Big Red Arrow ClubLet's be honest, Simpsons games were generally a bit rubbish. Mostly designed to cash in on that juggernaut hype, many a parent were duped into buying subpar games for their kids.
But what if the first game you ever bought with your first paycheck was in fact a Simpsons game AND you loved it? Let's have a talk about one of my favourite SNES games...
The Simpsons NightmareBig Red Arrow Club2023-10-15 | Let's be honest, Simpsons games were generally a bit rubbish. Mostly designed to cash in on that juggernaut hype, many a parent were duped into buying subpar games for their kids.
But what if the first game you ever bought with your first paycheck was in fact a Simpsons game AND you loved it? Let's have a talk about one of my favourite SNES games...
@SuperJimBig Red Roundtable: Audio on Youtube VideosBig Red Arrow Club2024-10-04 | The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today the Big Red Round Table discusses all aspects of audio - hardware, software, performance, recording and mixing. Stick around at the end for a quick walkthrough of how this episode was mixed!
Software Mentioned : ReaPlugs : https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/ TDR Nova : tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova Chrome Disable Automatic Gain Control : chromewebstore.google.com/detail/disable-automatic-gain-co/clpapnmmlmecieknddelobgikompchkk?pli=1Mental Health and Content Creation: Investing In KindnessBig Red Arrow Club2024-08-08 | ...Mental Health and Content Creation: Sticking To Your Core ValuesBig Red Arrow Club2024-08-06 | ...Mental Health and Content Creation: Finding Your AudienceBig Red Arrow Club2024-08-04 | ...Content Creation: Feeling Burned Out and Getting Past Imposter SyndromeBig Red Arrow Club2024-08-02 | ...Mental Health and Content Creation: Turning Lemons Into LemonadeBig Red Arrow Club2024-07-30 | ...Big Red Arrow Roundtable: Mental Health and Content CreationBig Red Arrow Club2024-07-22 | The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today the Big Red Round Table discusses the following question: How does content creation affect your mental health? How do you handle the dopamine rollercoaster of publishing content, watching the analytics, and weathering nasty comments? In this roundtable, we discuss some strategies we've learned to stay sane and cope with the downsides of making online video content.
Host: @TheOldskoolPC
Panelists: @RonsCompVids @okgamergirl @hackbuildrestoreObsessing over quality has downsidesBig Red Arrow Club2024-03-05 | ...You dont have to consider the youtube algorithm when making videosBig Red Arrow Club2024-03-03 | ...Balancing time between your hobby and your youtube channelBig Red Arrow Club2024-03-01 | ...Making the kinds of videos you yourself want to seeBig Red Arrow Club2024-02-28 | ...Fine-tuning your youtube shooting setup using available equipmentBig Red Arrow Club2024-02-26 | ...Your childhood is now a nostalgic astheticBig Red Arrow Club2024-02-24 | ...Whats the most work youve put into a video that no payoff?Big Red Arrow Club2024-02-22 | ...The downside of excessive production making youtube videosBig Red Arrow Club2024-02-20 | ...Big Red Arrow Roundtable: Video Production Workflow Pros and ConsBig Red Arrow Club2024-02-19 | The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today the Big Red Round Table discusses the following question: What's your video production workflow, and how well is it working for you?
Host: @polymatt
Panelists: @CRG @retrobitstv @TheOldskoolPCBig Red Arrow Round Table panel discussion, January 14th 2024 - Growth Mode!Big Red Arrow Club2024-01-19 | The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today the Big Red Round Table discusses the following question: Should your channel always be in growth mode? Or is it better to cater to your existing subscribers?
Panelists: @CRG @polymatt @ctrlaltreesBig Red Arrow Round Table panel discussion, December 17th 2023Big Red Arrow Club2023-12-18 | The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today the Big Red Round Table discusses the following questions:
1. Sh#t Or Get Off The Pot - Why You Should Stop D$cking About And Actually Start That YouTube Channel You've Been Banging On About For Years 2. YT product managers have stated that “the algorithm” recommends videos based on what your audience wants to see, which is determined by what your audience watched previously (all videos, not just yours) and how long they watched those videos for. Since these metrics change all the time, is there any way to optimise for it? 3. "Not Everything Has to Be a Video" - remembering to take time to enjoy your hobbies for yourself as well as your audience 4. If you could own one thing
Panelists: @WhatHoSnorkers Twitter: twitter.com/JAMOGRAD @CRG Twitter: twitter.com/YT_CRG @leesmithsworkshop Twitter: twitter.com/leesmithswrkshpBig Red Arrow Round Table panel discussion, November 26th 2023Big Red Arrow Club2023-12-02 | Today's Big Red Round Table discussion question is: What is your process? We delve into how we started, and how we have changed.
The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place.
Host: @MoreFunMakingIt Panellists: @RetroBytesUK @CRG @RoseTintedSpectrum @polymattBig Red Arrow Round Table panel discussion, November 19th 2023Big Red Arrow Club2023-11-25 | The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today's Big Red Round Table discussion questions are
1. Is YouTube pushing small channels? 2. Should you target wider audiences? 3. Clickbait. Good or bad?
Host: @MoreFunMakingIt Panellists: @TimberwolfK @TheOldskoolPC @WhatHoSnorkers @SuperJim @retrobitstv @RetroBytesUKBRA Roundtable 001 - Our Thoughts YouTubes New Monetisation Policy & Anti-AdBlock MovesBig Red Arrow Club2023-11-18 | In the first of a series of Big Red Arrow Club rountable discussions, we cover YouTube's new (November 2023) monetisation / advertising policies effecting creators as well as our thoughts on YouTube's latest moves to thwart adblocking technology.
Hosted by: @ctrlaltrees
Co-starring: @polymatt @NaokisRC @GouldFishOnGamesGotham Knights - In defence ofBig Red Arrow Club2023-10-19 | Gotham Knights got at best a lukewarm reception at launch, being unfavourably compared to its spirtual but not literal predessessors the Batman Arkham games.
But is this fair, both on Batman and Gotham. With Gotham Knights now on Game Pass we sent Dudley in to take a look.When do I give up on a video idea?Big Red Arrow Club2023-10-11 | Sometimes videos don't work out. Sometimes they're rescuable, and sometimes they're not. Timberwolf talks about what happens in the videos you don't get to see, by taking apart a failed attempt to cover Saloon Cars for the Archimedes.
@TimberwolfKForza Motorsport - Who is it for?Big Red Arrow Club2023-10-11 | I'm a simracing obsessive and I've now played the first hour of Forza on Xbox and PC, on wheel and pad. And I don't know who they were designing it for. But in their quest to please everyone I fear they will end up pleasing absolutely no-one. There's a game here but how many will stick around long enough to discover it?
@YesterzineOG Retro Gamers React To THAT Ryan Trahan VideoBig Red Arrow Club2023-10-10 | Ryan Trahan's "I Played 50 Years Of Video Games" videos caused quite a stir, triggering a backlash on Reddit and Twitter. But what do 2 real OG retro gamers think of this young whippersnapper - who wasn't even born when this stuff was new? Find out within...