Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I never found a winning ticket. I won one of the 5,000 Atari VCS consoles by entering the "second chance" random drawing for unclaimed prizes. Which, if you really think about it, was made possible by this person not redeeming their winning ticket 100
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I always enjoy this guy's videos, but this one is extra special because nobody ever talks about NES sports games and how they really worked. Now I know why my brother-in-law preferred Controller 2! 020
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Hey, I liked it enough to save it on a succession of hard drives for almost 30 years! 200
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 24/02/2026From May of 2003, this episode of G4's Cheat! with Cory Rouse was filmed at the editorial offices of Tips & Tricks Magazine in Beverly Hills. youtu.be/P2EX0mrVyv4youtu.beG4 Cheat! Pringles Gamers Guide S02E09 "Inside Tips & Tricks Magazine" (with commercials)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 031
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 16/06/2025T•HQ promo VHS video from 1996: youtu.be/AIO5Et55FNIyoutu.beT•HQ 1996 Promo Video (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Fat Box Animation & Game Opener Reel VHS rip - was this Dreamcast logo ever used? youtu.be/jx8lT2f3N00youtu.beFat Box Animation & Game Opener Reel (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 100
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 30/05/2025May I present seven-and-a-half hours of G4 TV programming from March 6-8, 2003: youtu.be/4tKOw6BRB-Eyoutu.beSeven-and-a-Half Hours of G4 From March 2003YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 25/05/2025LucasArts "Heart of the Medium" mini-documentary from the early '90s: youtu.be/0XVWvmfG_2Uyoutu.beLucasArts "Heart of the Medium" Mini-Documentary (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Sega Time Traveler Player Interviews from 1991: Can you identify the location? youtu.be/qn1-BFMLDpkyoutu.beSega Time Traveler Player Interviews 1991 (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 20/05/2025This is a good one: Nintendo's complete B-roll package from the 1997 Space World expo, unedited and uncropped in 480p. youtu.be/8FdAiQkl8Dgyoutu.beNintendo Space World 1997 B-Roll CompleteYouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 010
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Robotech Nintendo 64 teaser from E3 1995: youtu.be/uwhEBtOUOT0youtu.beGameTek Robotech Nintendo 64 Teaser From E3 1995 (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Japanese VHS promo featuring ASCII's 1993 products for Nintendo systems: youtu.be/NMKyJ6OSdEIyoutu.beASCII VHS Promo Video 1993 (Japan)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 010
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Yes, game publishers were still handing out VHS tapes to the press in 2001. youtu.be/ARiVsNEDdxgyoutu.beNintendo Gameplay B-Roll from E3 2001 (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 010
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 12/05/2025From April of 1989, here's FCI's NES line-up. Watch for a cameo appearance by Donn Nauert of the U.S. National Video Game Team, working the FCI game counselor hotline! youtu.be/7OAJIBX5yeYyoutu.beFCI NES Promo Video April 1989 (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Here's Data East's 1992 line-up on VHS - includes never-before-seen footage of the unreleased Ultrabots for Super NES: youtu.be/1CwIe3-bmZgyoutu.beData East USA Inc. Winter 1992 CES Raw Footage (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 04/05/2025A look at Codemasters' Sega games on VHS: youtu.be/fMqmwHVj6hcyoutu.beCodemasters Games for Sega Systems (VHS promo)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 02/05/2025A few precious seconds of Charles Martinet performing as Mario in 1993: youtu.be/OaUGF07xnBAyoutu.beSimGraphics VActor Promo Video (1993) w/Charles Martinet as MarioYouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Here's what you would have seen if you had visited Seika's booth at the 1992 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: youtu.be/j9RUV_VJQBsyoutu.beSeika 1st Half 1992 Products (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Catch a VERY brief glimpse of Darius Rucker playing Hot Shots Golf in 1998: youtu.be/xOjV73Lrny8youtu.beHot Shots Golf B-roll VHS (1998) with Darius RuckerYouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Notice anything different about this "reviewable" copy of A Nightmare on Elm Street for the NES? youtu.be/_lz019mzIJ0youtu.beA Nightmare on Elm Street (NES) near-final review build VHS footage (1990)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 20/04/2025See the state of Taito's games for Nintendo platforms in June (or July?) of 1990: youtu.be/_z7nlyYuV9Myoutu.beTaito Promo VHS Video Summer CES 1990 (NES and Game Boy)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Meet Konami/Ultra's NES-era game counselors in this brief news clip: youtu.be/jdihVN6Tr30youtu.beKonami Game Counselor Interview WMAQ NBC-5 Chicago 1989YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Check out Electro Brain's games from the 1994 Winter CES, including an early look at Vortex (seen here with its original name, Citadel): youtu.be/DoSziamk45Iyoutu.beElectro Brain 1994 Winter CES Promo Video (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Just what the heck is that dotted-line rectangle off the coast of Lake Tess? youtu.be/I7PkhPulA3syoutu.beNintendo E3 1995 Gameplay Footage (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 011
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Get inside the video game of the future with Masters of the Maze: youtu.be/7mr6ee6C-5gyoutu.beMasters of the Maze Episode #136 (1994)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 000
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 11/04/2025I would not have agreed to an interview if I knew that you were going to insult the people I worked with, and make fun of the magazine I worked on. 110
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Here's a VHS rip of a promotional video for Mario Tennis on Nintendo 64: youtu.be/AhvzXiRw-TEyoutu.beMario Tennis Nintendo 64 Promo Video (VHS)YouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 033
Chris Bieniek @vgephemera.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Please enjoy pointing out the differences between this beta build of Battletoads and the final released version: youtu.be/MlzyBJIlaz4youtu.beBattletoads NES Rare Pre-Release Beta FootageYouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 001
