MrRetroGamer Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 I'm considering having a video game tournament at work for our annual United Way drive. Various other departments do the usual bake sale, golf putt, or talent show. BOOOOR-RING!! I think many people here would get a kick out of this idea, and it may even get more people into this hobby of ours. I'm looking for opinions as to which games would make for interesting competition. They should be fairly common games that people would recognize even if they don't surf AtariAge all day! Initially I was thinking of some sort of timed Space Invaders competition, like 2 or 3 minutes to get your best score. Also under consideration are head-to-head type games like perhaps Video Olympics or Super Breakout - where people play against an actual opponent. May make for a more interesting competition, and there will be spectators, so we have to keep them interested too. I figure at least 2 or 3 dozen people will sign up, it's for charity after all! Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. Oh, I am planning to use actual 2600 hardware to play the competition - I think that will add to the appeal - no emulators will be used! Let me know what you all think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Warlords is a great party game. 2 to 4 multiplayer action that I think will be great for tourneys. And paddles are a unique 2600 experience that many people remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Agreed. Warlords is great, just for the four-player mayhem. Get 16 people, bracket them into 4 groups of 4 players. Each group plays. Winners of each group goes on to play for all the marbles. Ta-da. Now, if you want to give them heart attacks, let them compete in Decathlon. High point total at the end wins, but you could also award medals for individual events. Finally, get Party Mix by Starpath if you can. Lots of good 4-player games and cooperative stuff. Tug of War, Minecart, etc. Good stuff on there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candiru Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Combat should be a given. Frogs and Flies is good head to head fun as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Jr Pac Man - if these arent game playing folks the game wont last long but they will get to play a decent game (Or Ms Pac Man for that matter) Wizard of Wor for 2 player action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcprs1 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 You could also go with some of the sport games like Basketball, Ice Hockey or Boxing. You need a game that is over in 2-4 minutes and has a definite winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Kaboom. Very easy to learn and play and it's fun. Indy 500. Same reason as Kaboom. Combat. ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Dragster...best 3 out of 5 series. We used to do this all day long way back when. I think a Kaboom tournament would be fun, especially since that is a game that seems to be popular for many ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Fishing Derby. Seriously. Don't assume that the crowd is going to be packed with 30-something male game geeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kondre Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 WARLORDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voch Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Demon Attack with the co-op option (games 9 and 10) sounds cool (or have people trade between waves). Blackjack/Casino? I played them at my aunt's house a lot when I was a kid and we had lots of family around for New Year's and such (but, admittedly, they get old fast). How's about the myriad of two-player Space Invaders options (alternating turns, competing at the same time, competing with alternating shots, one player moves + one player fires, etc.)? Voch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncoman Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 I say Video Olumpics - everyone knows Pong right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 We have tournaments all the time when my kids have their buddies over - quick and fun with low learning curves is the recipe for fun. Target Fun - it gets exciting when the scores start flashing Indy500 - fast paced, furious action Boxing - very simple and fun Circus Atari - when beginners are playing, the games aren't too long and there's the humor factor Basketball - again, simple and fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 frogs and flies combat warlords video olympics Gunfight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 I'd say another couple of suggestions could be: Realsports volleyball: Loads of fun to play against my 7yo. Freeway: Nothing like making chickens cross roads. Circus Atari is also fun in a spazzy sort of way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 We've played several 2600 tournaments on the EuroCons that have been held so far. I remember playing the following games: - Decathlon (make sure you bring at least 20 joysticks!) - Warlords (we played the arcade version, but the VCS version is just as fun) - Entombed (a surprisingly fun 2-player game!) - Air Sea Battle (can you say "elimination"?) Have fun! Cheers, Marco PS: you may want to consider 8-player Dynablaster/Bomberman (Amiga, Saturn) - it's not 2600, but a real blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGnome Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Warlords all the way.. fun.. easy.. kick ass party game were working onthe warlords tourniment for the employees after work at the pub.. but I have had quite a few folks over and we've been kicking the warlords and having a blast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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