Atari 5200

You probably would have got the right controller if you weren't using a Mac.

Why is everyone in the comments section such dicks? Stop being so rude to everybody.

Maybe because it was my first, or maybe because I am an old bastard but the Atari Nerdisodes are my favs! All that old shit rofl.

dad walks in, and hears "and why did it dissapear?......cuase it was a piece of fucken shit!!!111" and then says, "jake!!11 no one needs to hear that!!11" I laugh and say, "It's part of the character!!11 Live with the times dad, swearing is the new language of the 2XXX" er whatever

You shouldn't say a whole system sucks just because YOUR controllers don't work.

The Donkey Kong theme just give me good feelings (=

The ending is the funniest of the whole series lol

I found an Atari 7800 at the dump, mint condition, in a grocery bag, plus 26 games, back in 1996. Took it home,, plugged it in,, and it worked like a charm!

There was some good games in there too.

Asteroids, Mario, Donkey Kong, etc..

My son, who was 4 at the time was thrilled.

I remeber playing my 2600 games on my friends 7200 Atari

I had a used 5200 as a kid that my mom bought off somebody. This was in the early 90s. Anyway, from what I can remember each game came with a card that fit over the number pad and designated what each button was for. Without that card, you were pretty much fucked unless you could figure it out for yourself.

What's the console at 2:44?

Back to the Future quote in beginning lol

also i love the mailing part :)

at 6:10 i saw E.T. for 2600..... :D

FAAAUUUUUUUUUCK

Is fuckernaut and astrobastard a quote from somewhere?

That thing is almost the same size of the original Xbox...almost.

I had the 5200. The reason the controller wasn't working here is that James is using the second player controller. You can tell by the strip going across the face. Player 1 had a silver strip while Player 2 had a pink strip. The Player 2 controller would only work if the Player 1 controller was plugged in also and with most games, Player 1 had to press Start. He may know this but in the video it looks like it's because it's a defective controller.

he should review all of his consoles

there s no review :-(

Oh, and I've been waiting for him to review the 7200 for a time now fine

The box's clicking sound is a relay opening. It's normal. And the sparks are normal too, just electricity going "HOLY FUCKING SHIT THERE IS SOMETHING CONDUCTIVE!"

Not a bad video. I would have liked to see some real game footage, but the video was about the console itself. And besides you reviewed superman for this thing in a later video.

You can play atari 5200 if you buy a refurbished atari 5200 controller.

You should plug the the 5200 into the adapter first, then plug the power into the adapter, then plug it into the wall. I learned that from frying a crypto.

Music's from Donkey Kong Country 1 Endboss stage.
And if you don't know this game, play it. One of the best in the SNES library.

Btw. I think the 5200 is a game console version of the Atari 800 home computer and afaik they are compatible (you can play games for the 5200 on the 800 and use regular joysticks or the keyboard).

Correct me if I'm wrong.

anybidy know wat that music is that starts at 5:25?

bro, this is by far my favourite video. atari 5200. i've been watchin your videos since day one, and i love them all. keep it up man:)

Just registered to ask you to clean your consoles, every closeup I see dust and other ancient dirt you should scrub off. Hell hire someone to do it for you since your collection is big.

Actualy, Neato, he turns it all off when he isn't using it. Fire hazards and high electric bills are bad.

"Damn! Damn!" Back to the Future! Doc Brown!

ITS A SHITPILE OF FUCK

Jesus, your electric bill must be straight up the ass.

Yeah I really would appreciate a new video with a working joystick.
I'm so curious, we didn't see anything!

Nice B2TF reference. Damn, damn!

Oh, and I've been waiting for him to review the 7200 for a time now, I hope he does it!

I love that he could fit a whole beer bottle in there. What were they THINKING?

Hey James,

Could you please do a followup to this video? No games were played. I know it's about the system, but it was all about how none of the controllers worked. More on the 5200 and its games.. please.

Thanks!!!