bomberpunk Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 what are some of your favorite 2600 titles that aren't quite that popular? mine are: Armor Ambush (i always liked it more than Combat) Firefighter (i love watching that convulsing person in the window) Night Driver (i used to run through the easy/medium levels flawlessly). Riddle Of The Sphinx (the first game that i figured out everything on my own and even made my own walkthrough manual with crayons & colored pencils at a very young age) Space Attack (because it's fun as hell, those SFX rock, and you can actually win) i'm sure there's more but those stand out in my mind right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottHuggins Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Ha! Nice thread idea... Demons to Diamonds. I love this game. It's so fast. Paddle games for the VCS are so much fun. The two player version of this game rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codyr783 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 For me it would have to be Bobby Is Going Home.Good diffuculty and requires right timing to avoid birds and get across the draw bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberpunk Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 ooh, and Kabobber. it may seem like there's no strategy other than pressing Right, Right, Right, Right, Right... but each formation has its ups & downs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 ooh, and Kabobber. it may seem like there's no strategy other than pressing Right, Right, Right, Right, Right... but each formation has its ups & downs. Kabobber is pretty awesome. I finally figured out the pattern and maxxed the score. Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 A few oddballs I like off the top of my head: 1) Alien from 20th Century fox. 2) Frankensteins Monster from Data Age. 3) Raft Rider from US Games. 4) BMX Air Master from TNT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Video Olympics Homerun Air-Sea Battle Star Ship Miniature Golf Street Racer Pac-Man Name This Game As you can see, I'm partial to the early VCS titles. I don't know Night Driver and Alien weren't popular...in any case, I dig those too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scumdogg Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Finally, a thread where people won't make fun of me for saying Coconuts. I <3 Coconuts. And Lost Luggage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviticus Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Here's 3 oddballs I love and the reasons: Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes: Great "fun because it's hard and frantic" shooter Adventures Of Tron: best 2600 platform game. Armor Ambush: better than Combat for strategic tank warfare! When I got back into Atari, a few years ago, it was really cool to find all these games I never had as a kid, but that were so fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Well.....for underappreciated and relatively unknown to the masses games I love: Fantastic Voyage: Love this game....best Fox game. Bank Heist: Another unsung hero from Fox. As for oddball....I'm not really sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I like the 2600 version of Tutankham. I also like Spacemaster X-7 and Ram It! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I like the 2600 version of Tutankham. I also like Spacemaster X-7 and Ram It! Tempest I have fond memories of Space Jockey, mostly because it was the first new $10 game I ever saw! I remember they sold them at the drug store (Perry Drugs maybe?) and begged my mom to buy it. It's actually not that bad of a game either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Airlock. Short but still fun. I also seem to be in a minority that really likes 2600 Burger Time. When I was a kid, sleepovers meant 2 player Maze Craze until 3AM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candiru Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Seconded on Spacemaster X-7. This is a great one that hardly ever gets mentioned. If it were more common, it would beat out many of the 2600's well-known great games people tend to put in their top ten lists. Bump 'n' Jump. I guess it's not really an oddball game, but you don't hear much about the 2600 version. Addictive gameplay. Time Pilot. I enjoy this one quite a bit. If you like the plane levels in Combat, this is probably the best substitute on the 2600 for when you can't find a 2nd player. Encounter at L5. The game CAN get kind of dull, but the control scheme is unique enought that it keeps pulling me back for a few rounds. I like topics like this. Sometimes they'll give me the nudge I need to give a 2nd chance to a title that's been collecting dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Bank Heist Demolition Herby Tape Worm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirin jensen Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I definitely agree with Spacemaster X-7 and Space Jockey. I'd add Sorceror. It reminds me of what I like about Pitfall. In fact, I probably play it more than Pitfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Lets see.... Spacemaster X-7 Space Jockey Sorcerer Squeeze Box FireBall Fast Eddie Infiltrate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Crackpots for me... Got that in a box of about 50 carts from an eBay lot last summer. I'd never heard of it. Got hooked instantly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Armor Ambush (i always liked it more than Combat)Riddle Of The Sphinx (the first game that i figured out everything on my own and even made my own walkthrough manual with crayons & colored pencils at a very young age) Armor Ambush is the 2600 port of the INTV's Armor Battle, right? I like that one a lot. Definitely far superior to Combat. I liked Riddle of the Sphinx quite a bit back in the day. I was always playing it over at a friend's house, but could never score the cartridge for myself. Nowadays, I have the cartridge, but I've forgotten how to play, and just don't have the get up and go necessary to relearn it. Anyway, I really like playing the following games: Pac-Man = I used to play this game ALL the damn time. It isn't bad at all. Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator = When my 5200 controllers died in the early 90s, a friend revealed he had the 2600 version of this game. I started playing it to get my Star Trek videogame fix. It plays subtly different and faster than the 5200 version, so I ended up liking both. SpaceChase = I don't know why. I just liked this game as a kid. I didn't have it, but someone I knew did, and I played it whenever I went to their house. I guess I thought the scrolling background was neat. Plus, it was somewhat similar to the very first arcade game I ever got addicted to: Space Encounters. Planet Patrol = Yet another game a friend had and I played every chance I got. I liked the day/night cycle of the game (even though the night missions sucked) and landing in between levels. Gangster Alley = I just had a soft spot in my heart for Spectravideo, I guess. I guess I like it because of the general reflex feel of Missile Command, another favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 what are some of your favorite 2600 titles that aren't quite that popular? mine are: Armor Ambush (i always liked it more than Combat) Firefighter (i love watching that convulsing person in the window) Night Driver (i used to run through the easy/medium levels flawlessly). Riddle Of The Sphinx (the first game that i figured out everything on my own and even made my own walkthrough manual with crayons & colored pencils at a very young age) Space Attack (because it's fun as hell, those SFX rock, and you can actually win) i'm sure there's more but those stand out in my mind right now Space Attack, Demons to Diamonds... Fantastic Voyage, and Adven-of-Tron, I really like all these too. Some of my fav. unpopular/oddball games, (in no specific order) E.T. - Love the random challenge, no problems with the Holes/Wells. Lock N' Chase - Mattel's 2600 one player titles have a soft spot with me. Porky's - I love blowing up the Bar, and running from the big Ballbricker. Zaxxon - This was and is fun to me (better then expected). Ghostbusters - I respect the work that went into it, kinda fun game. Swordquest Earthworld - Never finished it, but like it anyway. Dark Cavern - This game used to be one of my top favs. Still pretty good now. Spikes Peak - Chaos can be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codyr783 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Crackpots for me... Got that in a box of about 50 carts from an eBay lot last summer. I'd never heard of it. Got hooked instantly! Crackpots is by far one of my favorite games too.With increasing strategy and difficulty I get hooked to this game for hours at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Star Fox - Yeah, I know, Mythicon sucks hard, yada yada yada, but I still like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Zaxxon - This was and is fun to me (better then expected). That was another one I played the hell out of. I just hated the random death bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Carnival Gopher Maze Craze Night Driver Minature Golf Amidar Thunderground Freeway Dragster Othello Sky Jinks Superman Threshold Crystal Castles Spacemaster X-7 Lock 'N' Chase Dark Cavern and... Skeet Shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 (edited) Wow, so far there are 2 people besides me that like Miniature Golf Edited May 1, 2007 by accousticguitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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