Atari Video Games (Part 2) James & Mike

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  • @JamesNintendoNerd
    @JamesNintendoNerd  6 лет назад +24

    Like James & Mike Mondays? See more game playthroughs with Mike on Twitch!
    www.twitch.tv/mikemateilive

    • @TheGadgetGod
      @TheGadgetGod 5 лет назад +5

      Many more Mondays, many more games

    • @thegreatwhitesnark36
      @thegreatwhitesnark36 5 лет назад +3

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

    • @nicolasribeirodossantos6082
      @nicolasribeirodossantos6082 Год назад

      i can imagine an AVGN episode on the Atari 2600 console

  • @toonertube
    @toonertube 10 лет назад +193

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

    • @TheSandman
      @TheSandman 9 лет назад +6

      LELFACTOR34 Да он нахуй упорот)

    • @alexanderconti395
      @alexanderconti395 7 лет назад +8

      LELFACTOR34 YESS but it would be more on 13:50

    • @STRING3R
      @STRING3R 6 лет назад +7

      psshh nothin personnel kid

    • @keeleye7225
      @keeleye7225 5 лет назад +5

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

    • @chewtag
      @chewtag 4 года назад +7

      @@keeleye7225 guys, he doesnt know

  • @regularsharp
    @regularsharp 10 лет назад +147

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

  • @evilmeefa
    @evilmeefa 11 лет назад +28

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

  • @Glassandcandy
    @Glassandcandy 11 лет назад +154

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

    • @Glassandcandy
      @Glassandcandy 4 года назад +21

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

  • @sonicmario64
    @sonicmario64 6 лет назад +25

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

  • @madmatrix30
    @madmatrix30 11 лет назад +74

    Mario on Atari with Sega genesis controller=mind blown

  • @WolfiKurisu
    @WolfiKurisu 11 лет назад +47

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

  • @radbmxbandit
    @radbmxbandit 11 лет назад +10

    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!

  • @Tsuki-Oka
    @Tsuki-Oka 11 лет назад +15

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

  • @marekvrbka
    @marekvrbka 11 лет назад +71

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

    • @MabuseXX
      @MabuseXX 6 лет назад +8

      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
      @TyDie85 5 лет назад +8

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

  • @gertrudemcfuzz74
    @gertrudemcfuzz74 8 лет назад +45

    15:42 EPIC JOKER FLASHBACK! Mike rulez!

  • @Zobi_YT
    @Zobi_YT 7 лет назад +5

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

  • @Adyman182
    @Adyman182 10 лет назад +106

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

    • @MrDAFRESHBOY
      @MrDAFRESHBOY 9 лет назад +23

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

  • @ChainsOfFateGame
    @ChainsOfFateGame 10 лет назад +10

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

  • @AtlasBlizzard
    @AtlasBlizzard 9 лет назад +15

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

  • @wildcard600
    @wildcard600 10 лет назад +21

    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
      @Austin_2600 11 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @orangeisdead
    @orangeisdead 11 лет назад +4

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

  • @goldskula
    @goldskula 4 года назад +4

    Man this feels nostalgic to watch this again after a long

  • @cannibalcris6875
    @cannibalcris6875 10 лет назад +59

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

    • @megaene
      @megaene 10 лет назад +10

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

  • @philv2529
    @philv2529 8 лет назад +130

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

  • @skrrskrr
    @skrrskrr 8 лет назад +14

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

  • @PC_Simo
    @PC_Simo 2 года назад +3

    ”Dodge ’em” really is the original ”Minecart Mayhem” (in DK64).

  • @mollyz2000
    @mollyz2000 9 лет назад +2

    At 17:37, the music reminds me of a slowed down disco bass line. Love it!

  • @CaptainJZH
    @CaptainJZH 11 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @cjallday1130plays
    @cjallday1130plays 10 лет назад +19

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

  • @toby56
    @toby56 9 лет назад +14

    Pause at 0:20

  • @residentvania7733
    @residentvania7733 8 лет назад +3

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

  • @LANLightMedia
    @LANLightMedia 10 лет назад +1

    River Raid, F16 Fighting Falcon, Mario Bros, Ballblazer and Jordan Vs. Bird were amazing games!

  • @keilius
    @keilius 11 лет назад +1

    I used to play River Raid all the time! Two other favorites of mine were Zaxxon and BC's Quest for Tires.

  • @cccycling5835
    @cccycling5835 2 года назад +4

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

  • @scottb2794
    @scottb2794 11 лет назад +24

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

    • @xXNuclearWarXx
      @xXNuclearWarXx 11 лет назад +2

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

    • @Pixxeria
      @Pixxeria 10 лет назад +6

      Rick Occulus Nietzsche did it.

    • @MabuseXX
      @MabuseXX 5 лет назад

      Not really

  • @n1ckjitsu
    @n1ckjitsu 8 лет назад +3

    Easily one of the best episodes of James and Mike Mondays

  • @jesternario
    @jesternario 11 лет назад +2

    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.

  • @zeekhedgehog
    @zeekhedgehog 11 лет назад +1

    Great video guys. I love the James and Mike Play videos. it is a lot of fun just to see you two kick back and have some old school fun.

  • @SFCmrRaccoon
    @SFCmrRaccoon 5 лет назад +8

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

  • @jimbo4931
    @jimbo4931 9 лет назад +12

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

  • @videogamejesus5936
    @videogamejesus5936 11 лет назад +3

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

  • @soursugar4867
    @soursugar4867 4 года назад +2

    Fun fact: In Jungle Hunt the reason a lot of people fail at knifing the alligators is because you can’t hit them while their mouth is open

  • @glacier2win
    @glacier2win 11 лет назад +1

    I love seeing you guys play the game and talk. You guys are amazing together.

  • @scottb2794
    @scottb2794 11 лет назад +14

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

  • @TheTurnipKing
    @TheTurnipKing 10 лет назад +4

    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.

  • @Frankfurtdabezzzt
    @Frankfurtdabezzzt 8 лет назад +5

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

  • @CherryPixelBun
    @CherryPixelBun 11 лет назад +1

    There was a spiritual successor to Frogs And Flies in development called Frog Pond. It got canned, but it comes with the Flashback consoles.

  • @Randomness465
    @Randomness465 11 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @abelyjrwhynot2051
    @abelyjrwhynot2051 2 года назад +3

    That sound is top gun

  • @dominicracca7856
    @dominicracca7856 9 лет назад +4

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

  • @SalDOWN
    @SalDOWN 10 лет назад +17

    River raid, what a great memories...

    • @Curlyheart
      @Curlyheart 4 года назад

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

  • @Tricob1974
    @Tricob1974 11 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @philberto78
    @philberto78 11 лет назад +1

    This video brought me back guys. I even remember doing the vertical flying on asteroids like that where the ship goes faster and faster. My dad was a nerd too luckily so my brother and I had all these games to play on the Atari home computer...3200xe I think.

  • @EireProductions
    @EireProductions 3 года назад +5

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

  • @ceru1262
    @ceru1262 10 лет назад +6

    the AVGN and the white stripes, awesome

  • @UberMan5000
    @UberMan5000 10 лет назад +23

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

    • @suzannematthys6113
      @suzannematthys6113 10 лет назад +4

      That's a good question

    • @l1nx2112
      @l1nx2112 10 лет назад +7

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

    • @juliabrnssr
      @juliabrnssr 10 лет назад +6

      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
      @raz09181 10 лет назад +2

      Icewolf2 You're killing independent George!

  • @xbaxdark
    @xbaxdark 9 лет назад +1

    Still play Frog n' flies once in a while on my Mame cabinet, great simple game that can get really competitive among a few friends and some beers. ;)
    The arcade version of Jungle Hunt is a great game and yes you can see he has a knife to shank those gators with.(16:50)

  • @dgmsstuff
    @dgmsstuff 11 лет назад +2

    As a kid, when I was playing Smurfs for the Atari 2600 I really saw the smurfs there. It's magical what your imagination is when you're a kid. Many, many years after I played it on an emulator and... well, the "graphics" were not quite like I remembered. But I guess that's the magic of the childhood.

  • @dannyparray599
    @dannyparray599 8 лет назад +7

    Clyde, the Raphael of the group.

    • @BrendanJSmith
      @BrendanJSmith 5 лет назад +4

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

    • @sneakysnake7695
      @sneakysnake7695 4 года назад +1

      I like Raphael coz I got a temper problem like him

  • @SwisherzagCB
    @SwisherzagCB 10 лет назад +14

    SPIDERS!!! PUNCH EM!!!!!

  • @dbone3356
    @dbone3356 8 лет назад +4

    The hardest button to button!

  • @Mchenrygames
    @Mchenrygames 11 лет назад +1

    I really like the casual atmosphere of these videos

  • @Suckerfreegames
    @Suckerfreegames 11 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @ianbrantolomon9381
    @ianbrantolomon9381 10 лет назад +5

    is actually the gond

  • @WRBL69
    @WRBL69 10 лет назад +5

    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 :)

  • @DrowSoldier33
    @DrowSoldier33 10 лет назад +3

    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

  • @dcsmooth
    @dcsmooth 11 лет назад +1

    Ms. Pac Man is always the first game I play at the arcade. Fed that game so much of my allowance. lol

  • @Andrew_Thannen
    @Andrew_Thannen 7 лет назад +1

    I love how deeply they analyze the Vanguard commercial.

  • @40KTheories
    @40KTheories 11 лет назад +14

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

  • @thdremily
    @thdremily 9 лет назад +12

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

  • @wcnmvp3820
    @wcnmvp3820 9 лет назад +43

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

    • @RetroRupp
      @RetroRupp 9 лет назад +2

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

    • @wcnmvp3820
      @wcnmvp3820 9 лет назад +1

      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
      @RetroRupp 9 лет назад

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

    • @wcnmvp3820
      @wcnmvp3820 9 лет назад

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

    • @ArborDaze
      @ArborDaze 9 лет назад +1

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

  • @clock0789
    @clock0789 9 лет назад +1

    These games really rocked for the temporary retro gaming age , the concept of these sort of games are already seen coming back in the contemporary for the coolness of them , just with an addition of modern architecture design and newly cool concepts , these games were inspiration for all.

  • @SFBGamesTube
    @SFBGamesTube 11 лет назад +1

    11:55 James' description of the Atari explosion sound effect is so nice, and I totally agree.

  • @fictionfan23
    @fictionfan23 10 лет назад +12

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

    • @thephantom496
      @thephantom496 4 года назад

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

  • @GrizzlyRed
    @GrizzlyRed 9 лет назад +4

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

  • @haze_productions9715
    @haze_productions9715 10 лет назад +34

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

    • @iannoah2195
      @iannoah2195 10 лет назад +4

      Did you score 9999?

    • @haze_productions9715
      @haze_productions9715 10 лет назад

      Ian Noah
      Yep.

    • @ZilkenianDavenport
      @ZilkenianDavenport 10 лет назад +1

      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
      @TheKulteska 10 лет назад

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

    • @ZilkenianDavenport
      @ZilkenianDavenport 10 лет назад +3

      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.

  • @AlTheEngineer
    @AlTheEngineer 11 лет назад +1

    Ahhhhhhhhhh, nothing like the good ol' days! :) Thanks for the video guys!

  • @brucewayne9852
    @brucewayne9852 11 лет назад +1

    Dude James I've been watching a lot of your older episodes and I found that you love 80s cartoons because of the gore and violence. Believe me you would love this newer show called "Sym-biotic Titan". It's amazzzzzzing , action packed, has great characters, story, and development. It's a masterpiece, trust me you will not be disappointed

  • @TheJonnJonnz
    @TheJonnJonnz 9 лет назад +4

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

  • @mashprompts3280
    @mashprompts3280 11 лет назад +14

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

    • @realspacedog
      @realspacedog 10 лет назад +43

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

    • @wildcard600
      @wildcard600 10 лет назад +1

      The Who ??

    • @FishJJFish
      @FishJJFish 9 лет назад +1

      NotaRealFish XD

  • @adzomac33
    @adzomac33 10 лет назад +13

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

    • @rolig9303
      @rolig9303 10 лет назад +1

      gond means "problem" in hungarian lol.

  • @briefcaseblues6061
    @briefcaseblues6061 8 лет назад +1

    Yes!! The Jungle Hunt riff is probably my favorite on any pre-Nintendo consoles. After Nintendo it is the Lil Mac running through the City riff, in Mike Tyson punch out.

  • @IronClawGaming
    @IronClawGaming 11 лет назад +1

    James is the one who makes the AVGN videos. Mike make glitch videos. Anyway. I thought this was interesting. Gives a real insight into the gameing eras of yester year. Can't wait for more!

  • @tonymcquarrie4851
    @tonymcquarrie4851 11 лет назад +5

    oh Luther, what a potato

  • @TilenCurin
    @TilenCurin 10 лет назад +4

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

    • @Peter_1986
      @Peter_1986 7 лет назад

      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.

  • @SimonCadel
    @SimonCadel 11 лет назад +20

    It's Gond, not god

  • @hectorjar
    @hectorjar 11 лет назад +1

    Jungle Hunt used to be one of my favorite games too! I can't get the final song out of my head now!

  • @LiluDallasMultipass
    @LiluDallasMultipass 11 лет назад +1

    I loved River Raid as a kid, great game.

  • @briancyates1983
    @briancyates1983 11 лет назад +3

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

  • @tuusolpl8945
    @tuusolpl8945 9 лет назад +5

    You guys are really over thinking that vanguard commertial XD

  • @will_mcdermott
    @will_mcdermott 8 лет назад +4

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

  • @gamesessions
    @gamesessions 11 лет назад +1

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

  • @takayama8060
    @takayama8060 11 лет назад +2

    that sound @ 11:57
    Play it near someone who is sleeping. It will freak them out. Hard to explain why though.

  • @yaywhewclips242
    @yaywhewclips242 8 лет назад +11

    for both nerds they're both kinda cute.

    • @xBINARYGODx
      @xBINARYGODx 8 лет назад +3

      I'll take Mike and you take James.

  • @nesfan8
    @nesfan8 9 лет назад +4

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

    • @frozenaorta
      @frozenaorta 9 лет назад +3

      nesfan8 Why is this blowing your mind?

    • @nesfan8
      @nesfan8 9 лет назад +2

      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
      @vaporfarts 9 лет назад +1

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

    • @imrustyokay
      @imrustyokay 9 лет назад

      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
      @zelg.5551 9 лет назад +2

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

  • @kingofgundams1
    @kingofgundams1 10 лет назад +5

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

  • @SheenWarlock
    @SheenWarlock 10 лет назад +1

    Love these guys! Mike's laugh is funny. LOL

  • @oldmandandan
    @oldmandandan 4 года назад +1

    I think part of the charm of James' AVGN is that when he looks shocked he takes on an air of one of Jim Henson's Muppets!

  • @derekcunningham6956
    @derekcunningham6956 11 лет назад +3

    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?

  • @TheSegacampGamerandWerecamp
    @TheSegacampGamerandWerecamp 5 лет назад

    17:39 the Music here Reminds me of one of those Underworld Battle Themes from Keith Courage in Alpha Zones!

  • @TheRatedOniChannel
    @TheRatedOniChannel 11 лет назад +2

    I think that's why one can watch them completely, is just two good friends talking, playing and joking, is actually relaxing

  • @PC_Simo
    @PC_Simo 2 года назад +1

    You just wrap your hand around an alligator’s jaws and keep punching it, and naught it can do to you; because the muscles that open an alligator’s jaws are actually really weak. I don’t know, if that works on crocodiles, too.

  • @spayseghost
    @spayseghost 6 лет назад +1

    OMG! when i was little, i had a B&W tv, I played asteroids 1,000,000 times and i never knew it was in color.