Odyssey - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

The Magnavox Odyssey was offered for sale in 1972, pre-packed with a collection of "cartridges" that were little more than primitive circuit boards and colorful screen overlays so you could see what you were supposed to be playing. This dinosaur is almost unrecognizable as a video game, but is still a critical milestone in gaming. Both as the first home console, and because one of its games is the very first video tennis game, pre-dating Atari's 'Pong' by several months.
In this video, the Nerd explores one of the remaining pristine-condition Odysseys, with his irritation tempered by respect for history. The game still sucks, though.
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[@ThatFanBoyGuy]

As lame as it sounds today, you have to remember that back in the 1970s, the fact that you could control a pixel on your television was mind blowing

[@CrazyJezuz]

True

[@SonicTheDarkHedgehog]

I really can’t argue honestly. This must have been crazy in the early 70s

[@unknownwolf4046]

@@CrazyJezuz I was born may 3 1990 I'm now 31 gonna be 32 next year Tetris made in 1989 its 32 years old

[@MoonlightMirage]

@@unknownwolf4046 I don't get what this has to do with the 70s but cool?

[@maliant16]

@@unknownwolf4046 a simple google search says Tetris was released in 1984

[@ad-sd-vids5332]

The odyssey is officially 50 years old Wow

[@seanshanleyAnimeUWLPer]

Happy golden anniversary to you, Happy golden anniversary to you, Happy golden anniversary Dear Odyssey, Happy golden anniversary to you!!

[@DarthPferd]

@@seanshanleyAnimeUWLPer Otacon "Dear Metal Gear Soooliiiiiiiid"

[@Videogamelover58]

Yep

[@CrazyChris622]

WOW! that old, huh? that console's like in the platinum age of video games!

[@EearsEntertainmentment99.]

That’s pretty old

[@ravirajgulati9790]

The rewatchability of AVGN is so damn high.

[@axethannanth]

e

[@pyramidhead6998]

I normally skip this episode because he went way to overboard with the shit jokes. 2-3 per episode are OK but not like here. It's just fucking awful.

[@ravirajgulati9790]

@@pyramidhead6998 10:15 makes up for it imo.

[@beansprovideentertainment]

@@pyramidhead6998 scatological humor is the shit!

[@buttersstotch2014]

Bayne Insane nice one mate

[@_Baby_Moses_]

The modern day Odyssey is taking a lazer pointer and pointing it at the wall.

[@chaddoom7993]

Yeah! And freak out your stupid pets! Actually... That makes the laser pointer way more advanced. My bad!

[@rzerizrz]

@@chaddoom7993 that was the NBCSN commercial right :D

[@joedoe5189]

You must be one dumb nut nugget moron

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

Wasn't there a recentish "console" that was basiclly just a lasser proyector, to play voxel graphic games, that if you saw directly into the lassers will make you blind?

[@linkspokemon4114]

Or its like playing with the mouse on a computer

[@dirkoftheblaze2352]

You know a console is old when it's graphics can be recreated using flashlights.

[@TheHomieLew]

Holy shit, I just realized how cool that might be if there were huge overlays meant to be put on ceilings

[@greenalien9781]

@@TheHomieLew You mean a Projector thats pointing up?

[@harukatakahashi8822]

I thought you text "fleshlight"

[@rexetelectric3811]

the funniest part is that he has to explain this to his kids

[@indigoon9635]

he already has a daughter

[@witherskull6228]

@@indigoon9635 What? I actually didn't know.

[@thecultofcaged]

@@witherskull6228 he has 2 daughters

[@witherskull6228]

@@thecultofcaged * double confused noises *

[@arthursnyder6935]

​@@witherskull6228he mentioned them in his Mario Maker 2 videos

[@Panzer_Runner]

Not gonna lie, he imitated that recoil pretty realistically

[@FirstnameLastname-sb3hj]

@Surveillance devices in my home abap baby

[@memeboi6942]

For his neutral special, The Nerd wields the Odyssey GUN

[@turricanrocks1552]

Nah that's his Final Smash, it's far too OP to be a Neutral Special.

[@pooooooop825]

@@turricanrocks1552 I do agree that it's way too powerful for a Neutral Special, but it'd be a bit disappointing as a final smash too, the Final Smash would likely be Super Mecha Death Christ. Either that or SMDC would be an assist trophy, not sure.

[@crimsonmaverick8237]

If the Nerd was in smash it would end the world as we know it.

[@n00bpictures21]

nah bro his neutral B would be teh zappr

[@Valhalla05]

@@n00bpictures21 No. The Super Scope. It would work like the item did in Melee/Brawl

[@fupalord-yq3pm]

Kid1: What games did you grow up with? kid2: i grew up with Mega Man kid3: i grew up with Zelda. how about you? kid4: 1

[@unwelldanny7108]

just say "Haunted House"

[@sergeantjoe]

Just say Boo! Haunted house

[@exantiuse497]

But they wouldn't be kids if they grew up in the 70s, would they? And those games were from different eras anyways, the guy who grew up with "1" would be at least ten years older than the others

[@unwelldanny7108]

Exantius E Teenagers hanging out with kids? Babysitting perhaps?

[@exantiuse497]

@@unwelldanny7108 Yea sure, that makes sense

[@rodimusmaximus3912]

We could never truly appreciate what this man does for us. You got games like GTA V, Skyrim, and and Halo, but he plays old, shitty, unbeatable games, and he does it for us. I love you James, you my homie.

[@rodimusmaximus3912]

Vitycam Oh trust me, I don't like those piles of shit, but CE through Reach was a legendary line of games that I will remember for the rest of my life.

[@DessertArbiter]

@vitycam Halo Online tho

[@jeevithrai7994]

@FERMINDAL And also one of the greatest games of all time.

[@justinjanicki6561]

Roddy Evans he cant play new games. Some of the mike and James videos, particularly the Bully one, are embarrassing

[@misterchief3338]

Roddy Evans Halo is back!

[@zoroarkthingng5419]

I like to think the Nerdy-Turd and Shit Pickle are friends. Like they play cards with each other, waiting for The Nerd to mention them again

[@crazisaturn2274]

That's like kinda funny. I can picture that actually...

[@Max_Jordan]

In 2 years, we will have a video game console that's HALF A CENTURY OLD

[@pepijn23]

Just one more year

[@geckoed132]

Ha

[@overdrivenax1875]

Sup

[@electrum5579]

gamer gaming

[@exidy-yt]

And that would be NAO!!!!

[@shamarjackson170]

2010, A Nerd Odyssey

[@theoneitself]

good one XD

[@thejamman4070]

Nice!

[@DEthe5150]

+Shawn Jackson Oh, that was TOO perfect! :)

[@theponydalek7923]

I'm sorry Nerd, but where did you learn to fly?

[@darkastro7131]

2017: A Mario Odyssey

[@irradiatedghoul945]

This episode is so unrealistic. I tried cloning my own shit and it didn't work!

[@dmoneyblanco9326]

+Irradiated Ghoul lol

[@19arti10]

+Irradiated Ghoul You are not nerdy enough... isn't that obvious?

[@crashpal]

you need to add some piss and exlax. Basic ingredients

[@srf1984]

I think you need a microwave

[@TheNewfieGamer]

I know same here

[@Chris-tn9bf]

I personally grew up on ①

[@Cieln0va]

Cool

[@lampoilropebombs0640]

I grew up with 2 and a real life size rifle

[@DZXJR]

Bruh the best game was 5

[@unrevoked7137]

Nice!

[@bigtimemadness9977]

Man fuck those games I prefer game number 4

[@breadator3880]

I love how the Odyssey gun is literally just a shotgun, back in the 70s when you wouldn't get shot for holding a realistic toy gun

[@Evan64m]

I mean I think it happened a lot back then that’s kinda why they had to start putting orange tips on them

[@drygnfyre]

It actually happened a lot. That’s why the designs were changed. They were also used in bank robberies.

[@garrettsattem4799]

Ever heard of Entertech?

[@buttmunch1322]

Am I the only one who wanted to see what the gun did? :/

[@bledarmartinaj1476]

it doesn't do jack shit

[@Zenith_95]

***** Those are the games. One has a Wild West overlay another one has a WW2 Dog Fight overlay and I don't care about the others.

[@garge7676]

Sir Peepsalot ...yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@MrStickman1997]

+HermaphroGynandro Who cares about that shitty excuse for a game reviewer...? >.>

[@Anonymous-js5zn]

+MrStickman1997 You don't know the greatness of AVGN

[@MegamanNG]

RIP Ralph Baer... the man behind the odyssey.

[@AidenCardwall]

Lets dig him out together.

[@tannhauserr]

Ralph is the real gamer lord not gaben newell

[@user-og6ol2im7v]

A friend of mine played wija and found out that Ralph Baer was in hell.

[@Unit_With_Legs]

Was? where did he go?

[@krovellium]

MegamanNG rest in penises

[@thegamerj117]

"I grew up with the football game on the Odyssey." -1970s kids

[@shis1988]

Still better than Madden 20.

[@cubiclelemur]

I grew up with Roulette

[@LumiNyte]

@Lightning [ThatOneBasicArtist] No. Madden 08 is the best game ever made. Just ask Scott

[@staringcorgi6475]

@Lightning [ThatOneBasicArtist] no

[@lsdcyclops7316]

10:38 The look on his face cracks me up every time.

[@juha2031]

If it only wasn't under popups :(

[@avekkuz1532]

I guess you can say that the nerdy turd is the crappiest character ever

[@twes003]

What about shit pickle?

[@nickp3949]

I agree, the character is complete shit

[@pettttson]

PortableGamerYT they look similar right? Sooooooo... Is it a coincidence?

[@lun8ry]

OoF

[@EternalMelee]

Tartuffe the Spry Wonder Dog Oh no, not you again.

[@heave-ho6864]

Forget Battletoads, forget Ghosts 'n' Goblins, forget Dark Souls, Ski on Magnavox Odyssey is the hardest game ever made.

[@enzoqueijao]

"game"

[@SugarTearz2003]

agreed

[@KARTIKEYA007]

+Heave-Ho Dark souls is actually fucking easy, only pussies find it hard

[@temmiedatem1383]

+enzo galvão (temmie) hoi dude

[@crashpal]

you need to try ET and Superman 64

[@jrreedve2825]

Considering the tech limitations, as well as the creative solutions to something that had never been done before, this is actually pretty genius!

[@shenloken2]

It takes a genius to figure out the rules to some of these games!

[@msthecommentator2863]

*Megatron transforms into a gun* Parents: "That's incredibly dangerous!" Transformers CEOs: "Okay, what if he turns into a big fuck-off tank instead?" Parents: "Yes, that's much more suitable for kids!"

[@lucifersam7946]

You have less of a chance of police officers shooting down your kid.

[@ExtremeWreck]

I wonder if someone modified that toy tank into a weapon of destruction.

[@ghostninja5035]

I honestly think the tank was cooler. As a kid it was easier to make him fight the other transformers that way.

[@N8-PT]

I don’t think you understand why it was dangerous.

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@N8-PT Guns were dangerous on their own, but they were JOKES compared to tanks!!!

[@BobofWOGGLE]

It honestly kinda makes sense to have a long-ass cord to connect the console to the TV. You don't have to get up to switch cartridges or twiddle the buttons on the console.

[@Contemplativeman101]

But you have to get up for the overlay...

[@TOASTEngineer]

Actually, I bet that's a technological limitation. TV signals are designed to go long distances. If the controller cables were long, they'd have to do extra work to stop radio signals from moving the player thingies around.

[@phoenixthebikereagle3384]

I'm 25, and my dad is 51. My dad was 8 going on 9 years old when this console was released. He dusted off the Odyssey from the attic and played it with a friend when he was about 14, and he said it was outdated crap even back then. This is our great-grandparent's electronic board game console.

[@tylerwaugaman3662]

2:56 it's funny how he legit sounds like he's having fun

[@idamascus7683]

3:28 LJN to videogames

[@Quick-Silver206]

Nerdy Turd looked psychopathocally hostile. Like at any moment he was gonna bite Nerd's fucking ear off

[@SaturnineXTS]

He's still cute as fuck tho

[@WH250398]

+SaturnineXTS *as shit

[@smirgoose4534]

Not just his ear it's his "fucking ear" why do you feel the need to ad fuck makes no sense

[@Quick-Silver206]

Sevenshot619 adds emphasis.

[@ty_-je8wf]

+Sevenshot619 Who the fuck gives a shit?

[@LegendOfMario]

Mario Odyssey looks not as I expected...

[@KarateGirl999]

Underrated comment.

[@JoJoRetroGamerMudkip]

fuck

[@randomcringeyyoutuber6750]

Joey'sEvilTwin idiot

[@redcr33perproductions]

LegendOfMario xD

[@jonathanwpressman]

LegendOfMario lol

[@TrashyAimer]

This episode is officially 12 years old and it's still amazing

[@bbbazzinga]

Back then rumours said that the Odyssey was going to have photorealistic graphics.

[@MrWesdotcom-WesWall]

So let me get this straight, we not only started with silent movies, but silent videogames too!? Though at least silent movies were actually good

[@inigo137]

MrWesdotcom but number 4 was the shit...

[@unwelldanny7108]

*cue ragtime music over these games*

[@bored_person]

@@unwelldanny7108 more like disco music, since it was the 70s.

[@benmalsky9834]

Everything on this planet starts somewhere. This is where it all started.

[@nthgth]

@@bored_person most 70s music was still rock, especially 1972

[@devackroyd]

Rest In Peace Ralph Baer, you will be remembered as the creator of video games, you took the courageous step to enter a market that seemed profitless, and now look at what it has become! It's a MULTIBILLION dollar market, just because of your daring to try something new. Thank you Ralph :). We should ALL BE APPRECIATIVE of his invention, the cutting edge, Magnavox Odyssey.

[@TheRealArtimusKnight]

It’s amazing what we’ve done in 50 years

[@McDuders]

It's imperative to watch the Behind the Scenes of this video. It's essentially James and Mike playing the Odyssey and their laughter is so infectious.

[@ironsalmon784]

Do you know what the best game on the oddesey is? Your imagination.

[@kaiserweeaboo1817]

IronSalmon7 no, it’s 1

[@spinebiscuit1139]

@@kaiserweeaboo1817 made my day

[@ChickenPika]

Gee, I wonder if Ralph Baer died. You'd never guess from the 238,745 comments about it.

[@GlitchGoblin]

ChickenPika He died in 2014. May he rest in piece. And god bless him for an outstanding game.

[@natalieprandall]

GlitchGoblin

[@GlitchGoblin]

NatalieC Peyton What?

[@TAFM017]

ChickenPika i see you everywhere. i'm subscribed, too.

[@GlitchGoblin]

TAFM017 Because he likes everything we do. Haha. I'm subscribed, too.

[@alexcaruso8766]

Episode aired 10 years ago today? Damn!

[@TerryDuke]

3:16 console could belong in a museum and this is what the nerd does with it, perfection 😂

[@SvenS2]

Ralph Baer. the creator of the Odyssey, has sadly passed away recently on December 6th 2014 at the age of 92. Rest in peace.

[@MatlawtheGeek]

Damn, we gotta wait 18000 years for his death. Well, to be honest, that's just really sad, without him, we couldn't have video games at home. But everyone will pass away one day...

[@SvenS2]

The Mystery Videos My apologies for the typo.

[@itmcbhpbgf.6374]

and he won the game!!

[@panzermann1181]

Looks like he was out of lives.

[@placenamehere953]

imagine back then how hard it was to program the games for this.

[@loanethetrash31]

You didn't even program games for it, per se. it existed before the days of ROM cartridges, so the different games were just circuit boards that changed the wiring to make different objects appear on-screen and to change how it registers input.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

@@loanethetrash31 The Odyssey didn't even have a CPU. Everything was hard wired using very simple circuits. The "cartridges" just opened and closed different lines to change what the shapes on screen could do.

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

As someone with a little bit of experience in programming, one can only imagine.

[@cassert24]

It might be a time when C was deemed as a super-abstract-level language.

[@fabricatorzayac]

@@cassert24 C was a very new thing. C was created the year Odyssey came out

[@BillyBobBeauBenson]

The Odyssey was actually manufactured in my own hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Magnavox used to be headquartered. While the company is long gone, the road that ran next to the factory is still in use by other businesses today. And though most of my fellow citizens have no idea why the road is named what it is, the street sign on Magnavox Way still stands to this day as a proud reminder of the humble, yet noteworthy contribution my hometown made to videogame history.

[@PlushyDom2004]

What games did you grow up with? Kid 1: Sonic 2 on the Genesis Kid 2: Mario World on the SNES Kid 3: 1 on The Odyssey

[@tweakstuffs]

Kid 5:FORTNITE ON A PC Kid 6:Melee on a GameCube

[@jesuscrist3512]

@Jacob Joel Estrada me call of duty

[@shinenoseandsnaggletoothpr9881]

A bit of a disappointment, Odyssey promised big open sandbox-style worlds, and and intriging Capture mechanic. This looks like it came from the early Eighties or late Seventies. It dosen't even plug into the Switch, I mean come on.

[@sorurus7552]

Horrible game. Really was expecting something great. Graphics are horrible and gameplay is simple.

[@adammchummus]

Also you can't buy costumes, your only stuck with being a white dot.

[@Alightminer8]

Shinenose And Snaggletooth Productions gosh dang it I wanna take this joke seriously so much right now!

[@unwelldanny7108]

Shinenose And Snaggletooth Productions. Wrong Odyssey.

[@ember4203]

Took it a second for it to click, nice joke

[@DEAD_ACCOUNT0000]

I showed my friend a picture of an Odyssey controller: he just laughed and said it looked like a toaster.

[@vivisect53]

It sort of does....if it made toast at least it would be useful.

[@newagederpderp]

It's a Nintoaster. And yes, *it works.*

[@thema1998]

It kinda does. I never realized that until now! 😆

[@msc5070]

You had the perfect name with "the Angry Video Game Turd" and yet you went with "Nerdy Turd." I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed.

[@TheGuru6447]

Ten years two late

[@somekidnamedoscar8651]

Mr Nuts LOL me too

[@brendancarson5584]

That's even better than what he came up with. Angry Video Game Turd! You have my ever lasting respect.

[@thebobbyshow9447]

I know a better name than nerdy turd Nerdy Turdy

[@108108qwerty]

@@TheGuru6447 11 actually, wild to think about. Aired in 2009...

[@JusticeForPottsvilleMaroons]

The Odyssey was released in September 1972, meaning as of this post, it is now 50 years old.

[@HermaphroGynandro]

Happy fiftieth birthday Magnavox Odyssey!

[@Krystalmyth]

Missed opportunity for a Ouija board overlay

[@Walrusman_180]

YES

[@chaddoom7993]

Ha!

[@TechHowden]

You could probably make one if you have the right materials

[@bigbootay5035]

Luigi board?

[@wariot707]

@@bigbootay5035 ouija board

[@stardustie]

that rifle shot was the best AVGN special effect ever.. the quality is just WOW compared to everything else in the past

[@WillieManga]

9:38 Best part

[@Dr_Hax101]

Yes

[@LendriMujina]

I just realized; if you've used an Etch-A-Sketch, you've basically used an Odyssey controller.

[@legrandgougoulilumine6940]

Etch-a-sketch had better graphics.

[@drockman92]

This was surprisingly interesting. I like seeing how far video games have come in their relatively short life.

[@crazyj10agains]

I love learning about these old consoles and peripherals, they're some of my favorite AVGN episodes.

[@drockman92]

Yep. Instead of a review, it's more of a history of gaming.

[@khalifa520]

Crazy Jay I actually try to get them, so far i have every nintendo console since the n64, and i know my older brother had a SNES and sega genesis

[@Apprentice_of_the_Leonine]

It's been 42 years for home consoles, so far.

[@Apprentice_of_the_Leonine]

Kid Kuririn It's called "Genesis" in North America.

[@Jaythakidd_02]

Magnavox Odyssey Master Race

[@Ryan-sn7fq]

Still better then Xboxone

[@Greyspecies9999]

DBZfan380 Maybe it would have worked like 30 years ago...if we also had Internet

[@TheHulk1850]

+Ryan Lowry Nope. What a pathetic attempt at trolling.

[@mariogamer1985]

CDi/32x/Jaguar master race

[@mariofan191101]

+Ryan Lowry and ps4 and pc :3

[@UltimateTMF3]

One of the best endings in an AVGN episode!

[@blackshiny5758]

Happy 50th birthday Magnavox Odyssey!!! Enjoy your retirement.

[@Lorelei2950]

The Horror game actually sounds kinda fun.

[@xpdobrada]

Pretty much all of them sounds cool, but the thing is: Why would you buy a videogame, then cartridges when you could simply buy a tabletop game (wich better graphics btw)? Doesn’t makes sense.

[@rzerizrz]

Trust me, it isnt...

[@solome3626]

In computer programming we had the task of choosing a famous inventor and invention to write a 1 page biography about. I chose Ralph Baer and his work on the Odyssey, which I wouldn't of known about if not for the AVGN, moral of the story is the Nerd is good for education.

[@koopatroops838]

I don’t know why but this one was always one of my favorites

[@girlsundpanzerundrailways2904]

10:39 when I see cops in gta

[@spongebobfan190]

If a kid were walking down the streets to a friend's house with a grey NES zapper, and a cop approaches him, and the cop think's he's holding a real gun, that would be just sad.

[@ilovedaddythomas879]

spongebobfan190 yep, it happened before, it is sad, but fuck cops man

[@PsypherWolf]

+spongebobfan190 Not too long ago a kid was shot dead by a female police officer when he answered the door he was holding a wiimote on his hands which she thought was a gun (allegedly). Yeah, pretty sad.

[@TotallyToonsTV]

+spongebobfan190 A guy got murdered by cops for holding a Wii-mote so yeah. Light guns are a whole different ball game

[@PsypherWolf]

TotallyToonsTV I think that's the same I said, only lesser.

[@TotallyToonsTV]

Watzit Tooya Yeah ok, didn't realise you had said it. Moving on

[@PearangeProductions]

Imagine Super Mario Odyssey for the Odyssey (or with Odyssey controllers). That would be an...intriguing experience, to say the least.

[@TheCastellan]

2:50 that had to be one painful bowel movement.....

[@TheReal_DoomSlayer]

That fucking “...LETS TRY IT OUT” it gets me every damn time

[@freaky.poltergeist]

There is something so timeless about avgn, I could watch one of these and not even realize it was from 9 years ago

[@HamzaAnsari1425]

10:29 *while cocking the rifle* "... it just blows my mind ... " Yea Nerd, guns tend to do that occasionally :p

[@athomicritics]

-kurt cobain , 1994

[@poopsock6953]

Go to hell

[@gamerdude1246]

+athomicritics Savage

[@MadGnomeStudios]

+Adrian Salazar so mad

[@RoundShades]

It blew Kurt Colbain's mind too...

[@olaolaolaolaolaolaola]

The gun part in this one is still making me laugh so much after all these years! Easily one of my favorite moments in all of AVGN! :D

[@sonicmario64]

I've just realized that the middle of the roulette "wheel" actually looks like a Poke Ball if you look at it more closely. ;)

[@pyramidhead6998]

Well, that's another thing Nintendo blatantly ripped of.

[@circuscharlie54]

Time stamp

[@monroethealolantrainer732]

All I can say is what the f**k?

[@horsepower523]

Wow, 1972, eh? That's truly ancient, for a video game I mean.

[@randomfoxyboi8687]

hexagon523 lol

[@bro1678]

Your all over AVGN.

[@horsepower523]

Yeah bruh, I love AVGN videos.

[@theobserver4214]

hexagon523 in 2022 it will be the 50 year anniversary of Home video games

[@BlueZeroThree]

45 years ago...

[@kurf4376]

2:05 “I do like 7...” -Scott The Woz, 2020

[@benjamingray2071]

1:17 ah yes the horizontal vertical and most importantly ENGLISH controls

[@JustinEvitable80]

Odyssey? More like you odyssey another console.

[@inbliss_]

JustinEvitable80 nice joke

[@Pher98]

Good one, dad

[@YumeBasil]

I get it lol

[@aerisbueller6294]

Odyssey that comin'

[@YumeBasil]

I odyssey you going to the store

[@seanmyster6]

To give everyone a better idea of how old this console is, it was released one year after the movie Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, and five years before the Atari 2600. (known as Atari VCS initially)

[@unwelldanny7108]

Computer Space came out in 1971

[@Gamer208010]

And 3 years before VHS

[@pengoobanana5848]

The nerd playing with the nerdy turd at the beginning was pretty wholesome

[@endymion4078]

"It might sound like a complete waste of time.. but that's because it is"

[@NefariousDreary]

3:22 *Epic fart sound Nerd: "Ahaaww, it broke off! " Lol! !!

[@spunky6059]

I like how during the entire time the turd was in the video I was actually taking a shit in real life. I hope I'm not the only one who watches KZbin while they shit.

[@spunky6059]

The 8 Bit Kid Good

[@dkres82]

not even close to the only one.

[@devin27o]

taking a shit right now lmao

[@stevethepocket]

Hell, Regular Car Reviews MAKES KZbin videos while he shits.

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

Spunky - Sh1nyPizz4- you Proabbly know this but nerdy turd was being controlled by mike

[@PhilMante]

This console is officially 50 years old.

[@subzerotheiceninga8254]

1:51 Sounds like he is getting ready to play Super Mario Odyssey

[@theluckiesteh9058]

1972: A Magnavox Odyessy.

[@pouyopouyo9817]

Underrated

[@Musiical]

“Alright! Now we’re ready to play some Odyssey!” ~ Everyone on October 27, 2017

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Mario: It's-a me, Mario!

[@memeboi6942]

Luigi: *let me get some B A L O O N S*

[@Lt._Nut]

9:57 hold on, when did megatron turn into a Walther P38 with a scope on it?

[@birdlover3271]

G1

[@ChainNonSmoker]

I don't know why but this is an episode I may have the most warm memories of. I've also always liked all the console or accessory reviews he's done.

[@samwhitacre]

Bit wars. 64 bits. 32 bits. 16 bits. 8 bits. 4 bits. 2 bits! 1 bit! Half bit!! Quarter bit!!! THE WRIST GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S., you should review Sonic Adventure on Sega Dreamcast!

[@MetalSonicodraco7342]

Sam Whitacre Sonic Adventure? are you...serious? that's not at bad game, instead why not should review.... Sonic 3D Blast, or another shitty game... I don't know so much shitty games. or even say things about Contra III on GBA.

[@tanner5928]

MetalSonicodraco7342 or THAT one

[@MetalSonicodraco7342]

ryan bennett Okey, nobody can go hurt just, because wanna to troll me.

[@fuppetti]

The bit is the smallest unit of memory. Like the plank length. There is no 0.5 Bits.

[@Kalkas53]

MetalSonicodraco7342 how about lord of the sword on master system a poor man's version of zelda 2 or that golden axe version of zelda or sonic on gba

[@batfreeze56]

This is gonna get a lot of backlash but I can defend this console. Sure it sucked, sure it was stupid that it had those covers for the TV to play games on but remember guys, this was the first attempt at a video game home console EVER. So just like a lot of things, first can be worst but you gotta cut it some slack as it was the first home console.

[@user-td3uj8is5i]

Batfreeze but its a pile of shit

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

The thing is why does it need to be on tv? Why can't you just use your finger or a laser pointer?

[@charlescampuz5812]

Rahat Hey, baby steps. Game consoles don’t just start out of nowhere.

[@garfieif8187]

@@charlescampuz5812 It concerns me how many people don't realize or appreciate the importance of the Odeysey. It's like when people shit on footage of games on their pre-alpha state. It's just stupidity.

[@lampoilropebombs0640]

This gun isn’t acceptable. *_LET’S TRY IT OUT_*

[@emerald160]

8:32 Roulette is literally a Pokéball. Magnavox Odyssey predicted Pokémon confirmed.

[@gamersfun98]

@@bubblegumluv2007 funny

[@tigersparkz0451]

Wait you notice something. Episode 68, odyssey development began in 1968, 😲😲

[@panzerkamphwaggenlll5247]

What if development started in 1969

[@jessieovendale5821]

@waffen ss panzer lll I might need you to leave if you don’t stop.

[@staringcorgi6475]

That was before most arcade games

[@jimstantinople]

HOLY SHIT after watching this video i found a mint condition Odyssey 200 in my basement!!

[@aidanmercer9422]

Me: What game did you grow up with? Kid 1: Resident Evil on PS1 Kid 2: Duke Nukem on Sega Saturn Kid 3: 4 on Odyssey

[@donnyholt9989]

2:45 best character introduction ever

[@ChannelYep123]

Anyone else waiting for him to do a video about those little arcade machine things?

[@Dill_Pickle1997]

shadowgodzillaX I'm waiting for him to look at the Xbox

[@Dill_Pickle1997]

He reviewd big rigs, that was like two years after the release of the original xbox, heck he even looked at a gamecube game which came out the same generation as the original xbox., even if it was brief.

[@ImDemonAlchemist]

When he started the N64 was only 8 years old, the Xbox is more than 15 years old now. Over time, he'll slowly do more and more games from the 6th Gen and on.

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

Yeah, he should

[@kwc0435]

Echi he did, he reviewed sonic 06 on Xbox 360

[@faultyvideos2215]

Cool to see the OG internet game reviewer, James Rolfe as the AVGN, reviewing the OG video game console

[@scottcrabtree3239]

Wow, just WOW..... It is so cool to see these old systems! Thanks for sharing, James! The ending was hilarious, btw! LOL...!!!!

[@bud9450]

2:40 One of the best things you'll see ever!

[@sacredeight]

People in '72 must have had imagination...And a lot of shots...

[@Komix777]

I kinda regret he didn't show how the gun worked.

[@tails230]

Maybe the gun was broken from age.

[@Komix777]

Maybe, but it would've been nice to at least get a comment about it.

[@LJH.mp4]

5:35 that ain't no solar baby that's a radioactive Tampon

[@NaughtyJuri]

AVGN will live on forever watching these videos is like watching your favorite movies or shows.

[@CaptainMarvel4Ever]

R.I.P Ralph Baer

[@thecomicnation1085]

Love your profile pic

[@CaptainMarvel4Ever]

gamernation108 Same to you

[@thecomicnation1085]

Captain Marvel is my favorite super hero

[@CaptainMarvel4Ever]

gamernation108 Same here :)

[@holyballswappfalls1158]

Theres only one real ralph watch my channel