G&T After DarkThis is the start of a series of videos where I revisit games I haven't touched in a while and see if I can get through them, how well my memory and skills have held up, etc. For the inaugural video, we have the seminal "Mega Man 2". And for a twist, we'll be playing it on the easier, "Normal" difficulty setting, since that's not really something I've ever done more than once or twice over the years, and it's not something you typically see others play online.
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MEGA MAN 2 for NES.. its been a while.G&T After Dark2026-08-10 | This is the start of a series of videos where I revisit games I haven't touched in a while and see if I can get through them, how well my memory and skills have held up, etc. For the inaugural video, we have the seminal "Mega Man 2". And for a twist, we'll be playing it on the easier, "Normal" difficulty setting, since that's not really something I've ever done more than once or twice over the years, and it's not something you typically see others play online.
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#megaman2 #nes #longplay #playthrough #letsplayMEGA MAN for the NES.. Still got it! I think..G&T After Dark2026-09-24 | Following up on our recent Mega Man 2 playthrough, we've got the original Mega Man for the NES! A unique entry with a bit of its own flavor, thanks to being the first in the series.
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#megaman #nes #longplay #playthrough #letsplayGRADIUS for the NES.. Its definitely been a while.G&T After Dark2026-09-20 | Oof.. that video length. I feel like I have failed. And I mostly have. At least I tried?
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#gradius #nes #longplay #playthrough #letsplayNINJA GAIDEN 2 for the NES.. It hasnt really been a while, and thats OK.G&T After Dark2026-09-17 | Hey, I said we'd get through all three games sooner rather than later. Just one more to go after this!
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#ninjagaiden #nes #longplay #playthrough #letsplay #ninjagaiden2XBOX ONE X Elden Ring Can Be like Stop-Motion AnimationG&T After Dark2026-09-16 | Intentionally tried Elden Ring on the Xbox One X to see how well its performance holds up. The base framerate is pretty tolerable, but interestingly enemy animations become super choppy when there's a lot happening on screen, to the point where they look like stop-motion animation (and in particular, "claymation", due to how the character models look in this version). Crazy!
#eldenringLive: Sega Dreamcast Variety Stream! (Virtual-On, F355, Giga Wings, etc)G&T After Dark2026-09-15 | Trying a bunch of Dreamcast games I picked up earlier this week. Stuff like Giga Wing 1 and 2, F355 Challenge, Expendable and Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram. Played on real hardware with real discs in composite!
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#segadreamcast #dreamcast #longplay #playthrough #letsplay #f355challenge #gigawing #expendable #virtualon #oratoriotangramTHE KARATE KID for the NES.. Do I still have it?G&T After Dark2026-09-13 | This is one you probably weren't expecting! And neither was I. I suppose that's what's fun about this series. It's the Karate Kid!
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#karatekid #nes #longplay #playthrough #letsplayLive: DOOM SNES - 2026 Limited Run Games version! Episodes 1 and 2G&T After Dark2026-09-11 | Finally trying my copy of the 2026 Limited Run Super Nintendo DOOM. This is an updated version of the original 1995 conversion, featuring tons of added/missing content, along with mouse support, a new password system, and more. I play through Episodes 1 and 2 here, and intend on doing 3 and 4 in the next day or two (along with a full playthrough on my main channel below).
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0:00:00 - Introduction 0:04:30 - Episode 1: Knee Deep in the Dead 1:05:05 - Episode 2: The Shores of Hell
#doom #snes #doomsnes #longplay #playthrough #letsplay #limitedrun #limitedrungamesMARBLE MADNES for the NES.. Short and sweet, but always worth revisiting.G&T After Dark2026-09-10 | A shortie but a goodie. This one is always fun to play.
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#marblemadness #nes #nintendoentertainmentsystem #longplay #playthrough #letsplayScuffed Xbox 360 OEM Hard Drive Metal Top? Quick Trick!G&T After Dark2026-09-09 | These often have the protective labeling on top of them you can just rip off to make it look like new again! Most people forgot to take these off since it wasn't that obvious there was a protective layer. It's common to see this in the wild.
#xbox360 #xboxharddrive #quicktipsBATTLETOADS for the NES.. I guess it doesnt matter how long its been with this one, haha.G&T After Dark2026-09-06 | Yes! Always love an excuse to play one of my favorite games on the NES. This one needs no introduction.
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#battletoads #nes #nintendoentertainmentsystem #longplay #playthrough #letsplayVIRTUA FIGHTER REMIX for the Sega Saturn.. First time in a while!G&T After Dark2026-09-03 | Woah, it's not the NES! On the contrary, we have the Sega Saturn, and one of the earliest games for the system, Virtua Fighter Remix. Let's see how we fare with this!
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#virtuafighter #segasaturn #virtuafighterremix #longplay #playthrough #letsplayLive: Playing Yoshis Woolly World for (mostly) the first time!G&T After Dark2026-09-01 | I'd like to work on my backlog of non-8/16/32-bit era games for once. I had just got off work and thought it would be fun to bust out the Wii U and chill out to some Yoshi's Woolly World. I had apparently last played it in 2023, but I barely remember anything about it. In this session I play through the first two worlds. Fun game, a bit on the easy side, but it's expectedly creative and the visual style is quite nice. I'll try to keep chipping away at it to knock it off my backlog.
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#yoshi #woollyworld #wiiu #playthrough #letsplayTROJAN for NES.. Trying for the first time in a bit!G&T After Dark2026-08-30 | #4 in a series where I revisit games I haven't touched in a while. Here we have TROJAN for the NES, a conversion of the Capcom arcade game of the same name. This is a pretty brisk one as you can tell by the video length, but it's definitely one of the things I've always enjoyed about this game.
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#trojan #nes #longplay #playthrough #letsplayLive: Casual Cleaning Systems Hangout Stream (Sega Saturn + Dreamcast)G&T After Dark2026-08-27 | Received a black Sega Sports Dreamcast and a Model 1 USA Sega Saturn from a friend. Decided to spend a short bit of time cleaning them up, while streaming/chatting with folks online, talking mostly about cleaning consoles/accessories and Sega Saturn/Dreamcast stuff in general.
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#segasaturn #dreamcast #livestreamCONTRA for NES.. Its been a minute!G&T After Dark2026-08-23 | #3 in a series where I revisit games I haven't touched in a while. Here we have one of my favorites on NES, Contra, a conversion of a Konami arcade game of the same name.
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#contra #nes #longplay #playthrough #letsplayLive: SEGA SATURN Variety Stream w/Retro-Bit Pro Controller!G&T After Dark2026-08-21 | Back to the Saturn tonight! I received the Retro-Bit Saturn Pro controller (2.4ghz wireless) from a friend and wanted to try out some 3D control pad games. Then I for some reason got sucked into Dragonheart, a pretty janky but kinda-endearing pre-rendered action game.
Time codes: 0:00:00 - Intro and Growing Pains 0:12:35 - Daytona USA CCE 0:52:40 - Virtua Racing (3D Pad Mod) 1:02:00 - Powerslave 1:18:45 - Dragonheart: Fire and Steel
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#segasaturn #sega #livestream #playthrough #letsplayLive: SNK NEO-GEO CD Variety Stream (in composite!)G&T After Dark2026-08-19 | Hooked up the Neo-Geo CD and tried out a few games. Man, I am rusty.. and streaming after work might not be the best idea, haha. Still, good times were had!
Time codes: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:05:22 - NAM 1975 0:31:27 - Sonic Wings 3 (Aero Fighters 3) 0:52:30 - Metal Slug 1:26:03 - Neo Turf Masters (Big Tournament Golf) 1:53:10 - Xeno Crisis
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#neogeocd #neogeo #livestream #playthrough #letsplayNINJA GAIDEN for NES.. Lets roll through it!G&T After Dark2026-08-16 | Hey, I'm back! Here we have Ninja Gaiden for the NES. Let's run through it.
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#ninjagaiden #nes #longplay #playthrough #letsplayLive: Sega Saturn Variety Stream (in composite!)G&T After Dark2026-08-14 | Picked up a Sega Saturn again and a buddy hooked me up with a Saroo cart. I spend some time tinkering with a variety of games for a short bit.
0:00:00 - Stream Start 0:03:50 - Galactic Attack (Layer Section) 0:38:26 - Fighting Vipers 0:58:20 - Sega Rally Championship Plus 1:19:36 - Virtua Cop 1:31:37 - Nights Into Dreams
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#segasaturn #saturn #livestream #playthrough #letsplayG&T After Dark Live StreamG&T After Dark2026-08-12 | ...Castlevania Dracula X - SNES Playthrough - 1CCG&T After Dark2025-07-17 | 1CC on Castlevania: Dracula X for the SNES! Not the best ending though.Slaughterfest 2011 - MAP 31 - Bananabread (Grain of Salt)G&T After Dark2025-07-01 | Went from thinking I'd never beat this map, to doing it (just barely).Atari Jaguar - Wolfenstein 3D Enemy Glitch (real hardware)G&T After Dark2025-06-07 | Was streaming late night on Twitch, trying to finish Wolfenstein 3D on the Atari Jaguar, and this happened to me. I'm pretty sure I've never seen this glitch before.Trying a bunch of Alien Syndrome versions (Arcade, SMS, NES and Game Gear!)G&T After Dark2025-05-28 | My first time playing the arcade version of Alien Syndrome by SEGA. Ended up getting hooked on it and so I played it for quite a bit, getting a bit farther after each attempt. Afterwards I was curious and fired up the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear versions, then ending on the Nintendo Entertainment System version. This was played via the MiSTer FPGA which I have rigged up to my Arcade1UP cabinet.
#aliensyndrome #sega #retrogaming #letsplay #misterfpga #arcade #nes #segamastersystem #segagamegearPlaying 2-player games with my brother, Brandon!G&T After Dark2025-05-24 | As the title says! We play several games, like Bust-A-Move 2 (Saturn), TMNT: Hyperstone Heist (Genesis/Megadrive), Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES), and more! -- Watch live at twitch.tv/amackertTrying Alien Vs. Predator (arcade version) for the first time!G&T After Dark2025-05-23 | My first time trying AvP (Capcom, arcade). This was played via the MiSTer FPGA which I have rigged up to my Arcade1UP cabinet.
#alienvspredator #avp #retrogaming #letsplay #misterfpga #arcadeVs. Super Mario Bros. - First Time Completion!G&T After Dark2024-12-11 | Finished Vs. Super Mario Bros for the first time! Played via the NES core on the MiSTer FPGA.
#vssupermariobros #supermariobros #retrogaming #letsplay #nes #nintendo #arcadeTesting webcam.. with Milo!G&T After Dark2024-08-03 | This is a cam I've used before, but OBS isn't picking it up right. Still, I got it to 60fps, and Milo loved hanging out in the process.Super C NES.. 1LC? I think.G&T After Dark2024-02-16 | Pretty sure this was a one life clear. Was just playing casually. Played on a RetroUSB AVS console.
#superc #supercontra #retrogaming #letsplay #nes #nintendo #konamiBelzebub (Diablo 1 HD) - First time trying it [2021-ish?]G&T After Dark2023-10-20 | Old stream archive of me trying the Belzebub mod for the original Diablo. I think this was played somewhere between 2020 and 2021.
#diablo #belzebub #retrogaming #letsplayTrying Spelunker (NES) for the first timeG&T After Dark2023-09-27 | Giving the NES Spelunker a go for the first time. This is very much a trial-and-error kind of game, and without an instruction manual, the mechanics are not obvious at first (i.e., dropping bombs, shooting a projectile upwards, using a machine gun, etc).
#spelunker #nes #retrogaming #letsplayTrying Rainbow Islands (NES) for the first timeG&T After Dark2023-09-17 | Dabbling with the NES conversion of Rainbow Islands for the first time. This is one I haven't put a lot of time into on any platform, despite owning it in multiple forms over the years.
#rainbowislands #nes #retrogaming #letsplay #bubblebobbleTrying ERADICATOR for the first time (MS-DOS) - Real PC HardwareG&T After Dark2023-09-13 | First time trying the MS-DOS FPS, Eradicator. I bought this off of GOG and it comes with the ISO to burn to a CD, allowing you to install it legitimately on era-appropriate hardware. I play through several levels and overall I think it's pretty cool. I will probably revisit it and see how much farther I can get into the game.
#eradicator #msdos #retrogaming #letsplayPlaying THREAT (PC, MS-DOS) and attempting to make progressG&T After Dark2023-09-01 | Finally tracked down a full version of this obscure DOS PC title from the mid 90s. It has moody music and interesting gameplay, stacked with some cool visuals and fun weapons. I had only played the Shareware version back in the day so this is my first time seeing the second episode (along with the later levels of the first episode). I was using a Gravis Gamepad for this one and the d-pad on it is not great, with lots of accidental diagonals. Still, I manage to make it a decent way into the game. It gets very difficult and involves a lot of trial and error.
#threat #msdos #retrogaming #letsplayCastlevania Dracula X (SNES) - Full PlaythroughG&T After Dark2023-08-16 | Just a casual run through Dracula X on the SNES. Managed to knock Dracula out on the first try, which is ideal. The fight is a lot tougher if you lose a life, as you will not have nearly as many hearts to work with.
#draculax #castlevania #retrogaming #letsplay #snesTrying JAZZ JACKRABBIT for (sort of) the first time! (MS-DOS)G&T After Dark2023-08-04 | I had only played the first level of this game back in the day. Now that I've got one of my oldschool PCs up and running again, I decided to put some more time into it. In this stream I worked my way through the first two episodes for the first time. I had a great time with it and will definitely be trying to finish all the episodes.
#jazzjackrabbit #msdos #retrogaming #letsplayHighway Hunter (MS-DOS) - Gameplay SessionG&T After Dark2023-07-29 | Finally got Highway Hunter running semi-properly on a Pentium 200 in Windows 95 (using MoSlo). Decided to give it a go! I ended up playing through the first two episodes.
#highwayhunter #msdos #retrogaming #letsplayTokyo Xtreme Racer Zero (PS2) - Gameplay SessionG&T After Dark2023-07-22 | Continuing Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero on PS2. Pretty chill game, though in this session I believe I came to the conclusion that the game is a bit too big for my tastes. The original on Dreamcast seems tighter with significantly less opponents to worry about (i.e., it won't take you an entire Summer to clear it).
#tokyoxtremeracer #ps2 #retrogaming #letsplayKarate Kid (NES) playthroughG&T After Dark2023-07-08 | A live playthrough of Karate Kid for the NES. I originally did a LP of this on my main YouTube channel years ago and was curious if I still had a run in me. The game is simplistic enough where, yes, even after not playing it for a couple of years, I was still able to retain a lot of my knowledge about the game.
#karatekid #NES #retrogaming #longplay #letsplayTrying Kiwi Kraze (NES) for the first time (aka New Zealand Story)G&T After Dark2023-07-06 | The NES got a port of New Zealand Story, by Taito, and renamed to Kiwi Kraze. I hadn't really messed around with it much before, so here I try it live for the first time. It's pretty fun overall and clocking in at about 40 minutes for a full playthrough, I'll probably try to go for that eventually.
#kiwikraze #newzealandstory #NES #retrogamingEternal Champions: Challenge From the Dark Side (Sega CD) - Larcen PlaythroughG&T After Dark2023-06-21 | Playing through Eternal Champions CD, for the Sega CD. This is HEAVILY improved over the Genesis original, with a revamped engine and combat system, and a whole boatload of additional content. It's one of my favorites on the system and a staple whenever I fire up the Sega CD on stream.
#eternalchampions #segagenesis #megadrive #segacdMUSHA Sega Genesis Full Playthrough (Live)G&T After Dark2023-06-12 | Just another casual playthrough of MUSHA on the Sega Genesis. Not a terribly difficult game on the default difficulty, but it's a good, comfy title for me personally.
#musha #aleste #segagenesis #megaSGBeatmania IIDX 240p Styles (and some 480i Styles)G&T After Dark2023-06-01 | Another session with Beatmania IIDX, this time focusing on some 240p styles (6th, 7th and 8th). I end up playing a little bit of 9th and 10th afterwards.
#beatmaniaIIDX #ps2 #retrogaming #bemaniPit-Fighter Sega Genesis Gameplay SessionG&T After Dark2023-05-17 | Playing some Pit-Fighter on the Sega Genesis. Unlike other home versions, and despite its obvious jank, It's still fairly playable and even.. dare I say.. enjoyable? A little bit. Not a lot, but it doesn't matter since I had fun here. Might even try my hand at it again, as it seems like we made it pretty far.
#pitfighter #segagenesis #retrogaming #megadrive #atari #tengenTrying Snow Bros. (NES) for the first timeG&T After Dark2023-05-10 | Dabbled with the NES version of Snow Bros for the first time. Pretty fun game! I will definitely have to come back to it.
#snowbros #NES #retrogamingSub Terrania (Sega Genesis) - Full playthroughG&T After Dark2023-05-06 | Live stream playthrough of one of my favorite Sega Genesis/Megadrive games - Sub Terrania. A little rough near the end, but I haven't played in a while.
#subterrania #segagenesis #megaSGMUSHA Final Boss - Manipulating Bouncing Ball/OrbG&T After Dark2023-05-03 | I didn't realize you could manipulate the final boss bouncing orb/ball with the gravity weapon (fully powered up fire weapon).
#musha #segagenesis #megadriveMarble Madness (NES) - Quick Run!G&T After Dark2023-04-29 | Just a quick/solid run through Marble Madness on NES. This is probably my favorite version of the game, probably thanks to the tight controls and easier difficulty compared to other versions.
#marblemadness #nes #AVSSonic 2 Sega Genesis 480i 2-player ModeG&T After Dark2023-04-09 | Attempted to get an accurate look of Sonic 2's split screen mode via the XRGB-3, but it's really not a good representation of the game's higher-res mode.