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Overwhelmed Gamer

🎮 Welcome to The Overwhelmed Gamer – your home for all things retro gaming and homebrew games! If you love classic consoles, deep-dive retrospectives, and discovering new homebrew titles, you’re in the right place.

🔥 What You'll Find Here:
✅ Game Reviews – Reviews from games I have just finished from my ever growing backlog.
✅ Retro Game Retrospectives – Deep dives into the history of legendary games.
✅ Homebrew Game Spotlights – Showcasing incredible new games for classic consoles.
✅ Power Rankings – Ranking the best (and worst) from gaming history.
✅ Live Streams – Hang out with me while I tackle my backlog of games live!
✅ The Overwhelmed Gamer Podcast – Weekly video podcast featuring retro & homebrew game reviews!

🔔 Subscribe now and relive the golden age of gaming!

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10:57

When Did Playing Video Games Get So Expensive?

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I Finally Played Crystalis… And Now I Understand

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The Backlog Club: What's Next for the Channel? + Big Membership Changes!

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Is November Big Enough for Zelda AND GTA 6? | The Overwhelmed Gamer Podcast

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The PS3 Is Retro Now… And I’m Not Ready

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How I Finally Stopped Stressing About My Gaming Backlog

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This New Point-and-Click Adventure Completely Surprised Me

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AAA Games Are Starting to Feel the Same

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Modern Games Are Afraid to Let You Get Lost

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I Played Majora’s Mask 26 Years Later: Was It Worth the Stress?

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Old Games Don’t Waste Your Time — And I Finally Realized Why

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Who Thought These Games Were a Good Idea?!

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This Might Be the Most Relaxing NES Game I’ve Played

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Why You're Wrong About 7/10 Games

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Where I've Been & What's Next 🎮

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8-Bit Space 2: A Brand-New NES Game in 2026?!

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I Quit Gaming for 20 Years… Then I Came Back

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Back to the Future: The Game Feels Like the Fourth Movie

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Our Top 5 NES Games of All Time… But Where’s Punch-Out?!

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How I Beat Goht in Majora’s Mask | Full Boss Fight

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I Loved Mega Man... So Why Did I Skip Mega Man 2?

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8:51

Left Gaming for 20 Years. These 10 Games Blew My Mind.

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8:31

1994: The Year PlayStation Changed Gaming Forever

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The Most Stressful Game We've Ever Played?

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The Design Genius Behind Original Metroid

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I Quit Gaming for 20 Year These 5 Games Pulled Me Back In

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8:29

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9:58

Gaming After 20 Years Away Feels Very Different

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The Coolest Games Before Mario and Zelda!

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Did Expedition 33 Actually Live Up to the Hype?

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Revisiting Batman on NES: Brutal or Brilliant?

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8:23

Truth About Retro Game Box Subscriptions

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Panzer Frontiers: NES Throwback with a Battletoads Bite

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Rygar on NES – A Retro Classic Revisited

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Why I fell in love with Dragon’s Lair

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Sega CD Deep Dive: Hidden Gems, Must-Plays, and Missed Opportunities

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The SHOCKING Truth About Playing Shinobi for the First Time

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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! – Still a Knockout Today?

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Skate Cat Shreds! + I Finally Got a Sega Master System | PODCAST

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Does The Last of Us Still Hold Up in 2025?

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These Modern NES Games Could Fool You as 80s Originals!

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I Finally Played Vectorman in 2025… Was It Worth the Hype?

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Is PS3 Retro Now?! When Does a Game Cross the Line?

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How Malasombra is Raising the Bar for NES – Interview with Rafa | PODCAST

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Building the Ultimate NES Starter Collection for Cheap!

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This NES Homebrew Brings Back Classic Zelda Vibes! | PODCAST

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Malasombra – 5 Years in the Making & Worth the Hype!

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The TRUTH About Game Collecting in 2025

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Top 5 SNES Games That Still Hold Up Today!

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How Dragon Warrior Changed RPGs Forever

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