ZillaRUSH Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Finally got a hold of a Harmony Cart and added an Edladdin Super 78 Controller...awesome!! Was flipping thru some developers....played Home Vision - Base Attack. Great game!!! Any other unknown great games out there from small developers? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I enjoy Sorcerer, but that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamrodHare Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) So Far I've been having a lot of fun with almost all of the homebrew games I found on AtariAge. Follow this link http://atariage.com/software_search.php?SystemID=2600 Once you are there, scroll down to the search area. For "Rarity"- select Homebrew, then check the box for "Has ROM" and click search. This will give you a list of homebrew games that have downloadable roms. There are tons more out there, but it takes some searching. I have used Youtube and Google with great success. Also, you will run into a few really nice games that you can't get the roms for, but if you contact the developer and ask them about getting a copy of the rom, most will either give you a copy or sell you one for a reasonable price. I suggest you offer to pay them, even if they give you the rom for free. The developers put a ton of time and effort into making the games and it's only right that we offer them something in return. In your title, you mention "small developers" (Edit: I realized you may have meant games released back in the day by actual companies, if so, I'm sorry for rambling on about homebrews and homebrew developers.) . The thing to remember is that almost all of the people making games for the 2600 are just regular people. They aren't part of a company and they aren't getting paid for the time they spend working on games for us to enjoy. Most make the games on their own or with help from a few other people on the forums. Even those who end up putting their games on Cartridges aren't making anything. They might make a few dollars for each sale, but that's nothing when you think about how many hours they spend creating the game, some spend year perfecting a game before they officially call it "done".. I didn't come here to preach, but somehow it turned into that. My point is, these guys work hard to make these games and they deserve something in return, be it money or just a sincere Thank you.. So, when you download a rom, that a developer was kind enough to provide for you, take the time to send him a message and tell him how much you appreciate him working on the game and offer him a few dollars, it's the least we can do considering we wouldn't have any new games if it weren't for the people who make them for us. Edited June 19, 2017 by RamrodHare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I think Base Attack is a PAL game Missile Control is another cool PAL game... nice twist on Missile Command I'm also fond of Room of Doom from CommaVid for homebrew, check out Omicron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I feel like every classic developer was a small developer back in olden days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Man Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I also like Suntek - Motocross. You can get the NTSC conversion here: http: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/76706-problem-with-pal-ntsc-conversions/?p=1174822 And if you haven't already tried it, check out HES - My Golf. It's a surprisingly sophisticated golf game for the 2600. The conversion is here: http://atariage.com/software_conversions.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I enjoy Sorcerer, but that's just me. Literally. It's just you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZillaRUSH Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks...Sorcerer - ok, Missile Control - very cool!, Room of Doom - solid, Motocross - solid...would enjoy hearing more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZillaRUSH Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Just played Guardian...decent...Astrosmash'ish. Megaforce...not bad. Octopus...simple, but diff, Planet Patrol - decent Edited June 20, 2017 by ZillaRUSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Missile Control - very cool! If you like the original version, then maybe you like my Trak-Ball hack even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Demolition Herby (better version of Amidar) Eggomania (nice Kaboom clone) Bumper Bash (pinball using the paddles) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 There's a recent(ish) thread about underrated games that will effectively satisfy your purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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