+cvga Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Other than Combat, are there any other games that require two players? I remember having a dedicated Pong unit that required two players and I recall that several of the Intellivision sports games had to have two players but I'm not sure about other Atari games although I'm sure there are some. What other carts need two people to play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 OK, a quick search of some of the sports titles gave me the following two-player only games... Football Super Challenge Football Super Challenge Baseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 The unreleased M Network games Sea Battle and Swordfight also require two players. Apparently they were not released due to this fact. Intellivision Productions would later release a limited run of both of these games, and they are also now sold in the AtariAge Store. The homebrew game Mental Kombat by Simon Quernhorst is also a two-player only game. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Outlaw Air-Sea Battle Swordfight Freeway Cold War (on Stella's Stocking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Combat II International Soccer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 The unreleased M Network games Sea Battle and Swordfight also require two players. Apparently they were not released due to this fact. Intellivision Productions would later release a limited run of both of these games, and they are also now sold in the AtariAge Store. The homebrew game Mental Kombat by Simon Quernhorst is also a two-player only game. ..Al That's funny that Intellivision Productions would not release them because of that when several intellivision games and the M-Network games required two players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 OutlawAir-Sea Battle Swordfight Freeway Cold War (on Stella's Stocking) Outlaw, Air-Sea Battle, and Freeway are all described as one-player or two-player games on their respective boxes so they wouldn't count. I do agree however, that they are much better two-player than one-player games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Here's the updated list... Combat Combat II Football International Soccer Mental Kombat Sea Battle Super Challenge Baseball Super Challenge Football Swordfight I didn't know where to put Cold War since it's one option on a multi-cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfutrel Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 M Network's Armor Ambush. Would have been nice to have a 1-player option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATETHEBEARS Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 SLOT RACERS is two-players only. What about SPACE WAR? Are there any one-player versions on that game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Good calls on Armor Ambush and Slot Racers. Evidently there is a one-player option for Space War (at least according to the box). For some reason I couldn't wait to get Space War as a kid. Once I got it, I hated it and rarely played it. It must have been the description in the catalog that made me want it so badly. I used to read and reread all of the game descriptions over and over trying to determine which games to ask for next. Considering how limited my funds were, I chose some real stinkers like Space War and Street Racer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 New updated list... Armor Ambush Combat Combat II Football International Soccer Mental Kombat Sea Battle Slot Racers Super Challenge Baseball Super Challenge Football Swordfight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight magicman Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Maze Craze? Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Maze Craze? Peace The box says that this is a one or two player game. I'd imagine that there are many games that are much more practical as two player games even though they have one player options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Maze Craze? Peace The box says that this is a one or two player game. I'd imagine that there are many games that are much more practical as two player games even though they have one player options. Technically it's a two player game, but this page in the manual states some variations can be played by one person: http://www.atariage.com/manual_page.html?S...p;currentPage=1 Each player* controls a blue or red cop. Your cop's beat is a maze of cityblocks, and you must move the cop from the left side of the maze to the exit on the right, as shown in the diagram. *MAZE CRAZE may be played by one player, depending on the game number you're playing. See GAME VARIATIONS and the GAME SELECT MATRIX to determine whether anything has to happen to a second player in order for you to exit the maze and end the game. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user42 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Technically it's a two player game, but this page in the manual states some variations can be played by one person: Well then I would have to disagree....If the manual states some variations can be played by one person then technically it is a one or two player game. Not a two player only as the topic requests. @cvga Thanks for the list. I am working on a "Atari 2600 GameBase" and I hadn't even thought about marking the two player only games. This helps, thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Party Mix is for two to four players. One person could play it, but it's not much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Party Mix is for two to four players. One person could play it, but it's not much fun. Good call! Here's the updated list... Combat Combat II Football International Soccer Mental Kombat Party Mix Sea Battle Super Challenge Baseball Super Challenge Football Swordfight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Basketball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user42 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Basketball One or two player.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Basketball was one of the first games I purchased for my atari. Although he sometimes just ran around the court like crazy, I remember playing lots of games against the computer opponent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Gunfight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Gunfight Gunfight is for one or two players. I play the one player variation all the time. Outlaw on the other hand is two player only. I absolutely HATE 2 player only games. Not every household has more than one gamer in it ya know. Wp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Basketball I feel really stupid about this post. I have the game but not the instruction manual. I just took a look at the manual on this website. You guys are right, it is a one or two player game. I have to plug the controller into the right controller jack. I did not know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Party Mix is for two to four players. One person could play it, but it's not much fun. I'll clarify that Party Mix is for two or four players. It isn't fun with three players either, because the games are set up with two teams of two players. Tug of War is the only game you could play with three players. Since the only control is the paddle button, one player could play with two paddles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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