BIGHMW Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 This thread was inspired by @oky2000's similar thread for the 2600. So how 'bout it!!! ....and, as much as we love our homebrew, hack, and A8 conversion communities this pertains only to the original 69 titles officially released between 1982-1987 (excluding unreleased prototypes). Centipede Star Raiders Pac-Man Star Wars - The Arcade Game Q*bert Missile Command 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Well didn't have a whole lot of games back then but my faves out what we did have are probably rescue on fractalus popeye countermeasure choplifter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Now who's gonna start a similar thread for the 7800??? I'm not gonna do it, I'll leave it up to one of the regulars on the 7800 forums to do so. I can't wait to read their posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Pac-Man Ms. Pac-Man Gremlins Berserk Defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Countermeasure Gremlins Rescue On Fractalus Kangaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayik Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Not in any order: Miner 2049er Bounty Bob Strikes Back Montezuma's Revenge HERO Vanguard Robotron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Countermeasure, Defender, Kangaroo, Miner 2049er, Missile Command, Space Dungeon, Zaxxon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edladdin Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 As a kid: Dreadnaut Factor Gyruss Moon Patrol Pac-Man Qix Space Dungeon As an adult, Pengo and Popeye are part of the regular rotation, along with Centipede and Galaxian with the Trak-Ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) Missile Command Gorf Galaxian Pole Position River Raid Gyruss Mario Bros Edited January 9 by zylon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitAndy Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 The games I played the most -Realsports Baseball Montezuma's Revenge Mario Bros Super Cobra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 23 minutes ago, 8bitAndy said: The games I played the most -Realsports Baseball Montezuma's Revenge Mario Bros Super Cobra You should throw up a montezma score over at HSC season 17 round 1, it's game of the month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 My best friend owned the 5200 back in the day, the best games at the time were - Star Raiders Space Dungeon Wizard Of Wor Missile Command Centipede Those got the most repeat playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 20 hours ago, zylon said: Missile Command Gorf Galaxian Pole Position River Raid Gyruss Mario Bros I can understand why you, zylon, don't care much for Star Raiders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 6 minutes ago, ClausB said: I can understand why you, zylon, don't care much for Star Raiders. only port of SR I can play, is the 2600 version. The rest, I just end up spinning off into space, like Vader, lol. Insanely hard, at least for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I just meant that the average lifespan of a zylon in Star Raiders is... oh, never mind. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 6 minutes ago, ClausB said: I just meant that the average lifespan of a zylon in Star Raiders is... oh, never mind. you get it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Space Dungeon Robotron Missile Command River Raid Miner 2049er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyindrew Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Special shout out to 5200 Defender-The best arcade translation to any home system ever. Also- Pac Man Joust Moon Patrol Super Breakout Centipede Popeye Star Raiders Galaxian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knimrod Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I was really impressed with Defender and especially Berzerk which had the robot voice and played very much like the arcade version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, Knimrod said: I was really impressed with Defender and especially Berzerk which had the robot voice and played very much like the arcade version. I played marathons of Defender in 1983 as it was one of my first 10 titles I had for her, one time I racked up over 7 million points, and the controls and how they were mapped on the CX52 made it (and also Star Raiders) stand out from the rest of the bunch, no having to put down the stick to look for the right key to utilize either the smart bomb or engage hyperspace, it was all there in that perfectly form-fitting controller. As for Berzerk, full marks on her as well, I got it in the summer of 1984 along with Ms. Pac-Man, I already knew about the built-in voice in RealSports Baseball, the thing that made the 5200 superior to every other console at that time was that you didn't have to buy yet another module for the voice like you had to with Intellivision (the Intellivoice) or with Odyssey2 ("The Voice"), that, was a significant advantage Big Sexy has over even ColecoVision let alone everybody else. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyindrew Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 16 hours ago, BIGHMW said: I played marathons of Defender in 1983 as it was one of my first 10 titles I had for her, one time I racked up over 7 million points, and the controls and how they were mapped on the CX52 made it (and also Star Raiders) stand out from the rest of the bunch, no having to put down the stick to look for the right key to utilize either the smart bomb or engage hyperspace, it was all there in that perfectly form-fitting controller. As for Berzerk, full marks on her as well, I got it in the summer of 1984 along with Ms. Pac-Man, I already knew about the built-in voice in RealSports Baseball, the thing that made the 5200 superior to every other console at that time was that you didn't have to buy yet another module for the voice like you had to with Intellivision (the Intellivoice) or with Odyssey2 ("The Voice"), that, was a significant advantage Big Sexy has over even ColecoVision let alone everybody else. We know the 5200 controller is despised by most people, and true, there are few games that suffer because of it (looking at you Kangaroo). But, with the games you mentioned above, I believe the 5200 controller actually enhances the game play and makes it better. Defender, Berserk and Star Raiders to name a few. I also think Pole Position fits into this category as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Defender Centipede Pac-Man Star Raiders Countermeasure Miner 2049'er Missile Command Qix Galaxian Pole Position These were staples of our gaming sessions when were in the arcade mood. Always played them on the 400/800 for reliability reasons however. And the crisp responsive digital controllers which were cheaply available and easily fixed or replaced if we broke them. The 5200's controller's were impossible for a kid to fix - short of remaking and re-wiring everything into a new custom box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) I don't remember but I think I had pacman, frogger, jungle hunt, pole position, and missile command. I don't recall having super breakout. Edited January 12 by 0078265317 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANC3L0T Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 In my youth, my family only had the Atari 2600 and I moved on to the C64. I just recently bought my first 5200 system and started playing some of the original games. Last year I picked up my first 7800 system and some games. I immediately noticed that games sound SOOO much better on the 5200. Good ol' Pokey chip! First, I have to mention that the very rare 5200 port of M.U.L.E. is awesome!! But that is not one of the originals and I don't own it. So, here are the favorites games from an Atari 5200 newbie (I only own 10 games so far): BallBlazer Gyruss Popeye Qix The next two I want to buy are Joust and Moon Patrol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyindrew Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Back in the 1980's I owned an 8 bit (130 XE) and had almost all of the 5200 titles either on disk or cartridge. In Jan 2022 I bought a 5200 I saw for sale in an old school mom/pop TV repair store and have since loaded up on the same games on 5200. While Pac Man, Dig Dug, Super Breakout, Berzerk, Popeye, Star Trek and Pole Position are awesome, the all time best arcade conversion to the 5200 has to go to Defender. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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