. What he treasures doesn’t translate to what my parents would find compelling due to the generational gap. It is part of the cycle. People should really stop treating modern day kids in such a patronizing way. It really is cringeworthy seeing this holier than thou type attitude that permits through nostalgia and rose colored glasses.

[@keivontenorman9492]

The cool kids had the ps1 and ps2 while the lame kids has the ps4 and ps5

[@dangnadt]

@@MachoSquid 53, I still play PS4, Xbox One, and Geforce Now

[@retrorampage9015]

The graphic difference between ps1 and ps2 was such a bigger difference then what we get now.. I loved ps2

[@timopint1125]

there was never a huge step like this again

[@Twocoolman115]

Even from a PS2 to a PS3 wasn’t that big a step. PS3 to 4 was more just a graphical update than anything until closer to the end. And 4 to 5 hasn’t been that big either.

[@jamieoiler5690]

ps 1 and 2 was the best period,ps3 to 5 not so much

[@retrorampage9015]

@@jamieoiler5690 ps4 and 5 are incredible.. Ps1 games are almost unplayable at this point. Early 3d gaming was garbage

[@woke1497]

Because where else can u go with graphics 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@TallTomG18]

I swear, KZbin is the closest we can get to having a time machine. Obviously video game systems are way more advanced now compared to what we had 20 years ago. But I love the reactions to the simpler things in this video that we seemed to have overlooked now. Like being amazed that you can play DVDs on a game console at the time. I loved how the wife noticed you can see way far into the distance. That put a smile on my face, because that is something you would notice when all you know about games is as late as the N64 and PS1. And nothing beats hearing that PS2 startup screen for the first time. It was like hearing the future in a way. At that time, you really felt like you had a new game console. Nowadays you don't get that to that level of excitement. I do own a PS5 and I enjoy it a lot, I just find it's not that different from the PS4, only difference I've really noticed is the vibration on the controller, which I think is really cool when you are playing a part in a game where it's really windy. But man do I love watching these videos from a simpler time before the social media and smart phones took over everything.

[@dangnadt]

Very well said. I agree 100%

[@iHoPStA]

That's what pushed this into everyone's living room....It helped sales tremendously that it was a DVD player. That was one of the reasons my Mom was willing to spend the money on it. She knew her and my step-dad would be able to play DVDs on it

[@j2323j]

👍

[@AlottaWarmHeart_]

Remember when they said it would fry it😂😂

[@romans11six]

Even got the remotecontrole for it!

[@codycoyote7046]

Also the cheapest dvd player at the time

[@TurboMintyFresh]

It was a genius move on sonys part

[@tonyrock123]

Looking back now, the 2000s really feels like I'm watching a video from thr late 80s to 90s

[@dwartbg1]

@@triborn217 The 90s ended around 2001 to be honest. Everything was the same comparing 98 to 2000 for example. Also the new millennium started in 2001, not 2000 like many people thought back then.

[@tylerneckbeard4294]

​​​@@dwartbg1Yeah kind of like how the 80s didn't really end until maybe 1992.

[@abeidiot]

@@triborn217 I think the 2000s vibe came with the mobile phones from 2002 onwards and personal computers, PS2, etc. 2000 is more or less the same 90s vibes

[@burajirujinn]

I think 9/11 was the day 90's ended for good. The 90's optimism was still there until that morning. This video is still pure 90's optimism, the year was still only a number change back then. It was 9/11 that suddenly ended that and jump started the 2000's vibes.

[@gestaltstate]

Honestly has a lot to do with the decor, shooting on analog video and just the demeanor of this couple as well I think, I kept thinking that if not for the ps2 this could be from the early 90s

[@Haddley333]

I vividly remember waiting overnight for my ps2 , but forgot how simple it was to plug in and play. Today you need to connect to internet, download updates, register, etc .

[@sparechainge]

Pay to play it’s so bullshit lol

[@justhuman9893]

​@@sparechaingeE.....A...

[@yournightmare9999]

Today they make systems and games for low IQ players

[@c0Ld]

@@justhuman9893 Microsoft is the bigger culprit

[@Heckinwhatonearth]

I never had a ps2, my brother got me onto PC's by that point, but my dad did come home with a ps1 in 1996 when I was all of a year old!

[@hcmlm19951]

This was a awesome video took me right back to those days the clothes, camera quality, wired controller, and the fact you could actually let strangers in the house 😂🤣😂✌🏾

[@dangnadt]

Thanks.

[@hcmlm19951]

@@dangnadt your very welcome

[@AwakenUniverse]

People forget how drastic it was going from PS1 to PS2 it was like wtf HUGE IMPROVEMENTS. 480P on PS2 with widescreen I was just in awe. Of course now things have changed a ton more but the PS2 moment can't be replicated. It was just a different time before online gaming and 4K was standard.

[@PinkiePie762]

There was online on ps2 and original Xbox back then remember that

[@AwakenUniverse]

@@PinkiePie762 it was still not as easy…most didn’t use it. I’d say 90% was just playing games offline. Xbox Live in the early days at best was 5% with PS2 online being the other 5%. Either one the online connection was another debacle…online gaming wasn’t there yet. Far from what it is today…out of all my friends I knew, only one had ever connected online and didn’t find it all that thrilling. 360 that’s where online gaming really came into the light.

[@mathewvanostin7118]

Lol you overexagerate a lot 😂 But its true that back in the 1990s 2000s and early 2010s. There was a huge enthousiasm about electronics and digital entretainement Sony sega nintendo microsoft apple launch something new. And it was treated like some insane event like a world cup or something Since 2015 that vibe disapeared. Now people dont have that big worshiping of electronics and digital entretainement like they used to. They simply buy what ever their budget allows to and enjoy their product without the worshiping behaviour Which kind of a good thing 😆 cause thinking back that was kind of a weird thing lol

[@jamesray8670]

Dreamcast did it first

[@noaharkadedelgado]

@@AwakenUniverseactually it was 45% of people were offline. And during the time of Final Fantasy XI Online being a PS2 Exclusive the sales were up to 1.77 million sold. Hundreds of ps2 games were playable online. THPS, COD, Battlefield, EQA, Midnight club 2/3, NFS UG2 and SOCOM are just some notable DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE PS2 ONLINE COMMUNITY. ALOT OF GAMES ARE ONLINE TODAY

[@Beepbopboh]

This is epic! I remember being so poor when this came out. I moved to Vegas at the beginning of that year , had two jobs and I was in a show. The show rarely payed on time , if at all, and my deadbeat girlfriend didn’t work , so I had to make rent . It was either rent or a ps2. I was 21 . I had to make rent …but I remember going to the producer of the shows house and her son , who was MY age , who still lived with his mommy had a ps2…and I couldn’t help but think…that was MY ps2 with the money I MADE his mom’s show. I learned a lot about being an adult that night . Happy for this guy, he looks so excited , I remember being excited , too.

[@mgkelley2609]

Lmao it probably was yours 😂 that pissed me off just reading it … that punkass!!! 😂😂

[@ryptik9001]

My mom was working in the electronics department at Superstore on PS2 launch day. My dad went to the Superstore that she worked at to purchase the console, and we still have the console to this day. It's in great condition with no issues whatsoever.

[@life.com.2012]

Подари её мне

[@antoniskourtesakis2127]

That's lovely, I still have the same PS2 from 2004 but I have to find a new shell for it as the original one I have is snapping off

[@paulsmith9192]

@ryptik9001 it still works? Crazy.

[@ryptik9001]

@@paulsmith9192 yep, still works

[@mikezeigler1]

Love this video. It has the authentic new console energy, you can tell this guy is a gamer. Didn't take shoes or jacket off when he got home just right down to business. He loses a point for needing a knife to open the tape, you gotta brute force it in those moments.

[@gas4717]

Not if you want to have the box saved & looking nice 😂 I’ve never known anyone who rips it apart , everyone I know opens consoles nicely & save the box too , that’s a real gamer move , ripping it apart is little kids move , gamers want to save the box too

[@runningbacktoyou]

no no i make sure my box is in good condition!

[@JoseGonzalez-il8zh]

​@@gas4717 hell nah. Box is a waste of space unless you want to keep it in prestige condition. Otherwise, it's just a cardboard box taking up space

[@yournightmare9999]

Low IQ players like waste space by cardboard boxes 📦 😂

[@justinlongg]

​@@gas4717 Oh yh definitely

[@thedixonboy]

That startup noise gave me chills! I miss these simpler days so much. I was only a little kid but I would do anything to go back.

[@Originolley]

This is the greatest channel on KZbin. Iv been binge watching for the past two days. It’s like a historical archive. The way everything is presented is perfect. It’s like you’re going back in time and remembering how things use to be.

[@vampirerobot]

Wow, Thanks! This makes my day .. 😀

[@dangnadt]

100% agree!!!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

I concur.

[@Connor_The_Gemmy_Collector1105]

@@vampirerobot Upload A Kid Watching Wubbzy On The Day Of The Show's Debut (Series Premeire) On Nick Jr In 8/26/2006

[@MrEOM41]

Golden era for game 2000s 🔥🔥 imagine all the classic titles that would soon come out during this decade.

[@jameshartley95]

my golden era was GTA Vice City on the the PS2. But my best time was when i first came online on the Xbox 360. COD WAW Online! that was the true best time of my gaming life. Nothing has beaten WAW for me. I really wish i could just have 1 more day to play it online.

[@marquesdunn4934]

I won't play a game if it ain't 60 fps

[@MrEOM41]

@@marquesdunn4934 man fa real I’m stuck in this era glad I’m not the only one 😁

[@LongStrokey]

@@jameshartley95you can! I’ve been playing WaW online since 2008! I’ve never stopped

[@sjwjsaw]

​@@marquesdunn4934bruh then games from conosole are not for you then lot's of game are just 30fps on a console

[@GSmoove1812]

The 90’s and 00’s were really the best. We had the perfect blend of innovation/technology and traditional values and naivety. I’m thankful that I was able be a kid/young adult during this time.

[@dangnadt]

Good times, good times!

[@Rodemu]

same being born in 1993 childhood was golden and not just because of nostalgia or being young.. many many good factors and some bad obviously but it was still best time to be alive no doubt.

[@striver1987]

That's the keyword I was looking for. We still had "Traditional" Values. You can see it in any videos from this Era. It brought a healthy balance and respect to the public. God what I would give to go back to that time. Or even teach Gen Z to bring this back themselves. Not this crap of today. You can only progress so far. It caves in and you return to the Origin. Certain things were not meant to be tampered with in Societal values. They attempt today, but seeing the consequence. Let us return to Tradition. A boy is a boy and a girl is a girl. You have family. You work hard. Respect elders. Love your country. Do well in school. Be neighborly to one another. Do what is right. Be a good person.

[@omegaweapon116]

First PS2 games I owned were Onimusha and Tekken Tag Tournament. I couldn't believe that Tekken Tag looked better than the arcade. With the PS2, that was the first time you could have a better version on a home system. Having the ability to play DVDs also kicked ass

[@AysahSpades]

The DVD player included is the reason my dad bought one for the house. I was so happy when we got it. Good times man

[@piroshk1968]

nice pfp

[@JGD185]

Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast looked better than the arcade

[@beau-urns]

Onimusha and unreal tournament for me

[@Cogic]

Metal gear solid sons of liberty for me which I beat it in six hours after I was done I took the longest piss I ever had to take I'm my life

[@BigLehbowski]

This is so nostalgic & beautiful. Especially the couple so in love. From the midnight laugh to the sound of the static when he turned on the tv straight into that iconic PS2 start up sound. Perfection. Easier times back then. ❤️

[@dangnadt]

Those were good times.

[@blazemkds]

The sound of the static really triggered some powerful nostalgia in me, it seems that I had somehow forgotten that used to happen. Man I loved these times. This generation was the golden age in gaming.

[@katasiapa]

What a supporting wife. I love it.

[@dangnadt]

Thank you.

[@rustysappleford6465]

This almost brings tears to my eyes. This lady reminds me so much of my girl. ALWAYS been right there next to me with stuff like this. Even surprised me with a switch when they came out. That's a good woman right there.

[@JDOGFTW]

I never had a woman the women I've know have abused me. Online and nobody cares in real life it's nice to see someone actually score a decent relationship unlike me.

[@llllimaginationllll]

this video is very nostalgic, i had my ps2 way back 2003 and FFX was the first game I ever played in this console leaving me wowed from the start till the end of the game.

[@leteizjordan298]

I was 3 years old in 2003

[@someonejust5062]

I bought my PS2 used in 2004 and the first game I bought was Silent Hill 3

[@HollowRick]

@@leteizjordan298 rip you missed out kid

[@smoovkilla]

@@HollowRick tell me about it, my dad was 46 when I was born and I joke with him all the time why didn't you have me when you were younger I hate everything that's going on now lmao. God I wish I was a 90s kid.

[@solidwisdom8749]

Truly a great era. I know

[@fahriferdanaputra8166]

So nostalgic. I remember my dad buy me ps2 in 2004 when i was 6 in my birthday. And now im 26 years old. I miss him😢😢😢

[@juhakiuru2758]

I got sad feelings about this comment. Sorry for your lost. 😢 Greetings from Finland

[@bluntfello]

This video is mindboggling for several reasons. For one, I am still playing PS2 games on an emulator on my computer almost daily. I was in my senior year of HS around this time. Also, this was about a year before the 9-11 attacks. Things were just different around this point in time for me for how much they would change just a year later.

[@dangnadt]

Yep, gotta love emulation. And I agree, so much changed just a year later.

[@TurboMintyFresh]

That 90s optimism was destroyed by 9/11

[@BGzGamersVoid]

Truly a special period in gaming history, honestly nothing else like it. I still own my OG PS2 from launch and I consider it an absolute treasure that I will carry to my grave.

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

PlayStation 2, GameCube, X box, and Dreamcast. Greatest era of gaming.

[@blkeclipsel2400]

I still have them all. Dreamcast, N64, GameCube, PS2, Xbox they are sitting in a box In the closet. Every once and awhile i take them out to feel nostalgic

[@brandon5118]

Beautiful to see people quietly walking out the store peacefully with their ps2 in their hands without worrying about getting robbed. Them were the dayz. 😂

[@JDOGFTW]

The ps3 fight in fresno

[@milliemone]

Explain the change? I know what it is. Do you?

[@UnityAgainstJewishEvil]

@@milliemoneblacks

[@thatherton]

it was in canada

[@AL-31]

@@thathertonyeah still because immigrants. Canada’s cities are ruined by them

[@timzmusic]

I would really love to have a wife like that she is so supportive in any type of way honestly...She always there for her husband really love that energy❤

[@shanke769]

That real feminine not those feminist will try to hijack feminine ladies people whose child birth child, are selfish they care about themselves Show me, the ladies are wife tried wives are there to support her husband each and everyone and their future child

[@dc85]

Seeing a line with nobody on their cell phones makes me miss those days.. Many wouldn't understand that we used to socialize with those around us

[@ville666sora]

Oh some of us still ignored each other back then lol. Social anxiety existed back them. Now it's just easier to avoid socializing since barely anyone wants to and everyone stares at their phone all day.

[@jakeystarsuper]

Not me before I had a cell phone I would just be silent

[@Laze-Mz]

I didnt talk in those days , def speak more now a days

[@Tilted_Krow]

this is very nostalgic especially cause this is my local mall where i two bought a ps2 but it was months later but still crazy to see somewhere you used to visit all the time as a kid again in its original form

[@browland1]

5:07 - The iconic startup sound, hearing it for the first time. This takes me back to getting my PS2 back in 2000. I was 20 at the time and I saved up for months to get it.

[@hiphopguru81]

That sound is a piano being thrown of a roof when it lands. Cool fact

[@thisislocombia]

@@hiphopguru81 played 3 times in different tones, and other sound effects

[@PaladinLarec]

So cool that your wife was into it too. My ex-wife hated gaming and I tried for years to get her into it and even teach her stuff. I remember I bought my PS2 a couple years after launch, in early 2002. First game I bought, and the reason I bought it was due to Shadow Hearts.

[@mcfluffynips]

I know this is over 20 years ago, but I was just as excited for them to experience the PS2 for the first time as if I was there 🤣

[@DyldoMulvaney69]

These are great people right here man I wish the world was like these guys

[@dangnadt]

Thank you.

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

​@@dangnadtDid you ever buy a 2nd controller for two player games.

[@dangnadt]

@@SoUtHMeMpHis Yes, I did.

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

@@dangnadt 🙏

[@mightycirus]

Wow still to this day ps2 is magical system with a library so massive It will never die

[@HAL-op6vg]

PS2, the best videogame ever! Congratulations from Brazil!

[@RedDeadCollector]

This is an amazing video. Simpler times back then, with a loving couple. Amazing how supportive his partner is, and the excitement he shows! This is so nostalgic too... This dude is also well articulated and has the same name as me!

[@dangnadt]

Thank you.

[@crazymarkiplierfan]

From the PS1 to the end of PS3 was the golden age of gaming everything back then was just perfect

[@dangnadt]

Yep, I miss that time.

[@ArlecchinoSB]

seeing a CRT TV brought a tear to my eyes, let alone seeing the PS2 start up. my god the nostalgia

[@littlem1001]

theres something about 3:53 when he unplugs the ps1 and sets it aside. ps1 was now old news at that moment

[@adamwadecaw122]

I still remember that's wonderful days 😢

[@bartledo9942]

Life is flying by and the late 90s early 2000s have left their mark for eternity as the best time to be alive

[@Basedmistergeneral]

My dad and I got in line and it will be one of my best memories ever! He was more excited than I was, the next day he paid for my mum and sisters to go on a weekend trip so we can stay home and play 😂 ❤.

[@ShadowLinkxMaster]

I could really feel that guys excitement at 5:08 when the PS2 boot sound came on. Nothing like bringing a brand new console home on launch day!

[@seanvarian4578]

This is the most wholesome video I have seen on the internet in a while. Shout to the uploader.

[@TheAlessandro08]

Your channel is a gold mine, where did you find all these recordings? Thank you.

[@feffrey81]

Time traveler 😉

[@nanditagulati3183]

U 2UB

[@Brancovtn65]

I’m pretty sure David Blaine runs this KZbin channel. He has the ability to show up in video recordings from any year. If you know, you know.

[@fuwa9616]

Its B-ROLL footage taken from numerous news station.

[@blazemkds]

​@@Brancovtn65 😂😂

[@jssw3404]

Always a pleasure to see the pure joy and excitement from people back in the day. :)

[@junseo4751]

It's the little noise the TV makes when he turns it on, brings me back!!!

[@deuxforever13]

Thumbs up. Man, day one, i remember i picked it up and headed to biology class in college. Let me tell you, it was the longest day of my life.

[@jimm8246]

I had Pong , Atari 2600 , Nintendo , Ps1 , Ps2 and Ps4. The evolution amongst just these systems was phenomenal. I kind of miss the complete games of the early consoles that didn't need to be online and getting constant updates. You bought it you owned the complete game.

[@AlottaWarmHeart_]

Omg I thought it was just me but a lot of us skipped the ps3

[@cryptocsguy9282]

@jimm8246 No 4th or 7th gen console ?

[@SectionATE617]

Man I feel old! In 2000 I was 22 in 2000 and it seems like yesterday, it for sure doesnt feel like 24 years past!

[@Deathgangblood21]

That when my brother was born in 2000

[@YungStylishTV]

Man, I'm glad i was born in the 90s to witness all this nostalgia! :)

[@miata350]

Gone are the days when you can just plug in a console, turn it on, and start playing.

[@brandonsclips7741]

Wtf are you talking about I did that with my PS5 I got a couple months ago lmao

[@lukethelazymachine3687]

@@brandonsclips7741 Nah you gotta download the games, and the add ons, and everything else. Before you could just buy a game slot it in and it would load straight in. No data to download (Im not assuming you werent there to know)

[@brandonsclips7741]

@@lukethelazymachine3687 I Hooked up the ps5, set up my profile and settings , had a game downloading WHILE I Did that, and I was ready to go within 15 minutes. Yall act like its a herculean feat to have to wait 10 minutes but the rose tinted glasses of "plug it in and go" isn't quite as "go" as you remember. It took my dad about 10 minutes to set up my XBOX as a kid and it It takes slightly longer for 20 times the features. I'll take that anyday

[@awsomestleaperd78]

​@Brandon's Clips Original xbox, 10 minutes to set up??? Huh?? You plug it in, set the clock up, put game in and go. And yes, the user experience is a HUGE deal. Taking a long time to start up games and having to configure everything is so tedious and a big turn off. I pretty much exclusively play older generation consoles up to the 360 because of this.

[@collinboatright104]

@@lukethelazymachine3687 Negative. I plugged mine right in and was able to play quickly. PS5 that is.

[@magnificentgamelord8750]

I like how the PlayStation hookup never changed, the same power cord ever since the ps1 makes it really convenient.

[@AdamBorseti]

I was 10 years old. The nostalgia is so strong here it's almost suffocating me lol!

[@killjoyclown]

The girlfriend was so sweet and supportive she’s cool and positive to have around

[@spacegrass7072]

Great video! I remember going through and doing the same on launch day, I was so excited! I remember many launch days and the hype, now nostalgia for those days. I'm 53 now and miss the old days of gaming.

[@whodeycinbengals]

I was a little late to the PS2 party because I was a troubled teen who had just spent a whole year in juvenile detention, so after I got out, I was finally able to purchase my first PS2 in early 2002. I was 16, and I had just received my first paycheck from my first job at McDonald’s, so I went straight to Toys R Us on my lunch break to buy the console (I believe it was $300). I also remember buying Nicklebacks album Silver Side Up, at about that same time. Man, if we could only go back! And time goes by so much faster the older you get!

[@Slacker4Life3]

im 28 and time really does fly the older you get. hope you're doing well man!

[@preztrump4310]

Me to troubled teen in 2000s was locked up 2004-2006

[@carlosprado8252]

Damn once the sound turned on for the first time he cut it on it brought me directly back to the Christmas I got my PS2 I was 9. Like I remember every single moment of that midnight/early morning like it was yesterday. I must've played for like 7 hours straight. I'm sure my parents stood in line on the release day as well cause they would always tell me "You don't know what we did to get that PlayStation, but we would do it again to see your reaction". Great times.

[@michaelda94]

Great parents too...

[@zerosoma33]

2000. I remember the last day of school before Christmas vacation, we had a fun day filled with hot chocolate and gingerbread houses and pizza. A kid in our class brought in his PS2 and despite being a PS1 nerd, it was my first time seeing one. I was amazed at the graphics and the blue discs. I brought an edited version of Busta Rhymes’ new CD Anarchy to play on a boom box. We played Madden and had a blast!

[@SurrenderedByGraceMinistry]

This is so cool!!!! I remember being an excited little kid with my gameboy advance, back in the early 2000's hahaha Nostalgia hits and I visit gamestop at times. Catching those memories and feelings is nice, once in a while. Great times!

[@SeekingTheTriple]

3:55 That PS1 being retired like "You did good son, Now its time to rest."

[@hectorlopez1069]

It's time to get rid of PS1 and play PS2.

[@Lilugh]

@@hectorlopez1069 I Don't think so. I Think person Should have both Console.

[@motta_math_]

@@Lilugh you can play PS1 games on PS2

[@JunoSixTwenty]

It was interesting hearing him explain that his first video game console was in 1979, which is a close time gap between when the PS2 came out and right now ( a few years off but close). PS2 was my first console I grew up with all the way through. I then switched to Xbox when the 360 came out just because that's what most of my friends were on, so it just made sense. 360 was definitely the best gaming console IMO. Gaming has gone downhill ever since.

[@dangnadt]

Yep, and now they (Atari) have recently released the 400 mini which is a modern day release (via emulation) of the cheaper version of the Atari 800 that I was talking about in the video.

[@elconquistador9667]

It's surprising to see how much fashion can change in just over a span of 20 years.

[@edwardfights4900]

Lol yeah and I hate how it changed

[@smoovkilla]

yeah honestly dads kinda rocked reeboks in the 2000s

[@DTOLL9000]

Idk I think this guy looked old fashioned even then.

[@micai.j8920]

@@edwardfights4900 Lol I prefer the clothes nowadays much more than 2000. Just a lot more variety nowadays when it comes to clothing and clothing nowadays mimics many older fashions. Clothes in 2000 looked pretty bland to me, idk. But I still miss those days a lot.

[@marley1995]

@@micai.j8920nah dude clothes now days suck. 90s had way better clothing.

[@supersmallchibiwolf872]

I love these classic game launch videos and reactions to the first time using it. I also love seeing the stores and people attending this wonderful and unique event. Although we don't know were the future of gaming might lead us for example 1 device with updates or something like that. I admire and cherish my time being at game launches. Cool video. ^_^

[@NostalgiCrazy]

Man, I wish I could remember my first time playing on PS2! I was only 8/9 so I can't remember how I felt, but I know I had to be excited and amazed like this man. The 90s into 00s were such an amazing era for technology, but without being TOO much, ya know?

[@Nades_]

What a great video, very nostalgic not just because of the PS2 but the times...90s and early 2000s was an incredible time to be alive. Also I love how supportive his wife was!

[@justinsm]

I wonder how is their kids now

[@dangnadt]

@@justinsm My daughter is married and my son is a Senior in High School and they are both doing great.

[@TurboMintyFresh]

@@dangnadt Really happy to hear that. What age were you in this video if you dont mind me asking?

[@dangnadt]

@@TurboMintyFresh I was 29.

[@joshpeveto805]

PS2 came out when I was 7 years old. I remember my older brother getting it and we were blown away by it. It was amazing. Some of my best memories. I watched this with a smile on my face the entire time. I just love it

[@calvinbaII]

I'm a little bit older but around that age when PS1/N64 was released and had the same reaction. I remember when N64 was released and my neighbour skipped school with his mom to drive down to the city to get it on release and had it setup once the rest of us got off school. Watching him demo Mario 64 for us in their living room in front of like 20 neighbourhood kids was a vivid memory.

[@bobtruck1594]

You cant walk out a store like that no more. You get sucker punched and robbed.

[@MinakoMarioFan]

I still have my PS2 today and works perfectly.

[@Jerlynvins]

Me too. I'm about to start it up and play some PS1.

[@shinakuma9]

So cool, I remember getting my PS2 on December 2002 with Star Wars Starfighter!

[@leteizjordan298]

i was 2 years old in 2002

[@Crayolapup]

I got mine the same time, but with Mad Maestro because my Mother mistook the Anime Characters from that game and Kingdom Hearts. lol

[@tmoney5036]

@@leteizjordan298 I was 1

[@inspiradorupees3029]

@@tmoney5036 I was -19

[@MrTwinkie007]

Its so crazy to watch this video, I remember when my dad bought me and my brother a playstation 2 when we were little, I know with all his effort of hard work to make us happy, and man we were so happy with the new ps2, it was some great memorys, just crazy how videogames mark one part of your life

[@dirtybob2633]

They’ll never beat the ps2 in terms of sheer gaming enjoyment and creativity. Never felt the same way I did with when I first got my ps2 in comparison to the 3,4,5. 😢

[@stevelee85]

Wait until he tries GTA 3 🤯

[@Sance21]

I still have my 2000 ps2 and 1999 Dreamcast systems to this day. The first dreamcast game I saw in person that was a big leap in graphical fidelity was Sonic Adventure. For PS2, it was definitely seeing the E3 premiere of MGS: SoL. The first level showcase on the rainy ship was a moment for sure. Now....the euphoria feeling isn't the same over a Steam download.

[@FabioDerBali]

I was able to get some of that feeling whenever i could find a physical copy of a game, I’d drag myself and make it a mission to go and pick it up myself, feels a lot better

[@poet215]

HOLY SHIT...THIS IS LIKE NOSTALGIA CRACK!

[@AloneRaptor5332]

people just looked so much happier. i wish this we still did this, its a beautiful way to connect with other gamers and possibly make friends but now everyone either tries to steal the consoles or they just have to be put on a list and have the console sent to their house. I miss this interaction!!!!

[@Superbad22]

Dude it’s all perception. There are still moments like this today. I’m sure there were people trying to steal ps2’s on midnight launch as well. I’m just happy we live in the time we do now. Like there are some things about gaming that I think were better back then but I think most of the positives from today outweigh the bad

[@joealbrinson7795]

You see how she looks at him. She's happy that he's happy support and all. That's how a relationship is supposed to be.

[@adewilson132]

@@Superbad22 exactly this dude is just looking back with nostalgia like everything was just better. Plenty of people are happy today, and if he's not happy then thats kinda his fault. I don't see that 2000 was any better than the current time we live in.

[@ThisIsDownstate]

@@adewilson132 you seriously think the current fake as fuck world of phone zombies and social media bullshit is as good as this period of time was ? Not a chance.

[@karinadelma]

@@adewilson132people are not happy at all. They are just rude and narcassistic like today even social media did really worse in this planet. People back then were more happy and friendly compared to this mess that people act like selfish.

[@hurtzz-lz5gl]

Honestly man when they gripped each others hands like that, it was beautiful. I hope after all this time they are together.

[@dangnadt]

Yep, still together and happy.

[@paulos7089]

​@@dangnadt True Love,Very Nice 🇧🇷😊

[@ryanbewley]

Ol lady supporting him when she's not into it... epic. Such a nice couple.

[@dangnadt]

Thank you.

[@jonathandoe2316]

Haha my man didn't waste a second getting the PS2 hooked up and going. Memories still could feel the 90's residue on this early 2000's video. I love it.

[@hdna12]

Still feels like the 1990s even though it’s the year 2000. They way they’re dressed is so 1990s.

[@NickAlpha_]

When i was in primary school, one day i saw a new toy at the store, immediately i thought wow but it was expensive so i immediately ignored it and moved forward. Later on, at my birthday party a good friend of mine gave it to me as a present! Never talked about it, never asked for it, it just happened. We begun playing with it and guess what, he broke it and i was ahhhh what have you done, and i got very angry without noticing it. He then replied to me, you are not a good friend i dont want to have anything with you...and THEN at that moment i realized that my friend was much more important than the toy. I am a grown up man now and i still remember this as if it was yesterday and probably will never forget.

[@xavilopez4716]

Great memories I was shopping for a ps2 around spring 2001 and was hard to find . The guy at my local GameStop back then told me he could call me when they got a shipment after two weeks the guy called me it was on a Friday around 10am he said we got like 20 I ran and got my ps2 . It was a joyous time . I was young like 22 now I’m near 50. 😢 it’s all good that’s how life is . Cheers 🥃 people.

[@johnbailey9408]

I also bought my PS2 around the same time as you. I'm about your age. I will be 45 in July 2023. Hard to believe that our generation is middle age now or on the cusp of mid age. I guess when we retire from the work force the graphics will be INSANE 😮🎉 HAPPY GAMING my friend 😀

[@xavilopez4716]

@@johnbailey9408 yea my brother 🍻😁 those times was great just gaming no responsibilities for me at that time just worked a part time job fooled around hanged out . Now it’s different responsibilities family kids bills 🤦😁 but it’s all good . Yea my the time we retire those games will be insane and we will look at back in our times and be like those graphics look old . It’s like when o was a kid around 8 years old my first gaming system was Atari 2600 I was blown away by that . Now that looks really old I couldn’t play that Again.😁, Cheers my friend 🍻🍻🍻🍻 god bless 🙏🙏