Classic Game Room HD - AIR RAIDERS for Atari 2600 review

[bloggieguy]

I am trying to play this but i always crash before i can get off the ground! can someone help?

[orby11]

That game was great. i remember trying to land for refill... so i had to stay at 0 for 4 seconds huh? it's funny.. =)

[vacuumnoise]

looks badass with that rockin music!

[kinmanyuen]

lol yes i had to skip the intro every time.. it takes too long

[shaharmos]

i have this game in the 80's

[MrMynameismine]

God damn classic game room has a fucking intro of 30 seconds in every video. fuck the intro...

[gp75motorsports]

Who did the stock music in this episode? It's awesome!

[MrTURBOJOHN]

if we think about it

this game is the begin of series like Starfox

[boy82killer]

I'm 14. but i understand games. and this game looks WAAAAY advanced for it's time. looks wicked :)

[MrTURBOJOHN]

@boy82killer That was I was about to comment

[Joeyboots80]

@boy82killer That is awesome! I wish more younger folks were the same way. Spread the knowledge of old-school games to your friends! Young people complaining about graphics in a 30 year old game, is like me saying Chess sucks. I'm sure my grandfather would disagree.

[boy82killer]

@Joeyboots80 I think a better way of saying it is: Young complaining about graphics in a 30 year old game is like saying a car from the 60s is slow. Of course it sucks. But you gotta look at it and think to yourself "How'd they made something like this with technology that old?". I'm talking bout both of these inventions of course (for some reason). It's because of atari (or magnavox to be precise) that we HAVE video games. If these old systems weren't made, we wouldn't have CoD or God of War

[Joeyboots80]

@boy82killer I was angry and in a hurry, so I apologize for not being very articulate. I see you are well versed in these things! Great analogy! Yes indeed, I am sure the Horse and Buggy sucked once the Model-T came out. At the time it was freaking mind blowing man, to see moving images that you control on the screen. I cannot stress that enough to people. If all of a sudden we could teleport that would be amazing, because the ability to do that has not been invented yet. Well said young sir!

[Normal1S]

Incredibly fun and advanced for its time. . .

[mrka1980]

I played this game so much!!! Classic!

[Tryzon]

Air Raiders should only truly be played while Danger Zone accompanies it in the background.

It's simply the law.

[nibelung34343]

anyone remember red baron for arcade

[tombert256]

Hell yeah I remember it. Battlezone...with airplanes!

[Luigi84289]

Airraiders = awesomeness

[dustyatari]

i shot my nutsack with an ak-47.

[plurp7]

i had this game back in the day. good memories, thanks for posting Mark!

[brtshstel]

You know, early jets didn't have missiles. You could be an F-86 Sabre fighting MiG-15s, or an F-8 Crusader or Mirage III fighting MiG-19s or MiG-21s. All of those planes fought with guns.

[corsair16]

The F-8, Mirage III, MiG-19, and MiG-21 were equipped with missiles. You are, however, correct that the MiG-15 and F-86 fought with guns only.

[brtshstel]

Well, they were equipped with missiles, but that doesn't rule out that they could potentially fight with guns. I suppose I could have refined my last comment. Still, the F-8 was the last "gunfighter" in American service even if it did use sidewinders in Vietnam. The Mirage III in Israeli service was used as a gunfighter to good effect in the Six Day War (because like with everybody their early missiles sucked). The Mig-19 and -21 still primarily used guns in foreign service.

[flightdeckreviews]

@brtshstel back when it took REAL piloting skills to be a good fighter pilot!

[Kokojin]

lol Atariania

[crazyfreakfromlt]

hmmm... haven't played this one. too bad, looks nice for atari 2600

[Tryzon]

This vid has some sweet tunes at the beginning and end.

[DocUgs]

Once landed, you get ammo equal to the enemies defeated during prevoius flight.

[ronofontario]

At that time this game was high tech. I thought air raiders kicked ass when I played it. I just couldn't get enough of it. My son laughs at me knowing I played this game many many years ago.. Thanx for the memories

[DeltaPhi79]

@ronofontario They laugh because they know nothing but Xbox and beyond.. XD

[ronofontario]

@DeltaPhi79 and the sad thing about that is, he's getting older and is starting to notice girls. I hope he sticks with xbox 360, girls are trouble...lol

Cheers

[DeltaPhi79]

@ronofontario Lets hope he doesn't learn from GTA...

[codyc67]

@DeltaPhi79 THAT GAME MAKES ME KILL PEOPLE!

According to fox.

[DeltaPhi79]

@codyc67 Because the parents aren't smart enough to make sure whoever is playing it *DOESN'T* take after the dude they're playing as.... :D

[codyc67]

@DeltaPhi79 Then they blame the company xD.

[lazylink]

wow that must have been a bitch to program

[smartoonkid02]

I should make a homebrew 2600 epic, called Chronicles of Atarnia!!

[Disthron]

I have to say, this looks pretty cool.

[musicvideosthatsuck]

Ha, I remember this game! It's a good one.

[ScorpioX3]

OMFG. I played this game when I was 6 years old... yeah... this was one of my first games I had in my life. ^^

[mjshikeli]

My all time favorite from Atari 2600 when i was a kid i just to play this even for 1 hour. Until now i didn't saw this game at least for 15 years, wow!

[d2girls]

Amazing graphics for an Atari 2600 game!!!!

[ivanvalerian]

oh, BTW, the ammo you get is how many planes you shot down in the round.

[ivanvalerian]

lol, I have this one for years and just a couple of year ago I learned how to play it. (got the instruction book on internet)

[timma797]

I'll have to pick this up.

[morgangamer22]

COOL

[Pilpup]

chronicles of atarnia?? cool

[olegros]

wow this game doesnt remind me of A N Y T H I N G

most of your games DO remind me of something,but no feel for this one =\

[Msdos4]

Holy shit I've never seen this game before!

[BoomstickandMeta]

hi mark it's me boomstick545 in my new account, great review, I love your atari reviews because I honestly know very little about the console, keep up the great work

[MN12BIRD]

WWI Biplanes VS Mig29s... sounds fair.

[delfmeek]

i swear, i think they ripped off all of the sounds from "Enduro"...

[freespeech4u2]

atariania-fuck yeah!

[Rep2369]

Baron Von Game Room FTW! :D

[chris37363]

Awesome! Next do Shinobi 3 Return of the Ninja Master!

[jayMaze5]

I love those atari 2600 sounds and noises

[sinistermoon]

Intellivision Game Players Union #37 FTW!

[downphoenix]

Fun lookin' atari game.

[KamratSvenneryd]

Let's make a cartoon, atari-land! ;D

[KamratSvenneryd]

Of course i meant Atariania (I forgot the name you gave it so I had to watch it again)

[rocktheshithawk]

i played a air raiders game for the nes

[Mortaro117]

Nice I've been waiting for this review!

THX!

[CLASSICRETROGAMER]

i think i have this game

[synthem]

first!

muha!

thou shalt perish, Wind Squid!

[synthem]

god dammit. the Busslermeister got me this time. but only because YT messed up! you won't get me next time, Wind "Bussler" Squid!

yaaaaaaaarrrrhhhhhh

-Peter Platypus III

[sinistermoon]

Fail lololololol

[synthem]

oh you! random henchman! do NOT tempt me!

i'll devour your eyeballs like they are Belgian chocolates!

[krist0pher13]

cool

[DirtyDen13]

U love the Atari 2600 like its your son