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20 Untested PS1 & PS2 Memory Cards From eBay - [EXTENDED]

Recently I was the high bidder on this eBay auction for 20 untested PS1 and PS2 memory cards. Got them all for around $25! And so as we usually do we, let’s load them up and see what kind of save files we can find! Actually, we gotta see if they even work.. But what precious PlayStation memories will we stumble upon? What games will we boot up to see their progress? Well, this video is going to tell you that. We had ourselves a good ol’ nostalgic time. And by we, I mean you and me.

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Q&A Episode 19: The Cereal Milk Latte Episode

We're here with the September Q&A in its FULL glory. It's cereal milky glory. What does that mean exactly? Well you can watch above to find out! As per usual, check out the time stamps if you want to jump right to your question. Thank you all for the lovely questions, let's do it December 2025 as well! Until then though.. you be good. And maybe take it easy. MAYBE.

-Ryan

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - What I’m Drinking Tonight 

3:27 - Troy W.

5:40 - Crimson ...

September 2025 Q&A Time! Submit Those Questions!

Hello supporters! It's that time again! And this time, I'm ON TIME. The quarterly question & answer! You know the drill, if you have a question you've wanted to see me answer on video, then submit it below! Or write in to: MysticRyan@Gmail.com

As per usual, please keep your question brief and limited to only one question out of respect for others. You've got plenty of time to submit, as I'll film this during th...

Playing PS Vita Online in 2025 - [EXTENDED CUT]

Hello supporters! The last time I did PS Vita Online was in 2022. And at the time I felt like we had sort of seen enough of the same games over and over that it didn't really make sense to keep looking at them. But ya know, it's been over three years now and so despite the games remaining the same -- the state of the community is different. And for games like Killzone, they're actually back up! I figure now was a good time to re-examine these games and the topic itself.

Let's face ...

Q&A Episode 18: The Fruity Pebbles Sparkling Water Episode

Alright my lovely supporters! It's late but it's here. The June (now July) Q&A, Episode 18 where I try some Fruity Pebbles sparkling water, and answer your amazing questions. Thank you so much for your support as always, now more than ever. It means a lot! Enjoy, be safe driving out there. And check the timestamps if you wanna check out your question in particular!

-Ryan

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

4:19 - IAmLost…

5:00 - HenrikHT

5:49 - pngnat

8...

Concord's PS5 Platinum Trophy (Full Interview With Charles)

So first off, big thank you to Charles (who supports here on Patreon!) for reaching out and suggesting this idea to share his experience with the Concord Platinum. Second off, we filmed this conversation nearly a year ago. This was before Sony shut down Firewalk! So we still didn't even know if the game was coming back or not.

With that out of the way, here's the full interview from our recent documentary style Platinum video! As per usual, we had to cut a good portion of this up...

July 2025 Q&A Time! Submit Those Questions!

If you're keeping score at home, then you'd know I'm one month late to our quarterly Q&A's. And for that I must atone with a July Q&A. So you know the drill! If there's anything you've ever wanted to ask and see answered on video, submit it below or write in to: MysticRyan@Gmail.com

Friendly reminder to keep your question brief, and a single question only out of respect for all others. That way I can give e...

Playing Dead PS5 Live Service Games in 2025 - [EXTENDED]

Hello Patrons! After I wrapped up PS3 Online for the year this one just sorta hit me since there's been so much industry discussion surrounding live service games. Definitely with the PlayStation side of things (that conversation is getting exhausting at this point). BUT, this definitely seemed like a crazy parallel to examine.

Oftentimes, we look at these decade old games and can usually find some players. But shockingly, we've got similar results for games that cost 5x the budget...

PS3 Online in 2025 - [EXTENDED CUT]

The great thing about doing the annual 'PS3 Online' series is that I get to play PlayStation 3 for the next few weekends. And in recent years that's turned into a month long commitment. To fill you in, a lot of PS3 online nowadays is footage that just isn't very good or useable. That window of opportunity has gotten smaller and smaller, because it's nowadays it's the evenings of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

That might sound like enough time but after you check a few games, the night is...

Finally Checking Out Retro GameStop Stores - [DELETED SCENES]

This was one of those things that I definitely would not normally do. But you can actually thank my Click R3 cohost Jon for recommending I do a video on the Retro GameStop stores. Obviously we're a bit out of our element with the whole IRL thing but ya know what, I'm always down to look at physical video games.

Also this was super easy to film and edit. And I always need uploads like these to give me time for the bigger projects. And thus, our trip to three stores was born. Here's all ...

Q&A Episode 17: I Finally Tried The Chocolate Milk Ice Capp

  Patrons! I'm home! Sorry I'm late again. But you know I was busy trying new drinks out there. You know how I do. Anyway, here's the March 2025 Q&A! FYI, I still have some friend requests to send out so if you recently asked, I'll be getting to that soon. But for now, check these timestamps if you wanna peep your question DIRECTLY. Anyway, I love you all. Let's do this again sometime.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

3:57 - Lauren Frealy

6:03 - Hozi

6:58 -...

March 2025 Q&A Time! Submit Those Questions!

  Ohhhhh boy it's 2025! It's a new year baby. We're halfway through the decade and I think it's about time you and me sit down for another Question & Answer session. So you all know the drill! If you want to see your Question on video, write it down below! Or you can email it to: MysticRyan@Gmail.com

  Another friendly reminder to be as brief as possible and limit it to a single question just in ...

Exploring Used PS1 Memory Cards And Finishing Their Saves - [EXTENDED CUT]

  Howdy Patrons! We've got another entry in the "Exploring Memory Cards" series, this time with more PS1 action. As always, there's a lot of footage that was removed from the final edit. BUT, here's where I'd love to throw a question at you all.

  Going forward, how would you prefer this bonus content? I've mostly thrown these up as deleted scenes, so it's a bunch of clips that weren't in the original video. But lately I've played around with a more basic edit that i...

Tornado Outbreak - (PSR - Deleted Playthrough Scenes)

This was a really fun game. Unfortunately it's also very short so there's not much extra footage I'm afraid. But this was indeed a very cool game to discover since I really didn't remember this one at all.

That makes it all the more interesting when you're able to connect the dots on the studio founders and get a lot more context on why the game plays and feels a certain way. It's times like these that make me want to dive deeper into the library and find more situations like this. That...

Exploring Embarrassing PS2 Saves - [DELETED SCENES]

I really didn't think I'd be doing this three times but yeah, this is definitely a recurring series I could get down with. Especially with the random element at play. You just never know what kind of files you're going to run into. And if it weren't for that RNG, I would never be the proud owner of a CIB Black Label Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude. So I think we're all winners in the end here. Enjoy!

- Ryan

Q&A Episode 16: I Earned A Trophy Doing This One

  Hello Patrons! It's the holiday season and I was feeling jolly. So jolly, that I did the thing I was going to do anyway. That's right ya'll, the last community Q&A is here! And it's a straight up festive BANGER. We're talking 3 hours of question being answered. Thank you all so much for another wonderful turnout. So thankful to have you all here. Let's do it again in 2025. Oh yeah, and peep the timestamps if you want to find your question. Control F is your friend.

Rya...

Reviewing All PS2 Launch Games - [EXTENDED CUT]

  So it took quite a bit, but we finally got around to doing another launch lineup video, this time covering the PlayStation 2. Which this was surely going to take awhile with 29 total launch games. And sure enough it did. The tough part here is that you want to play enough of each game to have SOMETHING to say about it.

  But we also can't exactly give each game an hour. At that point, there's 29 hours right there. So all in all, depending on the game, we would do 1...

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (PSR - Deleted Playthrough Scenes)

  So lemme regale you with a brief story: When I decided I was gonna turn this into a more formal series, I wrote down a list of games that I thought would be good candidates. And I figured the 50 Cent game was goofy enough to make the cut and I put it on there.

  By the time I started editing my playthrough, this easily became my favorite episode. I love how it came together. And of course the actual playthrough itself just had so many highs and lows that I wasn't ...

December 2024 Q&A Time! Submit Those Questions!

  Hey hey hey Patrons! Is it that time already? I think it is. SANTA IS COMING. And he's got a sack full of answers for your questions! That's right, I'm Santa in this circumstance. Our quarterly Q&A is back and you know the drill, if you've ever wanted to see me answer something on video, submit it down below! Or you can email your question to: MysticRyan@Gmail.com

 As a friendly reminder, try and ke...

Q&A Episode 15: I Can't Believe They Made This

Patrons, I have to step forward and apologize. For this Q&A session did not actually release in September. I have failed you all. But the good news is my failure was directly related to how many of you were here this time around! And that's what we call a privilege. I am late. And I am proud. Let's do this again sometime. And check those timestamps if you're trying to NAVIGATE this mess. Ciao!

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro, Drinks For The Evening

3:26 - Lee Cooper

5:43 ...

September 2024 Q&A Time! Submit Those Questions!

  Alright YA'LL, you know what time it is! September. That's right. And that means Starbucks is doing their Fall shit, so you know your boy is on those Apple Crisp Macchiatos. But the other thing is that it's time for a new Question and Answer session!

  If there's anything you've ever wanted to ask me and see it answered on video, then submit it down below! Or you can email them directly to MysticRyan@...

Exploring PS2 Memory Cards (Episode 2) - [DELETED SCENES & BTS]

  When I first did this idea over a year ago, I sort of considered it a 'one and done'. Typically if I can find a video topic or idea that I can apply to multiple PlayStation's, then that's usually how I'll get more mileage out of the idea. In which case, that's why I also did PS1 Memory Cards and PS3 Hard Drives. So in actuality, I never intended on doing another PS2 entry.

  But the first video did so well, and it kind of was begging for multiple entries. Especial...

PlayStation Portal Public Wi-Fi Testing - [DELETED SCENES & FULL GAMEPLAY]

Well this was definitely a different change of pace from what we normally do. Your boy was out there, ON THE SCENE. PlayStation Portal in hand, ready to get the scoop on the new 3.0.1 update. Can it really connect to public Wi-Fi now? That's what we were on the hunt for.

And uhhh, yeah. I had a lot of extra footage. Mostly of the gameplay. I really did try and stay connected as long as I could, to play out a Returnal run. Almost always I like having some kind of 'finishing' for ...

Printing From A PS2 - [DELETED SCENES]

Folks, this was an idea I had in the chamber for awhile. But it's like, how do you make this interesting enough to where you want to watch it for more than a 1 minute YouTube Short? Well, you invite your friend over and spend way too much time messing around trying to figure out how printers work.

This is all the extra footage I had from the PS2 Gran Turismo 4 Printer video. Just me and Terell, palin' around. Attempting to print. Admiring Nissan Skyline's. It's a beautiful thing. Enjoy...

Q&A Episode 14: Wow These Are Getting LONG

  Hello Patrons! Guess what.. there's a new movie coming out by this new director. That director is me, because I just dropped this 2 hour long Summer BLOCKBUSTER. Get this, the plot is about me answering all your questions. Now I'll be the first to admit, it does drag on for a bit. BUT, I think it turned out well. Thank you all again for an amazing turnout, and your invaluable support! Peep the timestamps below as well if you just want to see your answer. Let's do this again someti...

June 2024 Q&A Time! Submit Those Questions!

Hey folks! It's June. And that means suns out, WEAPONS out. Those weapons being your questions. That's right. Our quarterly Question & Answer is here again! If you have a question you'd like answered on video, write them down below on this post! Or you can email them to: MysticRyan@Gmail.com 

  After about 2 or 3 weeks, I'll record the whole thing, and throw it up on this bish. The good news is this w...

Turning A PS5 Into A GRILL - [DELETED SCENES]

  This was pretty much always something I wanted to do, even before PS5 came out. It was just a matter of waiting for it to realistically make sense. As in, I'm not about to drop $500 on a working console, just to gut it. I'll give it a few years until there's a lot of consoles (and parts) in circulation. So the final bill on the empty shell? A clean $50. And that means we can put a grill in!

   For some background on the whole thing, it took a few weekends. I g...

Me and Terell Recording PS3 Online in 2024 - [UNCUT EDIT, MOSTLY]

  This was one of those things where I really hate having to chop up gameplay that really should just be seen in its entirety. Fighting games need to have that context of how the match played out, working up to the big moments.

  So you can imagine how conducive this would be for an uncut release, where my boy Terell goes ham on these things. So this is actually the bulk of what we filmed, sans a few parts where we discuss anything that's a privacy concern. So here ...

PS3 Online in 2024 - [DELETED SCENES]

  Hello Patreon supporters! It seems like every time I do a new entry in an annual or recurring series, the amount of recording I do just piles up more and more. And you know what that means.. Deleted Scenes!

  Okay that sorta sounded like it rhymed. Anyway, here's all the extra clips that I set off to the side as "maybes" for the final edit. Turns out, these were all big fat failures. Failures that you now get to watch. Enjoy!

Ryan

Vlogging At A Retro Game Convention With A PSP [UNCUT & EXTENDED)

  So remember when I had that silly idea where I took a PSP Camera to RetroGameCon in Syracuse? And I vlogged with it? And it had SERIOUS early 2000's vibes? Well yeah I clearly had more footage from that. And you bet your bottom dollar I kept it all.

  Honestly, I just forgot to release the extended footage. So here's a bigger cut from that weekend. Actually, these are all the clips in their entirety. So if you're into those early 00's comfort vibes, then here you ...