+save2600 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I've been going back to Berzerk lately, it still holds up better to me than many of the other old standards. Berzerk on the 2600 is awesome and I agree... has held up extremely well throughout the years. Might like it better than the arcade actually. Or think it's as good as anyway. Have you tried Berzerk Voice Enhanced yet? Pretty neat hearing the 2600 say the iconic phrases. It's available in the store and probably as a download for play with the Harmony cartridge. Hmmm, let's see... been playing a lot of the 7800 lately, but a couple 2600 games I've been getting into again is Space Rocks and that silly Cabbage Patch game. Kinda wish your ship was a tad smaller in Space Rocks at times, but the game is darn near perfect IMO. Countless hours of fun to be had with that homebrew. Cabbage Patch took me by surprise with its graphics and sounds. Like that it's a little difficult too. Much less of a kiddie game than you might think and definitely less so than Smurf Rescue. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Berzerk on the 2600 is awesome and I agree... has held up extremely well throughout the years. Might like it better than the arcade actually. Or think it's as good as anyway. Have you tried Berzerk Voice Enhanced yet? Pretty neat hearing the 2600 say the iconic phrases. It's available in the store and probably as a download for play with the Harmony cartridge. Hmmm, let's see... been playing a lot of the 7800 lately, but a couple 2600 games I've been getting into again is Space Rocks and that silly Cabbage Patch game. Kinda wish your ship was a tad smaller in Space Rocks at times, but the game is darn near perfect IMO. Countless hours of fun to be had with that homebrew. Cabbage Patch took me by surprise with its graphics and sounds. Like that it's a little difficult too. Much less of a kiddie game than you might think and definitely less so than Smurf Rescue. Am I missing something? Is there a Cabbage Patch Adventures in the Park for the 2600? I thought it was only released for the Colecovision. I actually like that game. A fun game that is like Pitfall and Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle combined. Is the 2600 version an unreleased prototype with a rom file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Berzerk on the 2600 is awesome and I agree... has held up extremely well throughout the years. Might like it better than the arcade actually. Or think it's as good as anyway. Have you tried Berzerk Voice Enhanced yet? Pretty neat hearing the 2600 say the iconic phrases. It's available in the store and probably as a download for play with the Harmony cartridge. Hmmm, let's see... been playing a lot of the 7800 lately, but a couple 2600 games I've been getting into again is Space Rocks and that silly Cabbage Patch game. Kinda wish your ship was a tad smaller in Space Rocks at times, but the game is darn near perfect IMO. Countless hours of fun to be had with that homebrew. Cabbage Patch took me by surprise with its graphics and sounds. Like that it's a little difficult too. Much less of a kiddie game than you might think and definitely less so than Smurf Rescue. I haven't tried it, but I will grab it and try it on Stella for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Am I missing something? Is there a Cabbage Patch Adventures in the Park for the 2600? I thought it was only released for the Colecovision. I actually like that game. A fun game that is like Pitfall and Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle combined. Is the 2600 version an unreleased prototype with a rom file? Yes... game is finished I believe: http://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=2767 http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/cpk/cpk.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiitsbrian Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I'm addicted to Dodge 'Em. Mi high score right now is 226. Also been playing a lot of Frankenstein's Monster, trying to beat it. Way more difficult than it looks. I think using a Sega controller would be a big help.Anyone have any game recommendations for someone looking for early platformers and action/adventure games?Already have..Pitfall!Pitfall IISmurfFrankenstein's MonsterMontezuma's Revenge Jungle HuntH.E.R.O.What else is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 What else is there? Pssst... look above you! Cabbage Patch Adventure. And then to name a few: Airlock (not really recommending, but it's a platformer of sorts - lol) Blueprint Burgertime Cosmic Creeps Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. Dragonfire E.T. Fast Eddie Fathom Frogger 2 Frostbite Ghost Manor/Spike's Peak Halloween Infiltrate James Bond King Kong Kangaroo Keystone Kapers Krull Kung Fu Master Mega Force Mr. Do!'s Castle Mountain King Popeye Porky's Q*Bert Raiders of the Lost Ark Spider-man Superman Tutankham ...and the Swordquest games I guess for "action and adventure", but again - not really recommending. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Other good platformers and action games are. Adventure Venture Mario Bros. Frogger Moon Patrol Mr. Do Alien Haunted House Tapper Ghostbusters King Kong Gremlins Private Eye Wizard of Wor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Centipede for 2600 NEW HSC. Preliminary scores I'm posting without video just to save time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Last game I played was Pac-Man. Decided to play it as it was this week's game for the 2600 High Score Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Played some Pitfall 2 Lost Caverns for the 2600 High Score Club. Managed to score 164,370 points while obtaining the Diamond Ring and rescuing Rhonda, the cave rat, and Calamity the Lion. Overall one of my top favorite 2600 games of all time and the game with the best music for the system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bixler Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Will be playing some Megalomania tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banquo Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I just got a copy of Solar Storm this morning so I've been playing that today. Pretty fun and it's always nice to have another paddle game. My Imagic collection is almost complete now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtarinDave Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Pitfall II is a classic. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbeliever Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Still have major love for the original Pitfall! game. This one gets played at least 3 times a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.O.T.S Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 E.T and Fathom ,I enjoyed my time playing both of them. 53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Playing the Official Frogger. Since I don't have a Super Charger, I just fired it up on the emulator from my modded Xbox and gave it a whirl since it's the game this week for the 2600 High Score Club. It is faithful to the arcade game and I enjoy the music in this version. An added bonus I just figured out is I lime that you can scroll left and right while standing on a turtle or log without falling off. Great game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 The Official Frogger and Communist Mutants From Space are my favorite Starpath/Arcadia games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glimglam Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Picked up Ms. Pac-Man, finally. Having a lot of fun with it. A little less rage-inducing than Jr. Pac-Man, at any rate, though both are still a joy to play. Also took the time to plug in Berzerk again, and it plays great; can't wait for the 7800 homebrew version I ordered to arrive when it does. Played them all on my new CX78 joypad that just arrived too, and it works really well with them. Though, so far I think I've lost the most time overall to Pressure Cooker. Got a high-enough score in it to qualify for the patch and everything. Now if only they still gave those out... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24Fanatic365 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 K-Maud, very true statement about Jr. Pac-Man. If any 2600 game induces players to rage quit, that's the one! Lol! I think I've cleared the first board ONCE. pretty sure that was on kiddie mode, too... Sent from my iPhone directly into your brain using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 K-Maud, very true statement about Jr. Pac-Man. If any 2600 game induces players to rage quit, that's the one! 2600 version is tame compared to the C64 version. (click to animate) At least it doesn't scroll though! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Kaboom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Playing Gremlins. It could be a fun and great game if it was configured to using paddle controllers instead of a joystick. Too jumpy to control the character catching the falling mogwais and hard to stop on the dime and precise when shooting the gremlins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlowe221 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 The games I'm playing are usually the ones I've recently added to the collection. So, I've been playing Berzerk. I recently got a second copy of the game with an intact cartridge label and had to "test" it! I have also been playing Demons to Diamonds. If someone asked me to list the best games on the 2600 I don't think that one would make my list but that game is strangely addicting for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambouis de l'Atari Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I exhumed my Missile Command cart. Still enjoying it a lot ! I like to write down my scores, I wonder how I was able to score more than 140.000 3 years ago, today I barely reach 50.000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Playing Crackpots for the 2600 High Score Club competition. Another great game, like Gremlins it should be configured for paddle control use instead of a joystick. It would control the character more smooth and precise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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