FOOD, BEVERAGES AND PRIZES. TICKETS ARE $30 TODAY AND $50 TOMORROW.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE ALL KNOW
THE AIR QUALITY HASN’T BEEN
GREAT IN THE SUMMER HEAT. CAN BE
DRAINING. SO YOU MAY BE TRYING
TO THINK OF SOMETHING TO DO
INSIDE.
>> WELL, I HAVE AN IDEA RIGHT
THERE. TOMORROW HAPPENS TO BE
NATIONAL VIDEO GAME DAY. AND OUR
MICHELLE OLIVER FOUND SOMEONE
WITH SOME GREAT RECOMMENDS
OPTIONS THE WHOLE FAMILY WILL
LOVE. MICHELLE, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THAT’S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WHETHER YOU’RE A FAN OF CLASSICS
LIKE SUPER MARIO BROTHERS AND
PAC-MAN OR YOU’RE INTO THE
LATEST AND GREATEST LIKE
HOGWARTS LEGACY, MY FAVORITE AND
ZELDA VIDEO GAMES HAVE CHANGED
THE LITERAL GAME WHEN IT COMES
TO ENTERTAINMENT. AND THERE IS
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. JOINING
ME IS NICK BRITSKI AND HE IS A
HUGE VIDEO GAME COLLECTOR. AND
HE ACTUALLY BROUGHT JUST A SMALL
PORTION OF HIS GAMES IN WITH US
TODAY. SO WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A
PLEASURE.
>> AWESOME. SO LIKE I SAID, THIS
IS A SMALL PORTION. I DON’T KNOW
IF YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT’S
OVER HERE. BUT TELL US, HOW DID
YOU GET INTO COLLECTING VIDEO
GAMES?
>> I MEAN, IT STARTED AS A KID.
I MEAN, I STARTED ON THE NES. I
DIDN’T HAVE AN ATARI, BUT I GOT
THE NES AND YOU JUST YOU LOVE
THEM. YOU PLAYED THEM TO DEATH.
YOU HAD SO MUCH MORE TIME AS A
KID. AND I JUST KEPT THAT
COLLECTION. AND THEN LIKE ONE
DAY I SAW LIKE, WOW, THESE ARE
WORTH A LOT OF MONEY. SOME OF
THESE ARE HARD TO GET. SO I
STARTED COLLECTING THEM AND THE
COLLECTING GOT ME BACK INTO
GAMES. SO IT WAS SO FUNNY. IT’S
LIKE SOME PEOPLE, IT’S THE OTHER
WAY AROUND, BUT LIKE THERE’S SO
MANY NEW AND FUN THINGS OUT.
IT’S A HOOT AND OKAY, SO HOW IS
THAT LIKE TAKING UP YOUR ENTIRE
BASEMENT?
>> LIKE, THAT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT
COLLECTION.
>> SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A
SEPARATE BUILDING THAT WE SHARE
WITH SOME FRIENDS AND THAT
ALLOWS ME TO KIND OF SPREAD OUT.
IT’S LIKE 1000FT█ !S OF VIDEO
GAMES. IT’S OBNOXIOUS.
>> THAT’S AWESOME. SO ALL RIGHT,
LET’S GET INTO IT THEN FOR YOUR
FAMILIES, WHAT ARE SOME GOOD
GAMES THAT EVERYONE IN THE
FAMILY CAN ENJOY? AND I ACTUALLY
BELIEVE TATI AND HOBBY ARE
PLAYING ONE OF THE ONES YOU
RECOMMEND. WE’RE TRYING TO
FOCUS.
>> I’M FIVE YEARS OLD AGAIN.
>> THIS ONE IS SO EASY. AND
SPEAKING OF PROBABLY WHEN HOBBY
WAS FIVE WAS WHEN THE FIRST GAME
CAME OUT. THIS IS MARIO KART AND
MARIO KART IS SO EASY TO PICK
UP. YOU CAN PLAY UP TO FOUR
PLAYERS AT HOME. WE’VE HAD KIDS
AS YOUNG AS FIVE PLAY. THE
CONTROLS ARE SIMPLE. IT’S LIKE
REALLY 2 OR 3 BUTTONS. BUT THE
MORE ADVANCED YOU GET, THE MORE
COMPETITIVE YOU GET. OH YES, YOU
CAN REALLY GO CRAZY WITH THIS
CHEATING HOBBY IS CHEATING.
>> A HOBBY IS CHEATING.
>> SECOND PLACE IS THAT ANYONE
GOT GOTTEN THE BLUE TURTLE YET
THAT LIKE, HAS ANYONE GOTTEN THE
BLUE TURTLE LIKE A TORPEDO TYPE
THING.
>> OH MAN.
>> OH NICE. THAT’LL HELP PUSH
YOU FORWARD. I GREW UP PLAYING
THAT GAME ON GAMECUBE. ME AND MY
BROTHER AND SISTER, WE WOULD
PLAY THAT ALL THE TIME, SO
GREAT.
>> BUT I MEAN, THERE’S SO MANY
OTHER THINGS YOU CAN PLAY. WII
SPORTS IF YOU WANT TO GET A
LITTLE ACTION. THEY JUST CAME
OUT WITH THE ONE ON FOR SWITCH
AND THERE’S A SOCCER GAME WHICH
IS NEW FOR THAT.
>> OH REALLY?
>> YEAH. I’M NOT DOING THE WRONG
MARIO PARTY IS GREAT. I’M GOING
TO GIVE YOU A WARNING WITH MARIO
PARTY. IT’S A DECENT AMOUNT OF
READING. YES IT IS. IF YOU HAVE
A YOUNGER KID, IT’S A LITTLE BIT
MORE CHALLENGING, BUT IT’S A
GREAT PARTY GAME, ESPECIALLY
AFTER A FEW SODA POPS. YES,
THAT’S A GREAT GAME. YES.
>> YES, I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.
SO WHAT ABOUT FOR TWO PLAYER
GAMES? I KNOW MY HUSBAND AND I,
WE LIKE PLAYING GAMES ON GAME
NIGHT. SO WHAT WOULD YOU
RECOMMEND FOR LIKE DATE NIGHT?
>> SO IF YOU’RE IN A MORE CASUAL
GAMING I LOVE IT TAKES TWO. IT
TAKES TWO. IT’S A GREAT DATE
NIGHT GAME BECAUSE YOU LITERALLY
NEED TWO PEOPLE TO DO THE
PUZZLES. SO IT’S SUPER FUN.
SMASH BROTHERS, IF YOU KIND OF
WANT TO BEAT UP, YOU WANT TO
FIGHT YOUR FIGHT. YEP WE ALSO
GOT STREET FIGHTER, WHICH IS
SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR
THE OLDER CROWD. THAT’S ON
PLAYSTATION FIVE AND THEN
HOGWARTS. YOU SAY THAT’S A GREAT
FAMILY GAME BECAUSE YOU CAN
PLAY.
>> SO I LIKE PLAYING HOGWARTS
WITH WITH MARK BECAUSE ONE OF US
WILL PLAY AND THE OTHER ONE WILL
WATCH. AND IT’S SUCH A STORY
BASED GAME THAT IT ACTUALLY IS
KIND OF ENTERTAINING JUST TO
WATCH IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
BUT IT’S A LOT OF FUN. I’M ALSO
A BIG HARRY POTTER FAN, AND I
WOULD SAY THAT BLENDS WITH MY
TEARS OF THE KINGDOM FOR ZELDA,
WHICH JUST CAME OUT.
>> YES. AND WE ARE SO LUCKY FROM
RETRO OTAKU, THEY GAVE US ONE OF
THEIR LIMITED EDITION. SO YOU
CAN GO PICK THIS UP WHEN I GO
TAKE IT BACK TO THE STORE. BUT
I’M GOING TO BE UNDER LOCK AND
KEY. YEAH, THOSE ARE REALLY HARD
TO GET RIGHT NOW.
>> PROTECT THAT WITH WITH YOUR
LIFE. SO SPEAKING OF THAT, YOU
ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF RETRO
GAMES OUT HERE. WHERE ARE YOU
FINDING THESE RETRO GAMES?
>> RETRO OTAKU? YES. I BROUGHT
UP. THEY ARE AN AMAZING
RESOURCE. THEY’RE VERY LOCAL. WE
HAVE A TON OF GAME STORES AROUND
US. THEY JUST HAPPEN TO BE NEAR
ME IN MADISON HEIGHTS AND THEY
HAVE ALL THE OLD GAMES BACK TO
CARTRIDGE, THE NEW GAMES LIKE
THE SWITCH AND PS5. AND IF YOU
DO LIKE OLD GAMES BUT DON’T HAVE
THE OLD SYSTEMS, GET SOMETHING
LIKE THIS RETRON THIS CAN
ACTUALLY PLAY A WHOLE BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT GAMES. AND IF YOU HAVE
A SMALL SETUP, YOU CAN HOOK UP
ALL THOSE SYSTEMS WITH JUST THAT
ONE BOX.
>> SO I WAS GOING TO SAY THIS IS
OKAY. SO I HOPE HE WAS SO
DISTRACTED WHEN HE CAME IN THIS
MORNING. STUDIO. THE WHOLE
STUDIO WAS IT WASN’T JUST ME. IT
WASN’T I’M JUST CALLING YOU OUT
BECAUSE YOU’RE ON TV RIGHT NOW.
BUT THIS WAS LIKE HE WAS PLAYING
NBA JAM, WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN.
I LOVE IT. SO ARE THERE ANY NEW
GAMES WE SHOULD KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR? YEAH.
>> SO THIS IS COMING TO CONSOLE,
BUT I’M PROBABLY GOING TO PLAY
IT ON PC. IT’S STARFIELD.
STARFIELD IS LIKE RIGHT AFTER
FALLOUT AND SKYRIM, SKYRIM AND
THE GAME IS GOING TO BE SO
IMMERSIVE, PEOPLE ARE LOSING
THEIR MIND OVER IT. I’M GOING TO
JUST SIT DOWN AND PLAY THAT
PROBABLY FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND.
>> THOSE ARE THE GAMES THAT LIKE
ABSORB YOU AND YOU’RE GOING TO
LOG LIKE 200 HOURS EASY, IF NOT
MORE.
>> I I’M ON TEARS OF THE
KINGDOM, THOUGH, RIGHT NOW AND
THAT’S GREAT.
>> AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US. I LOVE THAT
YOU BROUGHT IN ALL THESE GAMES.
WE ALL HAD A BLAST PARTY HOBBY.
WHAT GAMES DO YOU LIKE PLAYING?
THIS WAS GOOD RIGHT HERE.
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. DID YOU
WIN? TATI? SO HERE’S THE THING.
HE WAS CHEATING. I DON’T WANT
TO.
>> WHENEVER IT STARTS SNOWING, I
DON’T WANT TO RIDE WITH TATI.
I’LL SAY THAT THE MAP HAD SNOW
ON IT. I DON’T KNOW. NO NO, NO.
>> ALL RIGHT. NOW, THAT WAS FUN.
THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN. I DIDN’T