AtariDude Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 May the force be with you! The Star Wars sit down version was the best Atari arcade game followed by Gauntlet (sure is fun to play with a group of your friends together). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespertillio Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Hate to be in the the minority here but my personal faves are: Rampart X's and O's football :-) Stun Runner Missile Command Red Baron Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbrit2 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Toobin'! The arcade I visit often just got one, so I can finally play it the way it's meant to be played. The NES version just didn't do it justice. If any game deserves the title of sleeper hit, it's Toobin'. And War - Final Assault is pretty addicting, too. If anybody knows of one near Southwest Michigan, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Personally, as an aspiring arcade operator, my favorite Atari game is Rush 2049, which I feel is the first major step above Daytona USA for the look, feel and overall fun of the game itself. There has not been a _video_ game in the past five years that has had me spend as much money on playing it as Rush 2049. It has everything that both a player and an operator wants in a game. As for old school Atari games, I would probably have to go with Asteriods. After perhaps Ms. Pac-Man and Galaxian, Asteriods would be my third favorite oldie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 avalanche.. its like crack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariX Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Some of my fav Atari/Atari Games arcade games over the years. Centipede Millipede Pole Position(Namco) Xevious(Namco) Major Havoc Star Wars Tempest Paperboy Hard Drivin' Race Drivin' Tournament Cyberball(My buddy and I had many a nail bitter sessions, playing agianst other two man teams at the local arcade, back in the day. The competition was intense and the times were fun. Some of the best times I ever had playing video games.) Hydra San Fansisco Rush San Fansisco Rush 2049(won one of those cool Atari Games SF Rush 2049 coins playing this game ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Too many great Atari arcades, so I write a name for all: Crystal Castles!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caveman Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Hmmmm...I have it down to about 10 real good ones, but I'd have to say it's probably I, Robot. The weirdness of the game has been unmatched since Williams' NARC. Too bad that it didn't catch on when it came out. It's neck and neck with Major Havoc for originality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willard Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 has to be hard drivin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemaster_ca_2003 Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 my favorite is Battlezone or asteroids or Super Breakout but there are also alot of other games that deserve merit mainly Area 51, Asteroids Deluxe, and Paperboy. Later P.S forgot to mention Night Driver good game to play also forgot Marble madness Just can't help Playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bill Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 Best B&W 1: atari football (4 player) 2: sprint 2 Best Racing 1: rush series 2: hard drivn series (airborne is great!) Best Space 1: tempest 2: space duel Best Action 1: area 51 series 2: missile command Here is a new catagory: most underrated: 1: space lords 2: liberator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 There was a period when Atari released all those arcade games with that nice graphical style in hi-res, of which my favorites are included: 720 Super Sprint/Championship Sprint Paperboy Roadblasters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 Best Atari game: Tempest. Best Atari Games game: RoadBlasters. Best of the 2... Likely to change from minute to minute, so I won't say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 I've never loved any videogame more than Tempest. I think that was the peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Personally, as an aspiring arcade operator, my favorite Atari game is Rush 2049, which I feel is the first major step above Daytona USA for the look, feel and overall fun of the game itself. There has not been a _video_ game in the past five years that has had me spend as much money on playing it as Rush 2049. It has everything that both a player and an operator wants in a game. As for old school Atari games, I would probably have to go with Asteriods. After perhaps Ms. Pac-Man and Galaxian, Asteriods would be my third favorite oldie amen. Rush 2049 was the best to me, also. me and a few friends are avid rush 2049 players. the look and feel of 2049 was(is) just great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Ooh.. I forgot about Liberator. THat is one of my Atari arcade favorites too. A port to the 2600 would have been nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 This is soooo difficult... but I think I have to give the nod to Marble Madness, with honorable mention to Millipede and Tempest. I was also a big fan of Road Blasters and STUN Runner. I REALLY need to pick up the Lynx version of that. Are there any other home ports of STUN Runner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edit_5 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Well this may not be the best, but it's certainly one I'd love to own despite all the faults it had. FIREFOX, the cockpit version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanglyman Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 for me, it's gotta be Tempest Major Havoc I Robot three of the most original games ever? Love those Atari Vector Games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 I forget to mention that I liked Fire Fox as well though I never saw the sit down version. I take it that the stand up version was sold in larger quantities or is that just a guess on my part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBOTRON Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 TEMPEST #1 Centepede Millipede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Glad you bumped this old thread. Now that I've played Major Havoc at AGE, it goes on my list. MAME doesn't do this game justice. The roller controller is sweet. Still waiting to play I, Robot on the real hardware. Maybe next year at AGE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckandCover Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Nice thread, but a tough choice. Star Wars RoadBlasters Asteroids Major Havoc I just recently played Major Havoc on MAME and was pretty disappointed. The original controls make all the difference. I only wish I could find a Major Havoc cabinet in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidcalgary29 Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 No votes for "Shuuz"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 Nice thread, but a tough choice. Star Wars RoadBlasters Asteroids Major Havoc I just recently played Major Havoc on MAME and was pretty disappointed. The original controls make all the difference. I only wish I could find a Major Havoc cabinet in my area. As a note, it IS a tad better with a trackball than a mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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