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Hi. I’m Gamatroid. I’m an 80s kid whose been a gamer most of his life. I started out with the Atari 2600 & 5200 (I had the 2600 adapter for the 5200), then my dad got a Sega Master System (which I regret not appreciating more at the time), and then I got the NES Power Set for Christmas in 1988 (complete with Power Pad and the amazing three-in-one pack in cart with Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet).

By 1989 I was a full on gamer, and I vividly remember the hype leading up to the release of Super Mario Bros 3, including the movie The Wizard where Mario 3 was debuted. I played a ton of NES and I anxiously poured over the content in video game magazines like Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), leading up to the launch of the Super Nintendo, and more importantly, the launch of Super Mario World.

Eventually I also got a Sega Genesis and I loved Sega’s exclusive classics such as Sonic, Toejam & Earl, Streets of Rage, and Road Rash. I also really enjoyed Sega’s excellent marketing and the console wars of the 90s. Sega had some of the best commercials, and even though I knew the SNES was superior, I still enjoyed seeing Sega give Nintendo a run for their money.

Today I game across multiple consoles and devices, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch, iPhone and PC, and I probably have more games in my backlog than I’ll ever have time to play.

I’ve followed gaming trends and news for as long as I can remember, even through periods of my life where I wasn’t regularly playing, and I’ve seen practically every major console war, leading companies come and go, and many vapor-ware promises never materialize.

I started Gamatroid.com because I wanted to share my gaming experiences and perspectives, and celebrate my love of gaming with others.

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Currently Playing

• Sea of Stars (Xbox Series S)
• Blasphemous II (Xbox Series S)
• Super Mario Wonder (Switch)
• Starfield (Xbox Series S)

Check out some of the other games I’m playing on my IGN playlist

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Favorite Podcasts

Retro Game Club Podcast

This has quickly become my favorite retro gaming podcast. Each episode Rob and Hughes discuss developments in the retro gaming world (which other podcasts don’t cover), plus they talk about their experience playing the two game club games selected for that episode. The production is good quality and their banter always sounds genuine. You should definitely give it a listen, and if you have a chance you should try to play along with their game club picks then email them your experience with them. They love getting listener email.

Gamers Week Podcast

Here is an episode from one of my favorite podcasts, Gamers Week Podcast. I’m a proud supporter of theirs on Patreon. Check it out. It just might be your new favorite too.

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Favorite Games

Arcade

• Altered Beast
• Donkey Kong
• Double Dragon
• Golden Axe
• House of the Dead
• Mortal Kombat 1 & 2
• NBA Jam
• NBC Showtime
• Operation Wolf
• Road Blasters
• Shinobi
• Simpsons
• Sinistar
• Spy Hunter
• Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition
• T-2: The Arcade Game
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• X-Men
• X-Men: Children of the Atom
• Xenophobe

Atari 2600/5200

• Asteroids (2600)
• Berserk (2600)
• Defender (5200)
• Demon Attack (2600)
• Frogger (5200)
• Jungle Hunt (5200)
• Missile Command (2600 & 5200)
• Pitfall (2600)
• Q-bert (5200)
• River Raid (2600)
• Snoopy vs The Red Baron (2600)
• Space Invaders (2600)

Sega Master System

• Afterburner
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World
• Choplifter
• Enduro Racer
• Ghostbusters
• Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker
• Shinobi

Nintendo Entertainment System

• Battletoads
• Castlevania 2 & 3
• Dick Tracy
• Fester’s Quest
• Friday the 13th
• Kung Fu
• The Legend of Zelda
• Lifeforce
• Metroid
• Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
• Ninja Gaiden 1 & 2
• Sky Shark
• Super Mario Bros 1, 2 & 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 & 2
• Wrecking Crew

Sega Genesis

• Alien Storm
• Altered Beast
• Golden Axe
• Mortal Kombat
• Pitfighter
• Road Rash 1 & 2
• Shining Force
• Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2
• Streets of Rage 1 & 2
• Toe Jam & Earl
• X-Men

Super Nintendo

• Actraiser
• Final Fantasy 2
• Flashback
• Mortal Kombat 2
• NBA Jam: TE
• Out of this World
• Secret of Mana
• Super Castlevania IV
• Street Fighter 2: Turbo
• Super Ghouls & Ghosts
• Super Mario World
• Super Metroid
• T2: The Arcade Game

Playstation

• Armored Core
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• Clock Tower
• Dino Crisis
• Final Fantasy 7, 8 & 9
• Gran Turismo
• Jet Moto
• Jumping Flash
• Legacy of Kain
• Metal Gear Solid
• Monster Rancher
• Resident Evil 1, 2 & 3
• Road Rash 3D
• Silent Hill
• Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
• Syphon Filter
• Tomb Raider
• Twisted Metal 1 & 2

Nintendo 64

• Beetle Adventure Racing
• Conker’s Bad Fur Day
• Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
• Mario Party 2 & 3
• Perfect Dark
• Super Mario 64
• Tetrisphere

Dreamcast

• Crazy Taxi
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica
• Sonic Adventure
• Sword of the Berserk: Gut’s Rage

Xbox (original)

• Halo 1 & 2
• Morrowind
• Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
• Mortal Kombat: Deception
• Ninja Gaiden Black

PlayStation 2

• Devil May Cry
• God of War
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3
• Onimusha
• Red Faction
• Shadow of the Colossus

GameCube

• Luigi’s Mansion
• Metroid Prime
• Resident Evil
• Zelda: The Wind Waker

Xbox 360

• Bioshock
• Call of Duty: Black Ops
• The Darkness
• Gears of War 2
• Halo: Reach

Playstation 3

• The Last of Us
• Resident Evil 5 (coop)
• Skyrim

Wii

• New Super Mario Bros Wii

Xbox One

• Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
• Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
• Dark Souls 3
• Flynn: Son of Crimson
• Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike & the Quest for Stale Gum
• Infernax
• Layers of Fear
• Resident Evil 2 Remake
• Resident Evil 3 Remake
• Resident Evil 7
• Resident Evil Village (8)
• Resident Evil Village: Shades of Rose
• Streets of Rage 4

PlayStation 4

• Asemblance
• Bloodborne
• Firewatch
• God of War (2018)
• God of War: Ragnarok
• The Last of Us 2
• PT

Switch

• NES Classics
• SNES Classics
• Skyrim Remastered
• Super Smash Bros
• TMNT Cowabunga Collection
• TMNT Shredder’s Revenge
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Xbox Series S

• Elden Ring
• Hogwart’s Legacy

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GamaGear Inspiration

So why did I create GamaGear? Well, I love traditional gamer apparel as much as the next nerd, but sometimes it was just too obvious for my taste, like with the game’s logo and characters and stuff all over the place. I wanted to try and create something that can sometimes still be recognizable as gaming-related, and gamers would likely recognize the reference after a few seconds, but casuals wouldn’t get it.

Case in point:

The shirt itself simply reads, “What a horrible night to have a curse.” To a casual observer, they might have an idea that it’s video game related, due to the pixelated font, but only gamers would know that it looks almost exactly like the pop-up window that appears in Simon’s Quest. I even tried to copy the exact spacing as much as Zazzle’s editor would let me.

I like the idea of wearing apparel made for gamers, that may not be immediately recognizable as “gamer apparel”.

Hopefully you’ll like it too.

– Gamatroid