Galaxian Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Have you ever bought an Atari 2600 game that is noticeably better than all others? Well, tell us! I'm just starting a collection and need help to see which games rise above the others and which game crash and burn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimpoleshuk Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Have you ever bought an Atari 2600 game that is noticeably better than all others? Well, tell us! I'm just starting a collection and need help to see which games rise above the others and which game crash and burn! There is a running list of top games in another thread, I'd check that out. I'd throw down River Raid and Pitfall II as my top pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 i would say yars' revenge, dig dug, solaris, and pac man (no, im just kidding about pac man, but the others are good.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 My favs would be Pitfall 2, Tapper, Adventure, and I was always a fan of HUman Cannonball and Sky Diver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Have you ever bought an Atari 2600 game that is noticeably better than all others? Well, tell us! I'm just starting a collection and need help to see which games rise above the others and which game crash and burn! There is a running list of top games in another thread, I'd check that out. I'd throw down River Raid and Pitfall II as my top pics Wow. Before clicking on this thread, those are the two games that instantly came to my mind after seeing the thread title. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Tough to say, but I'd go with Yar's Revenge. I miss playing that game when I don't have a 2600 plugged up and it is only available on the 2600 (unlike Pitfall, River Raid, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Just get Beamrider. You won't need any other games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Toyshop Trouble and Lady Bug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitfall Harry Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 (edited) I nominate 20th Century Fox's Crash Dive as the "Crash and Burn" title. Just look at the title! Look at that flying sub crash nose-down into the ocean! Edited September 5, 2009 by Pitfall Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 (edited) i would say yars' revenge, dig dug, solaris, and pac man (no, im just kidding about pac man, but the others are good.) You know, even though people say pac-man for the 2600 helped kill video games back in the 1980's, I personally enjoyed playing the game back then and even now in 2009 I still enjoy it once in a while because there's nothing like hearing "dunt dunt dunt" as you go around eating dots As for games that rise above the rest for me, just to name a few I'd have to say Kaboom, Tapper, Keystone Kapers and H.E.R.O. Edited September 5, 2009 by seanhq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Frostbite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 ADVENTURE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Two of my favs: Pressure Cooker and Fantastic Voyage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Moonsweeper and Solaris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Maine_Man Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Bezerk,Dragonfire,pitfall,Demon Attack,Atlantis,adventure,chopper command,frogger,ms pac-man,bowling that are alot of good games for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Bezerk,Dragonfire,pitfall,Demon Attack,Atlantis,adventure,chopper command,frogger,ms pac-man,bowling that are alot of good games for sure Indeed, a nice list of games there. I too like Atlantis and Chopper Command. Activision put out some amazing games that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroogur Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 How can you pick just one? Turmoil, Millipede, Ladybug, Ms.Pac-Man, Jr. Pac-Man, Frogger (Starpath), Wizard of Wor... I could go on for a long time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I stand by the best of all time being California Games. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanhq Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I stand by the best of all time being California Games. AX You know that you prefer E.T. over California Games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 My top five. 1. Yar's Revenge. AWESOME twitch game, will kick your thumb's asses, but man, it's SO well done. 2. Adventure. Replayability before there was such a thing! 3. Pitfall!. Can't go wrong with the original, and I always preferred this one to Pitfall II. 4. Kaboom!. Another classic twitcher, and this one gets BRUTAL later on, but you won't care. 5. Megamania. By far my favorite shooter on the 2600. Space hamburgers? Bring 'em on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Pitfall II was my fave. Followed closely by Keystone Kapers, HERO, Megamania, Adventure, Asteroids, Space Invaders, River Raid and Tennis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Solaris, Mr.Do and ADVENTURE! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolu42 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Just get Beamrider. You won't need any other games I can't believe nobody else mentioned this game. Definitely in my top 3. Excellent, excellent game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 There's quite a few...but, my sentimental favorite is Space Invaders - it's why I wanted a 2600 in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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