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Post by playgeneration on Dec 31, 2011 14:59:12 GMT
I got my Atari 2600 out to play again last week, and have been enjoying some of the games I have for it, mainly Phoenix and Deadly Discs. My first games machine was an Atari 800, but there weren't that many games released for it, at least not on cartridge. I only got a 2600 during my ebay discovery console buying mania period, so I'm not overly familiar with its library of games. I'd like to explore some more of what the 2600 has to offer. I'm not that fussed on severely cut down games available elsewhere, I'm more interested in games exclusive to the console, or at least ones that weren't spoilt by its limitations. So any recommendations? and good two player games to look out for?
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Post by zavias on Dec 31, 2011 15:39:49 GMT
Breakout and super breakout are really good and still a very playable game. Pitfall 2 is probably one of the best games for the system and is a really fun platformer.
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Post by Tears of Opa-Opa on Dec 31, 2011 16:41:20 GMT
Warlords was a great 2-4 player game for the paddles.
Kaboom is a great game again for the paddles.
Adventure
Asteroids
Berzerk
E.T. (I liked it but most would say it's crap)
Haunted House
Joust
Kangaroo
Krull
Missile Command
Moon Patrol
Othello
Outlaw/Gunslinger
Phoenix
Vanguard
Yars' Revenge
Boxing
Burger Time
Carnival
Demon Attack
Fire Fighter
Frogger
Keystone Kapers
Mouse Trap
Popeye
Q*Bert
Spider-Man
Star Wars Empire Strikes back
Zavias already said Pitfall, Pitfall II, Breakout and Super Breakout those are all good.
I'd name a few more but they would be more expensive games that you might not like.
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Post by andypandy380 on Dec 31, 2011 16:55:13 GMT
yars revenge
cosmic ark
space tunnel
space cavern
Jr Pacman
enduro
defender II
mario bros
outlaw
frogs and flies
berzerk
circus atari
solar storm
indy 500
freeway
loads more, my minds gone blank =p
its also worth checking out the new games published by AtariAge, theyll set you back a bit of money but theres some great stuff if youre looking for exclusive titles that push the boundaries a bit more. Oystron is a good one
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Post by ShadowAngel on Dec 31, 2011 17:08:33 GMT
River Raid is a absolute Must-Have (There's also a sequel but it play nothing like this first game and personally, i don't like it)
Ice Hockey (Great Hockey game)
Chopper Command (Great Defender-style game)
Robot Tank (Way better than Battlezone)
Super Football (Great American Football game)
Tennis (the Activision one)
Desert Falcon
Jungle Hunt
Stargate
Turmoil
Dragon Stomper
Jawbreaker
Ladybug
Armor Ambush
Astroblast
Stampede
Communist Mutants from Space (you need the Supercharger for this game, so it's propably quite expensive but it's a great Space Invaders clone)
And as Andypandy said, some of the new games released by AtariAge are awesome like:
Medieval Mayhem
Juno First
Toyshop Trouble
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Post by Tears of Opa-Opa on Dec 31, 2011 17:29:50 GMT
Ladybug was on Atari 2600? Ladybug was awesome. I didn't know there was a 2600 version. |
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Post by Melanogaster on Dec 31, 2011 20:24:23 GMT
Considering the ones that haven't been mentioned yet I would name:
Boxing
Custer's Revenge (?)
Fantastic Voyage
Fishing Derby
Frostbite
H.E.R.O.
Keystone Kapers (already mentioned but it's my favorite, so just to be sure)
Megamania (how come nobody remembered this one so far? Such a bag of awesomeness)
Pac-Man
Plaque Attack
Seaquest
Smurfs - Rescue in Gargamel's Castle
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Post by ShadowAngel on Jan 1, 2012 2:45:59 GMT
How can anyone recommend that crap? It's a very lame "run from left to right, dodge some arrows" games and it's only famous because of all the controversy. It's not worth the money. |
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Post by andypandy380 on Jan 5, 2012 14:32:49 GMT
And as Andypandy said, some of the new games released by AtariAge are awesome like: Medieval Mayhem Juno First Toyshop Trouble I have Oystron, Juno First and Squish 'Em. have you ever had any problems with the regions? Oystron works perfect but i think they did that region free or something... the other 2 dont work on my ancient old school tv that i use for these games... i asked them and they said the games are PAL but somewhere between PAL and NTSC, i dont understand it. just wondered if i was the only one? |
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