Classic Game Room - BEAMRIDER review for IntelliVision

[@classicgameroom]

The person using the screen name MarkBusslerCGR is not Mark Bussler and they will be hearing from us.

[@HerrFinsternis]

Such a simple idea, yet (visually) so well executed. This game is briliant!

[@ThePbrook1967]

I just bought and Intellivision II and so far I love it!!! I am going through games here on youtube and usually land on your reviews... Just wanna say you rock on here!!! Love listening to you and yer funny! Usually .. lol

[@meta2006]

Finally since I subscribed to this awesome channel I got the opportunity to enjoy the classics that made my childhood, before I got an Atari I was introduced to video games via an Intellivision, so watching reviews like this and Night Stalker is a kind of top moment in CGR, now I'll be waiting for Atlantis for Intellivision.

[@IntellivisionDudeGaming]

You are very much welcome. Glad you enjoyed my gift. From one space shooter to another.

[@MELANIE1001]

I am so happy with you reviewing Intellivision games. many good memories...

[@jizmoglobin666]

Man I miss this game. So crazy to think i haven't played it in 30yrs! BeamRider & NightStalker were my favorite games when I was...six!

[@CanadianRetro]

Used to play this on the Commodore 64 as well. Looked exactly the same as good as my memory is. Thanks I forgot about this gem of a game.

[@marvelmania7283]

I think I have played this as a kid. The sound of speeding up, when the sentinel appears and the sprite when the ship is destroyed is so familiar... Anyway thanks for bringing back some memories and some intellivision love.

[@saigokun]

Thanks for posting this. Played this one a long time ago on the MSX.

[@BlackAdder57]

The soundeffects are amazing!

[@TheCRTman]

Nice game! The ColecoVision and 2600 versions are really good too. :)

[@KaroKoenich]

2600 version is pretty good, actually. Totally playable, fun and intense.

[@nobel11]

I think it's the best game on the system.

[@gbezjak]

I have it and it's the best game on atari 2600. The graphics and the gameplay is amazing, and nothing was lost during conversion. And the sound tracks, oh god, so good.

[@scottbreon9448]

The C64 and Atari 800 computer versions are pretty good too The game isn't entirely original though, it borrows heavily from the Konami arcade game, Juno First

[@Adamchevy]

I need more classic game room Intellivision reviews! Now I just need dragons lair on my intellivision.

[@assassindroidig88]

Another great review by CGR. Bravo! I grew up on the Atari 2600 and Activision was my religion, yet....surprisingly enough, I had NEVER heard of this game until I recently got the Anthology cart for the GBA SP. O.o Anywho....it is now one of my favorites, and I wish I had discovered it as a kid. It plays and sounds just as great on the 2600 system, BTW. :)

[@Eliminat3r]

Mark, this is my favourite game from the early 80,s! I originaly played the c64 version. Recently i got the 2600 & intellivision versions. Great game and tough in later levels.

[@nachocdbz]

i had this on the coleco as a kid. i remember thinking that the graphics were outstanding and no other game had that effect

[@vittau]

Nice smooth jazz at the end. =)

[@AshleyBottoms]

I just beat my old level score and made it to level 19 today! I will be posting my review of this game very soon! - Ash Tales from The Game Room

[@chronictron]

Another great Intellivision review!

[@moptopcb]

we love you mark, ride that beam

[@Lazyhoboguy]

Ive played this on Activision Anthology for the gba, which has a bunch of atari 2600 games on it. Beamrider is one of my favorite games on there.

[@plecebomc]

Lord karnage you need to start reviewing again it breaks my heart man :(

[@kupus6622]

I use to play this when I blagged a day of school...happy days beam rider, tomato soup and lucazade!

[@tjellow33]

My first game! Thank you classic game room !:-)

[@Ruby_Witch]

Beamrider and Night Stalker in the same week? So much Intellivision goodness!

[@SpetsnazFP]

The 2600 version is really good! One of my favorites for the system!

[@therealquinnzack1819]

I feel like whether it’s on the MSX, colecovision, 2600 or intellevision beamrider is always great

[@marvelmania7283]

Ps: can't think of a more badass early 80s name than beamrider!

[@stashmerkin9576]

Take it from one who works in television. Content, content, content. Yes Mark gets paid for KZbin ads, is the content worth it? I say YES!

[@OldSchoolNYCGamer]

A great game, simple and fun. This is can be more comparable to Juno First then Tempest honestly.

[@Brotherdave1988]

One of the best games for the Intellivision Id say its the top 3. Burger time and Commando where awesome too!. Do a Commando for intellivision review. Games hard to find cheap though

[@elvinatombender8309]

The C64 version was also very cool.Long story short,Beamrider is awesome regardless of the platform it was on.

[@RobertROrosco]

Mark you should definitely look out for the Atari 2600 port of this game! It's such an awesome game that my 20 year old cousin who owns a PS3 couldn't put it down!

[@BaarBear]

I grew up on the Intellivision version and didn't know until fairly recently that there were versions for other consoles.

[@Isuzu96Hombre]

I have this game for my Colecovision......Very similar.....An excellent game!

[@PhaytalError]

Beamrider is also available on the Commodore 64, and that version has some nice sound effects. :)

[@1simo93521]

Love the Muzak Mark.

[@punkyfishone]

LOVE THIS GAME!!! best score for me is 165 226 sector 34 !!! at this point the game become crazy speed !!

[@then8mac]

I also like many others here say that the 2600 version is better. Just look up a vid on youtube and hear how much better it sounds. This game was ahead of its time in having special effects. I played this mid 80s and it was a blast. Now I am trying to remember another 2600 space game I played back then but I cant. It had missions and was very in depth for its time. After you finished shooting on a planet and saving people you would blast off into space and decide where to go next.??

[@WalterWorldGames]

2:59 That was awesome. I've never managed to do that when I was a child. BTW, Beamrider was based off The Last Starfighter (movie), wasn't it?

[@Highretrogamelord]

Beamrider on the Atari 2600 is actually a nice game. Give it a try. :)

[@TheCRTman]

Yeah, there are nice. Check out 65gamerguy's review on the ColecoVision. :)

[@chrisxdeboy]

The 2600 version is also good, though it doesn't have the blast doors between levels. It does however have the awesome beams that you ride.

[@jizmoglobin666]

Ddamm..me and BeamRider go way back. My very first shooter. So sick. Hail Satan.

[@generatorx]

I remember you could earn an iron on patch if you reached a certain score and a certain level; just take a picture of your screen and send it in to Activision.

[@MrXminus1]

I can’t find your review for BR on ColecoVision.

[@Battleganz]

Oh, now I get it. Mark Bussler is his full name. Took me a while. Anyway, when are you going to review Metal Warriors?

[@erictheded]

Now I'm sad I never had an IntelliVision. When are you gonna get some C64 reviews? That's about the only console you haven't tackled and I have some fond memories of that clunker.

[@imtheduke]

wow they had fraps in 1983?! Great framerates too :D

[@neobogard]

this was awsome on the 2600.

[@Sukuraidogai]

You realize this show started out as the first *professional* videogame review show on the internet. He certainly does get paid, by youtube ads that is.

[@Purin1023]

All well and good, but you know if you really want to support Mark or any youtube channel or website for that matter, you should just turn off your ad blocker temporarily and bite the bullet to help some people out. I know that's what I do for channels I like.

[@Jason777123]

You should review Thunder Castle next.

[@yandman26]

The 2600 version is very similar and an excellent game you need to check it out but it's pretty rare

[@GuiltyKit]

I'm pretty sure everyone knew that's not what he actually meant when the other person said he wasn't "paid to review." The current debate in the video game media industry has nothing to do with things like youtube ads.

[@KingGameReview]

my favorite intellivision game is shark shark

[@anawsompizza]

"It's time to ride the beam..." THATS WHAT SHE SAID!

[@FrankieDP89]

"The beam rider, is a little higher"

[@kaptaink1897]

I could not get past sector 23. It was like instant death at that point. I think there were 99 sectors, which couldn't be humanly possible to finish.

[@TheAtari7800Junkie]

I had a feeling it was only a matter of time til you sent Mark a game...why do I have a feeling that this wasn't the only title?

[@then8mac]

Thanks, but that's not it. I did find it however - Solaris, I just forgot. I watched the CGR review. Very in depth for 2600. I would put Beamrider just behind it. Moonsweeper was good too though.

[@thedng3694]

A better comparison would be Juno First over Tempest.

[@doesntstand4anything]

yay!!!

[@finRatman]

Oh you watched it already? Even though this was uploaded just a minute ago?

[@Lopson13]

Hope you guys can get the KZbin staff to do something about it.

[@ProgressiveJet]

Mark, high five.

[@joshnj214]

All games are stored in the intergalactic space arcade.

[@meta2006]

..and the 2600 version is a pretty solid one (although not as beautiful as this one).

[@SirCaco]

"The Intellivision Dude" o_ o

[@toquiotanekawa]

beamrider!eu já joguei muito!!!

[@someinterwebguy]

Which version of the game are you emulating?

[@TheOneTrueFingal]

More games should employ a Booger Shield. :)

[@VDRP]

You didn't mention about free ships, or anything. BTW: you lost ships.

[@1988wasteland]

played this on the commodore64, looks like the c64 might have been easier or atleast u get alot of free men in it anyways.The c64 looked and sounded better aswell.

[@walterchapman2094]

The Atari 2600 version is suprising good.

[@scottbreon9448]

So is the Atari 8-bit computer version for the Atari 800

[@briansumner123]

where is it the classic game room 2012 game of the year ? we are waiting mark drinking bear and playing vetrex

[@Sukuraidogai]

And I thought you went out of your way to create another account and reply to me. I feel sad now. Show me some love.

[@lankey6969]

CGR rocks! The new KZbin sucks!

[@u2bowner]

cool

[@ThePageofCups]

I'd imagine the identity theft thing considering he's basically a public figure and wouldn't want his reputation impacted by something he didn't say.

[@drew51275]

Sounds like Moonsweeper...CGR did an awesome review on it. /watch?v=YntT26zq6WY Great game!

[@DocSicnarf]

Beamrider on the 2600 is actually a great game. I honestly think the 2600 version looks better than the IntelliVision version...I don't think I've ever said that before.. The sentinel in the 2600 version looks awesome compared to the one in this.

[@fargeeks]

Square wave sounds

[@bobnudd]

Well said mate as a sub from day one i got suckered in with messages and contact links unsubbed snd all is good keep the old school coming pal and merrychristmas from the brits :)

[@tjellow33]

We played it on à tape cassette.. @wesome:-)

[@Chusterkuun]

Reminds me of radar scope

[@FAhour692]

Please get an Atari flashback 3!!!!!

[@Ziggletooth]

It's "You're not real!". You're welcome.

[@baseballlover312]

Should have been on tthe Vectrex

[@IntellivisionDudeGaming]

Nope that was the only title.

[@jeppewie1206]

Do it with a flamethrower..

[@atlantaaintbraver]

his name isnt inecomcompany either

[@cgraham6]

Booger shield, lol!!

[@CrackerJayherber]

yea, seems like whenever they make changes to youtube its always for the worse

[@basketballsteve54]

No mature content!? Then why am I watching this???

[@Nachash91]

He get paid, a lot.

[@Weirdreviewsnerd]

Seems like a form of Galaga to me.

[@Camps2630]

haircut!!

[@ggeorge747]

The 2600 version is the best one.