rolenta Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 The June issue of Games tm (#7), which is now available in the United States, features the 2600 in its Retro section. They feature what they call the six best games for the system: 1) Sky Skipper 2) Pole Position 3) Battlezone 4) Pitfall 5) Mario Bros 6) COMBAT The write-up for Combat clearly shows that the author doesn't know anything about the game: "Year: 1978 Also known as Tank Plus, Combat came packaged with the 2600 and featured a massive 27 games all based around a combat theme. Much like Mario Party or Super Monkey Ball, the game offered enough single-player mode, though it was the multiplayer option that really added to the overall longevity. Space Invaders, on the other hand (which was available at the same time), initally attracted people to the machine, though many gamers found that it samey far too quickly. Not a problem for Combat..." I can't figure out if this review is a joke or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 I love GamesTM, at last we have a decent multiformat mag in UK that isn't afraid to fill great chunks with classic gaming. I'm so sick of Edge - such a bunch of hypocrites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Seems like there would be more replies in this thread. If it's not a joke, it should be. Combat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 yea i love the single player in combat! and the 100+ games is space invaders get boring so quick, that no one plays 2600 space invaders at all anymore. And hey, why would some homebrewer be adding a one player mode to combat if it was already there??? and yea, sky skipper really rocks the 2600, really shows what the system can do, look out solaris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Sounds like the writer put his review together by reading the box or manual, and NOT by playing the games! COMBAT?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeknPoke Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Games is a good mag written by some cool guys (one I used to write reviews alongside with btw). Im gonna kick some ass though, getting Combat info wrong! the gits. great mag though Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 LOL@Space Invaders. Not a problem for Combat... W T F !!?? HAHAHAHAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Sky Skipper as the #1 game?! They *MUST* be joking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolenta Posted August 5, 2003 Author Share Posted August 5, 2003 There was no set order. I just wrote Sky Skipper down first to make sure that it was noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doron Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 I love GamesTM, at last we have a decent multiformat mag in UK that isn't afraid to fill great chunks with classic gaming. I'm so sick of Edge - such a bunch of hypocrites. What you mean? I read the Edge occasionally, and it's cool, though I prefer deeper articles sometimes (kind of which you find on the net). What you mean hypocrites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 I love GamesTM, at last we have a decent multiformat mag in UK that isn't afraid to fill great chunks with classic gaming. I'm so sick of Edge - such a bunch of hypocrites. What you mean? I read the Edge occasionally, and it's cool, though I prefer deeper articles sometimes (kind of which you find on the net). What you mean hypocrites? What you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Seems like there would be more replies in this thread. If it's not a joke, it should be. Combat? Article sounds too genuine to be a joke. You'd think the writer would have to know *something* about the 2600 to put an obscure game like Sky Skipper in that list. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 I love GamesTM, at last we have a decent multiformat mag in UK that isn't afraid to fill great chunks with classic gaming. I'm so sick of Edge - such a bunch of hypocrites. What you mean? I read the Edge occasionally, and it's cool, though I prefer deeper articles sometimes (kind of which you find on the net). What you mean hypocrites? By that I mean they're always claiming to champion new movements in gaming, but when something totally original comes along, they're rarely interested - but give them ANOTHER PC FPS(or anything with a high poly count) and they're happy. There's no sense of fun in Edge, which is odd because that's entirely what gaming is supposed to be about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 Well, I will say that Combat certainly ate up HUGE chunks of my time as a kid, so it must have had something going for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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