Classic Game Room - PS2 vs. ATARI 2600 console review
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Classic Game Room was the FIRST classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999. Returning in 2008 with new episodes, Classic Game Room breaks out a review of the PLAYSTATION 2 PS2 VS. ATARI 2600 video computer system VCS. CGRHD takes a close look at the new PS2 Slim model compared to the smaller Atari 2600 Jr. The 2600 Junior (as it was known) was released in 1986 to a public hot for the NES, sadly it never received the recognition that it deserved. So which is better? In this versus console battle to the death these two juggernauts from different video gaming eras compete for the world championship of great video game consoles... right. What is incredible is that in the history of video games, the Atari 2600 was a landmark system that debuted in 1977. The PS2 was released to North America in October of 2000. Both were expensive when they came out, were huge and bulky and had only a few games available. But over time they developed a huge fan following that enjoyed their gameplay and graphics, and had literally thousands of games released for each system. Both the 2600 and Playstation 2 had smaller, more compact models released and both are more affordable today for collectors. Sadly there is no wood grained heavy sixer PS2. Check out all the Classic Game Room HD reviews for awesome arcade retro old school games vs. the newest brand new video games on the market for PS3 and Xbox 360. Classic Game Room was the original classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999-2000, now on DVD. The reviews on the HD series are reviewing PS3, PS2, Genesis, NES, Atari and Xbox 360. XBLA. videos review reviews show wii
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I lost it at the reflector strip.
I’m gonna put a reflector strip on all my consoles. Evolutionary
I miss these awesome reviews from CGR and Derek.
Actually, both systems are very comparable to one another and have a lot in common. A. They had a major, profoundly important and influential impact upon the gaming industry, B. They provided AAA powerhouse titles within their life cycles, C. They have a vast, deep and eclectic library of games of many genres and D. they had long lifespans that succeeded their competitors. It's a good comparison.
This took me back to my childhood, I miss My Atari, I wish I kept it
I had a 5200 which I sold for $50 when I was a teen. 😂
im damn positive the 2600 will win. its even better than the PS4.
Just look at those graphics on the 2600!
are u blind?
+Sonic The Hedgehog do you know sarcasm?
+Sonic The Hedgehog Sarcasm dude,sarcasm...
Sonic The Hedgehog sarcasm
Lunar PRIX The Atari 2600 is 40 years more advance then the PS4 it can play games instantly imagine having that convenience today that there is the future of gaming.
A Playstation 2 is now as old as an Atari 2600 was when a Playstation 2 was first released.
I happen to own both a Atari 2600 4 switch Woodgrain system,and a PS2 Slim,I play my Atari 2600 more than my PS2 AND my Xbox 360! Retro gaming +1
Only CGR can do crazy comparisons like this. I LOVE YOU GUYS.
"The Atari 2600 defines the word classic." Says the angry video game nerd. i agree with him.
I love how sometimes he sounds like a grade-school report. "Even though the Atari 2600 has a higher number than the PlayStation 2, I consider both of these game consoles to be equal."
Awesome.
Ahhhhh...the 2600 Jr. My very first console
+TheGame4Life Same,It was awesome!!!
i still have mine 30 years later
I love your reviews
PS2, Atari 2600 and Game Boy Advance are the only 3 systems anyone needs.
+ Dreamcast
+ Nes
***** CD-i
haha :D
What about a top of the line pc?. Nothing beats that imo. As long as the older titles are compatible with your OS that is
I love the intro
You can fit 1,300 PlayStation 2's in a 2600.
see everyone - THIS IS ONE OF A FEW DUDES WHICH STILL HAVE THE ESSENCE OF WHAT GAMING IS IN THEIR HEARTS!
i own a Atari 2600 and I'm proud of it
They suck
Does Atari have GTA or Medal Of Honor
No
Bull Dog your joking right,the atari 2600 came out in the 70s you fool
Bull Dog are you idiot the Atari came out way before disks where invented
RIP
Atari 2600
1977-1992
@@eazyethan4944 Dumbest comment i’ve ever read lmao. If anything that’s a GOOD thing. More variety on the 2600.
Nice comparisons! The outboard/modular PSU is a superior option. Much easier to replace or repair.
Another fun Atari note, the PS2 chassis design may have been based on the Atari Falcon 040 computer. The Falcon was never released, sadly...
That's an odd looking Heavy Sixer. Heavy Sixers have thick molding on the sides, and don't overlap on the console base. It looks like or must be a Heavy Sixer motherboard with the top shell and a Light Sixer base. As It has a near 90 degree angle cut and straight on the bottom plastic piece beneath the wood grain finish. And the Atari logo Is more higher level on a Heavy Sixer model. I should know since I have a Heavy Sixer, Light Sixer, 4 switch woody and Vader models.
Are you really good at any Atari 2600 games, retrogamer810? I find many of the arcade ports being easy to the point of being able to marathon them and get scores of several million (depending on game)
I remember playing both Pac-Man and Space Invaders for 24 hours straight getting scores of 1.2 million on Pac-Man, and 2.7 milion on Space Invaders.
you know you're a classic gamer when you keep coming back the this review just to see the woodgrain 2600 and reminisce.
as much as i love the 2600, i have to point out that there was a ps2 game called atari anthology that let you play over 60 original 2600 games (including berzerk)
Actually it's 67 games for the 2600 on the Anthology for PS 2, and Berzerk is NOT on there - not on the Arcade at Home section OR the Arcade section which is only the arcade versions of Atari games.
i have a 2600, i use the 2600, i don't see the ps2 as a replacement for the 2600. i just wanted to point out his mistake. as you pointed out mine. but i never mentioned berzerk.
Classic game room rocks. I have watched the channel videos so many times over and over again. Great work mark :) Top ten's and drama videos go take a hike !
do sega genesis vs ps4
First CGR episode i have ever watched.
Arari 2600!!!!
I used to have it but have no idea what happened to it now :((((
God these were so good videos!
You like your Belgian Beer eh? :)
Anyway love your reviews. You often add these absurd touches to them and I like how you treat all consoles equally. Great stuff.
i picked up a heavy sixer from an old man who bought it back in 1977 and he talked about how his kids loved it growing up. and i got it with instruction manual,12games, dust cover & 2controllers for $20!
I like the nice early-90's infomercial music you have here! XD
ROFL. I love his reasoning for which console wins. It shows its just a fun, not too serious review, but VERY informative.
I just installed Atariod on my Android phone. Fun way to play all the old classics. Also, no need to keep every old game system on your shelf if you install homebrew on your wii - you can emulate nearly every older gen console (nes, snes, n64, neogeo, atari, psx, etc). Good video.
Im a PC gamer and i dont own any consoles. But i love a lot of games from consoles so i've instaled emulators for many of them to play great games like sonic and mario and street fighter or king of fighters, etc.
Great channel! Thx for the unique content!
Great Review !!!
6:12 WTF are you doing?! Never put drinks on top of your consoles! Don't even put them on the same surface as the console, that's an accident waiting to happen. One wrong move and you just killed your console. Come on, man it's not rocket science. Liquids and electricity do not mix! Even as a joke, don't do that! Just watching it is nerve wracking.
Wow, nice review!
A lot of gamers who come from those days, like myself, sometimes have a tendency to place too much weight for their evaluations on the side of nostalgia. I like that you avoid that.
LOL Awesome review, love the sense of humour. Keep up the good work boys
Yep. There's a whole movement of homebrew games being made for the 2600 today and continues through the years!
Mark placed an atari joystick right in front of the B&W toggle switch so you can't see that the top part of the switch is broken of at the beginning of the video.
Hey, Mark can you review the Atari 2600, itself, that would be cool
Nice humor added.......... I can't help but think I am listening to the actor Harold Ramis...... Enjoyed the review... Thanks.
The ridges make it easier to dip your Playstation 2 console into your games, and play for hours on end.
I've started collecting old school consoles as well. So far I have a Game Cube, Play Station 2, Nintendo 64 and hopefully in a few weeks I will have the Play Station 1. Before I buy more consoles I need to buy games for them. What consoles have you got in your collection?
I got a PS2 for my 6th birthday and have had it ever since and still use it
Both consoles were titans in their era, the PS2's which has just now ended, the 2600 having a simply STAGGERING 14 years and 9 months lifespan, which the PS2 suprisingly has not beaten...dam good music Mark XD.
i agree that all systems need a reflective strip as a safety feature.
@michiyoyoshiku I am NOT talking about Die Cast, I'm talking about pressed steel and they were a hell of alot bigger than that die-cast crap today. Not sure exactly how old you are, But if you were born between 1968 (The year I was born) - 1978, then you would know that ALL of the Tonka Trucks (which were construction trucks the resembled real construction trucks) were made from pressed steel, and that Hot Weels and Matchbox were the only toys that were die-cast.
what game is that you try to find your way out of the castle by finding treasure and keys from other castle within the game?
What's up with the "Tv type" switch being broken off of the six switch 2600s? It seems like every one I see has the "Tv type" switch broken off. It's missing on my tele-games 2600 too.
This is the first video that comes up for "Atari". Mark, you are the king of the internet.
Awesome video
Oh my God, I feel so homesick!! Take me back, take me back so that I could get to be a kid again. That time will never come back for sure
Could somebody please tell me where I can get the piece of music at 0:35 I've been looking for it for ages
How come your atari 2600 jr has a small rainbow line on the front and mine has a long one that stretches the whole console?
Wow, this is a great review.
Very Very nice camera work.
Thank goodness for woodgrain leaving the picture. Then again, I had the 4 switch Vader version (all black).
I want that! Im saving up for it, along with a game collection.
I had gotten one of those for Christmas back in 1977
My original xbox just broke. So my atari 2600 won by default.
Been in my family over 40 years without 1 single issue. The ol light sixer.
Btw u called yours a heavy sixer but that looks like a light sixer to me. The heavy has fatter plastic and more rounded in the front, and is actually heavier.. do to extra metal shielding inside. Far rarer than the lights.
The Jr looks so good. And like you said its reflector strip saves lives. One of the best looking systems. The old woody ain't much of a looker imo. But it's nostalgic af.
Did you know the sixers were meant to have stereo speakers inside? The NTSC version has speaker mounts inside. And if you look closely at a certain angle you can see the 2 circular vents from the outside.
Luckily they decided to make the sound go to the TV instead but unfortunately changed it to mono. But ppl have hacked the system to split the channels and some of the early games are infact stereo. ! :) A+
Have you tried ebay to find those accessories?
@tannerlittleton no , it's not ! I always use it as a drink coaster while I'm playing and it works even better than a regular drink coaster
I found an old dusty Atari in a yard sale here in Brazil some months ago. It was about 60,00-70,00 USD and it had about 20 cartridges (WITH PITFALL!!).I just had to buy it.
About a week later, my little sister (She's 12 ) comes into my house and i showed to her the Atari. I told her : This was the first video game console!
And then she said :
WOW, cool!! But you have to buy wirelles controllers for it...this wire is too short.
I don’t remember the controller cord being that short I had one but couldn’t figure out how the plug it in so I sold it back I am trying to buy a new one this week.
That beer thing might be the deciding factor for most of us :D
whats the music of the beggining of the video the intro music?
it makes me happy to see other kids like me that love classics more than modern games
@CommodoreKulor
64-bit GPU in the xbox tho?
does anybody know what the name of that piece of music which starts at 0:37 ?
Personally, I think that Atari should have done a front-mount cartridge thing for the Atari 2600 Jr, where you insert the cartridge into the front of the console. Similar to the Fairchild Channel F. That would look super badass.
I have a 4 switch
You must be very weañthy
what generation was the atary in
I still have my atari which i bought in 1979,My kids love it,They play on it every now and thenEven though they have X boxes.
Why not?
iv still got my 2600 with about 40 games still... are they worth any money now???
do you need an old tv to play the atari or can i use my tv from 1998
do you think that the atari flashback 2 can be a good substitute for the atari 2600?
A tie?
@DiddysPower41
Considering this video was made on 7 July 2008, his information was up-to-date for it's time
whats your PS2 Slim Model-number?
mine is SCPH-90004 and it has an internal power supply - but still has the same size than yours. AND it doesnt have rips on the front.
R.I.P. Atari 2600 1977-1992
i never had an atari 2600 myself. I had to go to my aunt's house to play. I was born in 87, so I had an NES, SNES, and Gameboy as a kid.
Upon looking at this video I brought out my slim Atari 2600 and even before watching popped in Vanguard. Sadly however, Atari 2600 doesn't seem to work on HDTV's.
I still have my PS2 bought June of 2001 still functional though a pain running blue-sided discs.
Never bothered to go slim due to nostalgia.
Don't have an Atari console but I sure can get Atari collection PS2 discs or emulate them on PS2.
I used to ALWAYS use my PS2 Slim as a coaster.
Which console should I get next? Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, or Snes?
We got the PS2 back in 2000. We mostly played classic games on it. I still have it! Atari 2600 is totally awesome though.
@tacospartan
Well that's what he said.. But remember the video is from July 7th 2008 about 2 years ago :D
just wondering how many consoles do you have?
you can play something on your computer to this or is it just like you plug in a game and play
Oh my god..the Atari 2600...your vid brought back sooo many sweet memories. thnx for the vid! luv it!
I got the Atari 2600 today complete with everything it would have come with back in 1977 plus 7 games all for $115.
so did those atari still work..?
I at first had a PS2 slim edition. A few years later I buyed a new PS2, this time a normal one and I was stunned how big it was. O.o
Awesome thanks 👍
Mark, you love Atari, Playstation, and Sega and you drink real beer.....Your awsomeness cannot be measured.
It is a sad fact that a quite a considerable amount of the modern population is dyslexic. Subsequently, many users confused the "dislike" button for "dis-I-like!"
I still have my dad's vintage Atari that he gave to me when I moved out. I play it every now and then and add to it's library. But sadly, I just can't stay too long away from my PS3's graphics. 8-bit is fun as a vacation, though, back to simpler times where you didn't get headaches from Fallout 3's scenery and the such.
im only 15 years old, but the Atari 2600 interests me unbelieveably, and now plan on getting one
I agree. The old consoles sure were built to last. Mind you, so is anything else. Everything modern seems to break very quickly in comparison.
"Some people regard the PS2 as the greatest game console of its generation"
Take away those last three words and it would be more accurate
The PS2 is the best selling video game console of all time. It has sold 155 million units as of right now.
Cool report and comparison