Really awesome show! This is a must-see!

This was awesome. First time I got to watch the other guys on Retroware. You guys were funny and informative here. Can't wait for the next episode.

i love this "i love the 80's set up to this!!

"This was the decade that gave us the pet rock." Perfect illustration there!

This is awesome...a new series based on Videogame history. Reminds me of that retro section in the GamesTM magazine :D

it was the year I was born, so it will always be a remarkable year in my life :). But yes, it was defiantly a pivotal year in video game history.

Freaking awesome so far!

I am loving this series, really reminds me of the I love the __'s on VH1

im 20 yrs old and i love those ataris and handhelds.i have five handheld LED games.my favorite is the big head to head basball game :D

i kinda love this new series

@videogameobsession This is just the pilot, so we're fine tuning and open to criticism. However, I will say that 1977 seemed to be the natural start point for the series, since the introduction of the Atari 2600 is seen by many at the start of "modern" video gaming. (and we'll hit that in part 3 ;) )

@IronBuddha80 That's being addressed right now - the site's moving to a dedicated server. So hopefully by tomorrow load times will be much better for all.

@Captain8Bit That's great to hear! I really like who you have over there, but never really visited so much because of the slow issues.

This makes me want wood grain decals for all my systems now.

I love the 80's.

@ChanceDeath Will do!

nice using the Vh1 i love the... format thats cool !!!!!!

Could you put a link to part 2 in the description? I can't find it anywhere on Retroware.

@Hollander113 That's a fair criticism. But we're all late 20's to early 30's, so we're at least familiar with the time period - We all remember the Atari 2600, Star Wars, handheld LED games, and the like. Besides, Lance, John, Pat, Ian, Billy, and Jay are all hardcore collectors, so they have a lot of first-hand experience with even the oldest game consoles. Things'll only get more familiar from here. ;)

@IronBuddha80 it wont after tonight. It is being transferred to a faster server

That wood grain shit was around well into the early 90's.

@smackknot Trust me, we're noting the tech issues, and will smooth things out for 1978! This is as much a pilot episode as anything else.

@RDV333 I can see what you're saying, but this supposed is more a fun look back rather than an info-dump. I fully acknowledge this is a "nostalgia bonor" type of show (I'll have to remember that one) - which I totally love. However, I think if you look a little closer, you may also pick up some info here and there. Certainly check out part 2 to make sure. But if that's not your cup of tea, that's ok too. I have more 16-Bit Gems and Way Games Work in the pipeline. :)

@RunTitan09 Nope, just this first part. You'll have to go to retrowaretv *dot* com for the 2nd part (out right now) and all future episodes. Though I'm sure I'll tweet/Facebook post about them when they come out.

This was really good, but a big problem I had was that the lighting on the green (or blue) screen wasn't really that good and lead to a lot of background bleeding. It's more noticeable when the subject moves a more, especially Roo and his glasses.

Looks like a TV Show but with us the gamers,pretty damn cool

@ProkoLokor Pong was more like a combo of CoD/Halo/Wii (when it first came out) in popularity at that time period.

@ClanOfTheGrewWolf any possiblity that you can post a messeage on your chanel whenever a new one is out? This would be awesome because from what I see, this serise is great so far. ~Chance

Should have mentioned Show Biz in this also

wow!!

@videogameobsession I actually met Mr. Baer, though I neglected to ask him about that.

its kinda of funny to think what impressed people back then and what impresses people now

@ClanOfTheGrayWolf i'm 28 so the 70s aren't even in my memory banks, but since my family wasn't rich, nor were they up on current trends. i got what could be afforded. Atarti 2600? yup, had one into the early 90s. I still had a Comadore 64 until just 4 years ago (the comadore headquarters was 20 mins from me, which is now the hq for QVC in pottstown,pa.). if i was lucky i got a video game system 5-6 years after it came out (as long as it was replaced on the market by the next new one).

Watch out for the next Pong sequel, Chess. They say at the highest level tournaments, the ball only moves one pixel every 10 minutes.

Great stuff so far. Definitely has me interested. Only problem, I'll check out future episodes when I have the patience. Sorry but for me Retrowaretv navigates horribly slow.

i wonder what game you will review as your 30th 16bit gem to me thats the main "highlight" of your site,but you have other great shows too

"Because when you think high grade electronics, you think 'It MUST be made of wood'!"

Lol "there are other things in the world besides video games, they are just less important" :P Master quote!!

GTA was a series? I am informed! thank you!

Nice intro. Overall it's a good combination between G4's Icons and VH-1's I Love the x0's show. I would have preferred a bit less of the Chucky Cheese info, less jokes, and more gaming info. I also think it should have started with 1972, and not because it's my birth year either I swear, but because THAT was the true start of home gaming with Ralph Baer's Brown Box. You know.. the guy who Nolan Bushnell ripped off! Poor Ralph. He's the true "Father of video gaming". Looking forward to Ep2.

wow this is a straight copy of the i love the... show on vh1

I have 3 systems 2 have been forgotten the wii and the sega dreamcast the ps2 still strong

Enduro Biking, coming to X-Games 2013

@TheGamedawg Done and done

Awesome vid. Better than iRate gamers video.

can you upload the original videos? if not then who has them on youtube?

Who's interviewing them? From the looks of it, they're talking to a camera lens.

@IronBuddha80 same for me, in fact half the site doesnt even load for me. i'm not sure if anyone else is having this same issue.

wait a minute...so pong was the first street fighter only made by different makers :O

Great show, keep 'em coming! Also guys, no one gives a shit who was first.

wheres part 2?!?!?!?!?

George Plimpton would disagree with the statement: "Intellivision is clearly superior." >D

4:53 Right... Pong is totally more exciting than Call of Duty... xD

Moar!

huh? spider man AND grand theft auto are from the 70s? wow,fairly surprised they're that old

Pong Consoles - Call of Duty 30 years earlier.

update more.

I hope you guys will mention the Commodore 64 in 1982 ! And of course Europe gaming in general, as we didn't grow (most of us) with Consoles but PC's in the 80's and early 90's, I am VERY sick of hearing "Nintendo saved gaming worldwide, FACT FACT FAACT."

7:37 - 7:39 if you know what i mean

all pong games. kinda like all the fps games now?

@ClanOfTheGrayWolf

why does Ito sound so static?

Chuck E. Cheese = Vegas for kids with b&w TV.

I wanted to like that. I really did. But it just didn't happen.

@RDV333 sorry, but maybe if you have so much to say, then do it yourself.

PONG= CALL OF DUTY TODAY

Badass!! Great job rw! But i gotta say, fck Chuck E Cheese! It's all about Showbiz Pizza

ooops, a goal. HAHAHAH.

Idk why, but Pat looks like a shifty sales man, lulz.

Good show and concept, but even from a Retroware stand point you guys are probably my age. none of you where around (consciously)in the 70th's so this nostalgic interview style seems a little forced. Don't really care and cant wait for the next one, but Roo asked for criticism. :P

1st comment on video! Yay!

fokkin first. fuck yea.

Unfunny joke after unfunny joke, less retroware tv weirdos please