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

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Leisure

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Latest episode

May 24, 2026

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Episodes

AGT: Visuals Don't Make The Game 05.02.2022

On this forgotten upload of AGT, I talk about the many reasons that I can think of that visuals aren't the most important part of making a good game.

The X Zone Episode 5: The King of Iron Fighters 05.02.2022

This video was originally released on YouTube on October 10, 2015. I'd thought for a long time that it would make a lot of sense for Tekken to crossover with the King of Fighters because the characters between both franchises carry a very similar mentality when it comes to fighting and martial arts.

AGT: I wish Google Plus was back 04.02.2022

Not a trending subject currently, but I would love to see G+ get a chance to return to the public for use as a social media space. It was one of the best things Google ever had.

AGT: Nintendo Switch Crosses 100 Million 03.02.2022

Just giving my quick thoughts on the Switch surpassing 100 Million units sold.

AGT: NFTs: Blockchain Scamming 2.0 03.02.2022

So we're getting reports of NFT scams bouncing around as well as game developers telling game publishers that they want nothing to do with NFTs. So here are my thoughts on the situation and how I see this going should NFTs become part of gaming.

AGT: Nintendo Musical Armageddon 02.02.2022

So the Big N is starting to take down YouTube channels that are uploading and posting the music from their video games. Here are my quick thoughts on this situation.

The X Zone Episode 4: Tricks & Tags 29.01.2022

This was originally released on Youtube on July 31, 2015. This episode of "The X Zone" is the only one to date that wasn't scripted. Mostly because the two worlds combined for Air Gear and Jet Set Radio are all about freedom and expression of oneself, so it felt best to make sure that I authentically expressed myself unfiltered for this episode.

AGT: There Will Be More Smash 24.01.2022

For those of us that are super pessimistic, I am here to tell you...Super Smash Bros will continue as a series. Calm your nerves.

The X Zone Episode 3: Robos on the Layer 22.01.2022

This was originally released on YouTube on July 1, 2015. This episode of "The X Zone" brings together the worlds of Custom Robo and Angelic Layer. There are enough similarities between the two that this collaboration would make a lot of sense.

AGT: Microsoft Acquires Activision-Blizzard 19.01.2022

I just wanted to give my overall thoughts on the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by good ol' Microsoft.

AGT: G4 Meltdown and Sessler Tweet 19.01.2022

So I wasn't originally going to talk about this, but a particular person put out a tweet that kind of made it imperative to me personally to speak on this whole situation.

AGT: Universal Game Bans 17.01.2022

So Phil Spencer said that he would like for people to be able to be banned across all platforms on games for egregious behavior and here is what I have to say on that matter.

AGT: Mass Effect Legendary Edition should be on Switch 15.01.2022

This is honestly something that I don't even think I should have to be saying, but EA really is missing the boat by not having this series represented on the Switch. It just doesn't make sense to me to leave all of that money just sitting there on the table unclaimed.

The X Zone Episode 2: The Blues Brothers 15.01.2022

This was originally released on YouTube on May 3, 2015. This episode of "The X Zone" delves into what a potential Megaman & Sonic crossover game could be like.

AGT: Nintendo Skips Switch Pro? Rant 11.01.2022

So this is one of the things that Gaming Media has decided to say about the lack of a Nintendo Switch Pro and I decided that I needed to have a little bit of a rant about it.

The X Zone Episode 1: The Dark Knight's Web 08.01.2022

This video originally went live on Youtube April 10, 2015. This was the inaugural episode of "The X Zone", in this I talked about how good a crossover bringing together villains from Batman and Spider-Man utilizing the engine used in the Arkham Games. #Batman #Spiderman #SuperHeroes #MarvelComics #DCComics #Crossover #TheGameIdeaGuy #GameIdeas #VideoGames

AGT: DLSS Comes to GTX Cards 02.01.2022

I haven't really seen much talk about this since it has happened, so I thought I would talk about it myself.

AGT: 2022 Plans For Me And You 01.01.2022

So 2021 is in the books and 2022 has kick-started, so I am laying out what most of my general content plans are for the year. Let's get this going.

AGT: Andre's 2021 Recap 26.12.2021

So for the final AGT discussion of the year, I decided to quickly bounce around between subjects that stuck out to me this year in regards to gaming. Hope you enjoy and looking forward to talking more with you in 2022.

AGT: Simplified Fighting Games 22.12.2021

This was a subject that I'd seen being floated about on social media, so I decided to take a stab at it and give my input on the situation.

AGT: NFTs and Gaming 20.12.2021

So I finally put my opinions out there on NFTs and what they would do for gaming.

AGT: Marvel vs DC: The Game We Wanted 19.12.2021

This game was definitely a pipedream of my younger self. Then I found out that there was an unresolved issue between DC and Capcom which deflated that idea posthumously.

AGT: MegaMan Live Action Movie Worries 18.12.2021

As someone who is and has been a lifelong fan of the Blue Bomber in all of his incarnations, I am honestly quite a bit worried about how well this will represent the character.

AGT: Fighting Game Issues 17.12.2021

I can't be the only person who feels like fighting games have lost the soul of what made them great. It's just been something that I have been thinking a bit about.

AGT: Can't We Just Have Fun? 14.12.2021

This quick thought discussion comes from a comment that was left on one of my Shorts/Tik Toks that I posted. I just wanted to give a thought on it.

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