Classic Game Room (2000 game reviews on Youtube)

[MediaCult]

I bet most of you already know this channel, but I was surprised to find out just how many game reviews these guys have made. 2000+ videos! Come on!? AND entertaining?! Yep. I've started watching it from beginning to end sorted by date, taking notes, becuase I'm a censored geek. So many recommendations.

http://www.youtube.com/user/InecomCompa ... =da&view=0

[ToxieDogg]

Agree, it's a really good channel. I've subscribed to it for ages and watched a lot of their reviews (not all 2000, but a fair few).

For anybody who hasn't checked it out already, give it a go.

[Misery]

Oh yes, CGR is pretty freaking great. Mark does just about the best game reviews I've ever seen in a video format, and sometimes comes up with other random things that are also hilarious and good.

I've actually seen all of the videos, so...... yeah. Lol.

That channel is the first thing I check on a given day, as Youtube goes.

[badda]

It has a good sense of fun, but it is not without its failings.

Far too few retro computer game reviews. Many reviews aren't very deep.

But on the plus side, Mark reviews some REAL arcade machines and pinball tables. CGR does come across as enthusiastic, which is great, and sly humour plays a major part in the videos. Also, a nice mix of old and new stuff reviewed.

[Misery]

It has a good sense of fun, but it is not without its failings.

Far too few retro computer game reviews. Many reviews aren't very deep.

But on the plus side, Mark reviews some REAL arcade machines and pinball tables. CGR does come across as enthusiastic, which is great, and sly humour plays a major part in the videos. Also, a nice mix of old and new stuff reviewed.

I actually think the lack of "depth" in some reviews is exactly WHY Mark is so good at this.

He doesnt waste a bunch of time nitpicking about small things. He just leaps right in, and then decides: Is this fun/awesome? Or isnt it?

As a result, he's a REALLY positive reviewer, and can usually find the fun in pretty much anything, but still knows a terrible game when he sees one. It's been a really refreshing type of review for me, and I've found myself buying games based ENTIRELY on the videos I've seen from him on the game in question. I have yet to be disappointed with such a purchase even once. Wheras other "professional" reviewers, well..... I find myself disagreeing with them pretty much 95% of the time.

As for lack of retro-PC stuff: I think he simply doesnt HAVE those. There have been side-reviewers that work under him, doing some PC reviews and stuff of that nature, so try some of the side channels. But yeah, he doesnt do even recent PC games at all either. This is ALL consoles, handhelds, and the occaisional other thing like pinball tables.

But he'll only review games he actually has a physical copy of.

[ShadowNeku]

Love this guy. He has such enthusiasm and positivity about games and as Misery has said, ive bought stuff just based on his reviews.

On a slightly weirder note, i really wish i had his voice. It makes everything sound interesting. Like Morgan Freeman only less wise

[Liamh1982]

I've also been a subscriber for ages - I've even found myself doing impressions of Heyzooz The Coked Up Chicken!
It's interesting to see how it's changed: the early stuff with Dave (the Seaman and Kasumi Ninja reviews in particular are some of the funniest things I've ever seen), the somewhat subdued return in 2008 and the sheer variety of stuff you see today!