Atari Video Games (Part 2) James & Mike

[@JamesNintendoNerd]

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[@TheGadgetGod]

Many more Mondays, many more games

[@thegreatwhitesnark36]

Cinemassacre: How are you guys so skinny? You’re like couch fries instead of couch potatoes.

[@nicolasribeirodossantos6082]

i can imagine an AVGN episode on the Atari 2600 console

[@madmatrix30]

Mario on Atari with Sega genesis controller=mind blown

[@regularsharp]

Scrolling down to see 2697 dorks telling James and Mike that it's Gond, not God. Was not disappointed.

[@Glassandcandy]

Inky, pinky, blinky, and Clyde always reminded me of my dad and his brothers: Larry, Terry, Jerry, Gerry, and Daryl.

[@Glassandcandy]

@James Lakeman well no one told that to poor uncle Daryl, cause he's been getting shit for years lol

[@Adyman182]

I think that Inky, Pinky, Blinky, and Clyde, has to be one of the shortest comedic statements ever.

[@MrDAFRESHBOY]

Adyman I get it.... ...I don't get it

[@toonertube]

13:47 Mike's face when James takes the cartridge, lol

[@TheSandman]

LELFACTOR34 Да он нахуй упорот)

[@alexanderconti395]

LELFACTOR34 YESS but it would be more on 13:50

[@STRING3R]

psshh nothin personnel kid

[@keeleye7225]

@@STRING3R "Personnel" would be like a list of staff in a company.

[@chewtag]

@@keeleye7225 guys, he doesnt know

[@marekvrbka]

You know what is interesting? Atari 2600 is capable of more colours than NES (Total, not simultaneous)

[@MabuseXX]

Even simultaneous......you can change the color on every line. So displaying all 256 colors at the same time was no problem. Even changing the color in the mid of the scanline was possible.

[@TyDie85]

I gotta say I didn't know this. And I genuinely appreciate you guys' knowledge on this.

[@skrrskrr]

13:46 Look at Mike's face when he is interrupted!

[@WolfiKurisu]

"No wonder Luther could beat it!" Oh my freakin' xD

[@cccycling5835]

As a photographer I totally got James’s Vanguard tripod joke.

[@sonicmario64]

Mike doing his Joker impression when mentioning "Jungle Hunt" put a smile on my face for sure. :D

[@philv2529]

I just watched that vanguard commercial and I'm pretty sure they ask, "who destroys the GOND?" not God.

[@babaganoosh1969]

+Phil V you are correct it is Gond

[@larkspurbetulaakahexagonal2902]

then what the fuck is a gond?

[@liquidblack477]

aawww a teal kirbyyy ^^

[@philv2529]

Hexagonal Milo 10 A Gond is defined as, "that thing that Luther destroyed".

[@MaverDick12]

We will never know because Luther destroyed iy

[@doshi64]

I thoroughly enjoy just watching these two having a genuinely good time.

[@SFCmrRaccoon]

"Miss Pac-Man Is Hot" - Mike Matei (2013)

[@scottb2794]

The Gond, not The God was much harder to kill in the arcade version.

[@xXNuclearWarXx]

What about the God though. Was he easy to kill?

[@Pixxeria]

Rick Occulus Nietzsche did it.

[@MabuseXX]

Not really

[@abelyjrwhynot2051]

That sound is top gun

[@gertrudemcfuzz74]

15:42 EPIC JOKER FLASHBACK! Mike rulez!

[@cannibalcris6875]

Jungle Hunt sounds fucking awesome. Gameplay and literally in sound.

[@megaene]

Not only sounds, but it's really fucking awesome. :) it's my favourite Atari 2600 game along with Asteroids and Pitfall.

[@Danny_N64]

13:48 Mike: Here we got Asteroids, one of the most famous Arcad- (James takes cartridge) Awkward Silence...

[@Mchenrygames]

I really like the casual atmosphere of these videos

[@wildcard600]

I find it interesting that at the beginning of the current "game collector" craze, Atari games topped the list of most expensive and sought after video games (the rare ones) and the last few years interest has dropped off and the prices have fallen dramatically. Now the NES seems to hold the title for most expensive rare games (little Samson, Bandai Stadium Events, etc). I wonder if it has to do with the timing of the generations of gamers who grew up with the systems coming of age and having more disposable income to collect games from their childhood. IE, gamers who grew up in the late 70's/early 80's were getting settled into their career's in the early/mid 2000's looking to recapture memories from their youth. Flash forward 8-10 years and now its time for the NES to have its time in the spotlight with those in their late 20's early 30's who remember the NES growing up in the late 80's/early 90's. I guess time will tell in another 7-10 years if the SNES and Genesis libraries start to dramatically appreciate in value. Some rares have already begun to but not to the level of rare NES or Atari games have in the past (to my knowledge at least). Though its possible that as the newer generation games become older, they are not as rare comparatively due to larger print runs ?

[@Austin_2600]

I'm from 9 years in the future and you're 100% correct

[@cjallday1130plays]

In Pac-Man, According to the Manual, the thing in the middle is called a Vitamin

[@tall_retro_gamer34]

Really, Wow. I'm gonna have to check it out!

[@cjallday1130plays]

i have the manual from a lot of Atari games i bought

[@dominicracca7856]

The ship on the cover of the Vanguard game looks like the ship from Disney's The Black Hole.

[@Randomness465]

You'd be surprised how hard it was on the 2600. The extent of the system's capabilities was a single background layer and 5 tiny objects, so to create the illusion of more they'd have to manually make their code sync with the TV's refresh rate, down to the pixel. I'm a decent programmer and the things they managed to do back then just blow my mind.

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

The Asteroid port to Atari 2600 was probably the only time a port was better than the original arcade version. Depending on the game setting, you can choose for your special ability to be hyperspace(default setting which gives you random teleport & a good way to get killed), shields(very nice noobie setting) & flip mode which is also nice. I think i remember point rolling the score at 99,999 points.

[@40KTheories]

...Is it just me or does Mike shave his legs?

[@Stuit3rb4l]

yes!

[@-_-Code-_-]

@@Stuit3rb4l nah hes a surfer dude@!

[@bananagun1807]

mans not shave legs

[@radbmxbandit]

Gotta love Mike! He's funny and often more knowledgeable than James on them old games. James and Mike are the best lets play duo ever! Keep up the good work guys!

[@UberMan5000]

What's the joke about the left-handed mattress makers?

[@suzannematthys6113]

That's a good question

[@l1nx2112]

Its like when someone tells you to find a left handed stapler. Another one of those jokes.

[@juliabrnssr]

creeper2112 I thought it was just randomness myself. They talked about a game that didn't exist and said it was brilliant. I thought it was the same thing for the Left handed Mattress maker documentary. Saying it was great even though it didn't exist.

[@raz09181]

Icewolf2 You're killing independent George!

[@LiverpoolRetroGamer]

' you know, a succession of hits that links all together combined into one hit? A combo.' James man

[@Suckerfreegames]

The Pac Man they released was a prototype. They released it as it was with a huge marketing campaign, it pissed the programmer off, a great deal. You can read about it in The Ultimate History of Video Games.

[@haze_productions9715]

My score in 2600 asteroids was so high that my score actually reset the score to zero.

[@iannoah2195]

Did you score 9999?

[@haze_productions9715]

Ian Noah Yep.

[@ZilkenianDavenport]

WOW...I never got the chance to play an Atari 2600 (I wasn't born yet when it was a huge thing) but WOW man....reset the counter..

[@TheKulteska]

ZilkenianDagger its actually possible for most games ive done it in a few games on Atari including asteroids.

[@ZilkenianDavenport]

TheKulteska Like I said, I wasn't born yet by then, so for me is a big thing. I missed so many good games, movies and books.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

I love Mike's bit as the Joker about Jungle Hunt. Good times.

[@ChainsOfFateGame]

The opening "Luther Destroys the Gond!" was way too damn funny

[@skylords5116]

When the pizza was cut, one slice became the Asteroids spaceship, and the leftovers became PacMan

[@MP112791]

Poor Luther... That laugh of his will haunt him forever

[@Zobi_YT]

13:47 Mikes reaction to what just happened there is priceless.

[@EireProductions]

Fun fact: In _Ms. Pac-Man,_ Clyde is gender-swapped and renamed Sue.

[@jimbo4931]

at 13:51 Mike is thinking "WTF James I'm in the middle of talking"

[@DirtJutter]

My 2600 favs: Keystone kapers, River Raid, Jungle hunt, Realsports Voleyball, Pole position. Too bad you don't have a 7800 console; but those 7800 games were beautifully ported to Atari 8-bit homecomputers like the 800XL

[@SiberianTigre26]

Asteriods does roll the score back to zero when you surpass the highest number for the characters at the top. I did it once as a kid and took a picture of the screen.

[@goldskula]

Man this feels nostalgic to watch this again after a long

[@SwisherzagCB]

SPIDERS!!! PUNCH EM!!!!!

[@stephlass5253]

SNAKES!! YOU WANT SOME TOO??

[@nyki7fykxtjxyi]

@@stephlass5253 boo! haunted house

[@TheJonnJonnz]

God Mike is such a DORK!!! He's my idol ;D

[@gamesessions]

This series is fast becoming my favourite on youtube. Excellent work james and mike :)

[@PrimusSwallows]

0:18 Anybody else just come back to the series right after watching the commercial, and see that part?

[@wcnmvp3820]

Umm... in Vanguard the level boss isn't called 'The God' it's called 'The Gond'

[@RetroRupp]

+Will Nachand Judging by your pic I'll take your word for it. Lol

[@wcnmvp3820]

Shoga san Thanks. But really, it is called the Gond. In the Vanguard from the arcades, the lettering on the top said "Vanguard: Test Your Skills To Defeat The Mighty Gond" So, therefor, it is Gond not God. And yeah, my picture is pretty cool, isn't it?

[@RetroRupp]

What is your pic now? Megaman Ryu? Lol =)

[@wcnmvp3820]

Naw. It's still the Mega Man custom pic. LOL =)

[@ArborDaze]

+Will Nachand Thank you. You can hear this in the commercial. They say Gond, not God.

[@scottb2794]

Luther kills the GOND. That E is energy, and it gives you temporary invincibility.

[@residentvania7733]

Lol...."It couldn't of been over that quick. I didn't even do anything" Classic ATARI

[@ezequielgomez7083]

I remember playing Asteroids a lot on Atari 2600 Plug n Play when I was a 7 year old child since 2008

[@Tricob1974]

Regarding 2600 Pac-man's bug, the closest I've found is getting touched by a ghost when you're going through the north/south "exit". You'll hear the "death sound" as you move off the screen, nothing seems to be happening, and then Pac-man comes out the other side while he finishes dying. It's really weird.

[@TilenCurin]

Wait what? Nintendo made the first mario game for a console that wasn't Nintendo? What's the story behind that???

[@Peter_1986]

I feel like Mike got that part wrong. I am almost 100% sure that "Mario Bros" was originally released for the Famicom and then shortly after that was released for the Atari 2600.

[@Frankfurtdabezzzt]

The Asteroids Arcade cabinet is actually vector-based, so everything is monochrome.

[@WRBL69]

I remember I had a Atari with the casettes. My dad played it and had a record, then when my bro has beaten that record my dad was playing through the whole night just to beat this record :) he did it :)

[@mrtophatlobster3986]

Bartosz Wróblewski

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

I never thought of comparing Dodge 'Em to Death Proof before. Nice reference!

[@frozenaorta]

The nerdiness level during the extremely long analysis of the Vanguard commercial almost overloaded my computer. These two... Ha.

[@SimonCadel]

It's Gond, not god

[@fictionfan23]

I just now realized that Mike's Joker sounds kinda irish. Anyone else hear it?

[@thephantom496]

The Critical Nerd actually in BTAS, The Joker IS supposed to be Irish.

[@toby56]

Pause at 0:20

[@melmar6124]

+toby56 uh duh...lol

[@Andres33AU]

Oh man, River Raid and Asteroids were one of my two most favourite Atari games when I was a kid. Good memories!

[@BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes]

River Raid is a classic. The River of no return.

[@GrizzlyRed]

Just bought an Atari 2600 Darth Vader from a game store!

[@adzomac33]

Guys, it's Luther kills the Gond...not God.

[@rolig9303]

gond means "problem" in hungarian lol.

[@videogamejesus5936]

"Inky, Blinky, Pinkie and Clyde! We're the marshmallows, who hide inside! Of Pac-Man Cereal..." - some corner of my memory

[@jesternario]

The pacman atari game has an interesting history. Apparently, they were rushing the developers to meet a release date. When the head of the project heard that they had a prototype, he decided to not wait until they finished the game, and just sell the prototype as the finished version.

[@Retrogaming-sk4up]

Ta, tattattaaaa, tattatta, tattattaaaa, tattatta, tattattaaaa... Jungle Hunt final theme is awesome!

[@orangeisdead]

The more i watch, the more i realize how much James needs Mike.

[@ceru1262]

the AVGN and the white stripes, awesome

[@dannyparray599]

Clyde, the Raphael of the group.

[@BrendanJSmith]

Danny Parray “All the good ones end in O.”

[@sneakysnake7695]

I like Raphael coz I got a temper problem like him

[@Ellis-zr1qd]

I can just imagine kids having all nighters on Atari games much like we do now on GTA 5 😂

[@Ellis-zr1qd]

No shit Sherlock

[@gertrudemcfuzz74]

+Ellis Van Alcock We did. Believe me, we did. We used to call them Atari Wars.

[@Vickito225]

13:49 look at mike's reaction when james takes the cartridge lol

[@ianbrantolomon9381]

is actually the gond

[@SalDOWN]

River raid, what a great memories...

[@Curlyheart]

I don't care how many stomachs you have I don't have time for this

[@DrowSoldier33]

Yknow James, when I played PacMan on Atari when I was 4 [I'm 16 now] I asked my dad why he collects the lil squares, he said that PacMan really loves gum. XD

[@ky-gp4sz]

I think it's tic tacs

[@suzannematthys6113]

Its potato chips

[@OldSilentShadow]

It's not an AVGN episode so I think there's no need to complain. I enjoyed it as it is, bringing some childhood memories back, I was rad in Jungle Hunt, I loved River Raid well and I wasn't bad at shooting asteroids either.

[@CaptainJZH]

For those wondering about the movie, according to his last update it is entering post-production. As for the release date, he's hoping to have it out for Christmas 2013, the 30th anniversary of E.T. on the Atari 2600.

[@dbone3356]

The hardest button to button!

[@tonymcquarrie4851]

oh Luther, what a potato

[@n1ckjitsu]

Easily one of the best episodes of James and Mike Mondays

[@bkirk0510]

I love Frogs N Flies, Lock N Chase, Crystal Castles and Qbert!

[@kraken138]

The Jungle Hunt Native Dance music sounds like it was written by The Doors.

[@yaywhewclips242]

for both nerds they're both kinda cute.

[@xBINARYGODx]

I'll take Mike and you take James.

[@will_mcdermott]

It's not "God" it's "Gond"

[@kingofgundams1]

How could they dare to call this video classic atari titles and not include "Adventure"?! Shameful!

[@XEric30]

Vanguard is one the fist video games that I play in my life!

[@GaiaLegend]

About the Mario part, never knew that. Learn something new everyday.

[@tuusolpl8945]

You guys are really over thinking that vanguard commertial XD

[@TheTurnipKing]

Arcade Asteroids was a early vector game, so what it lacked in colours, it made up for in smooth movement. Everything was drawn like the Vectrex. 2600 Asteroids used sprites, so the game objects - the ship, for example - doesn't rotate smoothly, but yeah. Limits of the system.

[@mashprompts3280]

I can't believe that AVGN knows of The White Stripes! That is sick!

[@realspacedog]

Wow, I bet he knows about other obscure bands like nirvana and the beatles

[@wildcard600]

The Who ??

[@FishJJFish]

NotaRealFish XD

[@AllGamingStarred]

just played super breakout on the stella emulator using the mouse. loved it. god bless you atari.

[@lorinatidc]

So many great pioneer games for 2600. Mine is still hooked up under the spare tv. Always buying more games I find. I broke 110 last year. Missle Command, Spider man (Which I think James did on his spider man episode YEARS ago)!, Battle Tanks! was great. Do MEGA MANIA!. Anyway I could go on, Thanks GUYS!

[@thdremily]

Gond... Gond.. Gond... GOND!! IT'S GOND!!!!

[@briancyates1983]

Where's Galaga? That game, and Pac Man, are still in every arcade I know of.

[@nesfan8]

Wait....shoes kicked out.......he wears shoes inside the house O.o ?

[@frozenaorta]

nesfan8 Why is this blowing your mind?

[@nesfan8]

frozenaorta Never mind, I did some research. It seems that its normal to keep your shoes on inside in US, but in here (finland) I and anyone else takes their off when they come outside

[@vaporfarts]

nesfan8 No it's not normal. Where I live in the US its very rude.

[@imrustyokay]

nesfan8 I go barefoot inside the house too, and I live in the US. It actually is better for your feet if you go bare foot a lot. It helps prevent flat feet.

[@zelg.5551]

+nesfan8 Probably because they're in the basement. Ever heard of anyone walking in the basement barefooted? (Even though the basement looks surprisingly tidy)

[@theotherhands]

6:20 The best White Stripes cover I ever heard!

[@Ice703B]

When James takes astroids from mike, mike looked like he wanted to slap him

[@derekcunningham6956]

I don't agree with mike on pacman being all that hard to port to the Atari 2600. I could get over it looking and playing like shit if the level design was atleast good but its just plain weird, anyone else agree?

[@mrtophatlobster3986]

Derek Cunningham

[@DarkLiger]

Vanguard: is the leading part of an advancing military formation. Also an excellent trading card game from Japan

[@cakestalker]

There is however an improved port of Pac Man for Atari 2600 called Pac Man 4K released in 2007 which is much closer to the arcade in every way.

[@billionthb]

I just realized, listening to the thing about the single button, it would probably be possible to play sonic using the Atari controller

[@BrandonRob206]

This 4 part Atari Series is Definitely my Favorite!!!! :D im not sure why but I just absolutely Love them!!!