Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This one means a lot.
🏆 Season 2 Champion / 🎮 Retro Gaming Cup / 👊 Full journey from the start…but also, why I won’t be defending the title properly
🏆 THE CUP, This video is a full retrospective of: Shan and Raza Cup Season 2
🎮 HOW IT STARTED
This didn’t start as a “competitive grind”…This started with:
👉 Random uploads 👉 Gaming with my son 👉 No real direction, Then one comment changed everything…👉 Subliminal VCR put me onto the Cup and from there:
🔥 WrestleFest
🔥 Golden Axe
🔥 Mario Speedrun
🔥 Blades of Steel
🔥 Flicky – Nearly broke me 😤
🤝 THE COMMUNITY, This is what matters most.
Massive respect to and in video shout out:
@raza_is_retro @subliminalvcr @Pjvenom1985 @Spare_Ombres
Shout out section, big shout outs all in this, too many to mention, the video would have been 1 hour long and no one would watch it all :)
@saberduelgaming @Tgtheproperenglishman @Master_MEL @girlgamerresi2312 @RetroGamerKnee @X-Bit-Gits @bundjohn @gallowaygaming75 @pappabeargaming @Benjisretrospective @NerdLife84 @retroprojections @5th-Gen-Journey @gameonghost @marcgoesblindgaming2076 @Blonde_Logic @RetroCrisis @RetroTiburon @RetroGamingLangers @twin_doors @retrosnipe
❗ WHY I’M STEPPING BACK: I’m NOT quitting. But I can’t go full grind mode again. Why?
Full-time job / YouTuber of the Month series / Family life / Burnout creeping in. 👉 If it stops being fun… it’s game over. So the plan:
✔ Still take part
❌ Not chasing every win
❌ Not full time commitment
🧠 WHAT I LEARNED
It’s not about winning
It’s about the journey
It’s about the people
It’s about enjoying the game
🎮 CHANNEL collab, hit me up below:
X - https://x.com/Eliteoldergamer
YTOTM discord chat - discord.gg/WhqwnMHT
email: theeliteoldergamer@gmail.com
This one means a lot.
🏆 Season 2 Champion / 🎮 Retro Gaming Cup / 👊 Full journey from the start…but also, why I won’t be defending the title properly
🏆 THE CUP, This video is a full retrospective of: Shan and Raza Cup Season 2
🎮 HOW IT STARTED
This didn’t start as a “competitive grind”…This started with:
👉 Random uploads 👉 Gaming with my son 👉 No real direction, Then one comment changed everything…👉 Subliminal VCR put me onto the Cup and from there:
🔥 WrestleFest
🔥 Golden Axe
🔥 Mario Speedrun
🔥 Blades of Steel
🔥 Flicky – Nearly broke me 😤
🤝 THE COMMUNITY, This is what matters most.
Massive respect to and in video shout out:
@raza_is_retro @subliminalvcr @Pjvenom1985 @Spare_Ombres
Shout out section, big shout outs all in this, too many to mention, the video would have been 1 hour long and no one would watch it all :)
@saberduelgaming @Tgtheproperenglishman @Master_MEL @girlgamerresi2312 @RetroGamerKnee @X-Bit-Gits @bundjohn @gallowaygaming75 @pappabeargaming @Benjisretrospective @NerdLife84 @retroprojections @5th-Gen-Journey @gameonghost @marcgoesblindgaming2076 @Blonde_Logic @RetroCrisis @RetroTiburon @RetroGamingLangers @twin_doors @retrosnipe
❗ WHY I’M STEPPING BACK: I’m NOT quitting. But I can’t go full grind mode again. Why?
Full-time job / YouTuber of the Month series / Family life / Burnout creeping in. 👉 If it stops being fun… it’s game over. So the plan:
✔ Still take part
❌ Not chasing every win
❌ Not full time commitment
🧠 WHAT I LEARNED
It’s not about winning
It’s about the journey
It’s about the people
It’s about enjoying the game
🎮 CHANNEL collab, hit me up below:
X - https://x.com/Eliteoldergamer
YTOTM discord chat - discord.gg/WhqwnMHT
email: theeliteoldergamer@gmail.com
