The Complete History of the Console Wars

/ @calic737
A riveting tale of the age old Console Wars
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - 1st Gen Pong Boys
3:43 - 2nd Gen Golden Age
29:12 - The Crash
41:49 - 3rd Gen 8 bit
1:01:55 - 4th Gen 16 bit
1:30:12 - 5th Gen 3D
2:01:05 - 6th Gen Online
2:15:30 - 7th Gen HD
2:29:15 - 8th Gen Top Tech
2:35:09 - 9th Gen Current

[@calic737]

I think it's awesome that everyone is dropping comments. I really appreciate all your support.

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

Nah they aren't comments. They are admirations. With the occasional mistake, mispronunciations and occasional ticked off viewers....but hey a click is a click.....keep it up

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

Hell we can bother you all night

[@damin9913]

1:02:30 When Sega genesis was born❤❤❤❤

[@damin9913]

1:04:12 it does means alot to us Americans the hell you mean it's nothing people always trying to bash Genesis all the time and I'm sick of it😡this is what started the console wars now!

[@damin9913]

1:07:51 bro chill just because snes had graphics and good sound doesn't mean it was better the genesis still holds the better attention then super nintendo not all the games was that great just a few

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

I cannot believe you held my attention this long......i can't believe i hid in the back of a work truck for two hours and didnt get caught....good to be a ghost thanks man

[@opaljk4835]

Blast Processing was actually a term coined by a sega engineer referring to ways to get more colors on the screen , and the marketing team took that phrase and ran with it as a way to describe its very fast CPU, which did really benefit the console.

[@calic737]

I didn't know that, so it actually does mean something!

[@rickyrock-nt4ii]

I love how this starts

[@MiggerPlease]

I'm gay

[@G.G.___162]

Definitely an epic intro!

[@MiggerPlease]

@@G.G.___162 yummy

[@observer.b_e_l_l_i_s]

Had me dying

[@observer.b_e_l_l_i_s]

​kylekorona Soooo...it made you..happy?

[@KengKirk]

Fantastic video!

[@Fakeanghey_Clownwrld]

I’m saving this video to watch later, and will watch the whole thing with my 10 year old son. Great first 5 minutes!

[@calic737]

That's awesome I hope you guys have a good time!

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Have you watched it yet?

[@KevinGreenHunt]

The presentation is gripping. I was just going to check it out and finish it later but now I have to finish.

[@astroster1648]

Such a good video, only just found your channel and i never wouldve guessed you only had 600 subs, you deserve way more!!!!

[@calic737]

Hey I really appreciate that. I'm glad you're here!

[@terran0797]

I agree, very impressed with this vid and I’m not even done watching it yet.

[@carzybacon47]

Great video

[@earlusmcdivett]

This was such an awesome video. I can only imagine how many hours, days and week you spent on this. You also have a great voice, don’t try to be a comedian and don’t use obnoxious acronyms like “SNESSS”. It’s like sitting down with a friend you’ve known for years. Awesome job. New subscriber and can’t wait to see what you have coming next!

[@rockergaming6230]

I just found this after watching the Xbox documentary, watched the whole thing and I am sad it was over even at over 2:44 hours, this was great dude. So many nostalgic memories.

[@calic737]

That was a really good one too.

[@JSR_]

I got in before 700 subs. Can't wait to look back on this in 3 years when you're at 700k. Great video, so well-written and spoken, and entertaining. Flew by in a flash, and I learned a lot as well! GG!

[@JSR_]

LMAO I meant to type 70k but ya know, why not? 😂

[@robingardner435]

This was so well put together. Well done! Really enjoyed this walk down memory lane. Have been a gamer since the late 80s so a good chunk of this video really spoke to my nostalgia. You deserve more likes and subs for this kind of work. Keep at it!

[@aguynamedguy309]

I grew up with both Snes and Genesis, but I was lucky enough to have a 6 button, and I had never even heard of the *start* function key.. my friends had to bring their own controller if we wanted to play against each other.

[@johnwilliamson8367]

Same. I was fortunate enough to have the Nes, Snes, and Genesis when I had to get rid of a system like the Nes I ended up with a Sega CD but tbh honest I'd prefer to have just kept the three original systems.

[@aguynamedguy309]

@johnwilliamson8367 yeah, my snes broke right around Christmas of 95 and I ended up with a Saturn instead of waiting for the PS1... long story short, I got the PS1 the next Christmas... wish I would have kept panzer dragoon though

[@johnwilliamson8367]

@@aguynamedguy309 my mom broke my Genesis in a fit of rage that sucked. Granted I only played it every so often. Had an Addams Family Game that I played to the point of ad nauseam. It was a platformer and pretty decent one.

[@johnwilliamson8367]

PS1 I regretted not getting just due to the sheer volume of titles. I ended up with the N64 had a bit of a wrestling obsession. N64 had titles that were good just not many that genuinely interested me. I admit though at the time Goldeneye 007 had me obsessed along with Resident Evil 2. I eventually ended up with a PS2 which somewhat made up for it

[@mortimore4030]

The Colecovision certainly does flicker. That's why I always preferred the Intellivision.

[@calic737]

Do you feel like it flickers as much or about the same as the other ones from that era. Everyone always talks about how smooth it was.

[@Funnylittleman]

You have an incredible way with words. Describing the sound of the Atari 7800 as "threatening" had me crying for some reason.

[@zombiedearth]

I'm a 40 yr old millennial, games was pretty much always good for me. I mean at 4 I played Atari and loved it because it was better than board games. But a year later I got an NES and I was amazed and loved it. Then sega Genesis, 64, PlayStation, PS2...etc. It was incredible to see the evolution of gaming since I was a kid. Corporations are pay to win is ruining gaming now though. I find I love indie titles on PC the past few years. Nintendo still has my heart of course.

[@Pinkwire]

Awesome video!

[@xenodroid]

Amazing work. Love to see the passion with documenting this important history!

[@benkizer9509]

Nice video on the history of console gaming. I think the Switch has become my favorite console of all time. The hybrid portability, the big library of games and how easy it is to turn on and play got me back into gaming after quitting video games for years.

[@calic737]

I also think the switch is great. Pretty much all of the first party Nintendo games are really good too. I also really appreciate the growing library of retro games you can play on it.

[@jaytahoe]

This was fantastic Calic! This channel is criminally under viewed . The effort you put into these really shows!

[@someguywithaquestionablese9465]

Bro cooked that intro Ong

[@stevenanders8631]

So I've watched a few of these documentary's on this and this one is the newest one and most complete Great job watched it completely.

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Seriously epic video dude, I can't imagine working on something this long. Great job compiling all the clips / commercials and facts. One small thing I noticed, the Atari Jaquar controller you showed is the 2019 Pro version. It actually is a fanastic redesign, with more responsive buttons and the 3 addition buttons making it the first 6 button controller for the system. The original controller only had 3 buttons (plus the num pad allowed for overlays - AVP for example).

[@calic737]

Oh really I didn't know we had a new controller for it. I did notice that there were two different kinds, but I didn't know it wasn't an original design. I love all of the fan made and independent games.

[@Nintendoes2]

"To get it home and have it look like this... That'll be a bill please." lol

[@Chris-techgamesfood]

Great video man! I love these long games videos that I can just sit back and enjoy. Takes me right back to my childhood.

[@methro-nome]

subscribed at minute 2 when I caught on how back you went :D, can't wait to watch it all

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

PORT MONT A EWE Translation Port Mon Toe God i get a kick outta that.... By the way that old guy comparing intellivision to atari is George Plimpton. He had that special voice everybody loved. Well at least before Robert Stack came along and narrated Unsolved Mysteries. Seriously I could listen to either of them read the phone book cover to cover.... Ryan Seacrest aint got shite on them lol

[@calic737]

I know and I said it so confidently too lol. I love all of those marketing mascots like Mr. Intellivision.

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

@@calic737 Mr. Intellivision is turning over in his grave once he found out about Tommy Tallarico trying to become the new face of the company. Especially once he learned about the lies, cheats, and theft with the stupid Amico console

[@joesaiditstrue]

I live in the US, Illinois to be exact, I never saw a single commodore 64 growing up, was in grade school from 86 to 92, we only had IBM's and apple 2's

[@chrisd6287]

Your sense of humor and jokes are incredible. Thank you.

[@BlueGarys]

Great video! I love the way you tell stories

[@conman2k1]

This is quite the undertaking and very well done. Nice work!

[@marr3456]

i actually watched this 3 hour long video… had to subscribe 😂

[@j.makison1547]

Wow. This video blew me away. You deserve WAY more subscribers!

[@weepingkoopa2862]

52:20 A common misconception. The first Battery-Backed cartridge was Pop & Chips for the Epoch Super Cassette Vision.

[@calic737]

oh really, thats really cool. I didn't know.

[@heathRocco]

My first ever home console i played & owned was the Sega Master System 1. I was 3 years old at the time & since then grew up to be playing Sega & then later Sony Playstation ❤

[@kageris6]

Excellent video and very informative! I remember arguing for team Nintendo while riding the school bus back in the day. Lol. Keep up the great work and your channel will grow fast! Subbed!

[@christophervanroekel8550]

Well played Sir. Very good documentary. You captured more than most.

[@joshmiller887]

Love this video! The N64 didn’t initially have a pack-in game. You had to buy Mario 64 separate if you wanted to play it at launch. Keep em coming!

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

Yamauchi-san your gold plated toilet paper is here.....ahhh mushi mushi.....now i show you whos master of dim sum

[@dj2bklyn]

when you have MJ sponsoring genesis in a commercial say goodbye to Nintendo lol

[@calic737]

They straight dunked on 'em with that one.

[@Blackadder75]

depends on the market, in my country Mario was king and Sega was almost unknown outside the arcade hall it was 80% nintendo -20% sega

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@Blackadder75 I bet everyone in your country knew Michael Jackson though.

[@Blackadder75]

@@Bubba__Sawyer yes, even my grandmother, because he would be in the newspapers for breaking some records set by elvis or the beatles

[@mortimore4030]

@@Bubba__Sawyer Unfortunately.

[@1977TA]

I'm going to assume that the 1984 film "Cloak and Dagger" was Atari's attempt at saving the 5200 and the video game industry. The movie is centered on a young gamer named Davey played by Henry Thomas who was a rising star fresh off his breakout role in ET. Davey spends most of his time playing video games. The plot of the film begins when Davey witnesses the murder of an FBI agent who with his dying breath gives him an Atari 5200 game cartridge that contains military secrets. Davey must now guard the important cartridge with his life and prevent it falling into the hands of an evil terrorist organization who are hell bent on getting ahold of the sensitive information it contains. Atari designed graphics for the fictional Cloak and Daggar game and got a lot of product promotion from their brand being featured in the movie. I consider it to be a timeless classic from my childhood. Unfortunately, it was released a year after the video game crash of 1983 which did not help it achieve the results Atari was hoping for. When you consider the poor performance of the Atari 5200 it is easy to see why the movie did little to restore public interest in video games.

[@andrewnagavelli1215]

Great video man keep on doin your thing. Good combo of editing and knowledge

[@ThomasHostvedt]

Nice! Thanks for your diligent work putting this together, exceptional!! Very entertaining and well narrated.

[@jq8166]

Great video!! I watch a lot of gaming history channels, going to be watching your channel really closely!

[@Doktario_Mystario]

honestly i kinda feel like console gaming is dying: 1) Playstation & Xbox release their games on PC now 2) with physical media dying off there is no benefit to get a console instead of buying games on PC 3) hybrids are getting more populair and they have all the benefits of being a handheld & PC/console 4) playing on PC is so much cheaper and accesable i used to be a Nintendo enjoyer but ever since i migrated to Steam and when i got my Steam Deck, i started to feel that consoles are just obselete. The only thing holding it back is the stereotype that you need to tinker a lot with PC games to get a good expierence which isn't really the case for me. Steam Proton has been able to fix most instances of a game not booting up for me.

[@calic737]

I used to only ever play games on console but even I'm moving over to PC

[@Sinn0100]

"Number 2- There is no benefit to getting a console." I would say the cost of a console alone being far, far cheaper than a PC ends that number pretty quickly. Further, this notion that all console games are coming to PC is just a blatant lie. Tell me, master race, how do you intend to play GTAVI? Moving along. Not every game releasing on consoles is fully digital. We (fiancee and I) own an Xbox Series X, PS5, Steam Deck, and Switch right now. I would say a good majority of my games are on disc and can be played offline. I do my utmost to buy everything physical because I'm not paying full price to rent my games. I would also say there are quite a few games that have not appeared on a PC, I'm afraid. Lastly, your attempt at logically trying to spin a PC as being better than a console doesn't really hold water. You say that we should just get a PC instead but still present the very same set of problems. Why in God's glorious name would I pay double+ for pretty much the exact same experience with tons of DRM? Nope. Unfortunately, PC gaming is just as screwed as console gaming. You do realize once Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo takeover full distribution of all console games, they will be coming for the PC next. Microsoft has already openly admitted they wish to aquire Steam and are fine with performing a hostile takeover. The video game industry, as we know it, is heading for a monumental crash, and there is nothing that is going to stop it. No matter your platform of choice, it's all gone. Thankfully, I'm prepared for this little eventuality...are you?

[@Sinn0100]

Ooops... one more thing- The Steam Deck is neat but better than a console? It's better than the Switch but does not hold a candle to either the Series X or PS5. Although it is nice to play my Series X and PS5 games on our Steam Deck, that's pretty neat.

[@Doktario_Mystario]

@@Sinn0100 PC is cheaper than console because everyone already has a PC (just not neccesairly the most powerful on the market). And if where talking prices and DRM, you don't have to limit yourself to Steam and there are plenty of (free) open source games on PC

[@Doktario_Mystario]

@@Sinn0100 you say i'm a PC master race but i literally say in my comment that i used to be a Nintendo enjoyer. I don't care for the highest possible graphics (in fact i prefer older graphics over "modern graphics", the type of gameplay i enjoy is very broad (i only really strongly dislike multiplayer-only and Stealth games). i mostly play indie and fan-games. And lastly i don't discriminate a game for having a specific art style (visually i can pretty much enjoy anything with very rare exeptions like the current Pokemon games)

[@CymruNerdCave]

Great video! I love this sort of stuff. I also love Paul Rudd being in the SNES commercial.

[@opaljk4835]

The problem with the 7800 was that it was tech from 1983 so it was pretty outdated by the time it came out. I realize it’s only a year behind the famicom but they desperately needed to add some sound hardware and whatnot

[@werd7043]

Cannot believe your subscriber count after seeing this amazing video! So good dude, keep it up :)

[@calic737]

I really appreciate that, we're just getting started!

[@Nintendoes2]

Great content! Thank you Calic.

[@McRcFly]

War.... war never changes. Epic video thank you.

[@raymondjames336]

Really enjoy the video and your voice is so relaxing and easy to listen to I look forward to checking out more of your content

[@IrishSloppyDad]

Respect for the work you put into this :)

[@patrickdiggins85]

Excellent video, clearly a lot of time and patience went in to this. Only small critique is that you stated Mario 64 was a pack in title, which it wasn't. Great work overall though!

[@SteveMayCAFC]

Great video! Instant subscription.

[@UnicornRocko]

You did an awesome job with this video!

[@calic737]

Thanks I really appreciate that!

[@Mezmorize99]

Keep it up with excellent content like this, and your channel will blow up :-)

[@bishopjerrime]

Awesome work 👏 👌 on the research and great choices on the commercials and game clips. Keep up the work as you just got a new subscriber.

[@costasvasilogiannakis7816]

amazing video great work really love it 5 stars

[@johnwilliamson8367]

3DO with a $700 price tag 😂, Neo Geo is the only system that had reason to demand that kind of tag. Neo Geo was no joke.

[@chayftonjohnson7425]

I love this so much. But i especially appreciate that you're playing music from the SNES version of Gradius 3 in the background. Greta job. Now it's time to pull out the Suoer NES and do a playthrough of Gradius 3 😁

[@calic737]

I love those classic rail shooters.

[@winstonslone2797]

I can assure you those "ass" graphics looked amazing. We had never seen anything like that before back then.

[@calic737]

Oh Definitely. Having a home console back then would have been the coolest thing.

[@YerlyYondere]

This video was really good

[@stephencurah1059]

I really enjoyed this documentary on the history of the console wars. It was quite nostalgic hearing some of the audio used at some sections of the presentation

[@Bhamloud47]

Great video.

[@ClERCE]

excellent video

[@rd400d]

The golden age was not before the crash. The golden age was the NES-PS2 era.

[@calic737]

yeah that was a golden age for me too

[@joelrosario9407]

PS1-PS2 was the peak for gaming imo. 1998-2004 specifically because of the sheer amount of revolutionary games that came out during this stretch. I still have a special places in my heart for the 1993-1997 years as well.

[@camrunner6633]

Facts.

[@von2300]

Man I'll never forget how jealous I was of the dude in my neighborhood who had the original Mortal Kombat for the Genesis and knew the Blood Code. My SNES copy was too dang squeaky clean lol!

[@zombee38]

Keep the good work!

[@KennytheHedgehog619]

an amazing watch honestly.

[@WarioSaysSo]

I have been from the late 3rd generation = 8-bit up till 8th = UHD era. The 9th generation was when I felt I have been through enough and don't like what it has become. There is no general feel for the gaming business as it once was and I will remain between 3rd to 8th with games and consoles.

[@calic737]

I pretty much only play indie games anymore if I actually buy a new game. I feel the same way and the way that a lot of games are monetized put me off from buying them.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@calic737 Fully understand that and agree!

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

Hey kid, for Christmas your getting the Bally astrocade.....oh great thanks dad so much....oh but you can't pick it up till January .....ohhhhh man

[@ClaireRedfieldKennedy-ld2lx]

1:55:45 I've never understood the attacks on PlayStation's memory cards. They were cheap and you could safely save your game and take it to a friend's house or vice versa. You could also copy and share your saved game with friends. If your PlayStation broke or you got a newer model like the PlayStation 2 your games were still on the card.

[@calic737]

There were also some really cool PlayStation games that would use the save from one game to unlock bonus stuff in the sequel.

[@ClaireRedfieldKennedy-ld2lx]

2:02:00 I worked at a Blockbuster video the summer of 2000 and we rented tons of NES and SNES games. But NOT A SINGLE DREAMCAST GAME was ever rented and not a single console sold! The finally threw them in the bargain bin for pennies on the dollar! I still remember the games were only $3.99 and they still didn't sell!!!!

[@opaljk4835]

That’s wild. I knew quite a few people with Dreamcasts. I wish I would’ve gotten one at the time

[@natec5373]

Competition is good for the consumer, once the industry is monopolized horrendous monetizing will only get worse :/

[@calic737]

I feel like we're already seeing the negative effects of some monopolies in the game industry

[@redpointt]

Awesome video and history wow

[@thelightwielder]

I think Microsoft is testing out streaming by streaming XBox Series games to an XBox One. They will probably start putting an XBOX app on TVs so you don't need a console and they will just stream it like Stadia did

[@calic737]

Stadia would have been really cool if it wasn't so slow. I feel like once they iron out that process it will be really cool.

[@thelightwielder]

@@calic737 I didn't have an issue with it, but my internet is really solid since my work pays for it

[@KnowToChill]

Like Ubisoft sayd...Peopel will love to pay for Games without owning them ...maybe .At the Moment it looks more like X Box Consumers dont buy Games and still have not more GamePass Subcribers on PC/ Konsole then Switch or PS .Didtn MS say something about if they dont get 100 Mill Subscribers till 2028 they leaving Field? and make Games for Switch and Playstation couse PC Gamers dont buy theyr Games 2 Times on Steam for GamePass Dudes?😅

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

41:51 there it is.....square button pre recall Famicom......I want one so bad

[@mustangjones67]

This was a great video into our history in gaming

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

PORT MAN TOW.....CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR

[@calic737]

Yeah lol, I just discovered that I'd been saying it wrong all this time.

[@chriswheatley3146]

For games such as Street Fighter, I much preferred the sega 6 button layout vs the SNES layout. With the sega controller, you can hold the controller in such a way that your right hand fingers layed on the abc/xyz buttons. Capcom even made a 3rd party controller setup like that called the Capcom Pad Soldier for Genesis & SNES. This was not possible with the default SNES controller and required you to use the awkward left shoulder button. Modern controllers are not as bad since they have 2 buttons on the right shoulder.

[@calic737]

Oh yeah, so it's like a mini fight stick with the button layout

[@jackofallgamesTV]

You forgot about how 3D Blu-ray helped in 2010 and 2011 by making the PlayStation 3 the world's cheapest 3D Blu-ray player especially if you already owned the PlayStation 3 is the world's cheapest Blu-ray player. They also made the world's best 3D screen for gamers the PlayStation 3D TV. But what killed 3D shortly after that was the promised Super Bowl that was reneged on. It was it was abandoned because it was found that 70% to 90% of people would be unable to watch the Super Bowl if it was broadcast in 3D due to 2D incompatibility.

[@calic737]

you're right I completely left out the whole 3D blue ray thing, that would have been a good segment to have in there

[@daveyboy1978]

I brought a PS3 just for it's Blu-ray player

[@wes773105333]

The funny thing about Sega's blast processing is that they claimed that it made games like Sonic possible and that Nintendo couldn't handle quick scrolling. There's a prototype game called Bio Force Ape for the NES that is just as fast, if not faster. It's a game that was developed during the NES' lifespan, but was never officially released. Turns out the NES had blast processing all along!

[@billschlafly4107]

I'm new here. Glad to find this channel so early. 654 subs.

[@winstonslone2797]

Quality presentation

[@Golemoid]

This is the first time i hear 32X being talked about positively.

[@notchunglingsu7014]

Hey dude, I like your style, I'm in. Keep it light and funny!

[@AcidGubba]

To be honest, I only wanted to take a quick look because 3 hours is a bit daunting. I would recommend making the whole video into 6 or 12 parts. Don't get me wrong, I think it's really good, but I suspect you'll scare a lot of people off with 3 hours. The first 2 hours are much more detailed, which I liked. The last 20 years definitely went too fast for me. I watched the whole thing anyway;)

[@calic737]

I was actually thinking about that. I also thought about doing separate parts and then putting them all together as a big video after they're all out.

[@zackmeaders6199]

Shoutout to the snow dogs DVD game lol

[@IloveJillValentine1974]

Jill Valentine is great! I'm in love with her.

[@calic737]

lol it is in your username. Did you know about the RE2 differences between PS1 and N64?

[@IloveJillValentine1974]

@@calic737 yes I know about them. I still haven't gotten around to playing the N64 version yet, but I want to.

[@andrewhelms3875]

Amazing video, you know your shit

[@aaronlimitless]

Out of all the generations this one included. I’d say the GameCube Xbox and pS2 was definitely the most exciting time for me for games and definitely my most played video game era so many great games.

[@calic737]

I think so too. Technology was advancing really fast and games were starting to become a more mainstream thing so there were a lot more people to play with.

[@madspunky]

Glad to hear your perspective! I would add that plenty of Genesis games on both consoles were actually better because, ironically, the less amount of colors left space for more content. These games (especially the ones made by EA) were first programmed for Sega, so there was less time for polish on the SNES, and it showed (think: NHLPA '93 / Jungle Strike / FIFA / Flashback) Also: Street Fighter II was released a year earlier on the SNES, and that was a BIG deal. Looking at the sales figures, Nintendo caught up a bit with that release. But then the Genesis moved ahead again in 1993 because of Mortal Kombat and Aladdin. Then in 1994 the Super Nintendo came back with Donkey Kong Country and Super Metroid.

[@calic737]

Is Aladdin better on the Genesis? I didn't play that one very much.

[@madspunky]

@@calic737 On the Genesis it has better first impressions, because it looks better and you get to use a sword. However, I think the level design is annoying, the hit boxes are unclear, the bosses are just lame. Give it a shot though! Perhaps you'll love it!

[@calic737]

@@madspunky Yeah I probably will, there was a bunch of those Disney games that I only really played the first couple of levels because I rented them.

[@WadeLife]

Great upload the Atari 2600 started my gaming journey back in the early 80’s matter affect out of 43 years on this earth the 2600 is still the only console that I’ve managed to keep after all these years plus about 50 games and the boxes for everything.

[@calic737]

Oh wow you still got the boxes. I only have one 2600 game in its box. I got Activision's Tennis still in the box lol.

[@Blackadder75]

probably because it was so bad that nobody wanted to buy it from you second hand, while your better consoles sold like hotcakes

[@WadeLife]

@@Blackadder75 Never have ever thought about selling it mainly cause it was my first console and nostalgic purposes.

[@sideburn]

Ballblazer was one of the first games put out by Lucasfilm games / Lucas arts. Best way to play 5200 games is with an Atari 8 bit computer.

[@fortitudevalance8424]

Now you can get an android box with many different games from many past consoles, IN ONE BOX.

[@justsomejojo]

No matter how often I hear it said, it still feels surreal that the Gamecube was a financial failure. The Gamecube was the first home console I was allowed to have and at the time, it felt great to be a Gamecube owner - it had so many great games that also would go on to be well-remembered classics. So much so that it took me well into 2009 or 2010 to learn the console wasn't very successful. I never put much stock into the console wars mind you - it's just always such a stark dissonance.

[@calic737]

I was so hyped to get my Gamecube. Metroid Prime and the Ocarina of Time Master Quest pre-order bonus thing were the ones I probably played the most. I was a teen in high school around that time and it was a fun thing to joke about which console was better. I don't think most people were that serious about it.

[@Danakedgamer0523]

Im surprised a younger man is doing this documentary I'm a older millennial but I'm more old school not many younger generations understand how much Atari did to the gaming sector and the arcade crash of the 80s so much they buried the ET game in the middle of a desert as an embarrassment my first console was the SNES with mario world keep striving young buck with your channel i wish you good fortune

[@calic737]

Thanks I really appreciate that. How different would the world be if Atari had been successful with any of their other consoles. Or if they had been the ones to publish the NES in America.

[@pansnemesis]

But the log that will always win.. the backlog 😂

[@dj2bklyn]

That's funny. And hour and 42 minutes in. The video footage is used from. The Angry Nintendo Nerd.