Here in the Search nav, you can.... SEARCH. Start typing a game or gamer, it will autosuggest. Press one to go, or hit Enter to get the full search results.
Below the searchbox, you'll see recent games, gamers, clubs, events, and quests you've visited.
Below that is the full site map with all of the different pages on this platform. Most of these are accessible in the other navs too. But here they're all in one place, if you're into that sort of thing.
Jump in a virtual or IRL event, tournament, or league. Participate in a Quest (a gaming challenge that you can do any time). Channel 3 has something for all skill levels, including gaming-focused daily minigames.
Go to Events below to search for real-time tournaments or other events. Quests will show you offline challenges you can complete at any time.
There are SOME taglines, reactions, etc that you can unlock automatically by typing the correct secret words in a post or comment. TEETS TEETS TEETS.
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The heart of Channel 3 is rating and reviewing video games. What are your favorite games of all time? How about least favorite? The more games you rate, the more personalized Channel 3 becomes. You can even rate systems and make lists.
Press Games below to go to navigate the entire list of games. Or go Search.
Go to Lists to make collections of games. Channel 3 can be your game tracker, like Goodreads or Letterboxd for video games.
You can also rate and review video game systems. Which system did you start on? Press Systems below and go drop a review.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
4/23
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
4/25
Another Crab's Treasure
4/25
The Epyx Collection: Handheld
4/26
TopSpin 2K25
4/26
Stellar Blade
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You may have friends here already, or you may meet your next lifelong squadmate here. Either way, Channel 3 is most fun when you find your people and can have friendly competitions and participate in challenges together.
Below you can navigate all the gamers, clubs, and causes on Channel 3.
If you'd like to create and run a Club, submit an New Club Request.
Whether it's 1 to 2, or 99 to 100, leveling up is the best feeling in the world. On Channel 3, when you participate in quests, when your post gets 1Up'd, when you crush a daily minigame, you get XP. Get 1k XP, and you level up and unlock rewards. Rewards can be custom reaction GIFs, cool backgrounds, or prize wheel spins for IRL gaming gear or in game currency.
Turbo is an optional subscription for superusers. You don't need Turbo to enjoy Channel 3. Turbo users get early access to new features, and are able to unlock more levels in a season.
On Channel 3, seasons last 3 months. They will always run January 1 - April 1, April 1 - July 1, July 1 - October 1, and October 1 - January 1.
Open channel3.gg in Chrome. Click the Install icon in the right side of the address bar:
Click Install when you get this prompt.
After installation, you can pin to the Windows taskbar alongside your other favorite apps.
Open channel3.gg in Safari. It has to be Safari.
Tap the Share button in the middle of the footer.
Tap Add to Home Screen.
Tap Add on the prompt.
BOOM. You're done. iPhones try to act like it's "just a website bookmark" because they want everyone to go through the App Store but really it functions just like an app... Full screen, moveable icon on your home screen. All of it.
Enjoy.
Install the Channel 3 app from the Google Play Store.
A fun handheld, and finally offered a backlit screen, something that was missing from its predecessors. No more having to rely on the next streetlight while sitting in the back of your parents car for screen lighting. A bit small in the hands as an adult, but for kids this was a great size. Great games featured on this one as well.
One of the best consoles in my opinion. Had a wonderful party system that made multiplayer much easier than other consoles. Unfortunately this can’t get 5 stars because of the infamous red ring issue. It happened to every 360 and would put the console 100% out of commission. Other than that, perfect in every way.
PSP was a roughy handheld, but more entry level for the market for Sony. The redeeming factor of this console is the ability to hack it into a game boy emulator… but since that was not Sony’s intention, this console gets 3 stars.
Absolutely a 5-star console. Incredible tech for its time and plenty of family games for everyone to enjoy. This console is the predecessor to the Switch and put Nintendo on the road of innovation it continues to travel on to today.
I remember purchasing a 3DS XL when I was sick one day and played that thing all day long. What a great handheld console, probably one of Nintendo’s best with a bunch of great re-releases from 64.
I bought this console as a Last Of Us machine, worked nicely for that. Playstation has always had great exclusives so if anything, the console was worth it just for that.
I bought this console for my girlfriend because of her love for JRPGs. I've had the opportunity to play a few games on it and have to say PS4 has some wonderful console exclusives that make the console worthwhile. They've also drastically improved their controller design (still not my favorite) to make games much more playable. I'll always prefer PS4 for my racing sim games.
They said LaserDisc was going to be the vinyl of movie collecting. Well, they were wrong, but we still got some pretty cool games out of it. We used this console to do christas karaoke just minutes after removing the built-in Sega genesis module and slaying each other on Power Rangers and Mortal Kombat. And then topping that off with the tens of games created specifically on LaserDisc. This was my first console and it will always hold a special place in my heart.
The Oculus was my first experience with VR. It was so incredible to jump into the world of Fallout 4 and really feel like you were in the game. 4 stars for how blown my mind was, 1 star deducted for the choppiness of gameplay.
Really fun to dive into VR and play some of my favorites. I used to play fruit ninja on my phone so being able to play it in VR was such a blast, along with beat saber. I think VR still has a long way to go, but incredibly fun in it's current form. And easily accessible routing through a PS4/PS5.
I admittedly don't have enough experience with the Steam Deck to write an entirely accurate review, however a friend did let me have a go at his and I was mediumly impressed. I fired up Rocket League and immediately noticed that the framerate wasn't super great and the console got really hot in my hands. The fans were pushing hard but definitely struggling to keep up. Still 100% playable so I can't give it a terrible review, but I definitely wasn't impressed enough to run out and go get one for myself.
Once I went PC I never looked back. I have access to so many more games and with cross play functionality being a norm now, it was the best decision I ever made. If you're on the fence about switching from console to PC, don't be. Just get the PC.
If you're an avid video game enjoyer, absolutely nothing beats the feeling of being in an arcade and pushing through quarters like they're going out of style. I think every birthday until I got to high school was at an arcade, and I'll be forever thankful for it. I used to go for the tickets and prizes, but nowadays you can catch me playing the racing games or skill games for fun and handing my tickets out to other kids having their birthday parties there.
Back in the early days of smart phones, we saw some bangers release with games like flappy bird, cut the rope, fruit ninja, and family feud. While I don't play mobile games any more, I remember how fun it was showing your friends that new weird game you found and everyone having fun with it for a night trying to get the high score.
