Brad2600 Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 I already have 60+ Atari 2600 titles in my collection but I was wondering what are the essential carts? The games that you think every decent collector should have. If you need some idea, you can check my link in my signature to see if there's something I DON'T have that I should look for. I dunno. I noticed how I'm missing some Activision titles like Fishing Derby, Freeway and so forth and I've already played them on the first Activision Classics disc on the PS1 so all I gotta do is pick them up. I dunno. What do you recommend? It would help me figure out what to look for next for my collection. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 I would go for the 20th Century Fox titles and M Network/INTV titles. Most are attainable and very good games. Parker Brothers and Spectravision games are great to collect also, but can get really expensive. The supercharger is also worth looking for because it has some of the best games made for the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 I think all of the following games are fun to play and have some history attached to them: Adventure Circus Atari Warlords Pitfall II HERO Beamrider - because it's my favorite atari game Q*bert Demon Attack Best of all, none of these games should cost too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Warlords the Pitfalls H. E. R. O. Tunnel Runner (a bit rare though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbrit2 Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Millipede. The 2600 version is extremely impressive, and it's a blast to play. I'm amazed that the programmer was able to cram that much action into the limited RAM and video capabilities. It almost seems more like a Supercharger game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Activision: River Raid, Seaquest, Boxing, Robot Tank, Chopper Command XONOX: Ghost Manor, Spike's Peak Mattel: Air Raiders Imagic: Riddle of the Sphinx That's all for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Custer's Revenge, as long as you're not a female Native American who's against bondage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Mountain King Marble Craze Ms. Pac-Man Megamania Interesting.. they all start with M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 I think all of the following games are fun to play and have some history attached to them: Adventure Circus Atari Warlords Pitfall II HERO Beamrider - because it's my favorite atari game Q*bert Demon Attack Best of all, none of these games should cost too much! Excellent choices! I'd be tempted only to add a few more to this list: Sky Jinks Gyruss Frostbite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 IMO still missing are Space Invaders, Missile Command, Asteroids and Kaboom. ... have some history attached to them Speaking about history: Pac-Man and E.T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paralistalon Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 You can't have Atari without Pong! Add Video Olympics to the list! I like Surround a lot. It's the game they play at the begining of the movie Tron. I guess you should add Mario Bros. under the history category too. It pales in comparason to its 7800 incarnation, but it's still a Mario Bros. game. Long live Mario! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Qbert frogger defender 2 kung fu master road runner pitfall1&2 seaquest spider fighter moon patrol kangaroo solar storm and theres alot more must have games but thats a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Oh and i cant forget cali games!! If for nothing but the BMX part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 E.T swordquest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 You can't have Atari without Pong! Add Video Olympics to the list! No. Add "Pong Sports". It's got a cooler name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smf_4ever Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 E.T swordquest Now that isn't even funny...That is just plain mean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Space Master X-7 Entombed (2 player head to head goodness.) EVERY Imagic game. Cross Force Turmoil Jawbreaker Threshold lots more :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Superman Basketball Bowling Frogger Spider-Man Mario Bros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Yar's Revenge Ms. Pacman Night Stalker (Telegames) River Raid II Lock N Chase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 IMO still missing are Space Invaders, Missile Command, Asteroids and Kaboom. ... have some history attached to them Speaking about history: Pac-Man and E.T. I agree with you Thomas but he asked about games he doesn't currently own. Space Invaders, Missile Command, Asteroids, and Kaboom were already on his "have" list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted February 11, 2003 Author Share Posted February 11, 2003 XONOX: Ghost Manor, Spike's Peak That's all for now... I got a copy of this on the way as well as Spike's Peak/Artillery Duel. I have Activision Boxing and Chopper Command. I do want a few more like Crackpots, Fishing Derby and lots more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted February 11, 2003 Author Share Posted February 11, 2003 SupermanBasketball Bowling Frogger Spider-Man Mario Bros. Have all of them. It's alright if people forgot to see what I didn't have. I have a very lousy memory of anything in my collection so I will double check and make a list of carts to look for to further my collection. I LOVE Spider-Man and it's very cool to play. I also love Bowling and Frogger as well. It's all good and thanks for the suggestions everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Kaboom! Ahhh yes... what a great game. DOH! How could I have missed that one?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Hi there! Here's my list of essential games starting with "A": Asteroids Atlantis Adventures of Tron Astroblast Air Raiders Alien Will post "B" tomorrow Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 I'll add one to Cybergoth's list Artillery Duel. Slow but fun head to head game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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