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Best video game playthroughs on YouTube?

A recent post about Deadly Premonition (the videogame) pointed me to this excellent playthrough (100% completion) on YouTube. I enjoyed it in part because it wasn't filled with a lot of stupid nattering and trying-too-hard-to-be-funny. The guy shut up when stuff was happening and just talked when appropriate, and his commentary was usually pretty listenable. What other playthroughs would you recommend? Any era, any platform, as long as I can watch on YouTube.
posted by jcruelty on May 6, 2013 - 9 answers

 

Explain it to me like I'm...

I'm starting to feel like I'm missing out on an important part of pop culture by not being much of a video gamer. Where do I even start? [more inside]
posted by Sara C. on Apr 27, 2013 - 42 answers

seeking non-violent PS3 games with female protagonists

I'm looking for games available for the PlayStation 3 with (fully clothed, not overtly sexualized) female protagonists, or protagonists of unspecified gender. Ideally, the games would also be non-violent or minimally violent, and they would rely largely on puzzle-solving rather than time-sensitive and reflex-dependent jump-and-shoot strategies. [more inside]
posted by Elsa on Apr 25, 2013 - 20 answers

How old are video game players?

Looking for recent, substantive, data on the demographics of video game players that does NOT source back (as so many do) to the ESA. There must be some others out there? Yes? [more inside]
posted by Wordshore on Feb 27, 2013 - 7 answers

help with name of 1990s single-player game of spaceship combat

Hello, I was hoping that someone could name the turn-based space strategy game I played as a demo on my PC back around 1995. I offer these sketchy details: --it was a turn-based game where you piloted and battled using one or more spaceships --the game offered the intriguing feature of allowing you to design new spaceships --I remember learning the word "chassis" from the game, since you could choose what type of chassis you wanted in ship design, among other choices --the GUI was predominantly a gray-colored menu with text and options that you could interact with using the mouse, along with some more-or-less static images of planets and spaceships --I don't recall much in the way of storyline or even characters --I think you didn't see faces of characters much at all, or much of them otherwise. Thank you for trying to help me penetrate the obscurity.
posted by Perifferol on Feb 17, 2013 - 18 answers

Trying to remember a strategy turned base video game

I once played a turned based strategy video game on my PC. You built buildings, mined minerals, set up defenses. [more inside]
posted by 922257033c4a0f3cecdbd819a46d626999d1af4a on Jan 29, 2013 - 6 answers

Looking for a fun Kinect game

As an adult, what is the most fun Kinect game(s) you've played/enjoyed? [more inside]
posted by foxhat10 on Dec 17, 2012 - 18 answers

What casual, pretty strategy game is a good gift for my brother?

I'm looking for a visually appealing strategy computer game as a gift for my mid-twenties brother, preferably casual, hard sci fi and without DRM. [more inside]
posted by Triton on Nov 15, 2012 - 12 answers

What are some video games with strong backstories?

I really like video games that have a good storyline behind them. What are some titles that have a good narrative and/or backstory? Examples of games I've like in the past are inside. [more inside]
posted by film on Nov 12, 2012 - 41 answers

Help me identify this videogame

Help me identify an old videogame. ~1990, combat between different spaceship types, with gravity, momentum and orbital physics. [more inside]
posted by snarfois on Sep 23, 2012 - 5 answers

...name that video game!

One of my esteemed offspring wanted me to bring this to the hive mind, so here goes: Okay, Mom, I finally remembered to write this note. This is what I'd like you to ask the Metafilter crew. So there's this really old game, and it's either Atari or just from that era. [more inside]
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies on Sep 19, 2012 - 10 answers

The Best Tiger Woods Game

Is there a Tiger Woods video game that is considered the hallmark of the series for single player? Is there one that's considered a failure? Or is the newest one always the best one? I'm looking specifically for Xbox 360 or Wii.
posted by nadawi on Jul 15, 2012 - 4 answers

The youngest video game designer.

My eleven year old daughter is showing interest in designing video games. What tools are out there for her to get her feet wet in placing elements on screen and creating interactions? Paid is fine as long as it's not exorbitant. [more inside]
posted by erebora on Jun 2, 2012 - 17 answers

Identify a computer game in a white environment revealed by shooting a paintball gun

What first-person perspective puzzle game was set in a completely white environment that you revealed by shooting blobs of paint? [more inside]
posted by metaBugs on May 31, 2012 - 6 answers

Survival Horror Game?

For a friend: "Help me identify this survival horror game I remember playing several years ago." [more inside]
posted by estlin on May 16, 2012 - 3 answers

Looking for exploration/immersive puzzle games

I've been a long-time fan of the Myst series, but up until recently with Fez I didn't realize how much I missed atmospheric games based heavily on exploration and worldbuilding-type puzzles. Can anyone recommend more? [more inside]
posted by flatluigi on May 2, 2012 - 17 answers

Videogame soundtracks to program to?

Videogame soundtracks to listen to while I'm programming? [more inside]
posted by zeek321 on Mar 1, 2012 - 31 answers

What (ideally XKCDesque) dangers would threaten a person stuck in a human-hamster-ball?

What (ideally XKCDesque) dangers would threaten a person stuck in a human-hamster-ball? [more inside]
posted by ch3cooh on Feb 24, 2012 - 54 answers

How to temporarily disable SpeedStep?

The Binding of Isaac runs really quite poorly on my PC. I think SpeedStep the problem. How can I force my PC to run at maximum speed for the duration of the game? [more inside]
posted by ArmyOfKittens on Dec 19, 2011 - 4 answers

Limit Breaker?

What video game magic do you love? Specifically, which video game franchises have the neatest graphical effects? What's cool about them? [more inside]
posted by Netzapper on Nov 25, 2011 - 21 answers

Space MMO?

I swear there was a (possibly free) MMOish space game very reminiscent of Star Control II, but I don't think it was Starport. [more inside]
posted by adamdschneider on Sep 15, 2011 - 2 answers

ID a very vaguely remembered video game from a friend's childhood

Help identify this (possibly) black and white NES (or SNES or Genesis) video game! [more inside]
posted by kitty teeth on Sep 12, 2011 - 5 answers

BEEEEEEEEEEES

I am looking for an old BASIC(?)-programmed DOS game. It is about defending North America from an invasion of killer bees. I believe the file was SWARM.EXE, and I'm pretty sure it was freeware. [more inside]
posted by curious nu on Sep 10, 2011 - 6 answers

Identifying a 90s PC game

Trying to identify a PC game I played while I was young. I want to say it was a point and click adventure game with darkish themes. It was 2D, not isometric, and I seem to remember there being a level/levels in a silhouetted art style, and *maybe* claymation. (It's not neverhood.) [more inside]
posted by flatluigi on Sep 6, 2011 - 8 answers

Literary game reviews?

Help me find well-written videogame reviews! [more inside]
posted by Suciu on Aug 1, 2011 - 12 answers

Head through the wall

Video-game animators, compositors, you-who-make-the-magic-happen: Why do dead enemies sometimes come to rest with their heads through a wall? [more inside]
posted by pH Indicating Socks on Jul 29, 2011 - 10 answers

Where can I get my PSP fixed for a reasonable price?

Where can I get a PSP repaired for less than the cost of a used/refurbished one? [more inside]
posted by jtron on Jul 10, 2011 - 1 answer

Does anyone know of any games similar to Subspace?

Does anyone know of any games similar to Subspace? It is also called Continuum. It's basically an MMO that in my favorite zone(Trench Wars) doesn't have upgrades--it's just skill. The fact that it's space ships is a plus.
posted by vash on Jul 4, 2011 - 10 answers

Fan-made genre online games

Can you recommend any good/amusing/simple fan-made online games based on genre franchises such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost, '80s Transformers/GI Joe, etc? [more inside]
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing on Jun 8, 2011 - 3 answers

Did this computer game about evolution actually exist?

Sometime in the late '80s or early '90s I read, in a computer magazine, a review of a game where you had to create a creature by manipulating "genes" for various traits then release it into a wireframe ecosystem. Did this game ever actually exist? Anyone heard of it? [more inside]
posted by A Thousand Baited Hooks on May 13, 2011 - 6 answers

That old game

I'm trying to remember a game that came with our family's old PC (an Acer desktop with Windows 98!). It was a semi-top-down shooter. The HUD was vibrantly green or blue and as your health decreased your character's portrait faded into a skull.
posted by tatma on May 8, 2011 - 12 answers

The Evidence! It's Inside the Game!

I am looking for a link to a specific crime drama video. [more inside]
posted by axismundi on Apr 1, 2011 - 1 answer

Trying to replay a game from my childhood

I'm trying to remember the name of a computer game from the Win95 era. Mech warrior style robots flying around islands (aerial view, like Command and Conquer). Sound familiar? [more inside]
posted by siclik on Mar 29, 2011 - 5 answers

computer game does not compute

Trying to remember the name of (and possibly get) an old DOS video game I used to play in the mid 1990s, and probably featured a woman as the lead character. [more inside]
posted by yonation on Feb 2, 2011 - 2 answers

Can anyone help me identify this video game controller for a friend? He lived in Armenia and its probably from 1996-2002.

Can anyone help me identify this video game controller for a friend? He lived in Armenia and its probably from 1996-2002. [more inside]
posted by Javed_Ahamed on Jan 27, 2011 - 3 answers

Help me find this asteroids clone from 2005

Does anyone remember this all-green Asteroids-like game for OS X, circa 2005? [more inside]
posted by namewithoutwords on Jan 3, 2011 - 4 answers

Private deathmatch on the Wii?

Do any Wii games allow for "private" (1-on-1 or small group) online deathmatch/conflict mode? [more inside]
posted by um_maverick on Dec 29, 2010 - 4 answers

Help Me Remember This Moon Game

Atari or Nintendo video game. It's driving me crazy that I can't remember the name of it. [more inside]
posted by Sassyfras on Dec 23, 2010 - 10 answers

Why do videogame developers not allow players to remap their controller?

Help me to understand a prevalent console-based video game UI design decision : Why do so few developers allow the player to freely remap buttons on their controller? [more inside]
posted by radiosilents on Dec 22, 2010 - 12 answers

Oh, Shazbot.

Help identify an educational computer game from the nineties involving cartoon aliens, racing, skateboards, and science trivia. [more inside]
posted by cmyk on Dec 7, 2010 - 3 answers

Game Over, Man, Game Over

What was this 90s space marine video game from my youth? [more inside]
posted by Menthol on Dec 3, 2010 - 5 answers

What is the modern-day music composition process like?

Composers, musicians, songwriters: What steps do you take to create a piece of music from scratch? Additional questions about working as a composer, music software, planning processes, etc. inside. [more inside]
posted by matticulate on Nov 23, 2010 - 23 answers

What is this videogame?

I'm looking for the name of an old PC game - a top down shooter arcade style PC game in which you fought hordes of enemies. [more inside]
posted by dazed_one on Nov 2, 2010 - 6 answers

Help us find a new and cheerful casual game.

Help me find a videogame for my wife to play on 5-10 minute breaks. [more inside]
posted by sleevener on Oct 3, 2010 - 16 answers

For the sake of nostalgia...

Horseracing sim? [more inside]
posted by torisaur on Sep 20, 2010 - 5 answers

I saw dinosaurs, for real! I swear!

Did I confabulate this, or did my very youthful self really play an early 90s DOS adventure game where you ran around with a group of dinosaurs trying to save the dinosaurs from extinction? [more inside]
posted by Keter on Sep 12, 2010 - 4 answers

Bejeweled just isn't cutting it

I need a video game that will allow me maximum headshot gratification while requiring minimum video game skills and money. Help me find the game I am looking for. More details follow. [more inside]
posted by shortskirtlongjacket on Sep 11, 2010 - 32 answers

Video game recommendation for a lover of Halo, please!

I like the video game Halo: Combat Evolved and have played it off and on for several years, both single player and multi player mode. I would like another video to game to play that is similar to the campaign Halo: CE, but in very specific ways, but is not Halo 2 or Halo 3. [more inside]
posted by nomadicink on Aug 21, 2010 - 13 answers

help finding (good) xbox 360 multiplayer games!

xbox 360-filter: looking for games that either a) have good 3 (or 4) player co-op or b) have good multiplayer (versus) mode for 3-4 players all on the same xbox [more inside]
posted by knockoutking on Jul 7, 2010 - 15 answers

Can you name this Viking computer game?

Can you help me remember this early computer game about Viking raiding, pillaging and edutainment? Maybe its even online somewhere? [more inside]
posted by Bwithh on Jun 14, 2010 - 6 answers

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