A game's success is often dependent on the ads and campaigns used to promote it... and other times you get ones that backfire so badly, it sinks the game down with it. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 27th Feb @ 13:30 GMT.

Sometimes instead of being revived with a new game, a series will opt to make it's comeback as a guest character, which can make for a really cool return, or it can make people question who or why The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 13th Feb @ 13:30 GMT.

My attachment to each Nintendo franchise: ❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤 Earthbound 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Metroid ❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤 Star Fox 💖💖💖💖💖 Mario ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Rhythm Heaven ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ WarioWare/WarioLand 💖💖💖💖💖 Kirby ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Donkey Kong ❤️🖤🖤🖤🖤 Pokemon ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 F-Zero 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Fire Emblem ❤️🖤🖤🖤🖤 Zelda 💖💖💖💖💖 Pikmin ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤 Animal Crossing ❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤 Splatoon 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Xenoblade

Time to start tracking everything I end up playing this year

slightly late but here's my ranking for every game I played in 2025

Sometimes a follow-up can be disappointing, and sometimes it can prove to be so universally despised that everyone invovled can just agree to pretend it didn't happen. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 30th Jan @ 13:30 GMT.

Sometimes games can radically change during development, and sometimes it can shift so much that something originally pitched as a sequel can end up shifting into a completely new IP. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 16th Jan @ 13:30 GMT.

It's expected that when a game is brought to weaker hardware, it's going to be worse than the version for the newest set of consoles. But these ports can sometimes prove to be better than their counterparts. The new vid is up for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 2nd Jan @ 13:30 GMT.

This week sees start of a new series going over the origins all the characters which appear in 2024's Astro Bot, with the hopeful end goal of gaining a deeper appreciation of PlayStation's history The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 19th Dec @ 13:30 GMT.

It's not uncommon for people to find a game is too hard for them to beat, but sometimes it isn't a skill issue, and it is actually completely impossible to beat. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 5th Dec @ 13:30 GMT.

The time has finally come for me to attempt to summarize and explain the plot of the biggest Yakuza/LAD game to two of my friends who have never played a Yakuza/LAD game before. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 21st Nov @ 13:30 GMT.

The Finale of "Explaining Yakuza 5" is now available for tier 3 channel members, in which the writers try their best to give a satisfying conclusion to the 20 hours of build up, (6.5 hours in the video). Tier 2 members can watch the full video on the 18th Nov, Regular viewers on the 21st.

It can be really upsetting to see a promising game get cancelled, especially when the reason why it's getting scrapped are some of the most idiotic explanations you've ever heard. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 7th Nov @ 13:30 GMT.

We all know about censorship, but sometimes it can be kind of humourous just how far and weird the changes can be, often times to cover up something that is very obviously still happening. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 24th Oct @ 13:30 BST.

What do you do when you've ran out of ideas, steal other people's work, it's fine nobody will ever know... until they do and you become a point of mockery at best, and risk getting sued at worst. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 10th Oct @ 13:30 BST.

It's pretty common for games to get rereleased on newer platforms, what's less common is a game getting multiple releases for the exact same platform. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 26th Sep @ 13:30 BST.

We've all made the odd bad choice, and plenty can be made during a game's development. What's less common is when one decision can be blamed for almost singlehandedly ruining an entire game. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 12th Sep @ 13:30 BST.

A frequent topic of discussion is how the Xbox One was the moment Xbox as a brand started going downhill. On the bright side, atleast it wasn't the worst release a system had. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 29th Aug @ 13:30 BST

Whilst Nintendo is responsible for one of the biggest crossovers in gaming history, not every collab they've done has made a similar impact. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 15th Aug @ 13:30 BST.

Sometimes a game takes a while to comeout, sometimes it just refuses to release for years, wastes millions, & has the potential to burn everything down via the eternal flames of development hell. The new video is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 1st Aug @ 13:30 BST

Returning to the backlog this week to complete blind playthroughs of three games from franchises I have no past experience with and know next to nothing about. Dive into the Backlog #2 - Blinding Action is available now for tier 2 channel members, and will be public on 18th Jul @ 13:30 BST.

Isn't it great to see a classic series make a surprise comeback... shame we're instead discussing the ones that only helped them stay dead. Tier 2 Channel members can watch the new video right now. Regular viewers being able to watch it on the 4th Jul @ 13:30 BST. link to vid: youtu.be/Q-ZohvEEGyg

The final episode of The Smash Archive, which covers everything in Smash Ultimate taken from Smash Bros. itself, can be seen right now by Tier 2 Channel Members. Regular viewers will be able to see it on the 20th Jun @ 1:30PM BST link to vid: youtu.be/8rDaMqanMCg

Yakuza is a great series, especially when it comes to the side stuff, but then you find one that leaves you baffled as to what the hell just happened. Tier 2 Members can see the video right now. Regular viewers will be able to see it on Friday @ 13:30 BST. link to vid: youtu.be/UWch2dIJMcg

Achievement hunting can get pretty tedious sometimes, so imagine how much worse that could be if you found out you can't actually get them all. Tier 2 Members can see the video right now. Regular viewers will be able to see it on Friday @ 13:30 BST. link to vid: youtu.be/2xHWTdL9bwk

Characters people want in Smash is a frequent topic of discussion, but what about the ones that were heavily considered only to get cut from the final roster? Tier 2 Members can see the video right now. Regular viewers will be able to see it on Friday @ 13:30 BST. link to vid: youtu.be/5-98Xy2YYpo

The full episode of Smash Archive Vol. 25, which covers everything from the various third party franchises that haven't been covered already, can be seen right now by Tier 2 Channel Members. Regular viewers will be able to see it on the 25th Apr @ 1:30PM GMT link to vid: youtu.be/A9oZ6NzibH0

mmmmm yes I love YouTube's completely flawless copyright system, especially when it allows corporations and artists to claim they should take my ad revenue because they made A COVER of a game song, even though I used the original song and not their cover.

Tier 3 members can watch the first part of Smash Archives Vol. 25, which focuses on Tetris, Kunio-kun/River City, SimCity, The Tower, Rayman, & Culdcept. link to get membership: www.youtube.com/@findersflan... link to the video: youtu.be/uCP8VhygjoM

Decided to try an experiment by doing something I've not really done before, with a vid where I try some games in my backlog and discuss my first impressions. Tier 2 Channel Members can see it right now. Regular viewers will be able to see it on Friday @ 13:30 GMT. link to vid: youtu.be/O4pTvcTSXuc

We've all made mistakes before, but most of us haven't made one so bad it got a product pulled from store shelves. Tier 2 members can watch the video from today. Regular viewers will be able to see it on Friday @ 13:30 GMT. link to vid: youtu.be/O88Rytmiy3Q

This week I decided to look through some licensed games that either have interesting stories behind them, or are just generally strange based on what was licensed. Tier 2 members can watch the video rn. Regular viewers will be able to see it on Friday @ 13:30 GMT. link to vid: youtu.be/pz6_p1lX5oU

The full episode of Smash Archive Vol. 24, which covers everything in Smash Ultimate taken from the various franchises owned by Microsoft, can be seen right now by Tier 2 Channel Members. Regular viewers will be able to see it on the 28th Feb @ 1:30PM GMT link to vid: youtu.be/ceQmwymoGLA

I caved and finally made a follow-up to the forgotten Mario Kart Courses video, this time covering the forgotten Mario Kart Racers. Tier 2 Channel Members can watch the video right now, and regular viewers will be able to watch it on 14th Feb @ 13:30 GMT.

Tier 3 Members can watch the first part of Smash Archives Vol. 24, which focuses on the Banjo-Kazooie series. (btw how do you guys like the new thumbnail layout for this series?) link to get membership: www.youtube.com/@findersflan... link to vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tza4...

Redid the thumbnails for the "Yakuza Explained" videos

Decided to complete an obligation for being a videogame youtuber by making a video about Sonic's 15th Birthday. People with a tier 2 channel membership or higher can watch it right now, and it goes public on 31st Jan @ 13:30 GMT.

New video up for people with tier 2 or higher channel memberships. Regular viewers will be able to watch it on Friday at 13:30 (GMT). link to membership page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH...

Figured I should do something other than just share links to my YouTube, so here's a thread of every game I played this year which'll be updated over time. (Pic of bulk of current game collection)

CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP UPDATE YouTube Memberships have been reworked to feature different tiers. link to membership page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCRH.... Tier 1 (£0.99 / $1.24 per month) Tier 2 (£2.99 / $3.75 per month) Tier 3 (£4.99 / $6.25 per month)

Full video is now public youtu.be/OrBVR4zc5uQ

People with channel membership can watch the first part of Smash Archives Vol. 23 early, which covers everything in Ultimate which comes from Splatoon. Regular viewers will be able to watch the finished video on the 3rd January at 13:30 (GMT).

New video is up now for channel members. Regular viewers will be able to watch it on Friday at 13:30 (GMT). Script for Smash Archive Vol. 23 is finished. Script for Explaining Yakuza 5 is about half-way done.

Rediscovered some MS Paint doodles I made during a voice call. This is why I'm not an artist.

Video currently up for channel members on YouTube. Will become available to regular viewers on Friday at 13:30 (GMT) Other videos in progress: - Nintendo’s History on PC (Editing) - Smash Archive Vol. 23 (Scripting) - Explaining Yakuza 5 (Scripting)

Thread of stuff I’ve already posted to YouTube before joining. youtube.com/@findersflan...