Classic Game Room HD - STARGATE for Atari 2600 review

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 STARGATE for the Atari 2600!! This game is actually Defender 2 and was released in 1981 in the arcade as a sequel to 1980's coin-op hit, Defender 1. Created by genius game designer Eugene Jarvis, this game was originally brought to the Atari 2600 as Stargate and then later changed to Defender II for possible legal reasons. Like the original Defender, this is a classic SHMUP style horizontally scrolling game where you play a space ship whose mission is to save all the humans and destroy all the aliens. This is a unique game that uses two Atari controllers, has invisible and bombs and the Stargate itself.

Be sure to watch the original Classic Game Room episodes. Classic Game Room was the original classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999-2000, now on DVD. Wii, PS3, Xbox 360.

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[ScrewAttackEurope]

When you say European 7800 controller, what did the US version look like?

I remember them appearing on the 2600 Jr over here as well.

[InecomCompany]

I'll show you all soon with the console review of the Atari 7800. -mark

[thousandlegger]

is there any games that you don't like?

[thousandlegger]

@nicholasthetaylor if i ever meet you i'm going to take a block of wood to your shinbone.

[jtomally9681]

@665yoman Check out my E.T. LP.

[665yoman]

you should review e.t. just to rant on it. lol

[geoguy0071]

you rock your awsome

[NAJ0202]

There's also a version of Defender II(aka: Stargate) for the NES, from HAL America. I picked it up a while ago and it's great. Definitely one of the best arcade ports for the NES. I hope that your review it someday, Mark. That'd be awesome =D

[johnwx777]

Actually this plays better than the original 2600 version of Defender.

[WarshipAngelus]

In the StarGateSG-1 tv show, the SG1 team had about three or four human bulit space ships created to fight aliens invaders from space... So You can play the game, then go pop in a DVD epsiode of StarGateSG-1 where they are fighting aliens in Earth space ships.

[skeletal13]

@nicholasthetaylor I remember having this for the 2600 when all of the titles went on clearance in the mid 80s. My brother, who is ten years older than me, was a HUGE Defender champ when it came to the arcade version, and he HATED what they did to the original title. He was quite impressed with this one. This and BATTLEZONE were two of the better titles toward the end.

[thousandlegger]

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[nicholasthetaylor]

@thousandlegger Really sorry to hear about your cat, but there are more effective options available to you. Councilling is a very positive option, and is often available at no charge to employees. They help you repair and to feel better about yourself, and also help you become the type of person that you want to be