Erin Plays

My next video, CD collecting and where I've been.

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well! 

I wanted to give you an update on the next video and talk about some random things I’ve been into lately that might also turn into possible videos! 

I am so sorry for the lack of content lately. Life hasn’t been leaving me with much energy to work on videos and it just really sucks. But I’m trying my best to get back into the regular swing of making content so if you’re still here, thank you. You...

Hi! What I've been up to-

Hi everyone,

Firstly, I am SO sorry that I forgot to pause Patreon last month. I was planning on giving you all a heads up but life got in the way of things and I messed up. (you have to manually pause it a few days into the month on a specific day and it's easy to mess. I don't know why they make it like that.) I am trying to be more active again when it comes to streaming and things so hopefully I'll be back to a better place content-wise soon. I appreciate you all SO so much and I tr...

Hi! Pausing Patreon for a bit

Hey everyone, in case you didn't see my post on twitter or instagram stories, I just wanted to let you know that I’ve been dealing with some very serious family health issues and care taking duties have been taking up most of my time and energy. I hope to return to more consistent content production eventually when things get more under control. I miss playing games and talking to you guys in streams very much!

There will be a new video out soon, so I'm not totally going away or anyt...

Random video time! Some of my CD Collection

Hi everyone! This isn't video game related, but it's still nostalgic and something I've been wanting to do for a while. I wanted to make a video about my CD collection that I've been building over the years since I was a kid but I just didn't really know HOW or WHERE to start because there is just . . . a lot, lol. So I filmed this a few months ago and was debating on posting it or not because I wasn't sure if I wanted to remake it. I mean, I only covered a FEW albums and I can't believe I di...

Update time!

Hi everyone! I wanted to pop in and give a quick update about what videos are to come in the future. I've decided to focus on the series of mine that are doing well for me and devote my time to those. So you'll be mostly seeing "The last games on the _____," "bad games from ____," and Blockbuster videos. I like doing letsplays but my viewers on my main youtube channel don't seem to be too interested in those, so I'll save gameplays for live streams (which I'll post on Erin Plays Extras,) and ...

Two Crude Dudes on Sega Genesis - Erin Plays

Hey guys! I hope you’re all having a happy new year and thanks so much for supporting me here on Patreon. Here’s a let’s play video I did on Two Crude Dudes on Sega Genesis. I might post this publicly at a later time but for now, it’s early access here on Patreon. Enjoy!

-Erin

Patreon Only Video! Defenders of Dynatron City on NES

Hello! During my NES A-Z streams, I stumbled upon a gem of horrible craziness called the Defenders of Dynatron City and I wanted to make a video about it. It's a letsplay with a very brief history of how this came about. I hope you enjoy!

This is also my first time posting a video here as an upload straight to Patreon, so hopefully this works. 

Thank you so much as always for your support and I'll be back with an update soon. Take care!

 -Erin

Halloween is here!

Hey everyone! I hope you're enjoying the Halloween season as much as I am. I wanted to give you a heads up on what to expect from me the rest of October on YouTube. This month, I'm releasing a spooky letsplay every week! I already released the first one, which was Decap Attack on Sega Genesis but coming up we have Beetlejuice on Game Boy, Ghoul School on NES and The Addams Family on SNES! These letsplays were a lot of fun for me to film and it was fun going all out with costumes this year so ...

Three new videos are on their way!

Hey everyone! I'm super excited because last week I filmed and edited three videos! Firstly, let's plays are back! I figured that since I basically built my channel on letsplays I should do them more often. I just got in a scripted/list video mindset for a while, mostly because I was streaming so much and figured people wanted to see my game plays live rather than edited. But I missed doing letsplays because they are totally different vibe from streaming (even though some people legit can't t...

It's been a while since I've done a Vectrex video.

Hey everyone! I hope you're doing well. I wanted to pop on here and let you know what I'm currently working on and say hi! Lately I've been messing around with some Vectrex accessories so I thought it would be a good idea to do a video that focuses on the light pen and 3D Imager. The light pen let's you "draw" on the Vectrex's screen and make your own animations. The 3D imager let's you play some games in 3D, as you'd probably guess lol. I'll be going over each accessory along with most of th...

Patreon-only Let's Play! Abadox on NES

Hi all! It's been a while since I've done a letsplay video and I wanted to do one on Abadox on NES! I was never able to get very far in it, so I thought it would be fun to frame it around the idea of "how far can I get?" Well, it turns out the game footage got totally messed up after a certain point which makes me really sad since I thought this was a fun video! However, it's still watchable so I thought I could make this Patreon only so at least you all could see it if interested. Enjoy!

My next video will be about . . .

Hi everyone! I hope you're enjoying the Summer and I wanted to fill you in on what my next video will be about. I thought it would be fun to do a video talking about 5 Western-themed games that I think are pretty great! Like space, it's a common theme among retro games and it also gives me an excuse to dress like an idiot. Anyway, the games I cover are Cowboys of Moomesa, Sunset Riders, Cowboy Kid on NES, Wild Guns on SNES and Gun.Smoke on NES! I recorded the video today and I hope to get it ...

Another bad game video BUT with a Jessica Rabbit twist and more!

Hey everyone! I hope you’ve all been well. I wanted to let you know what my next video will be and what to expect after that.

My next video will be about bad games from RARE. I thought it would be fun to look at a developer whose known for mostly GOOD games this time, so I hope you enjoy it. And since Roger Rabbit on NES made the list, I went ahead and dressed up like Jessica Rabbit because why not?

I realize I’ve been on a “bad games” kick lately but I want to say that ...

Patreon-only Mario Movie Review video. *SPOILERS*

Hey everyone! I thought it would be fun to make a quick little video talking about my thoughts on the new Super Mario Bros. movie. ***But please be warned, there are some SPOILERS included in the review so don't watch it if you haven't seen the movie yet and are planning to.*** Also, shout out to winterburden for also suggesting I do this on my last live stream! 

This review is my first "movie review," so I didn't know what I was doing but I tried lol. I needed to write out my thou...

A tiktok video fail and what videos are on the horizon!

Hey guys! 

Remember how I mentioned a few posts back that I tried filming some location videos for Patreon content? Well, it turns out I didn’t record when I thought I was or I somehow deleted a lot of footage, but either way this is what I had to work with lol. My friend and I visited the location of the original In N Out Burger, located in Baldwin Park, CA. If you aren’t from the states, In-N-Out is a very popular burger chain mostly located in California. So we thought it wo...

4 Bad games from PROBE Electronics! - what's to come

Hi everyone! As mentioned in my previous post, my next video will be about mascot games and I'm thinking that should be out on Sunday. The Splatterhouse video seems to be about done in terms of getting views, so I think it's time for a new video! 

And now, you might be wondering why I'm wearing a nurse costume and a blue glove like I'm re-imagining that Blink 182 album (or maybe this doesn't confuse you at all, I don't know.) Well, I thought it would be fun to do that for the video...

Experimenting with shorter videos!

Hi everyone! I hope you're doing well and I wanted to give an update on what I'm going to be trying with my upcoming videos. I did some looking at my analytics and came up with a new "system" I'd like to try to get videos out faster while also increasing views . . . hopefully.

Long story short, I looked at how long viewers are watching my videos and a lot of people seem to tune out after a certain amount of time. If a video has better watch time, ALLEGEDLY YouTube pushes it more to reco...

What's to come

Hey guys! I hope you are all having a wonderful start to the new year and I’m personally glad 2022 is over. I’m not usually a “new year-new start!” kind of person, but I really feel it this year and I hope the positive feeling lasts. Anyway, I wanted to update you on what’s coming up with my channel.

As an experiment, I’d like to release a good amount of YouTube Shorts in February to see how they do when it comes to views, if viewers like them (if they even watch them, lol,)...

Hi! Update on the Legacy of Darkness video:

Hey everyone! I hope you're doing well and I just wanted to pop in and update you all on the status of my next video. Yes, a review of Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness is totally happening! I've written it, filmed the video, and I'm currently getting the game play footage ready to start editing. 

I could go on AND ON about this, but here's the short version: There is a TON of game footage I need to sort through. This usually stresses me out the most- the part where I have to go thro...

HALLOWEEEEEEEN 2022! Upcoming videos and more

Okay so not until this very moment did I figure out how to post both video AND images in the same post. Welp, better late than never! 😅 The pictures I included here show what I have so far for Halloween decorations. Lot's of plushies that sadly wont be on camera unless I'm full screen, lol, and lot's an...

Early Access: My Boxed NES/SNES etc Games!

Hey everyone! So remember that video that I've had on the back burner for like 4 months? Well, I edited most of it, but decided that I don't think it will fit on my main channel currently. HOWEVER, I still like it so I'm going to put it on the 2nd channel, Erin Plays Extras. I started including some close up shots here and there, so you may notice that some games don't have close ups while others do but I think it still works fine for what it is. I intended to do a seperate video showing the ...

What videos are coming next and hello!

Hey guys! I hope you're enjoying the Summer weather! I'm more of a Fall person, tbh, but I know that will be here before we know it. Anywhoo, I wanted to pop in and give you an update on the two videos I'm working on and ask you a question! 

So as mentioned in my previous post, I still have that "boxed game collection" video on the back burner -- but I'm currently editing a video about "bad" games that were developed by Ocean software. I know it's always fun to experience ...

Playdate Review and Boxed NES Games Videos

Hey everyone! I hope you're doing awesomely and I wanted to let you know what I've been up to :)

Firstly, I was lucky enough to receive the Playdate to review and I was so excited to get it! I originally planned on doing a brief "letsplay" style video with the games, but it's actually turning into a pretty jam packed review. I captured a lot of good game footage yesterday and now I just need to turn my notes into a script, record it and then it's editing time. 

And THEN on a ...

Hi! Quick update on my next video

Hey everyone, I can't believe it's already April! This year is going by way too fast. Anyway, I'd like to give you a peak at what my next video is going to be about :)

I decided to do another "games in 30 seconds" video, and if you missed my last few you can check out the first one here: https://youtu.be/UKulYloMwRE

But this time Mike and I thought it would be fun to focus on "BAD NES games!" I did better than I ...

What I've been up to and the videos I'm working on.

Hey everyone! I can't believe we are already WELL into February! I wanted to post an update to tell you what I've been up to and what to expect from me in the near future. 

I am currently working on TWO videos and they will be out as soon as possible. The first one I started working on was my video on Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. I LOVED that game and I felt overwhelmed when it came to reviewing it as a whole, so I did what I did with my SOTN video- I'm making it into a video about...

It's been 5 Years of Erin Plays!

My dearest viewers,

Today is the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF MY CHANNEL! Well, I made the channel on January 1st, 2017 but the first upload didn’t technically happen until the 2nd, ha. Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you to my subscribers for sticking with the channel for so long. It’s been jam packed full of ups and downs- meaning I’ve experienced both growth AND feeling stagnant. The infamous “algorithm” can really be soul crushing, but it’s all worth it in the end when I read...

Patreon-only Back to the Future filming location video + small update.

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed the Holidays and I can't BELIEVE we're about to stumble into 2022! "Erin Plays" is turning 5 years old, which is NUTS, and I'm so grateful for you who have continued to stick with me and support me here. A new video is coming out later today about a SUPER WEIRD clone system, called the "Dendy Duck," and I'll be going through some of the 440 games on the thing. I hope you enjoy it and I'll post a more detailed update about what's to come very soon. But in the m...

Hi! I wanted to update you on what I've been working on.

Hey everyone! I hope you've been well as the holiday season is officially here! I know Thanksgiving was a few days ago, but I did want to take a moment to reflect and tell you how truly grateful I am to be able to create content and have the support from viewers like yourselves. I'm VERY lucky to have a community where we can chat about random things from the past, games, and whatever else crosses our minds! "Erin Plays" will be FIVE years old in January and I can't believe it. Time does cert...

Random LA Filming Locations Vlog + Updates

Hey everyone! Halloween came up WAY too fast for me this year, but I'm happy it's here regardless. When I went to California a few weeks ago to see my parents, Mike came along and thought it would be fun to see the house from the original Halloween movie as well as some other places. So I tried out making a super short vlog that I hope you enjoy! It will most likely remain Patreon only. At least for the time being.

As for some annoying news, I've been having really bad issues with my ha...

Halloween videos are coming!

Hey everyone! I wanted to update you on what I have planned for October. I am so happy it's finally Halloween season but that means the time is already ticking! Gaaaaaah. 

Anyway, my first Halloween-themed video this year will be a classic, Erin Plays-style let's play on "Haunting- Starring Polterguy" on the Sega Genesis. I'm having so much fun editing this video because it feels like the old days of my channel, and it reminds me of my first year of making spooky videos. So in othe...