Pong Consoles - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

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  • @JamesNintendoNerd
    @JamesNintendoNerd  5 років тому +1442

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  • @atlassolid5946
    @atlassolid5946 5 років тому +4475

    My dad was telling me about how his family used to own a pong console back when he was a kid. He was describing it to me, saying it had four game modes. Tennis, Hockey, Handball, and Skeet shooting. He said that it had mechanical buttons to change the game modes that would light up and told me that you could pop out the controllers. I was thinking to myself, "that sounds so familiar. Where have I heard about this before?" I went back to this video to look for it, and lo and behold, 6:27 showed up and that was it! The Colorsport VIII. I showed some screenshots to my dad and he confirmed it. That was the one. Thanks for helping me out by making this video, James!

    • @SixSpeeed
      @SixSpeeed 4 роки тому +139

      Did you ask him why the game modes only changed the color? lol

    • @hankl8168
      @hankl8168 4 роки тому +34

      Does his console still word?

    • @hankl8168
      @hankl8168 4 роки тому +24

      Work

    • @FPSGamer48
      @FPSGamer48 4 роки тому +56

      Had this same thing happen, albeit it was a different one of them (I believe my father had the Sears one, if memory serves)

    • @crusaderofthelord9857
      @crusaderofthelord9857 4 роки тому +24

      This is wholesome to me

  • @Magicconchshell1
    @Magicconchshell1 5 років тому +7448

    The PlayStation 2 is as old to us now, as the NES was when James Rolfe started AVGN.

    • @M.F.Hafizhan
      @M.F.Hafizhan 5 років тому +161

      No way!

    • @livium9149
      @livium9149 5 років тому +358

      In a few years we will say the same about the Ps3... Man now I feel old!

    • @purplesam2609
      @purplesam2609 5 років тому +545

      NES(1983) to AVGN(2004) - 21
      PS2(2000) to this comment(2019) - 19
      Holy shit i am shook

    • @zachsteiner
      @zachsteiner 5 років тому +59

      Holy fuck I feel old

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 5 років тому +78

      And I'm old enough to have played a Dreamcast when it was on display in stores (2000.) I'm 28. _Daaaaaaamn!_

  • @kenm2709
    @kenm2709 4 роки тому +711

    Most houses back in the 70s/80s were even older so the electricity wasn't stable, you had a higher risk of damaging small electronics plugged into the wall if the power ever had problems, which is why almost every piece of technology from that era has a battery option.

    • @stoneyboyd
      @stoneyboyd 4 місяці тому +7

      Interesting I didn’t know that

    • @seadenzetter7249
      @seadenzetter7249 3 місяці тому +4

      Now THATS a fun fact!!

    • @32-bitcloud
      @32-bitcloud 3 місяці тому +13

      Not only that, but old houses typically only had a single outlet in an entire room and the tv or lamp would usually be using it. lol

  • @DanielAyy
    @DanielAyy 4 роки тому +2239

    4:31 looks like James has 3 arms

  • @mickeymouse12678
    @mickeymouse12678 7 років тому +2725

    This will forever be one of my favorite episodes. Basically, episodes that involve hardware always end up being in my top for AVGN.

    • @flufflepants362
      @flufflepants362 7 років тому +29

      Same here

    • @JerseyDevils21
      @JerseyDevils21 6 років тому +33

      My favorite is the action 52 review

    • @jalenstimes7452
      @jalenstimes7452 6 років тому +7

      Mine's is Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout

    • @ThatsPety
      @ThatsPety 6 років тому +34

      Same. This, the Sega CD/32X, the Atari 5200, all favorites of mine

    • @DefinitiveDubs
      @DefinitiveDubs 6 років тому +21

      Same. This, Power Glove and NES Accessories are some of my favorite episodes ever.

  • @demonsangells
    @demonsangells 6 років тому +1301

    That last triangle console is kinda neat.

    • @johnnycash7803
      @johnnycash7803 5 років тому +2

      @Brandon S hahaha

    • @stefano2324
      @stefano2324 4 роки тому +4

      @Brandon S makes sense

    • @Linus7671DX
      @Linus7671DX 4 роки тому +13

      You mean Coleco Telstar Arcade?

    • @neq9478
      @neq9478 4 роки тому +2

      @Brandon S Can't argue with that Logic

    • @wumpus976
      @wumpus976 4 роки тому +7

      My dad actually owned one back in the day, I found it at my grandparents’ house. Don’t know where it is now, but hope they still have it.

  • @darinstaley1993
    @darinstaley1993 5 років тому +3518

    "What's this? Asshole pong?"
    Makes me laugh every time

  • @AJ-xc4nm
    @AJ-xc4nm 4 роки тому +9228

    Its funny because GTA 4 is almost old enough for him to review.

    • @gagejohnson3494
      @gagejohnson3494 4 роки тому +913

      That would be amazing but too bad he only does shitty games.

    • @shaitet
      @shaitet 4 роки тому +511

      @@millieireland4841 Can't forget EarthBound.

    • @WAncouvOR
      @WAncouvOR 4 роки тому +545

      Oh man, I can't wait for the no man's sky review in 10 ish years

    • @NotHarpoGroucho
      @NotHarpoGroucho 4 роки тому +228

      Tony's Pizzeria Fallout 76 too

    • @bodhithespoodergen
      @bodhithespoodergen 4 роки тому +57

      Angory Tom’s Biggest Fan umm that games buggyer than any ljn game ever made

  • @jamesesterline
    @jamesesterline 5 років тому +5436

    I need a 10 Hours loop of AVGN pulling out Pong consoles.

    • @davidhonkstvorisit4811
      @davidhonkstvorisit4811 5 років тому +382

      And another one

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      @Howlingburd19 5 років тому +498

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      And another one for 2023 :)

    • @LSTNSCRFN
      @LSTNSCRFN 5 років тому +219

      Howling Burd19 Right up to the 10 hour mark There’s like 8 million fucking Pong consoles!!!

    • @LSTNSCRFN
      @LSTNSCRFN 5 років тому +97

      9 million

    • @DeuxExNoir
      @DeuxExNoir 5 років тому +125

      another one...
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  • @so9175
    @so9175 5 років тому +710

    Almost 50 years... it seems so ancient yet it isn’t really... technology moves so damn fast, it’s dizzying how talented videogame designers are!

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 2 роки тому +73

      The 1900s were a wild century. We went from achieving powered flight to landing men on the Moon in only about 50-60 years.

    • @derkommissar4986
      @derkommissar4986 2 роки тому +30

      @@gengarzilla1685 crazy when you think about that, conquering the skies and the stars

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 2 роки тому +23

      @@gengarzilla1685 Personally I think that both World Wars accelerated things somewhat.

    • @elderleon1844
      @elderleon1844 Рік тому +9

      @@twistedyogert and the cold war either

    • @JubioHDX
      @JubioHDX 5 місяців тому +2

      @@twistedyogert oh they definitely did. War is when technology booms, and even after the active wars we had decades of cold wars with global superpowers trying their hardest to not get left behind technologically

  • @gamerofgamers6837
    @gamerofgamers6837 5 років тому +7052

    "The Xbox 360 a modern game console"
    Thats how you know this is a old episode

    • @therandomizer9943
      @therandomizer9943 5 років тому +176

      Yea. This episode was released before the xbox one came out

    • @lolailo2199
      @lolailo2199 5 років тому +599

      @@therandomizer9943 no shit

    • @Inaluogh
      @Inaluogh 5 років тому +202

      1 gen old doesn't mean retro. It is still modern. Maybe after the next Xbox comes you could call it retro. But I doubt even then.

    • @Midnight-Starfish
      @Midnight-Starfish 5 років тому +99

      I say it's an old episode since he's playing GTA 4.

    • @BroadwayRonMexico
      @BroadwayRonMexico 5 років тому +167

      It's not current, but it's definitely modern. It's certainly not retro by any measure yet

  • @littykitty040
    @littykitty040 4 роки тому +370

    I love how the second he busted out the Color TV Game 15, I recognized it as the assist trophy from Smash Bros.

  • @Golem29
    @Golem29 5 років тому +527

    The Telstar arcade is absolutely incredible. That gun and steering wheel combo.

    • @kaseyfang2943
      @kaseyfang2943 4 роки тому +5

      @TheOnly 3DSGuy Griselda Blanco most likely

    • @youalreadyknow1336
      @youalreadyknow1336 4 роки тому +23

      Like a real gangster doing a driveby

    • @thewalkingdad715
      @thewalkingdad715 4 роки тому +5

      It’s a combination with toy and game console

    • @petezzzz
      @petezzzz 4 роки тому +16

      I had one. Worked great. Even had the second cartridge, with Bear Hunter or something like that on it. Fun times..

    • @Seroxm13
      @Seroxm13 2 роки тому

      Greatest idea ever!
      Too bad consoles aren't creative anymore 🥴

  • @deanc9195
    @deanc9195 6 років тому +800

    Classic AVGN. Never gets old. A relic of the simpler days of UA-cam.... aaaaahhhhhhhhh

    • @emergence109
      @emergence109 5 років тому

      edge

    • @daveintheAM
      @daveintheAM 4 роки тому +20

      Its so weird, youd think his stuff would age badly, but man, its wayyy more enjoyable than some stuff from just 5 or 6 years ago ngl

    • @beans3977
      @beans3977 Рік тому +2

      Aged much better than the nostalgia critic

  • @Sleepdroidstudios
    @Sleepdroidstudios 7 років тому +1738

    Wow. The Coleco Telstar Arcade was the first video game I ever had as a kid. I about fell out of my chair when I saw you had one. I was wondering what that thing was called.

    • @iguanaacuatica5543
      @iguanaacuatica5543 6 років тому +16

      SleepDroid Studios what the fuck

    • @EmperorPenguin1217
      @EmperorPenguin1217 6 років тому +98

      That's a Hell of a system to start with

    • @senpaicity3334
      @senpaicity3334 6 років тому +15

      How many games you have for that console

    • @airplane6417
      @airplane6417 4 роки тому +5

      @Kingdom of Trinity Homer Jay Simpson.

    • @WhiteScorpio2
      @WhiteScorpio2 4 роки тому +13

      That console looks like it was made by aliens or appeared from the Chaos dimension.

  • @robertcornhole5197
    @robertcornhole5197 4 роки тому +761

    10:28
    Homer Simpson designs a game console.

    • @JerryBlueCast
      @JerryBlueCast 4 роки тому +31

      Underrated comment

    • @edussalas1
      @edussalas1 4 роки тому +6

      I don't get it

    • @edussalas1
      @edussalas1 4 роки тому +16

      Ah forget it now I get it

    • @DaRkLoRdZoRc
      @DaRkLoRdZoRc 4 роки тому +8

      BLUNDER OF THE CENTURY

    • @nowthatsjustducky
      @nowthatsjustducky 3 роки тому +7

      Everyone from a race who has mastered interstellar travel, raise a tentacle.

  • @Violyte64
    @Violyte64 7 років тому +1697

    The very last joke only gets better with age. The more time has passed since this episode came out, the more ironic it gets.

    • @DumDoDoor
      @DumDoDoor 6 років тому +8

      Lmao!

    • @lilal8848
      @lilal8848 6 років тому +2

      True that

    • @DumDoDoor
      @DumDoDoor 6 років тому +50

      @Mack Martin Technically a generation ago.

    • @southernstalliongaming7544
      @southernstalliongaming7544 5 років тому +65

      Mack Martin Nintendo Switch has the specs of a mid range pc and came as a replacement for the Wii U so no the 9th gen has not begun

    • @SakuraAvalon
      @SakuraAvalon 5 років тому +9

      Switch is next gen. But it is 8th gen. We are at the twilight of 7th gen.

  • @RavynMad121
    @RavynMad121 6 років тому +64

    I always love when he does those "Let's see what these modern consoles have to offer" type skits. It's like the AVGN character never realised that the 90s ever ended.

  • @gemstonegynoid7475
    @gemstonegynoid7475 5 років тому +837

    Man i started laughing at "asshole pong" that's like the final boss level of pong

    • @unknownwolf4046
      @unknownwolf4046 2 роки тому +9

      I never played pong Console in 90s have went to Arcade Skating rink has Arcade machines
      Test Drive 2 had sercet game pong

    • @mellamojeff458
      @mellamojeff458 2 роки тому +7

      pikamee

    • @Milkthrow
      @Milkthrow 2 роки тому +9

      @@mellamojeff458 Well, she is an angry videogame nerd too.

    • @Johnny555_Arcaea_charter
      @Johnny555_Arcaea_charter Рік тому +4

      ikr? there is also a game called "BIT.TRIP FLUX" (a "rhythm" game that's like pong) and in the final stage, the opponent is full size and it feels IMPOSSIBLE 😂💀

  • @PSIHedgehogChris
    @PSIHedgehogChris 4 роки тому +161

    6:23 People today would probably call that Kaizo Pong instead, but that's still bullcrap that the right player gets such a big paddle.

    • @timmyg8888
      @timmyg8888 4 роки тому +39

      Now I know why avgn called it A S S H O L E P O N G.

    • @NikodAnimations
      @NikodAnimations 2 роки тому +5

      I think that Pong with booth paddles very small would be kaizo Pong.

  • @Igorcastrochucre
    @Igorcastrochucre 9 років тому +2813

    I can only imagine back then:
    Gamer 1: My pong counts my score;
    Gamer 2: Mine has multiple games;
    Gamer 3: I don't want to brag, but mine has COLORS.
    Gamers 1 and 2: 0_0 0_O

    • @welme23
      @welme23 9 років тому +237

      +Igorcastrochucre Gamer 4: mine has a gun!

    • @Mr_Fancypants
      @Mr_Fancypants 9 років тому +131

      +Just my channel. MINE HAS ALL OF THOSE!

    • @obertone3242
      @obertone3242 9 років тому +99

      +Just my channel. mine has a nintendo licence seal!

    • @feandesign
      @feandesign 9 років тому +56

      MINE HAS A REVERSE PONG MODE

    • @DrKFC69
      @DrKFC69 9 років тому +7

      +shawn mcdonald that was gta 4

  • @TM-rl1ns
    @TM-rl1ns 5 років тому +398

    ( 1:48 - 1:55 )This should be made into a 10 Hour Loop

  • @MoonlightMirage
    @MoonlightMirage 8 років тому +2457

    I swear, the part about "Asshole Pong" cracks me up every time lmao

    • @Tripleflip-kg7ds
      @Tripleflip-kg7ds 8 років тому +9

      Same lol

    • @michaellyga4726
      @michaellyga4726 8 років тому +73

      XD
      Asshole pong: Giving one person more paddle than the other

    • @DityDan
      @DityDan 8 років тому +39

      "Cracks" you up... Heh...

    • @mikeoxlong567
      @mikeoxlong567 8 років тому +1

      for real lol

    • @n8mare28cj
      @n8mare28cj 8 років тому +5

      i was just about to comment that. This is so lit.

  • @ElricWilliam
    @ElricWilliam 2 роки тому +49

    This is honestly one of my favorite episodes, It just feels so much like classic avgn

  • @fedos
    @fedos 8 років тому +1905

    The Telstar Arcade has all ingredients to make a 1970s GTA.

    • @AtomiicCoasters
      @AtomiicCoasters 8 років тому +5

      lol

    • @MaverDick12
      @MaverDick12 8 років тому +70

      Pls homebrewers , do it

    • @AiOinc1
      @AiOinc1 8 років тому +18

      +Rico “11 inch gummy worm doodle” Delamurte not gonna happen, it's not nearly powerful enough to do so.

    • @TheEpicPikachuD
      @TheEpicPikachuD 7 років тому +1

      AIO inc. :(

    • @MobiusRosa
      @MobiusRosa 7 років тому +1

      fedos ikr XD

  • @sadied0g
    @sadied0g 2 роки тому +151

    The funniest part of this is using the 360 as an example of peak gaming graphics

    • @sadied0g
      @sadied0g 2 роки тому +35

      Don’t get me wrong tho 360 peak of its gen

    • @staringcorgi6475
      @staringcorgi6475 9 місяців тому +3

      It was and still a big leap from the days of just hitting a square with a rectangle

  • @thatblindgamer726
    @thatblindgamer726 5 років тому +422

    1:46 My reaction to how many Land Before Time sequels there are

    • @MrLuigi98
      @MrLuigi98 5 років тому +54

      My reaction to every Disney remake being announced.

    • @HyperrealisticLuigi
      @HyperrealisticLuigi 5 років тому +31

      My reaction to the Call of Duty games

    • @ConMan-ye4ou
      @ConMan-ye4ou 5 років тому +16

      Aspen Karch My reaction to the number of Democrats running for president in 2020.

    • @netabolt6546
      @netabolt6546 5 років тому +7

      my reaction on drinking beer ;-)

    • @kino1275
      @kino1275 4 роки тому +6

      my reaction on assassin's creed games.

  • @Cherry-bq4oh
    @Cherry-bq4oh 5 років тому +71

    I love avgn so much, there's no combination like a summer night eating pizza and drinking beer, a fan blowing in your face and an AVGN binge.

  • @Hoffy1138
    @Hoffy1138 10 років тому +773

    4:31 he's holding it with two hands, then a third hand puts in the game in... Whaa?

  • @purplesam2609
    @purplesam2609 5 років тому +61

    10:00 I'm impressed with the diagonal paddles tho

  • @brianc2544
    @brianc2544 9 років тому +372

    now just imagine 30 to 40 years from now the xbox one and the ps4 will be considered retro consoles

    • @joemcbo6259
      @joemcbo6259 9 років тому +9

      I have a book where Lamborghini's and console games and P.C. Games are retro. Instead they have portable full games built into their bloodstream when they want to access it.

    • @DavidRYates-bx9qg
      @DavidRYates-bx9qg 9 років тому +2

      +Kamikazi Lucas lolwat go somewhere for attention, troll.

    • @KevinLopez-ti5ht
      @KevinLopez-ti5ht 9 років тому +3

      +Kamikazi Lucas You fail logic.

    • @MrBratkenSolov
      @MrBratkenSolov 9 років тому +1

      +brian c When they came out they were already outdated 'cuz of shitty HW. 30 FPS my ass, lol

    • @akiriki97
      @akiriki97 9 років тому +5

      +MrBratkenSolov
      Do you think Infinity frames per second could be a thing beyond the near future? Lol

  • @ReaperSound
    @ReaperSound 2 роки тому +515

    I still die laughing at how *violent* that throw was at 7:50

    • @user-mt6ko6mb9
      @user-mt6ko6mb9 Рік тому +2

      Ok.

    • @DrewskiGames24
      @DrewskiGames24 Рік тому +1

      @@user-mt6ko6mb9ok.

    • @synexiasaturnds727yearsago7
      @synexiasaturnds727yearsago7 Рік тому +1

      Should've done that to make it not connected

    • @StrikeAgainstMusic
      @StrikeAgainstMusic 7 місяців тому +5

      I know right, for some years now I return to this video evry once in a while to rewatch that bit, something about it is just really hilarious

    • @gochem3013
      @gochem3013 Місяць тому

      7:51 I feel the same. Slow to 0.25 speed and you'll see the result.

  • @shrinjaymukherjee7297
    @shrinjaymukherjee7297 8 років тому +315

    I've watched this video at least one per 3 months for 5 years and I have no regrets.

    • @itzblazin
      @itzblazin 8 років тому +1

      +Kayfabe Broken fr

    • @skorpsaiyan2361
      @skorpsaiyan2361 8 років тому +8

      Fuck, I've watched each episode 25 times since around 2009.

    • @jacksonstange3169
      @jacksonstange3169 8 років тому +1

      Respect

    • @jett9104
      @jett9104 8 років тому +10

      I rewatch this aswell

    • @cget
      @cget 7 років тому +8

      That's an oddly specific time frame.

  • @MinoTheShow
    @MinoTheShow 7 років тому +1213

    AVGN is so fucking comfy

    • @corynthius8860
      @corynthius8860 6 років тому +231

      MinoTheShow one of the very rare youtube shows that feels like a Saturday where you’re all snug in a soft blanket while its gently raining outside

    • @Joel-vk3cf
      @Joel-vk3cf 6 років тому +56

      I know right, couldn't have said it better myself

    • @fohstick
      @fohstick 6 років тому +8

      only reason why im here

    • @jorts_master69
      @jorts_master69 5 років тому +46

      It's really good for pulling a comfy all-nighter. It's like something you'd put on after ordering pizza.

    • @SuperMikeFender
      @SuperMikeFender 5 років тому +31

      Totally. I was trying to explain the appeal of these videos to my girlfriend just now. It would be so fun to spend a whole night just eating pizza drinking beer and trying to beat some shitty old games with James.

  • @leobuckeridg2035
    @leobuckeridg2035 6 років тому +63

    Here in Brasil we had TeleJogo, another Pong console, it was made by Philco with " trust if you want" Ford, its a pretty cool console

  • @ShOscar
    @ShOscar Рік тому +10

    The amount of times I rewatched this video is countless. There's something about this specific episode that just makes it so rewatchable. This is a USDA certified classic video

  • @billyh88uk
    @billyh88uk 9 років тому +493

    My Grandad couldn't afford one of these back in the 70s, so he made his own. Seriously, he wired some circuits together and shit and MADE HIS OWN PONG GAME. He sounds like the coolest dude ever.
    If he hadn't died 21 years ago he'd probably have invented youtube or something.

    • @multitaskgamerpro6980
      @multitaskgamerpro6980 9 років тому +14

      +Billy Hicks WTF thats sounds friggin epic...so he connected it on the tv and it worked?

    • @aMondayMorning
      @aMondayMorning 9 років тому +112

      +Billy Hicks Your grandpa didn't die 21 years ago, Billy. He faked his death and changed his name. He really died in 2011, under the name "Steve Jobs".

    • @silenceofthehills7610
      @silenceofthehills7610 9 років тому +10

      ur grandad must have been a cool guy

    • @icyman200
      @icyman200 9 років тому +5

      That happened

    • @ChazYocom
      @ChazYocom 9 років тому +4

      Do you still have the console that he made? Make a video of it if you still have it! It sounds awesome!!!

  • @manospondylus
    @manospondylus 7 років тому +2639

    Ironically the Xbox360 is now also quite old.

    • @kuskus_th13
      @kuskus_th13 7 років тому +290

      it's been 12 years... damn we've come a long way
      and the odyssey turned 45 this year

    • @Buster_real
      @Buster_real 7 років тому +60

      Let's get ready for the Xbox One X.

    • @derikJoy
      @derikJoy 7 років тому +14

      Disappointed Turtle right now xbox one is dead but the xbox one x has hope

    • @WildBluntHickok
      @WildBluntHickok 7 років тому +30

      It was the latest generation console just a few years ago, it's not THAT old yet.

    • @firstnamelastname7244
      @firstnamelastname7244 7 років тому +7

      Илья Фидоренко PS3 and Xbox 360 emulators aren't even available yet.

  • @flexmasterize
    @flexmasterize 5 років тому +126

    The PlayStation Classic also does not include an AC adapter... nor does it have an option for batteries
    truly a step backwards

    • @patrickmccutcheon8860
      @patrickmccutcheon8860 5 років тому +8

      Just use your cell phone charger dude.

    • @Arbiter1414
      @Arbiter1414 4 роки тому +16

      @@patrickmccutcheon8860 that's not really the point

    • @mattbarber97
      @mattbarber97 4 роки тому +4

      It comes with a USB power cable all you need is a USB plug which everyone already owns

    • @MabuseXX
      @MabuseXX 4 роки тому +1

      Like all the other mini consoles, regardless the manufacturer.

    • @poika22
      @poika22 3 роки тому

      @@mattbarber97 I don't own a USB-AC plug

  • @GammellNotCamel
    @GammellNotCamel 4 роки тому +114

    9:05 "The only problem is that a lot of these pong consoles didn't include an AC adapter."
    Nintendo: *Looks at 3DS*
    Narrator: "Then they got an idea. An awful idea. Nintendo got a wonderful, awful idea."

    • @TechHowden
      @TechHowden 4 роки тому +8

      I guess the 3DS is a pong console

    • @icarusmarioFAN
      @icarusmarioFAN 3 роки тому +10

      That was only the case from the New 3DS onwards and that was probably because every Nintendo handheld in the DS and 3DS family uses the same AC adapter, so they assumed you'd have one lying around.

    • @etekweb
      @etekweb 2 роки тому +6

      @@icarusmarioFAN No they didn't. The original DS used the Game Boy power connector, and the DS lite had its own unique power connector. Only the DSi/3DS shared a power connector.

    • @CreesNostalgiaHut
      @CreesNostalgiaHut Рік тому

      Nice DR SEUSS reference...

  • @gaoutlaw
    @gaoutlaw 9 років тому +442

    I love a good game of Asshole Pong.

    • @gluciopl2174
      @gluciopl2174 9 років тому +42

      Yeah! I love being the right paddle!

    • @akanka1000
      @akanka1000 9 років тому +1

      Me too

    • @Omar_E11
      @Omar_E11 9 років тому +10

      IronDawg I always win against the left paddle, for some reason.

    • @jacybrooks8566
      @jacybrooks8566 9 років тому +4

      I'm hard now

    • @sportxbruh-trm2646
      @sportxbruh-trm2646 9 років тому +1

      +IronDawg i almost died when he said that

  • @keisariberti
    @keisariberti 5 років тому +242

    6:24 laughing my ass off every time I watch this

  • @qwertybear.7120
    @qwertybear.7120 7 років тому +248

    Circles: Invented in the mid-late 1980's.

    • @Cheezy_Bunz
      @Cheezy_Bunz 5 років тому +8

      @Jim De Slavic Boi you cant r/whoosh yourself dumbass

    • @synexiasaturnds727yearsago7
      @synexiasaturnds727yearsago7 5 років тому +2

      @Jim De Slavic Boi you did it to yourself. I do that too

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 5 років тому

      I thought cavemen invinted the circle (a reference to the stone wheel)

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 5 років тому +1

      @@Cheezy_Bunz Maybe be nicer and tell him what that means, since he clearly doesn't know

    • @brianstryker4536
      @brianstryker4536 5 років тому +1

      Invented by the great man Reginald P. Circle.

  • @isaaccooper862
    @isaaccooper862 4 роки тому +1007

    "The downside is that they break easily, and they have this jittery movement."
    Switch joycons in a nutshell.

    • @Takimeko
      @Takimeko 4 роки тому +11

      Bro yes.

    • @brunop.8745
      @brunop.8745 4 роки тому +58

      Some things just never change do they

    • @brickbusters1940
      @brickbusters1940 4 роки тому +19

      ive had no prob with them so far, maybe just me tho

    • @aionicthunder
      @aionicthunder 4 роки тому +14

      Brickbusters Neither have I, though it might have something to do with the fact that I rarely use the joycons for SSBU, which, given how much you jerk about the analogue stick in that game, probably is the cause of it (even the timing matches up)

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 4 роки тому +6

      The Xbox One controllers, while designed very well, also kinda break easily

  • @peoxfeff1444
    @peoxfeff1444 8 років тому +1795

    AVGN made the "Another one" meme before DJ Khaled

    • @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874
      @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874 8 років тому +44

      +PHACXL RADIO Ikr James always predict things and some come true for example he predicted the ps4

    • @ules5799
      @ules5799 8 років тому +1

      +The Unknown No. He didn't.

    • @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874
      @thearizonarangerwiththebig3874 8 років тому +20

      ZanopekCZ oh ok

    • @NRJee742
      @NRJee742 8 років тому +2

      i opened the comments to write that and it was already the top comment

    • @mariovasquez5961
      @mariovasquez5961 8 років тому +24

      He also kinda predicted Kids playing call of duty

  • @therandomperson02
    @therandomperson02 9 років тому +1658

    AND ANOTHER ONE.
    AND ANOTHER ONE!
    AND ANOTHER ONE!!!!!!!
    AND ANOTHER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    *AND ANOTHER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

    • @ChapSnat752
      @ChapSnat752 9 років тому +90

      TheRandomPerson 02 *THERES LIKE 9 MILLION FUCKING PONG CONSOLES!!*

    • @strider5964
      @strider5964 9 років тому +25

      TheRandomPerson 02 reminds me of the numerous fnaf clones, just like pong consoles

    • @zetaskywalker5587
      @zetaskywalker5587 9 років тому +48

      Five nights at pong....IGN 10 OUT OF 10

    • @strider5964
      @strider5964 9 років тому

      Rainbow Dashy great idea

    • @strider5964
      @strider5964 9 років тому +1

      perhaps that might not be a good idea

  • @bulatao195
    @bulatao195 5 років тому +55

    7:51 "OH S**T!"
    (The Way he threw the Box out was so hysterical, I hope it got destroyed.)

  • @MyUsernameIsAlsoBort
    @MyUsernameIsAlsoBort 3 роки тому +53

    I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite episodes and probably the one I've rewatched most often.

  • @matthewprestia7647
    @matthewprestia7647 6 років тому +23

    7:55. I love subtle nuisances, such as sneaking in the Mario 2 theme when he mentions Nintendo. Long live the Nerd

  • @greenskeleton1529
    @greenskeleton1529 8 років тому +76

    5:48
    This is what it's gonna be like with the Switch, right?

    • @achaudhari101
      @achaudhari101 8 років тому +9

      It gives you two separate equal controllers but not one that has a lot of buttons.

    • @limethefox2270
      @limethefox2270 8 років тому

      Proto Char yes

    • @Andi-fh5lh
      @Andi-fh5lh 7 років тому

      golden cupcake i know

    • @kuskus_th13
      @kuskus_th13 7 років тому +1

      the Nintendo Switch of the 70s

    • @cloudshines812
      @cloudshines812 9 місяців тому

      Playing with single joycon be like:

  • @Beardblaster
    @Beardblaster 5 років тому +166

    "Play it at the f*cking beach?!"

    • @joshgellis9463
      @joshgellis9463 5 років тому +4

      Cheeki Breeki I've played newer versions of Pong-
      if you're at the beach, go swimming instead.🤣

  • @Yuti640
    @Yuti640 4 роки тому +187

    7:52 Pepsi for TV-Game

  • @tyminator8176
    @tyminator8176 5 років тому +84

    6:23 Asshole Pong gets me everytime

    • @jadsi
      @jadsi 10 місяців тому

      Ikr

  • @nelsonmuntz9317
    @nelsonmuntz9317 5 років тому +96

    "Ricochet... well this is excessive... instead of having two controllers... let's just have two consoles..." lmao

  • @NebulaMXC
    @NebulaMXC 9 років тому +124

    RCA Studio II
    It is time. REVIEW IT!

    • @edwardthepotato8750
      @edwardthepotato8750 9 років тому +7

      Matt C how about LSD dream emulator

    • @edwardthepotato8750
      @edwardthepotato8750 9 років тому

      Matt C how about LSD dream emulator

    • @coachart_
      @coachart_ 9 років тому +6

      edward the potato How about *This was posted in 2011!!*

    • @vguyver2
      @vguyver2 9 років тому

      Matt C I actually started to look it up simply because I remember someone owning one.

    • @coachart_
      @coachart_ 9 років тому

      Thank you, It is so awesome that I have ppl that take time out of their day and there life to express their feelings. Thank you *****

  • @KizaruB
    @KizaruB 5 років тому +141

    7:51 wow, he is truly angry

    • @chubomikz7104
      @chubomikz7104 4 роки тому +8

      It's also something that was actually broken so he'd have nothing to lose by full-on chucking it, it's just trash now.

    • @hammskie05
      @hammskie05 4 роки тому +5

      I mean hey, it's broken anyway

    • @user-njyzcip
      @user-njyzcip 4 роки тому +3

      You know you can fix it easily by stripping the jacket and crimping a new connector onto it…

    • @zacharytracy3797
      @zacharytracy3797 4 роки тому +3

      I was thinking the same thing. Easy enough to fix.

    • @aliceeliot6389
      @aliceeliot6389 3 роки тому +1

      I hate how he treats stuff sometimes.

  • @SpongeMagic
    @SpongeMagic 8 років тому +185

    This is one of my favorite AVGN Episodes.

    • @Kittenfox_55
      @Kittenfox_55 8 років тому +8

      destroyerofcomedy any time he talks about an obscure console its going to a fun one

    • @NathanielBermudez
      @NathanielBermudez 7 років тому

      destroyerofcomedy my favorite is tje bugs bunny birthday blow out

    • @jtbcu2269
      @jtbcu2269 7 років тому

      destroyerofcomedy same bro

    • @wasted3secondsreadingmyuse30
      @wasted3secondsreadingmyuse30 7 років тому

      Action 52 is one of me favourite million secret castle is also one of my fav episodes

    • @AmysFantasies
      @AmysFantasies 6 років тому

      Wouldn't really rate it highly myself. Did get to thinking of my favourites though and I'd say (in no particular order) they'd be: Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle, Wizard of Oz, and Game Glitches.
      Edit: Also Sega Activator Interactor Menacer. Proof that James's best days are not behind him in my opinion.

  • @SyrupFan
    @SyrupFan 9 років тому +270

    If you were to show a kid in the early 80s GTA 5 would their head explode?

    • @Alexander-rk4cu
      @Alexander-rk4cu 9 років тому +7

      No they would die

    • @patrickandrews1692
      @patrickandrews1692 9 років тому +38

      +Alan Trovoski we probably would have just assumed it was a movie

    • @Bauglir100
      @Bauglir100 9 років тому +32

      +alexander winkel Jensen
      Are you implying people normally DON'T die when their heads explode?

    • @mewantbrains
      @mewantbrains 9 років тому +17

      +Alan Trovoski Doing that would cause a massive neural overload in the brain of said kid causing critically high blood pressure leading to acute brain aneurism and seizures and death within seconds via total brain death
      If you take a modern game system back to the 80s I recommend you do not show anyone

    • @shadsea770
      @shadsea770 9 років тому +1

      +Spirtual Mind and the donkey king country cartoon

  • @darkshadow535
    @darkshadow535 10 років тому +112

    Imagine in 1974, someone plays pong, having a crazy reaction because of how high tech it was. But then someone time travels to 1974, and gives them a Vizeo 67' inch TV screen with a decked out Xbox, letting them play some crazy modern game with brilliant graphics such as GTAV, they would have a complete seizure XD

    • @charlysunset5900
      @charlysunset5900 10 років тому +8

      had the same thought :D

    • @darkshadow535
      @darkshadow535 10 років тому

      :D

    • @charlysunset5900
      @charlysunset5900 10 років тому +1

      But they would probably kill that somone instantly

    • @darkshadow535
      @darkshadow535 10 років тому +11

      Charly Sunset
      Probably. Hell, you'd show them Mario 64 and they'll lose their eye sight

    • @omarvaliente3729
      @omarvaliente3729 10 років тому +8

      Their brain would explode dude... lol

  • @megamanmarchek8293
    @megamanmarchek8293 4 роки тому +39

    7:45 Another moment where the Nerd legit got angry.

  • @contrivational7470
    @contrivational7470 6 років тому +24

    Hey James, try taking the pongs apart and dropping some rubbing alcohol into the controller knobs and twist them a bit and wait for it to evaporate and sometimes it fixes jittery switches and knobs, worth a shot!

  • @stonecoldreznov2780
    @stonecoldreznov2780 9 років тому +246

    So this is where Dj Khaled learned his famous catchphrase

  • @bs321321
    @bs321321 5 років тому +32

    7:40 The fork doesn't do anything special except make the connection more reliable. You can still secure it under the screw.

    • @Coach_Shiner
      @Coach_Shiner Рік тому +4

      Or you could get a washer, cut part of it off, and sodder it to the wires, and boom.
      If you lack the materials, Improvise

  • @johnrife7134
    @johnrife7134 2 роки тому +6

    My dad had that sears model but the controller didn't dismount. The reverse pong as you called it was basically pretty accurate discription. You score by letting the ball go through the hole. The game with the adjustable wall was a one player game.

  • @GlassesnMouthplates
    @GlassesnMouthplates 7 років тому +55

    Now I'm curious to know if some of the developers who made these consoles put numbers at the end of their products to represent model types, or they just wanted to sound futuristic, like how most gadgets in the 80-90's had "2000" on their names.

    • @beef_tractor2018
      @beef_tractor2018 6 років тому +5

      E.g. Tempest 2000 for the Atari Jaguar

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 6 років тому +4

      v a p o r w a v e
      7 0 s
      g i l d a r a d n e r
      j a n e c u r t i n
      l a r a i n e n e w m a n
      c y b o r g

    • @tifforo1
      @tifforo1 5 років тому +8

      I know that in at least some cases, it meant something. Commodore liked to name systems for how many kilobytes of memory they had (Commodore 64; Amiga 500; Amiga 1200). Later, during what James calls the "bit wars", the number of bits in the processor or graphics processor was in the system name, like the Turbografx 16 and the Nintendo 64.

    • @Seroxm13
      @Seroxm13 2 роки тому

      @@tifforo1 what about the Xbox 3 aka the Xbox ONE? Was that to sound futuristic or did the "One" mean something?

  • @snoopbubbles681
    @snoopbubbles681 8 років тому +149

    Your mancave is one of the only things in life that makes me want to be successful

  • @thegeniusgamer4436
    @thegeniusgamer4436 5 років тому +14

    8 years on and I’m still re-watching these. God bless the AVGN

  • @justisolated5621
    @justisolated5621 4 роки тому +97

    6:23
    Nerd:"Okay now what's this? Asshole pong? That's not fair"

  • @Burn_Angel
    @Burn_Angel 8 років тому +33

    Seeing this made me think how a simple game like Tetris, almost as simple as Pong, has a lot of fame even today.

  • @ponyta903rapidash3
    @ponyta903rapidash3 6 років тому +86

    "It was made by Nintendo... "
    ...and *Super Mario Bros 2 music starts playing in the background*
    it's something

  • @ubermenschmexa
    @ubermenschmexa 9 років тому +43

    Someone please make a 10 hour video of the Nerd playing Pong at the beggining of the video.

  • @yggdrasil2
    @yggdrasil2 Рік тому +6

    "If there was a RCA Studio I , I'd hate to see it." That is a great underrated AVGN quote.

  • @RickyPro888
    @RickyPro888 6 років тому +315

    DJ Khalid ripped off the start of this video
    “AND ANOTHER ONE”

    • @bigtoechambers9431
      @bigtoechambers9431 5 років тому +11

      Suffering from success

    • @beakedmonk3981
      @beakedmonk3981 5 років тому +6

      1:47 2019 KCAs in a Nutshell Lol

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 5 років тому

      @T_TexasTyler He's a rapper!

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 5 років тому

      @@jadthemagnificent I thought he was a rapper

    • @parker-boy98
      @parker-boy98 5 років тому

      @captainkipper You grateful, I appreciate that

  • @Ghost_Of_SAS
    @Ghost_Of_SAS 10 років тому +195

    "This Xbox 360 might even be in color" -plays GTA IV: one of the brownest games on the system

    • @toonertube
      @toonertube 10 років тому +17

      "one of the brownest" is an understatement. I've never seen another game that's 80% brown on the XB360, or any console for that matter, PC or PS3

    • @Ghost_Of_SAS
      @Ghost_Of_SAS 10 років тому +30

      toonertube
      I remember playing Gears of War 1 with a friend and he started fiddling with the color setting of the TV thinking the TV had gone black and white XD

    • @marekvrbka
      @marekvrbka 10 років тому +2

      GhostSniper3081 I remember using old composite AV out to composite on PS2, it was in black and while, and audio didint work, then I switched to SCART (Im in Europe), its like something between 720p and 1080p

    • @toonertube
      @toonertube 10 років тому +1

      why was it in black and white?

    • @marekvrbka
      @marekvrbka 10 років тому +1

      toonertube Probably broken connector, I didnt investigated that

  • @Soloman_Gumball
    @Soloman_Gumball 6 років тому +316

    I love how he throws, hits, and abuses all of these consoles; and then wonders why the controls aren't working properly or not at all.

    • @angryguy5532
      @angryguy5532 6 років тому +2

      Ein lmao

    • @MrRMT1986
      @MrRMT1986 6 років тому +2

      So true!

    • @account6555
      @account6555 6 років тому +67

      I don't think he. Y'know. Throws the consoles around before he does one of his skits

    • @southernstalliongaming7544
      @southernstalliongaming7544 5 років тому +116

      He does this to the ones he knows are worthless or already broken

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 5 років тому +5

      Probably all have loose connections.

  • @walnzell9328
    @walnzell9328 4 роки тому +79

    6:54 Everyone when games stopped having splitscreen multiplayer.

  • @m1key404
    @m1key404 5 років тому +41

    We're just gonna all forget the fact the Radio Shack TV Scoreboard wasn't even On 6:00

    • @stevep9177
      @stevep9177 Рік тому +3

      I've seen this episode how many times, and I never noticed

  • @rosstedfordkendall
    @rosstedfordkendall 10 років тому +15

    6:10 This is actually the original Atari Pong console. They licensed it to Sears for a year (because Sears was a more recognized brand at the time) before releasing it as an Atari the next year.

  • @f0ns0r
    @f0ns0r 5 років тому +29

    People here saying that xbox 360 look so old and the graphics is evolving so fast nowdays...actually not as you think. If you take early xbox 360 games like gears of war or bioshock (12-13 years old) , sure we took some steps ahaed, but not even closer as those games themself compare with games came out 12-13 years earlier (so we are talking about 1993 circa). I mean...the evolution between late 80s/early90s and mid00s is mindblowing.

    • @mancubwwa
      @mancubwwa 4 роки тому +1

      TBH if you go back another 13 years back it is even more mindblowing. Remember, 1993 is a year that Doom came out. And I would say that Doom to Bioshock, damn even Doom to Doom Eternal is still less of a gap than Atari 2600 to Doom.

    • @rickyrosay33977
      @rickyrosay33977 4 роки тому +4

      Tbh the some 7th gen games still fit in perfectly with 8th gen. Graphics haven't improve all that much only better lighting, effects, draw distance, textures, that's it and I doubt 9th gen graphics would also take a big leap the last time graphics took a big leap was 6th gen to 7th gen

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 4 роки тому

      @@rickyrosay33977 Because the only measure of video games is obviously graphics 😂

  • @arashimiyazawa8165
    @arashimiyazawa8165 4 роки тому +19

    You don't need the fork. Just strip the plastic off the wire a little bit, and wrap the cable around the screw that would hold the fork to the television. The forks fell off our old 2600 back in the day and that's how we had it hooked up. The forks are just there to make it easier, so long as the wire is connected to the screw on the TV in some way, it will work. You can also buy replacement forks and crimp them onto the ends of the wire.

  • @nx6588
    @nx6588 7 років тому +101

    It's amazing how games evolved.

    • @mattyboy3576
      @mattyboy3576 6 років тому +7

      Sure is went from two lines and a dot to the ability to interact with your computer

    • @DumDoDoor
      @DumDoDoor 6 років тому +8

      @@mattyboy3576 And then they have the ability to take money from you. :P

    • @CreesNostalgiaHut
      @CreesNostalgiaHut Рік тому

      Yes thank goodness they are not B&W anymore.. even now when i play old games like that i am afraid someone will come up from behind and SCARE ME..

  • @hognosemyan
    @hognosemyan 9 років тому +125

    COUSIN LET'S PLAY SOME PONG

    • @ahok.168
      @ahok.168 9 років тому +17

      Carrotttt FOR THE LAST TIME, NERD! I DONT WANT TO PLAY FUCKING PONG WITH YOU!

    • @JustinTran80
      @JustinTran80 9 років тому +1

      Let's do it'

    • @pastorofmuppets4552
      @pastorofmuppets4552 9 років тому +2

      Oh GTA IV.

    • @castor9907
      @castor9907 6 років тому +2

      *Nico let's go play pong!*

  • @michaelhall736
    @michaelhall736 5 років тому +48

    I'd love to see a more in depth review of the RCA Studio II. As well as the Fairchild console.

    • @Chaos89P
      @Chaos89P 4 роки тому +3

      I said that years ago. I still do, though.

  • @TotallyRadical
    @TotallyRadical 4 роки тому +14

    @1:27 "this was before circles were invented" 🤣🤣💀⚰️ one of my favorite Nerd lines of all time ♥️

  • @artdragons
    @artdragons 10 років тому +12

    Seeing the major contrast of classic to modern really makes you sit back and reflect on how far we have come in gaming.... by the way wonder if AVGN plan a special for the 40th anniversary of home gaming next year.

  • @AiOinc1
    @AiOinc1 8 років тому +36

    Two things:
    The jittery controls can usually be fixed by either replacing the variable resistor / capacitor or using some contact cleaner on them.
    Also, will we ever get to see actual gameplay on the RCA Studio II?

    • @AiOinc1
      @AiOinc1 8 років тому +15

      Oh and the TV4 thing, you can always stop some of the wire from the broken contact and wrap the bare copper on the screws.

    • @wane2405
      @wane2405 7 років тому +2

      AIO inc. Why I was looking in the comments: To see if someone made a comment about that. I actually got an old portable TV that uses those screws. Used a coaxial - (whatever those forks were called) and plain copper wire. it worked, obviously

    • @reneberthold334
      @reneberthold334 6 років тому

      I've restored a lot Pong consoles in the last 4 weeks and the problem is to get a 1 M ohm variable resistor in the right size for the pads. It's always a good idea to replace the old capacitors. These consoles are not to complicated, the most based on the AY-3-8500 Microcontroller (the PONG Chip). I like it to play pong with these old consoles.

    • @fuzzface8252
      @fuzzface8252 6 років тому

      +Rene Berthold Variable resistor? The proper name is Potentiometer. 1 meg "pots" are easy to find. Mouser has a ton of them.

    • @AiOinc1
      @AiOinc1 2 роки тому

      @@wane2405 The forks are called 300 ohm twinlead aerial

  • @BmanHall1
    @BmanHall1 5 років тому +18

    "What are you gonna do with batteries? Play it at the fucking beach?"
    Shit kills me every time I hear it.

  • @BootsORiley
    @BootsORiley 3 роки тому +4

    i love how Wizards & Warriors music plays when James introduces the Wonder Wizard

  • @snakes3425
    @snakes3425 8 років тому +719

    Did we really need like 10,000 Pong Consoles

    • @fubukifangirl
      @fubukifangirl 8 років тому +104

      Nope. Flooding the market with so many game systems, especially bad ones, was what caused the Video Game Crash of 1983.

    • @timmytohns5479
      @timmytohns5479 8 років тому +27

      +Kayfabe Broken That doesn't mean it doesn't suck ass. And why did you post 2 very similar comments. I know it's not a UA-cam glitch because they have some slight differences, like you couldn't use the edit button.

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 7 років тому +2

      back then we had no castlevania, mega man, mario, sonic, or touhou, we had pong and some primitive graphic arcade games, at least people tried to make it look like something, pong and breakout are great time killers and tetris reduces PTSD (though tetris was 1984)

    • @supershadic530
      @supershadic530 7 років тому +11

      snakes3425 Yes.

    • @dinoboy1153
      @dinoboy1153 7 років тому +3

      snakes3425 well it's the 70s so why not!

  • @Marjill_katzen888
    @Marjill_katzen888 8 років тому +138

    5:47 Nintendo Switch

    • @MojtabaM
      @MojtabaM 7 років тому +1

      Andy Garza lol same profile picture

    • @solarstrike33
      @solarstrike33 7 років тому +4

      Travis from Mother 4, right?
      Poor game's unfortunately severing its' Mother roots soon.

    • @MojtabaM
      @MojtabaM 7 років тому +1

      SolarstrikeVG lol.

    • @Marjill_katzen888
      @Marjill_katzen888 7 років тому +1

      The story and everything is still going to be the same. I don't really care TBH.

    • @Alightminer8
      @Alightminer8 7 років тому +3

      Andy Garza no. It’s like the Wii U.

  • @EvmanX
    @EvmanX 10 років тому +23

    His face at the end was priceless!

  • @88PES
    @88PES 2 роки тому +8

    Had to rewatch this classic on the 50th anniversary. Miss this AVGN!

  • @zachhaywood1564
    @zachhaywood1564 5 років тому +24

    His console reviews always end up being the best episodes.

  • @hackerfreddy7989
    @hackerfreddy7989 5 років тому +43

    11:37 Oooooohh that ones my favorite!!!

  • @LiverpoolRetroGamer
    @LiverpoolRetroGamer 5 років тому +23

    9:15 'What are you gonna do, play it at the fucking beach?!' 🤣

    • @julisaa5201
      @julisaa5201 2 роки тому +1

      But you Still need the damm tv

  • @Andrew-ze6kq
    @Andrew-ze6kq 5 років тому +11

    This was the last episode before the series went on a brief hiatus because James was dealing so much stress from doing two episodes a month for Gametrailers and they were totally okay with this hiatus and having him make one episode a month

  • @thatunodeku1256
    @thatunodeku1256 9 років тому +113

    pong the cod of the 70s

    • @MyViolador
      @MyViolador 9 років тому

      that uno deku Damn you i was going to say that.

    • @comradekirilov3483
      @comradekirilov3483 9 років тому +8

      No, because at least Pong is fun and takes skill

    • @ahok.168
      @ahok.168 9 років тому +3

      that uno deku CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE THE 20 BILLIONTH PERSON TO MAKE A CALL OF DUTY JOKE ON THE INTERNET!

    • @thatunodeku1256
      @thatunodeku1256 9 років тому

      +GuardiadStriker really you're having a debate over a fucking joke >_>

    • @thatunodeku1256
      @thatunodeku1256 9 років тому

      striker the joke was that both games sre being milked

  • @woop6727
    @woop6727 9 років тому +62

    7:52 Wait, didn't this also appear in Smash Bros 4?

    • @NASCARFAN160
      @NASCARFAN160 9 років тому +19

      Yep. It's the oldest IP to be represented in Smash Bros., next to Sheriff, who's also an assist trophy in Smash 4, and also even a collectible trophy in Melee. It makes me real happy to see Nintendo acknowledge their pre-Mario roots. Smash 4 itself features incredible diversity in old and new game IPs, as well as Mega Man, Sonic, and not only Pac-Man as well, but all of Namco; plus Rayman and Bit.trip are trophies, too. Now we have Color TV Game, which is basically Pong. It kinda irks me when people say it _is_ Pong, misinformed about what it really is, but the actual game is obscure, so I don't blame them.

    • @woop6727
      @woop6727 9 років тому +7

      NASCARFAN160 I still want Hanafuda Cards as a trophy in new Smash

    • @woop6727
      @woop6727 9 років тому +4

      NASCARFAN160 Let's put the oldest items ever in Smash

    • @Leftheria
      @Leftheria 9 років тому +7

      NASCARFAN160 That's.....honestly a good idea. I'm surprised the Ultra Hand never appeared in Smash Bros even though it *does* make an appearance in Mario Kart 8

    • @darthlobster
      @darthlobster 9 років тому +2

      Florian Bergami I would love them to put Hanafuda cards as a trophy in Smash. Hell, they could easily do it as DLC, and if they included it as bonus content along with a new fighter or something I would even pay for it!

  • @CHIEFS_DYNASTY_
    @CHIEFS_DYNASTY_ 8 років тому +718

    I used to play pong by myself as a kid until my parents got home from work and started screaming at eachother