Classic Game Room - MOUNTAIN KING review for Atari 2600
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Classic Game Room reviews MOUNTAIN KING for Atari 2600 from 1983 by CBS Games. Mountain King is a weird adventure game where you dig diamonds, discover the Eternal Flame, wear a crown and climb to the top of the mountain!
CGR Mountain King review has Mountain King Atari 2600 review gameplay recorded from Atari 2600 Jr and Atari 7800. CGR Mountain King Atari review is fun and has Mountain King UA-cam review video review footage.
I have such great memories of this from my childhood. It's crazy to think that this and Pitfall 2 were pioneering context-sensitive musical scores on the Atari in 1983.
7:10 woah Mark, you're lookin like AVGN there!
This episode just makes me laugh so much. LOL
I was so happy to see his face when he won. Keep up the good work Mark. MORE HEYZOOS!!!
Before Spelunker...before Super Pitfall...before La Mulana...before Spelunky...there was...MOUNTAIN KING!!!
From CBS Electronics!
Music isn't too bad for Atari.
what song does it play the nutcracker? correct me fi I'm wrong
There's no song here, actually. These are mangled excerpts from Edvard Grieg's "Peer Gynt", Op.23. It is by far his most famous work, and contains at least 4 super-famous melodies in it that are known even to people who don't listen to older music.
IgnatzKolisch thx for the info
The track that plays after he gets the crown is more commonly referred to as "In the Hall of the Mountain King", hence the title of the game. :)
I don't think i've ever seen Mark getting this frustrated ahah
"Anthony!?"
I've never played this game (let alone owned an Atari system) but what I like the most about this game is its really good 8-bit rendition of "In the Hall of the Mountain King".
Your reaction when finally getting to the top of the mountain! That's it, this is one of my favorite CGR reviews ever!
ha, ha, ha I really have to try this game.
Lord Karnage almost became a super sayan trying to finish this one
Due to the limits of the Atari 2600. The bats can only appear one at a time. Therefore, it is always best to have easy access between two levels and avoid tunnels.
This also came out for some other systems, like the C64, Atari 8-bit, 5200, Colecovision, etc. The jumping is much more forgiving in those versions, however if I remember correctly, the bats are harder to see (practically invisible), making it harder to avoid them. Plus, the music that guides you to the flame is done best in the 2600 version. In all the others, the range is much more limited, so it's harder to follow since it doesn't just get gradually louder as you get closer to the flame.
The 2600 version also has something no other version has; A super-jump. Jump and keep the joystick pressed diagonally. When you land, you'll take off on a super jump that seems to last forever. In fact if you take a super jump off the top of the mountain with the flame, headed left, the game will eventually glitch and put ladders and platforms in mid air. If you time it just right, you can land on them and go exploring. Shining the flashlight will sometimes make these platforms change or disappear. If you fall off, you fall a LONG way. :)
That face :D I thought I was watching Angry Atari Game Nerd for a moment.
Really enjoyed this one Mark! Highly entertaining 😀
I use to play this on the Atari 5200, and the joysticks were actually really good with this game. It's like they were made for this game
Bonus points for the Zardoz reference!
This is one of your funnier videos Mark.
Loved it.
One of my favorites as a kid! The spider scared the shit out of me, though.
Same here, man. I was a tad disappointed that he didn't cover that part of the game.
One of my top favorite Atari 2600 games. Knowing what to do and knowing the area. Mastering the poor jumping skills. The sounds are important in this game. Get the crown and race to the top at the shortest and the fastest way as possible. Glad that you made it to the top.
RAM plus is basically just 16- 32Kb of additional Memory in the cartridge. As simple as the game looks, it is slightly more advance than some of the other 2600 Cartridges and does put some additional sprites on screen and allows for some slow scrolling.
No, RAM+ is an extra 256 bytes of RAM. Mountain King in particular is also a 12K game, like's Atari's 8K games with three ROM banks instead of two. You can read about the Atari bankswitching schemes from back in the day here: kevtris.org/files/sizes.txt .
Mountain King on the c64 was my first memory of a video game.
The real treasure is beyond the mountain. Ever heard of Glitch Heaven? It's like the Twilight Zone up there.
This is that game that the Nerd covered in his Glitch video with the "Glitch Heaven" isn't it?
It's very nice, the screen actually scrolls in all directions which was pretty rare at the time... (Unless this is one of those games that came out in the early 90s for some reason)
Im glad Im not the only one who had trouble with the bats!
I've played that for hours as a kid. Never got it. Now I got to see the ending. Thanks for that.
This looks like a really fun game.
There's a whole secret level above the Mountain that he never showed here.
LoL, i love how intent Mark seams to slowly but surely work his way ALL they way down to the very darkest depths of the Atari library barrel...!!D
the reverb in the credits was insane
I'm really digging that remix of King's track.
I think this is the maddest I've ever seen Mark get at a video game.
I was unimpressed with the game at first but later I actually started to really like it.. Then again I was a child so I probably wouldn't like it now by today's standards.. Music was amazing for an Atari cart..
I used to play this a lot on my Atari 800....looks way better and much more fun. Had to play it after watching and beat the first level in about 10 minutes.
Had this game for the 5200, the controller is perfect for this game!!!! Got to try it.
I played that for a few days when I first got my Colecovision Flashback. Never again. OK, maybe once every 3 years.
35 seconds in and you have completely won me over. Clickety click, subscribe and notify
Kinda hypes me up when that Atari bassline kicks in.
Had a eureka moment when I realized the name of that song is "in the hall of the mountain king"
Always love your intro bro great review
The music ,graphics & gameplay are just awesome and addictingyou alway's want to com back for more, it might be woth to try out.
And i bet it has inspirations & resemblances of donkeykong.
Your face expression was awesome at the end.
My life is now complete, I saw Marc mad and he cursed under his breath. Actually, he said he hated something too "bats." Mark looks scary man! ;)
"Get the crown to the top of the mountain!"
So... it's like Fall Guys in reverse?
Weird... so the berries vanish after you sit on the little flame guy? That didn't happen in the version for the Atari 800. I think the music was better in that version too, but it sounds like this one adds that bass line, which is kind of neat.
This looks pretty fun. The Atari joystick in general leaves a bit to be desired however.
Mark's reaction priceless
what about the spider at the bottom
The sheer face of accomplishment speaks volumes. lol
This possibly my favorite 2600 game. It's definitely high on the list for me.
Derek Langley reminds me of the Derek you gave the boot. I wonder if it's him?
awesome! I was hoping you would be able to complete it! what a challenge! Atari rocks!
I have this game...for the Atari 5200.
That means, better graphics, better sound, far, FAR crappier controls. To this day I have never made it to the top of the mountain. This came out for the Colecovision too, and is included on the Colecovision Flashback console.
4:05 - 4:38 hardcore head banging.
you should check out the version for the Celecovision...
this game is incredibly glitchy though it's super cool to actually reach glitch heaven
I have it on the Atari 800-XEGS computer. It's hard. I never had the manual for the 2600 one back in the day so I had zero clue WTF was going on.
I had this game on the Atari 8-bit computer and loved it inspite of the frustration level (the giant spider was way worse than the bats). I now got the game on my ColecoVision Flashback but it's not the same due to the sucky non-Atari controllers...
the intergalactic space room is back
I was just thinking about this game today. No kidding.
looks good I'll have to find this one.
Best episode ever? Congrats dude!
You still need to review Neo Geo AES and their ginormous cartridges.
So glad you did it.
You did it!
This brings back memories of Glitch Heaven ;)
Kewl adventure game, on par with Pitfall and Frankenstein's Monster for me.
I had this game on Atari 8-bit and remember being similarly frustrated with it! Does the 2600 version not have the terrifying big green spider on the bottom level if you hang around for too long? That used to scare the absolute bejeezus out of me as a kid.
Yes, it does. I was a bit disappointed that he didn't cover that aspect. Scared me as a kid, too. lol
Spider scared me too. I’ve only played the 2600 version. I was always mortified when I fell to the bottom as a young kid, I knew the spider was coming
Spider was scary
The spider in Krull 2600 creeped me out as a kid. But the ultimate was the ones in Resident Evil for PS1.
I LOVE this game!!!
This is a unique game.
now I got to get that game for my Atari 5200
ATARI RULES!!
Do a video reviewing the Sega computer video game/sg 1000
One of the most famous glitchy games ever.
"I hate bats so much I now hate Batman!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
also glitch heaven when jumping ALL the way up
Actually looks pretty cool! Don't hate Batman!!!
Hey Mark you really remind me of Mark Price, did you ever play basketball
8:19 .. OoooshaA !
i dont think ive ever seen mark pissed off like that before xD must be the hardest or one of the hardest atari 2600 game
The 2600 had a lot of annoying bat enemies, not just in this game, but also in Adventure and Haunted House. The bat from Adventure is the reason I have trust issues.
how can I get an atari 2600
mountain dew king
did he ever make it
I actually like this game .
i have to mention this on one of your latest videos Mark: Blaster Master Zero is now available on the 3DS and Nintendo Switch for the price of $9.99. you know what to do good sir. review that shit man, SOPHIA III is counting on you Almighty Lord Karnage.
I never understand what he says at the start, about being banished from somewhere.
Edmo Suassuna "Banished from Earth, Classic Game Room broadcasts from the Intergalactic Space Arcade on it's never ending mission to review *everything*"
Dang, thanks a lot!
Guys I am Mount King.
Mark must need to review Overwatch.
Actually now it's Wednesday, Mark.
This game is so goddamn frustrating. Want even more teeth grinding fun? Try the game on the Atari 5200, using the original controllers.
bats are cute....but I'll probably still hate them
doesnt this game have that inedible glitch?
Yes, it's called Glitch Heaven, and there are several videos of it here on YT.
Turned into Heyzoos when you won there...
The problem was he was using a Sega controller.
6:30 - Angry Video Game Nerd face
the mountain King is dragonborn
this is why I play pitfall instead.
kemosabe!
Using a Sega Genesis controller? Come on, Mark.
I think pee wee Herman is mountain king
I hated this game too because it was way too damn hard to control and a way too hard game aside from the horrible sloppy control.
Nana Nana Nana Nana Batman Batman Batman Batman
I'm early.