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This post will be a master listing of sorts of all the videos currently available on my YouTube channel that I have uploaded. Currently new videos are added every 3 days (scheduled) unless I spontaneously upload a new video, which does happen from time to time (all videos are listed by upload date):
New video-the highlight of my 2025 was my first-ever trip to Japan, during which I visited several museums focusing on the samurai era. Keeping with that theme, the next Free Play Extended Play begins today with Part 1 of a full playthrough of samurai epic "Samurai Warriors 5"
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Samurai Warriors 5 Full Game (Part 1-Nobunaga's Path)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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December 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New video-the highlight of my 2025 was my first-ever trip to Japan, during which I visited several museums focusing on the samurai era. Keeping with that theme, the next Free Play Extended Play begins today with Part 1 of a full playthrough of samurai epic "Samurai Warriors 5"
youtu.be/rGBL-CXPx3M
youtu.be/rGBL-CXPx3M
New video-Just over 15 years after the iconic 5 Year Mission began, gamers-including the loyal fans called Trekkies-got their first chance to step aboard the USS Enterprise and become Captain Kirk with the first video game based on the legendary TV/movie franchise "Star Trek"
youtu.be/RqRpOrXV3IM
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Star Trek (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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December 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New video-Just over 15 years after the iconic 5 Year Mission began, gamers-including the loyal fans called Trekkies-got their first chance to step aboard the USS Enterprise and become Captain Kirk with the first video game based on the legendary TV/movie franchise "Star Trek"
youtu.be/RqRpOrXV3IM
youtu.be/RqRpOrXV3IM
New video-Namco was another company that took an attempt at introducing digitized speech into arcade games early on, a vertical shooter which also featured more freedom of motion. Today's video is a look back at "Bosconian", which celebrates its 45th Anniversary in 2026
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Bosconian (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New video-Namco was another company that took an attempt at introducing digitized speech into arcade games early on, a vertical shooter which also featured more freedom of motion. Today's video is a look back at "Bosconian", which celebrates its 45th Anniversary in 2026
youtu.be/5NKcGpsquNo
youtu.be/5NKcGpsquNo
New video-today's feature would be very un-PC if released today and is literally a lot to Chew on...questionable jokes, old stereotypes and bad puns galore, not to mention big, shiny balls. It all made for one of the best maybe worst games of the early console era, "Chew Man Fu"
youtu.be/tLz0qpe__Jg
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Chew Man Fu (PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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December 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New video-today's feature would be very un-PC if released today and is literally a lot to Chew on...questionable jokes, old stereotypes and bad puns galore, not to mention big, shiny balls. It all made for one of the best maybe worst games of the early console era, "Chew Man Fu"
youtu.be/tLz0qpe__Jg
youtu.be/tLz0qpe__Jg
New video-Today's feature is another early 1980s timeless classic that was an early example of digitized speech in arcade games which remains a fan favorite today..."Beware, I Live!" Stand your ground or be a coward and "Run! Run! Run!" from the mighty "Sinistar"
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youtu.be/hcL2aHNTN1Y
Sinistar (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New video-Today's feature is another early 1980s timeless classic that was an early example of digitized speech in arcade games which remains a fan favorite today..."Beware, I Live!" Stand your ground or be a coward and "Run! Run! Run!" from the mighty "Sinistar"
youtu.be/hcL2aHNTN1Y
youtu.be/hcL2aHNTN1Y
New video-in the 1980s & 1990s a number of Laserdisc games were released in arcades, showcasing technology that set the stage for DVDs & disc-based media. The format makes its channel debut today with the 40th anniversary of one of Taito's very few Laserdisc games, "Time Gal"
youtu.be/T5I4cMYRDk0
youtu.be/T5I4cMYRDk0
Time Gal (Laserdisc)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New video-in the 1980s & 1990s a number of Laserdisc games were released in arcades, showcasing technology that set the stage for DVDs & disc-based media. The format makes its channel debut today with the 40th anniversary of one of Taito's very few Laserdisc games, "Time Gal"
youtu.be/T5I4cMYRDk0
youtu.be/T5I4cMYRDk0
New video-Happy Thanksgiving! A tip for handling any issues today, in particular those piles of leftovers and annoying relatives-roll them up! The latest Free Play Long Play features a "Reroll" of one of the greatest games of the 2000s, the timeless classic "Katamari Damacy"
youtu.be/gzHtixOxT3Y
youtu.be/gzHtixOxT3Y
Katamari Damacy Reroll Full Game (PS4/Xbox/Switch/PC)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New video-Happy Thanksgiving! A tip for handling any issues today, in particular those piles of leftovers and annoying relatives-roll them up! The latest Free Play Long Play features a "Reroll" of one of the greatest games of the 2000s, the timeless classic "Katamari Damacy"
youtu.be/gzHtixOxT3Y
youtu.be/gzHtixOxT3Y
New video-just like an old dog, you can teach an old Pac new tricks-Namco began remaking several of its 80s classics in the 90s, including its most iconic game. An old favorite gets a new update as part of Namco Classics Collection Vol. 2 in the first "Pac-Man Arrangement"
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youtu.be/PTtzfgHcuEc
Pac-Man Arrangement (Arcade/GameCube)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New video-just like an old dog, you can teach an old Pac new tricks-Namco began remaking several of its 80s classics in the 90s, including its most iconic game. An old favorite gets a new update as part of Namco Classics Collection Vol. 2 in the first "Pac-Man Arrangement"
youtu.be/PTtzfgHcuEc
youtu.be/PTtzfgHcuEc
New video-Data East followed up the success of Heavy Barrel with a sequel, but unlike the Ikari games this sequel was much more traditional for the time, an action platformer/shooter. This year's November slate of military/war themed games wraps up with "Midnight Resistance"
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Midnight Resistance (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New video-Data East followed up the success of Heavy Barrel with a sequel, but unlike the Ikari games this sequel was much more traditional for the time, an action platformer/shooter. This year's November slate of military/war themed games wraps up with "Midnight Resistance"
youtu.be/m1EpogvZsmI
youtu.be/m1EpogvZsmI
New video-after SNK's Ikari trilogy, Data East jumped on the bandwagon with their own take on the games and control scheme, a futuristic take on military games with a superweapon resembling a certain movie gun that recently debuted but instead was dubbed "Heavy Barrel"
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Heavy Barrel (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New video-after SNK's Ikari trilogy, Data East jumped on the bandwagon with their own take on the games and control scheme, a futuristic take on military games with a superweapon resembling a certain movie gun that recently debuted but instead was dubbed "Heavy Barrel"
youtu.be/Pyl0YCM2_0Y
youtu.be/Pyl0YCM2_0Y
New video-after the Ilari trilogy SNK followed up with a similar game based on the Cuban Revolutionary War. But because of Fidel Castro's negative perception in the US, the non-Japan version featured no-named generic heroes and changed the title from "Guevara" to "Guerrilla War"
youtu.be/equSeXZNmFU
youtu.be/equSeXZNmFU
Guerrilla War (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New video-after the Ilari trilogy SNK followed up with a similar game based on the Cuban Revolutionary War. But because of Fidel Castro's negative perception in the US, the non-Japan version featured no-named generic heroes and changed the title from "Guevara" to "Guerrilla War"
youtu.be/equSeXZNmFU
youtu.be/equSeXZNmFU
New video-the 3rd & final installment of the Ikari trilogy again took the story in a completely different direction and made it much more Rambo than the first two. The end result-It's another episode of "Playing Very Bad Games So You Don't Have To" with "Ikari 3: The Rescue"
youtu.be/wogPW3jh9Ec
youtu.be/wogPW3jh9Ec
Ikari 3: The Rescue (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New video-the 3rd & final installment of the Ikari trilogy again took the story in a completely different direction and made it much more Rambo than the first two. The end result-It's another episode of "Playing Very Bad Games So You Don't Have To" with "Ikari 3: The Rescue"
youtu.be/wogPW3jh9Ec
youtu.be/wogPW3jh9Ec
New video-After the success of Ikari Warriors in arcades, SNK almost immediately put out a sequel. But you may not know it was by looking at it, as except for the heroes almost everything appearance-wise changed. After finishing their mission it's right to the "Victory Road"
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youtu.be/95mhlUlDjT0
Victory Road (Ikari Warriors 2) (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New video-After the success of Ikari Warriors in arcades, SNK almost immediately put out a sequel. But you may not know it was by looking at it, as except for the heroes almost everything appearance-wise changed. After finishing their mission it's right to the "Victory Road"
youtu.be/95mhlUlDjT0
youtu.be/95mhlUlDjT0
New video-as Veterans' Day approaches we spotlight war/military themed games again, starting with SNK's Rambo-themed mid-1980s series that debuted still-active characters and introduced unique new control mechanics to arcades, the debut of smash-hit franchise "Ikari Warriors"
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youtu.be/GQXjIh0D5GM
Ikari Warriors (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New video-as Veterans' Day approaches we spotlight war/military themed games again, starting with SNK's Rambo-themed mid-1980s series that debuted still-active characters and introduced unique new control mechanics to arcades, the debut of smash-hit franchise "Ikari Warriors"
youtu.be/GQXjIh0D5GM
youtu.be/GQXjIh0D5GM
New video-until the 2010s the common practice was for hit games to debut in arcades then go to consoles after a while. One game was a notable exception-first debuting on console then waiting 3 yeas and several sequels to go to arcades was surprise 1990s megahit "Battletoads"
youtu.be/72108ujtZwE
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Battletoads (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New video-until the 2010s the common practice was for hit games to debut in arcades then go to consoles after a while. One game was a notable exception-first debuting on console then waiting 3 yeas and several sequels to go to arcades was surprise 1990s megahit "Battletoads"
youtu.be/72108ujtZwE
youtu.be/72108ujtZwE
New video-Happy Halloween! Spider Senses Tingling! Although this was not the first video game featuring Marvel Comics' iconic web-slinger, it was 1991 before arcades would first see Peter Parker's costumed alter-ego in his self-titled arcade debut "Spider-Man: The Videogame"
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Spider-Man: The Videogame (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New video-Happy Halloween! Spider Senses Tingling! Although this was not the first video game featuring Marvel Comics' iconic web-slinger, it was 1991 before arcades would first see Peter Parker's costumed alter-ego in his self-titled arcade debut "Spider-Man: The Videogame"
youtu.be/VthWtBLXiVY
youtu.be/VthWtBLXiVY
New video-despite being a popular sport, Track & Field doesn't get much gaming attention outside of the Olympics. It only got a handful of arcade games, mainly from Konami. Today we look at maybe the last such game as only those in Japan got a chance to be a "Hyper Athlete"
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Hyper Athlete (Arcade) (Japan)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New video-despite being a popular sport, Track & Field doesn't get much gaming attention outside of the Olympics. It only got a handful of arcade games, mainly from Konami. Today we look at maybe the last such game as only those in Japan got a chance to be a "Hyper Athlete"
youtu.be/ICSp_Q6zaII
youtu.be/ICSp_Q6zaII
New video-Sega's "Yakuza" games have made the Japanese version of the mob a popular game theme, but in the 1990s Taito took a crack at it with a game loosely based on the 1980s mob film "The Untouchables" complete with a clever film-style presentation called "Dead Connection"
youtu.be/1qmTWL_9tRo
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Dead Connection (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New video-Sega's "Yakuza" games have made the Japanese version of the mob a popular game theme, but in the 1990s Taito took a crack at it with a game loosely based on the 1980s mob film "The Untouchables" complete with a clever film-style presentation called "Dead Connection"
youtu.be/1qmTWL_9tRo
youtu.be/1qmTWL_9tRo
New video-the Persian Gulf War was a popular setting for games in the early 1990s, in particular shooters & strategy games. One of Taito's best arcade failures due to timing came during this period, the challenging and brilliantly-scored "Grid Seeker: Operation Storm Hammer"
youtu.be/yVbtb1dNkCg
youtu.be/yVbtb1dNkCg
Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
New video-the Persian Gulf War was a popular setting for games in the early 1990s, in particular shooters & strategy games. One of Taito's best arcade failures due to timing came during this period, the challenging and brilliantly-scored "Grid Seeker: Operation Storm Hammer"
youtu.be/yVbtb1dNkCg
youtu.be/yVbtb1dNkCg
New video-the first game in alphabetical order in any arcade game database? That's debatable. The last? It's always going to be this odd little oddity of a game with the oddest title-stump your friends with a trivia question & answer of a game with the odd title of "Zzyzzyxx"
youtu.be/6RK8Ruazm18
youtu.be/6RK8Ruazm18
Zzyzzyxx (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New video-the first game in alphabetical order in any arcade game database? That's debatable. The last? It's always going to be this odd little oddity of a game with the oddest title-stump your friends with a trivia question & answer of a game with the odd title of "Zzyzzyxx"
youtu.be/6RK8Ruazm18
youtu.be/6RK8Ruazm18
New video-Taito's Darius franchise began as a 3-screen game in arcades, then went to 2 screens for the second game, then to one for the third. An odd pattern indeed as it entered the 16/32-bit era with a "normal" shooter, the visually & audibly impressive "Darius Gaiden"
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youtu.be/UpsYJCT6A4M
Darius Gaiden (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New video-Taito's Darius franchise began as a 3-screen game in arcades, then went to 2 screens for the second game, then to one for the third. An odd pattern indeed as it entered the 16/32-bit era with a "normal" shooter, the visually & audibly impressive "Darius Gaiden"
youtu.be/UpsYJCT6A4M
youtu.be/UpsYJCT6A4M
New video-despite having an America Corporation at one point, Taito only produced 3 games in the US. Today features the last of the 3, still a Free Play Favorite after 40+ years and a childhood amusement park/zoo staple in the 1980s-appropriate for a game titled "Zoo Keeper"
youtu.be/qqGQ_PXrigo
youtu.be/qqGQ_PXrigo
Zoo Keeper (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New video-despite having an America Corporation at one point, Taito only produced 3 games in the US. Today features the last of the 3, still a Free Play Favorite after 40+ years and a childhood amusement park/zoo staple in the 1980s-appropriate for a game titled "Zoo Keeper"
youtu.be/qqGQ_PXrigo
youtu.be/qqGQ_PXrigo
New video-it's 1990, there's something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? Rip-Off Ghostbusters! That's what you could call Sega's attempt at a cash-in on the beloved 1980s movie's popularity, an on-rail shooter clearly trying to imitate the movie, "Laser Ghost"
youtu.be/5CwZ0KrFkRg
youtu.be/5CwZ0KrFkRg
Laser Ghost (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New video-it's 1990, there's something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? Rip-Off Ghostbusters! That's what you could call Sega's attempt at a cash-in on the beloved 1980s movie's popularity, an on-rail shooter clearly trying to imitate the movie, "Laser Ghost"
youtu.be/5CwZ0KrFkRg
youtu.be/5CwZ0KrFkRg
New video-after Smash T.V. lives up to its name in arcades, a sequel was developed but quickly cancelled. That didn't stop the developers from quickly pivoting and finishing the spiritual sequel that was just as punny, thus arcades would instead get a dose of "Total Carnage"
youtu.be/XwIPuaE4E0o
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Total Carnage (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New video-after Smash T.V. lives up to its name in arcades, a sequel was developed but quickly cancelled. That didn't stop the developers from quickly pivoting and finishing the spiritual sequel that was just as punny, thus arcades would instead get a dose of "Total Carnage"
youtu.be/XwIPuaE4E0o
youtu.be/XwIPuaE4E0o
New video-while game shows have always been popular on TV, non-trivia game shows haven't been popular as video games. But one attempt at making a game show video game literally and figuratively got it right-Good Luck, You'll Need it as you're the next contestant on "Smash T.V."
youtu.be/xrT4p8HJh0s
youtu.be/xrT4p8HJh0s
Smash T.V. (Arcade)
YouTube video by Free Play Gaming
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October 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New video-while game shows have always been popular on TV, non-trivia game shows haven't been popular as video games. But one attempt at making a game show video game literally and figuratively got it right-Good Luck, You'll Need it as you're the next contestant on "Smash T.V."
youtu.be/xrT4p8HJh0s
youtu.be/xrT4p8HJh0s