# Comical Gamer Commentaries Jason Soy Unveils the Hilarity Behind Playing Retro Video Games By Jamie Danielle Munro | Published 2012-11-15 | About Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-video-games References: [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHr4Li8uAs8) & [trendhunter](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/game-grumps)  Retro video games receive some hilarious commentary in the [YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bigmode) web series Game Grumps. JonTron and Egoraptor are two Internet sensations who lend their [comedic rants while playing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-game-review) old-school games. The result is a funny, yet distracting take on the process of gaming. Jason Soy discusses these revamped retro video games in his Trend Hunter interview, as well as how he resets to be creative. Soy interned at Trend Hunter during the summer of 2011, and has since gone on to become a contributing editor to the site. Apart from submitting high-quality articles to Trend Hunter, he is also an artist and studies copy-writing at Humber college. To learn more about Jason Soy, the man of many talents, you can check out his [interview with Trend Hunter](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHr4Li8uAs8) on retro video games and more. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [About](https://www.trendhunter.com/about) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Comical Gamer Commentaries:** Creating humorous commentary while playing video games, offering an entertaining and engaging form of content for gamers. ### Who This Affects Most - **Retro Video Games:** Revamping old-school video games by adding comedic commentary, attracting a new audience to retro gaming. - **Youtube Web Series:** Using YouTube as a platform to showcase comedic rants and commentary while playing video games, capturing a large online following. - **Copy-writing Education:** Studying copy-writing at Humber college to enhance skills in creating engaging and entertaining content for the gaming industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Nostalgic Gaming Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-gaming-watch.md) - [Browser Game Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrogames.md) - [Vibrant Retro Game Cartridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mr-run-and-jump.md) - [YouTuber-Backed Publishing Companies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bigmode.md) - [Vibrant Retro Handheld Gaming](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-classic.md) - [Comedic Role-Playing Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/high-on-life.md) - [Retro Plug-and-Play Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wireless-plug-play-systems.md) - [Gaming Ads-Inspired Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/those-games.md) - [Nostalgic Handheld Gaming Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-arcade-gamestation-portable.md)