Lendorien Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I'm looking to expand my 7800 collection, but I have a limited budget. I'll be cruising ebay and Gamegavel for deals, but I'm not too familiar with the 7800's library. What 5 games do others here feel are absolutely the top games that every 7800 owner should have? This can include homebrews, though I'm less likely to buy those due to price. My current collection was mostly picked up with my 7800 at Goodwill. I've added Ms. Pac-man and Robotron 2084 from a $4 (with shipping) auction on e-bay. The collection consists of: Ace of Aces Centipede Choplifter! F-18 Hornet Joust Karateka Ms. Pacman Pole Position II Robotron 2084 Tomcat Xevious Xenophobe So, what should I add, or are some of those in your list? Feel free to include runners-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I would say these 5 are must haves (not including homebrews) Ninja Golf Commando Ballblazer Desert Falcon Galaga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Top 5 Classic Release 7800 Games: Alien Brigade Sentinel Double Dragon Galaga Centipede Top 5 Modern Release 7800 Games: Pacman Super Pacman BonQ Beef Drop WORM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Jr. Pac-Man Pac-Man Collection Asteroids Galaga Food Fight Dig Dug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Ones I liked not on your list: Midnight Mutants Alien Brigade Ikari Warriors Commando Ball Blazer Tower Toppler Protos/Repros Plutos Sirius Klax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lendorien Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Galaga seems to have a couple votes followed by Alien Brigade. I'll put those on the top of my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Galaga seems to have a couple votes followed by Alien Brigade. I'll put those on the top of my list. Galaga actually kinda sux on the 7800 compared to other systems. I'd go with Alien Brigade Ikari Warriors Ninja Golf Midnight Mutants Tower Toppler Basketbrawl Incredible Homebrews: Beef Drop Pac-Man Collection Bonq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacfan97 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 HomebrewsPac-Man Collection Jr. Pac-Man Asteroids Deluxe Beef Drop VE / Burgertime Super Pac-Man Originals Asteroids Pole Position II Centipede Dig-Dug Xevious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 (edited) Top 5 7800 IMO,that i have. Midnight Mutants Ninja Golf(repetitive,can be,but still very original game) Food Fight Missing In Action-bought here at AA,(although not %100 complete,still a great effort!) Tower Toppler Edited April 18, 2010 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Joust Food Fight Pac-Man Collection Beef Drop Centipede (especially 2 player team mode) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 What, no love for Donkey Kong or DK Jr? I think it's my favorite home version. Otherwise, I think all my favs are listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 The sound on DK grates my ears but it is a decent port. Overall I don't really like any of the NES-style games that came out, they make the 7800 look like a poor man's Nintendo. In general the classic arcade games are the best games to start with. Joust Food Fight Ms. Pacman Galaga Centipede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 The sound on DK grates my ears but it is a decent port. I agree. The audio is what keeps me from playing this game more than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 A game I'd love to get my hands on is Alien Brigade.This has been impossible for me to find,either insanely expensive or the reasonably priced ones are the PAL version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 What, no love for Donkey Kong or DK Jr? I think it's my favorite home version. Otherwise, I think all my favs are listed. Probably because they are based off the NES versions with inferior sound. They even have tia versions of the themes from the NES versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lendorien Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Seems like the best games are considered to be the ones that are arcade ports, Centipede Ms. Pacman Asteroids Joust Dig Dug etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Most of the 7800's arcade ports are extremely good, there are only a couple of stinkers like Hat Trick and Mat Mania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Most of the 7800's arcade ports are extremely good, there are only a couple of stinkers like Hat Trick and Mat Mania. It Hat Trick a stinking port of a good game or a good port of a stinking game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Most of the 7800's arcade ports are extremely good, there are only a couple of stinkers like Hat Trick and Mat Mania. It Hat Trick a stinking port of a good game or a good port of a stinking game? I've always wondered that myself. I suspect it may be the latter. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari_envy Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Centipede Food Fight Dig Dug Joust Asteroids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Most of the 7800's arcade ports are extremely good, there are only a couple of stinkers like Hat Trick and Mat Mania. It Hat Trick a stinking port of a good game or a good port of a stinking game? I threw-up in my mouth when I first played Hat Trick. The game reminds of some bad shareware found at the old Download SuperStore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I threw-up in my mouth when I first played Hat Trick. The game reminds of some bad shareware found at the old Download SuperStore... Arcade version or 7800 version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 (edited) Alien brigade is hard to find? Sweet. Love that game. I just checked the 78 list and noted I had that and Ikari warriors, an r6. Crossbow is another favorite (definitely great in the arcades, although this port is the best one I know about). So is an R6 7800 game as rare as an r6 2600 or are they relative to each other? I rarely see even common 7800 titles in the wild. Alien Brigade Crossbow Commando (Ignore or forget all other inferior versions of this game) Ninja Golf is really cool, but it's not that amazing gameplay wise... Still, who could say no? Xevious (the best port of this game, if you don't have other versions) Dark Chambers (kinda like gauntlet or tower of druaga) Edited April 22, 2010 by DickNixonArisen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Alien brigade is hard to find? Sweet. Love that game. I just checked the 78 list and noted I had that and Ikari warriors, an r6. Crossbow is another favorite (definitely great in the arcades, although this port is the best one I know about). So is an R6 7800 game as rare as an r6 2600 or are they relative to each other? I rarely see even common 7800 titles in the wild. Alien Brigade Crossbow Commando (Ignore or forget all other inferior versions of this game) Ninja Golf is really cool, but it's not that amazing gameplay wise... Still, who could say no? Xevious (the best port of this game, if you don't have other versions) Dark Chambers (kinda like gauntlet or tower of druaga) 7800 game rarity is pretty much on par with 2600 rarity for the most part. The value of 2600 rares VS 7800 rares is much different though. Alien Brigade NTSC is a R6 or R7 IIRC and it's only worth about $50 to $75 CIB or NIB where a title of equal rarity for the 2600 on average would sell for much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Ah, that makes sense. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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