ColecoGamer Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) I recently discovered that my wife bought me an Atari VCS for Christmas. To say that I’m excited about receiving this console would be an understatement. Once I have the console in my hands, I need to decide on what games to buy for it, and there’s a good selection available. Any suggestions? Pedra! is already on my radar, so that is a no-brainer imho. Thanks in advance to those who respond! Edited December 9, 2021 by ColecoGamer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingstate Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I purchased Centipede Recharged and Planet Smashers. Planet Smashers is a space shooter that uses the Atari 7800 emulator. You can also play games on Stadia online, I played Hitman 3 and Cyberpunk on there with the VCS recently (purchased separately). I have an Xbox One controller that I use wirelessly with it and it works in the gaming apps. VCS also has Xbox Game Pass with a subscription to that service and GeForce Now. I don't use Luna as it's not available in Canada yet. Donut Dodo looks like a neat upcoming VCS game imo. It's a platforming game that looks like it's from 1983. Other than that I'd buy the Rollercoaster Tycoon port but it's not for sale yet and I'm definitely considering Asteroids and Breakout Recharged! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSlayer Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Sidney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan is highly recommended!. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 The Recharged series is great. I don’t think you can go wrong there. My favorite of the 7800 game releases is Food Fight. My most-played third party game is Thrustlander. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Oh, I forgot to mention. For a good brief look of the games for the VCS, definitely check out Mockduck's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MockduckPlaysGames 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarick Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I have loved Pixel Cup Soccer, VCS Vault 2, Jetboard Joust, and Thrustlander. I am also getting into Spear Master but it's tough. Danger Scavenger is also fun but I am taking to that one a bit slower. I think Sydney Hunter is a phenomenal throwback game and that Unsung Warriors will be amazing once it drops in full next year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarick Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Also, one more thing. The game play on the VCS off of Antstream is fantastic. That and the Recharged series have been a lot of my playing recently. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatcaris Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 The Darkside Detective and it's sequel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 The games are pretty varied and my feeling is that most will find something they enjoy. For me, my personal favorites have been: - Jetboard Joust - Thrustlander - Atari's Recharged series - Danger Scavenger - Sydney Hunter - The Darkside Detective series As others have said, definitely get to know Antstream. It's an amazing platform. Happy holidays and I hope that you enjoy your VCS! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Pretty much everything is at least good for someone, but I'd say over the past year the following have seemed to hit critical mass in terms of being well liked and well made: Thrustlander Guntech 2.0 Danger Scavenger Centipede: Recharged Unsung Warriors (also free! just a demo but a full experience) Jetboard Joust 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 16 hours ago, swingstate said: I purchased Centipede Recharged and Planet Smashers. Planet Smashers is a space shooter that uses the Atari 7800 emulator. You can also play games on Stadia online, I played Hitman 3 and Cyberpunk on there with the VCS recently (purchased separately). I have an Xbox One controller that I use wirelessly with it and it works in the gaming apps. VCS also has Xbox Game Pass with a subscription to that service and GeForce Now. I don't use Luna as it's not available in Canada yet. Donut Dodo looks like a neat upcoming VCS game imo. It's a platforming game that looks like it's from 1983. Other than that I'd buy the Rollercoaster Tycoon port but it's not for sale yet and I'm definitely considering Asteroids and Breakout Recharged! Thank you for the response! I’ve been following the Recharged series for some time now, but I held off from buying the games when I learned that I was receiving the VCS for Christmas. (I wanted to experience the games on the VCS and not on the Switch, Series X, etc.). I am aware of Asteroids Recharged coming to the VCS on December 14th, so I’ll buy that along with Centipede Recharged and Planet Smashers for the 7800, as you suggested. I was surprised to learn that Xbox joypads (for example) work with the VCS. I believe my wife bought the system with the classic controller, so it’s good to know that I have controllers available that will allow me to play games like Black Widow Recharged (a game I have never played) until I purchase the Atari VCS analog controller. I have never used a streaming service like Stadia before, so trying something like that out should be an adventure! As for Dodo Donut (or Donut Dodo?): this game looks incredible! I have seen a couple of videos from the developer, and the game looks absolutely incredible. It really does resemble a lost arcade game from the 1980s. Plus, the developer of the game made a comment on Youtube, stating that Donut Dodo should have a December release, if all goes well. Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 15 hours ago, DragonSlayer said: Sidney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan is highly recommended!. I really enjoyed Sydney Hunter on the Colecovision, so I would love to play it again (especially on the VCS). I would imagine the VCS version has additional content not found in the other ports of the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Vatcaris said: The Darkside Detective and it's sequel I completed the first Darkside Detective on Switch. I had no idea a sequel was released, so thank you for mentioning it. I am making a list of all the game suggestions being made in this thread. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 I would like to thank everyone who responded to my post, regarding the games I should buy for the Atari VCS. Apparently the VCS arrived much earlier than expected. To my surprise, my wife gave me the system early! I hooked everything up and created my account with no issues. I am now a proud owner of an Atari VCS! I decided to buy three games from the list of titles I compiled from this post: Pedra!, Black Widow, and Jetboard Joust. I plan on buying every game suggested to me here; they all look fantastic! I felt like a kid again while opening the VCS. ? 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalAttorney Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) When my VCS is working, I really enjoy all of the Recharged games. But Antstream and AirConsole offer some great options as well. Edited December 11, 2021 by SoCalAttorney typos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djmicklovin Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) On 12/10/2021 at 5:02 PM, ColecoGamer said: I would like to thank everyone who responded to my post, regarding the games I should buy for the Atari VCS. Apparently the VCS arrived much earlier than expected. To my surprise, my wife gave me the system early! I hooked everything up and created my account with no issues. I am now a proud owner of an Atari VCS! I decided to buy three games from the list of titles I compiled from this post: Pedra!, Black Widow, and Jetboard Joust. I plan on buying every game suggested to me here; they all look fantastic! I felt like a kid again while opening the VCS. ? Congrats, welcome to the party! You're a lucky guy to have a wife like that. Any of the recharged games are great, Sydney Hunter, Sir Lovelot, Sigi, Guntech, Thrustlander, Anstream has tons of free games. Games announced and coming soon: Unsung Warriors, The Spirit of the Samurai, Chaos Chassis, Bobby Bombastic, Plutonium Pirates, Red Rust, Neko Ghost Jump, Food Fight, and many others on the way. By the way, is that Atari logo glowing blue? It looks blue. I have the Onyx model as well and mine is white. Edited December 12, 2021 by Djmicklovin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Djmicklovin said: Congrats, welcome to the party! You're a lucky guy to have a wife like that. Any of the recharged games are great, Sydney Hunter, Sir Lovelot, Sigi, Guntech, Thrustlander, Anstream has tons of free games. Games announced and coming soon: Unsung Warriors, The Spirit of the Samurai, Chaos Chassis, Bobby Bombastic, Plutonium Pirates, Red Rust, Neko Ghost Jump, Food Fight, and many others on the way. By the way, is that Atari logo glowing blue? It looks blue. I have the Onyx model as well and mine is white. Thank you, @Djmicklovin! Yes, I count myself very lucky to have a wife who supports my gaming hobby. Women like her are far and few between unfortunately. I really appreciate the game suggestions and the list of upcoming games for the VCS. I’ve seen the trailer for The Spirit of the Samurai, and I can’t wait to play it! It seems to be a unique twist on the hack ‘n slash genre. Sydney Hunter, Guntech, etc., are on my ‘must-buy’ list for the VCS. I had to double-check the power light on my VCS (I wasn’t sure if it was actually blue or if the photo somehow created an illusion) but yes - my power light is a light blue color! I’m not sure if my console is a later revision and Atari changed the internal LED for some reason? Maybe there was a lack of white LEDs? Now I’m curious… Edit: Maybe someone with some insider knowledge of the Atari VCS production run(s) can chime in and explain why my power light is blue? Edited December 12, 2021 by ColecoGamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalAttorney Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 On 12/9/2021 at 5:28 AM, Atarick said: Also, one more thing. The game play on the VCS off of Antstream is fantastic. That and the Recharged series have been a lot of my playing recently. I've had my ups and downs with Antstream on the VCS, but I do enjoy it. Anstream does have some 7800 that you can try out before buying, including Foodfight. My favorites on Antstream are Double Dragon, Rampage, Robotron 2024 and Smash TV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, SoCalAttorney said: I've had my ups and downs with Antstream on the VCS, but I do enjoy it. Anstream does have some 7800 that you can try out before buying, including Foodfight. My favorites on Antstream are Double Dragon, Rampage, Robotron 2024 and Smash TV. I also heard that AntStream has the arcade version of Mortal Kombat 1. Is this true? I hope so. I plan on trying Antstream tonight, as soon as time permits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalAttorney Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 4 hours ago, ColecoGamer said: I also heard that AntStream has the arcade version of Mortal Kombat 1. Is this true? I hope so. I plan on trying Antstream tonight, as soon as time permits. Yes, it does have that game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skorphy Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, ColecoGamer said: I also heard that AntStream has the arcade version of Mortal Kombat 1. Is this true? I hope so. I plan on trying Antstream tonight, as soon as time permits. Yes it is true. Edited December 12, 2021 by skorphy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 This video is a few months old, but it's a good summary, even before all the newer games! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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