Classic Game Room HD - VECTREX console review!

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Classic Game Room HD reviews the VECTREX video game console from GCE (General Consumer Electric) from 1982. The Vectrex is unique in that is plays video games on its own screen with vector based graphics giving a very crisp image that fans of old school games from the late 70's and early 80's should enjoy. The Vectrex has some excellent games like Berzerk and Scramble, but not as many as the venerable Atari 2600 or ColecoVision. New games are being released for the Vectrex from homebrew developers and the game system is surprisingly easy to find and collect today thanks to eBay. Vectrex games come with an overlay that fits over the screen and gives a splash of color and lists the controls. Classic Game Room HD reviews new and classic games, we're now adding Vectrex video game reviews to the video game review show. For retro gaming fans and old school gamers the Vectrex is a unique and fun collectible that takes up a bit of space but it's worth it!

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@jessragan6714 6 лет назад

Vectrex, cheaper to own and less in demand than other retro consoles? Wow, 2009 really was a long time ago, wasn't it?

@CanOfMinus 12 лет назад

My dad was a sales-rep and Vectrex was one of his lines, so when I was 4 (1982) I was fortunate to have a Vectrex system in the house. My brothers and I would still play it even after we got a NES and then the SNES. One day when I was thirteen I went to closet because we wanted to play Blitz! only to find out my mom "donated to charity" claiming we never played with it. I still bring it up twenty years later.

@MrWolfTickets 9 лет назад

The graphics are so smooth, it's awesome

@wobwob1582 5 лет назад

It's because it is using vector graphics, zero pixels. It is using insanely fast moving electron beams to illuminate a chemical coated in the screen.

@Adamchevy 3 года назад

Just love me some good old Mark Enthusiasm! I especially enjoy his love for the Vectrex!! Congrats mark on making my favorite Vectrex videos on RU-vid......Ever!!

@BōStaffFightingTurtle 8 лет назад

This video marked the day when Mark would begin always referencing the Vectrex in a lot of reviews after this one.

@Mitsuraga 2 года назад

I've never played a Vectrex, but I knew a guy who owned one, and it was incredible, just being in his presence.

@DubleDubs 9 лет назад

Just got mine today and I got jazzed when I heard that buzzing sound and it booted up. So awesome.

@DevDreCW 3 года назад

I had a reason to look up the Vectrex recently and your video came up. Instant nostalgia explosion as I watched your channel when I first discovered youtube. Man, time to go back on memory lane with these vids

@thewhammy83 15 лет назад

This video game was and is the system I played before getting my Genesis in 1991. I must have played it so much my original controller stopped working in the 1990s and I literally destroyed it trying to repair it. I improvised by using my original Genesis controller and it worked to an extent. My Vectrex stopped working a few years back and had it fixed a couple of years ago. I got a new controller (Gen. 6-button-based) and more games to add to the games I already had. My Vectrex play lives on.

@liamaabled 11 лет назад

The day our Pops got us a "Veptrex" from Child World is one of our fondest memories, it was just out of the blue for no reason or holiday. We loved it, though the screen overlays became frisbees and weapons.Yea it took alot of abuse but it performed hardily, never broke or wore out. It was a really Dope machine.

@Manintoga 10 лет назад

Most electronics of that era were actually built to mil-spec, which meant they went through extensive testing before they were approved for sale and guiding design principle was durability. As the demand for affordable computers and consumer electronics grew the manufacturing standards and quality control went down several orders of magnitude, instead of testing each component and circuit board, manufacturers started testing only one in 10, 100..etc.

@barebarekun161 7 лет назад

Fast forwarded to 2017 where we have Nintendo calling their Switch and bait system having dead pixels and called it completely normal. Electronics used to be built to last now they built to ditch.

@AndrewAmbrose 7 лет назад

In 2009, Mark Bussler discovered Vectrex, and he was never the same ever again.

@shouldershot 5 лет назад

The world was never the same

@CrossoverGameReviews 13 лет назад

I love the part where he gives it a hug, and the Vectrex makes a sound, like it approves. But then you realize it's the sound the game makes when you die. :(

@ProjectDelta1 10 лет назад

4 years later and this review is still my favorite.

@ProjectDelta1 9 лет назад

Make it 5 years :)

@zakarylakota 7 лет назад

John S is it 6 years now?

@whoisjjcarr 7 лет назад

zakary lakota Almost 8.

@viniqf 6 лет назад

Blunt Capcom Representative #4 9 now

@nathansmith6474 6 лет назад

Now it's been 4 years since your comment lol

@Cocytus 3 года назад

as of 2020 going into 2021, these Vectrex Systems are NOT at all affordable.

@sreyes5243 5 лет назад

My family had one of these growing up. We got it for Christmas 1983. Having 12 kids in the family, we had a schedule for our playtime. Wish we still had it.

@garyhall9729 9 лет назад

when i was a kid i got such a high score on mine storm that it reset to 0 lol. oh the memories

@MNWILD43 6 лет назад

Me too!! That was the built in the system game. That was my favorite!

@760creations 14 лет назад

This is probably one of the best systems I have ever played. My friend has one of these, and it's amazing. People who think this system sucks don't even know....

@choppergirl 10 лет назад

This is both a cool score, and sad at the same time. All these old machines, some designers poured a lot of their dreams into, only to have them be flash in the pans, or never catch darling status and disappear into oblivion. The whim of the public is a cruel fickle thing. I got a Milton Bradley Microvision handheld console with overlays like that one Xmas... with two games... breakout and some mine game... for the first time in my life, I felt accidentally filthy rich.

@MrCrossa 6 лет назад

After nearly a decade of wanting one, I finally got my hands on one over the weekend. Thanks CGR for introducing me to this awesome console!

@PowertipBrushhead 9 лет назад

Picked the vectrex up at a comic book shop today! Its in great condition, especially the controller. It just doesn't have the overlay for the built in game but hey what can you do. Wouldn't have even paid any attention to that weird tv that is the vectrex if it wasn't for your show Mark!

@michaelaiken6482 2 года назад

I have loved the video game stuff you did I have always liked what you do. I am glad you have your video game videos up. One of your early fans.

@kennethgriffin509 8 лет назад

I used to sneak into my older brothers room when we where kids and play this when he went out...yeh around 83 ,screw his penthouse collection.......Vectrex trumped everything.

@gertrudemcfuzz74 8 лет назад

Good choice. Women didn't shave their crotches in those days so the Penthouse mags weren't worth it.

@kennethgriffin509 8 лет назад

Thanos of Titan yeeh lol big bushes back then.

@akpokemon 7 лет назад

Awesome review, I love the passion!!! Very endearing

@mebossyounothing 10 лет назад

I'm impressed, the vector graphics where so fluid on that console, unlike flash player xD

@walidb123 13 лет назад

i LOVE the way the console loads on screen.

@coinslotsandjoysticks2572 3 года назад

I have bought several of these over the past 35 years from goodwill and yard sales for very little money just so they would be saved. I have a bunch of games still also. They are awesome

@Adamchevy 3 года назад

That was a good and fortunate plan! You will be able to pay off your house one day with those.

@coinslotsandjoysticks2572 3 года назад

@@Adamchevy yea right now I have 14 consoles and numerous games and screen overlays in 6 boxes. All the consoles work perfectly. They are built so good it's crazy

@Adamchevy 3 года назад

@@coinslotsandjoysticks2572 I agree! I’ve owned 4 over the years and one I had shipped from the Netherlands to Utah. It arrived in great condition and fired right up! I like the controller we got here in the states much more. The European buttons felt big and to mushy in comparison. I just purchased my 5th Vectrex Yesterday with 12 games 3 controllers and a light pen for $960.00. I thought it was a good deal. I haven’t played any Vectrex in about a year and I’m going through major Vector Withdrawl! If you ever want to sell a Vectrex I would be interested! They are my favorite game system of all times!

@coinslotsandjoysticks2572 3 года назад

@@Adamchevy that's why I have different types of controllers I didn't know they used different ones in different country's. Crazy huh. I'll sell you one if you want it. I'll hook you up with one and give you ten games for 500. I have seven that are in the original boxes they have been played but the people put em up afterwards. That includes the owners manual and paperwork it came with

@shaggy791 8 месяцев назад

If you still have any Vectrex systems available, I am definitely interested. Please let me know.

@kagenooni 12 лет назад

"...that you had to plug into a TV... preferably with wood grain" Oh man, that shit cracked me up.

@DashMaster5000 10 лет назад

I actually take one of these with me to Starbuck's in the mornings and play Mine Storm!

@AholicKnight 10 лет назад

do People make fun of you?

@DashMaster5000 10 лет назад

Actually, I usually get 1 or 2 people who mistake mine storm for asteroids and start telling me stories about their selves/ their kids who used to play it back in the day

@Kywool2K 7 лет назад

On today's episode of "Shit that didn't happen".

@FlyinBlaney 6 лет назад

r/thathappened

@kevinwallerius6024 6 лет назад

I bet you have a handle bar moustache and wear tight flannel shirts .

@Adamchevy 10 лет назад

Mark! Still the best reviewer on the interweb. Once again, I have been convinced to buy an old piece of gaming history by you. Thanks for the dedication and hard work! Really enjoyed the review.

@xxL3gitvidzxx 8 лет назад

Just picked one of these of for 25 bucks with 2 gamepads and 4 games.

@sirhempanite89 7 лет назад

Man, you freaking scored... I saw one for the first time a few weeks ago at a store in Phoenix... they wanted over $400 for it!

@kylecoulombe2755 7 лет назад

xxL3gitvidzxx omg I spent $209 for mine with no games and the thumb stick broke so it's just a sharp piece of metal that sticks out instead

@negativefloof5033 6 лет назад

How

@stephenmartin7227 6 лет назад

You got super lucky! It’s pretty rare to find one under $200 or more these days lol

@patsfan4life 5 лет назад

Yeah right

@richkawaiipikachu 9 лет назад

Vectrex, first ever console with a start screen.

@tornadotaz9678 8 лет назад

still got my vextrex and its still up and running! awesome console! my fave games were spike and scramble! when you spaceship crashed in that game it sounded like a fart!

@R3TR0R4V3 10 лет назад

I'd take one in ANY condition.. as long as it works! Great video and review.. I Really want a Vectrex. I've been on the fence about them for years but with new homebrews and multicarts coming out, its a lot more appealing to me nowadays. Game On!

@PSPownsmeself 6 лет назад

"They can usually be found for a fairly affordable price" Eight years later, not anymore!

@JustJohnForNow 5 лет назад

This was the first video game system I ever had. Loved it more than any I had after. Thank you.

@jaide1312 9 лет назад

How about: Truxton on the vectrex. awww yiss.

@jaide1312 9 лет назад

somebody, just make truxton on the vectrex and send it to lord karnage, he deserves it.

@amberb9701 9 лет назад

kain homan lucky

@tael64 9 лет назад

kain homan That's a steal. I saw one today for $250 and the games separate for $25 a piece. ;-;

@herpingalabama6629 9 лет назад

Troll4ever31 ._. why are you everywhere

@fahadqureshi1599 15 лет назад

this is why i love CGR. the game diversity is just great. cant wait to see more vectrex reviews.

@nuc 14 лет назад

at 6:24 it looks like spongebob and patrick chasing a jelly fish

@retrogamer2169 3 года назад

6:24

@kevindrew8347 3 года назад

you probably dont care but if you're stoned like me atm you can stream pretty much all of the new movies on instaflixxer. Been binge watching with my brother these days =)

@rayibrahim4267 3 года назад

@Kevin Drew yea, have been using instaflixxer for months myself =)

@ronsilk6212 2 года назад

Are you kidding me. I just built something like this and programed it all myself but it looks almost the same. Mind blowen.

@vickeytanenui 4 года назад

Im 49 years old and i lived in this era i was 12 when vetrex came out it was the coolest console they made in the eighties just hearing this console brings back the eighties memorys the greatest gaming decade !!

@sologals361 10 лет назад

How many modern consoles will be working in 32 years time i wonder.

@tael64 9 лет назад

I think the Nintendo stuff will still work, because the build quality is insane. I just hope the Gamepad on my Wii U holds up.

@thatguy6769 9 лет назад

Tael the Mask Salesman lcd will orobably wear out eventually like with the game gear

@LouisTheSEGANerd 8 лет назад

How many modern consoles will work after 1 year? My ps3 broke after 6 months.

@sanicyouth6540 8 лет назад

+Louis The SEGA Nerd Is that so? I've had my PS3 for almost 8 years and it still works just fine.

@LouisTheSEGANerd 8 лет назад

I probably got a dud one. Ive had my xbox 360 for 4 years. My point is though, older consoles were built to last longer than newer consoles. Also, cartridge consoles are more reliable because they have no moving parts.

@nickjansn 11 лет назад

Thank you Mark for convincing me to get a Vectrex. One of the best things I ever bought.

@AzureMckay 9 лет назад

I don't know why, but for some reason the vertex scares me, it literally frightens me to even see one. It's not that they suck I just for some reason am terrified of these things.

@AzureMckay 9 лет назад

Vectrex, sorry it was spell check

@pbloo574 9 лет назад

Have you ever played one before? If not I'd recommend finding one and giving it a try. There's nothing like it, it's so fun.

@AzureMckay 9 лет назад

nah id just throw it away or sell it

@EpicGamerWinXD69 9 лет назад

Wait it was made by general consumer electronics!!!!! Wow !!!! Isn't that the name of the place where video game consoles are shown off!!!!!

@AzureMckay 9 лет назад

Victoria vigeick I have no idea what your talking about.

@SledgeNE 10 лет назад

When i was a child, i played with this fantastic console. It must be in the mid of the 80s. Thanks for this great video. :-)

@wesleythomas7125 3 года назад

"Haha, videogaem go bzzzzzzzz"

@omtakes 9 месяцев назад

we’re going to need a compilation of your vectrex play throughs

@keithcarlson7267 9 лет назад

I love to get a Vectrex. They are sweet systems!! The only negative is they are not easy to come by for a low price and the games as well. They are in such high demand. They usually run from $200-$500 on ebay.

@krookedsb23 14 лет назад

4:39 lol "OOOoooh." Great review, thanks for teaching us more about this yo!

@FYCY 9 лет назад

I own a vectrex!

@spudboy56 4 года назад

Of all the game systems I have owned since 1982, the Vectrex is still with me. I have 21 cartridges. The system is just so damn cool.

@FroztiProductions 9 лет назад

The overlay served no,purpose lol

@sanicyouth6540 8 лет назад

+FroztiProductions It was just something to make the screen look a little nicer.

@LouisTheSEGANerd 8 лет назад

It makes it look that little bit more like a mini arcade system.

@sanicyouth6540 8 лет назад

Louis The SEGA Nerd Pretty much.

@StampStories 8 лет назад

It also showed you what each button did in the game, down in the corner if you look closely

@FroztiProductions 8 лет назад

Well that's nice but I would rather have it in a manual or something idk

@mrmimeisfunny 12 лет назад

i heard there are trains and planes with electric plugs (for charging phones) so imagine somebody coming on the train and playing vectrex on a train LOL :)

@kaboomerty1638 8 лет назад

How to be an ultimate hipster watch above

@septemberblueuk 15 лет назад

Brings back so many memories from the 80`s my brother had one and we rented out games from the local video store.

@tobor58 12 лет назад

My wife bought on of these back in the day. 2 generations of our family has played with this thing. It's a like a family heirloom .

@EricFalkDesign 8 лет назад

Ha, one of my friends had one of these. I remember back then I was about 12 or 13, ...I thought the machine was super cool, even back then. I was and am still impressed by how different the graphics were from the Atari's. It was a totally different approach to gaming.

@hipnotyq 11 лет назад

Just went to a game store and played a Vectrex for the first time today! It was awesome!

@DukeJan 15 лет назад

I think I just fell in love. This console looks wonderful!

@stevenormandin2448 8 лет назад

This is so unique,A piece of collection for any console collector!

@17R3W 13 лет назад

I love that the screen overlay comes in a sleeve. Reminds me of a record.

@Blummineck 10 лет назад

I finally got a Vectrex today, it's easily my favourite games console now.

@mrterry11235 14 лет назад

Man I miss my Vectrex that I sold to buy an Amiga 500. All the sounds in the video brings back so many memories.

@NoOdL3z18 12 лет назад

My dad and I have 2 of these sitting in the man cave down stairs BOTH WITH LIGHT PENS TOO! This is such a classic system I hold on to both like they are made of solid gold.

@fogueman 9 лет назад

Very excited. Just managed to buy a Vectrex after some time tracking one. A truly unique video, and most of my knowledge of the system came from CGR

@jlindsey241 3 года назад

I now own one!!!! And I love it!!!!!!

@jungle-wav1322 5 лет назад

That intro music is so nostalgic for me

@yasheshrathod 7 лет назад

My god!! What an infernal music wass there during the scene when the Berzerk cartridge was being showed.

@Lemon77UG 14 лет назад

You're underestimating your influence. Since you did the review, the price of a Vectrex on ebay has gone up!

@phoenixx100 15 лет назад

Nice review. I actually bought one of these at a Toys 'R' Us around 1981, on sale for only $50. Had about 4 or 5 carts for it, and loved it a lot. I later loaned it to a friend who kept it. It's a great system and a lot of fun; there was always a rumor of there being a BASIC programming cartridge floating around, but I haven't ever seen or heard anything definite.

@kyesdude77 15 лет назад

I have two systems, was going through all my boxes and found my games a few days ago, i still have fun playing it

@jorgesanders7521 7 лет назад

i have 36 and i didnt know this console existed until i saw it in pawn stars amazing review man!!!

@Ato0theJ 12 лет назад

The glow from all of the games is awesome, for some reason it has a different look from pretty much all of the systems that I own.

@brondaa 10 лет назад

Hey Bussler, I just bought a Vectrex because of you. I hope you're happy now!!!!!

@brondaa 10 лет назад

Ok...I got it today. It's amazing. Thank you, Mark!

@Sinn0100 5 лет назад

This is by far the best on RU-vid. I have been a life long gamer and I am building a home arcade right now. I know you guys are always looking for the rare to review....I have a very good friend (my old school dealer...sorry, I could not help it) that runs a gane store. This store is the size of a Target Super Store. Is there anything you guys are pining after to review? If so let me know, I might be able to get my hands on it. I just want to point out...the Vectrex has some obvious dark demons it needs to get out. He literally tried to kill you when you gave him a hug. Thank God you had more lives!

@LemonlyGamer 14 лет назад

Classic Game Room lovingly hugged a Vectrex... I've seen everything now.

@TheSektorz 13 лет назад

This is in great condition, I love such pieces of history! I bet it's hard to find one in good condition these days.

@finalcheckpoint1039 4 года назад

I miss the classic game room vectrex days mark!!!!! 💗

@JeffsTagtripp 14 лет назад

Coool review. First time i see a VECTREX in 20 yers.

@snatchviper 13 лет назад

I had one for my tenth birthday. greatest present ever!!!!!!!

@Obi-WanKannabis 13 лет назад

this console needed people like you to be sold back in the day

@JohnBasedowYoda 14 лет назад

I'm blow away by how pristine the boxes are.

@TrinidadJamesWoods 5 лет назад

A buddy of mine had one of these in 1992 when we were in middle school. It was fucking awesome. We spent our time playing the Vectrex and Street Fighter 2. Good times.

@relaxation5000 12 лет назад

Out of all the consoles I have ever owned this is still my favorite. My mother bought it for me brand new for $40 from Meijers. (Back in the day of course)

@marcretro 4 года назад

hey Mark bought your Vectrex book off Amazon cool stuff nice job

@KetwunsGamingPad 14 лет назад

Congrats on being the first video option for a RU-vid search for VECTREX!

@robinbackrud89 9 лет назад

The boxes look like they're in excellent shape! Impressive collection.

@badreality2 13 лет назад

For the noneagle-eyed viewer watch the video at 6:05 . He puts the screen overlay over the screen upside-down and then in the next shot it's right-side up. That's truly the magic of editing.

@TheRetroShed 7 лет назад

Awesome old machine! Always wanted one...

@treysan257 14 лет назад

ive never heard of this system..but for its time it had excellent grapics and sounds...even now...excellent review : )

@CalDugalo 10 лет назад

Best $150 I ever spent! Be patient on eBay and you can score one of these gems!

@SplatterFrog 4 года назад

Gotta love a good Vectrex collection.

@TheMetroidMurderer 14 лет назад

I just my vectrex today and it was the last day of my school (as of this comment) so today was a pretty good day, it's awesome me and my buddy played it so much before he had to leave it kicks major major but I gave mine a hug because it deserves it. Also it's alot smaller and doesn't weigh as much as I thought it would. But its still awesome.