A look at a Vectrex (1982 video game console)

[shockraid1]

"Can YOU find the sun?"

[Kyan5000s]

Ashens i love you! I've made 3 accounts to subscribe to you <3

Best video's ever

[007fordummies]

"Evil Otto" reminds me of a rover... where's "The Prisoner - The Video Game"!?

[1fisac]

"En dag ska vi bli bäst i norden på det här!"

[FrumpyShakes]

Two player frolics, I like that. "Hey dude, wanna do some co-op frolicing later tonight?" "Uh, no. I'm gonna turn my phone off, now. please don't text me. About frolicing."

[DanTheCaptain]

your so negative witch makes you an idiot! at least you admit it! LOL

[MysticKirby64]

i love vector graphics, they look so awesome

[SteBrazier2K9]

I'd advise not watching this in the dark, you'll go blind at 11:06

[Clba78]

U had to put a screen on the moniter that comes with the cartridges

[Clba78]

My very first game had star trek and a couple of games I think my mother still has it

[Willitmakeitcom]

I had one Loved it

[wechaseghosts]

The spaceship in mine storm looks like a... (Insert dirty joke here)

[aliffubuntu]

The Vectrex, AKA, CGR Mark's favourite console

[HassanFH]

Can you play online with that??

[lordoftrolling]

5:13

dat hot pink lamp :D

[mongolianape]

fuck that shit! i still own one now! got it hooked up now!

[Xrocker7000]

Maybe in rip off you defend name brand video game systems from pop station employees trying to rip them off.

[DarthMufin]

@ashens have you received your "ultra" cartridge from france yet? i am still waiting to see the better games

[DarthMufin]

nice man cat

[TheConeClan45]

You want to know why the ships are like Klingons well yeh in the us it is actually star trek

[Girlycard100]

Which key is the 'Any Key'? I see Ctr! with the bottom worn off, Tab with two arrows pointing in opposite directions and running into walls as such:

lV------

------Vl

There's no Any Key Captain! We're all going to die!

[paddyhickey92]

Were can we get a multi cartridge from???? cant find one anywhere!!!

[DaPaRappa]

Wow.. for a system that came out in 1982, the Vectrex is pretty darn impressive.

[Theninja347]

The game stops at level 13... That's bad luck

(Worst joke ever)

[SiXteEn9ner47]

hahaha!! a cartridcge named rip off

[PowerfullPC]

Can someone find the "special cartrage" video for me? I don't know if it even exists! halp

[12zelly]

Wait...... Were did the thumbs up button on comments go????

[CrazyGonzalez]

@12zelly ya omg

[12zelly]

@CrazyGonzalez the thumbs up button is only their sometimes

[UberNerdMan]

lol bono

[xxNailFirexx]

lol naga Bono

[jord5117]

is it me or does that spaceship look like a small white penis shooting.....cum

[macnerd1212]

You kinda sound like the guy from Zero Punctuation

[RICKROLLBLENDER]

@macnerd1212

they're both brits...

[zombee38]

"Oh yeah cause I'm an idiot" LOL funny reviewer...subscribing ~!

[yohatube]

I actually remember playing with one of these many moons ago.

[HumanInBeta]

I owned this back in '88. :) My mother's boyfriend gave it to me. It was great before I got a NES.

[MeisterFalti]

Still waiting for the new games from france...

[BvsMAcosh]

It is nothing less than stunning for its time.

[MrBigbomberman]

am i the master of the universe?

[uzweirdun]

spike= old super meatboy thumbs up if u agree

[8BitPicklez]

@uzweirdun Douche.

[TVindustries5000]

Holly: HELP SPIKE

Spike: HOLLY

*10 hours of playing*

Holly: HELP SPIKE

Spike: HOLLY

player: WHAT IS THIS PLACE!?!?!

[halojumprsoffical]

Bow before the Vetrex!

[DjFridolf]

in 1982 they did better then the 2012s pop stations !

[MrEnderdragon]

@DjFridolf

This system didn't suck and wasn't cheap as those things. How you could compare this is utter heresy. ;P

[DjFridolf]

@MrEnderdragon I dont compare! i loveVectrex i mean that the pop stations suck read the comment again !

[MrEnderdragon]

@DjFridolf

Overreaction. I put a ;P at the end of my comment, which meant I was joking. Read my comment again.

[SuperCoolDude2014]

@DjFridolf lol ikr

[tobitobide]

@DjFridolf They also cost 100 times as much.

[Spasserases]

EEK HELP ME SPIKE OH NO.

ROfl :D

[OChemistO]

Ive got the 3d headset, if you ever wanted to do video with it i could send it to ya

[clankzappah]

Hahaha, Rip Off is actually a rip-off of an old arcade game XD

[luishomeroremohsiul]

its Oscar the killer dog and the "outdoors hat" from poundland!

[BadassProject]

heY this thing IS amazing! its not shit so be happy you got it

[williamwong2004321]

Made in Hong Kong!

[mclgetsum]

he sounds like blunty3000

[chauncbosh23]

In America Star Ship is Star Trek the Motion Picture

[holy0damn]

wow asterodis animation and movement etc. is on the level of new for ex. flash indie games

[lsybrandt]

Loved it. Brought back memories.  Not that I had one, but I wanted one. I liked how you could just copy ideas but changing the name made it just fine. No your honor. It may look like Asteroids, but we called it Minestorm. Oh, ok, case dismissed.

[SomethingUncut]

"MOLLY!!"

[ADGJLZ1000]

The space ship from minestorm looks like a penis •••••••••••••

[ryantheking12]

This is my favorite ashens video. And I have no idea why.

[CrazyBoyStudios]

what happened to planning on showing the game pack?

[kjw21411]

@CrazyBoyStudios I wish he would show it! D:

[goldmegaman1000]

I have no idea why but I enjoy this review quite alot...probably because of thei like these old machines

[rudorot65]

i've only seen one in person recently i was up at game zombie(retro game store near me) it was actually a decent for an 80's system

[Amaranthus616]

@rudorot65 i think its still a decent console, i only own the original games and not the multicart...but its still really fun for me. and i own two of them, only because my first one arrived with a wacking great crack in it that dis-positions the screen and zooms it in....the other works flawlessly though

[DoubleGlog]

The spacecraft you pilot looks is reminiscent of male genitalia. Naughty.

[ErinTurco21]

@glitchedgamer Why is your comment marked as spam?

[glitchedgamer]

@ErinTurco21 It's marked as spam?

[larsetoes]

My dady got one its nice stuf i use it

[starsoldier1]

Wasn't the Vinnie game released on this system?

[Blade8745]

What's with the pink lamp in the back? And the orange thing on the couch?

[XzASSASSINZzX]

@Blade8745 probably had to come out a bit cause of the size of it and only real men like pink

[LulzAreGud]

I want more Tech dump

[BrothaPriah]

U.F.B. Unidentified Flying Bastard

[sfs2040]

If I learned anything from Mark on ClassicGameRoom, it's that plastic overlays make everything better.

[DeeJaySiddall]

that so called space ship looks like a penis LOOOOOOOL

[DeeJaySiddall]

one of the Sega Genesis had sonic the hedgehog built into the system i had this one

[Gasoline85]

A game literally called "Rip-off"... XD

[SANxJONERO]

Some times I wonder if those carts are still in the desert.

[ootwii]

Two more thumbs up ... These videos he makes rocks....keep up tje good work ....

[55davemac]

the vitual boy caused mor retina damage

[thekenziegreenshow]

@ashens did the cartridge ever come in?

[ThunderMagi]

Why does Oscar have the Outdoor hat on?

[mattakudesu]

my girlfriend told me that my joystick felt stiff and odd. wait, no she didnt, i dont have a gf.

[bentotheclarke]

that cant have bieng a pound

[pavy415]

I like this console more than Atari

[yofune99]

HEY! thats the outdoor hat, you cant use it like that! your indoors!

[ce1916]

i think mario took the story of spike lol endless levels and can never get peach lol

[theawesomegamr]

10:49 actally "mr.boston" is the rarest game. there are only 5 copies known to exist, and 2 of them are boxed :P

[genx304]

18:46 that not a mushroom that's a salsa bowl you noob

[wwefan2588]

on vectrex the ship looks like man parts

[pokemaster3659]

i would buy 1

[theNuclearNerd]

Hey littlegamer95 you need a friend to play this to see if their retina's get damaged!

[MyCoolboy17]

you should vacume your carpet, also where is your ultamit game mega game pack review

[LittleGamer95]

I dont care if that console is old, i would rather play on this old thing than read a book! or have friends! :D

[BluEmInEmZ]

notice the dog in the hat @ 16:29 ...the hat is the hat from x factor dino!!!

[ProfessorDarkly]

@ashens: I look forward to seeing your multicart, has it come yet?

[pghblog1]

Flying a penis, destroying asteroids. Oh the joys of 1982

[ultran33b]

DARNIT

[Sephazon]

Thumbs up if you recognized the hat on the dog from the Poundland special.

[GolfVariantCL]

OMG the first appearence of the "outdoor hat"

[SpeakerFreak95]

is the speaker humming? like bad eletrolyitc filter capacitors?

[SpeakerFreak95]

it would be cool to see the insides of that thing.

[NeoTStyle]

Mark at Classic Game Room would be proud.

[imdrzoidberg]

yep,its a penis with balls

[ThatAwesomeUsername]

The SpaceShip kinda looks like a penis

[southport97]

Craig Ferguson moderating!

[durr529]

CGR anyone?

[GermanShepherdsRule9]

what was the bug on level 13 on mine storm

[OldTimeyJunk]

@GermanShepherdsRule9 It produced weird effects on the game. Sometimes it crashed. Sometimes it skipped level 14. There's a few videos on it.

[shinzomoon]

Lol a UFB that's great.

[mspeter97]

the thing behind vector graphic is that is you don't use pixels,

vector graphics are more neat for 1983 good old arcade games...

[dannydsi3d]

lol about the kitten picture.

[zoff666517]

Looks like a floating penis

[VinnysRapGameSnaps]

i havent seen a vectrex with a screen that works in such a long time. where did u get it and how much did it cost u?

[joereece86]

wow.... I've been watching this for way too long

[antijelly]

I wish they had a modern day miniature arcade cabinet style system like this.

OF course you can just get the arcade cabinet for the ipad... and i already have an ipad.. so i think i'll do that. OK BYE

[punchsalad]

blitz? so thats the original version of blitz the leage 2

[mattakudesu]

BLITZ! 1982!!!!!!!!!! is that really the original blitz?

[mandagames1]

@ashens the game star ship is i america called star trek

that is also why it called you captin

[kinmanyuen]

lol was that a Larry impression at 20:40?

[Tainted107]

where is the review of the mega games pack? is it gonna be on your extra channel?

[Flisepedia]

Spike? from stickaid?

[AmenLordi3]

For some reason Mine Storm makes me think of Battlestar Galactica. The player's ship kind of looks like a weird Galactica and the massive X mines look like Cylon Basestars.

[ocarinag33k]

i loved this thing as a kid. my dad gave me his old one when i was like 8.

[Jamiesuitor]

dat vector graphics, look fucking awesome.

[ProManUnitedFan]

Wasn't Starship a Star Trek game? I thought it was Star Trek: The Motion Picture

[AsianHideOut]

UNFORTUNATELY

It's still better than the POP Station series... 

[najtrows]

have you got the new cartridge yet? :) looking forward to it!

[boethiah12]

that system is amazing for the time period.

[T16Akatsuki]

is anyone else waiting for it to play the zelda theme song whenever he starts the vectrex?

[FinalGamerJames]

Holy shit this was like five years before I was born and the Vectrex looks fucking RADICAL.

No seriously, this looks awesome for 1982. Also Berzerk, all fear Berzerk and its gamer-killing legacy.

[chrispen9]

Classic Game Room!

[MrBobman15]

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[CarlosJulio20]

the spaceship in the first game looks like a penis

[kayslaay]

@CarlosJulio20 woooahhh really? congratulations you can see..

[CarlosJulio20]

I don't respect people born after 1998

[kayslaay]

@CarlosJulio20 Clearly you're more towards the ignorant side. How do you survive in this word?. DON'T put ignorant sh*t like this on Youtube. It makes you look like an idiot.

[heavypoly6]

Has the super ultra multi game cartridge arrive yet?

[redrumin]

Bought one of these today, £20 + 1 game! :D

[MsHUGEWWEFAN12345]

U.F.O=Unidentified Flying Object

U.F.B=Unidentified Flying Bastard

[RS250Squid]

Ahh, I could watch Ashens all day.

Come to think of it, I probably have. Scary.

[spongebobrules99]

AWESOME! I might get one... And I'm 12.

[ppm1n]

Norton ads... I hate you

[TheLakeIsAPie]

@ppm1n insert obligatory adblock ad here

[basher400]

The heinz pasta pouches advert. It FOLLOWS ME!

[digerman3]

did find one on in a dumpster in rain dried it and it still works fine

[dave46563]

if i see that god damn heinz advert one more time i'm gonna boycott them altogether and send them an email telling them they can stick their pasta up their brackets. someone at least change the advert for christs sake!

[Previousity]

@nintendoneil agreed, there are only two known copies of that game, making it the rarest.

[404notfoundpro]

Where is that super cartridge review?

[Rilyn666]

i really want one :(

[TheOdysseyKid]

The Star Battle one did have Klingons in it- it was a version of a US Star Trek game.

[OhTheMetal]

Holy FUCK I've played one of these! My God!

[Kouban]

Does anyone else hear the Vectrex jingle and think of Legend of Zelda?

[Tommiddlecoat]

OH SPIKE! holly! OH NO!

[Naavadi]

Cool

[iElitePig]

a penis blasting sperms lol

[daveabh]

haha I had one of these badboys! I got it from a second hand shop for £30, I wonder how much they are worth today?

[MrDeathkiller123]

This reminds me of CGR :P

[DarkWing368]

A PENIS!!!! 8:54

[eddFACE1]

AW, FUCK. I was watching this in the dark and it randomly cut to the white picture of the cat and I think I might be blind in one eye. Lovely.

[lamplight5]

the spaceship looks odd

[Jucketsx]

8:56 flying penis



[Pojo714]

that pasta advert is burned in my retina...

[TheBlueTiger7]

That game is kinda neat. It's like watching fireworks.

[JamesWrenWaZErE]

I want one.