Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Everything old is resold again, as we take a look at "Compromised 'Classics' Compilations!" We'll be going over a brief history of how publishers came to bank on nostalgia, and sampling their sub-par conversion work.

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GAMES PLAYED:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
16:56 - A Brief History of Game Compilations
33:24 - Arcade Smash Hits (SMS, 1992)
46:14 - Super Asteroids & Missile Command (LYNX, 1994)
1:00:22 - The Floodgates Open
1:08:46 - Arcade Classic 1: Asteroids / Missile Command (GB, 1995)
1:23:12 - Arcade Classic 2: Centipede / Millipede (GB, 1995)
1:36:13 - Arcade Classic 3: Galaga / Galaxian (GB, 1995)
1:49:48 - Arcade Classic 4: Defender / Joust (GB, 1995)
2:10:44 - Arcade Classics (SGG, 1996)
2:30:24 - Arcade Classics (GEN, 1996)
2:40:49 - Arcade Classics: Battlezone & Super Breakout (GB, 1996)
2:56:57 - Williams Arcade Classics (TGC, 1997)
3:14:42 - Arcade Hits: Joust & Defender (GBC, 1999)
3:23:04 - Arcade Hits: Moon Patrol & Spy Hunter (GBC, 1999)
3:34:04 - Best & Worst of the Night
3:43:21 - Closing

LINKS:
- PC Gamer article discussing the reception to 'Battlezone 98 Redux': pcgamer.com/games/strategy/i-tracked-down-the-guy-who-gave-a-negative-review-to-battlezone-98-redux-after-playing-for-over-8-000-hours-and-came-away-convinced-he-was-right

ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2026-03-24

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