I read every single one of these comments, I'm stuck at work and have that kind of time. So some things I'd like to point out after reading them all: 1. Yes I was aware about all the Jirard charity stuff while making this video. My point with bringing him up was pointing out how he was a peer of Pat but got way more successful because he had a far superior product (even though it's not my cup of tea). 2. Ok so I guess Video Game Years came out in 2012... it was still a dated format in 2012. Vh1's "I Love the 80's" was hot in like 2004, 8 years earlier. 3. Apparently Pat is also a re-seller. Multiple people have said he sells the stuff he finds at the flea-markets at conventions. 4. I'm aware Pat did a public service by pointing out the corrupt practices of WATA and the auction house being owned by the same people. With that being said it was still boring as fuck to listen to week in and week out. 5. It's true... I am just a jealous emo trying to bottom feed off of people more successful than me. 6. A channel called "Jenovi" has a better researched, less opinionated video about Pat that you can watch here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKt7zrSDfpvOaNI.html, but if you like spicey hot takes, watch mine.... or watch both!

@AceManning18

7 ай бұрын

​​@@MyPixelatedPastare you on Pat and Ian's payroll? 90% of what he said is true. Quit being an annoying simp and go watch something else. Your entire purpose has been being a shill for these 2 goofy bastards. We get it. You have a hard on for both of them. Go watch something else. Also, the irony of you trying to clown him for deleting comments, while defending PAT CONTRI and twitchy Ian, is just .. unbelievable. They delete comments that are perfectly, 100% acceptable because it makes them look bad, ALL THE TIME. Go simp somewhere else. Collect your check from Pat, and leave us alone.

@TFitz1

7 ай бұрын

At least you're self aware. Referring to number 5. Now if you went a step further and worked on something original or creative of your own that would be a huge breakthrough for you

@AceManning18

7 ай бұрын

​@@TFitz1yeah, there definitely are a ton of videos outlining everything that makes this goofball terrible. You're right.

@PineVinyl

7 ай бұрын

@@MyPixelatedPast this isn’t supposed to be that kind of video, a more comprehensive bio piece would be boring as fuck. He gave this guy all the research he deserves

@unclerukmer

7 ай бұрын

For #4 yeah Pat talked about it, but it was Karl Jobst who deserves the credit for actually uncovering the issue and bringing it to people's attention.

I remember pat telling everybody the amico was a con and to not put your money in, while every other retro youtuber was going all in

@AceManning18

7 ай бұрын

One of the only decent things he's ever done. Then they ruined it by getting posts removed from Atari age as grown ass men in their 40s. Jesus christ he cares way too much about what people say/think about him.

@octagonseventynine1253

7 ай бұрын

Even a stopped clock is right two times a day.

@zachary_attackery

7 ай бұрын

​@@AceManning18that and calling out the scumbag collectors on NintendoAge who later formed WATA

@pferreira1983

7 ай бұрын

Pat is no more a con man that Intellivision is. The difference is Pat got people to rally around him which lead to detractors harassing and doxxing Amico enthusiasts. He has A LOT to answer for.

@poboxchristmas380

7 ай бұрын

@@pferreira1983 YOU have a lot to answer for.

He's definitely more popular than The Completionist these days. ...I'll see myself out.

Thanks for granting Frank civilian status.

@teen_laqueefa

7 ай бұрын

Big Frankie fan btw

I remember when i pointed out Pat was wrong about something in the comment section, and his response was pointing out that i had less subscribers than him. :/

@thweetiebird

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like Pat

@narm_greyrunner

7 ай бұрын

That sounds about right.

@AceManning18

7 ай бұрын

Sounds just like Pat. And Ian. You couldn't possibly be right about something they got wrong, you're just a hater and they're cooler than you because they have a more popular KZread channel full of 14 year olds and weird Ian type hipster fans. I'm sure your channel is a million times better, and I've never seen a single video.

@zachary_attackery

7 ай бұрын

wow he actually responded and didn't just immediately shadowban you? lucky

@ThorStoneGaming

7 ай бұрын

@@zachary_attackery pretty sure I got blocked afterwards but I'll have to go and test it.

I hope Pat joins Rex Viper on stage. Then your destiny can finally be fulfilled.

@gunsrtheanswer

7 ай бұрын

Pat & Rex Viper, good call

@AJSmith96

4 ай бұрын

fuck have him be the lead singer

The Completionist reference doesn't age at all lol. His amico Christmas special last year was so good.

@FallicIdol

6 ай бұрын

Never liked that fat scammer

I always found Pat and Ian's "chemistry" hilarious. Pat's trying hard to make some boring topic interesting, and Ian's sitting slouched down, sighing and rolling his eyes before giving some generic, dismissive, contrarian take every single time. Then Pat chuckles like it's a joke and not Ian's entire existence, attempts a joke and laughs at his own joke, while Ian remains scowling and not making any eye contact. That description might come off like I hate it, but it's legit way the hell more entertaining than, for example, the Cinemassacre Podcast where everyone just smiles and nods and agrees with whatever generic boomer take Bimmy comes out with

@frankf684

7 ай бұрын

Bimmy was born in 1980,way too young to be a baby boomer

@DrPooks

7 ай бұрын

Decent synopsis. Needs more tough guy stories about Pat's glorious victories in middle school fights.

@thecianinator

7 ай бұрын

@@frankf684 Boomer just means old person now

@LostBunga

7 ай бұрын

I love how Ian cucks Pat.

@DeathCrustPunk

7 ай бұрын

How about when Ian made a ton of money ebegging to pay for his alcohol induced stomach problems

Man, I'm feeling pretty out of touch. My friends and I loved The Video Game Years when it came out. It was a ton of fun learning new stuff, and hearing the opinions of people I watched on KZread. Also, i believe it WAS on Amazon for a time. I also was really interested in the WATA games controversy and some of the other stuff you said nobody cared about. Video game preservation, and companies not manipulating the market for goods I enjoy matters to me. Karl Jobst's videos on the subject have millions of views. But I'm in that 40-50 year old range you mentioned and people like me and our interests probably don't matter to you all that much. I do agree Pat seems pretty self interested, and not very likeable. I did meet him in Milwaukee years ago and had a nice chat with him though. Anyways, thanks for reading my comment.

It's funny that you brought AVGN into the picture because that is exactly how I found out about Pat. IF it wasn't for James, I would've never heard of Pat.

@NESADDICT

4 ай бұрын

Same

You did the Ian chair pose perfectly. Chefs kiss. Superb video.

It's incredible how even Pat got a bigger role in the AVGN Movie than Mike and Kyle.

@Monokai

6 ай бұрын

I always found that weird, then when I've read interviews with Kyle, I don't think Kyle ever wanted the internet spotlight... Mike however... to be honest... when you look into the history of Mike and really read what he's like he's about as bad as Pat lol.

@FatherAxeKeeper

6 ай бұрын

@@Monokai no mike isn't about that life at all. He does twitch for fun now and doesn't have the slightest interest in remaining YT famous.

@Monokai

6 ай бұрын

@@FatherAxeKeeperthere was a point where he was very much involved and injecting himself in that lime light through Cinemassacre basically "building a career" off of James' channel, doesn't matter if he doesn't care now, it's how he was at the time. Parasocially developed connections people have with him through James n Mike Mondays and the Nerd still follow him everywhere, even now in his twitch chat... He very much desired and embraced that lifestyle and never took a back seat to it like Kyle did lol

@FatherAxeKeeper

6 ай бұрын

@@Monokai well he was a major part of AVGN with James and wrote almost every one of the early episodes so that makes sense he'd want recognition. but these days he doesnt want to have anything to do with it. he's just enjoying his life playing games and doing other things. it would be great if people could let things go instead of hate following people like dancingwith ghosts is doing

Pat's the kind of guy that if he had a pair of dice, he would roll a douche.

@corona1688

7 ай бұрын

This is great!! I'm stealing this..

@McLovin_2007

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, this seems to be funny. 30 people so far gave the thumbs up. I just came up with that joke today for this video.@@corona1688

@rein3417

7 ай бұрын

LMAO

@SPQR101010

7 ай бұрын

doug, the type of mid as fuck car reviewer who has 3 million subs, crazy these mid as fuck, fuckers are getting paid by google.

@donaldsmith5667

6 ай бұрын

i see what you did there…

Ian looks like David Van Driessen, the hippy teacher from Beavis & Butt-head😂

@gcgc6381

7 ай бұрын

Damn, nailed it. A Winner is you! You are the Great Cornholio! 😉

@J-ayJ

7 ай бұрын

😂😂

@ElAssoWipe-o

Ай бұрын

Fly high lesbian Seagal.

Pat is like an actor who should never be a lead character. The best thing by far he ever did was that NWC video with James and it made me think that Pat's career would have been so much better if he were a recurring sidekick or antagonistic type character on AVGN. Instead he had his own series with soft takes on old games and C-level humor at best with poor audio and video even for the time. That NWC video gave Pat a huge thrust of visibility in the retro game scene during a boom period for the collecting hobby. There is no other classic Punk video that people talk about as some sort of golden age of Pat The NES Punk. The only other thing that ever got his name out there was when he and his friend had some nerdy, gatekeeper Comic Book Guy rant on their podcast

@Jonqen

7 ай бұрын

The Alisia Dragoon episode was legendary 😅

Ian always has this look on his face like he wants to skin Pat in his sleep and wear him as a meat suit

@Tony_3xl

6 ай бұрын

😂

@JaceyMitchell

5 ай бұрын

I don't know why this made me laugh as hard as it did But it did 😂 Probably because it's true

To Pat’s credit, he was the first one who told us James was just acting and didn’t really like playing video games as he portrays. And was more interested in metal music. He mentioned this back in ‘16 on one of his CPU podcast.

@alantaylorfc

7 ай бұрын

The Truth has been out for that long and people still rely on Rolfe to be a gaming authority.

@McLovin_2007

7 ай бұрын

I think James likes games to an extent, but not as much as movies.

@KBzDvSt

7 ай бұрын

@@McLovin_2007very true, honestly I thought AVGN benefitted from Rental Reviews because he had a well produced outlet to talk about movies, like he used to back with Monster Madness and the pre AVGN movie stuff

@Xfushion2

7 ай бұрын

Not really, James has stated that games are not his real passion and he's more interested in making movies. The first instance was in 2012 in the episode _The Making of an AVGN episode_ in which he affirmed that he exaggerates the rants/comments about the games he reviews. He basically states that while out of character he might not have that big of a deal with the game he "reviews" he scripts his rants to be more entertaining and he finds the process of making an episode more interesting that the game he's ranting about. The second time was in 2015 when JonTron visited his video store in which he blatantly says that while he enjoys games his actual professional interest is film-making. He likes games, when Breath of the Wild was out he 100% completed it (minus the koroks) He plays Mario Maker with his daughters (he made videos showcasing the levels they made) and keeps a pretty large collection. But is more of a casual pleasure to him. His main interest has always been movies.

@frankf684

7 ай бұрын

And he only likes metal music at the most basic level

0:48 does he know about Jirard lmaooooo

@KBzDvSt

7 ай бұрын

Looks like Norm is the only safe one 😂

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

i did know about jirard, i was more talking about his historical significance on the platform as someone who was a peer of pat's but then quickly surpassed him because he produced a superior product... but is apparently absolute shit at running a charity

I made the mistake of selling some boxed SNES/N64 games to his co host Ian when I lived in San Diego. (needed rent money) I got a fraction of what they were worth which was expected, but he came off very stand offish and rude. Shortly after they ranted about how stupid Diablo fans were for being upset with the mobile game and I never watched their stupid ass podcast again.

@SegaCDUniverse

7 ай бұрын

Pat always came off as kind of egotistical, Ian I hated on first glance and still do. This cements my position.

@ThorStoneGaming

7 ай бұрын

@@MyPixelatedPast Doesn't he own the store though?

@gremlin5813

7 ай бұрын

I don't think he owned Luna but he was the only person working there. It was the location in Ocean beach.@@ThorStoneGaming

@ThorStoneGaming

7 ай бұрын

@@MyPixelatedPast With the way he talked about his importance, made it sound like it was his store, lmao. Thanks for clearing that up.

@AceManning18

7 ай бұрын

He didn't own the store. Some guy named Tregg owned the store. Ian no longer works there. And he is indeed a douche. Not exactly the person who should be the general manager of a game store. Super above everything, hipster douche who hates everything and everyone because his life used to suck. He's a dick. A dick who was about to cry over JewWario when he died, and then acted like a big bad moral policeman when everything about him came out later. Ian sucks, always has and always will. He talks nonstop shit about everyone and everything, and the second you say anything about him, Pat, or the podcast, you're just making fun of them, or Ian's weirdo twitch, and you're just an asshole. He is a full time victim who hates the world because he's ugly. Ian needs to fuck off, forever.

The one point I take away is the last couple minutes where you talk about how he's living in his 40's surrounded by childhood relics. Dipping our toes into the nostalgic fountain from time to time is good, but ultimately happiness and life is much more than these past times. Simply fond memories now. Makes me ponder. Thank you!

@DancingwithGhosts

3 ай бұрын

im just curious as to what happened in his life that made him use all this retro junk as a coping mechanism..

@3hirdtimesacharm

3 ай бұрын

@@DancingwithGhosts Alot of us face that crossroad at some point in our lives. I know I have with the things I grew up with. Trying not to let it be a crutch but something I can come to and enjoy while still living in the moment. Trying to see them not as better times but times I enjoyed and still appreciating that these times today can be the best as well. Family, work, a roof over our heads, not being homeless.. sometimes life is tiring and drags you down but alot of the time it isn't as bad as it could be. I tend to forget that somedays.

@Chrizzly285

3 ай бұрын

Nothing but good memories

Also, does anyone else notice Pat slowly morphing into Perry Caravello?

@MistaTofMaine

7 ай бұрын

😅

@MonoGrinded

4 ай бұрын

He looked really good with the short hair I don't know why he grows it out these days lol

Pat has a weekly Twitch stream. He spends 3 hours a week watching old commercials (which he finds for free on KZread) and lusting over women from the 70’s and 80’s. People pay to subscribe to him for this.

@DrPooks

7 ай бұрын

I forgot about that. Of course, I've also forgotten about Twitch lol.

@pferreira1983

7 ай бұрын

He makes so much money off people doing ridiculous stuff like that. 😆

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

😂

@Tony_3xl

5 ай бұрын

BahahHa I am aware he does this but goated comment. ❤

I've watched a good number of Pat's NES punk videos years back after I saw his episode on AVGN. I honestly can not remember a single one of them except the episode he had a dominatrix whipping him around.

@thecianinator

7 ай бұрын

Yeah Pat the NES Punk sucks and the dominatrix episode is as close to notable as that series ever got. Pat Contri's saving grace is the CU podcast IMO

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

@@thecianinatoroh he would have had to have gotten a real job if the CU Podcast hadn't taken off.. that was his lifeline

@danielnorton9803

7 ай бұрын

I also remember that one Alissa Dragoon

@John-nb6ep

7 ай бұрын

It was a real prostitute he hired for that.

@DarkwingDuck1818

5 ай бұрын

​@@DancingwithGhostslike you are trying to avoid? LUL take

I just watched a video yesterday where a guy did a reaction video in which Pat said "we're better than you". He actually said that.

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

lol unsurprising

Also pat was the first person to sound the alarm about the amico and wata with karl

Pat is so mid that other KZreadrs go out of their way to make videos about him. Makes sense.

that unsolved mysteries shirt is sick. I bet if I heard that theme today, I'd still get freaked out. The theme song/intro freaked me out more than the episode of the guy who could make it rain in his house

@McLovin_2007

7 ай бұрын

I think the end credit theme was even scarier.

@DrMurdercock

7 ай бұрын

oh god, god no, forgot about the outro @@McLovin_2007

@yellowblanka6058

7 ай бұрын

RIP Robert Stack

Host guy: "I hate Pat. Everyone hates Pat. Pat sucks. Also I've watched and listened to hundreds of hours of Pat and spent time scripting, preparing, filming and editing a video specifically about Pat just to prove how much I hate him. Even though I think he's a narcissist and any narcissist would be thrilled that someone like me was so obsessed by him to pass sooo many hours scrutinising him, and will continue to watch and listen to everything he does just cos I hate him so much" He also doesn't know what a chip on your shoulder means

@laughingseal2282

6 ай бұрын

Like, bruh... You are in your late 30s and you have a green bang of hair and some manchild merch in your room. Talk about lack of self awareness.

@Mother2IsTheBestGame

6 ай бұрын

Bae, wake up. The earth shattering, nuke-equipped ICBM just dropped on the scene-kid burnout.

@WhatsOnMyShelf

6 ай бұрын

I heard similar complaints about radio shows in the past. People hate-listen. There's probably a kernel of interest in the topics covered by a host and the frustration with not being able to respond. Pat and this guy would be friends, if he had the chance. They could quarrel, like most friends.

@Ac0ustics0ul

6 ай бұрын

someone was hurt deeply by this retrospective of their lover

@FatherAxeKeeper

6 ай бұрын

@@Ac0ustics0ul and the person who made this video wasted countless hours listening to someone they hate. just move on lol.

I had just moved to San Diego 15 years ago. I’m a touring musician and tattoo artist. I was tattooing out of a shop in OB and the piercer and I had become good friends. He was into video games and so was I. I love retro games I told him so he assumed I knew all about the retro community of KZread. I was so busy with my music and tattooing I had never watched a KZread video in my life at that time. One day he invited his friend Pat to come visit the shop so he could introduce me. I was completely oblivious to who Pat was, and I noticed that Pat was offended that I never had heard of him. The shop I worked at was right next door to Luna games and met Ian also. Fast forward 8 years later I found KZread and fell in love with avgn it reminded me of being young and playing games. After awhile I remembered I had naturally met Ian and Pat. Small world.

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

nice! i wish i lived in CA

Game Sack....is beyond reproach...I....love Joe...

@brendanroberts1310

6 ай бұрын

He gets repect for carrying on after Dave left and still keeps a high quality on his video's.

Remembering when Pat called me quote "obtuse and cute" for criticizing his take on the Diablo Immortal situation before blocking me, with many people calling me irrelevant and wrong because he had more subs than me. Good times!

@thweetiebird

7 ай бұрын

His fan's defense of his faults make me dislike him more and more

@AceManning18

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like Pat and his very, very mature fanbase.

@J-ayJ

7 ай бұрын

Wtf the man seriously called you "obtuse"? 😂Before blocking you, did your rebuttal include something along the lines of- "I'll pull you out of that one bunk Hilton and cast you down with the sodomites! You'll think you've been f*cked by a train! Catch my drift? Or am I being obtuse?" 🤣

@pferreira1983

7 ай бұрын

All I did was ask him on Twitter if he should try the console first before spending every week trashing it. At least then his negative opinion would hold some weight. But nope!

@HiGlowie

7 ай бұрын

Blows my mind he has any fans.

The thing I like about Pat is he is just some dude. He does take me back to early KZread, he does more than just blab into a camera but he's not overly polished or "marketable". He's doing his own thing. I've met him at cons a few times, and he was nice enough to chat with. How well people take to his personality seems to be more based on if you lived in the northeast or not (which I do). I think his worst trait is he is really bad at reading from a script, after listening to the podcast for so long it's jarring hearing him try to read a pre-written thing with how stiff and stilted his delivery is. If you find him entertaining fine, if you don't he's literally just some dude move on with your damn life and do something more productive.

@Tony_3xl

6 ай бұрын

Fully agree on the stiff auto queue reading. It's unwatchable.

@weston407

3 ай бұрын

"Anchor is the easiest way to make a PAHD-cast!"

I don’t trust any NES collector that doesn’t like Mega Man. Like wtf

@DancingwithGhosts

6 ай бұрын

brooooo I forgot to bring that up! I totally was goinig to as well... who TF in their right mind doesn't like fucking Mega Man? And his reasons for not liking megaman were so stupid.. yeah that was a huge turn off ngl

The N64 book Pat is "writing" is also controversial. He made the decision to have the games reviewed by a team by playing them via PC emulation. We're not ever talking Everdrives on original hardware which would be fine. We're talking via PC emulation. N64 games are notoriously hard to emulate. Even Nintendo doesn't do it right with the Switch online.

@Hobojoe4464

7 ай бұрын

Such a stupid way to go about it. I can imagine it will be like other reviewers who play games via poor emulation. Finding problems with the the game and bring them up when it's actually emulation related and playing on real hardwear doesn't have such a problem.

@razrentals8897

7 ай бұрын

Yeah playing n64 games on emulators is a ridiculous way to review them for a professional book. Everdrives all the way. Plus how long has it taken him to write this book? It’s been forever.

@sn1000k

6 ай бұрын

The fact that that rates as "controversy" is hilarious

Pat the CM Punk

You're a little off on the graded games thing. There used to be this forum called NintendoAge which is where pretty much all video game collectors hung out before Facebook and all the other social media places existed. It was the only place to get info about the rarity of different games, variants, foreign games, etc. A lot of the people there hated him because he was one of the only guys calling out some of the more "prominent" collectors who were constantly scamming other collectors. The forum was controlled by the very people who later created WATA, who are now involved in a class action lawsuit for running a scam where they own both the grading company AND the auction house that evaluates them. Him calling out WATA is probably one of the only respectable things he's ever done. He's actually been very vocal from day one about how video games are NOT an investment, and how he's against people collecting them for monetary gain, so your statement about him being so interested because he wants to retire off his games or whatever is not really accurate. It's more about him getting the last laugh on the same people he used to argue with online 15-20 years ago (and rightfully so, trust me, I was on there too and those people are the biggest pieces of shit on the planet). Everything else you said was pretty much correct though. He really only has a "career" because he was on KZread before anyone else and he basically weaseled his way into Cinemassacre universe. He's mentioned before that he got some huge inheritance that he used to move out to San Diego and buy a condo, so he doesn't really even have to work (which made it even more annoying when he constantly complained about being "exhausted" from going to conventions). He isn't funny whatsoever and it's extreme cringe whenever he tries to be. Even listening to him talk on a podcast is annoying because it sounds like he has a mouthful of water or something. He's also widely known to be a total prick to his fans in person at conventions. I don't think I've ever read a single positive story about someone meeting him, it's always "I said Hi to him at a convention and he was an asshole".

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

thanks for the info... yeah.. i vaguely remember hearing about the wata\auction house connection but just to be honest... that shit was so boring and they KEPT talking about it.. like cool if he called out shitty people but maybe limit it to one episode.. and yes, actually, i would say it sounds like a mouthful of like bread or something when he talks on the podcast lol i'm surprised im not the only one who noticed that

@jameswhitman5379

7 ай бұрын

Pat's grudge with NA seems borne more out of, idk, jealousy/competition than it does some sort of righteous anger. Ian called Pat out as a shelf collector so I'm not sure what separates him too greatly from the collectors on NA. Retro games were always going to blow up by virtue of supply/demand and it was aided by KZreadrs putting a spotlight on "hidden gems". The WATA stuff is more of a push to get games closer to the realm of comic and other collectibles money-wise. It will happen over time but they were definitely caught with their pants down and made the whole community look way more scummy than it actually is. A lot of collectors/speculators are obnoxious as hell and scumbags like WATA, but I wouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

@zachary_attackery

7 ай бұрын

@@jameswhitman5379 actually now that I'm remembering it, the big blow up with Pat and NA was due to a couple guys buying prototypes of unreleased NES and SNES games and instead of publicly releasing the ROM so everyone could play the game, they would hold it hostage and not let anyone even see the games without paying some ridiculous amount of money. One of the guys threatened to beat Pat up over it

@zachary_attackery

7 ай бұрын

@@DancingwithGhosts Yeah he did the same thing with that Amiico or whatever it was called, it was starting to be like the entire podcast was just a weekly discussion about this stupid video game console that never came out

@pferreira1983

7 ай бұрын

@@zachary_attackery They still do it. Nearly EVERY episode since 2018. 😆

Pat *radiates* needy only child energy

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

yet he has a sister lol 😂 but you right

@Hobojoe4464

7 ай бұрын

​@@DancingwithGhostsTotal speculation but the Sister could have been the favourite child of one or both the parents, with other various factors steming from that, thus Pat's personality solidifying as such.

@gunsrtheanswer

7 ай бұрын

Do you think his sister is available? Marring her would get someone very close to that NES collection, heh, heh...@@Hobojoe4464

@ducko5404

7 ай бұрын

@@Hobojoe4464Pat has some trauma about his dad not giving him enough if any credit for his achievements. That pops up pretty often through CUPodcast

@HiGlowie

7 ай бұрын

@@ducko5404man, we all have trauma. Few of us act like Pat though

I did like Flea Market Madness a lot. Definitely his best work that he put out.

@romperwomb

6 ай бұрын

Same. It's an interesting time capsule. It clearly documents the transition of sellers trying to offload old junk slowly turning into a million dollar market of man-babies getting cardboard boxes graded. I like similar stuff like The Game Chasers, which is actually well shot and produced (but you can smell the farts wafting out of those guys) and LGR Thrifts.

@MTRBMB

6 ай бұрын

oh absolutely

@juanf5391

6 ай бұрын

Flea Market Madness was good, but I never got interested in any of his other stuff. I don't know the guy, but I have been watching various KZreadr gamers/collecters since 2012, and when they crossed paths or filmed something with Pat, he never gave the vibes of "oh, I would like to meet this guy."

I think Frank is a unique KZread guest in the game-osphere, and Pat/Ian had good takes about game preservation and the Atari/Amico stuff, but after a few years of listening, I had enough of their negativity. That said, if you show up on Pat's podcast, Josh, it'll be must-listen content. Great video

@DrPooks

7 ай бұрын

The irony is that Frank had no interest in video games. He just happened to be at the same Flea market looking for DVDs and CDs.

I just found your channel from your old Rex Viper reaction video… as someone who has interacted with Pat directly… buddy, you ain’t lying.😂 Love your stuff

I watched this video a few weeks ago and forgot to comment. This pretty much sums up all I ever thought about the guy, since the day he came on the scene.

If you ever decide to do a John Hancock or MetalJesusRocks video, I have a bunch of dirt on them that has since been deleted from youtube

@alexvergara1487

7 ай бұрын

I want to hear what d-bag stuff they did!

@ThaMizphit74

7 ай бұрын

Was trying to crowdfund a vacation for his whole crew a part of the dirt? lol

@zachary_attackery

7 ай бұрын

@@alexvergara1487 John Hancock used to do these livestreams where he would totally shit on other collectors, completely opposite from his phony "nice guy" persona. There was a channel dedicated to exposing him who would listen to every stream and repost the clips. The channel was eventually taken down because Hancock kept copyright striking it, but I saved a majority of them. MJR also sent another KZreadr an email telling him that for $3000 he would give him a "shout out" and do a collaboration video with him

@zachary_attackery

7 ай бұрын

@@ThaMizphit74 worse than that, he sent LastGamer an email saying that if LastGamer paid him $3000 he would do a collaboration video with him and give him a "shout out"

@FallicIdol

6 ай бұрын

John is probably pressuring his students to

I just stumbled on your channel and have a lot to say: 1. I love Unsolved Mysteries too. As well, I have the damn vinyl. Hell yeah to you on that. 2. I like that you arent afraid to give your opinion. A lot of content seems very veiled, due to youtube diplomacy, but you dont seem to mind that shit. I think that's great. 3. I think your filming method could use some improvement. It's pretty obvious that you're reading off your script next to the camera and it doesn't help that you sigh and rush your way through it. Maybe if you just wrote down key points and then waxxed a bit more in a sincere manner? Idk. 4. I agree that Pat is mid. At one point, I streamed through his entire nes punk series as muzak while I did other shit. I've also occasionally listened to/watched the CUpodcast. He's very meh overall, but sometimes that's what can be endearing to people. It's kind of comforting. That being said, yeah, his jokes are bad, he's weird in very weird ways, and insert everything about how he presents himself and sounds. He also comes off as a bit arrogant. 5. Ya think maybe making this kind of content is a bit... idk... fucking mean? I mean, what is the point of attempting to psychoanalyze someone and put them down, when they haven't really done anything egregious? Dude could be dealing with some terrible shit and then he's gotta see someone go online and talk about how he's worthless and sucks? What does this accomplish? Seriously, I mean it. What does this do? I just dont get why we all gotta treat each other like this. 7. Not everything has to be a generational generalization. Shit is so overdone. "Der gen z be like dis. Bruh boomers be like dat. Duh millimeowls!" Chill ya'll. Everyone is fucking different. 8. Not trying to be an ass. I rarely comment on videos. But this struck a chord with me. I hope you find some happiness today and share it with someone else.

@DancingwithGhosts

6 ай бұрын

The 7 points that you made started out constructive and then it seemed like you just got more and more pissed off the more you kept typing and you lost me... now I think you're annoying and hope you don't watch any of my other content or subscribe to me.

@dustysocarras6425

6 ай бұрын

@@DancingwithGhosts aaaand that explains 10k subs in 8 years. Lol have a good one.

@DancingwithGhosts

6 ай бұрын

@@dustysocarras6425 well it looks like you tried to have a youtube channel and failed so you scrubbed all of your videos and now critique other youtubers who are way bigger than you and who did not give up, so yeah, you also have a good one jackass

@dustysocarras6425

6 ай бұрын

@@DancingwithGhosts dude my channel has always just been for personal uploads. I've never tried to make a career out of it. And if I ever did choose to try to do that, I certainly wouldn't make brain cell frying content like this.

Can you do a video on John Riggs, the "Immortal" John Hancock and the rest of the Metal Jesus crew and how they all shill for stupid "new" retro products without disclosing they are paid advertisements?

@JimmyRaptis

6 ай бұрын

Yeh, those guys deserve it more than Pat.

@ajsingh4545

Ай бұрын

Also they are video games hoarders

Pat isn't "unliked", he is DISLIKED by most collectors and vendors.

@thweetiebird

7 ай бұрын

Petty Pat

@thecianinator

7 ай бұрын

no he's disliked by speculators and scammers, actual collectors love him

@AceManning18

7 ай бұрын

​@@thecianinatorwrong. I know several actual collectors who started doing it long before Pat was ever a thing on KZread who hate his dumbass. Don't speak on things like you know everything and everyone's opinion. Goofball.

@pferreira1983

7 ай бұрын

@@thecianinator I'm an actual collector and I can't stand the guy. 😆

@thecianinator

7 ай бұрын

@@pferreira1983 you replied to a different comment of mine saying that the Intellivision Amico is not a scam

The best thing of Pat is Frank. Frank could record himself talking about anything and enjoy it.

Good video. I use to listen to Pat's podcast 10 years ago! It's crazy how 10 years has gone by that fast! What's funny is that I recently thought about these guys and wondered what happened to them and what do you know, you popped up ahahaha

Pat had a big existential crisis on the podcast years back when he was reacting to somebody saying his output meant nothing, he was really angrily scrambling to come up with reasons why his channel has any value and exists, that was actually funny

@temporaryscars

7 ай бұрын

How do I find this?!

@mrtea7562

7 ай бұрын

​@@temporaryscars From memory it's just a clip on his channel, can't remember the title though, they were talking about some topic then he diverted into the rant at the end. He was saying people loved the NES punk comedy sketches haha

@temporaryscars

7 ай бұрын

@@mrtea7562 aw man, I wish you could remember it. I love the clip where Pat gets incredibly butthurt because Ian calls him a shelf collector.

@opaljk4835

7 ай бұрын

I’m not sure any of this really matters all that much

@temporaryscars

7 ай бұрын

@@opaljk4835 it doesn't.

It's so weird when one content creator feels the need to crap on others in order to try to be relevant.

I actually loved the podcast. Their coverage of the amico and sealed game auctions was probably the best game journalism in recent memory.

@thecianinator

7 ай бұрын

Amen to that, Karl Jobst wouldn't have blown the lid off the WATA scam if it weren't for them. And they were right about NFTs, and they were right about the Intellivision Amico, and they were right about the Coleco Chameleon, and I'm probably missing a few other things that they called.

@HiGlowie

7 ай бұрын

You’d have to pay to to listen to these two fruits

Dude. Where did you get that Unsolved Mysteries shirt? I need that in my life!

@DancingwithGhosts

5 ай бұрын

www.unsolved.com

I love these lmao. I used to sorta like Pat but at the same time it was super easy to lose my attention watching his stuff. Perhaps you can do Irate Gamer sometime. Just something to consider.

Well said. Terms like "mid" or "mediocre" are really the best ways to describe Pat. He isn't the lolcow that James has become, but it's mostly because he isn't very interesting to begin with.

@narm_greyrunner

7 ай бұрын

At least Bames to his critics has tons of memorable memes. Then add in the hilarity of Big Ryan and Justin. If you're critical of Bimmy there is a lot to laugh about.

@HiGlowie

7 ай бұрын

James is thrice as talented as Pat. I’d rather spend time with James any day. He’s only become a lolcow because anything he says or does is under a microscope.

@teen_laqueefa

7 ай бұрын

​@@HiGlowietrue...James is at least likable

I understand music is your passion brother, but your videos tearing apart some of these corny KZreadrs are brilliant and entertaining. I truthfully can care less about music, but I come on to watch all your drama dissecting videos. I absolutely love them. Do more man, many more!

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

trying to bring people to the party any way possible

@Mother2IsTheBestGame

7 ай бұрын

@@DancingwithGhosts Of course. Talk shit about other KZreadrs when it's 'in' to talk shit about them, all to bring in views to your unknown channel that you upload your failed 'music' onto.

@heyyoitsmebrian

7 ай бұрын

@@Mother2IsTheBestGame i love this hilarious counter argument .. "youre just tryin to make a buck by ripping on AVGN!" .... bro thats EXACTLY how AVGN made its millions. all he did was just call every video game a piece of shit. lesson 4 today :: its ok if james rolfe has a channel dedicated to trash talking every video game... but its not ok to make a channel trash talking james

@Mother2IsTheBestGame

7 ай бұрын

@@heyyoitsmebrian tl;dr Didn't ask

What is that Pixel Thingie in the background, i want that :D

@DancingwithGhosts

5 ай бұрын

search Divoom on amazon

I think Jeremy Parish's series are much more useful and entertaining than pretty much all those channels. Same with the technical stuff like retro game mechanics explained and displaced gamers. And I like the personality of Retro Bird, Shmup Junkie, Hungry Goriya, TechDweeb, and Big Ole Words better than that older rash of retro gamer youtubers.

I met pat briefly at a convention. He acted like he was to cool to talk to me lol. Ian however was very nice. I hated it when they would talk about politics on the podcast it was so cringe. Pats best work was "Ask Frank" and early "flea market madness". Ian's "Tales from the game store" on the CUpodcast was also great. Pat's collection video exposes him as a hoarder, and is kind of a sad reality a guy single living alone pushing 50 surrounded by dusty boxes of games, and consoles. That he will probably never play.

@DrPooks

7 ай бұрын

Politics is what made me unsub from CUP after watching it for years.

@derektorres9275

7 ай бұрын

I met Pat at a convention 6 years ago and he was very nice when I met him

@Geraki0n

6 ай бұрын

Speaking as someone who likes political discussion, and would've been fine hearing it from them... it *barely* came up. Ian's more left wing, Pat's center-left. Neither is an extremist nor cringe about it. And I didn't know Ians beliefs until this year from microblogging platforms. Again, it barely came up on CU.

Tommy and the Amico saved their podcast

@Deadguy2322forreal

7 ай бұрын

But even then, you still had to endure Pat and Ian's douchebaggery about everything else to get the few gems of Amico and Tallarico commentary.

@FreshBakedGaming

7 ай бұрын

@@Deadguy2322forreal I was going to say the same thing. Yeah, they raised some good points, but the way they attacked those who even mildly supported Tommy was kind of douchey.

@xxdeftones86xx

7 ай бұрын

Its the one thing pat and ian got right and they just never let it go. they are both unbearable.@@Deadguy2322forreal

@HiNRGboy

7 ай бұрын

@@FreshBakedGaming umm that's because those guys attacked them. they were getting back at those idiots lol

@pferreira1983

7 ай бұрын

@@HiNRGboy That's the thing, Pat and Ian kept attacking them long after they stopped.

Where did ya get the led light thing next to your head

@DancingwithGhosts

6 ай бұрын

Divoom on amazon

This sums it up, big thank you from Germany Btw does the Punk really play his NES games?

I had high hopes for Pat after the early avgn episodes. The avgn rub meant a lot back then. I could not even finish that ROB the robot video and wasn’t going to try anymore. I did watch a few of their podcasts though. Mildly entertaining. Your channel is much better for what it’s worth lol

@eddiearniwhatever

7 ай бұрын

I could tell by Pats horrible acting that his channel wouldn't be worth even more of my time - wasting.

@red7078

7 ай бұрын

I remember checking his website after the Nintendo World Championships AVGN episode, seeing him getting spanked by a stripper, and never watching him again. Absolutely awful

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

@@red7078 😂 being in Pat's video as the dominatrix was probably the most humiliating thing she's had to do in her field

Pat Country is hugely mid. This is not an understatement. Most low effort person on KZread pretty much. but has the biggest ego for no reason. 100 percent has a vested interest in covering Wata info.

Hell yea been waiting for this

Man, I need a cool set up like this guy

NIce !!! Day off , new DWG video, Fucking A !!! . Saludos from Costa Rica

You're throwing lots of rocks inside your glass house.

This is incredibly spot on

The seems like a pretty critical video for a youtuber thats kind of fallen off recently. He has managed to go this long without getting tied up in Any controversy or any bad blood with other creators. Seems like a decent enough guy. I used to watch the podcast and i also think its no longer entertaining enough to continue watching and his other content doesn't hold up to scrutiny. There is nothing wrong with being a c or d Tier youtuber though. I just think its strange you would want to make this whole video about him and not really have much to say.

@Celicagame13

5 ай бұрын

“Fallen off recently”? He was never up!

Do more of these ! I love these KZread personalities from yester year

The only episode I liked from Pat the NES Punk, is the “Alissa Dragoon” and if you know, you know 😏

@TenshiCat

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, that one has far and away the most views of any Pat the NES Punk episode (excepting one that was a crossover with AVGN), and is his fourth most viewed video overall! I just can't imagine why!

What a pleasant surprise ❤

Holy shit. I never thought I’d see someone talk about Pat the NES punk videos. I was into their content for a little bit a few years back, he had some okay ideas. Making a storyline out of looking for the NWC was amusing but after that…eh

He had some good moments with Flea Market Madness and hanging out with Frank. That was pretty much my favourite content from him because Pat who was always trying too hard by not trying at all. His skits were cringe, but I enjoyed some of his CUPodcast in the early years. When they actually cared about resellers. Pat would have to try to get anything out of Ian, and I never understood why he didn't get someone else in there. I dropped out during the Diablo fiasco, checked in during the Intellivision disaster, and then Wata for one of the hundredth times haha. The SNES version looked sweet, but they were way too expensive for what they are. I also remember Gaming Historian trashing them and decided against the SNES version.

I listened to every CUPodcast for the first few years.. then i realized Pat had no idea what he was talking about, especially when it came to modern gaming. Ian just got more and more miserable as time went on.. I assumed he stuck around because he made more money being on the show than being an assistant manager at a used video game shop.

The worst thing about Pat to Me is that He feels Entitled to a Large Fanbase because He's been Putting out Videos for so long. I think the PS2 is one of the Best Systems ever made just because it was the Perfect intersection of Technology and the Market was at a Point where Games didn't cost so much to actually Make so we got some really interesting Games out of it. Ian told a Story that I wanted to Hear the end of but He Refused to actually Finished the Story. it was Called the Ranch Dressing Story. it was a Story about how Someone was obsessed with Ian and made an RPG Maker Game about him and the one time He went over to His House he found a Packet of Ranch Dressing in this Dude's Bathroom.

Great video and series. A bigger youtuber Pat has some kind of feud is Rich from ReviewtechUSA, which was also entertaining and a result of the Amico drama. I remember when Ian tried to explain the Playstation Controller to Pat and was really annoyed 😅

You always put out great stuff! 👍🏻

Pat seems to have an accent similar to James so I always figured that was related somehow to his cameo, like he was closer by or something, I guess his game collection is a better explanation.

@superlink235

7 ай бұрын

Both from Jersey

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

yeah they both from jersey but pat already lived in san diego by the time of that collab so he still had to fly out there

Haven't finished watching the vid yet but I can remember how this started. When Nintendoage was still around James and/or one of his associates came on the forums asking for rare games and wanting them at lower prices. He got some fire for that. Not sure if any record of the forums is out there but I remember calling them out on it. Pretty sure that's how he connected with Pat.

Hes hilarious, he's a trendsetter, and he works with people who you used to idolize and now dedicated to your entire existence to ragging on.

@user-qi4jf9eu6n

5 ай бұрын

And I'm not even that big of a fan

Uh oh. 😂 I like Pat. Making a lot of hot takes recently lol

@thweetiebird

7 ай бұрын

I love pats videos but he is too Petty

I enjoy Pat and Ian, and like putting their pod on in the background. Mid is probably not a terribe take, he's definitely not for everyone. Frank really is the breakout star of the channel, just for being the strange hippie boomer that he is. For me, being a more casual vintage gaming guy, it's an interesting view into a very strange world of people and what their personal piccadilos are.

Pat's career has been fair from a collector's standpoint. His goofy content comes 2nd to his collection and knowledge.

Been watching this channel and remembered to subscribe. Keep up the good content bro! 👍

Well Pat's doing better than Jirard now lol

I met him once and he was unpleasant at best. The retro game community is full of people like him. I still like playing old games but I just share it with my friends and have a library for that purpose.

Pat had the audacity to say that avgn had little impact on his sucksess

Please do Liver King next! Would love to hear your take on him

Any thoughts on normal cool youtubers like the guys from gaming off the grid? They have actual charisma and a band, and the ability to be compelling socially and not lean on a script to come across as interesting

man, you're analysis is fucking spot on as usual. Love your stuff man.

You're always very funny. I love this channel.

“And then they butchered my corn hole.” Pat the NES Punk, Intellivision Amico Unboxing DECEPTION - March 30, 2022. Time stamp - 18:18

3:47 it blew my mind how you imitated pat. i almost couldnt beleive you did it on purpose

Loved your video pat is so aweful to watch i never understood the appeal of him other then him just being a below average avgn clone at the start.

Pat and his podcast cohost banned me and a lot of other viewers commenting on their channel when they brought up a terrible list of worst NES games written by the same guy who dropped & covered Russia-Gate (they explicitly brought up Russia-Gate, not people in his comments), and people in the comments were questioning that writer's (Seth Abramson) integrity and questioning why they were bringing up politics.

I’ve listened to his podcast for the past 5 years or so. You are 100% correct about he and Ian’s personalities. His video game videos are so bad. I don’t know how they get views. I do enjoy flea market madness.

Awaiting Pat's appearance in the comments or a mention on the now very infrequent CUPodcast...

@DancingwithGhosts

7 ай бұрын

lol yep.. but Pat cares about clout so this video would have to hit at least 50k for him to talk about it i think

I keep hearing stories from different people of NES Pat almost getting kicked out of retro gaming cons because security and guests keep thinking he was a homeless man who sneaked in. If half of those stories are true. It is pretty sad. This would never happen with an irate gamer. People outside of gaming KZread at least know he exists. I honestly blame Ian for destroying Pat's podcast and channel.

@norbertovalle7928

7 ай бұрын

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn lol

@Dagyo23

7 ай бұрын

What an insane comment

I rarely comment but wanted to on this one. I found your channel from the Red Cow crew and watched your interview over there. Enjoy the takes, agree with most but not all but the best part about your videos is your opinion actually seems genuine which these days seems hard to find. Folks constantly saying what their audience wants to hear vs letting us decide. I lost touch with Pat, the CU Podcast, everything and I was a Patreon supporter! (TBH I traded Pat & Ian for Frankie and EJ) It's like they gradually changed into the thing they originally set out not to become. Anyways, keep up the good work, you got a new subscriber here.

Pat Contri was bigger in the early to the later half of the 2010's. There was a channel called RetroWare TV. Pat is more of a information provider. Pat was big at the conventions back in the late 2000's & 2010's. But he called out the Coleco Chameleon.