Calvin the angry bond game nerd.

@calvindyson

3 жыл бұрын

Think I need a secondary channel...

@WH250398

3 жыл бұрын

I CAN'T TOUCH THAT RED POT???

@stuartmorris2803

3 жыл бұрын

ABGN!

@PrinceOfCats5

2 жыл бұрын

Imagining Calvin in Nerd voice: A double taking pigeon? What were they thinking?

The biggest twist in this video was learning that Calvin is actually four years older than me despite looking ten years younger.

@Thatguy55595

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

@Ebolson1019

3 жыл бұрын

I’m shocked that he’s 9 years older than me, definitely looks like he should be in his early 20s

@AllardRT

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ebolson1019 I guess Calvin takes after his favourite Bond, Sir Roger Moore, and just ages way too slowly.

@calvindyson

3 жыл бұрын

The side effect is that when I hit 57 I'll lose a facial mole and age rapidly. Like that guy at the end of The Last Crusade

@Thatguy55595

3 жыл бұрын

@@calvindyson hahahaha Calvin is secretly Roger Moore in disguise

Goldeneye 007 - The Wii version is hands down one of my favorite Multiplayer experiences. Online back in 2011-2012 it was poppin. Great memories.

I think you should also give the A View To A Kill game a go. Let's just say it opens with a strange gunbarrel sequence and a terrifying sound that is supposed to be 'The name's Bond, James Bond.'

Never has the expression ‘Kids today don’t know they are born’ been more appropriate lol That’ was state of the art when we were kids! Great work as always

@Roboshi2007

3 жыл бұрын

The Atari was like the Model T ford of gaming, amazing for it's time and never again after,

@calvindyson

3 жыл бұрын

HA! Thanks for this! :D

"The world's most _famous_ _secret_ agent."

A jumping car sounds more like Speed Racer than Bond. And, of all the colours, bright pink? Perhaps, adapting Diamonds are Forever, they thought Bond needed a car to match his tie. It looks more like Homer Simpson’s car than anything Bond ever drove.

Calvin, you’re absolutely smashing it this year (2020-2021)! I love the movie and game reviews, but the varied topics have been fantastic, informative, and the comic skits have been legitimately laugh out loud funny. Lost count of how many times I’ve gone back to watch child Calvin say, “Nice to know I waste my future...” Thank you for the awesome content :-)

@calvindyson

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much for this! :D Honestly, I've been really throwing myself into video making given all the lockdown restrictions etc but I've loved having more time to really make videos I'm very happy with so I'm really glad you've been enjoying the last 12 months or so! Thanks so much :D

@chris.shamblin

10 ай бұрын

You and Calvin run two of my favorite KZread channels, so seeing this interaction while I've been watching Calvin's Bond game reviews gave me an unexpected "when worlds collide" moment just now.

@KalEl290

10 ай бұрын

@@chris.shamblin Awesome :) This may be my favourite comment I’ve ever gotten on KZread and it’s not even on one of my videos. To be recognised along side Calvin, the YT GOAT for everything Bond, is very flattering. Cheers Chris.

AVGN should do a james bond episode. in fact im surprised he hasn't talked about james bond at all

Apparently, Parker Brothers was planning for a sequel of sorts with an Octopussy game that ended up being canceled.

@jenniferschillig3768

3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing that advertised in the Octopussy fan magazine I had--with a graphic of an 8-bit James Bond running along the top of a train. I had Atari as a kid, but I never had this or any James Bond game.

@bradley8575

2 жыл бұрын

Hm Parker Brothers that company they also Made a Bunch of Star Wars Games with Atari in the Early to mid 1980s.

Calvin hast become the Angry Video Game Nerd.

0:53 Fun fact. The Spy Who Loved Me was also released for the Commodore 64. As such for the longest time if you googled "The Spy Who Loved Me 64" you would get picture of that game. Now when you google it, you will see screen shots of a Fan project to bring The Spy Who Loved Me to the Nintendo 64.

Welcome to the 80s when we had to use our imagination in conjunction with video games.

@HOTD108_

2 жыл бұрын

You don't still use your imagination? Using your imagination in tandem with any art while engaging with it is crucial to the experience, no matter how graphically advanced it may be. That's just my opinion anyway.

Protect this man at all costs

LOL, never thought the 007 theme would be such torture for Calvin. 😆

@ShamrockParticle

2 жыл бұрын

The Atari 5200 version isn't as bad 😊

Mr.Dyson. I love your videos. Have a happy and healthy 2021❗

Ahhh, computer game nostalgia. Never played this but the gameplay looks pretty much the same as it was for all games from that era. Move, jump, and shoot. Hours of fun! 👍

Ah, the old days of video games being just clusters of colored pixels. And of also being excruciatingly difficult because of graphics limitations. (Seriously, go play the original Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, or Battletoads if you think THIS was hard) Been thinking about getting myself an Atari 2600 to add to my retro gaming collection and may have to find myself a copy of this too. Also, I'm guessing you're gonna be hearing that 8-bit James Bond theme in your nightmares for a few weeks, huh? XD

@calvindyson

3 жыл бұрын

That 8-bit theme has really stuck in my head. Maybe I'm just going mental in lockdown but I sing it in the shower. Complete with shrieking.

"This can be anything with the license slapped on it". You are correct. That's what happened. They started making a bespoke Octopussy game (with the train scene well represented) but that was taking too long so they took an in-development side scrolling shooter and re-skinned it. A similar situation happened with the first Activision Ghostbuster game. When this didn't sell well (and the big North America videogame crash hit), they sadly scrapped the Octopussy game and no one has found a ROM. www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/jamesbond/jamesbond.htm

I’m just really excited for the new game, I’m still young so I haven’t played much of the games at all so hopefully it will be a great introduction!

Love your channel! Thank you for everything!!!👍🏻😁

Good video Calvin! I actually had this game when I was a kid for the Commodore 64. I found it so frustrating that I think it put me off video games, all video games for the rest of my life I never play video games after this!

Enjoyed the humor. That’s it. That’s the comment.

I was born 20 years before you, so I remember the A2600 very well, having received one as an Xmas gift in 1983, the same year I became a Bond fan and began working through the early VHS releases. I don't remember this game though; it may have not been a wide release.

Hey Calvin, are you going to continue with the mission impossible reviews? Really enjoyed them so far.

@calvindyson

3 жыл бұрын

Certainly shall! Hopefully I'll get on with the next one once I've finished the Octopussy review!

@DarthRushy

3 жыл бұрын

@@calvindyson Don't forget your old nemesis John Gardner...

@jamesatkinsonja

3 жыл бұрын

@@calvindyson Can't wait

God you make me feel old. Not knowing about the computers. First time I felt disconnected with you!

If you want to play the best unofficial Bond game from the 80's, look for Spy Hunter arcade version. It has all the elements from the car/boat chase from The Spy Who Loved Me.

Grew up with the NES myself, but I love the Atari. I don’t know if this will work on your side of the pond, but a coaxial adapter can be used for some second generation consoles.

Those were advanced graphics for the day Calvin. Hilarious seeing someone who started out with Goldeneye going back to something more basic which to us in it's day was considered advanced. Well more advanced than Pong. The first James Bond game I played was 'Live and Let Die' which even for it's day was complete crap. Live and Let Die is the worst game that I've ever played...or given up on. Where is Sheriff Pepper when you need him? LOL

@robvegas9354

3 жыл бұрын

was that the boat racing game? on the C64 I seem to remember being stuck in canal locks for what seemed like forever on that one. LTK and living daylights weren't too bad on the C64, though having said that if we played them today.....

I went back and tried the empire strikes back on the Atari and I found that game quite fun for what it was.

"been wondering when he'd get to a From Russia with Love game playthrough next" *battles frogmen instead* "...this will do then I guess"

A Review to A Kill

First off, I am a gamer. While only 4 years older then you, I got into games much younger (1991 or 1992 at age 6 or 7) then you. But I rarely go back to the NES generation, let alone the Atari 2600 generation. I feel that some game's lock picking mechanics or Easter Egg arcade games offer better gameplay then most games of this era. So bravo for being willing to sit down any play it. I didn't know of this game until I watched WhatCulture Gaming's Every James Bond Video Game Ranked Worse To Best video. Ever see that? Might be good for a reaction, or letting you know of games for future videos.

Well I feel old. I remember playing consoles that the kids can't even pronounce now

@davidcrowley1218

3 жыл бұрын

Still enjoyed the video though. Hilarious

In all honesty, a lot of games from this era of consoles (pre-Nintendo) are more like interesting tech demos and curiosities than anything we think of as a "game" these days. And honestly this is kinda bad even by Atari 2600 standards. But they're super cool to explore from a historical perspective nonetheless! I'm glad you're going through these. I'm actually really looking forward to your take on the James Bond 007 Game Boy game--THAT one I have fond memories of and it's actually a pretty decent game!

@rodrigoalves-cg6xv

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you are trying to say. This is not a "tech demo", it's a game. A very peculiar one with very specific rules, but still a game. And to be honest, after reading the manual I really liked it.

This was as good as games got pretty much in the early to mid 80s. I was born in 1978 and my childhood was full of the ZX Spectrum and games such as Dizzy and Lotus Esprit Turbo. Basic by todays standards but had a certain charm and personality largely missing form todays big budget games.

7:13 "They blew up the cargo robot... and the cargo was PEOPLE!!!"

Love your videos !

@calvindyson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much :D keeps me occupied so I'm glad you enjoy them too!

@ShadowMusic777

3 жыл бұрын

@@calvindyson thx for the reply

Also LOVE YOUR VIDEO GAME REVIEWS

I am old enough for these systems Calvin and think you will enjoy the View to a Kill game a lot more ( I had the Commodore 64 version).

Hah, very entertaining :) On the subject of games, Calvin, have you tried the Legendary 007 Card Game from Upper Deck? It's quite fun, and is by far my favorite Bond game that plays on the tabletop. It's equally good alone or with friends.

Love the background music track...very nostalgic! I wanna say TWINE on PS1?

That playthrough at the end is fantastic content! Sorry Calvin, but it's just fun seeing you get frustrated.

As someone who worked in retail & sold some of those early games, this is a huge flashback for me. Starting with the music. Back then that was as good as it got, & was loved for the fact it was even there. & those graphics were as good as it got. Some games were for what we now call platforms, back then computers or video game players. & at times there were differences because of what each player/computer could do. Also, not so easy as it would seem, was it?

Ahoy Calvin, do you plan on reviewing TWINE for N64 sometime?

That was fun a video lmao. Though i'm curious, does that mean this mean that these smaller Bond game reviews will also be apart of the channel now? Cause i am honestly curious to see what your review on James Bond 'The Dual' would be like. Anyways, great video Calvin!

@calvindyson

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! I'd certainly like to do some of these smaller game reviews every now and then for the older games in the series. Because they seem quite basic and don't have much in the way of story, I can't see any really having enough to talk about for 30 mins + but for little ones like this, I think it works okay! Thanks again :D

@sweatyballs9804

3 жыл бұрын

@@calvindyson alright then, have a great evening Calvin!

You should check out james bond game on gameboy

Rumour has it Calvin still has nightmares about that death music...

Are you going to do the View To A Kill game on commodore ?

Trust me: this is from my era of video games and this is one of the most frustrating games ever made. Graphics are good for the 2600 though.

If youre going retro with Bond games, 007 The Duel for sega genesis is a must play, really good one.

Try playing 007 for the Colecovision... I won it (all FOUR levels that is) as a 7-8 year old and remember it being not too difficult

I can’t imagine how I could’ve ever become a lover of videogames if all I had at the start was Atari games instead of the Sega Genesis and PS1.

Please review James Bond 007 for the Game Boy. Highly underrated

Big question is: what would you rather listen to, the high pitched Bond theme from this game or the intro to Goldfinger, Calvin? 😂

Please get Twitch and stream James Bond games forever!!

I never played this particular game, but licensed Atari 2600 games were a mixed bag. To look at two other Parker Bros games for that system: maybe because it was based on an arcade game, the Popeye game's characters actually looked a bit like their characters IIRC. Spider-Man was a stick figure and shot webs from his head instead of hands, but if you squinted a bit you could imagine it being a distance shot of him scaling a building with crooks and bombs.

Will you be trying out the worlds not enough on n64?

Love the videos

Good video. Please do World is Not Enough N64 Version?

Oric or Auric ;-) ? Good old synthy-sound and pixelitis.

Are you going to review The World is Not Enough for the N64? Also you should check out Goldfinger 64. It’s a fan made game that takes the Goldeneye engine and makes a whole new game out of it. You can download it online or get a physical cartridge though sites like Etsy and play it on your N64. Highly recommended and I think you would like it, it’s kind of like a DLC for Goldeneye.

Wait does this mean you are doing all the Atari games? Also I have been playing James Bond The Duel and I feel that is the beginning of the modern bond game, it has stealth elements mission objectives etc of course when you get to that game be careful on mission 3 otherwise you will turn into strawberry jam...

0:29 Just to clear things up, for the MSX and ZX consoles you just pronounce the letters as if there were a slace in between them. Like you would for the term AI (meaning Artificial Intelligence). Can't speak for the other consoles though, since my area of expertise is limited to just the MSX and ZX Spectrum consoles.

Played it on my Commodore 64 back in the day and it was just as bad🤔 are you going to try out more old Bond games?

I am old school Calvin and I am this day old, to even be aware that there were other levels besides the Diamonds Are Forever level.. I don't think many people got past that! More importantly, where can I get that awesome JW Pepper print!!!!!

I actually remember renting the A View To A Kill PC game from a computer shop near my house that rented out computer software for 2 days for $2. My dad ended up bootlegging a bunch of games I rented from that shop for my collection when I was little. That was 35 years ago, today they'd get shut down and the owners would be prosecuted for it.

Hi Calvin! How do I become a Gold Patron?

possible next: James Bond 007 - The Duel (Sega Master System vs Genesis/Mega Drive )

Lol I HAD this game and at the time I thought just the very IDEA of having a Bond video game was just the coolest thing ever! Btw - I’ve NEVER used an emulator- how do you even do that?

@wildsmiley

3 жыл бұрын

Google it. Myself, I think it’s better to play the original hardware.

You should more Let's Plays

“The latest James Bond movie's release date has been postponed once again and is now set to hit cinema screens in November 2021.”

The early Bond games are a real mixed bag. There's a Live and Let Die game I had on the Amiga (note to Calvin - Amiga is the female equivalent of Amigo. So, it's A-meega, rather than Ami-ga) which is basically some speedboat-based shooter, that Domark just slapped the Bond licence on. The opening level has you racing along a jungle river, so I guess they thought that was close enough to the Florida Everglades, but subsequent levels differ significantly from the source film. I certainly don't remember a sequence where 007 races his missile-firing speedboat along the Nile in Egypt. and then through the the Arctic Sea. Unless those are deleted scenes? Then there's the point and click adventure title, James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair (also for the Amiga and MS DOS). Developed by French company Delphine, the game began life as Operation Stealth, as was published as such in Europe, and has the player as a tuxedo-wearing CIA agent attempting to stop the theft of a new Stealth Fighter. But for the US release, it was reworked as a 007 game - retitled and with the character renamed to suit. Unfortunately, that didn't go so far as remembering to change CIA to Mi6 in the dialogue or graphics, so you have the confusing scenario of James Bond working for the Central Intelligence Agency. Unless of course, this is actually a 2nd outing for Barry Nelson's "Card Sense" Jimmy Bond? Probably not though. One of my favourite computers of the era was the Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2A, and Amstrad (who owned Sinclair by then) saw fit to release a 007 themed Spectrum Action Pack. This is notable, because it included a bundle of exclusive James Bond games, and a cassette tape recording of Desmond Llewellyn as Q, briefing Bond for his mission. The games included were older commercial releases, reworked to make use of the included light gun, and to include the Bond licence, as well as a slightly reworked version of Licence to Kill, with all the games now forming an linked story arc. This sees Bond doing some target practice, before infiltrating a countryside manor of the bad guy, where he takes part in some clay pigeon shoot. Eventually, the action shift to the main attraction - the reworked version of the recently available Licence to Kill. Interestingly, the overall villain in the story someone who is clearly supposed to be Blofeld, as the printed manual names him as such, while the audio tape and games refer to him as a similar sounding name that Kevin McClory couldn't sue over.

7:54 Did that car just crash a satellite out of the sky? That's quite a feat, especially considering that the instruction booklet claimed the satellites were indestructible.

I seem to remember that the ATARI 130XL version of this game had FOUR levels - DAF, TSWLM, MR and FYEO

Calvin Dyson Lets Play Channel when.

I know you’d want to stick with Bond games but would you consider trying out other “espionage” games like the Metal Gear Solid or Splinter Cell games?

@andrewoldham3675

3 жыл бұрын

Calvin may enjoy Snake Eater dor the 60s Bond inspired setting.

Hey calvin! Did you see someone is making a spy who loved me n64 game?

I love the Atari 2600, one of the all time great consoles. I had no idea this game existed, though. It sorta reminds me of Moon Patrol, except not as good. Hopefully young Calvin won’t come away with the idea that all 2600 games are like this.

So the Diamonds Are Forever level has you travelling across the Nevada desert that's filled with deadly satellites, craters and robot people that fire radiation? Are you sure you're not playing a prequel to Fallout: New Vegas?

Dude, did you hear that designers have made an N64 version of Goldfinger, The Spy Who Loved Me and Tomorrow Never Dies? Check it out on KZread if you don't believe me.

That Atari 2600 was released in 1977 has 128 BYTES of RAM (no giga, mega, or even kilo modifier). A single, old school 144 character tweet would not fit in the RAM of the Atari 2600. It's amazing when any game for that system can do anything more sophisticated than PONG. These multi-platform releases from the early 80s are best played either on the Atari 8-bit (or 5200) or the C64. Those would be the equivalent of playing on an Xbox One versus the Xbox 360 version. You'd be playing on 1980 versus 1975 tech, they had 48-128X the amount of RAM, much better graphics and sound hardware, etc.

You really need to play it in true Atari 2600 fashion by using the joystick. Keyboard control on the emulators is daffy at times.

If you think the Atari 2600 music is bad, wait until you play A View To A Kill on Commodore 64 - Bond sounds like Dr. Claw in the intro.

Aah, old games were so much harder and unforgiving on the players!

Back in the day they had to get as many hours of play as possible out of a limited amount of storage, the expectation was that kids would only be getting games at Christmas and their birthday so the games had to provide 40+ hours of game. Because of this games were made quite challenging so you could spend hours playing and not run out of game.

I suggest taking a look at Quantum of Solace for the ps2. It's a third person shooter by Eurocom and I think it's better than the Ps3 version. Do change the control preset to "Royale" and set the zoom aim to "hold". The standard controls make no sense whatsoever.

@michaelboyle1805

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure he did a review of it

@WH250398

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelboyle1805 Nope he didn't. He reviewed the ps3 version which is a first person shooter by Treyarch.

@michaelboyle1805

3 жыл бұрын

@@WH250398 the PS3 version was a mix between first and third person

@WH250398

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelboyle1805 I think you understood perfectly what I meant

@michaelboyle1805

3 жыл бұрын

@@WH250398 no I don't...... I've only played the PS3 version and it is a mix between first and third person. I have never played the PS2 version and honestly assumed it was the exact same. Please enlighten me

The C64 version might be a bit easier than this, but at least with the Atari you can choose the levels from the start. Considering the Atari VCS used 4K and 8K cartridges (yes, a Spectrum 48K had x12 times more ram), and about as powerful as a paper clip, I think what they managed to acheive is nothing short of a miracle. A very, very crap miracle.

Palitoy made this in the UK

people playing atari had tons of imagination back then to fill in the holes for games, enjoy it for what it is, play TSWLM N64 emulator next! I think youll like it

I found this review to be very interesting

Brilliant Cal, awfit games weren't they to be honest. Please try (if you haven't already) an arcade game called "Sly Spy" by a Japanese company called 'DATA EAST' "Bond" is a CIA agent but it's basically all the Bond movies put into a late 80s arcade run and gun game

From what I recall, reviews of this game back then had the same criticism as you. This game does not feel like a Bond game when you are playing it. I personally never had the chance to play it myself. I didn't buy it due to the poor review of it.

Now I want a crossover with retro mancave.

I needed the smelling salts after hearing you pronounce "Amiga" as "amigur".

Amega is pronuonced Ah-meee-gah. Speaking of games, how's my 3DS Capture Card I loaned you holding up?

I recommend Sly Spy.

You should have cut in the clip of Sean Bean from Goldeneye saying "still press here do I?" ;-) At the time this was out I had a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A and there were much better games than this, so I'm thankful this was never released for the TI :-)

i was expecting the world is not enough (N64) to be next before doing the games before goldeneye

There was a huge jump in graphics from the Atari era to the Nintendo 64 era. It's quite jarring, if you didn't live through it.