Tommy Tallarico? Frank being confused? LGR with terrible facial hair? This episode has it all!

Just yesterday I went to find this series on Amazon Prime and it was GONE! I used to watch it repeatedly on Amazon. Always cheered me up when I was down. Tried a few days ago and... nothing. Glad to see it uploaded here!

It would have been great if they carried this on. I'm nostalgic for a video series about gaming history/nostalgia 😂

Oh man look at all the retired content creators.

The production quality on this series mega top tier quality. Better than the VH1 docs from back in the day.

I know that it's not financially worth it, but I would absolutely love it, if Mark would put out even one CGR review a year, just as a quick surprise, it wouldn't even have to be a long video. Mark, we need you during these crazy times. Just a simple, goofy game review with your humor, would really go such a long way.

Wow, back when LGR looked like Rasputin

As a child of the 80s I approve of this video.

I've talked with David crane a couple times ,he is such a world of video game history.

I was 13 and 1980 what a great time to be a teenager

The end thing from Missile Command makes me think of Fast Times At Ridgemont High. They show it at the very end after telling you what happened to the characters.

The format seems to exactly mimic VH1's "I Love The..." series.

@36:10 they are talking about the Game & Watch's alarm feature. *Fun Fact:* The Nintendo DS and DS Lite have this alarm feature also.

Thank you for bringing these out again Pat! Been one of my favorite shows... and the HD treatment/re-up is great to see.

It's so weird seeing people like Goemon047 and Clan Of The Grey Wolf again. RIP whatever happened to them.

Ian’s sporting the John Lennon bob, and wearing it well. Ian’s cool AF

Hate to be "that guy", but Pac-Man didn't "burst out into the scene" in 1980. "Pac-Man Fever" didn't occur until the Summer of 1981 which is why the song "Pac-Man Fever" didn't hit airwaves until 1982. In fact, Pac-Man's first two test sites in Chicago in early 1980 didn't yield good results at all. This is because, in the arcades populated by teens, the nationwide phenomena of chasing marathon scores on Atari Asteroids was the current craze. It was legion. Massive. This was followed by the marathon craze on William's Defender which was equally as bombastic. Teens weren't interested in Pac-Man...at least not initially. However, once Pac-Man went into bars and nightclubs it began to steadily generate a large adult following which eventually spilled over into teen culture in and around August 1981 after the press revealed that owning a Pac-Man machine had become a status symbol among certain popculture celebrities. It's worth noting that the first split-screens and scores of over 2M all occured in bars in mid-1981 which indicates that a lot of practice had been going on by adults over 21 for at least 4 months. I admit to being shocked that this video has so many historical errors in it on arcade culture, and doubly shocked that they come from noted historians who seem to be parroting industry marketing myths rather than relating actual history. Although I love and admire what many of these voices have to say about console history in general, they almost always fall short on arcade history. This is because, I think they're not as familiar with arcade culture as they like to let on. Sorry, but that deficit in knowledge is more than just a little obvious in this video. BTW girls and women were playing video games regularly in the arcade long before Pac-Man and Centipede came along. Space Invaders in 1978 was exceedingly popular with both sexes. So was Battlezone. So was Galaga. It's not true that Pac-Man "suddenly attracted women players". That's an industry myth. One of many in this video.

Was that Tommy T from the Amico I saw?!

2:46 - Well played, Norm, well played. 😂

Pat’s boy Tommy Talricco even featured.

Combining I love the decades from VH1 and video games.. perfection!! Subbed yo

The reason why Atari VCS Space Invaders worked was 1) WELL... it was close enough to the arcade and 2) OMG - you could play it a little different than the arcade. The fact that you could bring a game home and it felt "right" and then you could play it different?... THAT was awesome. Um, yeah... game modes.

I had the best childhood thanks to the Atari. Were the golden generation of gamers.

Shout out to my homeboy Tommy T for that wicked cameo. Big ups, Playa!

2:10 it's Pat and Ian's favorite! Mr Clown Shoes himself!!

i just want someone to look at me the same way Ian looks at Pat

I didn't know CGR was here. Neat. Holy hell, Ian's hair.

Billy Mitchell. LoL

Oof that short Billy Michel part didn't age well.

There was a first "perfect Pac-Man" long before the Billy Mitchell. Proven in a number ways.

i love ians amish haircut

Everybody looks so young in this series. Now I feel old. Also, shout out to long haired LGR! What a boss.

Wish roo still made videos.

I'm so jealous I wasn't around during the 80s. Only got to play in a few arcades in the mid 90s to early 00s.

"That's pocket power!" God, Nintendo was using "power" in its slogans even before the NES?

Love those old commercials! Oh and the story of Mr Atari!

God DAMN, do I miss Mark, and CGR....

Great video of this documentary 💝

That opening ljm and contri code thing always looks like “this video has been blocked yadda yadda”. 3 times it’s got me now 🤣

really enjoying this series. tempest was late '81, though.

FINALLY! thank you. I've done a lot of work and fallen asleep to this series many times. I know its a lot of work and the returns aren't worth it but this is really good stuff. The intro is nostalgic for me by this point.

That random promo with the Atari ad featured Leon Askin, who was most famous at the time for playing General Burkhalter on the 1960s sitcom Hogan's Heroes.

If i were Pat i would keep this going. Thats right, everything. All the way to the 90s to today with Tears of the Kingdom. Anyways, please make more vgy!

Pac Man was so essential because in most other big games of the time the world and foes were indifferent. Asteroids just float around, Space Invaders pattern just descends, Frogger was all about the world's indifference to your life and actions, you had to ride along. But in Pac Man, they're chasing YOU. Your choices determine the enemy's actions, and that has become so fundamental in game design. It started right there.

"Yeah I remember it... it seemed inane to me." Put it on a shirt and take my money! It works on so many levels.

What’s with the “Sheldon” haircuts? 😁😆

Love this series!!!!!

How bizarre; I was just thinking about this show less than 24 hours ago.

I strongly wish for many of these retro classic games, but even more so I want Roo's cobalt blue Member's Only jacket. Styles change, but STYLE does not.

My one wish is for a Centipede remake with Knife Party doing the music.

The praise of Billy Mitchell in the doc has aged like milk. Feel free to clip that part out.

Wow Ian looked so clean and well kept

Berzerk is the game the Infamously 3 people that have played this game or got a high score coincidentally Had a Heart And Died which is kind of scary

2:17 Was that Ian or a John Lennon impersonator?

Is that Joe rod desani in the blue grey coat a member of devo??? Sure looks like it. I had a jacket like that in my Jr high days early 80s. And is that the riddler in the black skeletal horse t-shirt? Love to look for these retro gaming docs where I can find them. Great work sir....

Love the series... Having Tommy Tallarico on is priceless!

This is a good documentary!! I still got my PAC MAN FEVER LP!

For a guy who doesnt like the beatles, ian sure does look like john lennon during this time

I’m supporting you

41 Years Ago

Nice Pat!

All these people are too young to have actually experienced this stuff as it happened.

This format was dated when you made this, BUT, you did an excellent job at it and I missed the format after the "I love the" series. I'd absolutely love to see a 90's series with this treatment. I think I remember you saying that you would unfortunately never do that because this was a lot of hard work.

The greatest thing about Sierra was Metal Jesus.

Another great episode!

Bro I loved you in If looks could kill!

another great year to learn about

Thanks for posting.

Ian at a young age looks like one of the Beatles from a side view. This is a compliment 👍🏼

Hell yes, the year I was born, let's see this.

You know these was not filmed yesterday when LGR has a beard

I finished my beer when I saw Lord Karnage

Clint is adorable, with his high-pitched voice. Do a video on that, eh LGR!

I 💗 these. Is there a reason why it's taking so long to put the rest together? and is there a fundraiser to keep the years going?

Loving this!!!

Ian's hair is just crazy. Damn I miss this series.

It looks like a good time. Do you have some of those setup as multi game?

2:07 The Chase is from Ms Pac Man :/

Great year to come out

it's so weird seeing younger Pat and Ian

This is the same series that was on Prime for all those years, right? Nothing new. I just watched 1978 & 1979….wasn’t sure if this had new footage in it. I know it’s old considering Tallerico is on it. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Is it sad I’ve never played Radar Scope? I always wanted to growing up

my birth year.

Why did this series end?

clint is also amish!

Did someone know the name of the music on the minute 46:42?

7:24 Is that Leon Askin?

No one is cooler than Willow

When will we get the 90s???

How could you not mention the Vic 20?

creamcast, tank commandos is better than missile commander as a name. you could have just asked, not commanded. scorch-ed earth is entertaining. roof collapsed, by pillar action. the roof the roof is on fire.

18:05 Oh dear. It is a shame that Clint was going through his big ugly beard phase when this was being made. I don't know what he was thinking with that thing lol

this could also be the youtube years, 2013, 2012?

Who even is that Eric Lappe guy? I've never heard of him and he doesn't seem to know much about video games so he just acts goofy in most of his scenes.

So, was tank! the first simulator game?

"A lot of women played Centipede"... This was the first video game programmed by a woman and coincidentally doesn't have a kill screen - you can play it as long as you're good enough to.

A wild Rasputin LGR appears!!

scott adams text adventures . battle zone was an inspiration , the possibilities of vector graphics. f

Oh lord,look at Ian’s whoop doopdy hairdo!

Ian, looking like an adolescent Amish girl.