History Series / GamingInTheClintonYears

--> '''WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}}''': Yes! You're ''exactly'' right! And you know what else? (Beat) [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Bandicoots don't wear trousers!]]

In the mid-1990s, a man named George Wood created a TV show dedicated to video games on a Maryland public-access channel, called ''Flights of Fantasy,'' much to the uproar of the gaming community. The show gained quite a few detractors; Wood was not known for his playing skills, research or good taste, was something of a poor man's [[Series/XPlay Adam Sessler]], and the production was rather cheap. He would also tend to go off-topic, sometimes markedly so, in a very fervent manner.

In December 2019, the [=NAViGaTR=] channel went ahead and removed all of the show's episodes, replacing them with short and random clips of them, much to the chagrin of many fans. As it later turned out, this was [[https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr3ufp done as a stunt]] promoting an AlternateRealityGame that will eventually lead into the releases of HD restorations of the show. In the meantime, archives of his reviews can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSPo_NYvDNSXvFoGLa91_xJSKvi-9pFNb here]] and [[https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Gaming+in+the+Clinton+years%22 here]].

It can be seen either [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56642954C53CB79D here,]] or in its original unedited format [[https://www.youtube.com/user/flightsoffantasy here.]] Some of his videos have also been the targets of {{WebVideo/Retsupurae}} as well.'

Much to the surprise of everyone, however, a successor was made to the series call ''Gaming in the Trump Years'', featuring the return of George Wood. One of the reviews can be found [[https://youtu.be/d8IlmaIceNI here]] (though beware, as said review contains massive spoilers for ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'')

In December 2019, the [=NAViGaTR=] channel went ahead and removed all of the show's episodes, replacing them with short and random clips of them, much to the chagrin of many fans. As it later turned out, this was [[https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr3ufp done as a stunt]] promoting an AlternateRealityGame that will eventually lead into the releases of HD restorations of the show.

Sadly, in December 2019, the [=NAViGaTR=] channel went ahead and removed all of the show's episodes, replacing them with short and random clips of them. KeepCirculatingTheTapes.

It can be seen either [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56642954C53CB79D here,]] or in its original unedited format [[https://www.youtube.com/user/flightsoffantasy here.]] Some of his videos have also been the targets of {{WebVideo/Retsupurae}} as well.

** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''. Just...DKC. Read half this page and you'll catch on pretty quick. Special note goes to the Silicon Graphics visuals, which he makes obvious quite quickly that it's half the reason he adores the game so much, and it becomes even more apparent if you watch his ''Toy Story'' review.

--> "Beating [''[=GoldenEye=]''] is impossible on the higher difficulty levels. Do yourself a favor: Don't even try them!"

--> "You can't beat Toy Story without cheating, and this cheating brings victory much too quickly to warrant spending your money."

** Though much more brief, he would again show the ''GameOver screen'' at the end of the Donkey Kong Country 2 review.

--> '''George Wood:''' The camera is all screwed up! He jumps! He jumps ''again'', from a different angle! What the heck?! Is this some new funky directing style, or what?
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The end of this ''[=GoldenEye=]'' review.
--> "Okay, enough of Bond."

---> '''LetsPlay/{{Slowbeef}}:''' So wait, did he like [[VideoGame/{{Xenogears}} this game]] or not? I kinda missed it.

He is, shall we say, a polarizing sort, and something of an easy target, so please follow the RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement.

* DullSurprise

* RealSongThemeTune: The theme to ''Gaming In The Clinton Years'' is a song from the NES game ''VideoGame/{{Shadowgate}}'' (specifically, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRq_GrXnCg0&feature=related the hall of mirrors theme]]). It predates Clinton's presidency, although the depicted game (''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}} in Battlemaniacs'') does not.

* MoodWhiplash: Wood concludes his {{bias|SteamRoller}}-loaded gush-a-thon of a ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'' review by showing the ''GameOver screen.'' Even better, it's after showing footage of Diddy defeating [[BossBattle Very Gnawty]].

* ThisIsGoingToBeHuge: Wood [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yApQi0yRpqc apparently believed]] that the ''UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy'' would be ''more successful than the UsefulNotes/PlayStation''.

-->''We have a challenge to EIDOS. In VideoGame/TombRaiderIII, create a storyline in which Lara gets breast cancer. Imagine the drama of a vulnerable Lara Croft still persisting on her worldly adventures despite her illness. It needs fleshing out, no pun intended, but we guarantee the gaming world would be shocked, stunned, and moved by the effort to make Lara's character more meaningful.''

* ArtisticLicenseLaw / CriticalResearchFailure: One of Wood's trademark "great game ideas" - having to drive your pregnant wife to the hospital while she's in labor, but obeying traffic laws and the speed limit because if the cops catch you it's game over. In reality, if a cop pulls you over for speeding and sees a woman in labor in the car, they'll escort you to the hospital themselves.
* BiasSteamroller: Wood loves ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1''. He ''really'' loves ''Donkey Kong Country''. He loves it so much, that he thinks that if you don't play it, then you are ''stupid''! We know, it's insulting, but it's also the truth.

It had a small following, being a local public-access show, but would have been LostForever, had Wood not joined a video gaming association called [=NAViGaTR=],[[note]]The National Association of Video Game Testers and Reviewers[[/note]] who archived the entire series, edited each episode and put it onto Website/YouTube as renamed ''Gaming in the Clinton Years''. This is how most people know of Wood.

* BiasSteamroller: Wood loves ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''. He ''really'' loves ''Donkey Kong Country''. He loves it so much, that he thinks that if you don't play it, then you are ''stupid''! We know, it's insulting, but it's also the truth.

* MoodWhiplash: Wood concludes his {{bias|SteamRoller}}-loaded gush-a-thon of a ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' review by showing the ''GameOver screen.'' Even better, it's after showing footage of Diddy defeating [[BossBattle Very Gnawty]].