ATARI PART 5: Movie Games - James & Mike Mondays

James and Mike continue the Atari marathon! This is ATARI PART 5: Movie Games. See the older episodes in this series here
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[@trevorganoe748]

The idea of Ripley leaving Reese’s pieces on the floor for the Alien is hilarious.

[@Marius-vw9hp]

Cant wait for part 6 in 2023

[@Lightblue2222]

It would create world peace.

[@maddie-line]

Well, about that...

[@Jared_Wignall]

This comment hasn’t aged well.

[@sebastianriz4703]

oof

[@lostuser6410]

Ouch…

[@RockmanLabs]

I just read on wikipedia that the atari 2600 had only 128 bytes of RAM. Not 128 MB, not 128 KB; 128 B. This message is larger than that!

[@aegyobot1923]

Maybe a barret 50 cal to an airsoft

[@A_Man_In_His_Van]

wasn't the saying in the day that nobody would EVER need more than 640k of ram.

[@handsomebrick]

And no frame buffer either, the ROM has to create its own video signal and output it directly to the TV.

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

A single byte is one character. Your message does not contain more than 128 characters.

[@RyanAcidhedzMurphy]

@Michael O Callaghan That's nothing. If you really want your mind blown, consider that a phone now, has more computing power than NASA used when they were doing the moon missions.

[@steve9094]

I love grabbing my modded PSP and playing along with Cinemassacre vids. If you'd told me as a kid that one day I'd have a handheld w/every single game up through the 16 bit era, yet still barely play it, I wouldn't have believed you. Info overload makes people jaded.

[@coltjarvis478]

Modded PSP is the GOAT in terms of emulation machine, Played so many SNES games that way

[@chadd990]

Anyone else ever notice that James in James and Mike Mondays is just the Curious Video Game Nerd? He asks all the questions and Mike tries to answer them.

[@jamesflames6987]

Literally the most fun they had was the Tron title screen.

[@GameToyLegoMan]

And the most fun I had.

[@kekeke8988]

The title screen looks fucking awesome. The actual game however...

[@iagreebut6813]

Im glad theres a part 5 no matter how late

[@thealarm7057]

Still eagerly waiting for part 6 😩

[@ZagnutBar]

Seems like a massive oversight that you've gone through 5 parts without covering the grandfather of Zelda: Atari Adventure!! So many seeds for Zelda were planted in this game, including a player traveling across multiple screens, a player that can pick up and use objects (even a happy SFX when you pick up a new object, just like Zelda).

[@gluospfugsijhmnkzdf4766]

@@gurvmlk ​ It’s a bit silly to claim Zelda’s a ripoff just because they’re both action-adventure games. Zelda was more closely inspired by contemporary Japanese games such as Druaga, Hydlide, and the Dragon Slayer series. While it’s very likely someone or a few people on the team had seen or played Adventure, it was probably lower on the list of influences.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

James getting hung up on the Mogwai being the same color as the Gremlins was hilarious 😂

[@nick7885]

"It's like donkey kong but it's ape kong because it's an ape instead of a donkey." Lmao

[@lsgreger2645]

Oh great. Flash Gordon just went up on ebay by 25%. It looks like a great game though.

[@xboxvip9887]

LS Greger now its 4 dollars

[@codymills3381]

“Oh I think it’s an extra liffFFFFe” lmfao

[@inthetoyroom4life]

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween, the Nerd covered those too" Yo.. that doesnt look like a blank,expressionless cart with an orange "HALLOWEEN" written on it. You got some 'splainin to do

[@zero2xsammy125]

love how mike was classic avgn while jame's was just havein fun still 13 year's of cinemassacre and more to come worth every second of my life watching and more

[@Miakel]

So graphically simple but so addictive

[@Hadouken88]

Love the Atari episodes! Hopefully we don't have to wait four years for part 6!

[@sqribbleydude682]

Maybe wait another 4

[@TheGlitched64Reads2]

Also I am really digging the King Kong games sound effects actually.

[@troywright359]

I like it here, because of the overlay of the camera footage vs the game footage, there is a very slight delay which gives it an echoey effect. I wish the actual atari game sounded like that

[@lesserz6310]

My little cousin, she asks me why am I sleeping during the day. I just say it's just the way I am. But talking about games in the dark. That was me all the time, in the dark playing video games. Nobody awake to disturb me, it being all dark and peaceful with just the tv/game to focus on. It just has that feel, in a way, like when you watch a monster movie.

[@SadSimba]

That Tron thing. I haven't been that freaked out since those wildebeests ran over my dad and he wouldn't get up.

[@wingzerofor]

Cinemassacre always quality

[@cdadamly]

I grew up playing Krull. If I recall correctly, you collect weapons as you pass them on the horse-riding screen, you can't jump when you get stuck in the web, and you have to go to where you saw the glowing white thing (getting to the "door" just shows you where that invisible object is. The final screen is actually pretty fun.

[@NerdicalNetwork]

I’ve been on an Atari kick lately, good to see this series come back!

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Thanks guys for another great trip down Atari nostalgia lane.

[@TheRestartPoint]

That tron screen worked on me! Looked at the back of my hand and it was moving

[@Musicradio77Network]

The Restart Point The title screen looks like it has on an acid trip.

[@RetroCharge]

I certainly was not expecting Atari part 5 but I cannot complain

[@JetScreamer_YT]

Thank God you did this one. I have not been able to move on.

[@mikerosica8674]

J&M, thanks for all the laughs and amazing videos through all these years. One friendly request from a loooong time watcher/lurker and fellow retro-junkie... Gun.Smoke on the NES. I think it'd make for a great Monday.

[@nathanmurphy8093]

Only rewatched them all again last month delighted you've added to the list. Great as always guys!

[@ziljin]

Hell it's about time

[@aimfuldrifter]

Heaven, it's about time ;)

[@retroraider5313]

@@aimfuldrifter they busy Candyman bees!!!

[@DrumsTheWord]

The highlight of my week...and very cool to go back to this again!!

[@radbuster4403]

perfect way to start the week, thanks James and Mike!

[@Xearrik]

After all these years! I love how they're so embarrassed.

[@blackprobegt2000]

I love you guys beyond belief!

[@Srrrgp]

BEAUTIFUL.

[@Toygains]

My lord you guys not just moving in that second Alien Stage was giving me anxiety!!

[@MrJPEzra]

As someone who grew up playing Atari, Watching you guys player Atari games causes me physical pain.

[@kenwheeler3637]

In Alien, set the Right Controller difficulty switch to the B setting, then when you run over the "Pulsar's", i.e. pac-man power pellets, the Aliens will change color and you can run into them and destroy them.

[@jasongruetzmacher3125]

I kept thinking "this is Atari, why wouldn't they play with the difficulty switches to see what they did?!?"

[@Musicradio77Network]

Ken Wheeler Thanks for the tip. The problem with "Alien" for the Atari VCS/2600 is that the right difficulty was switch to "A" to make the game a lot more challenging. That's why the star looking power pellet won't work. If you turn the right difficulty switch to "B", it will make the game a lot more easier to play. When you get a power pellet looking star, the aliens goes pink to destroy them for points. Just like they did with "Pac-Man" when you eat the blue ghosts for points. That's what makes "Alien" a great game, and it is way better than the Atari's "Pac-Man" game which was bad.

[@kenwheeler3637]

MTN Productions You're welcome. That's just one of the many things that makes 2600 games so good is that there are so many options with them.

[@kenwheeler3637]

Jason Gruetzmacher Indeed.

[@KombatGod]

I can't believe you'd do Part 5 after so many years! I wasn't even born when you released parts 1-4.

[@MikeSandersonVideos]

Urm. You're 4 years old?....... Looking forward to Easter and your chocolate egg? Oh boy!

[@KombatGod]

Mike Frying you bet!

[@Untouchaable]

Always cool to see Atari vids

[@coulombeQC]

Dude is like SupaPixelGirl

[@VisionThing]

Matthieu Coulombe Lacasse She gets upvoted by basement dwellers vying for attention. Why this guy gets upvoted I have no idea. Does he pay for it?

[@ExtremeWreck]

I meant part 1

[@isaacthelastn7687]

The new Justin Y.

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

Maybe he has over 200yt accounts?

[@Boogie_the_cat]

I like how the title screen of Tron provided more entertainment than the gameplay

[@jeffdavis6657]

Krull is actually a decent game. On the horse part, you press the button when it flashes over the Glave. You can get more than one. The flashing dot in the spider part is the path you take. You can't jump when the webs are pushing you. If that part is to hard, one of the difficulty switches will stop the webs from moving.

[@Murukku47]

them leaving that TRON title screen on in the room makes for quite an effect in the ambient light color

[@sargenmi]

I love when you guys play old games, please continue doing this, it is better than playing new games.... You are always taking us to the past...

[@RlsIII-uz1kl]

I can imagine renting the movie and then playing the game with my buddy(ies) afterwards. Great times that is missed very much.

[@BushinRyuCat]

Not Atari related, but can they do a J&MM episode about Monster Hunter? I'd love to see James make comparisons to movie monsters :)

[@tannerbrodt8419]

Such a weird coincidence that this was posted today. I was reminiscing about these Atari videos last night. Just the best timing to see you guys post part 5 after so long.

[@8thLife]

Love that you guys continued this series after so much time had passed! 😂

[@Zinfidel1]

James blew my mind with the Pajama Party thing and the Tron thing.

[@guiomparsec1309]

So, who's going to cook those gingerbread Ape cookies and send them to him ? THE ROLFE ASKS, THE ROLFE GETS :D

[@quakerzero]

The sound design for king kong was seriously awesome.

[@richbrant8534]

Thanks guys......always fun to watch

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

To beat the spider web level in Krull, walk into the rectangle to make the white dot appear. Then walk over to where the white dot was and push against the edge of the screen until the scene changes. If done correctly, a castle will rise up from the ground at the end of the animation instead of the players turning around.

[@1WEareBUFO1]

in that Krull game, it looks like the princess throws a monster over her shoulder and runs off with him instead of the other way around. they didn't even bother to line up the sprites xD

[@sarysa]

I never played Krull but I'm guessing the orb is always there but invisible, and you need to go where you saw it while you were in the door.

[@frompartsunknown31]

sarysa In the movie the villian's castle was in a different location every sunrise. When you make it to the center of the web, it tells you what direction you must travel to find the castle. Also James and Mike needed to pick up the glaive when on horseback.

[@handsomebrick]

I think the idea is that there are multiple rooms, and the spider disappears when you go to the door because it's another room.

[@YRFKDM8]

That Alien soundtrack certainly never gets old

[@nrich6024]

cant wait for part 6 in 2022

[@NickTheHick]

For Tron, I think you have to jump into that arrow floating across to advance.

[@lynchie137]

@ Nick The Hick Nope. You have to grab all of the objects that are floating all over the screen. Once you do that, the pole in the middle of the screen glows. Move towards it and you'll go up the pole and onto the next screen.

[@dev639]

I just performed necromancy on my Atari these days. I don't know why but I love the graphics, colors and sounds from the system.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

21:10 if anything, this should have been a STARCRASH game: you rescue the survivors from the ship that is destroyed in the beginning as the indestructible weapon by Zarth Arn is after you. 24:15 it’s the WEB that keeps you from jumping... you know, because it’s sticky? 27:42 I guess it’s a good thing I haven’t taken my medication yet. That TRON screen is strangely hypnotic

[@mario64remix]

I always expected there to be another one. Felt like unfinished business.

[@ClintEastwood1232]

The best part of these long James and Mike vids is I can put them on as background noise so my room mates don't hear my wife and I bumping uglies

[@ganjrustback4616]

It’s so weird, I just discovered and watched Parts I-IV on Sunday and here’s Part V haha

[@shaggy92279]

I loved Krull as a kid. They kinda slaughtered it here though. You can jump. You just can’t be caught in the web. You’re supposed to pickup the glaves as you run over them. The part where you use the valve is my favorite. This is a good game for anyone going to pick it up.

[@shaggy92279]

“Glave” And the door shows you which way to go. You take the path the white “orb” is on.

[@pittsburghboyertown3821]

The game has a day night cycle. Just like the movie, the beast`s castle moves with each dawn so you'll have to consult the lady of the web to see where it is. Liked this game as a kid, still like it now. The part where you fight the beast is my favorite, and again like the movie you have to use the flame of love to kill the beast! Pretty faithful adaptation of a movie license for the 2600.

[@victorc8804]

I'm watching this March of 2018 ,delay of upload thanks James and Mike for the upload you guys are awesome

[@Randomninja47]

Whoa. That melting affect from the tron title screen was trippy. Awesome.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

If you keep blinking on that Tron screen, it's like it's going backwards.

[@nortonsegahippie4574]

Love these old flashback days on James and Mike Mondays

[@jayblack7495]

I wish I had Flash Gordon while I was playing Tron, Defender, & Phoenix. Great video . . .

[@Termie09]

I've been waiting for part 5 all these years.

[@cjallday1130plays]

Well it's been a long time! Good to see this series come back

[@RaceToNowhere]

I desired Ghostbusters on the 2600 so much when I was a kid. No idea about what the contents of the actual game would have been, but I just wanted it, badly. Never had it.

[@CynicalBastard]

These are some of the best vids, the Atari collection vids...it's just fun.

[@RAM-cj1hr]

I like that they're more interested in the TRON start screen than the game. Funny, since when you actually learn how to play the game, it's actually really fun to play.

[@bigsweaty8088]

RAM its actually funny that its actually fun, actually. Jk.

[@RAM-cj1hr]

lol I just noticed that.

[@MegaSpideyman]

What's it like?

[@Musicradio77Network]

The “Tron” title screen looked psychedelic where they had a conversation about it.

[@TheGlitched64Reads2]

I was always waiting for a part 5, I knew one day it would come. Sometimes dreams do come true kids.

[@mandude83]

James and mike mondays has now been running aslong as the time we spend in secondary school roughly 5 years. That felt a lifetime back then. Now it feels like a blur...

[@Number0neSon]

Played the hell out of Krull when I was a kid. You have to pick up the Glaves when your horse passes by; the moving silver lines are spider webs that you jump over; the "crystal" shows you the path you're supposed to take...you have to get there before the spider kills you.

[@kkatmartin1]

I just rewatched the Atari videos recently. Fun to see another

[@SiegfriedM]

I need to know who was wrong: James or the title screen of Gremlins? 1986 vs 1984.

[@UltimateCarl]

It bothered me that they didn't bring that up.

[@wiseonewizardry178]

Marco Ak the movie came out in 1984 and the game probably in 86. Could be the reason for the title screen.

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

The game was released in 1984 by Atari, Inc. They have the 1986 Atari Corp re-release.

[@armandosanchez4830]

James you always bring back the old games

[@AshleyBottoms]

On Krull, when you are in the spider's web, you have to fight your way to the gray center, where the widow of the web resides. The white light is not a crystal, but rather the exit you need to take to get to the castle of The Beast. In the film, the widow of the web could predict the location of the castle of The Beast, as the castle literally moved to a random location on Krull at the sunrise of every morning.

[@Hapasan808]

I've been waiting for this!!!

[@angeredcheese1332]

I remember the old Atari game vids, nice to see another part to the series

[@eladious]

The end of this video is the best thing they've ever done

[@humpy1980]

How many forgot that you watched part 1 and had to go check. This guy did.

[@achiapet4254]

that was cool at the end i looked at a picture and it curled and went back to normal crazy

[@The1uptriforce]

loving that gremlins game it captures the spirit of the movie so well.

[@daniel.holbrook]

so happy to see this!

[@eduu1717]

James and Mike Monday's for life. Never fear we are going to be always here

[@DarkSoulSeeker95]

And why? Because: "Many more Mondays, many more Games" xD

[@Sleepless493]

I literally have no good memories of atari, but I'm happy you guys are enjoying yourselves.

[@AlienFrequency]

You guys should play Towering Inferno, another movie-based game on 2600. I remember really liking that one.

[@killerkab1141]

I love watching you guys playing atari games

[@trayahzz537]

Krull, while on the horses you have to press the button when the Glave is under your horse. The spider web, once you get into the center the glowing dot is to show you where to go, the path

[@28SNaKeS]

I loved the beginning, i was thinking the same thing...after 4 years hahaha

[@gtochld11]

That Flash Gordon game looks pretty fun!!

[@POPS-PPP]

Fun fact: Flash Gordon was re-released on Atari 8-bit home computers as Spider City. It's the same game with different sound effects.

[@ericenglish8939]

In Krull, the white door in the spider stage, it only reveals where you need to get to.

[@SynthAddict]

Alien on Atari is between Pac-Man and Wizard of Wor :-) nice trip down memory lane

[@nightwing09x]

Lmao, IT WORKED! "When everything starts to go funny" James is a riot.

[@RetroCat31]

I'm totally going to re-watch parts 1-4, these are great :)

[@cheezdoodle96]

I didn't even grow up with the Atari and that Flash Gordon game _still_ looks like a masterpiece!