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Title: The No Swear Gamer Retro Review Show on Youtube.
Hey guys! I've heard some great stuff about you guys! I'm a part of the Retro Junkie Network and I heard about y'all through the Intellivisionaries and Retro Obscura. I have a show on youtube the covers mostly retro video games from the Atari 2600 onward.
Title: Re: The No Swear Gamer Retro Review Show on Youtube.
Hello and welcome to RVG! I've subscribed to your channel and will be checking it out.
Hello and welcome indeed. I will check out your channel and subscribe assuming I like it lol. No seriously I will.
Thanks Guys! I appreciate it. How you enjoy it!
Nice review Coincidentally I just bought Zool 2 for the Jag last week, looks like I'm in for some fun when it arrives.
Good job with the review. Zool 2 is one of my favorite Jaguar games.
Nice review fella, not sure if I have this in my collection anymore lol.
Thanks everybody! I'm glad you liked the Zool 2 review.
My newest review covers the Atari TV Games Plug n Play by Jakks Pacific.
Nice video. I was laughing at your description of Adventure. On Centipede, the spider looks like it is havign seizures! I also fail to understand why would anyone put paddle games onto a joystick controller gaming system?
That's funny! I went back to watch the spider and you are totally right!
Yeah, as I said in my review, the only reason I can think of why they would include paddle games on a controller is the name recognition of Pong and Breakout. I really wish they wouldn't. So many other good choices out there like Haunted House. At lease some of the Flashback units let you plug in Paddles. One of the DS collections made an interesting effort having you use the touchscreen, but nothing beats the real thing.
I am enjoying your videos fella.. Any chance of a plug on a couple of your videos?
Give it a shot! The controls take some getting used to and it is very tough, but it can be fun!
Cool to see you posting here, I ran across your videos a few weeks ago by chance. I've gotten pretty burnt out on AVGN knock off reviewers, kudos (and I'll be keeping my adblocker turned off!).
Another nice video! Good to see all these 7800 videos!
I celebrate reaching my 50th episode with NINJA GOLF! on the Atari 7800.
Congrats on reaching 50 posts! Ninja Golf is certainly a unique game on the 7800!
My next episode should be out in the next 24 hours. Listen to the end. I put in a nice plug for the site!
Here it is with the plug at the end for the site!
Nice review. It almost feels like the games on that unit are colorized versions of LCD games. Also thanks for the plug for the site at the end!
New Ep up with Dark Chambers for the 7800. I always thought it was a Gauntlet clone, when in fact Gauntlet cloned it! (albeit with more polish).
Nice review of Dark Chambers. It's a game I've always enjoyed. I was one of those who always believed this game to be a clone of Gauntlet. I was quite surprised to learn that it wasn't and that it had actually inspired the game.
Quality reviews, really enjoying them.
Nice reviews, and I never knew that about Gauntlet either. Interesting stuff indeed. Thanks for the plug also.
Thanks everyone! It's really inspiring to hear all that!
Here's my next, Fire Fighter for the Atari 2600 which will also be featured on the next Atari 2600 Game by Game podcast.
Another nicely done review. That is not a game I've played and now I'm less interested!
I watched this video earlier today. Another good one, though I don't consider myself a fan of the 2600 version of Dark Chambers.
Thanks, really enjoying experiencing all these games i hardly know anything about.
Thanks! I'm sure I'll do plenty you have heard of, but I like obscure titles too!
I took part in the Retroist Retro Junk Box! So much fun I split into 2 videos.
BTW, how do I get it so the video shows instead of the link?
I just fixed the links for you. To get the videos to show, just remove the "S" from HTTPS when you copy the address. That'll make the video embed.
Time for some Anticipation on the NES!
This one surprised me a little bit: One on One Basketball for the 7800. This seems to target Americans. Was it also available across the pond?
Lol yeah, i always thought the jumping was a little bit over the top.
Here's two more. One for a little known game called Super Mario Bros 2 and another based on the all time classic Space Jockey!
I finally got my Dollar General ColecoVision Flashback on sale this week.
Here's the unboxing. I will do a full review at some point in the future.
Do you fancy doing some written reviews for here at all?
That would be great, if you could, [member=5327]nosweargamer[/member].
Hmmmm, I might be able to a written review here and there. Probably not until after the holidays due to being pretty busy this time of yet. What would it all entail?
Ugggg, Sorry for the reposts. Browsers issues I believe.
I've cleared the double posts. No worries. We can talk about the reviews after the holidays if you prefer.
I'm curious what y'all think of Raiders, especially if you played it when it first came out.
I like video Pinball games. I have played the NES version and I enjoy it. Raider of the Lost Ark I never played when it first launched.
Thanks! Here are some more including a Retro Junk Box I started, Super High Impact on the Genny and NES Baseball.
Thanks!!! I tried to make it a little more interesting.
I got you some new episodes! I hope you like them!
I own Water Ski for the 7800! It is a rare game and expensive to get nowadays. I agree that it is a hard game as well.
Wow! You are the first person I've known to own it. How much of the 7800 library do you have?
I have a complete collection for the 7800. That's why I have Water Ski. I also have Tank Command for the 7800, which I got all those years ago. I never realized how rare that one was either!
Boy I've been busy. Here is my Intellivision Flashback unboxing (including a comparison with an original controller), John Elways Quartback on the NES & Kangaroo + Star Raiders on the 2600.
Nice set of videos. Kangaroo is definitely a fun game on the 2600. The gameplay from the arcade is well captured despite the graphical compromises.
Kangaroo is a favorite of mine. I have a copy of John Elway's Quarterback, picked it up years ago at a garage sale. Someone had given me the box so finding the game cheap was worth it. Never played it and have never heard of a sequel of any kind so it has always been on a shelf.
Next up is a pack of 25 year old Nintendo Cards & My first Homebrew review.
FYI-My first full episode of the Atari 7800 Game By Game Podcast should also be up in the next couple of days.
This is my favorite Loot Crate so far! I even got a rare gold 10 doh figure!
Thanks! That's awesome! I hope you enjoy the boxes as much as I do! I usually find the value of the stuff is pretty good. Sometimes I've been able to sell anything I don't want to cover the cost of the box, but the last box was so solid that I will be keeping most of it.
That's a lot of nice stuff you got there!
I've seen those but never used one.
I'm right there with you! I just got a 3DO this past year and when I have more time, I want to try to get a copy of SS for it too!
I also find that there is very little middle ground on this game. Either you dig it or hate it.
My first top 10 list covers my top 10 favorite games of all the games I've reviewed so far.
That's a nice mix of games there. All good ones too.
I enjoyed that video a lot, just resist the temptation to go into AVGN territory, I think. There is a lack of serious games journalism out there and I think your videos fill a need pretty well with that, if I see one more person goofing on bad games and screaming at the camera I think I may just give up on Youtube.
I'm glad you mentioned Ballz, that is a great example of a tech demo type of game. There were a lot of those in the 90's, that people rented just for the "wow, look at the graphics" appeal, and not for the gameplay.
Thanks! While I do try to add a little humor to my episodes, my goal is always to look at each game objectively and give it a fair chance. I even enjoyed 2600 ET!
Here's my latest episode where I unbox a big lot of 2600 games including the rarest game I've ever owned (actually the manual alone is worth more than any other game I own right now).
Wow, that's a nice find! And River Patrol?!
I didn't realize that River Patrol was an arcade port, so I looked up the arcade original. This 2600 version does retain the gameplay of the arcade but the visuals were changed significantly. I wonder if they would have done something closer to the arcade in terms of layout of the rivers.
Some awesome videos of late my man.
We'll I'm very sorry if you didn't like this months. I thought it was the weakest one I've gotten so far and immediately thought of you. Sorry. Hopefully they will make up for it next month.
Nice reviews, as always. Since you looked at Asteroids on the 2600 and 7800, you should consider looking at Space Rocks on the 2600.
Saw some video of it. Pretty Impressive.
This week I reviewed Centipede on the 2600 & 7800 and compared box arts. I also reviewed the strange 2600 Fast Food And posted a 7800 Food Fight Easter Egg.
Another nice set of reviews. I've always hoped someone would hack the 7800 version of Centipede into Millipede. I love the 2600 version and I'm certain it would be even better on the 7800. I do prefer the 7800 artwork as well.
Fast Food is another fun game and thanks for the Easter Egg on Food Fight. I didn't know about that one.
Yeah. I liked Fast Food. It's a shame that most modern game lake the crazy creativity of 80's gaming.
I think that creativity was, in a way, forced by the limitations of the available hardware. They had to create good gameplay to "make up" for the graphics.
We'll I'm very sorry if you didn't like this months. I thought it was the weakest one I've gotten so far and immediately thought of you. Sorry. Hopefully they will make up for it next month. :113: I don't think it's that bad so don't worry about it. Yeah, the board game stuff I will probably never use, but I definitely plan on reading the book. Also, my cat had a lot of playing with the robotic insect The Pac-Man 2600 cartridge poster is very cool too!
Okay, I just got my first one yesterday :21: The Pac-Man 2600 cartridge poster is very cool too!
Oh good! Cats vs Robotic Bugs sounds like a smash hit Youtube video!
Another nice set of games. Food Fight on the 7800 surprised me the first time I played it as I had never played it on the arcades. It really is a fun game and the 7800 version is really well done. Insofar as Sky Jinks, I had never seen it before or played it. It does have very nice graphics.
Yeah, at least Sky Jinks has that going for it!
Here are my latest including one of my favorite Easter Eggs, a Dancing Groot, Megamania & Carnival for the 2600 & 7800 Joust.
May you are in Groot denial! One day, I would like to get my hands on a 5200.
Cool mix of games, mostly sports. I do like RealSports Volleyball on the 2600 also. It's a good game for the system. I don't have RealSports Soccer but I was never impressed with how the game looked. You should review Super Football, though. That game is quite impressive.
Thanks! Don't have Super yet, but RS Football is on the schedule down the road.
Here's my latest vids since last time including reviews of the Club Nintendo Majora's Mask Messenger Bag, Reactor (2600), Kung Fu Master (7800), Title Match Pro Wrestling (2600 & 7800) & a unboxing featuring games for the 2600, Genesis and one special title.
Another great set of reviews. Reactor is a game I've never played. It looks interesting. Kung Fu Master is a mixed bag on the 7800. The graphics I think are pretty good but the sound could be better. A POKEY chip would have done wonders for this one! I do have TitleMatch on the 7800. I don't have the 2600 version.
Here's my latest including reviews of Ms. Pac-Man on both the 7800 & 2600 and Joe Montana Football on the Genesis. I also included an Easter Egg for Carnival on the 2600.
Another nice set of videos. Ms Pac-Man on the Atari systems is a winner. The 2600 version certainly puts the original Pac-Man to shame.
I agree with about on Gunstar Heroes. It is an awesome game for the Genesis!
Here's my latest including an unboxing of some less common Atari 2600 games and reviews of Xevious on the 7800 & NES, MagMax (NES), and a combined review of Gangster Alley & Task Force for the 2600.
My latest videos reviewed Pitfall! on the 2600, Jaws on the NES and Jurassic Park on the Genesis.
Another nice set of game reviews. I have Jurassic Park and Pitfall, and I do enjoy both. I don't have Jaws for the NES. Not sure it's one I'll pursue, though. Do you have the Rampage Edition of Jurassic Park?
I rented it when it came out, but I don't have it. I would like to pick it up again at some point.
I don't have it either. I've heard it is better as it addresses some of the issues with the original version.
Growing up I know I liked the original better. I remember the 2nd one being more action oriented, much easier and with less exploring. However that was many years ago, so it would be interesting to see how it would hold up today.
I had an unintentional Atari week! My next batch include a walkthrough of Pitfall (2600), an Atari 7800 System Review and reviews of the games Desert Falcon (7800) & Berzerk (2600).
My next batch of reviews include Ballblazer - Atari 7800, Star Force - NES, Karateka - Atari 7800 and a Choplifter Atari 7800 glitch.
My recent reviews include Raid on Bungeling Bay for the NES (based on Will Wrights first computer game) Choplifter on The Master System and 7800 (which takes place in the same universe as Bungeling Bay), Home Run on the 2600 and a level select cheat from SMS Choplifter!
Another nice set of reviews. The 7800 Choplifter is based on the computer game, which is why it has no real music and the sound effects are sparse - just like in the original. It's too bad because they could have certainly embellished it much more.
I keep meaning to do stuff for our channel but i can never find the time so i am gobsmacked you lot can.
Thanks as always for the kind words!
Recent reviews include Phoenix & Realsports Baseball on the 2600, the ultra rare Tank Command on the 7800, Ice Hockey on the NES and controller reviews on the 7800 Pro-Line and Europad.
Another nice set of games! The 7800 controller reviews are good too. I'm curious to see the other alternative controllers you'll bring up.
Here are my latest reviews including Realsports Baseball & Smurf (with fixed audio) on the 2600, Touchdown Football on the 7800, The AMAZING Edladdin Seagull 78 on the 7800 and the underrated Enduro Racer on the Master System.
Here's the website for anyone else interested http://edladdin.com/Accessories_c4.htm (http://edladdin.com/Accessories_c4.htm) They also make a twin stick controller for playing Robotron 2084!
That Supreme 78 looks quite amazing but it is pricey indeed! That's quite a different score you got on Ms. Pac-Man. Goes to show how important a controller is when playing!
Check out how much the Super Twin 78 improved my Robotron score!
May latest covers Summer Games on both the 2600 & 7800 as well as a full review of the Super Twin 78 Twin Stick Atari 7800 Joystick.
First of all, you can now support the show through Patreon.
I appreciate all my viewers, even if they don't do the Patreon thing.
I never knew they made a game about the Kool Aid Man. Actually looks pretty good.
Yep, the original was made for the Intellivision but the 2600 game is completely different. The 2600 version is better, actually.
The best RealSports Baseball title for the Atari consoles is the 5200 version which even has speech. It is sad to see the 7800 version want backwards instead of forward.
Recently I reviewed the new Reaction Jaws figure, Crack'ed on the 7800, showed an Easter Egg for Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! and reviewed the Ballblazer wannabe, Space Football on the SNES.
Cheers for the update chap.
Since my last update, I showed what I took out of the recent Arcade USA Retro Junk Box, reviewed the Atari 7800 games Robotron 2084 & F-18 Hornet and also covered the 2600 versions of Dig Dug and Pete Rose Baseball.
Another great set of videos! I have the 7800 version of Pete Rose Baseball. The 2600 version does look pretty impressive, though.
Another great set of videos!
Great work as always chap.
I reached my 200th episode covering Alex Kidd in Shinobi World. I also unboxed a nice lot of Jaguar stuff and reviewed Mean 18 on the Atari 7800 as well.
I'd have to agree. The Jaguar Pro controller is great! It's what the controller needed to be from the beginning.
Another great set of videos. I have to say that Dodge'Em is one of my original favorites for the 2600. It's an early game but it is definitely addictive fun!
Nice look at Commando. That's a game I need to get.
You don't have it? Definitely a must have for the 7800!
No, I need to fix that soon!
Thanks guys and yes, get Commando on the 7800!
Watched these on YouTube last night. Great episodes. You'll need to check out Donkey Kong XM for the 7800 as it better than the NES version.
I've seen video of it. It does look pretty good.
Good looking game. Interesting story about how it got it's name.
Another nice set of videos. I have never played Name This Game and had no idea of what the game was about. Interesting story for the title!
Thanks! Yeah, I forget the details, but I think originally that wanted part of the title to have the word deep in it, but they were recommended not to use that word in the title, so they went the contest route instead.
They could have just it Deep Waters. I don't think anyone could have linked that to any of the Jaws movies.
Would've made sense to me, but for some reason marketing had something against the word deep.
I can't remember, but I think they feared it would make the game sound too difficult.
Another couple of good episodes. The 7800 Mario Bros would have benefited from a POKEY chip. Sound would have been much better if it had used a combination of both TIA and POKEY sounds.
Very cool Transformer ornaments! Nice to see Megatron in his original form.
Another nice set of videos. I was laughing and Single Dragon! Quite true, though. The 7800 is getting a beefed up version thanks for hackers/homebrewers that greatly improves the Activision release. I think Activision could have done more with this game had they added more memory and a POKEY and I have to wonder why they didn't given this game was released later than other versions.
I see you were able to get the prototype cart of the improved version!
Yup! yYu beat me to it!
Thanks! My guess is Activision had a budget and stuck to it since it was a late 7800 release and most likely they didn't see a big potential in profit for it to justify putting more into it.
Yes it is! It was very unique and you rarely see him like that anymore.
That's an awesome visual update for the 7800 Rampage! Another nice set of videos too!
Thanks! I had some trouble with using the new forums, but am finally back.
Another good set of video! Yes, we have new software that are still working through. Good to have you back!
Tower Toppler has always been one of my favorite titles for the 7800, despite it being a challenging game. When I first got it, I had no idea it was a game that had been adapted for the system from a computer version.
While I didn't care for TT, I can see how some people could really like it. If I had it as a kid, I may have put a lot of time into it.
Great videos recently chap. Just playing catch up on them.
A nice boxed lot of 2600 & 7800 games featuring one rare box.
I didn't know that there was a game based on Chester Cheetah. I shouldn't be surprised since there was one for the 7-Up Spot!
Just catching up on some of your vids chap..
An early arcade strategy guide from 1982.
I've never played Adventures of Tron. The game looks nice but seems like the gameplay isn't on par with the graphics from what you say on the video.
At least that's how I feel. I do a guy who really enjoys it, but he is a big Tron fan, so that may help him enjoy the game more.
I created a thread with the Atari 2600 Adventure Clones (http://www.retrovideogamer.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6965.msg91431#msg91431). Check it out to discuss them there.
I was actually lent one, so I might review it someday!
That's cool. As you can see, from the link I posted, there are plenty of versions!
And with this I am finally caught up!
Nice set of videos. Watching them on my tablet right now. I have Klax for the 7800 but I can't play it on my console! I guess there's a compatibility issues. I have played the ROM on emulation, though. I like it, as I like the game, but I do miss the speech.
Thanks! The cart I got would not play in my av modded system, but did boot up in my regular system. I've had some minor problems with other games on my modded system as well.
Yes, that game does give issues. My system is not modded but it is not compatible for whatever reason. Glad you liked Escape from the Mindmaster. I think that is one awesome game on the 2600 with the SuperCharger. It really looks amazing and it plays well. Sword of Saros is another story.
I had never seen Sir Lancelot before and I didn't realize the game had similar mechanics to Joust. It does have nice graphics and the dragon looks pretty impressive.
Interesting. I can't remember seeing this prototype for Rampart before. Cool.
I've never played Midnight Mutants before but it looks pretty good. Great game to play at Halloween too.
I own it and it is a good one. It would have been nice to see more games like this on the console back then.
Yeah, MM showed some of the potential the 7800 could reach.
My 2016 Holiday Retro Gamer Gift Guide!
My 100th Atari 2600 Game Review!
100 Atari 2600 Ranked From Worst to Best!
Yeah, that looks nothing like Pit Fighter! Still cool to see though.
KevMos3 Graphical Update of Atari 7800 Choplifter!
I also wanted to say big "Thank You" to everyone for helping me recently reach 1,000,000 total views on YouTube!
1,000,000 total views! Wow! Congratulations!
Jesus that's a way to go pal. Congrats.
Ep 294: Burgertime - My first Intellivision game review!
And you chose a great game to be your first Intellivision review!
Another great set of videos! There's an 8K hack of Alien that makes the game much better than it already is. The sprites have been changed so the aliens look more like in the movie. They start off as eggs, change into facehuggers, and then you get the adult aliens. It also uses a black background.
I did not know that! That does sound cool!
Very nice! I like how the alien grows as the game goes on!
Another nice set of videos!
A cool box of goodies I got from friend of the show, StormSurge!
I don't think I've ever played Jr. Pac-Man but it looks pretty good. Definitely better than the original Pac-Man on the 2600.
Jr. Pac-Man on the 2600 is quite impressive and one REALLY HARD game!
Great reviews. Trying to play catch up watching them will take time. Worth every minute.
Keith Courage was an awful pack-in game. Glad Bonk was included free for a while on the TG-16. Playstation fans could add how it originally only came with a demo disc.
Jr. Pac-Man was a nice step up. Artillery Duel video is a winner just for mentioning a Faygo soft drink. LOL!
Monopoly on the Genesis looked surprisingly good.
Thank You and glad you got the Faygo reference!
Are Adventure (Atari 2600) & The Legend of Zelda (NES) The Same Game?
DK3 is a weird and different game for a DK game but I do have fun playing it. I don't play it often, though.
We also have a new thread on video game mascots. Your video is a nice fit for it.
Yes! Konami made games for the Atari 2600!
A big "THANK YOU!" to everyone who helped me reach two milestones in the past couple of weeks including passing the 5,000 subscribers mark and reaching 2,000,000 total views.
5,000 subscribers and reaching 2,000,000 total views? Very cool! Congratulations!
This has to be better than DK on the Intellivision!
The Retron 77 and the new Flashbacks are quite a set of systems!
That game looks cool. I had never seen it before.
Great videos. Thank you for sharing them. Used to buy a lot of the plug and plays when they first came out. Lots to choose from. Never new about Deal or No Deal. Cheaper alternative to buying a Nintendo DS and the version for it.
Yeah, this version feels like a GBA or DS game.
Time Pilot is a game I've never played on the 2600. It looks pretty good!
Nice garage sale finds :) Haven't seen a Merlin in a long time.
It's crazy. I had one as a kid that I no longer have, then in the past year I got one as a gift from Willie from ArcadeUSA and then found another in a 25 cent box! I never expected that!
Don't throw your controller against the wall!
I made it to Ep 350!
I had Gravitar when I was a kid and I never became good at it. I remember getting really mad but I don't think I ever threw the controller lol.
Thank You GRay Defender for this amazing group of surprise gifts!
Congo Bongo was a hard game to adapt for home systems. Does anyone know if it is in any arcade collection for modern systems?
I know it's on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection that came out on the PS3 and 360. It's an unlockable game though so you have to accomplish a set goal in another game for it to unlock. I have it but I don't think I ever unlocked it.
I hate when they add games as unlockable rewards.
I could play it on the PSP version, but that may have been an unlockable too.
That is a pretty good version of the game.
Ever wondered what the deal was with Brutus & Bluto in Popeye?