Dave Crosson Game Room

Founded by bussler it launched on november 7 1999 on the internet startup website fromusalive.

Dave crosson game room. Game room one of the first online shows of its kind if not the first. David crosson busy in another state did not take part in the making of the dvd in the interviews bussler slips somewhere between self deprecating humor and a serious assessment of the game room s groundbreaking nature giving the viewer an awkward glimpse at thinly veiled conceit though hairline cracks in his supposedly humorous facade. Mark and dave from the original classic game room give a multi part interview about the game room the demise of the show their favorite episodes and what they re doing now. Classic game room ran from october 1999 to november 2000 featuring two irreverent hosts mark bussler and david crosson who spiced up their game reviews with wisecracks profanity alcohol references and goofy parodies.

Filmed in the. It had been about 2 years or so since we hung out and it was great to see him again and bs. These episodes are connected together by a talking head vh1 style interview with bussler along with scattered behind the. The pair had met at pittsburgh filmmakers school and shared a mutual love of movies and video games.

I was able to meet up with dave in nyc a few weeks ago and catch up. Both mark and dave felt that it was necessary and decided to make it a reality. Classic game room the rise and fall of the internet s greatest video game review show markets itself as a documentary about the show but the real purpose of the film seems to be to act as a best of complication featuring nine of the original 1999 2000 episodes plus one never before seen episode that was only partially completed when the show was canceled. The game room era 1999 2000 the show was originally titled the game room and presented by mark bussler and david crosson.

The pair had met at film school and shared a mutual love of movies and video games. Originally titled the game room and presented by bussler and david crosson the video game review series launched on november 7 1999 on the internet startup website fromusalive part owned by michael. Classic game room hosts david crosson and mark bussler circa august 2007. For those who appreciate classic games beer and lowbrow humor classic game room is a celebration of the best things in life.

Dedicated to reviewing classic and contemporary games from the atari 2600 to the fledgling sega dreamcast game room was shot on a tiny budget by two enthusiastic friends who met in film school. At one point with bussler s deadpan delivery you honestly can t tell if he s going to tell a joke or start crying. We talked about movies and video games shared our thoughts on the xbox 360 hd dvd blu ray ps3 and whatnot. A charming tongue in cheek dvd featuring two irreverent quite likeable hosts who exhibit a self deprecating sense of humor and are knowledgeable of all video game systems from the atari 2600 to the dreamcast.

The game room is a video game review show hosted by mark bussler and david crosson.