Ferris Bueller's NA Videos!
Basically, I look at these as video journalism. I'm always going to try and give a nonbiased, but enthustiac look at whatever it may that I have most recently gotten myself into. Before anyone gets pitchforks, I talked to Dain early on and made sure he was okay with what I have been up to. I wanted this to be an offshoot from the ezine, kinda like a video-zine, if that's a thing. I try to keep everything PG seeing as I have used the NA logo on the video to drum up some PR for the forum. I should probably be doing more promoting, but these things are kinda niche... meaning they're for nerds, I'm really just doing them for fun, and I'm not sure where to even start posting stuff like this besides here, haha!
Below are the videos I have done in the past and from now on I'll update the OP with whatever I have just finished. Sometimes they are good enough to adorn the front page. I hope you guys enjoy them and as long as I'm still having a good time, I will probably keep making them!
I just finished editing Jared's Epic Party, which is below. After that, I have enough footage to do four more videos right now. They just take time and I'm always busy with something. If I can do five of these a year, I'll be pretty happy.
MOST RECENT VIDEO
MAGFest 2016: "The best MAGFest video you'll never see."
MAGFest is upon us once again (January 5-8, 2017), which means it was time for me to edit all my footage from last year. This is coverage of MAGFest 2015 that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age and the Let's Play Gaming Expo. My longest video to date, I submit that this is all killer and no filler. I'll take the Pepsi challenge against anyone else's video, I'm that confident in this editing feat.
Interviews include some of my favorite artists in the vendor area, the guys behind my favorite event "Zombie Tag", and a quick chat with fellow NA member "K3VBOT" on how he's helping put the spotlight on homebrew games for the NES! Highlights would be all the behind-the-scenes footage of throwing a giant con, a newly created product for my production company, and all the fun that goes with taking a small green screen across country!
MAGFest - MAGFest.com
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Let's Play Gaming Expo - LetsPlayGamingExpo.com
Adam Shub aka "Square Painter" - twitter.com/SquarePainter
Game Goons - twitter.com/InterfectionTag
Laser-cut Wooden Robots - RoboMustache.com
Fizz Man Industries - FizzManIndustries.com
Mega Man-athon - HalfEmptyEnergyTank.com
Wreck the System - WrecktheSystem.net
Random aka "Mega Ran" - MegaRan.com
Yuu Miyake - twitter.com/miyakeyuu
Super Guitar Bros. - superguitarbros.bandcamp.com
I'll be back this year at MAGFest, enjoying the craziest music and gaming festival in the country, and I'm always up for a good hotel party. Shout out to Wreck the System for inviting me to that one last year. It was turnt, as some would say.
Shot on the fly, edited on the cheap, and totally unscripted production by me, "Ferris Bueller" on Nintendo Age and co-founder of the Let's Play Gaming Expo.
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OLD VIDEOS
SUPER! BitCon 2016
This is coverage of Super! BitCon that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age, and the Let's Play Gaming Expo. Interviews include Jason, a guy who competed in the Nintendo Powerfest back in the 90s, and Phil Moore, the host of Nick Arcade, a TV show that was also from back in the 90s.
Highlights from the weekend would be the LPGE competition kart making it's first return appearance at a convention, the volunteer room ball pit for relaxing between shifts, and did I mention I interview Phil Moore? Seriously, what a cool guy!
Also, the Let's Play Gaming Expo is happening June 18th and 19th in Dallas, Texas.
Super! BitCon - SuperBitCon.com
RGS -facebook.com/groups/okRGS
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Let's Play Gaming Expo - LetsPlayGamingExpo.com
Phil Moore - twitter.com/philmoore4u
Shot on the fly, edited on the cheap, and totally unscripted production by me, "Ferris Bueller" off Nintendo Age and co-founder of the Let's Play Gaming Expo.
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Jared's Epic Nerf Battle
This is coverage of Jared's Epic Party in Dallas that I shot for the Let's Play Gaming Expo. I again did my best to try and capture what I could in terms of the spirit of the event. Like the Epic Vanilla Ice party, there were a lot of good vibes in the house that Jerry built.
If you weren't there, man... you missed out.
This time I totally showed the Guinness World Record Nerf gun battle, and it was indeed epic. The purpose of the event was to raise money for Rebuild Rowlett Foundation for Long Term Relief, administered by the Rowlett Chamber of Foundation, and Garland Tornado Relief Fund (Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.). In the end, over $14,000 and a few hundred nerf blasters went to charities!
Jared's Epic Nerf Battle - facebook.com/JGuynes
Let's Play Gaming Expo - LetsPlayGamingExpo.com
Guinness World Record - GuinnessWorldRecords.com/world-records/largest-toy-pistol-fight
Mint Dentistry - MintDentistry.com
Cousins Paintball - CousinsPaintball.com
Marcos H. Bolanos: freemusicarchive.org/music/Marcos_H_Bolanos
Adrianna Krikl: freemusicarchive.org/music/Adrianna_Krikl
Captive Portal: freemusicarchive.org/music/Captive_Portal
Shot on the fly, edited on the cheap, and totally unscripted production by me, "Ferris Bueller" off Nintendo Age and co-founder of the Let's Play Gaming Expo, which happens in Dallas, Texas June 18th-19th!
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https://vimeo.com/christiandeitering/mcg2015
This is coverage of Jared's Epic Party in Dallas that I shot for the Let's Play Gaming Expo. I again did my best to try and capture what I could in terms of the spirit of the event. Like the Epic Vanilla Ice party, there were a lot of good vibes in the house that Jerry built.
If you weren't there, man... you missed out. This time I totally showed the Guinness World Record Nerf gun battle, and it was indeed epic. The purpose of the event was to raise money for Rebuild Rowlett Foundation for Long Term Relief, administered by the Rowlett Chamber of Foundation, and Garland Tornado Relief Fund (Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.). In the end, over $14,000 and a few hundred nerf blasters went to charities!
Jared's Epic Nerf Battle - facebook.com/JGuynes
Let's Play Gaming Expo - LetsPlayGamingExpo.com
Guinness World Record - GuinnessWorldRecords.com/world-records/largest-toy-pistol-fight
Mint Dentistry - MintDentistry.com
Cousins Paintball - CousinsPaintball.com
Marcos H. Bolanos: freemusicarchive.org/music/Marcos_H_Bolanos
Adrianna Krikl: freemusicarchive.org/music/Adrianna_Krikl
Captive Portal: freemusicarchive.org/music/Captive_Portal
Shot on the fly, edited on the cheap, and totally unscripted production by me, "Ferris Bueller" off Nintendo Age and co-founder of the Let's Play Gaming Expo, which happens in Dallas, Texas June 18th-19th!
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Super! BitCon 2015 - NintendoAge/Let's Play Gaming Expo Recap
https://vimeo.com/124441897
I had so much fun at Super! BitCon two weeks ago, that I actually sat down and edited footage right away! This is coverage of Super! BitCon, that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age. Interviews include Joe Sullivan, owner of a full MACS set, and Orange Rex, all around cool dude and once upon a time a play tester for Nintendo.
Highlights from the weekend would be the Let's Play Gaming Expo competition kart rolling around with one of only a dozen copies of PowerFest 94. Sadly, this was not it's first appearance, but the second since the actual Nintendo event in 1994.
Did I mention that the Let's Play Gaming Expo is happening August 1st and 2nd?
Super! BitCon - SuperBitCon.com
RGS -facebook.com/groups/okRGS
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Let's Play Gaming Expo - LetsPlayGamingExpo.com
Joe Sullivan - SuperBitCon.com
Orange Rex - facebook.com/OrangeRex
The Game Chasers - youtube.com/user/Captain8Bit
RetroUSB - retrousb.com
"That Man Stole My Bike!" - MAGFest 13
https://vimeo.com/118377688
PS If anyone knows who the longhaired guy that joined in the chase is, let me know!
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PRGE 2013
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Retropalooza 2013 NA Wrap
https://vimeo.com/106016122
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Too Many Games 2013 - NA Wrap UP
https://vimeo.com/99455561
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
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Free Video Game Day 2013
https://vimeo.com/93196596
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Free Video Game Day 2013: 100M Dash Edition
https://vimeo.com/93194144
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Jared's Epic Party Dallas 2014
https://vimeo.com/89340080...
With over 50 features, I did my best when not manning my own booth to try and capture what I could in terms of the spirit of the party. And no, I did not get footage of the monkey. Rest assured, it was there and crawling on people's shoulders, I saw it with my own eyeballs!
Features featured in this featurette:
Feature #1: VANILLA ICE!!!!!!1!
Feature #3: Tone Loc
Feature #6: DJ Baby Chino
Feature #7: Time Machine
Feature #9: Diamond Jim Taylor
Feature #10: The Ninja Turtles
Feature #11: Sumo Wrestling Suits
Feature #14: Free Arcade
Feature #15: VIP Lounge
Feature #18: Burton Gilliam
Feature #28: Fatboy Beanbag Chairs
Feature #29: Video Armageddon
Feature #31: Shredder
Feature #34: Robocop
If you weren't there, man... you missed out. Not shown was the Guniess record setting nerf gun battle, the new Wizard of Oz pinball machine, or The Turtle Van that was parked by the line to get in.
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Indie Game Showcase - Too Many Games Expo 2013, Philadelphia
https://vimeo.com/87133050...
Interviews include over a dozen companies showcasing over 20 new games, ranging from video to board to turn based card games! Highlights include me being slightly hungover, Danimal Cannon rocking out on guitar, and oh yeah, a ton of new games!
Seriously, look at the list below of people I interviewed, it was crazy!
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Too Many Games Expo - TooManyGames.com
Times Up Interactive - Tim3sUp.com
Winbus Studious - WinbusStudios.com
Thunderware Games - ThunderwareGames.com
Shippensburg University Video Game Club - github.com/ShipGameDev
Skull Fire Games - SkullFireGames.com
YYR Games - YYRGames.com
Automatic Gentlemen - TheAutomaticGentlemen.com
Crescent Moon Studios - facebook.com/RealmsofCasseal
TCN Games - TCNGames.com
Default Dan -DefaultDan.com
Pro Ratta Factor - PRFGames.com
Horizon's End - HorizonsEnd.com
Broken Crown Games - BrokenCrownGames.com
Island Officials - IslandOfficials.com
DirigiBallers - DirigiBallers.blogspot.com
Hidden Gem Games - HiddenGemGames.net
And extra special thanks to...
Danimal Cannon - DanimalCannon.com
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Retron 5 Interview - Too Many Games Expo 2013, Philadelphia
https://vimeo.com/83678010
Just in time for the release of the Retron 5, here is an interview with them from this past summer at the Too Many Games Expo in Philadelphia. I shot this for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age. Highlights include the new menu system, save states, tons of options, and best of all, cheats!
This interview took place on June 16th, 2013. I was extremely hungover and forgot to get at least half a dozen pick up shots that would have been nice to have when editing.
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Too Many Game Expo (TMG) - toomanygames.com
Edward Lulet - hyperkin.com
DJ Cutman - djcutman.com
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2012: Day 2
https://vimeo.com/75033369
Just in time for PRGE 2013!
This is coverage of the 2012 Portland Retro Gaming Expo that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age. Interviews include Will Lewis (founder of the Portland Indie Game Squad), Chris Jorgensen (inventor of the Game Dock), Audrey Angel (granddaughter of Intellivision creator), Scott Boothby (builder of cool stuff), and the 70's ninja warrior himself, Bill Carlton (I believe multiple world record holder).
Highlights include PRGE attendees being goofy in the background, interview interruptions by the announcer, and me misspelling Chris Jorgensen's name on the lower third because I forgot to press record when he spelled it out. Doh!
And to give you an idea of how much stuff goes on at PRGE, in two videos I didn't even have a chance to touch on any of the panels they had, the PRGE auction (which was hours long), or the Tetris World Championships, now entering their fourth year.
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) - RetroGamingExpo.com
Bill Carlton - OtherStuffOnline.com
Will Lewis - PIGSquad.com
Chris Jorgensen - CascadiaGames.com
Audrey Angel - PapaIntellivision.com
Emulator (The Band) - facebook/EMULATORband
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2012: Day 1
https://vimeo.com/52385613
This is coverage of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age. Interviews include Marc Ericksen (former video game box art illustrator), Greg Pabich (current maker of Cheetahmen II), Gamemaster Howard Phillips (Nintendo Power legend), and I believe Ken House (Dig Dug world record holder), who is uncredited because I'm not 100% sure it's him.
Highlights include an explanation of why Megaman is holding a pistol on the cover of Megaman 2, how we finally got a copy of Cheetahmen 1, and why the world's first gamemaster wears bow ties!
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) - RetroGamingExpo.com
Marc Ericksen - RetroGameArt.com
Greg Pabich - CheetahmenGames.com
Howard Phillips - facebook/GamemasterHoward
Emulator (The Band) - facebook/EMULATORband
Comments
On a separate note I found this video while researching what Jared's Epic Party was: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us0HMWVPv_M Now I'm going to have to pick myself up some Mac and Cheese!
Thanks Dain. I never expect to make it, but I do always hope really hard it'll be good enough to earn a place there.
Did you get a chance to hang out at all during the night, or did you have to do security all night like a hawk at the NA booth?
Hope you got at least a little while of fun.
(Awesome powder blue suit jacket too?)
MOST RECENT VIDEO: Free Video Game Day
Free Video Game Day 2013
This is coverage of Free Video Game Day at FX Game Exchange in Plano, TX, that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age. Interviews include video game encyclopedia author Brett Weiss, PC game developer Ben Roye, and a chat with FX owner Trey Fondren about where the idea for Free Video Game Day came from.
Highlights include me schooling several NAers and Billy from The Game Chasers in World Class Track Meet, a quick aside about the Power Pad with Nintendo World Champion Thor Aauckerland, and the ending of Contra for those of you still not good enough to beat, even with the Konami code!
Nintendo Age - www.NintendoAge.com
FX Game Exchange - http://fxgamexchangedfw.com
Brett Weiss - BrettWeissWords.com
Ben Roye - KravenManor.com
The Game Chasers - RetrowareTV.com
Free Video Game Day 2013: 100M Dash Edition
This is coverage of Free Video Game Day at FX Game Exchange in Plano, TX, that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age. This is the companion video for those of you that wanted to see me dominate on the Power Pad, and also to showcase the brave few that were good enough to beat me!
Highlights include me almost losing to a blind kid, talking with the 501st (a group of Star Wars cosplayers that dress up strictly to help charities), and genuine proof that this is no such thing as "The Power of the Head Band."
Nintendo Age - www.NintendoAge.com
FX Game Exchange - http://fxgamexchangedfw.com
501st - www.stargarrison.com
But seriously, great job. Keep 'em coming!
I was really happy with how both videos turned out. Now that these are done, I can start going after the big interviews I wanted to do. Needed this one to showcase my talents! Crossing fingers for this next year.
...Far too often in some videos, the interviewer, or people involved just seem awkward. Yours didn't come off that way at all. Good job. I look forward to future videos.
Too Many Games 2013 - NA Wrap UP
https://vimeo.com/99455561
Too Many Games 2014 wraps up today, and while I couldn't attend this year, I had one last video from 2013 to share with all of us who couldn't make it to Philly! This is coverage of the Too Many Games Expo that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age.
Interviews include Vinnie Crisafulli (creator of homebrew games Dragon Feet and Dragon Leap for the Nintendo), Jeff Ryan (author of Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America), and DJ Cutman (chiptune artist extraordinaire), who tries to explain to me just what exactly chiptune is. Highlights would be me interfering with the Roast of the Angry Video Game Nerd, Keith Apicary's shenanigans on stage, and a lot of DDR. Must be a New England thing!
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Too Many Games - TooManyGames.com
Vinnie Crissafuli - NintendoAge.com
Jeff Ryan - SuperMarioBook.com
Dj Cutman - DJCutman.com
Danimal Cannon - DanimalCannon.com
Originally posted by: dukeofhurl99
Man did you get big league'd by Mike Matei? Just wanna make sure you don't get in our ****** shot? lol Cool video dude very well done.
He was just doing what I would've done in the same position, but it was too funny and too easy for me to pass that up when editing. I literally walked up on them like right before it was about to start.
Got a few updates I need to make. I wanted it up before TMG was over, but it looks like the credit got dropped at the end and my buddy hadn't color graded it like I usually do before posting. But thanks man, I'm happy with how all these videos have been going.
Retropalooza 2013 NA Wrap
https://vimeo.com/106016122
It anticipation of Retropalooza 2014, I give you my homage to The Game Chasers as I cover their own event. This is coverage of Retropalooza that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age.
This one is a shorty, but highlights include me dominating Contra, some very well done cosplay outfits, and of course, my interview with Billy from The Game Chasers. Tank tops are where it's at!
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
The Game Chasers - retrowaretv.com/category/shows/the-game-chasers
Billy - youtube.com/user/Captain8Bit
On Being Human: onbeinghumanmusic.com
Kevin MacLeod: freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/
Jahzzar: freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/
Just a quick shout out to On Being Human. They have a show over on Retroware TV and the opening theme to the Game Chasers is one of their songs.
I used their sound clip thinking Billy and Jay were cheap and only used royalty free music. On Being Human is not royalty free. They're for serious and sell their music at their site, onbeinghumanmusic.com. I caught my mistake when I was giving credit in the description after uploading the video, so I sent them an email seeing if I could leave it up as is.
Their reply was pretty badass. Not only did they say it was okay to use their song, they sent me their entire discography pretty much and gave me permission to use their music from now on in my videos. So I got that going for me...
Thanks to On Being Human for being a cool band and hooking me up. You can check out their videos here: youtube.com/user/OnBeingHuman
PRGE 2013
http://vimeo.com/109318467
Well, PRGE is this weekend and I can't be there. But what I can do is watch this video I made of last year to tide me over! This is coverage of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age.
Interviews include me talking with Rich from ThisOldGame.com about some Arcade games he made from scratch, DJ Switch about what it's like to provide the tunes to an entire convention, and a followup interview with Marc Ericksen on whether or not Mega Man's foot is broken. Highlights include the unveiling of the HDMI NES prototype from RetroUSB.com, a heated game competition at the Saturday Morning booth, and a group shot of all the NAers in attendance last year.
Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) - RetroGamingExpo.com
Rich - ThisOldGame.com
Marc Ericksen - RetroGameArt.com
? - SaturdayMorning.com
HDMI NES - RetroUSB.com
DJ Switch - DangerousKids.net
On Being Human (Music) - OnBeingHumanMusic.com
"That Man Stole My Bike!" - MAGFest 13
https://vimeo.com/118377688
Well, I attended MAGFest for the first time last week. For those of you that don't know, MAGFest stands for the Music and Gaming Festival held at the Gaylord just outside Washington DC each year. It's like Disney World for nerds, only with video games instead of archetypal characters. And while I was running around shooting video for my recaps the entire time, the best footage I saw was from someone else!
This clip was from another attendee who saw my camera and asked if I wanted to see what they got on their iPhone the day before. I could not stop laughing. Hands down, best cosplay of the weekend. With no further ado, I present...
THAT MAN STOLE MY BIKE!
Music by Emulator (The Band) - facebook.com/EMULATORband
PS If anyone knows who the longhaired guy that joined in the chase is, let me know!
Super! BitCon 2015 - NintendoAge/Let's Play Gaming Expo Recap
https://vimeo.com/124441897
I had so much fun at Super! BitCon two weeks ago, that I actually sat down and edited footage right away! This is coverage of Super! BitCon, that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age. Interviews include Joe Sullivan, owner of a full MACS set, and Orange Rex, all around cool dude and once upon a time a play tester for Nintendo.
Highlights from the weekend would be the Let's Play Gaming Expo competition kart rolling around with one of only a dozen copies of PowerFest 94. Sadly, this was not it's first appearance, but the second since the actual Nintendo event in 1994.
Did I mention that the Let's Play Gaming Expo is happening August 1st and 2nd?
Super! BitCon - SuperBitCon.com
RGS -facebook.com/groups/okRGS
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Let's Play Gaming Expo - LetsPlayGamingExpo.com
Joe Sullivan - SuperBitCon.com
Orange Rex - facebook.com/OrangeRex
The Game Chasers - youtube.com/user/Captain8Bit
RetroUSB - retrousb.com
Originally posted by: doner24
What was the high score on the Powerfest cart?
Close to 700,000. I think on my first run I got 625,000 and then the winner, she got like 675,000. I was upset, because I thought I might hold the high score through the weekend.
Midwest Gaming Classic 2015 - NintendoAge/Let's Play Gaming Expo Recap
https://vimeo.com/christiandeitering/mcg2015
Last month was the Midwest Gaming Classic (MGC), and I was there! This is coverage of MGC, that I shot for the internet Nintendo collecting forum, Nintendo Age. Interviews include Doc Mack from Galloping Ghost Arcade talking about new and rare cabs, and Troy Roberts from Galactavision schooled me on the Occulus and what the future of 3D gaming holds!
Highlights from the weekend would be the MGC cosplay contest, with special surprise winner, Zack from Warlocks, Games, and Beer being inappropriate, and for me, getting to meet so many of the guys off of NintendoAge in person!
Did I mention that the Let's Play Gaming Expo is happening August 1st and 2nd?
Midwest Gaming Classic - MidwestGamingClassic.com
Nintendo Age - NintendoAge.com
Let's Play Gaming Expo - LetsPlayGamingExpo.com
Doc Mack - GallopingGhost.com
Zach Jernigan - WarlocksGamesandBeer.com
Troy Roberts - Galactavision.com
missingNo. - MissingNoBand.com