jeepnut24 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Well Im fairly new, only have about 90 unique titles. Im wondering what everyone considers must have titles. Maybe 10-20 that everyone should have and play. Im looking mostly for easily accessible games. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Hey, welcome to Atariage. Here's a good starting point for you for finding out what the must haves are for the VCS: http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...highlight=haves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 My favs.. no particular order: Kaboom! Warlords (4 Player is a must) Escape From the Mind Master Thrust + (Platinum, regular.. any one of them) Marble Craze Dragon Stomper Comunists Mutants form Space Frogger (SuperCharger version) Space Invaders Pitfall Pitfall! HERO Adventure (For cultural reasons ) Survival Island Tunnel Runner Mountain King Power Off! Combat Indy 500 Super Breakout Midnight Magic Ms Pac-Man Jr Pac-Man Stargate (Defender II) X3V0LuX That is more than 20 and they are not that hard to get a hold of.. with the exception of Power Off. -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Also don't forget Adventure + Awesome update to the all time classic adventure game. Check out the Atari Age store. Many of the games listed have summaries and reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgWyld Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Well Im fairly new, only have about 90 unique titles. Im wondering what everyone considers must have titles. Maybe 10-20 that everyone should have and play. Im looking mostly for easily accessible games. Thanks Well, here are some I love, in no particular order: 1. Astroblast (an absolute kick with paddles) 2. Warlords (another great paddle game) 3. Starmaster 4. Seaquest 5. Demon Attack 6. Chopper Commander 7. Ms. Pac-Man 8. Asteroids 9. Space Invaders 10. Missile Command 11. Phoenix 12. Frogger (Parker Brothers version) 13. Stargate (Defender II) 14. Kool-Aid Man (Oh, yeah!) 15. Ice Hockey 16. Robot Tank 17. Battle Zone 18. Adventure (classic, all the way) 19. Moon Patrol 20. Spider Fighter I could list a heck of a lot more, but those are all dandy and won't break the bank. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Here are some I think are some must haves: 1) Raiders of the Lost Ark. 2) Pitfall. 3) Pitfall II. 4) Wizard of Wor. 5) Quadrun. 6) Adventure. 7) Millipede. Frogger. Just to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtishart Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Honestly, I think it's personal taste. Some collect in an attempt to collect them all. Some collect based on if they see it, they get it regardless of how many copies of it they already have, while some collect for another reason. Personally if you're looking for "What titles do I start looking for first" my rule of thumb is to grab the ones I played growing up first. It's a great nostalgic rush personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepesc Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Some of my all time faves: Cosmic Ark Riddle of the Sphinx (all Imagic, really) Wizard of Wor Vanguard Ms. Pac Man Warlords Keystone Kapers Frogger Adventure Berzerk Pitfall Those are all great games (Riddle may be an acquired taste) and are not hard to find at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepnut24 Posted March 3, 2004 Author Share Posted March 3, 2004 Thanks for the advice. Ive already got most of what I played as a kid. Now Im trying to branch out. I see a bunch of titles that I need to pick up. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 I could list off tons of great games, but the one I have not been able to tear myself away from recently is STARFIRE programmed by Manuel Polik. Its Available in the Atariage strore. This game is great, its all you could ask for in a 2600 game. Sooooo.....The lesson of this story is: If i flunk out of college my last semester because I played too much starfire...its Manuels fault. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke 4ever Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Pitfall 1 and 2 Adventure Breakout Night Driver Space Shuttle Space Invaders A whole lot more !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgWyld Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 I could list off tons of great games, but the one I have not been able to tear myself away from recently is STARFIRE programmed by Manuel Polik. Its Available in the Atariage strore. This game is great, its all you could ask for in a 2600 game. Sooooo.....The lesson of this story is: If i flunk out of college my last semester because I played too much starfire...its Manuels fault. Tim That's the next one I want to pick up, for sure. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Welll if ya ask me pretty much anything made by activision imagic parker bros epyx and most silver and reb label games made by atari are all must haves! I know thats pretty vague but it's really to hard for me to just list 10 or 20 games i consider must haves there are so many good ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Chiming in... here are my top 10 "essentials" (of the moment ) in no particular order: Yars' Revenge Solaris Berzerk H.E.R.O. Keystone Kapers Pitfall 2: The Lost Caverns Adventure Frogger Kaboom! Stargate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eidolon Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 I only know from what I've played, but you could start a good collection with: Adventure Pitfall 1/2 Stampede Kaboom! River Raid Megamania HERO Cosmic Ark Yar's Revenge If you get a Supercharger, I would definitely add: Dragonstomper Escape from the Mindmaster --The Eidolon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 To make long lists shorter and easier to start with: Adventure HERO Megamania Cosmic Ark River Raid Pitfall 1&2 There is a LOT more but starting with the above will really get you hooked.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 my picks: Kaboom HERO Warlords Indy 500 Pressure Cooker Demon Attack Stampede Super Breakout Space Invaders Circus Atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 I could list off tons of great games, but the one I have not been able to tear myself away from recently is STARFIRE programmed by Manuel Polik. Its Available in the Atariage strore. This game is great, its all you could ask for in a 2600 game. Sooooo.....The lesson of this story is: If i flunk out of college my last semester because I played too much starfire...its Manuels fault. Tim Not to mention there are 23 patchs left Someone was mentioning lables. Anything from Xype is good Thrust+ Platinum is a must have. Play it in emulation first because it may be way too hard for you (hell it's way too hard for me but I still love it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candiru Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Lately I've been playing a lot of Seaquest, Megamania, and Demon Attack, Enduro is also a must have. Joeybastard just listed several paddle games and I'll second those, it's hard to go wrong with a paddle game. Oh, and Skeet Shoot, to remind you how good your other games are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Geez, I forgot Thrust+ and Marble Craze they both kick serious amounts of ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 (edited) In basically random order, here are some of the games I like: E.T. Solar Fox Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator Adventure Stargate (Defender II) Starmaster Othello Video Chess Subterranea Laser Gates Lock 'N' Chase Ms. Pac-Man Midnight Magic Enduro Yars' Revenge Demon Attack Marauder Circus Atari Carnival Bank Heist Beamrider Mountain King Berzerk Boing Commando Raid Edited May 9, 2007 by Random Terrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Well Im fairly new, only have about 90 unique titles. Im wondering what everyone considers must have titles. Maybe 10-20 that everyone should have and play. Im looking mostly for easily accessible games. Thanks ALL I have been playing lately is Marble Craze. I am hopelessly addicted to this game and am absolutely determined to make it to the last level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Marble Craze rocks. I'd also add Starfire to the list. If you hurry, you can still earn a patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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