What Board Games Would Make Good 2600 Games?

[hizzy]

I'm a fan of the homebrew game Four-Play, and I recently tried the homebrew of Yahtzee, and this got me thinking about what other games would translate well to the Atari. One game that came to mind was Operation. If I remember right there is an Operation-esque level in M.A.S.H. Here are some other ideas:

 

Risk: Would Risk be possible on the 2600? I think I remember a version of Risk for the C64, but I can't remember if it was good.

 

Hex: This looks like it could be a fun game, and perhaps doable on the 2600: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game)

 

Tri-ominos: I have find memories of this as a kid. Have there been any domino games for the 2600?

 

Go: I picked this up from some Chinese friends. It looks like Othello, but it's different!

 

Stay Alive: Honestly, not sure how this would work, but I did love it when I was a kid, and i think the concept could make a decent game:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d6Ex2Bzbos

 

Trouble: The pop-o-matic made this cool, but I'd play a video game of this

 

Any other ideas?

[BassGuitari]

Battleship and Crossfire.

 

The Channel F system actually had some interesting implementations of both game concepts. ?

[ComputerSpaceFan]

Hnefatafl and Senet

 

(and no, I didn't just make up those words)

[Shawn]

Mouse Trap would make for a hell of a video game:

 

[zzip]

Cards against Humanity?

[Inky]

MASH is actually kind of like Operation...

[hizzy]

MASH is actually kind of like Operation...

 

Yes! I would like to see that as a game on it's own

[JBerel]

Since somebody already, wisely, said Mouse Trap.

 

I'll go with:

 

"Don't Break the Ice"

 

"Cooties"

 

"Hungry, Hungry Hippos"

 

 

& don't forget the low hangin fruit of.....

 

"Jumanji"

 

"Zathura"

 

 

Oh, and honorable mentions for challenging content:

 

[hizzy]

Wow. Just had to google capital punishment the game. So crazy!!

 

http://www.weirdretro.org.uk/captains-blog/board-games-capital-punishment-1981

[Swami]

Iron Dragon

Railroad Baron

 

Crabs and Capital Punishment remind me of a HIMYM episode where one of them had a father visit who was a nere do well board game inventor who came up with twisted games no one would sell.

[+Karl G]

Hungry Hungry Hippos could be 4 platers with the paddles - and you wouldn't even need to read the paddle position. :-)

[JBerel]

Hungry Hungry Hippos could be 4 platers with the paddles - and you wouldn't even need to read the paddle position. :-)

 

I'd think they would use a little creative license in a video game version. What about the hippo travels around looking for marbles, and there are all these pits he can fall into. Then he extends his head to get up out of the pit over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.

 

I've even got some theme music picked out.

[Lord Innit]

I wonder if a adaption of one of my favourite games would be possible. A two sided board with two players attempting to get their fleet from one side of the map to the other. Would have to rely on each player looking away from the screen when the other player moves his fleet though.

[Goochman]

One of my fav card games growing up should be doable - Mille Bornes