Best of the games released in it's lifespan. Some really impressive new homebrews out there now.
@louistournas120
3 жыл бұрын
Very true. I think this was the last game that I bought, with my father of course. I don't remember the year but maybe it was 86, 87, 88?
@kamthenerd3696
6 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Solaris was originally going to be called The Last Starfighter to tie in with the movie, but the idea was trashed.
@elhistoriero1227
3 жыл бұрын
Now it is tied with the movie Solaris.
@louistournas120
3 жыл бұрын
@@elhistoriero1227 They should name a real star "Atari Solaris".
@electricadventures
12 жыл бұрын
It shows how far the capabilities of the Atari 2600 could be pushed. Amazing for a machine that was pretty much designed to play some fancier pong games. Credit goes to the designers adding both scan line interrupts (for palette changes per line), and expandability through the cartridge port i.e. later games contain memory RAM memory.
@numanuma20
6 жыл бұрын
electricadventures amen!
@the9thinning1
12 жыл бұрын
Best Atari 2600 graphics I've ever seen!
@karaokehammick5215
Жыл бұрын
I tried it on the Atari 50 compilation and was pleasantly surprised. It is a whole lot of fun and I can't believe I never heard of it.
@MrTheERRR
12 жыл бұрын
It is very extremely fantastic how intricate the level design looks but being less than 16-Bit graphics it's deceptive the sense of speed when your spacecraft is zooming
@joestewart6027
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the best games on 2600. Too bad they didn’t make a version for 7800 with really good graphics
@billybobjoe198
12 жыл бұрын
I read that comment before I viewed the video and it didn't even come close to preparing me for the visual masterpiece that this game is. It looks better than many NES titles.
@colstephens76
11 жыл бұрын
Not only the best game for Atari 2600, one of the best of all time! The guys on the planet are colonists. You are rescuing them, not running them over!
@jehad78
12 жыл бұрын
Truly amazing ! I had an atari 2600 back in 1986 and never even saw this game !
@TheOneTrueFingal
12 жыл бұрын
Great game. I especially dig how the ship goes into hyperspace! Totally tubular!
@ikeaaron
12 жыл бұрын
This was my very first favorite game. This and the original Mario Bros. for the VCS/2600. The man-hours I spent playing those can't even be quantified! Thanks for the nostalgia trip!
@HaganeSteel
12 жыл бұрын
I love the creativity you put into your reviews.
@razeezar
24 күн бұрын
This was my favourite game on the Atari when I was a kid, even though I had no idea what to do as I didn't have the booklet, and I never got very far. A few years later my favourite space adventure game was Starflight 2 (PC), though I only got to play it rarely at a relative's house since I didn't have a PC at home until the late 90's.
@MephistoOrb
10 жыл бұрын
this is my favourite show on KZitem!!
@cerberus144
12 жыл бұрын
1986, I was...three years old. It was a good time, Potty Training was in full force.
@zudemaster
6 жыл бұрын
Quest For Solaris, sounds like it could have been a never completed Rush album!
@ZetZatar
12 жыл бұрын
That's some pretty advanced stuff going on for a 2600 game! Looks more like a 5200 or 7800 game.
@TheMrNMrsParish
12 жыл бұрын
One of the very last 2600 games I owned right before I spotted a Sega Master System at a department store. An old favorite!!!
@Synthwave1980
12 жыл бұрын
Omg you rock. I kept trying to think of the spaceship shooter that was my favorite game for Atari that I used to play on our 7800. This is totally it. Thank you Mark. I can go on living my life again. I used to play the sh#@ out of this game. Keep up the CGR Awesomeness
@SirCaco
12 жыл бұрын
Damn, Mark. You really went overboard with the nostalgia this time o_ o
@pinebarrenpatriot8289
2 жыл бұрын
So glad I'm Generation X. I loved growing up in the 80's with the Atari, NES, and Sega Genesis (1989) all making games. This looks like a solid 8-bit game. The Atari 2600 was an amazing machine.
@jariten17
12 жыл бұрын
1986 I was in Kindergarten and had never played video games other than at Peter Piper Pizza and Putt-Putt (and those machines were too damned tall...I had to stand on a chair). Little did I know that Christmas would bring me a little grey box that would change everything.
@FocusSight
12 жыл бұрын
Sonic 2006 reference on a 2600 game before Sonic 06' was Made? - Priceless
@meoweo
12 жыл бұрын
that's best looking 2600 game ive ever seen
@gaboz
12 жыл бұрын
It look impressive for that time. Some great ideas went into making that game
@SylveonTrapito
12 жыл бұрын
I didn' know the old 2600 could make that. Amazing graphics and detailed backgrounds. I never had this one :(
@southgonholditdown
12 жыл бұрын
Solaris is an awesome book, must read for any sci-fi fan,
@Kingslayer76
12 жыл бұрын
He does sometimes, but you can watch anyone review modern games. I like watching all the old game reviews because it makes me all nostalgic. I think i can say that for most of mark's audience. We love our old games. They don't make em' like they used to.
@sonicmario64
12 жыл бұрын
I remember playing this game when I was in first grade! It was totally awesome, and it still does to this day! :D
@davidbrobinson1995
12 жыл бұрын
i loved growing up in the 90
@jamesrbrindle
12 жыл бұрын
Love the review style Mark, wish we were back in 1986! Awesome game too.
@cMehu
12 жыл бұрын
Mark you always make these reviews interesting and entertaining! You have your own great style, please don't change or change the world!! :)
@atomcraft
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark. I had completely forgotten that I owned this when I was a kid. I never found Solaris.
@MrROTD
12 жыл бұрын
compare early atari games to this one and you can see they squeezed a lot out of the system graphically.
@JohnSTF72
12 жыл бұрын
It's like Star Raiders,only it looks (and probably plays) way better. The 2600 never ceases to amaze me with its hidden gems.
@muen4634
12 жыл бұрын
love the laserdisc reference
@Alianger
7 жыл бұрын
It kinda reminds me of the Star Fox 2 beta for SNES, pretty cool game.
@Neonpremesis2
12 жыл бұрын
Surprised he didn't comment on the graphics. They look damn impressive for a 2600 title.
@StevenVillman
7 жыл бұрын
*_I KNOW..._* right...?! I thought that this video game was for the *_Atari_*_ _*_*7800*_* because of the impressive, NES-level of graphics when I watched a half hour gameplay KZitem video of this video game on a different KZitem Channel just before this one - *_*LOL!!!!!*_* XD :O :D
@bencheshire
12 жыл бұрын
I wish I could get a NES but my dad just got me an Amiga, but I still keep my dads 2600 woody on my desk next to it, and this game looks great, even though im only three and probably wouldnt appreciate it.
@teknifix
12 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favourites as well. I wish I had a 2600 again.
@systematicdecline24
12 жыл бұрын
MARK something went horribly wrong this video uploaded in 2012 :O
@mechanoid2k
12 жыл бұрын
believe it or not the one for the snes was to hook it up to satellaview which was an online service for snes (believe it or not). the service was only availible in japan as far as i know
@oneinchbiceps
12 жыл бұрын
Glad to see ya review this one Solaris is one of the best Atari 2600 games.
@jasonian2339
10 ай бұрын
I just started playing Solaris, and I didn’t know you were supposed to put aliens in that box so I would just blow it up. I guess I should’ve read the manual
@HappyWulf
12 жыл бұрын
I had this game. It was one of my favorites.
@Thomaticus
12 жыл бұрын
Love this game.....I still have it!
@MajorStupido
12 жыл бұрын
Where did he get a HD Camera in 1986?
@HauntedCJ
12 жыл бұрын
At last!! This game blew me away back in the day!!
@ChristopherSobieniak
12 жыл бұрын
I hear they're starting a new broadcast network to challenge "The Big Three" next year! :-)
@fiercebanana
12 жыл бұрын
It didn't get a betamax release, but it got a laserdisc release!
@Steelebourne
12 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to buy the new Star Wars movie's soundtrack on 8-track!! I just LOVE how much better they sound than those boring "cassettes"...those tiny things will only be out for a few months, I just know it!!
@RogueBoyScout
5 жыл бұрын
LOL :P
@richardhutnik
12 жыл бұрын
Solaris is hot... and Midnight Magic's Mean... The Fun is Back!
@cheerioabomination
12 жыл бұрын
Well I've watched my 15 CGR videos for the day. I guess I have to go to work now.
@Bloodthr0e
12 жыл бұрын
This is pretty amazing for the 2600.
@unboxingsonyonly
12 жыл бұрын
its 1986 and im from the futer, i have a playstation 3 it came out in 2006
@ObiTrev
12 жыл бұрын
I have researched the EXT Port extensively, but I wanted to hear one of his fun speculative rants on the subject. "Have you read the newest Nintendo Power!? I just found out there making an add on for the NES! It's gonna' be able to play VHS tapes and have Cable Box Tuner capabilities", or something similarly retro-active.
@syncmaster732nplus
6 жыл бұрын
If you play the solaris (the original Atari 2600) then you get a plane shadowing affect witch is actually cool in my opinion
@simonriddick
12 жыл бұрын
Ah the memories :) Looking back at it the game looks super primitive now.
@VulpisFoxfire
8 жыл бұрын
Zylons...was this game part of the Atari Force storyline?
@williamshores4882
3 жыл бұрын
I just bought this and another controller. I didn’t know the controls occasionally flipped so I thought my controller was broken.
@fargeeks
12 жыл бұрын
Wow best graphics I ever seen on the atari 2800 or 2600
@DarkLordNick999
12 жыл бұрын
I used to have this one. It was great!
@TRKizm
12 жыл бұрын
You was still watching Beta in 1986? - the Fisher vhs was released a year earlier.
@StevenVillman
7 жыл бұрын
Yes... Betmax was *_already_* on its way out by 1986, and it completely died off 2 years later on in time!
@dante224real1
9 жыл бұрын
i cant wait till the new zz top 8-track comes out! its gonna be so rad! and by the way dont rag on nintendo man! that nintendo system has color output and a cool rob brand robot! its gonna have tons of cool games that work with it coming out in a few years! i even hear nintendo is gonna get together with that new walkman company called "sony" and they are gonna rule the whole games market! i have a subscription to sears monthly so i'm in the know about all new games coming out.
@louistournas120
3 жыл бұрын
I think they made 3 games for the Robby the robot. I've never seen them being sold back then. In fact, I don't ever remember seeing the light gun games being sold back then.
@beneath_the_woods
12 жыл бұрын
Looks pretty impressive considering it's on the 2600.
@MatthJenks
6 жыл бұрын
I believe you were actually meeting friends at the arcade to play Gauntlet!
@izvitz
12 жыл бұрын
Wow, Mark hasn't aged a bit since then...
@SteveBrandon
12 жыл бұрын
Was the random shout-out to "Hogan's" in reference to THE HOGAN FAMILY? That show was still called VALERIE in 1986 as Valerie Harper didn't leave and have her character killed off until the third season.
@nick6var
10 жыл бұрын
It was created by the creator of the original Star Raiders, and was almost a tie-in for The Last Starfighter.
@RottenRroses
12 жыл бұрын
I am not convinced Mark really recorded this in 1986.
@ObiTrev
12 жыл бұрын
Now if only he could review the mysterious EXT ports on the bottom of the NES and SNES!
@tenacious645
12 жыл бұрын
Wow this game had some pretty good graphics for the time
@matthewlane518
3 жыл бұрын
It looks so much like moonsweeper, but yes more advanced
@HelpmelamEnglish
12 жыл бұрын
Don't forget when it's the 00's it won't be the 80's or 90's. Logic ftw!
@WowplayerMe
10 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, Looking forward to the review of Star Trek II on Laserdisc!
@punja73
12 жыл бұрын
lol i remember the controls would always flip for me cos id often be too late to save one of the fed planets, i managed to make it to Solaris in the end though
@WyreWizard
12 жыл бұрын
LOL, 1986. Man, I was 15 years old and a sophomore in HS. I remember back then video games were on a slow decline because of the mistake Atari made flooding the market with crap games. I was thankful though, Nintendo resurrected the market with their NES. I got one and never looked back. Of course, I also won $5,000 from a contest. I used the money to buy a lot of stock in a little company called AOL.
@CornishCreamtea07
12 жыл бұрын
Yes but you have to hammer the cartridge in or it won't work
@HelpmelamEnglish
12 жыл бұрын
Aah now i see, you maybe right, we'll have to wait and find out lol.
@marinhoeh3406
5 жыл бұрын
Nice planet of the apes reference!
@richardf2208
5 жыл бұрын
Many people have perceived Solaris to be the sequel to Star Raiders. And I always treated Solaris as the sequel to Star Raiders!!. The cover art was the same but reversed. The enemy spaceships were similar if not the same. Star Raiders enemies were called the krylons and Solaris were the Zylons. It even says the Zylons are back In the storyline!!. I always imagined the Krylons morphed into the Zylons as more aggressive, Stronger, bad ass aliens that were hell bent on galaxy take over after they got their ass kicked in Star Raiders!! The storyline is similar on both games as the krylons in Star Raiders were attacking planets As did the Zylons were attacked planets in Solaris. Your ship is called a Starfighter just like in Solaris so yeah I personally believe Solaris is the sequel!!
@m34nb34n
12 жыл бұрын
I have this !333 i got a copy with the original box and it even shrink wrapped
@gladeye2
9 жыл бұрын
Has anyone even clocked that game, I've had it since the 80's and still haven't
@andrejones3355
7 жыл бұрын
gladeye2. to beat the game dont fight a whole lot of ships at the beggining of the fist two galactic maps just go to all two of the zylons home planet and destroy it to get the first two extra ships now leave the first quadrant as soon as possible because if you try to destroy every ship on the beggining maps by the time you get to the second stage of the map where the blinking planet solaris is your controls will be in reverse you dont want that get to this second galactic map as soon as possible befote yhe quadrant turns red. I WONT MESS THE ENDING UP BY TELLING YOU I'LL LET YOU SEE IT FOR SELF IF YOU WANT TO TELL YOU JUST REPLY BACK YES AND I'LL TELL YOU THE ENDING☺
@StevenVillman
7 жыл бұрын
+Andre Jones How many levels are there in Solaris for the Atari 2600, and does each and every Galactic Map counts as a separate level in this video game???
@mr.pavone9719
Жыл бұрын
This game took both Star Raiders and Starmaster, mixed them together and kicked them up a couple notches..
@punja73
12 жыл бұрын
i was in year 7 back in 86 was a good year lol
@riseandfall420
12 жыл бұрын
haha the last starfighter. i remember that movie.
@BayviewGhost
12 жыл бұрын
I was negative five and my mom was graduating from high school. However, it's worth noting that she could have been playing Solaris at the time, since she had a 2600 that she stole from her old boyfriend!
@bluefungi
12 жыл бұрын
I'm in the year 2005 I just got need for speed most wanted for my PS2 I watched a review on this new video website called KZitem.
@me000
10 жыл бұрын
When I watch this video am I traveling to 1986 or is mark traveling to 2014?
@punja73
12 жыл бұрын
my favourite atari 2600 game!
@Alex_Miller1980
12 жыл бұрын
I just watched SPACEBALLS on beta, drink a can of TAB and damn 80´s rules !!!
@Steelback70
10 жыл бұрын
So when KZitem demanded I sign in to be able to see this review, I thought it was because there was objectionable content in it. What's so objectionable about the '80s?
@duke1647
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I find it obscure that the 80s would be objectional
@richardf2208
5 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite Video Games!! Played this for hours on end! Excellent gameplay and graphics. It actually felt like I was the commander of a spaceship!! SOLARIS definitely needs a remake for modern game systems!! Microsoft.. Sony.. are you listening?? Lol😊
@Lemon77UG
12 жыл бұрын
@hellonpluto: shoot lasers?
@thedrummerboycr
9 жыл бұрын
This game was made for the same Star Raiders Atari 8bit guy.
@gp75motorsports
12 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure.
@Nanofuture87
12 жыл бұрын
It'll always be the 80's, except when it's the 90's.
@shindra86
12 жыл бұрын
This looks good
@joestradamus75
12 жыл бұрын
Don't you need to use the key pad? I noticed you didn't mention this in your review. come to think of it, maybe I'm thinking of some other game.
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