t.skid Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Few days and I (hope to) receive my new 7800. I'm new with it, so I'm looking around for first games to buy. Any hints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Three of my favorite 7800 games are Xenophobe, Xevious, and Food Fight. All three have given me hours and hours and hours of fun and I never tire of them. Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Ms-pac-man Galaga Food fight Dig Dug Ninja Golf (but i need to get it first ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Double Dragon Xenophobe Midnight Mutants Ms. Pac-Man Mario Bros. Xevious Donkey Kong Commando and Ballblazer are definite must haves. Avoid Karateka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidcalgary29 Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Double DragonXenophobe Midnight Mutants Ms. Pac-Man Mario Bros. Xevious Donkey Kong Commando and Ballblazer are definite must haves. Avoid Karateka. "Commando" just went in an auction today with seven other carts for $11.50. Damn -- I was in court at the time and couldn't finish my bidding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 $11.50 FOR COMMANDO WITH 6 OTHER GAMES FOR $11.50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidcalgary29 Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 $11.50 FOR COMMANDO WITH 6 OTHER GAMES FOR $11.50 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3016745379&rd=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted April 11, 2003 Author Share Posted April 11, 2003 Thanks for all the hints I will start to look for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 www.bigfishusa.com/7800 Take a look on the wild side....check out the best and worst lists. Cousin Vinnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Xevious, Robotron, Xenophobe, Food Fight and Asteroids are MUST haves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 I say the best games for the 7800 are the games you can play with your 2600 joystick: Ms. Pac-Man Galaga Food Fight Dig Dug Donkey Kong While the 5200 controllers are worse, I don't like the standard 7800 controllers, either - I don't like the feel of the stick, the fire buttons or the cramps it induces in my hands in less than a minute. To play any of the games that require two fire buttons, the Euro 7800 joypads are a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted April 12, 2003 Author Share Posted April 12, 2003 I'm curios to try the 7800 'euro-pad', never used it before. But I always loved the standard joystick of the 7800 (sold also with 2600jr) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 But I always loved the standard joystick of the 7800 (sold also with 2600jr) For one button/2600 games, I prefer the Genesis pad. It works a little better on games such as H. E. R. O., in my opinion. Plus the pads last longer than the old Atari joysticks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdcaldavis2k Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Mendon Posted: 10 Apr 2003 23:25 Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Three of my favorite 7800 games are Xenophobe, Xevious, and Food Fight. All three have given me hours and hours and hours of fun and I never tire of them. Most of the late-release 7800 games (with the exception of Motor Psycho) are pretty darn good, especially Alien Brigade and Midnight Mutants. As for the arcade ports, you gotta go with Ms. Pac-Man, Robotron 2084, Food Fight (ultra-addictive), Asteroids, Galaga, Choplifter, Centipede, Dig Dug, Asteroids, Pole Position II and Joust. Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior are pretty good, but the audio for these two games is sheer torture (those games would've benefited from a POKEY...well just about every non-POKEY chipped 7800 game would've benefitted from the POKEY). As for sports games, there's Ballblazer, Summer Games, Winter Games, and One On One Basketball (I find Hat Trick and Touchdown Football to be lackluster efforts). There's also a Super Mario Bros.-inspired side scroller called Scrapyard Dog. I must say that one of my most favorite games on the 7800 is Tower Toppler. Sure, it drives you nuts sometimes, but it does it in a good way. And if you're interested in a primitive version of the arcade game Gauntlet, there's a 7800 game called Dark Chambers. DC is boring compared to Gauntlet (DC allowed 1 or 2 player "cooperative" only while Gauntlet allowed up to 4 players at the same time). Brian R. Posted: 12 Apr 2003 01:04 Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I say the best games for the 7800 are the games you can play with your 2600 joystick: Ms. Pac-Man Galaga Food Fight Dig Dug Donkey Kong While the 5200 controllers are worse, I don't like the standard 7800 controllers, either - I don't like the feel of the stick, the fire buttons or the cramps it induces in my hands in less than a minute. To play any of the games that require two fire buttons, the Euro 7800 joypads are a must. The 7800 controllers are uncomfortable after using them for extended periods, so I would say go for the joypads as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intrepid Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 For one button/2600 games, I prefer the Genesis pad. It works a little better on games such as H. E. R. O., in my opinion. Plus the pads last longer than the old Atari joysticks too. I like the stock Atari 7800 sticks, but my girlfriend prefers to use the Genesis pads as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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