Jess Ragan Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 I hate to be a downer here, but I just had to post this topic. What's the worst arcade game Atari ever released? For me, the answer's easy... Skull and Crossbones. Take sloppy player movement, awkward control, repetitive gameplay, amateurish graphics, and the most obnoxious talking bird ever to appear in a video game, and you've got a dud that would embarass even the most shameless Tramiel. Primal Rage rates down there, too. It looks like some cheeseball Harryhousen film and the control scheme seems designed to discourage people from using special moves, an important part of any fighting game. It almost makes me glad that Vicious Circle wasn't released (although I must admit, I'm morbidly curious about that one...). JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Out of all the Atari game's I've played, I must say that I never really cared for <asbestos underwear> Centipede. I enjoyed Millipede far more, but even if Millipede had never existed, I still couldn't get into Centipede. </asbestos underwear> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Liberator...hands down. Mainly because I suck at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Skull and Crossbones? Never heard of it (maybe 'cause it sucked?). What do you have to do in that one? Worst Atari game, hmmm...have to get back to you guys on that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 here's where you can take a look at all the games Atari put out: http://www.klov.com/manuf_detail.php?lette...r=A&manuf_id=47 http://www.klov.com/manuf_detail.php?lette...r=A&manuf_id=48 I haven't played a bunch of these, but I've never liked Pitfighter because I ran into after Mortal Kombat, Virtua Fighter, and Street Fighter so it never did anything for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Skull and Crossbones? Never heard of it (maybe 'cause it sucked?). What do you have to do in that one? Well, I liked it! http://www.ataritimes.com/arcade/reviews/r...crossbones.html Of the Atari arcade games I've actually played, I'd have to say that Relief Pitcher is my least favorite. I could never figure out those weird controls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Liberator...hands down. Mainly because I suck at it. No way, Liberator rocks!!! Its like a variation of Missle Command. Atari RBI is boring... Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 I think it would have to be one of the classics I so dearly love. Even though I think there are only a handful of true "fans" for these machinesI really believe the bronze age collection will be of value in the future (pre Space Invader- black and white games). While Computer Space BROKEN sold for 6 Grand this last week, it is no winner as far as game play goes. Its all about nostalgia. I think Atari's worst playing game would be Shark Jaws. Lousy idea, not much fun, but man would I love to own one. Looks cool as anything, neat idea just not much fun. Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 I like pretty much all of the Atari games although I have to admit compared to other fighters, Primal Rage isn't very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 In Regards to Skull and Crossbones I looked at it on the klov, and it looks to be pretty much a fighting game with swords, which I'd pass on, since I'm not into fighting games. At least the graphics were good for back then though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 good review, Greg, I never noticed you had arcade reviews on your site, are they newer? I also liked your Space Duel review, I spent more quarters on that than Asteroids, mainly because I spent hours playing 2600 Asteroids at home Skull and Crossbones? Never heard of it (maybe 'cause it sucked?). What do you have to do in that one? Well, I liked it! http://www.ataritimes.com/arcade/reviews/r...crossbones.html Of the Atari arcade games I've actually played, I'd have to say that Relief Pitcher is my least favorite. I could never figure out those weird controls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somePUNK Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 man yo uthink skull and cross bones sucked as a coin op you should try the nes verision man thats bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 I always hated Outlaw and Gravitar mainly because I suck at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 good review, Greg, I never noticed you had arcade reviews on your site, are they newer? I also liked your Space Duel review, I spent more quarters on that than Asteroids, mainly because I spent hours playing 2600 Asteroids at home Most were added in the 2002 year. Check http://www.ataritimes.com/arcade/reviews because I just revamped that page with more scores. I'd LIKE to add more (as I've done with the consoles) to make it more complete. I've still gotta create a form for it though... BTW, Space Duel was submitted by Chris Federico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 Does Pong count as coin-up? I haven't played any of those games that everyone has mentioned in this topic so I guess I was lucky. I don't think there has been any Atari coin-ups that I have not liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespertillio Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 One word: Shuuz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Good beer drinkin' game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Personally, I really liked Primal Rage and I'm surprised that so many people said that it was so bad. Out of all of the Atari games that I have played, I would have to say that the one that I probably would not pay to play in an arcade today is Lunar Lander. It's a great game, and I've played the real thing on freeplay in a few places, but it isn't captivating enough to grab a quarter or three from me in the same way that a Tempest, Asteriods, Centipede or something like that could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Personally, I think Atari Games got a little clueless, as did Atari Corp, after 1985 as far as developing some good original games. But then, that's my opinion on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Hoop it up, no contest. worst game ever. we begged the arcade owner to get rid of it took months. replased by a plasmascreen skateboard game. best choice he ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariX Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 The absolute worst Atari arcade game has to be Cops! It was a FMV peice of crap game based on the TV show. It was released in like 94' or 95' by Atari Games. Totally craptacular! You would drive from one crime scene to the next and have a shootout, all in FMV. It sounds OK, but the gameplay was just terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamergary Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I hate Atari RBI but then again i hate all sport games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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