shane857 Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, MrChickenz said: HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI 2600+ TODAY? I HAVE! PIGS IN SPACE is the game today! I forgot there are three different games on this cartridge. Space Invaders clone being the best. This is no game for kids! It might be a bit more difficult than Space Invaders since there are no bunkers for defense. And I just realized it’s called Chicken Invaders! lol Thanks to @TheRingBearer for the cartridge sleeves. Makes my loose cartridge collection look great! Looks good bro. I may pick this one up myself. Love the Space Invaders clones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 Commando 7800 this evening... Great 7800 arcade port, the 'Pokey' sound lifts the gameplay. The secret areas are so cool to discover. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 15 minutes ago, shane857 said: Commando 7800 this evening... Great 7800 arcade port, the 'Pokey' sound lifts the gameplay. The secret areas are so cool to discover. I love this version for its sound and secret areas too (on the 2600+ you get some unavoidable scrolling flicker inside of them). Also I kept just two original boxes... Galaga and... Commando 🤗 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 25 minutes ago, shane857 said: Commando 7800 this evening... Great 7800 arcade port, the 'Pokey' sound lifts the gameplay. The secret areas are so cool to discover. I have the 2600 version but this looks much better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, MrChickenz said: HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI 2600+ TODAY? I HAVE! PIGS IN SPACE is the game today! I forgot there are three different games on this cartridge. Space Invaders clone being the best. This is no game for kids! It might be a bit more difficult than Space Invaders since there are no bunkers for defense. And I just realized it’s called Chicken Invaders! lol Thanks to @TheRingBearer for the cartridge sleeves. Makes my loose cartridge collection look great! The animation in this game is some of the best on the console. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 15 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: I have the 2600 version but this looks much better! The 2600 version is equally good considering the hardware. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 10 minutes ago, JetmanUK said: The animation in this game is some of the best on the console. Yeh, good looking sprites. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy willis Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Only just bought my 2600+. Only just started collecting Atari carts. Spent this morning playing Nexar and demon attack 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 Played Open Sesame this evening... A great pick up and play game if you only have 30 mins or so to spare. Graphics and sound are pretty basic, gameplay is really addictive thou. Simple controls and difficulty/game select switches are not used When you reach the cave at the top of the screen, you are rewarded with the treasure and digitised speech "Open Sesame!" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 18 minutes ago, shane857 said: Played Open Sesame this evening... A great pick up and play game if you only have 30 mins or so to spare. Graphics and sound are pretty basic, gameplay is really addictive thou. Simple controls and difficulty/game select switches are not used When you reach the cave at the top of the screen, you are rewarded with the treasure and digitised speech "Open Sesame!" My label on the Videospiel Cassette has got the picture from your box😊 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 22 minutes ago, shane857 said: Played Open Sesame this evening... Never saw this one! Not even on emulation. I’ll have to check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 9 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: Never saw this one! Not even on emulation. I’ll have to check it out! Don't be put off by the basic graphics. The game speeds up after the 3rd level and enemies move faster. I played it for an Hour or so, couldn't stop playing it 👍🏻 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 17 minutes ago, DEANJIMMY said: My label on the Videospiel Cassette has got the picture from your box😊 First time I have really played the game. Been in my collection for a while and definitely playing more often. 👍🏻 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 1 minute ago, shane857 said: First time I have really played the game. Been in my collection for a while and definitely playing more often. 👍🏻 Did play it quite a few times when I got it 15 years ago and remember the digitized speech😊 I will clean it and give it a run🤙 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 On 7/11/2024 at 10:39 AM, Lucy willis said: Only just bought my 2600+. Only just started collecting Atari carts. Spent this morning playing Nexar and demon attack Demon Attack rocks. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 3 hours ago, DEANJIMMY said: My label on the Videospiel Cassette has got the picture from your box😊 Love the artwork on these labels! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy willis Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 9 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: Demon Attack rocks. For a game no one's heard of, Nexar is quite good too. On similar lines to tempest. And much better then the 2600 version of that... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 6 hours ago, Lucy willis said: For a game no one's heard of, Nexar is quite good too. On similar lines to tempest. And much better then the 2600 version of that... Nexar is ver much underrated, I love it🤙 I first had the German clone Galactic (there exists a total different game with same name too...). Galactic comes with different sprites, no scroll effect by vertical lines but basically it's the same game. It reminds me rather on Gyruss than tempest. When I started to play Nexar, I new how to play already and it was a blast🤗 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI 2600+ TODAY? I HAVE! MEGA MANIA is todays pick for me. A pure Activison shooter! I like playing on game select 3. Straight missiles and single shot. For me this seem like more of a challenge but it really comes down to preference. Game select 1 has guided missiles and continues fire. Try some MANIA today! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 27 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI 2600+ TODAY? I HAVE! MEGA MANIA is todays pick for me. A pure Activison shooter! I like playing on game select 3. Straight missiles and single shot. For me this seem like more of a challenge but it really comes down to preference. Game select 1 has guided missiles and continues fire. Try some MANIA today! Freakn amazing Astro Blaster clone for the 2600 bro! Thanks for reminding me about this game . 👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 (edited) 10 minutes ago, shane857 said: Freakn amazing Astro Blaster clone for the 2600 bro! Thanks for reminding me about this game . 👍🏻 Ha! I forgot about Astro Blaster! Now I have to get that out! EDIT: I misunderstood what is Atstro Blaster? How does it compare? Edited July 14 by MrChickenz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 Planet Patrol this evening... An underrated shooter for the 2600, in my opinion. Difficulty switch to A for small ship(Beginner) B large ship(Advanced) Game select 1: 1 player 2: 2 player and 3 and 4 are easier games for kids First you have to shoot at enemy wave and try to destroy larger 'drone' missiles for bonus points Then destroy the 3 missile bases to remove the forcefield to safely fly through Avoid debris from the explosion of the bases and then you have to land to refuel. Next destroy a wave of enemies in the dark. You have keep firing to see the way. Gameplay repeats the stages, thou faster each time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 On 7/13/2024 at 12:50 AM, Lucy willis said: For a game no one's heard of, Nexar is quite good too. On similar lines to tempest. And much better then the 2600 version of that... No one's heard of Nexar?? haha...It's all relative. The magazines called Nexar basically a version of Tempest so I bought it BITD...Still have it (boxed). But, I know what you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 16 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: Ha! I forgot about Astro Blaster! Now I have to get that out! EDIT: I misunderstood what is Atstro Blaster? How does it compare? The Arcade game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 (edited) 10 minutes ago, shane857 said: The Arcade game. Oh this one I played the rom version! Yes the Arcade game! I like the graphics on this one! I’ll have to load this up and play! I forgot about this game. Edited July 14 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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