Gaming in the AM (Andrew Mayes)
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I make videos where I talk to myself about obscure topics for the better part of an hour, please send help. | Born 1990 | Independent YouTuber/video essayist
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Before the Anime: How the Digimon Pendulum Shaped the Franchise | Retrospective | Gaming GAIDEN
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I have officially posted my one (1) obligatory Digimon video of the year. Let's do it again in 11 months!
I love "Endless Possibilities" from Sonic Unleashed. That's it, that's the post.
February 10, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I love "Endless Possibilities" from Sonic Unleashed. That's it, that's the post.
Smash Ultimate's character select screen is a disaster. Say what you will about Brawl, but it got this absolutely perfect. Arranged into columns by franchise, or at least genre, or category. Metroid and Kid Icarus are sister franchises. Sonic and Snake are both guest fighters. (Cont'd in comments.)
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Smash Ultimate's character select screen is a disaster. Say what you will about Brawl, but it got this absolutely perfect. Arranged into columns by franchise, or at least genre, or category. Metroid and Kid Icarus are sister franchises. Sonic and Snake are both guest fighters. (Cont'd in comments.)
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It’s hard to ignore the irony that, to date, the only person in the Epstein files to face legal accountability is a woman.
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It’s hard to ignore the irony that, to date, the only person in the Epstein files to face legal accountability is a woman.
I have officially posted my one (1) obligatory Digimon video of the year. Let's do it again in 11 months!
Before the Anime: How the Digimon Pendulum Shaped the Franchise | Retrospective | Gaming GAIDEN
YouTube video by Gaming in the AM
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January 31, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I have officially posted my one (1) obligatory Digimon video of the year. Let's do it again in 11 months!
I am once again begging game journalists to learn which Snake is Solid Snake, because it's not that guy.
January 29, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I am once again begging game journalists to learn which Snake is Solid Snake, because it's not that guy.
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A full reveal of Digimon Real Data Collection Tyranomon! We get a preview of the 1st figure from the new line before pre-orders open later today!
More at WtW- withthewill.net/threads/digi...
More at WtW- withthewill.net/threads/digi...
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 AM
A full reveal of Digimon Real Data Collection Tyranomon! We get a preview of the 1st figure from the new line before pre-orders open later today!
More at WtW- withthewill.net/threads/digi...
More at WtW- withthewill.net/threads/digi...
One thing that's been interesting about getting into content creation is seeing how many people will comment on a video based on just the thumbnail/title.
"Well actually, the reason the game is like this is because [xyz]," and like yeah, I know, I said that less than three minutes into the video.
"Well actually, the reason the game is like this is because [xyz]," and like yeah, I know, I said that less than three minutes into the video.
January 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
One thing that's been interesting about getting into content creation is seeing how many people will comment on a video based on just the thumbnail/title.
"Well actually, the reason the game is like this is because [xyz]," and like yeah, I know, I said that less than three minutes into the video.
"Well actually, the reason the game is like this is because [xyz]," and like yeah, I know, I said that less than three minutes into the video.
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“You aren’t doing anything” to a country where the biggest news is that an innocent observer got executed at point blank range for doing the smallest thing (observing)
January 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM
“You aren’t doing anything” to a country where the biggest news is that an innocent observer got executed at point blank range for doing the smallest thing (observing)
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I'm so sick of these cry bullies. 6 months ago they were telling us we had to be okay with 50% unemployment and skipping meals because 'AI was inevitable' and now they're begging us to not be mean to the plagiarism machine.
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I'm so sick of these cry bullies. 6 months ago they were telling us we had to be okay with 50% unemployment and skipping meals because 'AI was inevitable' and now they're begging us to not be mean to the plagiarism machine.
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Here’s the thing. Americans are being beaten, kidnapped, sent to camps, and shot in the street by our own government as we speak.
I couldn’t give one single fuck, not the tiniest ounce of shit, what some random white European finger waggers think about individual Americans right now.
I couldn’t give one single fuck, not the tiniest ounce of shit, what some random white European finger waggers think about individual Americans right now.
January 21, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Here’s the thing. Americans are being beaten, kidnapped, sent to camps, and shot in the street by our own government as we speak.
I couldn’t give one single fuck, not the tiniest ounce of shit, what some random white European finger waggers think about individual Americans right now.
I couldn’t give one single fuck, not the tiniest ounce of shit, what some random white European finger waggers think about individual Americans right now.
I'm not usually the type to do this, and I'm basically a nobody on YouTube (>5K subs), but I'd love to do a Dragon Ball video with Scott, pipe dream though it may be. He and I share a lot of the same opinions on DB's English dubs, by the looks of it. Consider my YouTube channel my portfolio.
I wanted to, but I felt like I didn't have it in me. I'm not the best at the types of video editorials. It's kinda wht I stopped.
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I'm not usually the type to do this, and I'm basically a nobody on YouTube (>5K subs), but I'd love to do a Dragon Ball video with Scott, pipe dream though it may be. He and I share a lot of the same opinions on DB's English dubs, by the looks of it. Consider my YouTube channel my portfolio.
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still one of my favorite tweets
January 19, 2026 at 9:43 AM
still one of my favorite tweets
I think I finally broke my YouTube recommendations algorithm. It doesn't know what to show me anymore. It'll show me ten-ish videos from the same three creators, or videos I already watched from five years ago, and then it'll just give up. It won't let me scroll anymore. I've never seen that happen.
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I think I finally broke my YouTube recommendations algorithm. It doesn't know what to show me anymore. It'll show me ten-ish videos from the same three creators, or videos I already watched from five years ago, and then it'll just give up. It won't let me scroll anymore. I've never seen that happen.
Look, I'm not gonna try to claim Pokémon: The First Movie is a masterpiece, but looking back at old "normie" reviews of the movie is so funny. "I can't even tell which Pokémon are the clones so I don't know who to root for." Oh, wow, it's almost like that's THE ENTIRE THEME OF THE MOVIE.
January 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Look, I'm not gonna try to claim Pokémon: The First Movie is a masterpiece, but looking back at old "normie" reviews of the movie is so funny. "I can't even tell which Pokémon are the clones so I don't know who to root for." Oh, wow, it's almost like that's THE ENTIRE THEME OF THE MOVIE.
My life got noticeably less miserable once I stopped pretending to hate Kingdom Hearts and I feel like that isn't a coincidence.
January 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM
My life got noticeably less miserable once I stopped pretending to hate Kingdom Hearts and I feel like that isn't a coincidence.
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This video bothered me. No hate to the Burback bros and the vid is well-made, but there are plenty of holiday-themed games out there that seem to simply be out of their periphery. They talk about a bunch of movie tie-in games from the 70s and 80s before skipping straight to the 2000s. (Cont. below)
Why don't we make Holiday Video Games?
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January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This video bothered me. No hate to the Burback bros and the vid is well-made, but there are plenty of holiday-themed games out there that seem to simply be out of their periphery. They talk about a bunch of movie tie-in games from the 70s and 80s before skipping straight to the 2000s. (Cont. below)
I don’t draw a lot these days, because I feel like I sorta hit my skill ceiling sometime in high school. But every once in a while I get caught up in drawing something and look at the result and I'm just like, "You know what? Still got it."
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I don’t draw a lot these days, because I feel like I sorta hit my skill ceiling sometime in high school. But every once in a while I get caught up in drawing something and look at the result and I'm just like, "You know what? Still got it."
I don't give a shit who replaces them, the current administration needs to GO.
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I don't give a shit who replaces them, the current administration needs to GO.
As a somewhat outsider to Mega Man, I'm so baffled seeing fans say the franchise has been neglected, because like... brother, there's about 1000 Mega Man games. I swear I'm learning about a new one every day. Like, wtf is Rockman and Forte? The Wily Wars? What's the difference between Zero and ZX?
December 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As a somewhat outsider to Mega Man, I'm so baffled seeing fans say the franchise has been neglected, because like... brother, there's about 1000 Mega Man games. I swear I'm learning about a new one every day. Like, wtf is Rockman and Forte? The Wily Wars? What's the difference between Zero and ZX?
Currently editing a video about Spyro the Dragon, and in the process of choosing music for each segment, I keep getting distracted just listening to the music instead. What an incredible soundtrack.
December 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Currently editing a video about Spyro the Dragon, and in the process of choosing music for each segment, I keep getting distracted just listening to the music instead. What an incredible soundtrack.
If this video gets to 5000 views, I'll recite the Bible in my best Solid Snake voice.
What Makes "Metal Gear Solid" a Masterpiece | Gaming Through the Years
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December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If this video gets to 5000 views, I'll recite the Bible in my best Solid Snake voice.
'90s TV shows had kid me convinced that people baking soufflés would be a way more common occurrence.
December 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
'90s TV shows had kid me convinced that people baking soufflés would be a way more common occurrence.
There are times I start to wonder if all the work is worth it, and then random interactions like this will remind me: Yeah. It is.
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
There are times I start to wonder if all the work is worth it, and then random interactions like this will remind me: Yeah. It is.
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I just think it would be a better country if our president could write words of condolences for a beloved director that were as warm and kind as those he wrote for a despised pedophile
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I just think it would be a better country if our president could write words of condolences for a beloved director that were as warm and kind as those he wrote for a despised pedophile