Classic Game Room - ATARI 2600 PADDLE CONTROLLERS review

[64jamesbond]

i think mark should be the next president

-my first act as a president......LETS PLAY BERZERK WHIT MOHAMMED IN QATAR

[MasterEliteSamChief]

Mark didn't even finish saying chicken!

[wildsmiley]

Of course, it should be noted that only 2600 games made by Atari themselves, as seen in this video, consistently tell you what controllers to use right on the cartridge. Not all Atari 2600 games tell you that. Activision games do, I think. Imagic games do not.

[kremer87]

ok that answered the problem i had. i bought a controller that had an indy car on it thinking it was a paddle controller. lol it was only $2 so now i know y it didnt play breakout.

[Leishmaniasisably]

I think one of mine was broken because it was WAY to sensitive and overresponsive.

[wildsmiley]

@Leishmaniasisably Paddles are supposed to be pretty responsive, to your ever twitch just about.

[Leishmaniasisably]

@wildsmiley This one, I believe, was excesively so.

[RLmike1234]

All of this stuff about paddle contro-

HEY LOOK, DOGGY!

[yap3346004]

hey would you prefer the atari 2600 paddle controller or this piece of chick-------- eats chicken piece lol it makes me crack up

[pbloo574]

Would be able to use the driving controller with a game like Kaboom?

[RattyRandnums]

@pbloo574 Well, Kaboom! says to use the paddle controllers on the front of the cartridge so yeah. Check out atariguide(.)com to see scans of carts and manuals if you want. Or atariage(.)com for transcriptions of manuals and scans of Atari magazines.

[RattyRandnums]

@pbloo574 Whoops read your question wrong. No I don't believe the driving controller is compatible with paddle games. So far as I know the only game that uses the driving controller(s) is Indy 500

[embryon1111]

Love it. . .love your dogg too!! :o)

[CHAOSin8bits]

ugh i hate jittery paddles! i tried cleaning the slippery crap from the inside and the wires snapped off!

[bluehawk2121]

got a ? on the atari flashback 2 so u need the paddle controllers??

[djdovewhite]

Did anyone notice Jason Voorhees on the cover of video olympics?

[scenscoff]

pause at 4.29 ish to see a happy dog

[pivotmasterDM1]

when you said it was bullet proof, where you serious? i just cant think of a situation where someone shot a gun at your atary 2600 controller. not a realistic one, anyway.

[eeklipse]

The ending is epic

[daro2096]

She almost took your fingers lol.

[MattTheSaiyan]

Someone should seriously make a new-console that uses some sort of paddle controller.

[maiki60fps]

so for Indy 500 you have to actually get yourself DRIVING controllers...?

[mexamexo8]

@maiki60fps

yeah, you do, but there isn't no other games for it

[WaffleKogen]

Super Breakout recently came to 360 on Game Room and is entirely unplayable without the superior paddle control interface.

[MrLangley59]

4 people missed the like button

[SakuraAvalon]

"Paddeling a boat, oh you better believe that's a paddlin'."

[Ollie7475]

4:26

That's just like the time you wanted Stella to choose between the Sega Genesis controller or a Milk-Bone.

[123kissfan]

4 player pong!!!

[BBBQ4]

BULLETPROOF QUALITY as expected from atari. *nod

[Cheetah1251]

Can you use the Paddle Controller for games that need Driving Controllers? Because I can barely even find any Driving Controllers on Amazon or Ebay.

[rejectofsoul24]

paddles are sexy

[kingofdeath56]

I don't know why the dog goes for the chicken, but she is abviusly not a chicken because you beeing a persone who loves classic games.

[shadowtsunami]

would you rather have the atari paddle controller or this piece of chi....... why is it that the chicken always wins  Gotta love CGR

[aapenjong]

9999th viewer XD

[nicktiny787]

4:27 lol

[mariokiller55]

1,163 Videos! Holy shit man!

[Norway2011]

I find it stupid that they had to make customers buy both paddle & racing controllers when they could have made them work the same

[lordurias]

"to bounce the ball up into the...th- the things." xD

[TheJoshkilla23]

classic game room dog awsome u should do more awsome old reviews

[mexamexo8]

I'm waiting for an atari jaugar review.

[Tryzon]

@mexamexo8 But he supposedly traded it in for a blender 10 years ago, I'm afraid. And there's been no sign of it since, so...yeah.

[Bittergamer1886]

You just GOTTA love the Classic Gameroom Dog!

[dogeymon83]

There's actually a paddle control on the Arcade stick for the XBOX 360 ...... ya know those controllers that collect dust in Gamestop stores and are now less than $10.

[monstermashsmb3]

why would anyone care for the xbox when we are talking about atari?

[dogeymon83]

There are classic Atari games on Xbox Live Arcade, obviously.

[NinjaMuffinMaster]

I so need to get an Atari 7800..Oh wait, I am going to buy every console so..

<3 Anyway, awesome.

[dougd1015]

Hehe, that's the exact same way I feel.

[Computernotfound]

great grammar bro

[tactherapper]

ATARI FTW!!!!

[Dimitri0809]

ATARI FTL.....!

Nintendo, SEGA and Sony, lead the way...!

Well not so much SEGA now, but they did.

[Jourei91]

I wonder what the controllers tastes like. *Bites the sixaxis* Tastes like hard.

[mizzouman82]

YAY

[TheBiz182]

Chicken.

It always wins...

ALWAYS!!!!!

[Steelix100]

"Why is it the chicken always wins?"

Gee, I wonder why!

=D

[1770studios]

i got a 65xe ._.

[XLwiggyXL]

HORRAY FOR ATARI

[XLwiggyXL]

IM GETTING ATARI VERY SOOOON

[brotherjames10]

me 2:)

[skotty1992]

i was lucky enough to get an atari this past sunday!

.....and yeah, it rocks.

[j0lthax]

rock on buddy! I've got one for myself as well. Nothing beats atari with surround sound

[newt2k131]

:) :) :) :) :)

[AgaMbadi]

Paddle controllers constantly got broken. I remember cursing when I played Kaboom! because the controllers were getting fried and the buckets on screen would jiggle all over the place.

[Bricklin1990]

You should do a review of the Atari 2600 wireless joysticks. Those are pretty ahead of their time.

[CecoBg3]

hahahaha love the ending "or this peace of chi..... why is it the chicken always wins" xD

[FuzzyDaKirbyFan]

same lolz

[dingle1672]

ur dog is so fuckin funny its a german sheperd right .? i have a german sheperd!

[zanuha]

dog owned the chicken.

[OmegaWolf666]

You'd think the driving controllers would stop to mimic a sterring wheel...

Tempest just isn't the same without a paddle, not any brick breaking games.

[Nytezero]

Most obvious is driving controllers saying "driving", paddle controllers say "paddle" haha =)

[Link4587452]

Please?

[Link4587452]

Warlords review.

[atarileaf]

Circus Atari is one of my top 5 favorite 2600 games - the main reason - the paddle controllers. This game is a great example of the precise control needed to play.

Its easy to see why. Try playing circus atari on the Atari Anthology for the playstation or xbox and controlling the teetertotter with the thumb stick. You don't get that precise control and as a result, the game is just frustrating.

Paddle games rule the 2600!

[FuzzyWuzzy147]

The chicken

it wins

[TheDiabloKnight]

my spinner fell off, now its just a little metal knob...:[

[joltcoladude]

i hope i didnt wreck mine wen i was untangling them so roughly those games are fuckin awesome ill halve to tets em out when my new atari comes

[smansell]

The paddle controllers were simple, but brilliant. Much better than the cheap joysticks manufactured by Atari, these were a lot of fun to use, especially with Breakout. There should be a paddle controller made for the Wii that attaches to the Wii remote, like the nunchuck does.

[uglypinkmoose]

i was thinking the same thing

nintendo should bring that back

[plurp7]

"why is it the Chicken always wins?" -

LMFAO!!!!!

Classic Stella moment!

Awesome review Mark, keep up the excellent vids!

and long live Atari 2600.

[KamratSvenneryd]

If you had a game like say "Super Breakout" but no paddle controllers, would you still be able to play it or are you completely screwed? tnx. :)

[InecomCompany]

You'd be screwed were it not for the fact you can find them on ebay for a few dollars. :) -CGRHD

[DiabloArcade]

@InecomCompany You would NOT be screwed, Actually, When using a Sega Genesis controller with my Atari i popped in Warlords, just to see if it would work ( i was bored, okay?) And the C button on the controller actually worked as a paddle, but of course, you wouldn't be able to play it that well.

[sinistermoon]

Awesome man. The wheel on my right paddle broke off on one of 2 of my current sets of paddles.

[Goldeney0012]

The paddle and driving controlers look like the grip on a PS3 controler.

[Goldeney0012]

well the texture...

[boomstick545]

oh I love the paddle controllers, I wish they'd make one you could use for games on the xbox live arcade or psn network

[REDKLOK]

I love Warlords!

[freespeech4u2]

ditto

[rafamax12345]

i said the where good games yay a cookie for meeee

[UNBTFFAN]

Have to say that this was a pretty informative video. I've never owned an Atari 2600 and never knew that it had so many specific controllers for each game. They were clever when they designed that paddle controller. 4 people playing together must be fun! Love the dog at the end!

[Rep2369]

Third! Ya beat me out Mark! Lucky you still have fingers though after Stella saw that chicken ;)

[ISUKTURDS]

Damn chicken :P

[InecomCompany]

FIRST!

[steviematic]

Haha. That's one way to stop the "First! 1st!!!111one" comments!

[SakuraAvalon]

@InecomCompany That's cheating!