Atariman Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 I was just curious about what you guys had to say on this topic. My 7800 collection is far from being complete and I was just wondering what everybody thought was "the best" game that was produced for this. Kinda looking for a game that actually has an ending for once.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Scrapyard Dog is damn good...also notable would have to be Robotron, Xevious, Commando, Ballblazer, and Double Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Hmmm, difficult to say...the ports of the Donkey Kongs, Asteroids and Ballblazer are pretty good. Hmmm...must think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Ballblazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Ballblazer I was wondering when someone would say it. I'm somewhat partial to Xevious and Klax myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latlk Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 I'm going to politic my way through this: for enjoyment until I finally beat it, Midnight Mutants is the King. But for repeat play even after I mastered it, I go with Ballblazer. KLAX is the game I reach for first these days when I fire the system up, but it has the advantage of being a decade or so newer than the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 "Joust". It beats the other Atari console versions hands-down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paralistalon Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Out of the ones I've played, I'll say Mario Bros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Take it from the man, and I am the man ...hee hee The BEST GAME IS: Tower Toppler And no disrespect to the guy that said this, but Asteriods and Donkey Kong are very weak in my opinion. Cousin Vinnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigferret Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 I would suggest Commando or Ikari Warriors. Both are very good, but I'd have to give the edge to Commando. If shooters aren't your thing, Klax is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 I only have 14 7800 games. But to me the best is ms-pac-man! What a great arcade conversion!!! I also like donky kong jr galaga dig dug robotron and scrapyard dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted March 7, 2003 Author Share Posted March 7, 2003 so basically I need to buy every 7800 game ever made... just kidding. I'm hoping to get Fatal Run in the mail sometime soon. That game looked fairly impressive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Yeah most of the 7800 lineup is pretty much good ;p I'll have to disagree on tower toppler though...I couldn't stand that game. Controls always felt a little loose, and I could never get anywhere in it, nor did I ever want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 I'll have to disagree on tower toppler though...I couldn't stand that game. Controls always felt a little loose, and I could never get anywhere in it, nor did I ever want to. You had to listen to the sounds: there's a funny noise that means that this thing (I don't have the instructions with mine, I don't know what it's called) has been released, and it appears on your level. So once you hear that noise, take a platform up or down. I thought the game was impossibly hard myself until I realized what that warning sound meant. You just have to learn strategies with every tower, too, since towers have some nasty traps with tiles that fall out from underneath you. It's a bit of a brain-buster, that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Definitely Midnight Mutants or Commando. Xenophobe is a great game, too. Double Dragon is good, but the 7800 was capable of putting out a better than good port, especially since it's technically more powerful than the NES. It actually looks worse, but it's still a decent version (probably my favorite 7800 game). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Fatal Run is hit or miss. Frankly, it's as long and boring as sin, but it does a good job creating an erie, hopeless feeling. Granny Vinnie has reviewed almost every game on the Atari 7800 Panoramic Froo Froo site. There are also other review links and scores from several sites on that site. http://www.bigfishusa.com/7800 Cousin Vinnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 I'm kinda the same on FATAL RUN ... it had the elements of being a good, NES-style game, but just wasn't all that fun. It's pretty repetitive, though Atari at least did include a lot of the elements that were found in Nintendo and Sega games at the time ... passwords, cut scenes, option screens, multiple levels and an animated ending. Too bad it just wasn't all that fun to play. When I originally got this, I had to order it from the USA and I got it the same time as COMMANDO, ALIEN BRIGADE, SCRAPYARD DOG, MIDNIGHT MUTANTS, BASKETBRAWL, XENOPHOBE and IKARI WARRIORS. All of these titles proved that the 7800 could play the same types of games as the NES when the Tramiels spent the $$$ on programming and cartridge memory, but FATAL RUN just didn't compare to the others in terms of how it played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 "Joust". It beats the other Atari console versions hands-down. Joust is excellent, I was just playing that last night for a couple of rounds... Hmmm, best game? How about more like the Top-5 or Top-3... My 7800 Favs: Joust Robotron Food Fight Ms Pac Man Xevious Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Food Fight! Gotta play Food Fight... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 robotron is my 7800 fave. i like it better than the real arcade game. and it supports real 2 stick happiness. food fight is a somewhat close second. love food fight too, great version. was 7800 food fight the first console game with instant replay??? did the 7800 actually have a moment in gaming history??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 robotron is my 7800 fave. i like it better than the real arcade game. and it supports real 2 stick happiness. food fight is a somewhat close second. love food fight too, great version. was 7800 food fight the first console game with instant replay??? did the 7800 actually have a moment in gaming history??? Sure it did ... how about that thing that the PS2 always seems to get credit for in terms of innovation - BACKWARDS COMPATABILITY! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Sure it did ... how about that thing that the PS2 always seems to get credit for in terms of innovation - BACKWARDS COMPATABILITY! :-) Too bad it's not perfect on either system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 the fairchild II was compatible with fairchild I games... though i don't really know what the difference between the two systems was.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 I only have 13 7800 titles, My faves for sure are MsPac, Mario and donkey kong. I like them more then the NES versions because they are harder, Maybe not as graphically close to the arcade as NES but easily as difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 the fairchild II was compatible with fairchild I games... though i don't really know what the difference between the two systems was.. It was just a redesign, like the 2600 junior, or the PS1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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