TheBitBlock
The great thing about TheBitBlock is just how much passion and enthusiasm host Josh Thomas shows towards Nintendo across all his videos. It's getting a bit depressing to be a Nintendo fan, but watching him enjoy a multiplayer challenge on The Fold with his friend Nick, one of his excellently crafted video reviews, his great Animal Crossing video diaries or other coverage of Nintendo games will surely turn your frown upside down. Below you can sample one of my favourite episodes of The Fold.
GameXplain
Host Andre offers a variety of gaming content including trailer analysis videos, overviews going under the "Game and Watch" moniker, hidden secrets as well as extremely elaborate and complete video guides. Again, he produces an Animal Crossing New Leaf video diary, though these can be a bit repetitive compared to Josh's because his town isn't nearly as developed. It is daily though! A lot of work goes into his channel - especially with the analysis videos and guides - so you should definitely give his content a watch.
TheRealGiantBomb
Though I frequently find that my own opinion differs from that of Jeff and Ryan in particular, there's no denying that Giant Bomb make some great videos that are often hilarious. My Friday evenings are often spent catching up with the Quick Look videos that they have put up during the week, and their fantastic mailbag videos are often the entertainment of choice for my lunch hour. The video below is one of the most memorable videos they've put up in recent times, where a fan sends in a huge folder of classic PC games.
Edit: RIP Ryan Davis - you will live on in the videos and the hearts of your many fans.
ThatOneVideoGamer
This is the official channel of The Completionist, aka Jirard "DragonRider" Khalil. His videos serve a triple fold purpose - to offer a summary of the challenge and reward a particular game offers from completing it 100%, as an overall review of the game, and as an extremely well written and humorous piece of entertainment. It is hard to pick out just one episode to highlight in this article, but this one for Catherine is a great place to start.
MrGameSack
Joe and Dave from the Game Sack channel really know their stuff about retro gaming. Their videos are a constant source of information about various genres and consoles including the Master System, the Neo Geo, the PC Engine and many more. Their collections are almost as expansive as their gaming knowledge, with frequent comparisons of games across multiple platforms. To give you a taste of their content, I have picked a recent episode about rare and valuable games.
ContinueShow
Continue is a weekly web show where the three hosts, Paul, Nick and Josh play a retro game for about 30 minutes before making a judgment on whether they would Continue or declare Game Over. The videos are frequently full of foul language of a sexual nature so if that is likely to offend you then maybe give it a miss. If you're not a prude and find it as funny as I do, though then be sure to check out this episode about Total Recall on the NES as an example.
MetalJesusRocks
This guy (sorry, I don't know his name) has some great gaming videos on his channel, and my favourites are those where he focuses on hidden gems for a given system. He recently put up a three part series dedicated to overlooked Wii games, and you can check out part one right here.
InecomCompany
Also known as Classic Game Room, this channel shows off both games and hardware that is old and new. I sometimes don't agree with host Mark - he didn't have a clue about Game Center CX when they reviewed Retro Game Challenge on the DS for example, yet just as often I do find his advice valuable before making a purchase. I have selected a review of Golden Axe: Beast Rider to share with you here.
wiiviewr
If you are as fond of the Wii as I am, then this channel is a great place to find out if a particular game is worth buying for the system. There is now over 5 years’ worth of Wii reviews archived here, which covers both retail and downloadable titles. Check out one of his videos below.
Matt Barton
Matt Chat is a fantastic place to go for coverage of classic PC games and interviews with key people that made them happen. Earlier episodes feature game footage with Matt explaining what exactly what made them great, whereas later episodes have tended to focus on the interviews. I have selected an episode about Planescape Torment to show you here.
John R. Gibson
John's channel is the home of his Videos Masters TV program, which combines gaming, comic books and other geek related paraphernalia into a regular show. New episodes come out on a roughly monthly schedule, though he does take a break for a while between "seasons". Definitely a must watch!
JonTronShow and PeanutButterGamer
These two channels seem to have had a dearth of new content over the last six months or so, which is a shame because when they were producing stuff regularly it was great. I enjoyed PBGamer's Harvest Moon videos in particular, and JonTron had a great rant about the Sonic series a while back.
FilmState
If you are a movie lover as well as a gamer, then FilmState is a great place to catch up on rumours, news, trailers, theatre and DVD releases.
The Ben Heck Show
Ben Heck is something of a genius when it comes to creating gadgets and technological doodads. He has created his own pinball table, has taken the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U and put them together as one monstrous uber console, to name just two of his amazing feats. I would never have the skill or the patience to make the things he does on his show, yet it remains fascination to watch.
RosannaPansino
Ro is the host of Nerdy Nummies, which is a baking show with a difference. Each week she invents her own nerd themed edible treats based on a game, a film, comics or anything else the target audience would be interested in. By far my favourite is the Donkey Kong cake that she made, which also happens to feature The Completionist and be the first episode of Nerdy Nummies that I watched.
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