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HVGN 10th Anniversary Complete Series Blu-ray Campaign!!

Hi Patrons!

We've mentioned before that we've been working on a top-secret project, and it is finally time to reveal what it is: an Indiegogo campaign to make a Complete Series Blu-ray of the Happy Video Game Nerd.

The campaign itself officially launches tomorrow, on Monday, November 6th, but we wanted to give our supporters a chance to check it out and make selections before it officially goes live. 

This is something we've been toiling away at for a couple months (and Derek ...

Silent Hill 2 | Re:Certified Classic [SSFF]

Happy Halloween!

Re:Certified Classic has finally returned and also the channel finally covers Silent Hill! Our plans to Re:Certify Banjo-Kazooie and Goldeneye didn't materialize but we got Silent Hill 2 in the hot seat! It ended up being one of our longer video despite having to trim a couple sections way, way down. I've always got so much I want to say hahaha.

Also, we really do appreciate your support, because this video will be flagged and demonetized by Konami, they flagged every ep...

No Media Blog this week

Hello everyone,

Derek and I have been crunching hard and finishing up various responsibilities, so much so that when we talked to each other tonight about what we'd write about in the blog, we realized we hadn't watched or played anything besides what we've already been working on for SSFF. 

So, we are sorry, and will have a good report on our media week next week! Until then, please check out ...

Derek, Last Name Wilson | Patreon Extra!

Hi everyone! 

Hope you all enjoy this as much as we did. We have Charlie Wilson fever!

BTW, after posting the Wolfenstein 3d Punching Weight, it was pointed out to us that we got a couple of facts wrong, and then news came out that the new Wolfenstein game has its own weird version of Wolf3D. We are going to re-record a couple of things and then repost the video. We'll have an update up later tonight detailing what we actually changed.

Thanks for the support!

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Wolfenstein 3D Console Ports | Punching Weight Ep 17 [SSFF]

Hey gang!

With a new Wolfenstein game on the horizon, Punching Weight returns to cover Wolf 3D console ports. While we don't go super, super extensive, this video covers SIX different ports! This video will be exclusive until thursday, right before The New Colossus officially drops.

And with this I think Punching Weight will be taking a break from PC/console ports for the next few episodes. We've officially covered RTS', Doom, Quake, Duke 3D and now Wolf 3D. 

Also, we're coo...

Media Consumption Blog | 10/20/17

Derek

Even though I think I’m mere minutes away from finishing it, I finally had to it put down The Evil Within and focus on games for videos. So my week has been mainly comprised of lots of Silent Hill 2 and enough Wolfenstein 3D ports to make my head spin. But since my thoughts about those games are going into finished videos, I’ll have to talk about something else.

Alien Isolation

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Media Consumption Blog | 10/13/17

Hello supporters!

We made it through FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH!! And also another busy week here at SSFF. When we managed some free time, here’s what Grace and I were up to.

Derek

The Evil Within (Again)

Ok so an update on The Evil Within as it was the only game I found time to really play this week. Last time I was on the 5th chapter for the 3rd time, now Iâ€...

10/6/17 - Media Consumption Blog

Hello Supporters!!

Quick reminder before we get to what Grace and Derek have been watching and playing this week, don’t forget we are doing our No Chump Zone Q&A for our $10 and up patrons tomorrow at 2pm PST! 

And now on to the consuming and considering this week.

DEREK

The Evil Within (PS4)

With it being Halloween season and the sequel dropping nex...

Our Halloween '17 Plan - Maybe You Can Help!

First things first: the No Chump Zone Live Q&A with Derek & Grace is this Saturday, 2:00 pm Pacific!

And with that out of the way,

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!

It's October! It's Halloween! It's always a big time for the channel and we've got a lot of stuff planned.

Dusk was our first Halloween 17 video. But that was a smaller video. This year's big video will be a Re:Certified Classic on Silent Hill 2! It is the first t...

More Than A Quake Clone | Dusk (PC) Review [SSFF]

Hello Supporters,

First off, Happy early Halloween!! Our first (kinda) Halloween video for 2017 is a retro throwback in the vain of 90's PC shooters like Quake and Blood. But I couldn't help but notice all the trailers sold Dusk as a lightening-fast, twitch shooter and not at all the moody, atmospheric horror experience it is! So this review focuses mainly on that aspect of the game.

This is an exciting video for another reason, this is the first time the channel has ever covered a PC ga...

Sept Hot Scoops Winner and Update!

Hi everyone,

We haven't been formally announcing the Hot Scoops winner since we added the tier, and it occurred to me that this needed to change! So, This month's winner of the Hot Scoops Giveaway is Yeray! I have sent out a message to them and we will send out the game they pick ASAP! 

To select a winner, I put everyone's name into an excel spreadsheet and entered in a code... next month I...

Our Favorite Indie Games From PAX West '17 [SSFF]

Hello supporters! 

October is almost upon us, which means our Halloween videos are just around the corner. But we have some other things to take care of first, like our expedition at PAX earlier this month! We played some awesome indie games and got interviews with the devs!

These video are always an extra challenge for us because they're a little outside of our wheelhouse. We wish we could have more content like this on the channel but the pre-produced stuff is our bread and butter...

Media Consumption 9-22-17

Hi everyone! 

We've got a hot batch of videos cooking in the oven, but until then, here's a look at what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about this week. 

Rick and Morty (Grace) 

(In case anyone is worried, this is going to be a spoiler free discussion. I will be talking about broad themes of the show.) 

It’s been all over my YouTube ...

SSFF Media Consumption Blog 9/16/17

Hello supporters! Another week another batch of media we’ve been working through! We’re all video games for this blog, so let’s get to it.

Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap (PS4)

I (Derek) was able to snag a physical copy of this Sega Master System remake last month from Limited Run Games. But instead of ranting about Limited Run Games like I did a few weeks ago, I'll be more constructive and talk about the game itself! This is a really interesting remake fo...

Rocket League Meet-Up Staring Soon! Stream & Chat Links!

Rocket League meet-up starts in a few minutes! If you're playing on PS4 or Steam you're welcome to join us!

You can watch the stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISNCCaNL_Co

Derek will be hosting a private room, to join, go to "join private match" for the following,

Room:"stop skeletons"
Password:"from fouling"

If you want to get in on the chat, here's a link to the discord chat, ...

9/12 6pm PT: Rocket League Pick-Me-Up Meet-Up

Hey everyone,

It's been a rough few weeks. Natural disasters, personal disasters, threats of nuclear war. It's high time we all got together to forget about the troubles of the world for a few minutes and played some video games. Rocket League has proven to be reliable hit so how about we all get together tomorrow for a couple games!

Tomorrow, 9/12, at 6pm PT we'll be streaming here on the patreon a couple matches of Rocket League. It will be a private stream through our SSFF Live channe...

Media Consumption and Q&A on Saturday at 2pm PST!

Hiya guys!

Before we get rolling into the blog proper, I just wanted to remind everyone pledged at No Chump Zone and above that we are having our live Q&A tomorrow at 2pm! Hope to see you there~

BUT that is for later. For now, here's a look at what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about this week!

True Detective

After watching the excellent Comrade Detective earlier this year, we were hungry for more detective comedy drama! For some reason, this led us to watchi...

No Chump Q&A this Sat and September Updates!

Hi everyone!

We will be holding our No Chump Zone Q&A this Saturday at 2pm PST. Mark your calendars!

Also, we have some PLANS for September and Halloween. We're going to hold back on some things until they are finalized, but suffice it to say that we are working on some collabs and getting some stuff ready for a certain anniversary. 

In terms of videos, we have 3 main ones planned for this month. First is our PAX West Dispatch, which we hope to have done by Monday.  2017-09-07 19:53:52 +0000 UTC View Post

PAX West Dispatch

Hi guys!

We spent the weekend at PAX West, and while we’re working on our PAX Dispatch video, here is a preview of some of the games we are going to feature! Video itself should be done later this week. 

UFO 50

Remember Action 52 for the NES? What if a bunch of talented developers made one of those? That’s UFO 50! in a nutshell! With the minds behind games like...

Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death | Past Mortem

This is the big one! A couple months in the making, the history of the Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death. It's our longest and most heavily-researched project since Mighty No 9 and I'm really, really happy with it!

Also be sure to check out the bonus video we posted last week. Funny story ... the opening of this video was supposed to have high quality, close-up footage of our red ring'ed xbox. Turns out, the cure for ...

Agents of Mayhem Video

Hi everyone!

Derek and I were talking about this video earlier, and we realized that it's the first video we've ever put up that didn't have derek co-writing or video editing (he helped edit the script though!). 

This video ended up being a bit of an experiment. I wanted to tackle this game since I have so much love for Saints Rows 3&4.

As always, this video wouldn't be possible without your support! 

Grace

Duke 3D Ports | Punching Weight Ep. 16

Hello supporters!

We got new videos coming in hot! The first one is a sequel of sorts to the Quake ports Punching Weight from last month. Quake was voted on by the Patron's here, but Duke came really really close so it felt like a proper follow up. (This means I'm on the hook for a Doom 2 ports video now!)

This video is really exciting for a couple reasons. First, it's one of only seven (arguable eleven) games that came out on the Saturn, PS1, and N64, so it's one of the few times you ca...

Our Xbox isn't broken?!

Hi everyone!

We are sorry we missed our Friday blog post! On that day we were wrapping up a shoot for our upcoming breakdown on the Red Ring of Death. 

You see, our 360 red ringed a few months ago, which inspired us to do a huge breakdown on one of the most famous hardware malfunctions in gaming history. We got some lovely shots of Derek with the Xbox red ringing in the background, but when it got time to get our b-roll... well, just take a look for yourself! 

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SSFF Media Consumption Blog 8/18/17

The weekly media blog is back! I know it’s bad to take a break on your second week but we were in Hawaii last week for our friends’ wedding. Even though most of the trip was taken up by wedding obligations, we treated the rest of the time as a vacation! Grace didn’t even bring her computer and I tried my damnedest to stay off of mine. We got back monday morning, and this is what we’ve been up to!

DEREK

Sonic Mania

One of the big release for us this week was...

Questions for Clockwork Pixel??

Hi everyone!     

We are currently prepping our behind the scenes content for August, which will feature an inside look into how Clockwork Pixel made our bumpers and other animations. 

What would YOU like to know? Leave your questions in the comment section below!

Thanks everyon...

SSFF Media Consumption Blog #1

Hello supporters!

Welcome to our first Media Consumption Blog! This will be a weekly blog posted every friday just talking about what Grace and Derek have been up to this week outside of our video projects.

DEREK

Killing Floor 2 has become my relaxation game lately. I love gears of war horde mode and this is basically that but with evil clowns (part of the...

PAM17 is over! Thank you everyone!!

PAM17 is over, thanks everyone for watching! If you want to catch up with all the live streams, here is the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5jeYRIx0t9wqoAWmA21xk8HEXcQzF-t3

Have you had a chance to watch the patreon exclusive Kenji Eno video yet? Here's the link to that too: https://youtu.be/qWp_PmxOo...

The Life of Kenji Eno | Past Mortem

And now for the final piece! This video is exclusive for our supporters and the cap to PAM17. Thank you so much for two awesome years on Patreon! We hope you enjoy this video on Kenji Eno.

Thanks,

Grace and Derek

SSFF

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown (PS2), Is It Really that Bad? Ft. Austin Eruption

Here is an IIRTB we were able to do with Austin from Arcadea (They have a pattern by the way, you should check them out)! 

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown is a game Derek has wanted to do for a while on IIRTB ever since he learned it is single-player only. Enjoy!

Thanks,

Grace & Derek

SSFF

Quake Ports | Punching Weight #15

Wooo hey everybody! It has been one hell of a month for us! Hope you enjoyed PAM17!

We’re pretty down to the wire this month, so enjoy an SSFF triple feature!

This first video is one you guys voted on! Welcome to Punching Weight Ep. 15: Quake Ports!

Thanks,

Grace & Derek

SSFF