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At the time of this streaming, I was celebrating my newly released book, TAKE YOUR SHOT, and its bestselling status on Amazon. I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than to play one of my favorite games from my childhood, Donkey Kong Country. Developed by Rare in 1994, it is widely considered to be one of the best platformers on the SNES, even though it is surpassed by its predecessors. I want to say it was the summer of 1996 or 1997 when we first got this game. It took me the whole summer just to beat it. I was about 11 at the time. I distinctly remember going to a sleepover and we all were terrible at the first minecart level. We tore through dozens of lives and ultimately failed, but it was still a good time. If only young Don could see me now! We were going to take a break at Gorilla Glacier but we just kept right on going, playing this in one sitting. I kept saying I've "never played a game in one sitting before on stream", but that is not actually the case in retrospect. There's a deep cut of my very first time streaming on Twitch that I have yet to post. Maybe when my streaming anniversary rolls around in October, I'll post it, but we'll see. But for now, let's enjoy Donkey Kong Country in its entirety

Special thanks to Mike Eckert and Eckert Financial Services for sponsoring Season 3 of Two Good Hours. Mike's services ranges from tax preparation, investing, long term/life insurance. For a more secure financial future, send him an e-mail at eckertm@hdvest.net. Not sure what to ask? Ask him simply what he can do for you. Colonial America. What an interesting time. How did a rag tag group of farmers beat the world's greatest Army and Navy and kick off contribute to the American Experiment? Unfortunately we won't find that answer here. Assassin's Creed III is really a convoluted sci-fi game about a "first civilation" of humanity and artifacts with immense power, and I just don't have time for that. So we just take a look at the meat and potatoes of this game. Stealth, running and jumping across buildings, combat. Lots and lots of combat from all the stealth I failed to complete.

Special thanks to Mike Eckert and Eckert Financial Services for sponsoring Season 3 of Two Good Hours. Mike's services ranges from tax preparation, investing, long term/life insurance. For a more secure financial future, send him an e-mail at eckertm@hdvest.net. Not sure what to ask? Ask him why companies like Netflix are not worthwhile investments. You'll be shocked by the answer. According to this Forbes article in 2022... https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/01/01/the-ten-games-with-the-most-goty-awards-in-2021/?sh=5abb5e7d63bc in 2015, The Witcher 3 claimed 281 Game of the Years awards. A record setting number. But when your sponsor for a season casually drops in a meeting amongst prospective clients and those looking to build a durable portfolio (literally just weeks ago, another seminar is taking place in regards to him and other professionals talking about taxes) saying that the only thing worth watching on Netflix is The Witcher, you don't have a choice to review any other game! Regardless if he asked you to or not! This one is for you, Mike! Despite not getting far into the game when originally it released for the Switch in late 2019. (I believe I got this game around early 2020, guess why I didn't play much of it) We are playing it now and giving it the Two Good Hours treatment. Alright, Witcher, do we toss you a coin, or run you out of town?

Special thanks to Mike Eckert and Eckert Financial Services for sponsoring Season 3 of Two Good Hours. Mike's services ranges from tax preparation, investing, long term/life insurance. For a more secure financial future, send him an e-mail at eckertm@hdvest.net. Not sure what to ask? Ask him about Crypto and NFTs. Disclaimer. I not responsible for you feelings getting hurt, if you don't like his real answer. I played GTA Vice City back when I was in high school in the early 2000s. To be honest, I don't remember much of it. I remember liking Vice City and loving the 80's aesthetic. But this isn't the PS2 version. This is the much more controversial Definitive Edition made in 2022. Crazy, we don't even bat an eyelash to how controversial this game was when it first came out. Now everyone lost their minds, probably more now, that this remastered edition doesn't hold up! But that's what I am here. Does it get a pass or fail rating?

Special thanks to Mike Eckert and Eckert Financial Services for sponsoring Season 3 of Two Good Hours. Mike's services ranges from tax preparation, investing, long term/life insurance. For a more secure financial future, send him an e-mail at eckertm@hdvest.net. Not sure what to ask? Ask him what is his experience and investment philosophy? He's an interesting guy who's led an interesting life. So I bought this game a while back on Limited Run. Wasn't sure what I was expecting. Perhaps maybe more of a game and not the experience like it is. Play around and figure out the world. That's literally what this game is about. But I'm writing this after Two Good Hours with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa. But this first hour... woof.

Originally recorded on 05/16/2022 Special thanks to Mike Eckert and Eckert Financial Services for sponsoring Season 3 of Two Good Hours. Mike's services ranges from tax preparation, investing, long term/life insurance. For a more secure financial future, send him an e-mail at eckertm@hdvest.net. Not sure what to ask? Ask him what you can do to build a durable portfolio during a market recession. You'll be glad you did. I am. Fitting in with a theme of business, to kick of Season 3, we are taking a look at Going Under from Aggro Crab, a rogue-lite (Rogue-like? I never know.) that pokes fun of corporate culture as well. Does it synergize or will it circle back to you later with an answer. Well, yeah, it'll circle back to you later with an answer. It's Two Good Hours. Not One Good Hour. My answer of a pass/fail rating will come at the end of the second hour. Obviously. Like it always has. Here's a link to the developer's website - https://aggrocrab.com/

Originally recorded on 03/30/2022 I said in the video that Coffee Talk was always on the list to get the Two Good Hours treatment, but with the unfortunately passing of its creator, Mohammad Fahmi, I decided to bring this game right up to the front of the line and have it wrap up season 2 of Two Good Hours. Here's an article linking to the story about Mohammad Fahmi https://www.gameinformer.com/obituary/2022/03/28/coffee-talk-creator-and-writer-fahmi-has-passed-away I also mention in this video that I became mesmorized by the recent story of a developer trying to get SEVEN games listed on the 3DS and Wii U eShops. Let's just be a little nicer to people and show them some love. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/03/eshop-closure-be-damned-this-dev-is-bringing-seven-new-games-to-3ds-and-wii-u

Originally recorded on 02/25/2021 "Yeah! I liked the GTA series when I was younger. They're bringing 3, Vice City, and San Andreas back? Great! What do you mean no one likes them? 49 on Metacritic? I'll be the judge of that. They can't be that bad." "Can't be that bad" seems to be the phrase you say before something really bad happens. Like "Hold my beer" or "Relax, I saw this on TV once." But really, the bare minimum I have for these three games is 1) Run decently 2) Be better than the mobile ports. Look, I just want to be in the middle of a major American city playing these games as well as I did at a friend's house on the PS2 in 2002. This is precisely what I intend to find out. And my conclusion shocked me. Starting off with GTA 3.

Wait. What do you mean Guts? In what context does that mean? Let GTV Japan explain what exactly that is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I02u8Br0yhs&t=52s Big shout out to our special guest, Bobby Bonilla! Be sure to check out The Wonderful World of Don every other Sunday on Rumble! https://rumble.com/c/c-5555261 In the off weeks where a new episode of my podcast, The Wonderful World of Don, DOESN'T go live, I decided to post these small videos instead.

Originally recorded on 02/15/2022 When Wrestling Superstar, Virgil, makes a request to you to play his game, Meatsauce Madness, you have no choice but to go big. And what better way to do that than bringing back "Two Good Hours" for its second season! What's "Two Good Hours"? I give you two hours with a game, along with a binary rating system of "PASS" or "FAIL" while you decide if a game is worth your time! Not gonna lie. I play a lot of mobile games. I love my Switch but I can't really bring that bad boy out whenever I want. Sometimes, all I can do is just pull out my phone whenever I need a quick break. I may play a lot of mobile games, but this is my first "Two Good Hours" episode on one. How well does this one stack up compared to most other games on app stores right now? Does it get the sauce? Or does it sit all by itself in a restaurant, waiting to place your order, because the waiter just forgot you were there? In this episode, we take a look at Meatsauce Madness and give our first impressions. **This is a non-paid review** https://meatsaucemadness.com/ On the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meatsauce-madness-the-game/id1575299716 On Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magenboys.meatsauce&hl=en_US&gl=US

Originally streamed on 07/06/2021 Developed by Ludosity back in 2013. We take a look at this charming game considered to be the flagship for this Swedish developer. Is it one of the best Zelda clones or is it one of a million?

Originally streamed on 06/30/2021 Before Sega was a power house with its mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. Sega had a mascot named Alex Kidd way back in 1986. 35 years later, Merge Games and Jankenteam released a remake of the original game. Does it rock? Does it make the cut? Or is the margin for error tight? (Paper puns are hard. I hope you see what I was trying to do there.)

Originally streamed on 06/26/2021 Welcome to the first half of the first blind playthrough of "Two Good Hours"! For Breath of the Wild and Golf Story, I had experiences with those games. But with Mario Golf Super Rush? It was an all-new, first time experience right here. Does the game live up to its predecessors or should you be dusting off those old consoles? Now, before you say "Hey, games are complicated pieces of media! You can't give me a rating with decimals, or a letter grade. That's barely enough time to critique it." We get acquanted with Mario Golf Super Rush's mechanics and physics. Does it get a green jacket or does it have poor form? And to that I say, you're right! Two hours is barely enough time to adequately rate a game. I give you two hours with a game, along with a binary rating system of "PASS" or "FAIL" while you decide if a game is worth your time!

Originally streamed on 06/22/2021 I give you two hours with a game, along with a binary rating system of "PASS" or "FAIL" while you decide if a game is worth your time! In this episode, we spend two good hours with Golf Story in a live-streaming review.

Originally streamed on 06/15/2021 Welcome to the first episode of "Two Good Hours" with Don Parker! A live-streaming review/initial playthrough of a game done in two hours. Now, before you say "Hey, games are complicated pieces of media! You can't give me a rating with decimals, or a letter grade. That's barely enough time to critique it." And to that I say, you're right! Two hours is barely enough time to adequately rate a game. I give you two hours with a game, along with a binary rating system of "PASS" or "FAIL" while you decide if a game is worth your time! In this episode, we spend two good hours with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in a live-streaming review.

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Originally streamed on 01/10/2024 A New Year, and a new holiday event in Eorzea! (Or at least when I write this. At the time, I thought it would be a good idea to stockpile videos). This is the New Years event, Heavensturn, for 2024.

Originally streamed on 11/17/2022

Originally streamed on 11/17/2022

Originally streamed on 11/17/2022

Originally streamed on 11/17/2022

In the off weeks where a new episode of my podcast, The Wonderful World of Don, DOESN'T go live, I decided to post these small videos instead. Be sure to check out The Wonderful World of Don every other Sunday on Rumble! https://rumble.com/c/c-5555261 Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting! Those cats were fast as lightning! In fact it was a little bit frightening... because these are sentient robots and they are set to destroy.

Originally streamed on 11/14/2022

Originally streamed on 11/13/2022 We had some technical issues here at first. So this was a second attempt at recording this hour. Plus we had our first appearance on Nala, in the fur! Live on stream! (Nala? Yeah, the cat the bottom right of my streams.)