Was Classic Game Room the Best Retro Gaming Show?
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2024
- Classic Game Room (CGR), starring Mark Bussler and Derek Buck, had a long run on CZcams and amassed quite a following. In this video, I'll cover the history, explain why I liked the show, and talk about the criticisms leveled against it.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:29 History of CGR
04:42 What Made it the Best
10:56 Complaints about CGR
17:16 Hypothetical Relaunch
#gaming #retrogaming - Hry
UPDATE. He brought the show back.
He recently made new episodes on CZcams.
Yup
He's actually cranking em out pretty regularly.
The beauty of CGR was its purity. Mark was casual, he just enjoyed playing games and talking about them. No goofy editing tricks or gimmicks, no score or tally system, just a dude who enjoys cool games. Shame that the CZcams scene has changed so much (and the internet as a whole lets be honest) over the past 10-20 years.
I always liked how positive he was. Mark, for the most part, talked about games he really liked and played a lot. It was a nice antidote to all the guys doing the Angry Nerd thing
That's true. His style was more laid back and that's what I enjoyed about cgr and cgrundertow's videos.
@@SonofSethoitae TRUXTON ;D
In the later episodes you could see he was not enjoying it anymore.
The style of CGR videos is straightforward and no-nonsense. To this day, CGR is my go-to for when I'm interested in picking up a retro game.
Mark, who was arguably the first, showed how difficult it is to make a living at it doing what he did reviewing the obscure.
He did it to early and then when he returned in 2007 he coasted on the new wave of people going to youtube to find out what to buy Timmy for Christmas. As the meta evolved for video game reviewing becoming less like the AVGN and more like Stop Skeletons from Fighting Mark didn't offer enough entertainment or information.
Yea its not reliable youtube was made for hobbyists.
He innovated and then stubbornly refused to evolve one single bit but expected to keep reaping equal rewards as everyone else evolved around him. I used to love him so much but in time he really burned his good will amongst many fans (particularly those of us who were funding him through patreon to keep the show going on CZcams) and shot himself in the foot. In it’s last days, CGR Undertow with Derek became the far superior channel. RIP to both. Good times were had.
You are kidding right?
At one point he consistently made 10.000$ a month through his Patreon.
it was easy you idiot at the start avgn made a whole company out of it lol
i miss cgr i was so sad when he decided to stop doing video game reviews. Ive been on youtube since like 2010 and ive watched him pretty much ever since. it was a lot of great content and i learned a lot about retro gaming from him with me being only 24 now he had a lot to give here on youtube.
Yeah I'm on the exact same boat as you. I was trying to find him months ago, couldn't then just remembered about him again
Yea i was also a younger guy who got interested into retro gaming. but i don't think mark realised that his stuff appealed to younger generations too. i have even seen people who are even younger than me saying they watch cgr as young kids.
He's back at making CGR videos!
@@Lalo-dh8xq and they are great! I saw on my sub feed and I was so hyped!
Mark's CGR is what got me into watching CZcams. I for one would love to see him come back
He's going to be the narrator of Shmup Junkie's upcoming Toaplan documentary at least.
His channel is active again but is a podcast show and uploaded his music
Same here. As soon as i saw his show I was hooked. This is what I liked about the retro community. There is nobody lilke that now.
Come to think of it, I think it was because of his channel that I created an account so I could subscribe back in the day.
Mark is back
I wanted to believe him when he said he was on a quest to review EVERYTHING
I loved CGR Undertow. Derek's style of humor was right up my alley. That final video definitely made me tear up.
Undertow had great writing, I think it aged better because it pushed for a more artistic POV, which makes it more unique.
Ok Derek
His channel is what made CZcams like "TV" for me, with a consistent upload schedule and format.
I remember Classic Game Room doing multiple walkthroughs helping out gamers. Honestly the nostalgia from hearing their intro with that squirrel
Mark is back
Hey CGR is back, baby
Yeeeaaaarrggh!!🎉🎉🎉
it was the ultimate retro gaming channel and I do miss it so
He is back now
I only discovered CGR a few months ago. Since then, I've watched practically every video. Yes, CGR is still viable
Watch the old stuff together with Dave. That is hilarious
This is insane to me. I started watching his vids in 09 when I was like 12 and the channel hasn't crossed my mind in well over half a decade. I looked it up for some nostalgia and to see someone discover the channel recently makes me both happy that old content is still enjoyed and sad about the nature of CZcams with it's constant need to push new things and carelessness towards the past. So many dead channels with unarchived videos. It's sad.
Its hard to find his old stuff its buried deep into youtube. but he made so much stuff its a gold mine of forgotten content.
@@belstar1128 There's a Playlist of every game review in order, starting with his two seasons with the other guy.
Just the other day Truxton was announced for the MegaDrive Mini 2, and my first thought was for Mark. CGR was by far the best in its day, and I still check out the old videos all the time.
You aren't the only one who yelled "TRUXTON" when they say it on there.
Just the word Truxton sends me back to my childhood watching Mark talk about how cool it was
Truxton, also on Steam!
Nice to see CGR and Mark finally mentioned in a positive manner, with all the drama-obsessed nerds hating on Mark like he's a war criminal or something, we really needed this video. The controversy was addressed perfectly here, so thanks for this
What are the dramas? I didn’t know there was hate towards him? Is it just what is mentioned here, or is there more?
Hated because he stopped reviewing games?
What controversy?
@@ricardomauricioaraya7625 Basically what's mentioned. Silent Rob went off on Mark some years ago for spamming random videos for money
Mark is back
I think CGR was really just dealing with a lot of problems most youtubers didn't have to deal with until years later and ended up also trying to find solutions much earlier than everyone else. As a result, people soured to monetization changes, because they weren't yet commonly used (and so weren't well understood). I'm sure the fact that he was running a small business, as opposed to most other channels that are run more as hobbies or as solo projects, meant there was much more financial stress on everything too. He was doing advertising in videos before most youtubers had sponsorships, he tried patreon exclusive content before most people were even using patreon, etc.
It's a shame it worked out the way it did, but I definitely don't blame him at all. Very thankful for all the content he and his team did make over the years and hope Mark enjoys doing whatever he's doing now.
Exactly this. CGR was one of the earliest channels I can think of that got totally screwed by the monetization system in place on CZcams. Patreon, moving platforms, advertising merchandise in videos, etc... This are just common things in the online entertainment scene now but back in 2013-2015 it really jolted fans.
Not to say Mark hasn't had some part in all of this, the way the website was handled and the direction the channel has taken are different animals entirely.
Yea he pretty much announced the decline of youtube.
In 2012 I graduated high school with no major plans, unknowingly awaiting for the world to slap me in the face as adulthood slowly crept around the corner to find me.
But in those sweet years of extended childhood, I dove into retro gaming. It started with Silent Hill 1 and took me to places like FF6&Symphony of the Night. While the rest of the world was waiting for games like GTA5 and AC:Blackflag I was contempt with playing Resident Evil 1-3psx on my PS3.
I watched ALOT of Classic Game Room back then, for hours on my bed with my Nook tablet. CGR helped guide me through the awesome world of retro gaming. Any time I hear Truxton I'll think of Mark, and I can't think of their names but I did love the guy who loved Final Fantasy and JRPGS and the long haired guy with the high voice.
Those memories will never go away! Awesome that you did a video on them man!
Nothing lasts forever and nor should it, Classic game room had a very good run. If your not making a living from doing something then no matter how much you enjoy doing that said thing it does get hard to continue doing it as you need money to live. Also Mark can do whatever he wants on his channel as It's his channel. I wish Mark all the very best in whatever he is doing now.
CGR is the reason I started watching CZcams. I’ve been watching that channel since 2007 and every new video was like an event for me
Me too
Great video! I remember loading a playlist for any given console and letting it run while playing games or doing chores, etc. Your reasons for why the channel was great were spot on. He has that charismatic radio voice that's just really easy to listen to. I found his channel at a rough point in my life and the videos helped me escape from reality for a bit. Hopefully he'll come back someday, but if he doesn't I wouldn't be surprised since CZcams did him dirty.
CGR was one of the first channels i ever tuned too back in 2007.
Mark's resentment of CZcams was his undoing and his alone. CGR can never come back as long as this resentment exists. What also has been revealed is his lack of interest in video games. Maybe he enjoyed it at one time, but somewhere along the way, the interest faded and so did CGR. It was a great channel. Had a good run.
Mark is back
@@pizzamon795 He is, but he hasn't really addressed to the audience why he left and why he's really back. I'll check it out but I have a feeling this is another short-lived comeback if he doesn't address what happened.
Ow I remember this channel.. did watch a lot of those old reviews.
Was surprised to see he totally changed his channel incl. rebranding.
Thanks for the video explaining what is going on.
Edit - Should he come back ? - Yes because Retro Gaming is bigger then ever 👌👌
He's brought the channel back and it's looking pretty good so far.
I watch your videos and enjoy your style.
Mark's two part review of Red Faction is absolutely legendary. It's a piece of internet history everybody should see. I'm going to go and watch it again now!
His review of Golden Axe Beast Rider almost made the game sound like it was fun, despite the fact that he even acknowledged in video that it wasn't that great. His review style could show the positives of any game if he wanted to.
Mark's videos are the reason why I got into retrogames well him and Lukemorse1.
Lukemorse2: Electric Boogaloo
Mark is back
I have very good memories of clasic game room, it is a spectacular channel where very good reviews were posted, which covered many many jokes that were very good. I used to watch it when I was younger, before eating, I would come home from school and I loved to get on the computer and Watching classic game room was spectacular and his reviews were barbaric I always waited for him to see him I always expected him to upload videos He and his other channel were really spectacular and I would love for him to come back it would be spectacular or even a special or I think when GTA 6 comes out at some point I'm going to make a video, you have to do it, it's one of your favorite sagas and the whisper of GTA of all those you leave was the best, I hope you come back
I truly miss Mark's reviews but rather than complaining about it on his channel, i've been going through his older videos. He made tons, and they hold so much value.
I like your attitude in this video: expressing your enthusiasm while acknowledging people's complaints. My random replies:
* There are some unhealthily obsessive people who comment on any video Mark posts, attacking him for not doing the game reviews anymore and obsessed with ancient squabbles like some guy from the Middle East donating games to the channel that were later sold (people obsessed with this even though they aren't the guy from the Middle East, so they weren't affected in any way and, as you say, donating something to someone is not a contract requiring them to keep it in their house for the rest of their lives). This behavior borders on stalking. Just because they watched some guy's videos years ago does not make him their property to feel continual resentment over his not doing what they want him to do until he dies, following him around insulting him for years, commenting on everything he does. That's sad and sick. I can guarantee that one or more of them will eventually show up here and accuse me of being Mark posting under a pseudonym, because that's what they do to anyone who objects to their rude comments on his new videos.
* I don't think Mark should crowdfund anything at this point. If he really wants to start doing the old channel again, I think he is going to have to do it himself without support for quite awhile until people will trust him again after so many stops and starts and abrupt changes of course.
* I preferred CGR Undertow myself, as the videos were shorter and more focused. (I do see the appeal of the looser style of Mark's videos that some such as yourself enjoyed more.) I became a fan of Undertow years after it ended, because when I started really getting into collecting games for old systems, whenever I would search CZcams for an old game, more often than not an Undertow video would pop up and help me figure out if I wanted to get it.
The people that complain that he "wants to make money doing this!"... uh yeah... and? Your entertainment doesn't come free.
@@jmullner76 His videos are fully monetised. Stop simping for grifters.
It was one of my favourite game channels ever and I still love watching his old gaming vids. A real personality in his own way and I miss him in my video-gaming viewing.
Loved it. Randomly met Mark at a Monroeville convention in 2016. I was walking by looking down at vendor tables and came across his table, noticed it was CGR stuff, looked up and was starstruck. Ha ha. Holy shit, it's the CGR guy, in real life! Loved that channel.
I love CGR and i love Mark. His gags, his push for his merchandise, selling his collection. I miss him. Great video and great solid points. You earned a subscriber.
CGR around 2010 was AMAZING. CZcams wasn't cluttered with a billion "gaming" channels, and the Retro phase of gaming was in full swing with emulators and stuff. It was a glorious time to be young
While CGR is gone I'm glad Mark is doing his podcast. There are few voices my age out there and it is nice listening to a fellow Gen Xer.
What is his podcast about?
I couldn't get into his newest podcasts, but his two podcast interviews with Pat Contri are extremely interesting.
I didn't like the podcasts just randomness.
CGR was always an important part of my day in college, and even later. He always had at least two videos a day, sometimes more, and he introduced me to some absolutely amazing games. It was a bit sad to see him go.
Before even seeing your video, I will agree that CGR is the best show about videogames ever. On point, journalistic, funny as hell and the cool thing is, when I myself stumble upon a game that I want to play, I just know that CGR has made a video about it. It seems that I agree with everything that Mark says about games, and general stuff that he says. One of my all time favorite reviews is the Playstation 2 game Black. Just pure review awesomeness.
I used to love the banter between David and Mark back in the day. The Kazumi Ninja review and Seaman videos immediately come to mind
I used to watch a lot of his content when bad times of my life kicked hard and damn, this guy had the ability to make you feel happy just making some simple funny reviews. Now that things got better, before finding this video, I was reviewing some of his videos and I felt a great sense of nostalgia from seeing my "gaming buddy". Mark, If you're reading this, I thank you a lot for being an awesome gamer and for sharing your playful view of gold times of gaming with us.
Some of the funniest reviews were the wacky reviews. Bags of chips, food. Which console had the heaviest power brick.
Going off topic during a review was often hilarious.
Putting the wrong game in the console gag, always cracked me up.
So funny to see this, I just recently saw he posted some random video and it made me very nostolgic, and i went back and watched a whole bunch of his videos. I truly miss those and the CGR Undertow were great as well. Sad that it's over but it's something i will always remember fondly.
Mark is back
That squirrel is a classic. It brings some good 3DS/PSP memories back.
He did 3DS content?
I love CGR, his videos were entertaining and informative.
Mark is back
Classic Game Room was one of the first youtube channels I subscribed to, about 2013/2014 just when it was about to die. It sparked me to really got into the retro games with MAME, building a quality arcade control board, getting a couple "flashback" consoles, and some PC oldies on GOG. I was really confused when the game reviews stopped and the comic book and drawing stuff took over.
I discovered CGR too late - they had already come and gone, but it's hands down my favorite retro review show. Any time I want to take a look at a game in depth they're still the first channel I search.
I only found their channels in the past year but I've loved watching their reviews. There is something magical about those earlier youtube video days that their videos always capture. I would absolutely patronize them if they came back with any kind of campaign.
CGR failed because it got TOO BIG.
What made old 1999 - 2000 CGR good was how small it was, which made it manageable.
The duo of Mark and Dave having fun talking about a game with personalities rubbing off each other.
I still have all of the old Classic Game Room episodes and revisit them to remind myself of the good old days
Yea all the undertow stuff was unsustainable.
I'll always remember his review of Resistance Retribution for the PSP. Man he was right on with his praise of it, & I LOVE that game. It has a special place in my heart. I think I'll go watch that video again...
Thanks for this! I am one of those who miss CGR, even today. Back in the day, I was also was of that entitled ilk that scoffed at payed content, or visiting another site - I just didn't understand how difficult it can be to have a living based on an algorithm. I will always remember one video Mark made before he left for good: He lamented the trends that the tech companies wanted ultrashort videos and how that was not suitable for game reviews. Sounded like science fiction to me at the time - but now "shorts" are everywhere. I hate them!
Shorts are only good if they got a hot goil in them, otherwise they suck!
i even was a Patreon back then.. i miss him so much. Let's watch some good old CGR, thank you.
The cartridge in wrong system gag never gets old!
Around 1999 and 2000 my friends and I would sit on the kitchen floor in our apartment and play NeoGeo Pocket. It was the room with the best overhead lighting, so it was great for those non-backlit handhelds. We would ramble on about life and the future, drinking cheap beer, and playing rounds in Match of the Millennium or we pitted Card Fighters decks against each other. One time I remember someone noticing the coffee maker had been on for a month or something. We were a diverse cast of characters and Mark could easily have been right there on the floor, ranting about Truxton. I think he struck a cord like that with a lot of people.
I know I'm really late to this video but that's cuz I just found your channel less than a year ago. CGR & Undertow were amongst my first retro channels I've discovered, along with Cinemassacre, GameSack, Metal Jesus & Classic Gaming Quarterly. Honestly I really love your channel & I think you have a really unique voice & pace. I agree that CGR was amongst the best. The Undertow channel was particularly my favorite because the 7th gen (& 5th) is my favorite & they did so many games for that generation. There are so many retro channels but your channel totally hits all the right notes & I hope you keep on making these videos.
Thank you for this video! Mark had a lot of influence on me during my transition from high school to college. He’s the reason why I got into shmups, pinball, and arcades games in general. At least we have the old videos still for now.
Mark is back
This guy was the real OG gaming channel and he doesn't get the respect he deserves, I loved it and so glad he is coming back, WOOOOOOOO!!!
I used to always eat lunch watching CGR, great times. loved every truxton or vectrex mention.
CGR Reviews are timeless and i find them immensely useful as I build up my arcade. Agree its the best for sure. Salute.
CGR was the first retro gaming show I ever watched, and it played a big part in getting me into retro games. Those videos are what led me to get the Timesplitters games, Bushido Blade, my Dreamcast and a ton of others. The Undertow videos got me into even more games like Bombastic. Hell, I remember when they got General Lotz to do a few reviews for Undertow, which was cool as hell!
So, when I heard that Mark was stopping CGR AGAIN, it was definitely sad. And while I'd like to see him return to CGR at some point, I'd also understand if he was just done with game reviews entirely.
Great video! Really enjoying ur content. The loss of CGR and CGR Undetow was so sad. I still regularly go back and rewatch videos there. Just nice and fun. Great to hear it might be coming back. Would be awesome to also see Derek on YT again... you never know.
I’m not exactly in the prime demographic for retro games. But I grew up watching a lot of videos from CGR undertow and having a lot of fun seeing all these retro games.
This was really interesting. I discovered CGR at the tail end of its lifetime and suddenly had this insurmountable mountain of content to chew through, but I had none of this context. I actually didn't even realize it was effectively a dead channel until after I'd been candidly stumbling upon assorted niche video reviews from it for a few years and happened on The Last One Ever in my recommendeds (which was not new at the time I saw it). I was much more familiar with the Undertow channel and Derek, but Mark was always incredibly charismatic when I saw him, and as soon as you started describing his characteristics I knew exactly what you meant. Especially the bizarre way he could leap from the game to something unrelated. This is insanely specific, but I still remember his review of SMT Devil Survivor 2 being littered with random He-Man jokes, and really enjoying it for what an odd pairing it was.
Overall, I do prefer more traditional analytical reviews, but there are already so many of those on CZcams. I absolutely think there's a place for more unique channels like CGR. I'd love to see it return one day, but I'm also happy with the library of videos we have. It was an era for sure.
Awesome video! Just as many of the others here have mentioned, I also miss CGR and find myself watching the older video game reviews from time to time. If Mark were to come back that would be great for youtube and the retro gaming community, and for the nostalgic people.......like me.
Mark and CGR are the reason im into the retro gaming now. started watch him back in 2010.
btw those people who are complaining about pushing merch in the video, they must also hate watching Linus LTT. LOL
then again, its a matter of taste.
I'm only a year into nostalgia collecting, but can hear his intro playing in my mind hahah
I'm glad that he's returned to CZcams! I remember binge watching CGR Undertow a lot as a kid.
You said cosmic carnage and it just sent chills down my spine, I grew up watching the guy so I dont remember everything but holy nostalgia haha
I miss CGR and CGR Undertow. I hope that Mark and Derek are doing well.
That last one ever video came out like 6 months into me discovering CGR it was the first time I experienced a CZcams channel getting cancelled by its show runners. I remember trying to keep up with Derrick but he just kinda disappeared from the internet after a few months. I've always felt it was a missed opportunity he never made his own game review channel.
CGR was one of go to reviewers. Love his content. He really did have his own unique and interesting review style that was entertaining.
Thanks for the upload.
Man, you nailed this. There's so much vitriolic content about CGR out there, but this is so balanced and captures what made the show special.
Seems like he's slowly bringing it back. There haven't been any videos longer than several minutes but frig I'll take it.
Truxton, and Cosmic Carnage I own because I was a super fan of his. Derek did great too man on the other channel. I guess you can never say never to a comeback tho. If he really knew how many people that really hold Mark as #1 I think he'd be in tears. But we must continue the mission to the never ending mission to "review everything"
I used to watch him when I was like 7 been looking for his channel for a
long time started to remember his channel a year or two ago
CGR has been uploading long compilations of older and newer reviews for every system. It's been awesome!
Derek did an interview w select screen and he would love to do it again if the money was there and everything was in place. I think they lost their studio and its a different ball game as to how they made videos then and now. Main problem is Mark is stuck in his gloom of doom and wont wake up and use his truxton talent where it shined.
Thanks for letting me know about the interview. I watched it. He seems very emotional about it, even this many years later.
Great review. I agree with just about all your talking points. I had missed Mark and recently went to revisit some old videos and was happy to see he's back.
TRUXTON! Mark is the man! Miss that dude alot, when it comes to retro review
Derrick was the best. He could have been huge in the space if they pushed through the down times
This is one show I haven't heard in a while. I loved Mark's voice. It's really a perfect fit for production type. Not to mention any long time fans will know Muhammad, a Middle Eastern fan who'd always donate review materials to CGR.
I remember when his comic videos did not do well for the channel and now he’s doing music too, which they sound ok, but CGR will continue to live on with rewatches
I totally forgot about his channel, I just suddenly had a flashback to it when I saw another channel with a very similar name, then I remembered that iconic intro disk scratch. Man I had no idea he stopped making game videos. I used to watch a lot of his stuff back in the day.
I think a lot of us still believe the show will return, somehow, even though Mark is a very busy guy with diverse interests. I thought a review of the Genesis Mini, at the time it was new, would have been his best 'in'.
The Daily Motion move killed them. They should have stayed and fought CZcams, as we would have had their backs. Wasn’t the same after that, and their enthusiasm was gone. I really liked Derek’s work for Undertow and am still sad that he walked away.
This is the first video I have watched by you. I just subscribed! I LOVED CGR and I think I probably watched every Arari review plus many more. I loved his review style. Like you said he didn't go into a lot of technical stuff but I don't feel that was needed for atari stuff
As a younger retro gamer, I remember stumbling upon CGR's channel around 2012 and really getting a kick out of his content - compared to many of the other 'angry' gamer channels I really liked how down to earth Mark was while still being a chill, jokey guy, and it's kind of sad that he fell off as much as he did over the years. CGR did play a decent part in me getting into retro gaming, learning about various retro games and systems including obscure ones, but I have to admit I too sort of stopped watching his content when he moved to Dailymotion at first and since then I could just never really get back into it. I'm not sure if I would consider him the 'best' retro gaming show, but there still isn't really a channel quite like CGR back in the late 2000's and early 2010's.
I REALLY miss Classic Game Room. Such an amazing channel! And YES! Marks voice was literally perfect! I hope he releases his videos on DVD
That would be strange to do. But then again, Scott The Woz released an episode of his on VHS.
Mark is back
Thanks for reminding me of how great CGR was! Curse you for telling me about its end. I didn't know it ended, last thing I knew was it had definitely slowed down and most of the videos seemed to be coming from CGR Undertow. I'll have to see what videos I can still track down.
I didn't know he stopped with reviews.
When looking for reviews on PS3 games I'm interested in, his videos usually appear, and I really enjoy them.
I also watched the other reviews for older, as well as newer games.
Other than that, I don't know much about the channel. So this will be new info for me.
I agree that his voice was amazing. The humour and rambling/comparisons were also good.
the name says it all: classic game room, it was like hanging out in an extremely stocked game room and seeing the magic of what gaming was before it was turned in to mobile device gambling :/
I didn't move to daily motion with him because I used a youtube app and didn't watch content on a p.c. As far as the "hustle" aspect, i.e. merchandising.... hey. Dude is a grown man trying to make a living. I always felt the critics of that were mainly young people that didn't understand life.
I loved CGR. Was a regular watcher from very early on and as you said, when he jumped to daily motion i understood why but I didn’t want to use another platform. As much as I loved them time passed, life goes on, things end and ironcly one day his retro show will be retro as well and maybe then, if he has his passion for retro games back he can relaunch as CGR Ultra HD or CGR 8k 😅
it's interesting you mention how relaxed he is, when back in 2008-2009 I really liked him as an antithesis to the screaming angry reviewer archetype.
Interesting. Mark is near Pittsburgh, PA where I also live. I've met him a couple times and I've enjoyed his CGR shows and his live presentations at the Replay/FX show. His CGR stuff was very entertaining.
Im so glad he's back! I'd love for the two of you to do something together
Damn, I LOVED this channel. It reminds me of 2008-2009ish internet.
I super love watching CGR videos and I still do every now and then. Mark is such a laid back guy and I like his sense of humor! 🤣God knows, how many times I'd rewatched the review for the CD-i, 3DO and the R-Zone! 😂Glad some made a video about him and the channel!
The R-Zone review was my favorite. Its so bizarre and wholesome.
@@HanMono Totally! 😁😁😁
Mark's reviews were the best. I may just binge everything! Check back with me in the year 2085.
I loved CGR more than anything else when I was young, it was one of the first channels I watched on youtube, and I watched it religiously. I was really young for the demographic at the time, but it's given me some of the best insight into the world of retro games in the most approachable way I could think of. The show was just made by people who liked games, and it showed ❤
I love CGR. Like still love. Never stopped loving. I still check to see if a game I want has been reviewed by CGR. It is still my favourite show on CZcams.
I would be all in. I still watch the old videos all the time and buy the older and newer merch in hopes that something pushing him back
Classic Game Room was the first channel I would bing watch a lot. He's videos were short so you could easily watch like a ton videos in 1 setting. Also he always had smooth energy with his videos. I say his golden era was 2009-2014 and silver era was 2015-2016. It was around 2017 when it started to lose my interest. I also remember the video where it really hit me how much it lost it touch. It was Mortal Kombat 3 for GB.
Never knew it stopped, I recognize the Hamster intro but I guess for me it is one of many video game channels I use for checking up games for certain consoles...
Pat the nespunk is currently one of my favourites, since those guys post almost on a daily basis, they have relevant topics for the channel and an enough dose of humour...
Darius Truxton was a funny trolling/ rant channel on specific game related youtubers, but that one got banned from youtube....
I watch Pat too, but it's harder to go back and watch the older videos of his because the topics become irrelevant after a while. CGR doesn't really have that problem.