My 5 favourite YouTube Gaming channels – Reader’s Feature

What’s your favourite channel? (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock) Source: Rex Features A reader recommends five of his most visited video game YouTube channels, including Kim Justice and Nostalgia Nerd. A couple of months ago I wrote a feature about UK gaming mags, slightly lamenting their downfall due to the emergence of digital content. So I thought I’d shine a light on some of that content, specifically YouTube channels with a gaming theme, that I routinely watch. Each of them offers something different in terms of what they specialise in, so hopefully there’s a channel or two here that may tickle your gaming fancy… Kim Justice Kim concentrates on the British retro scene and has compiled some excellent in-depth (some well over an hour) documentaries on historic UK gaming studios such as Psygnosis, Ocean, and Codemasters. Their research is close to exhaustive and you can tell they have a real passion for the UK gaming scene from the 80s and 90s. So if you ever had a Spectrum, C64, Mega Drive, SNES or Amiga – or just have an interest in the retro gaming scene with a UK-centric slant – you could do a whole lot worse than checking out this channel. Nostalgia Nerd Another UK based creator (Norwich I think) that deals in the retro scene, but this time more on the hardware side. It’s not all gaming though, as he covers a wide range of topics from TV standards to USB ports. It sounds a little dry but it’s delivered in such a way as to make it entertaining and, similarly to Kim Justice, the amount of research that goes into each video is impressive. Although the content can be quite technical from time to time, and goes over my head, he always brings it back to the ‘So what?’ question and translates the jargon into what it means for your average punter in the street. Plus, he often puts his money where his mouth is by buying very niche bits of hardware and shows them in working order. Quite a bit of gaming hardware content here too, if that’s all you’re interested in. SwitchUp Back to modern day gaming and, as you’d guess from the channel name, this is purely concentrated on Nintendo Switch content; mainly software but also touching on the Switch itself, which will no doubt ramp up as the successor gets closer to release. The reason I’ve included this channel is the two people that run it are good fun, knowledgeable, and sincere. They cover a wide range of titles, mixing the big hitting first party games with the lessor known indie offerings. I find their scoring system a little old fashioned, somewhat akin to the magazine scores from the 80s, where they aggregate individual elements such as graphics and sound into an overall score, but this is purely a personal view and doesn’t detract from the overall viewing satisfaction in any way. Highly recommended for Switch owners. Metal Jesus Rocks Over the pond this time, to this well-established YouTuber who again concentrates on retro gaming, but as you’d expect they take a more US-centric take on the scene. It’s mainly software focused but does delve into hardware from time to time and much of the content is looking at it from a collector’s point of view. So expect content that shows travelling to different gaming stores and expos to try and pick up deals. Again, with my previous picks, Jason who runs the channel is very charismatic and easy to listen to. He obviously knows his stuff and his enthusiasm shines through. He’ll often have a wider community to tap into for second opinions and specialist knowledge on certain hardware/software. Angry Centaur Gaming – ACG Staying in North America, this YouTuber is all about modern gaming and their videos are split between reviews, previews, gaming news, and commentary pieces – so something for everyone. Their reviews are the videos I watch the most, as they are the right amount of thorough without going into mega detail. Any issue they have with any given title is well explained, thus letting the viewer decide on whether that particular problem would be a concern to them. A gaming YouTube channel lives and dies on the presenters’ authenticity and sincerity and, again like the channels above, this one lacks in neither. Plus, they cover a wide range of titles on all the main platforms, so there should be something here for most people. By reader TheTruthSoul (PSN ID) The reader’s features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro. You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at [email protected] or use our Submit Stuff page and you won’t need to send an email. ArrowMORE: Call Of Duty is dying and its downfall is long overdue - Reader's Feature ArrowMORE: Why I think Warner Bros.