JLSoryus Domain

My home on Tumblr, here to share my passion for retro games and other fun things!

[jlsoryu]

Yesterday I got brave and tried my first ever console mod. It wasn't the most complicated mod in the world, just swapping the CD Reader in the SEGA Saturn out for a Fenrir Duo but what it means is I can now just use a MicroSD Card loaded up with games rather then the discs themselves.

I do already have a few legit Saturn titles, but was using a Psuedo Saturn Kai for the ones that were a little bit rarer, including Panzer Dragoon Saga which unfortunately I just couldn't get working, so opted for this instead.

Very glad I have done, because it means I can finally play Panzer Dragoon Saga and make that video about it I've been wanting to make for ages!

[jlsoryu]

First proper post here and it's to share this video I've finally finished creating and now uploaded!

Tomb Raider 2 was one of my favs all the way back when it released. I first played it around a friends house and then got it myself and just fell in love with it.

I never did complete it tho, despite wanting to and when I started doing Youtube stuff and getting into retro gaming more, this was always high on the list of games to complete and talk about!

Hopefully you all love it as much as I enjoyed making it. Please do let me know your thoughts and such :)

[jlsoryu]

An Introduction

Hello everyone! Just thought I'd do a quick introduction!

I'm JLSoryu (Or James :) ), I live in Scotland and I guess I'm mostly here to share my passion for gaming, in particular retro games.

I've been into gaming from a young age when my family got an Amiga 500+. It was on that system I discovered a number of games that'd be with me forever such as Beneath A Steel Sky, Pinball Dreams, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Operation Stealth, Superfrog and Cannon Fodder to name but a few.

Growing up I'd have a friend who had a Mega Drive where I'd first play what would become one of my all time fav games of all time in Sonic 2.

From the Amiga we'd move to the original Playstation through which I'd play a whole host of incredible games across so many genres from my first 3D Platformers (Crash Bandicoot), to my first JRPGs (Wild Arms), action games like Tomb Raider, Syphon Filter and Metal Gear Solid and beyond.

After that I'd move onto the PS2, and as I got older I'd be exposed to so many more games I'd love - MGS2, Burnout 3, Timesplitters, GTA Vice City, Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3.

And the journey would go on. New systems would come and go, but i'd always make an effort to keep in touch with the ones that had gone before, and that has only grown over the last couple of years as I've picked up systems that I never had growing up like the Dreamcast, N64, Sega Saturn and Mega Drive and expanded my colleciton of PS1 and PS2 games.

Over the last year or two, I made the decision that I wanted to start sharing my passion for retro gaming with others, so I set up my Youtube channel, which was made to just kinda share anything nerdy I liked but also had a focus on retro gaming and last year I started streaming weekly on twitch, just showcasing games I find interesting for all to see.

That'll be mostly what I do here, post my videos and streams, any retro reviews/thoughts and share pics of my collection or anything interesting I pick up.

Anyway, hopefully I get to know more of you in the retro gaming community on here! Thanks for reading and I'll post less rambly things soon :)

JLSoryu on Youtube

JLSoryu on Twitch