Classic Game Room - PS2 vs. ATARI 2600 console review

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Classic Game Room was the FIRST classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999. Returning in 2008 with new episodes, Classic Game Room breaks out a review of the PLAYSTATION 2 PS2 VS. ATARI 2600 video computer system VCS. CGRHD takes a close look at the new PS2 Slim model compared to the smaller Atari 2600 Jr. The 2600 Junior (as it was known) was released in 1986 to a public hot for the NES, sadly it never received the recognition that it deserved. So which is better? In this versus console battle to the death these two juggernauts from different video gaming eras compete for the world championship of great video game consoles... right. What is incredible is that in the history of video games, the Atari 2600 was a landmark system that debuted in 1977. The PS2 was released to North America in October of 2000. Both were expensive when they came out, were huge and bulky and had only a few games available. But over time they developed a huge fan following that enjoyed their gameplay and graphics, and had literally thousands of games released for each system. Both the 2600 and Playstation 2 had smaller, more compact models released and both are more affordable today for collectors. Sadly there is no wood grained heavy sixer PS2. Check out all the Classic Game Room HD reviews for awesome arcade retro old school games vs. the newest brand new video games on the market for PS3 and Xbox 360. Classic Game Room was the original classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999-2000, now on DVD. The reviews on the HD series are reviewing PS3, PS2, Genesis, NES, Atari and Xbox 360. XBLA. videos review reviews show wii

[@benbradley93]

I happen to own both a Atari 2600 4 switch Woodgrain system,and a PS2 Slim,I play my Atari 2600 more than my PS2 AND my Xbox 360! Retro gaming +1

[@mcs00713]

I lost it at the reflector strip.

[@jayzvzjayzvz5281]

I’m gonna put a reflector strip on all my consoles. Evolutionary

[@zomzmeat]

I love how sometimes he sounds like a grade-school report. "Even though the Atari 2600 has a higher number than the PlayStation 2, I consider both of these game consoles to be equal." Awesome.

[@zombarak]

This took me back to my childhood, I miss My Atari, I wish I kept it

[@princegroove]

I had a 5200 which I sold for $50 when I was a teen. 😂

[@user-gf5gy6ju2q]

i own a Atari 2600 and I'm proud of it

[@eazyethan4944]

They suck Does Atari have GTA or Medal Of Honor No

[@windoak2113]

Bull Dog your joking right,the atari 2600 came out in the 70s you fool

[@productions4452]

Bull Dog are you idiot the Atari came out way before disks where invented

[@Dino23968]

RIP Atari 2600 1977-1992

[@armchairmaster]

"The Atari 2600 defines the word classic." Says the angry video game nerd. i agree with him.

[@princegroove]

I miss these awesome reviews from CGR and Derek.

[@Offspringfan64]

Only CGR can do crazy comparisons like this. I LOVE YOU GUYS.

[@JesusCristo2002]

Actually, both systems are very comparable to one another and have a lot in common. A. They had a major, profoundly important and influential impact upon the gaming industry, B. They provided AAA powerhouse titles within their life cycles, C. They have a vast, deep and eclectic library of games of many genres and D. they had long lifespans that succeeded their competitors. It's a good comparison.

[@lunarprix2932]

im damn positive the 2600 will win. its even better than the PS4. Just look at those graphics on the 2600!

[@deathnotelll]

are u blind?

[@reshiram202]

+Sonic The Hedgehog do you know sarcasm?

[@stevenormandin2448]

+Sonic The Hedgehog Sarcasm dude,sarcasm...

[@billybobobsoutside3661]

Sonic The Hedgehog sarcasm

[@chargermaster586]

Lunar PRIX The Atari 2600 is 40 years more advance then the PS4 it can play games instantly imagine having that convenience today that there is the future of gaming.

[@scanningforvideos]

Classic game room rocks. I have watched the channel videos so many times over and over again. Great work mark :) Top ten's and drama videos go take a hike !

[@lunchmeatsandwich592]

God these were so good videos!

[@fabian999ification]

I love the intro

[@sandmountainslim]

PS2, Atari 2600 and Game Boy Advance are the only 3 systems anyone needs.

[@krcptvit]

+ Dreamcast

[@CastleFsUczN5nnK]

+ Nes

[@AshitanoJonas]

***** CD-i

[@AshitanoJonas]

haha :D

[@TheMichaelRock]

What about a top of the line pc?. Nothing beats that imo. As long as the older titles are compatible with your OS that is

[@ShamrockParticle]

Nice comparisons! The outboard/modular PSU is a superior option. Much easier to replace or repair. Another fun Atari note, the PS2 chassis design may have been based on the Atari Falcon 040 computer. The Falcon was never released, sadly...

[@ssiigguurrddhhuu]

I love your reviews

[@retrogamer810]

That's an odd looking Heavy Sixer. Heavy Sixers have thick molding on the sides, and don't overlap on the console base. It looks like or must be a Heavy Sixer motherboard with the top shell and a Light Sixer base. As It has a near 90 degree angle cut and straight on the bottom plastic piece beneath the wood grain finish. And the Atari logo Is more higher level on a Heavy Sixer model. I should know since I have a Heavy Sixer, Light Sixer, 4 switch woody and Vader models.

[@scooterahlers9362]

Are you really good at any Atari 2600 games, retrogamer810? I find many of the arcade ports being easy to the point of being able to marathon them and get scores of several million (depending on game) I remember playing both Pac-Man and Space Invaders for 24 hours straight getting scores of 1.2 million on Pac-Man, and 2.7 milion on Space Invaders.

[@The77Game]

Ahhhhh...the 2600 Jr. My very first console

[@stevenormandin2448]

+TheGame4Life Same,It was awesome!!!

[@chargermaster8740]

i still have mine 30 years later

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

LOL Awesome review, love the sense of humour. Keep up the good work boys

[@Pillgrim1981]

You like your Belgian Beer eh? :) Anyway love your reviews. You often add these absurd touches to them and I like how you treat all consoles equally. Great stuff.

[@nspcrazy1122]

You can fit 1,300 PlayStation 2's in a 2600.

[@oliverleonard7730]

A Playstation 2 is now as old as an Atari 2600 was when a Playstation 2 was first released.

[@Icebeam47]

Very Very nice camera work.

[@yan2292008]

Great Review !!!

[@Bigbooster126]

as much as i love the 2600, i have to point out that there was a ps2 game called atari anthology that let you play over 60 original 2600 games (including berzerk)

[@scooterahlers9362]

Actually it's 67 games for the 2600 on the Anthology for PS 2, and Berzerk is NOT on there - not on the Arcade at Home section OR the Arcade section which is only the arcade versions of Atari games.

[@Bigbooster126]

i have a 2600, i use the 2600, i don't see the ps2 as a replacement for the 2600. i just wanted to point out his mistake. as you pointed out mine. but i never mentioned berzerk.

[@southparkfan7293]

do sega genesis vs ps4

[@Maryoalpha4]

what game is that you try to find your way out of the castle by finding treasure and keys from other castle within the game?

[@FindingHerobrineTV0]

First CGR episode i have ever watched.

[@coakls23]

Awesome video

[@VoltageLow]

What's up with the "Tv type" switch being broken off of the six switch 2600s? It seems like every one I see has the "Tv type" switch broken off. It's missing on my tele-games 2600 too.

[@RapperSkatR]

I've started collecting old school consoles as well. So far I have a Game Cube, Play Station 2, Nintendo 64 and hopefully in a few weeks I will have the Play Station 1. Before I buy more consoles I need to buy games for them. What consoles have you got in your collection?

[@RetroCollector]

I don’t remember the controller cord being that short I had one but couldn’t figure out how the plug it in so I sold it back I am trying to buy a new one this week.

[@mootbooxle]

I like the nice early-90's infomercial music you have here! XD

[@StickPeopleAndPuff]

just wondering how many consoles do you have?

[@roseynick]

Could somebody please tell me where I can get the piece of music at 0:35 I've been looking for it for ages

[@rhinsen]

Nice humor added.......... I can't help but think I am listening to the actor Harold Ramis...... Enjoyed the review... Thanks.

[@ConiferousGamer]

How come your atari 2600 jr has a small rainbow line on the front and mine has a long one that stretches the whole console?

[@CMSonYT]

Wow, this is a great review.

[@McOuchies]

Hey, Mark can you review the Atari 2600, itself, that would be cool

[@omegadavid99]

whats the music of the beggining of the video the intro music?

[@IgnatzKolisch]

Wow, nice review! A lot of gamers who come from those days, like myself, sometimes have a tendency to place too much weight for their evaluations on the side of nostalgia. I like that you avoid that.

[@SharinaiStudios]

Have you tried ebay to find those accessories?

[@godzilla964]

I want that! Im saving up for it, along with a game collection.

[@GriffinMills]

@CommodoreKulor 64-bit GPU in the xbox tho?

[@JustSaying715]

Im a PC gamer and i dont own any consoles. But i love a lot of games from consoles so i've instaled emulators for many of them to play great games like sonic and mario and street fighter or king of fighters, etc. Great channel! Thx for the unique content!

[@Supersourcrout]

Mark placed an atari joystick right in front of the B&W toggle switch so you can't see that the top part of the switch is broken of at the beginning of the video.

[@0M9H4X_Neckbeard]

whats your PS2 Slim Model-number? mine is SCPH-90004 and it has an internal power supply - but still has the same size than yours. AND it doesnt have rips on the front.

[@roseynick]

does anybody know what the name of that piece of music which starts at 0:37 ?

[@os44881616]

do you think that the atari flashback 2 can be a good substitute for the atari 2600?

[@youpooper18]

How do you keep your consoles so clean? I keep mine clean and they still fade and all that other crap. Nice review! True fan!

[@zoltron30]

haha nice video! wow there still making games for the 2600???

[@4real0316]

you know you're a classic gamer when you keep coming back the this review just to see the woodgrain 2600 and reminisce.

[@DTMTroy]

Upon looking at this video I brought out my slim Atari 2600 and even before watching popped in Vanguard. Sadly however, Atari 2600 doesn't seem to work on HDTV's.

[@Klonoahedgehog]

what generation was the atary in

[@EweToobUsername]

Thank goodness for woodgrain leaving the picture. Then again, I had the 4 switch Vader version (all black).

[@zxPivotManxz]

His website videos are mostly HD, I'm sure he just imports them from the website to KZbin, and some of the quality is lost in the process

[@wariowarecaleb]

Which console should I get next? Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, or Snes?

[@coladict]

That beer thing might be the deciding factor for most of us :D

[@hunhun23]

I had gotten one of those for Christmas back in 1977

[@soulure]

I just installed Atariod on my Android phone. Fun way to play all the old classics. Also, no need to keep every old game system on your shelf if you install homebrew on your wii - you can emulate nearly every older gen console (nes, snes, n64, neogeo, atari, psx, etc). Good video.

[@TheAndytang]

you can play something on your computer to this or is it just like you plug in a game and play

[@SeekerLancer]

Are you sure that's a heavy-sixer? It looks like it has the angular molding of the light-sixer and if those are the original joysticks they're definitely the later model ones.

[@JakeOfAllTrades17]

ROFL. I love his reasoning for which console wins. It shows its just a fun, not too serious review, but VERY informative.

[@92soothsayer]

i dunno if u'd know this bro but would u or anybody here know how i can fix up my joystick if the in-game characters arent going down?

[@1sketchy]

do you need an old tv to play the atari or can i use my tv from 1998

[@mustafamufasa]

@Dark0Lord7 RSOD? Really Superb Or Deluxe?

[@windowssucks101]

Have you seen the 5200 ones?

[@dauntless0]

@DiddysPower41 Considering this video was made on 7 July 2008, his information was up-to-date for it's time

[@drgoodman8]

can you review the Atari Flashback 3 Retro Atari Games Console please

[@numskull210]

i agree that all systems need a reflective strip as a safety feature.

[@rohan3678]

see everyone - THIS IS ONE OF A FEW DUDES WHICH STILL HAVE THE ESSENCE OF WHAT GAMING IS IN THEIR HEARTS!

[@digicam11]

iv still got my 2600 with about 40 games still... are they worth any money now???

[@KissraLynnKay]

Oh my god..the Atari 2600...your vid brought back sooo many sweet memories. thnx for the vid! luv it!

[@MrNoobTube5000]

@HawaiianPrint0taku If the PS2 was your mother when you were a kid, then was the Xbox your father and was the Gamecube your brother?

[@CaptainSpaulding83]

what are these worth? i have one with a bunch of games

[@captxena31]

aw there's my childhood right there man i miss mine

[@TwoTripn]

Cool report and comparison

[@Andulvar]

not really due to how many were released and how many are still in operation, i can find about 30 in a day and about 4 just here in town

[@TheGnet123]

@G4MERtv Well maybe you could just move it to the side so its not on top of the disc right

[@altarofmelektaus0032]

Personally, I think that Atari should have done a front-mount cartridge thing for the Atari 2600 Jr, where you insert the cartridge into the front of the console. Similar to the Fairchild Channel F. That would look super badass.

[@Hot80s]

back in 84 my friend's 2600 kept blowing capacitors, luckily he worked on cpu's & had spares on hand to do a pitstop whenever needed.

[@DURAMATRIX112]

i have my 8 year old ps2 that i got back in march of 2002. its been beat up..but just barely alive until the fuse went out and i cant find it anywhere :(

[@bluzane]

Oh my God, I feel so homesick!! Take me back, take me back so that I could get to be a kid again. That time will never come back for sure

[@sr71ablackbird]

@michiyoyoshiku I am NOT talking about Die Cast, I'm talking about pressed steel and they were a hell of alot bigger than that die-cast crap today. Not sure exactly how old you are, But if you were born between 1968 (The year I was born) - 1978, then you would know that ALL of the Tonka Trucks (which were construction trucks the resembled real construction trucks) were made from pressed steel, and that Hot Weels and Matchbox were the only toys that were die-cast.

[@TallChief944]

I got an Atari 2600 in 1980, I played that thing till 1989 when I got a Nintendo. Those things were great. I wish I still had it, I bet it would still work.

[@GM050008U]

so did those atari still work..?

[@DarkRikdyou123]

Whats the best console in your opinion?

[@PurpleAlligatorSoup]

I got a PS2 for my 6th birthday and have had it ever since and still use it

[@MattJerkhole]

I at first had a PS2 slim edition. A few years later I buyed a new PS2, this time a normal one and I was stunned how big it was. O.o

[@lopatanelopatavriti1]

Hi there, I'd like to know if atari in Atari consoles series 2600 has all same games and if Atari 2600 Darth Vader is really atari console or what is it........? Thank ya.

[@mikaellanteigne9393]

do the atari flashback 4 have a atari 2600 conneter for games

[@Aomicplane]

A ps2 slim has a fan actually, a verry small one wich you cannot see from the outside but you can hear it a little when its on and on the back air is coming from it, Nice vid dude^^

[@Nanofuture87]

Good news, Wand of Gamelon is on the CDi, not the 5200 or Virtual Boy.

[@TheKilman102]

my ps2 has a problem with the disc-drive,if i walk pas it the disc stop spinning :/ can somone help me??????

[@Jvk1166z]

@JesusCristo2002 I think your right, hey classic game room can you do a revisit?

[@YayoGriffin]

where's the hd?

[@MrYamamama]

@SAMMARTINO68 how much does it cost?

[@Bittergamer1886]

Yep. There's a whole movement of homebrew games being made for the 2600 today and continues through the years!

[@angelonebaloney]

I'm a pre-teen and this looks beast. I remember there was a passage about Atari in my class at school one day. When I looked it up, I thought it looked really fun. I LOVE 8-bit games. They're cheap too. Should I get one for my b-day? Or Christmas?

[@BobbyXee]

i need to buy a ps2 and gamecube before the next gen of sysyems. right after i buy the 3DS.does anybody know when they stop manufacturing ps2?(i want a brand new system)