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.
Channel 3 has real time text chat (like Discord). Every game or club has a chat room. And you can also DM other gamers or create group chats.
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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
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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.
This was my Legend of Zelda machine. I played that game so many times as a kid. Beat it, restart, and see how fast I can beat it the next time. Mario 64, Star Fox, and Mario Kart all hold a special place in my heart.
The second most played console in my childhood. Getting Tony Hawk 4 and this at Christmas one year was amazing. Played so many classics on this bad ass cube. To this day I am a die hard smash fan from all the sessions I would play with my brothers and cousins.
I remember saving for this system as a kid. I was so pumped to get it and Dynasty Warriors. Sadly this console never really took off like I expected it to do.
I remember getting my GBA with a copy of Pokemon Silver. I played the crap out of my console until it got a screen bleed. Some of my favorite games on this from Megaman Battle Network to Fire Emblem. There was a lot of experimenting that went on with this console.
Ps5 is a nice console. However, there are currently only a hand few of exclusive games on this console. If you were to get a next gen console, I would highly recommend going team Xbox. This last E3 presentation did not hold too much hope for exclusives coming out soon, but with the recently re-vamped Playstation Now this console will be fighting side by side with Xbox this generation.
The first console I ever owned. I played so much Zelda and Star Fox on this thing that to this day I have those games memorized. The 8-bit and 16-bit era games really hold up today and I am excited to show my kid these SNES games as he gets older.
I literally bought this console just for Smash Bros. Nintendo marketed this console poorly as it sounds like a expansion to the Wii. Almost every Wii U game is now on the Switch, which makes this console obsolete.
I got this console as a wedding gift and literally didn't play it for an entire year. Smash Bros came out and now it's easily my most played console. Nintendo certainly redeemed themselves after the disaster that is the Wii U. Excited for more Nintendo exclusives to get release this year!
If building a PC is too much strain on the budget, then the Xbox X/S would be the way to go for all next gen gaming. Bundled with the Gamepass this console is a beast. Lots of games, 120 fps, what more do you need?
I was a Xbox kid for years, but as I have started losing interest in FPS games I slowly drifted to PC. With all modern games being available on PC (besides Nintendo), through gaming service like Xbox Gamepass and Playstation games coming a year later after release, the necessity to own certain consoles has begun to dwindle.
I currently have a nice gaming PC with a 3080 + Ryzen 7 5800x combo.
