When will invaders ever stop invading from the top of the screen? Classic Game Room 2085 reviews Space Invaders for the Atari Computer, a terrible version that features a green rocket and no shields. Mark also plays Space Invaders on the Super Nintendo and talks about his Lord Karnage book and more!
CGR 2085 reviews not one but two versions of the classic spaceship shooter, Defender! Witness the beauty of Defender Arcade, a modern homebrew release with improved sounds and visuals. Mark also re-visits the classic 1982 Defender on Atari 2600 from way back in the day. Shoot aliens, save humans and admire the beautiful packaging artwork.
Don't just play with your food, fight with your food! Food Fight is a 1983 Atari arcade game that never achieved commercial success despite the fact it is good fun. Guide Charley to the ice cream cone while avoiding disgruntled chefs in this old school Atari computer game that plays like Berzerk meets Robotron with food!
Relive the thrills of the 1990s as Mark waxes nostalgia about the grunge-era, White Zombie and life before social media. He also gives a thorough collector's review of the Panasonic 3DO, a high-end game system from 1993 that bombed commercially, but remains fun to play today (in 2085.) Enjoy a review medley of games like Shockwave, Road Rash, Ballz, Wing Commander III, VR Stalker, and more.
Remember the Sega Saturn? Released in 1995 the Saturn competed against the PlayStation and lost. Those who played a Saturn know it to be one of Sega's best video game consoles; it's a wonderful game system to collect for today with its vast array of spaceship games like Dodonpachi and Layer Section! CGR 2085 reviews Fantasy Zone and weird Japanese games.
In the future nuclear weapons are replaced with tanks that are driven on top of airplanes and lava-powered circuit boards. Classic Game Room 2085 reviews Granada for Sega Genesis, an underrated hidden gem that plays like Thunder Force II meets Iron Tank. Mark reviews an Atari 2600 dust cover, wood grained game center and Atari travel case!
Witness the future of old-school 16-bit videogames with the Analogue Super NT game console, a high-end SNES that plays Super Nintendo games like Super Metroid, F-Zero and Doom with superior HDMI visuals and stunning stereo audio. CGR 2085 blows up aliens and monsters with freezy rays and rolly bombs in Super Turrican, one of the built-in games includes with Super NT.
Do you remember the Atari Lynx and its full-color screen that sunk the Game Boy? No!? Let Classic Game Room 2085 take you on a trip through two models of Atari Lynx, recommended videogames and why it remains a fun game console to collect for today. But wait, there's more! CGR reviews Zarlor Mercenary on the Lynx from Epyx. Destroy buildings and aliens for big profits in this wacky, odd game!
Can Nintendo's newest video game console compete against the 1982 GCE Vectrex? The Nintendo Switch may have big games like Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 but it lacks colorful plastic overlays and games like Berzerk, Minestorm and Star Castle. Mark compares these two game systems with screens! Also features the review of Fast RMX, a Wipeout clone.
Classic Game Room re-boots itself on future Laser Disc beamed back in time on a 2400 baud modem. Broadcasting from the Intergalactic Space Arcade, Sega Genesis Fanboy Mark reviews Castlevania Bloodlines, the only Castlevania game released on Sega Genesis. Also featured is the first cinematic Collector's Review of Sega Genesis Model 1 and a look at Mega Drive SCART cables by Retro Gaming Cables.