The Happy Video Game Nerd / Recap

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Reviews as the Happy Video Game Nerd (2007-2014)

Metal Storm
Journey to Silius
StarTropics
Splatterhouse (1988)
Splatterhouse 2 and Splatterhouse 3
Wild Guns
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Nightshade
Rocket Knight Adventures
Mega Man 9
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DuckTales
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Disney/Capcom Games Pt. 1 (NES) (Darkwing Duck, The Little Mermaid, TaleSpin, Adventures In The Magic Kingdom)
Disney/Capcom Games Pt. 2 (SNES) (Aladdin, Goof Troop, The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse, The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey and Minnie)
Monster in My Pocket (Game Quickie)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II
Total Carnage (Game Quickie)
Ninja Warriors
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (Game Quickie)
Shenmue (done by Derek as Norman as part of the April Fools 2010 switcheroo)
Ristar (done by Norman as Derek as part of the April Fools 2010 switcheroo)
The Krion Conquest (Game Quickie)
Mega Man 10
Zombie Panic In Wonderland (Game Quickie)
Crack Down^* (Game Quickie)
Clash at Demonhead
Sparkster
Rocket Knight
Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2
Enemy Zero
D2
Sweet Home
Ghoul Patrol (Game Quickie)
Splatterhouse (2010)
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (Game Quickie)
Chrono Trigger (joke review for April Fools 2011)
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest (in what he called "a confession" — watch the review, you'll see)
Dragon Quest I & II (Game Quickie)
Gargoyle's Quest Trilogy (featuring Ben of Video Game Take Out) (Gargoyle's Quest, Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness, Demon's Crest)
EarthBound
Lagoon (SNES) (Game Quickie)
1080 Snowboarding (Game Quickie)
Eternal Darkness
Parasite Eve Trilogy (Parasite Eve, Parasite Eve 2, The 3rd Birthday)
Doom: Custom PlayStation Edition (Game Quickie)
Point Blank Trilogy
Elemental Gearbolt
House of the Dead for Saturn (Game Quickie)
Illbleed
Eternal Darkness Follow-Up Review
Doom 64
Rad Raygun (Game Quickie)
DuckTales: Remastered
Castlevania Game Boy Trilogy (Castlevania: The Adventure, Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, Castlevania Legends)
Loaded (Game Quickie)
Turok: Rage Wars (Game Quickie)
Tetris & Dr. Mario (Game Quickie)
Earth Defense Force 2017 ^*
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon while comparing it to 2017 with Eric Lappe of LET'S GET!! ^*
Clock Tower (the PlayStation sequel) ^*

Reviews/Videos as Stop Skeletons From Fighting (2015-)

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Jumping Flash!
Monster Party
Shatter Hand
Cave Noire
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Re:Certified Classic)
Faxanadu
Kid Dracula
Contra: Shattered Solider
Resident Evil 4 (Re:Certified Classic)
Dino Crisis 1 & 2
Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti
Bushido Blade 1 and 2
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
DOOM (2016)
Resident Evil (Re:Certified Classic)
Pokémon Snap
Clock Tower 3
Rule of Rose (ft. Matt McMuscles)
Super Rad Raygun
Wild Guns Reloaded
Ghost in the Shell
Disney Afternoon Collection
Yooka-Laylee
What Happened to Collect-A-Thons: From Mario to Banjo to Yooka
Agents of Mayhem
DUSK
Silent Hill 2 (Re:Certified Classic)
The Evil Within
The Evil Within 2
Delightful Video Game Departures (Metroid Prime, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Phantasy Star Online, Mega Man Legends)
Worst Nintendo Names, Ranked
Creating an April Fool's Day Legend: How Studio Goblin Animated Sheng Long
EDF Iron Rain: a Good Sequel to the Best/Worst Game
Rare and Expensive Games I Got for Stupid Cheap
Playing Games with Wrong Controllers (ft. Arin Hanson)
The Stupidest Parts of My Game Collection
Gaming Purchase and Resell Regrets
Link's Awakening is the Best Zelda Game
Life on YouTube Has Become Something of a Horror Story
Best & Worst Gaming Horror Remakes (ft. Matt McMuscles) (Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 (Remake), Bomberman Act:Zero, Splatterhouse (2010), Silent Hill HD Collection, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Project Zero 2: Wii Edition)
Bad Games that I LOVE! (Wolfenstein 3D [SNES], Dynamite Cop, Shadow Tower, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, The Quiet Man)
This Game Started It All | Metal Storm Collector's Edition
Stupid Expensive Controllers
Video Game Strategy Guides
Pre Order Collector's Editions
MORE Bad Games That I Love (Splatterhouse (2010), The Goonies II, Monster Party, Bullet Witch, Gunblade NY & L.A. Machineguns: Arcade Hits Pack, Power Rangers: Light Speed Rescue)

Charlie's Angels
The Sum of All Fears (GCN)
Resident Evil: Survivor
Hexen 64
Vampire Rain
Superman 64 vs. Carmageddon 64
The Fifth Element (PS1)
Clock Tower 2
Kabuki Warriors
Dino Crisis 3
Drake of the 99 Dragons
No Man's Sky
Bomberman Act:Zero
Space Raiders (GCN)
Castlevania: Judgment
Bad Boys Miami Takedown

Punching Weight

I Can't Believe It's GameBoy Color (Dragon's Lair, Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, Warlocked)
Hidden Remasters & Ports (Panzer Dragoon via Panzer Dragoon Orta, Ridge Racer via R4: Ridge Racer Type 4, Virtua Fighter via Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution)
Resident Evil Ports, Prototypes, and Oddities
FromSoftware Before Dark Souls (Shadow Tower, The Adventures of Cookie and Cream, Echo Night Beyond)
Doom Console Ports #1 (32X/SNES/GBA)
Metal Wolf Chaos
I Can't Believe It's GameBoy Advance 3D! (Super Monkey Ball Jr., Crazy Taxi: Catch A Ride, Asterix & Obelix XXL)
Grand Theft Auto vs. Driver: Handheld Wars (Driver vs. Grand Theft Auto (Classic), Driver 2 Advance vs. Grand Theft Auto 2, Driv3r vs Grand Theft Auto Advance, C.O.P.: The Recruit vs. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars)
PW Hall of Fame: V.D.-Dev (aka Velez & Dubail)
Horror on the Go (Clock Tower [Wonderswan], Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Dementium: The Ward, Dementium II)
Resident Evil 2 Ports, Prototypes, and Oddities
Remakes/Remasters Better Than The Originals! (Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, Perfect Dark [XBLA], Super Mario Bros. Deluxe)
Console Downloads Before The Internet (Gameline, Famicom Network System, SEGA Channel)
Console RTS Games (Starcraft 64, Command & Conquer [N64], Goblin Commander)
Quake Ports (N64/Saturn/PS1)
Duke Nukem 3D N64 vs PS1 vs Saturn
Wolfenstein 3D Console Ports (SNES/Jaguar/GBA/3DO/XBLA)
The Secrets of the N64 Mouse
Secrets of the Gamecube GBA Link Cable (The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, PAC-MAN VS)
The Ambitious Music of Tim Follin
The Making of Halo 2600
I Can't Believe It's GBA 3D! 2 (The Simpsons: Road Rage, Smashing Drive, Big Mutha Truckers)
Secrets of the N64 Expansion Pack (featuring Matt McMuscles)
Doom Console Ports #2 (Jaguar/3DO/Saturn)
Street Fighter Game Boy Ports (Street Fighter II [GB], Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors Dreams [GBC], Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival [GBA], Street Fighter Alpha 3 [GBA])
Secrets of the Nintendo GBA e-Reader
Japanese-Only Horror Gems Localized by Fans (The Mansion of Insmouth, Nanashi no Game, Sweet Home)
I Can't Believe It's GBA 3D! FPS Edition, Pt. 1 (Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom II, Duke Nukem Advance, Serious Sam Advance, NightFire, Medal of Honor: Underground)
Secrets of the N64 Transfer Pak
I Can't Believe It's GBA 3D! FPS Edition, Pt. 2 (Tyrannosaurus Tex, BackTrack, Ecks vs. Sever, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Ice Nine, Dark Arena, Greg Hasting's Tournament Paintball Max'd)
Randomly Generated N64 Games (F-Zero X, Excitebike 64, Top Gear Rally 2, Resident Evil 2)
N64 Cheat Codes were THE BEST
More Secrets of the GameCube GBA Link Cable (Animal Crossing (2001), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg)
Motion-Controlled Game Boy Games (Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, Command Master, KoroKoro Puzzle Happy Panichu, Yoshi Topsy Turvy, WarioWare Twisted!, Diddy Kong Pilot)
Most Ambitious Portable Mortal Kombat Ports
I Can't Believe It's Game Boy & GBC 3D! (Faceball 2000, Race Drivin', X, Toy Story Racer, Tyrannosaurus Tex)
Doom Ports Part 3 (Switch, Xbox, XBLA, and iOS)
Ridiculous and AMAZING Dreamcast Peripherals
Secrets of the Dreamcast VMU
Secrets of the DS GBA Slot
More Secrets of the DS GBA Slot (ft. Lockstin & Gnoggin)
Secrets of Nintendo Rumble
Ambitious Game Boy Color Ports (Perfect Dark, Daikatana, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Diablo Junior)
Half-Life Ports (DC & PS2)
HVGN: Ring Fit Adventure Review
Doom Console Ports #4 (N64/PS4/Switch)
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 Ports
More Sonic the Hedgehog 1 Ports
Amazing Tiger GameCom Ports
Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Ports
Weird Nintendo Cameos in EA Sports Games (SSX On Tour, NBA Street V3, Fight Night: Round 2)
Valve's Weird Arcade Ports (Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Counter-Strike Neo)
Secrets of the PS1 Mouse
The Ridiculous Amount of Resident Evil 4 Ports
Secrets of the Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Controllers
Surprise 3D in GBA Games