Andre Ratchford

The Game Idea Guy Discussions

Leisure EN ↓ 375 episodes

The purpose of my Spotify and various other social media pages is to spread interesting and fun-sounding game ideas. Hopefully to inspire game companies to listen in to their fans to see if there may be some potentially good game ideas to be used for video games.

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Andre Ratchford

Category

Leisure

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Latest episode

May 24, 2026

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Episodes

AGT: MatPat Steps Down From Theories 10.01.2024

#TheGameIdeaGuy discusses the recent revelation that #MatPat will be stepping down from #TheTheorists channels in the very near future.

AGT: Game Consoles Are Homes For Code 05.01.2024

#TheGameIdeaGuy discusses game code is translated across platforms in a much simpler to understand way and the results of going forward vs going backwards.

AGT: The Zelda Grass Is Even Greener 02.01.2024

In this #AGamersThoughts Discussion, #TheGameIdeaGuy does a follow up to the discussion "The Zelda Grass Is Greener". Responding to some general consensus thoughts in the video.

AGT: New Year, MORE G.I.G. 02.01.2024

So It's now #2024 and #TheGameIdeaGuy has decided to outline his plans for this year to give everyone an idea as to what he plans to do.

AGT: It's Time For "Adult" Twitch 30.12.2023

In this discussion, #TheGameIdeaGuy talks about #Twitch having a few policy changes very recently that has led to some...odd happenings. Is there space for an adult-oriented gaming/geek streaming service?

AGT: Mass Effect 1 and 2 for Wii U? 29.12.2023

In this discussion #TheGameIdeaGuy talks about his thoughts on the possibility that fan would bring #MassEffect and #MassEffect2 to the #WiiU. The thought is that #MassEffect3SpecialEdition would benefit from their existence on the platform.

AGT: Nintendo Doesn't Care About Starfox 22.12.2023

In this discussion, #TheGameIdeaGuy covers the building community argument about whether or not #Nintendo cares about the #Starfox franchise because of it having poor sales. And who is to blame for the series not growing much over the years.

AGT: The Zelda Grass is Greener 21.12.2023

In this discussion, #TheGameaIdeaGuy talks about the very recent interview from #IGN with Aonuma and Fujibayashi about #TheLegendOfZelda series. This following the miscontextualization of an opinion that Aonuma shared during said interview.

AGT: The Complete Lies of The Completionist 20.12.2023

For this discussion/rant, #TheGameIdeaGuy gives his opinion on the situation surrounding #TheCompletionist, #KarlJobst, #Mutahar, the charity funds collected and the blind loyalty people give out.

AGT: Nintendo and Accessibility 19.12.2023

#TheGameIdeaGuy discusses a recent Splatoon 3 item update and issues it causes for people who are visually impaired.

AGT: In Defense of GTA VI 08.12.2023

In this discussion, #TheGameIdeaGuy sets forth to defend #GTAVI from the recent criticisms levelled at the game from the recent trailer. So come along and listen in, and maybe, look at things from a slightly different perspective.

AGT: Can Sony Survive Another Pendulum Swing? 02.12.2023

For this discussion, #TheGameIdeaGuy talks about how #Sony has changed their image in gaming and wonders if they would be able to do so again.

AGT: Two Bad Examples: SSSniperWolf and The Completionist 01.12.2023

Even though this discussion is a little late, #TheGameIdeaGuy talks about the recent controversies surrounding #SSSniperWolf and #TheCompletionist in the gaming sphere.

AGT: 10 Franchises That Could Have Horror Games #Halloween2023 31.10.2023

In today's special #Halloween discussion, #TheGameIdeaGuy talks about 10 game franchises that could have #HorrorGames in them.

AGT: Going Over The New Nintendo Community Tournament Guidelines 25.10.2023

For this long discussion #TheGameIdeaGuy goes over the new community tournament guidelines #Nintendo has released to protect their image and their IP.

AGT: Super Mario Pirates, HBox Complaining & Xbox Acquisitions Rant 15.10.2023

For this episode of #AGamersThoughts, #TheGameIdeaGuy has a #rant about people pirating #SuperMarioWonder before launch, HungryBox complaining about #Nintendo not supporting the #SmashBros tournament scene, and the unhealthy number of game studio acquisitions from #Xbox with almost nothing to show for it.

AGT: About That Backwards Compatibility Article... 03.10.2023

#TheGameIdeaGuy dives into the majority reaction to the #NintendoLife opinion piece about the next #Nintendo console not needing #BackwardsCompatibility. Some much needed logic had to be injected.

AGT: Jim Ryan Retiring, PS Portal Sold Out, Splatoon vs Foamstars 01.10.2023

So for this episode of #AGamersThoughts, #TheGameIdeaGuy covers the recent announcement of Jim Ryan stepping down from his position, #PlaystationPortal selling our, and the #Splatoon vs #Foamstars debacle.

AGT: Microsoft wants to buy Nintendo 21.09.2023

The news came out that Phil Spencer of #Microsoft and #Xbox wants to define his career by acquiring #Nintendo. #TheGameIdeaGuy decides to discuss this notion.

AGT: What Capcom and SNK's Crossover Could Have Been 16.09.2023

As a fan of fighting games, #TheGameIdeaGuy talks about what he thinks could have happened with the #Crossover between #Capcom and #SNK if it had continued and stayed moving forward from the early 2000s to today.

AGT: Super Mario Bros Wonder Dev Cycle 05.09.2023

#TheGameIdeaGuy decides to talk about the long dev cycle of #Nintendo for #SuperMarioBrosWonder and what it could potentially mean for games going forward from the company.

AGT: Custom Gaming Tablet PCs 31.08.2023

#TheGameIdeaGuy reaches back to the beginning of his social media presence and decides to discuss the potential future of #CustomTablets in the advent of the #NintendoSwitch, #SteamDeck, #PlaystationPortal and many other machines. Will we start to see custom tablets that are dedicated to gaming specifically and for them to become more in line with #GamingPCs? Will we one day be able to go into a s...

AGT: Sonic Superstars and Playstation Portal 29.08.2023

For this discussion, #TheGameIdeaGuy covers #SonicSuperstars and gives his thoughts on the #PlaystationPortal remote play device. Tune in to find out what he thinks.

AGT: Stage Walking At Gamescom 2023 28.08.2023

#TheGameIdeaGuy discusses the stage walk-on interruption from #OpeningNightLive at #Gamescom and the potential damage that will be caused if things like this continue to happen without being corrected in the gaming community.

AGT: Charles Martinet Moves On From Being Mario and Bad Takes Follow 24.08.2023

#TheGameIdeaGuy decides to discuss a couple of bad tweet takes that came from two #YouTubeCommentators that are the opposite sides of the same bad take spectrum. Also, congratulations to #CharlesMartinet on his change in career path, thank you very much for being #SuperMario for all of these years.

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