Tyler, thank you for this video. It has brought back such wonderful memories of all the fun we had playing the games together. I still love to play all the old games and have my own special room set up to play them in. The old games are the best and I still enjoy them. In fact I was just thinking of playing "The 7th Saga" for the 7th time. LOL Love you, Aunt Michele.

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Those days were so special and I cherish them deeply! I know Manny, Mikey and I never take for granted the awesome childhoods you, Uncle Mike, Dad and Mom provided for us. Love you much, Aunt Michele!

@retrogamer82

3 жыл бұрын

Love that game

@MenfisRetroSpace

3 жыл бұрын

❤🤩❤

@Mistercline1

3 жыл бұрын

That is so cool! Do you still play new games too?

@fondeur

3 жыл бұрын

Can you be my aunt too??

Man, not only did you have an awesome set of parents, you also had a gamer aunt as well? You won the gamer life lottery.

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

I was blessed man ❤️

@freddycisneros5634

3 жыл бұрын

So True. Im starting the same with my children.

@nlee4566

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he did!

@anonamatron

2 жыл бұрын

My dad was mildly interested in video games. We had an Atari 2600 when I was born, and got an Amiga computer when I was very very young. I bought the NES.. parents made me save up for it. I got systems as Christmas presents sometimes, but I think basically once the NES came home, gaming moved from my dad to me. He wasn't very into it aside from helping me out here and there on Amiga adventure games (like Sierra adventures... King's Quest and stuff like that). My sister didn't really care about games, though she did have a Game Gear at one point, and she got a Wii, which I skipped. No brothers. I'm sure my house would have been way more game crazy if I had a brother. Cousins were into games, but we lived all over the country, not nearby. The Game Boy did get everyone's attention though. It stayed on our coffee table, and we eventually got another one for link games and just because we always had four people wanting to play... we'd sit on the couch, watch tv, and usually one or two Game Boys were in action at any given time. My parents would play my sister's Wii too... but only on holidays normally. "real" gaming though... that was all me.

@kdb-qr9jh

Жыл бұрын

1:57 Could’ve bought a worm light that attaches to the GameBoy Advance.

His aunt seemed really cool, i like her

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

I think so too 😉

Again and I will say this again. Your father is a Legend!!! That man knew the future and had u document everything during the best era of life.

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick 🙂

Your aunt playing 7th Saga was the unexpected wholesomeness I didn’t know I needed

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

She’s a pro at it!

Hey guys! Happy 20th Anniversary Game Boy Advance! Hope you enjoy this look back at my life with the original GBA when it released in 2001. My family were truly Game Boy Advance obsessed that Summer. What are some of your memories with the GBA? Leave them in the comments below. Thanks everyone, and have a great week.

@pieluvr7362

3 жыл бұрын

Had bought 2 of them gave them 2 my niece and nephew 1 pink 1 white moved to Cali went on train but i never used them as a controller did u ??

@Gameboy-Unboxings

Жыл бұрын

@@pieluvr7362 used them as a controller? Wtf..

@jrpggamer93

Жыл бұрын

Playing Pokemon Sapphire actually Pokemon emerald was the first game I ever pre ordered

Your Aunt is awesome! Ain't nothing better then a family who plays games together. What a wholesome video!

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

You betcha' man!

@craigsmart1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyRetroLife does she still game?

I love the extended clips of your aunt and everybody just playing their consoles. It gives you a glimpse into how time felt back then. Where could just focus on 1 activity a time and really experience it without dozens of notifications popping up at you and all the other distractions we have today. Another fantastic video!

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It was another world! Loved those days

@signorpaldoni

3 жыл бұрын

It is still like that for me. I have no social networks , except whatsapp and i leave all notifications on silent so I can live my life as i did 30 years ago. You choose how you live your life, remember you only live once. Live it how you want, not how others want you to live it

@BlackTrunksPodcast

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@gamingislife3332

2 жыл бұрын

19 and im glad to be born now than before. Anyway while saying that (when there wifi at the house) my phone is a secondary device. I use my computer and I tend to play games research etc. When I'm outside. I rarely touch my phone. I dont even like to take picture or videos. Im all about living in the moment. I dont judge those that do but I dont like stopping every 5 feat to take a pic. Or watching videos. Only time I use my phone outside is when I'm in a call. Or im playing music while driving or finally if im taking a long road trip I put on headphone.

@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325

2 жыл бұрын

@@signorpaldoni its still not the same. We didn't have super computers in our pockets, in the '90s

Recently came upon this channel. It's like a going in a time machine to when I was a young kid (born in 1993) and it truly gives me happy tears seeing all this footage from a period that - at least to me - felt alot more simple. Thank you.

Dude, you have the most positive community here on KZread. I'm so glad I found this channel. Not only do you have all this footage, but you have a talent for making videos that puts that footage to good use. Keep it up man!

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that man! Thanks for watching and saying that. More on the way!

It's so much fun watching these videos. Bringing me back to my own retro childhood times 🤗 Only.. the GBA did not have those memories because from the GBA time did not play that much of handhelds anymore.

Love your vids, I wish there was a 90s youtube with just home videos like this. But yeah I was underwhelmed by the GBA because no back light. I rarely touched it. DS/PSP were the height of handheld gaming for me. Loved that shit.

Hey bro i’ve watched several of your videos of when you were young with your family, and they’re all very touching. Your father was a really great guy, and I understand that it’s been some time for you, but I just wanted to tell you that, I’m sorry for your loss. Sorry to bring it up, as like I said, I realize it’s been some time for you, but I just felt like I needed to say something. Keep up the great videos, and have a blessed day. 😇😇😇😇

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment. Really appreciate it. Thanks for saying that 😊

“Wow! You went out hating me. You were gonna move and get your own apartment!” 🤣🤣🤣 Love this one! Aunt Michele is the best!

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks babe! Yep Aunt Michele is incredible!

This will forever be my favorite system. It had just enough power to let devs get really ambitious with the games and cover just about every genre. And the sheer variety and quality in the library meant that every game purchase for me was a big occasion. It kept me up till sunrise for many nights during summer break. I still take my GBA SP with me on vacations, when the Switch proves a little too bulky.

Mind blowing the amount of gaming related childhood A/B-roll filmed by your Dad.

Man, just discovered this channel and it really hits hard with nostalgia. Even brought a tear of joy to my eye to be able to retroactively experience getting my first GBA all over again. Great stuff, keep it up!

Man, I wasn't even born to see these times, yet I somehow feel nostalgic watching this. I love this channel.

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Love this. Glad you are enjoying the videos!

@southsidesaiyan8641

Жыл бұрын

The game boy advance is older than you?

@razxrt2596

Жыл бұрын

@@southsidesaiyan8641 Only by a year, but I still didn't get to experience playing it until some years later.

@southsidesaiyan8641

Жыл бұрын

@@razxrt2596 oh ok I was born in 1992 and got one for my 9th birthday with Pokémon Chrystal (a game boy color game), and I never really saw the lack of a backlight to be much of a problem.

@livebooty

Жыл бұрын

@@southsidesaiyan8641 yeah it’s older than you bro

I just found this channel and on the second video in and I’ve never felt more happy to see someone being able to share these memories with us. This feels like an ultimate time capsule discovery wish a rush of old memories flooding back. Awesome stuff 👍

I'm so happy I found this channel. reliving old memories through you! Shoutout to your dad for filming all of this. the real goat!!

Dude! This is such an underrated channel. What a great glimpse back in time. These are such intimate moments within a family, but I can’t help but feel as if I am welcomed, and able to share the emotions in these stories.

That was really nice to see you all together and kudos to your cousins for being good sons and getting your Aunt the GBA. I have always felt like the GBA is the Super Nintendo Plus and it really fed my love of 16 bit games. The GBA had so many great unique and creative games.

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin! Yes the GBA was like a continuation of the Super Nintendo! Loved it

@Gameboy-Unboxings

Жыл бұрын

DMG Gameboy>GBA

The Nostalgia and pure wholesome joy in these videos is freaking amazing. Thank you for sharing. Watching these always makes me feel good.

Wow, this is an amazing video. Even more amazing you have so much recordings of gaming back then, like you knew this would be huge 20 years later! 2001 was an amazing year for video games, tech, music, clothing. I got my GBA on Christmas that year. One of my most treasured gifts still. Miss those days so much! Happy 20th Birthday GBA!

I work from home and have been binging your videos all day. Your channel is absolute gold. So many memories are coming back to me and it’s all so bittersweet. Makes you really realize how valuable all of our childhoods were. Cheers man, thanks for the great videos!

Man, I love these videos. They bring back so many memories and provide such an endearing look at a family whose circumstances were certainly very different from mine, but feel so extremely relatable. So happy he puts these together and shares them with all of us.

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you A Yuuki for watching!

This is incredible. So much happiness in these videos. Thank you so much for sharing these. I’ve lost my mother as well and have no way of re-living memories from my childhood. But with these videos, I remember my birthdays and Christmas and release days too. I am incredibly grateful for your father.

appreciate the use of fire emblem music at 2:28 and at the end, that game really helped me during a move where all my stuff was in boxes aside my gba, so that was all I played

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you noticed! Fire Emblem is amazing

@markasscop

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyRetroLife definitely, it's like a top 3 for me on the system

Hey man, came across this video and I want to say that I am very happy for you. You have some great people in your life, a great family, and many great memories with them. A true blessing. It was very nice watching this video and seeing an example of a healthy family compared to a lot of what is happening today. I miss the 90s/2000s

Your dad was the coolest. I had NES and SNES growing up and while we have plenty of home videos of me opening gaming stuff my parents were never into gaming sadly. I dearly love my family and they're incredible. I had the most loving parents a kid could ask for but I wish I could have shared that with them.

Tyler I have been a follower of yours for a few months and I just want to say you (and your dad) are a huge inspiration to me. I have two boys and my youngest (4) is just now getting into games. I just started adding to my channel, but I hope to create videos over the next few years that capture the joys of childhood and gaming...and other toys...the way your dad was able to. Keep the videos coming my friend!

I'm just discovering this channel and I wanted to say this is absolutely incredible and brings me so many happy memories of my own. The GBA is one of my all time favorite consoles I absolutely adored it. Very nice work on all these videos. It's so cool you saved all this old footage and your family seems like awesome people. I'm gonna be binging more of this.

These videos always bring me a lot of joy. Thank you for all that you do Tyler!

A family of gamers?! Such a rarity! Dude, this is too cool! :)

Why do you always do this me! I always end up in tears after watching your videos. I’ve lost my aunt last year, and she looked and talked like yours.

Just found this channel and it's amazing to see your video footage from way back. I'm a 41 yr old gamer so this channel brings back so many memories. thanks

Hey Man! I been following u for awhile and watching all ur retro Videos like this one , Xbox and GameCube Days. It’s amazing how well ur life was documented and can relieve the memories when times were simpler. It’s also cool that u a got a great family and can relate when it comes to gaming. I hope to see more videos during that era because I feel so nostalgic and would love to see more.

Dude seriously thanks for these videos, I just saw another one and yeah this is awesome. I'm a couple years older than you('84) and all your vids just take me back, awesome

Awesome episode Tyler! I remember receiving the GBA back in 2002 as a birthday gift and hearing you guys talk about the no back-lit screen brought back so many painful memories of trying to get the right lighting in the living room, or trying to adjust the worm light to where it wasn't blocking my view of the screen. Overall, I loved the system (especially when the SP was released with a back lit screen) and being able to play SNES graphic style games on the go was amazing! Taking Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island, and many more games on the go now was amazing! And when Golden Sun was brought into my life I was set. That game series was so underrated.

And BTW, your Aunt is so cool. She loves her games. What a great family that loved each other and love to play games together. GREAT video, thanks !

what a beautiful family you got. cheers man! enjoy life and bless you and your family. always.

i remember being on top of a bunk bed, leaning over the edge and watching a kid below me play his brand new GBA at summer camp. i slipped off and fell on my elbow and dislocated it. good times.

I love this guys home videos ! brings back a lot of memories and nostalgia! I feel at home watching these videos!

U be the king TYLER thank u for taking ma depression and sorrows away with new video footage i cant stress this enough i love u for what u stand for THANK YOU

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you Jimmy!

You guys were all so into it! Haha. Love it man. I appreciate the message at the end around family and growing. Great episode!

Your documentaries are unmatchable. Having recorded the gaming journey throughout your life and then sharing it with everyone. Thanks for sharing!!

Absolutely love this video! Thank you for uploading.

That was great, I loved seeing your auntie's reaction to getting her own GBA. You and your cousins were really good to her! I was able to snag a GBA when I lived in Japan in 2001, and Final Fight One was one of the games I got! Along with Super Mario Advance (with Super Mario USA) and Super Dodgeball haha

You had absolutely an amazing life. Thank you for sharing these special moments with us.

Thank you so much Tyler for showing the world that gaming families 80’s & 90’s are super cool and have close bonds. Thank you for reminding me of how blessed I am to have a family like yours. Mykey from MykeysWorld out.

Thanks so much for sharing these memories I’m transported to my childhood 🙌🏼

I have watched so many of your videos they really get my mood up and help with my depression and anxiety, i am in a bad place at the moment but these videos make me remember my own past when things were somewhat better.

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Hey man praying things get better and happy to hear the videos help even just a little. Hang in there

U never fail tyler u always make me cry outta joy the way u be ending ur videos with the choice of words u put together and the music u edited with

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

❤️

These videos are soooo awesome... this is one of the only underrated channels. The perks of this channel Raw Footage, True Emotions and awesome Story Telling.

@TheRetroChallengerV

3 жыл бұрын

No worries, by the end of this year he'll be over 100000 subs easy

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that man! Thanks for watching

@Parappadarappa2

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyRetroLife did you ever have a ds growing up at all if so could you possibly do a video on when you first got it?

Awesome video as always Tyler. Back in the day my I would spend the weekend with my aunt and uncle who had a NES. My aunt and I played SMB 3 for hours. She played SMB3 so much she actually wrote down all the flip card game solutions. Man those were the days. I had such a great time with them.

Must be nice to have a family that is supportive about videogames. My family was mostly abrasive.

Hey Tyler! Been watching these vids of yours for awhile now and it absolutely brings me down nostalgia lane, I was scrolling through KZread and came across your Dreamcast video you did with shenmue and it just hit different and I loved it so much so I actually went and bought a Dreamcast right after watching it! I was born in 01 so seeing what gaming was like in the late 80’s early 90’s and 2000’s is just so cool to see! Keeping pumping out these vids I love ‘em!!

This made me realize that family is so important. Especially during covid.

One of the most underrated KZread channel on KZread. Amazing family man

Seeing this makes me feel the love of your family. My family bought me games growing up, but they did not like them. Love your content!

This brought back some wonderful memories. My aunt and uncle were the ones that me into gaming. My aunt mostly played on the Genesis. It’s a reason why I love Castlevania because of Bloodlines. I loved the GBA. I’m playing as we speak. I dunno if it’s the Reddit posts I’ve seen for GBA mods, but I got a whole new love for it.

Such a wonderful video. I couldn't leave without saying so. Thank you

I love this channel, brings back so many memories

Such an awesome episode Tyler. Brings back so many memories for me too. Gaming with my cousins on NES and Amiga 500 when I’d spend summer holidays with them at their house. We’d spend all day at the beach together (they were 10 minutes away) and then outdoor play in the backyard. When it got too dark to play outside we’d go inside and play video games together all night. Also can’t believe GBA is now 20!!!! I got the light and magnifier attachment day one. Felt a bit guilty to box it up when I upgraded to the DS Lite that could play the GBA titles with bright backlot screen. I still fire up the old GBA on occasion to play some GBC & GB titles. Loved how it added colour palettes to some games.

Man I bet if those ips backlit screen mods were around back in the day you, the boys and, your aunt would be thrilled! Videos like these make me so nostalgic man even though I was only a baby when the GBA came out. My mom, brother and I really loved playing the N64 back in the early 2000’s before I even started going to school so this vid really resonated with me. Even though I’m only 20 going on 21 in a couple months I can’t help but feel that life is going by too fast. At least my brother and I still enjoy gaming with each other whether it would be retro or modern games. Great video man!

Keep up the good work! These videos are incredible. You have an awesome family.

This is amazing! Loved to watch it. Made me very nostalgic of the late 90s/Early 2000s. Feels like just yesterday when my father gave me a GameBoy Advance as a birthday gift. 😢☺

Beautiful memories. Thanks again for sharing them with everyone.

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Beautiful video! So amazing your dad took all those videos of all those moments. Made it so special and reminded me of picking up my GBA with my dad along with Mario kart super circuit. It was my first console ever and I can still fire it up today and enjoy it (upgraded to SP for the lit up screen though)

@MyRetroLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes I love that Dad recorded so much. Blessed

your channel is so warm and sure to please any 90s kid like me im glad dad decided to record all these! now you'll always have your childhood and teenhood

Really cool video and amazing to have so much footage. Incredible family you have too.

Man this video brings me back. Thanks for sharing this! ❤❤❤! Great gift. And her response was solid haha

Now this is PURE GOLD. Just found your channel, everything here is amazing!!

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Max!

This is amazing, I love that you guys were called "wisenheimer" by your dad, what a throwback!

Thank you for sharing all these wonderful memories.

Hey man, I appreciate your videos, im honestly not sure how you dont have more subs. You and your dad were pioneers.

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Shane! Channel has been growing fast so we’ll see how it goes!

I don't think i could ever watch one of these videos without crying. Awesome job Tyler.

Oh my god this vid is fun!! Can't wait to deep dive in your channel!!

Another great video! Thanks Tyler. Keep up the great work and wholesome content! :)

This stuff is super wholesome, pure, and so heartwarming. The world is so much darker today. Thanks for sharing these.

Your family is awesome! I didn’t have a gameboy advance but I loved my gameboy color! I remember my mom bought me Pokémon Gold back in 2001! I was so happy to received it for my 9th birthday.

These videos are the highlight of my day man!

Your aunt seems like an awesome lady! I love getting to share these memories with you. Thank you!

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

She is awesome for sure. Thanks for watching man

I visit your channel when I really start to miss the simplicity of the good ole 90’s

I love this! This is so heartwarming and positive.

This video brought back such memories of my Italian family back home. 💪🏼

Your dad is awesome dude to get u all these games every birthday and Christmas wish he was here to tell some stories as well......

the game boy advance was the first video game console i ever had. first my brother got on his birthday in November 2002, then i got my own with the SP in november 2004. its thanks to the GBA i became a huge pokemon fan, playing fire red and emerald back to back everyday. now fastword to 2021, we still have our GBAs and once in a while i play my SP for nostalgic purposes. it will always be my favorite video game console, becuase of its large library games (over 1000 games) and how it introduced me to old classic games like mario world, and donkey kong. great video man!

Bro this channel is so dope..perfect retro channel especially since you actually have the old footage 👌

Im convinced you are a time traveler that went back and time and told your dad to film so much because in the future it would be used to become a successful youtuber

All your videos are amazing. Thanks

That channel is crazy! Thank you for sharing all of this!

This is wholesome. Life is really good sometimes. I wish I could have had my grandmother here to enjoy life with but I'm glad I had the small time I had with her. This almost feels like memories I would have with her.

You and your dad are very special youtubers 💖

What a beautiful family …. I can only admire your love of family and your collective love of video games …. Bellissimo!

Thanks for sharing these memories with us it brings me back to memory lane

@MyRetroLife

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely my pleasure

This is one of the best videos on KZread. I wish I could walk down the game aisle at Walmart-mart and see it filled with GBA boxes one last time.

wow, what a video, happy to see the whole family sharing the same interest.

Always love seeing these. I had the DMG, then kiwi color, purple advance, and micro 20th ann. Got out of the handhelds. Decades later I now have at least one of all models except the "New" 3DS.

Ahhh!,!,! The memories! You guys are way ahead of everyone to actually record this !