Rowsdower70 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Some neat stuff from the Great White North! "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Those giant light gun game boxes are cool looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoAtari Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Canada eh! I was thinking that it would be in a Molson box. Great trade hoser! Some great titles to play and have some fun with. Dragon quest 8 was a favorite for me, reminded me of dragon warrior or the early final fantasy games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 I'd say you are unboxing your video making talent. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nice Video! Nice Haul! Dig the TG-16 stuff!!! I think the volleyball game is related to the Kunio Kun/River City Ransom family of games. The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Well that is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Unboxing's are such fun, never know what you're gonna get ! I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted March 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Nice Video! Nice Haul! Dig the TG-16 stuff!!! I think the volleyball game is related to the Kunio Kun/River City Ransom family of games. It is actually Dodgeball, so that would make sense! "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted March 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Garage Sale pickups! March has been pretty good to me so far! "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Nice stuff! There must be a secret to finding garage sales with games, as I've never had any luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted March 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 The secret for me is just to hit as many as I can. On a GOOD weekend, if we hit 12 garage sales, maybe 3-4 will have stuff. Today we went to 6 sales, and 2 had video game stuff. (Technically 3, one had 3 Original XBox Racing games I didn't pick up) "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Do you just randomly drive around and find them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted March 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 No, I get the local paper and hit up the local garage sale facebook groups, and there's another site people advertise on around here. I get a list together with times, directions, etc. I like to have a plan of attack, be at x garage sale at 7am, work my way back through more until 8 when I can hit y garage sale. I do see signs when Im out sometimes to and I always follow them if I can. If they aren't advertised well, they won't be picked through as much. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 A friend of mine made me an intro/outro for my videos. I would love feedback! "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 I think it is great personally but if I may share some advice I myself was given early on just maybe tighten it up a bit perhaps? You are going to get people whining it's too long! Now of course my attitude was always "well you are free to skip ahead!" but then really what is the point of an intro most people will skip? Just my experience, something uniquely you (which I think works here) but also something quick. I have a couple intros I alternate or sometimes I don't bother with either, it is good to have something people identify with you but these days, especially on youtube the majority of viewers are looking for that quick fix, they don't like ads and they don't like long intros, even 30 seconds is pushing it these days apparently. Think of it like BOOM It's the Rowsdower show! Drop it like a bomb that is just long enough to grab attention but not so long that today's viewer who can barely focus on something for more than a few seconds will get bored with. You have to consider that even someone who LOVES your content is going to be sitting through that intro every time so in that regard consider the viewers perspective. So I guess I would say after the opening logo (which is great) all the live video stuff I think each clip could just have a bit shaved off which would decrease the overall intro by quite a bit, like going through the discs, one or two is fine then cut to something else, just enough to get the idea across for each clip and nothing more. I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Great advice MRD! Maybe I'll leave this for a trailer and make a shortened one for my actual videos. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Great advice MRD! Maybe I'll leave this for a trailer and make a shortened one for my actual videos. Hey THAT is a great idea actually, would be great as your channel trailer for sure! I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Great advice MRD! Maybe I'll leave this for a trailer and make a shortened one for my actual videos. That would be perfect! Love this idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nice Finds! Nice Videos! Nice Trailer! The only advice I might give is as you grow, find a stand or tripod for you camera to eliminate the shaky cam effect. The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Nice Finds! Nice Videos! Nice Trailer! The only advice I might give is as you grow, find a stand or tripod for you camera to eliminate the shaky cam effect. This is a must! "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted April 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Still haven't gotten a tripot yet, but I'm having fun playing with video editing. One day I'll figure it out! "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Adventure Square Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Good stuff, Row. Makes me feel kinda better for the lack of real retro hauls around here (pre-1985) that it takes so much hunting in your neck of the woods to find any good goods. I'd say, for vid, sound levels are still a work-in-progress. I'd give advice, but have no clue how to go about working with mics, equalizers, movie editing software all together to make a final product. But all in all, it's great to see retro treasure hunting vids. Looking forward to more. (and seeing old White Dwarf magazines makes me long for days of campaigns and never-ending gaming runs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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