zzip Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 12:03 AM, Jaden (JRH) said: As for the worst game, Karateka is god awful. I don't get how anyone can suffer through that game. Honestly, I don't like Karateka on ANY system that I've tried playing it on, but the 7800 port especially is vomit inducing. Besides that, there aren't any other 7800 games I've played that I can consider bad. But there's still a good number of games that I haven't played yet. I liked Karateka a bit on Atari 8-bit because of the cinematic-style presentation (which was a novelty at the time) and the unusually fluid animations. But the 7800 version doesn't even get this stuff right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 12:03 AM, Jaden (JRH) said: As for the worst game, Karateka is god awful. I don't get how anyone can suffer through that game. Honestly, I don't like Karateka on ANY system that I've tried playing it on, but the 7800 port especially is vomit inducing. Vomit Free: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaden (JRH) Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Well, clearly you have a much stronger stomach than I do. For as bad as this game is, at least it's short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 All time favourite is Moon Cresta the worst 7800 game Scrapyard Dog....cause it is so damn heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MattelAquarius Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 hours ago, gambler172 said: All time favourite is Moon Cresta the worst 7800 game Scrapyard Dog....cause it is so damn heavy Whoa, there's that word again, "heavy". Is there a problem in Scrapyard Dog with the jump physics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Food Fight number one for favorite. The least favorite would be Real Sports Baseball, I hope that's right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 10:15 PM, Cousin Vinnie said: Oops, i didnt realize this was 20 years old... damn Yeah but what’re your picks? Have they changed in the past twenty years? I thought this was an interesting topic to revisit, and it reminded me to pick up some of the great home brew titles that’ve come out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 4 hours ago, gambler172 said: All time favourite is Moon Cresta the worst 7800 game Scrapyard Dog....cause it is so damn heavy I agree. Scrapyard Dog (shit) is not good on the 7800, but ironically it is one of my favs on the Lynx. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Threads 20 yrs old Someones top 10 list here - https://www.retrogamer.net/top_10/top-ten-atari-7800-games/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Pac-Lander Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Top 10 faves: Rikki & Vikki Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest Mario Bros. Xevious Commando Ikari Warriors Ninja Golf Robotron: 2084 Joust One-on-One Basketball 5 least fave: Barnyard Blaster Realsports Baseball Scrapyard Dog Karateka All the flight sims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) I remember doing a top and bottom 5 for the 7800 game-by-game podcast, but I can't find what I sent in. I'd be surprised if my top was anything but Food Fight. Bottom, not sure, probably Karateka. I never liked that game on any platform, and the 7800 version is particularly bad as others have mentioned. I do like Hat Trick and Super Huey for what they are, and I've had fun with both of those despite being in some peoples' bottom lists. Not in my top 5 but nowhere near my bottom 5. Edited April 25, 2021 by BydoEmpire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 32 minutes ago, BydoEmpire said: I remember doing a top and bottom 5 for the 7800 game-by-game podcast, but I can't find what I sent in. I'd be surprised if my top was anything but Food Fight. Bottom, not sure, probably Karateka. I never liked that game on any platform, and the 7800 version is particularly bad as others have mentioned. I do like Hat Trick and Super Huey for what they are, and I've had fun with both of those despite being in some peoples' bottom lists. Not in my top 5 but nowhere near my bottom 5. Playing Food Fight right now on Evercade- such a classic game. I definitely have fond memories of Hat Trick. I’d get in the same zone with that game that I’d get with Pong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemFrost7800 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) I'm surprised that no one mentioned Desert Falcon for best game! I currently own 39 Atari 7800 Games (Complete in Box) and am going for the set but there are a few that go for Crazy money! My Favs are: Desert Falcon (Amazing Graphics, Fun Game Play) Food Fight (Great Arcade Port) Alien Brigade (If only all Light Gun Games also used Joystick) Xenophobe (Great Arcade Port) Least Favs are: Karateka (The controls suck) Sports Games (Never have enjoyed Sports Games) Light Gun Games (Don't own a Light Gun or a TV that would play them) Flight Simulator Games (Never Liked Flight Simulator Games) Edited May 13, 2021 by SalemFrost7800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 18 hours ago, SalemFrost7800 said: Least Favs are: [...] Sports Games (Never have enjoyed Sports Games) I actually don't hate Hat Trick, but only if I think of it as Pong '88 instead of a hockey game. It's a terrible, horrible, awful hockey game. But... it's not a bad "Pong Reimagined". Donkey Kong PK is my favorite Atari 7800 game, and is an amazing arcade-accurate port. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemFrost7800 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 47 minutes ago, MrZarniwoop said: I actually don't hate Hat Trick, but only if I think of it as Pong '88 instead of a hockey game. It's a terrible, horrible, awful hockey game. But... it's not a bad "Pong Reimagined". Donkey Kong PK is my favorite Atari 7800 game, and is an amazing arcade-accurate port. Donkey Kong PK is amazing, the amount of effort @tep392 put in to that was stellar. I didn't list it because I was only going by original releases but I agree Donkey Kong PK is one of the best games currently available for the 7800. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Favorite: Tower Toppler Least Favorite: Realsports Baseball Best game: Rikki and Vikki Worst game: Mat Mania Challenge Does that make sense? No? Well, screw me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 9 hours ago, MrZarniwoop said: I actually don't hate Hat Trick, but only if I think of it as Pong '88 instead of a hockey game. It's a terrible, horrible, awful hockey game. But... it's not a bad "Pong Reimagined". Donkey Kong PK is my favorite Atari 7800 game, and is an amazing arcade-accurate port. I totally agree on Hat Trick. It’s like a modded Pong. In terms of that, I really like what they did with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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