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Your Dad is a retro gaming legend. His documentation is so important and he knew it. His commentary, footage, and passion shines through every frame. He had no idea how important his video camera was... or did he? RIP retro dad.

PS1 was good but his dad was better.

the coolest thing about this channel is that it feels like a planned collaboration between father and son across the gap of time

Your Dad was on the pulse of tech before most people were. He saw what was coming and had the means to document it. Your Dad is a legend. You are very fortunate to have grown up with such a guy.

This footage is so fantastic, nobody was really filming stuff like this back in the 90s.

Damn, your old man was pretty ahead of his time, those family tapes are almost like modern 'review' VLOGs.

You basically have your own "Netflix" for memories with your dad, thats such a precious thing! Words can't express how much I'd give for something even close to that. Very uplifting content. :)

The real story of this entire KZfaq Channel, is how great of a dad this man had.

Coolest f*cking dad ever. ❤️

Kids will never know the feeling of booting up a Playstation and seeing the incredible graphics of these early games. Seeing Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Final Fantasy 8, and Tekken 2 was mind-blowing at the time!

Your dad is awesome and a genius for capturing these moments.

The 90s looked like such a simpler time. SEGA, the first Playstation, damn what a time that seemed to be

I love this dad, man. He's like a 90's version of myself, only I'm a tech/gamer dad in 2020.

Bro your dad was a legend, super pleased you had this type of relationship with your dad. Great content

Your dad would be proud of how your KZfaq videos give his home videos second life. Well done sir. Dad taught you well

Your childhood must’ve been amazing beyond what words can describe. RIP to an amazing dad 🎮🙏🏻🫡

Having a dad with the ability to see the future that you’d want these memories so detailed and captured is amazing

This is honestly one of the most heart warming videos on 90’s gaming I’ve ever seen. You can truly feel the love and excitement in the room. Thanks for sharing this.

This dad was an absolute legend. Im sure not EVERY day was like this, but these moments ? Worth every second of living.

Your dad was WAY ahead of his time. this kind of filming and commentary was unheard of back then.This is a treasure trove. How old was he here? early 40s? RIP Mr Dad

Damn, this dude led a charmed childhood.

Your the guy when people say “I never had a PS1 when I was younger but I would play it when I was over my friends house”

Wow I'm going to be 39 soon all this footage brings back memories when I was a kid especially with the PlayStation

I love how he picks out all these titles like Tekken and Ridge Racer, not knowing what kind of legend status these series will achieve. The simple days, hanging with your friends in the living room, playing for hours, getting a headache but you dont care. Those were the days

Thanks for coming with me on this "My Retro Life" journey, guys! Y'all are seriously the best. More to come!

To play it early then buy it early is mind blowing...your dad is a genius for basically vlogging this experience

I wish my parents got along enough through my childhood where I could watch actual footage. Man what a great video.

Gotta say, your dad has got to be the coolest dad ever. I can only hope to be as much fun for my kids as he seemed to be with your family. Watching these brings back serious memories, such a great time to be a kid then for all of those fun gaming advancements. Another great video thanks so much.

I've never seen anyone as excited about Bubsy3d - until now.

Amazing. Brought a tear to me eye. Your dad was trully one of a kind.

And then N64 was released Sept 1996 in the U.S. PS1 almost became a memory. These 2 will always be tied for best teenage gaming memories for me.

That feeling of opening presents for new games will be like no other

After finally landing the PS5 I needed some insight on the PS1 to bring me back to my childhood. Thanks for uploading this! 😁👍

I want that theater room, it’s perfect for retro gaming

Words cannot describe how awesome your dad was. It must've been SO cool experiencing all of this with him. Honestly made me tear up. Thank you for sharing this.

My man was that one rich kid that the rest of us always wanted to go over to his house to play the latest console.

This series brings back so many memories of my own. We didn’t have much money growing up, but the memories of gaming with my dad through the years, no matter which system we had, are priceless. Thank you for this

It's funny to me how the more time goes on the more you sound like your dad. You have more "youtube energy" in your voiceovers, whereas your dad has that schmaltzy TV announcer bit down pat, but aside from that generational difference, you're definitely your father's son.

I was 19 😢 good times rip mom dad grandpa grandma i miss the 90s

Your dad was a legend mate! Thanks for posting. Great insight to some gaming history.

I love this video. One for how cool your dad was, he supported your love of games without judgement. 2 for how it shows what it was like to be a kid around these times. You would invite your friends over and that's how would would spend the weekend. Times like these, I will always cherish and remember.

It must have been pricey to rent back then. Blockbuster even wanted a £200 deposit here to rent one when it was officially released even.

It's awesome that you're dad was sharing a passion for gaming with you and both of you had so much fun together.

This video is pure gold, I was born in the year 2000 but I really grew up with the PS1 and to see this and know that it is the time of the mere launch of the PS1 in 1995, this was very ahead of the time!

Your Dad was such a cool dude, and that theatre room is awesome.

I'm so happy how much your dad filmed, easily one of the top youtube gaming shows. I personally went Saturn to N64 to PS2, but my first ps2 games were all the psx Final Fantasy games.

I'm so glad I found this channel! I grew up in the same era of videogames and it's so wonderful that your father documented everything back then for you to share with us today. So much nostalgia!

Just brilliant. Your dad was way ahead of his time. Legend.

Wow! The PlayStation is a console that always had a presence in my life since I was a kid loving Nintendo. So many of its games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 2 Castlevania, Rayman and especially Metal Gear Solid always found their way to peek my interest and get me to play them and have wonderful experiences and I'm still discovering many to this day. The PS1 will forever be one of my all-time favorite consoles and I loved seeing your story! Your dad was incredible to keep those moments and treasure them! Thank you so much for sharing this!!

Hey man, just found your channel and just want to tell you that it’s unbelievable. It’s so awesome that your Dad decked your house out with the latest audio, visual and gaming tech and then on top of that filmed your experiences with it. I remember getting a PS1 with Ace Combat but I had literally no idea how to play it. I think it eventually got returned or traded in for the PS2 when that came out. And I’ve been hooked on the brand ever since. Watching this video on my PS5 is a wild experience. It definitely made me cry.

Makes sense dad was a marketing director in electronics. Pops likes electronics, was paid very well and son has access to all cool tech. Must be nice!

Watch this made me all warm inside remembering days like these, how I wish I could feel it all again one more time.

Living my childhood dream. My parents were poor so I simply didn’t get all of this but what I did get, I was thankful for. My first system was a Super Nintendo 2 years after it was released. Purchased it for I think 150 or 200 at I think Comp USA. It came with Starfox and super Mario. My god I was so pumped for it. Sigh the good ole days

Your dad truly was awesome! It makes me so happy you got to share your gaming memories with him as well as your friends! Thank you for sharing these videos with us!

Your channel is pure treasure. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. You, your mom and dad are legends!

Your dad was the original video game KZfaqr. Glad to see you keeping the family trend alive!

Your videos are the best Tyler! Enjoying this and I’m not even that big of a PS1 fan! :-)

It's crazy seeing these types of videos. You guys were thinking about the 2000s the 2010s the 2020s & planned everything out way ahead of time. This is amazing 🌟🙌

This was me in Southern Maryland in 95 as well. Video games were fun with friends,best times ever! Worst Robocop I ever seen hahaha! Gid bless you and your dad!

This channel brings back so much memories man

Ah the Playstation! So many great memories with this system. I still remember the Christmas day that I received it, along with the first four games I obtained: Megaman X4, Spyro the Dragon, Wild Arms and Megaman Legends. Those were good times indeed! Great video as always! Thanks for sharing your experience with us man!

Few people's dad had the greatest jobs in the 90s. The ones who had the courage to pwn camcorders and record us habing our earliest thiughtful conversations were extra cool.

The Time Crisis part really hit me. Reminded me of the times i spent with my dad on the main and special modes. What a great game. Thanks for these videos, they are super nostalgic and give me a feeling i haven't had in a long time.

This might be the best episode, and that TV is insane.

Man when I say your Dad was the coolest dad ever I mean that💯 Thank you for sharing this wholesomeness with us bro. Good feelings and vibes all around❤️

I love this , brings back good memories as a child. I am a little older than you so it was the Amiga and ST for me that really started to blow our minds after the commadore 64. Thanks for the memories.

your dad was epic for recording these moments, and going out of his way to make this happen for you. Given he was in the industry with connections, but still had to be memorable moments for the both of you. I got mine that christmas, thankfully my mom and dad was hip to gaming and tech as well, but we were a middle class family back then so no crazy extras to harp about.. good old days

Beautiful. One thing the kids today don't experience is the video game industry maturing alongside them. And too bad all budding nerds didn't get to have a dad like yours growing up. Great on him for capturing these time capsules and on you for sharing them. Thank you.

PS1 and SNES are where I have most of my gaming memories. Some of the greatest games ever were made on the PS1 and in the US this is when JRPGs were at their height of popularity.

Coolest dad ever... My dad looked down on me for gaming and never gave a crap or did anything with me.

Having all those console and game collections must have been so cool at that age. I'll tell you one thing I'm most jealous of is the clear amazing relationship you and your dad obviously had. S tier family vibes!

You had a cool dad. Getting to play the ps1 before anyone else? That's just amazing.

Fantastic video, Tyler! I have been looking forward to this one for a long time. The original Playstation is one of my favorite systems of all time. I didn't own one but my friend had one and I would always be at his house playing games like Crash Bandicoot, 2Xtreme, Twisted Metal, Casper, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, etc. The PSone era is probably my favorite gaming era because there was so much innovation in gaming during that time. Developers were much more willing to take risks with games and there were so many unique games that came out. It was sort of like the WIld West for gaming. When that Playstation startup screen played, you really felt like you were being taken into the future. I still love seeing it; it is so iconic.

I remember getting the Playstation 1 from Toys R Us in 1995 or 1996. I have since been a Playstation fan and will be for life. Who else has only had a Playstation?

These videos bring me tears of joy remembering my old Christmases and consoles. Getting my first ps1 was an amazing day. I thought to myself as a kid that there was no way these graphics could get any better, and used to dream of being in those worlds. Thank you so much for putting out these videos. Your dad was a real legend and will never be forgotten

This is great, your dad rocks

I have great memories of playing PS1 with my Dad , I remember actually being disappointed I didn’t get a Nintendo 64… but in retrospect it helped shape a large part of my adolescence… still playing PS5 to this day … shout out to Fighting Force, that was one of my first games

The twisted metal music brought me back. Been binging all of these videos it gives me so much nostalgia love it!

I'm glad you brought back your own channel. You're dad insight to document everything is so amazing. I love the face shots of your in awe friends.

Dude this is not fair! Your dad kick ass! I thought my dad was cool and all but this is something else. A PSX before launch!? Plus a Saturn!? Lucky you guys :) I loved this video

8:48 four boys glued to the screen. Times havent changed 😆 Awesome video!

Best days ever. Most of my current friends are from this era, going to import stores buying Japanese (and USA) games (I'm from UK). Having a social network of friends because of our love of videogames cannot be replaced by digital downloads, online play and realistic graphics, it just can't.

Mate that made me cry. I never had a dad like you’re’s but my mum gave me every game and console I wanted 🙏🏻

Having parents that actually under technology must be a blessing from God

Its amazing to think his dad was recording all of this just for family archives, there was no channels he could broadcast these vids to the masses, incredible

My dad never played games with me or any games for that matter, but he did buy me a PS2, 3, 4, and a PSP. I miss him everyday. Your dad seemed so cool.

Your dad is definitely a one cool dad! Lucky guy

Would have been so cool to have been more involved with the launch, I didn't even know anything about the PS until my dad bought one randomly with Tomb Raider!

I missed the PS1 as a kid. I had an N64 and was all about that until the PS2 came out. My cousin had one tho, and I remember playing a game called dragon seed on it that I genuinely thought was the most brilliant game ever made lol

Glad this guy shared this footage with us. Such a cool dad to have, he will be watching these until the day he dies. Make more then one copy friend, just in case.

Dude - this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen! I literally got goosebumps watching this. I grew up in a very, very rural town in northwest Kansas most of my life. Population ~300 people. So most of the people there weren't too tech savvy and a lot of my friends, myself included, weren't too well off financially. My grandma owned a cafe and did OK and she spoiled me rotten, don't get me wrong haha. But that being said, we were among the last people to find out about upcoming new consoles and video games. We would usually find out far after they had been released by either going to a bigger town that had stores with games and consoles or coming across gaming magazines which, for some reason, NONE of us subscribed to any until late in the PS1 era. My friend and I mostly had the n64 and were really happy with that. I didn't get a PS1 until the summer before 8th grade - so summer of 1999. I played a demo disc that had Metal Gear Solid and I was absolutely HOOKED. I worked all summer at my grandma's cafe and she sent me back to my mom's with a bunch of cash so I could buy one. I can't even fathom how many hours I logged on my PS1.... between MGS, many RPGs, Dragon Ball Z import games, etc. What an awesome time that was! I was head over hells in love with Sony at that point. Also, I can't tell you how freaking cool it is that your dad video recorded SO MUCH of your life. I barely have any photos of me, let alone any video footage. Again - small town. Only like 2 of my friend's parents have video cameras and they only used them on super special occasions. Kids today have it so good in that, because of cell phones, so much more of them will have their lives on video or photo to look back on when they're older. I had to subscribe to your channel and very much look forward to seeing more of your videos! Thank you for putting in all of this work to sift through all of those videos, upload them, edit them, etc. to share with us. I can't imagine how much time it took to do but I bet it was super fun for you to do!

You have your dad's voice, Tyler! Incredible!

I’ll never tire watching these old home videos. These awesome moments definitely capture what we ALL experienced growing up in the early days of gaming - it’s like I’m experiencing it all over again!

Not going to lie its is pretty cool that you grew up like this. I grew up a single parent household so I was never able to get games and consoles at launch. glad you can make these videos brings back memories.

how did this 12 minute video feel like an hour, wow, so many memories. this was awesome

I love it! Great job! Oh and finally I get to see you get the Sega CD! oh and you were right you didn't have a reaction! But you still loved it! 😆

Your genuine excitement after opening every game is amazing and I love it so much. Man I miss when times were simpler

Every time I watch one of these videos, I wish someone in my family would've had the sense to capture these moments we lived through

Glad I found this channel the content is amazing thank you