liveinabin Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 Right then, I LOVE the 2600,particularly Activisions stuff, good simple playability. I'm toying with buying a 7800 - but am I really gonna get anything out of it? NES and SMS both left me a bit cold. Is there any of the old Atari magic in this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 YES! The magic is there! near perfect arcade ports of the classics plus really good neo-classics like Xenophobe, Ikari Warrior, Commando,Double Dragun, Tower Toppler, etc. good good stuff that will leave you impressed compared to the SMS and NES versions, and give you the same nostalgic "magic" of game play and memories that the 2600 is famous for...the 5200 is an excelent choice to if your unfamiliar with Atari 8-bit computers, but the 7800 shines because it's compatible with the 2600 out of the box (5200 needs adapter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhindle The Red Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 Two words why you should buy an Atari 7800: NINJA. GOLF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 30, 2001 Author Share Posted November 30, 2001 ninja golf??? can there surely be a game that combines the gentle excitement of mastering the links with total full-on chop-socky kung-fu action???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhindle The Red Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 Follow the link in my previous post and prepare to enter the wacky world of Atari Corp., circa 1989. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcprs1 Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 One good thing about the 7800 is there are some kewl unique titles like scrapyard dog, midnight mutants, tower toppler, etc that have that same "atari" feel to them as the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 30, 2001 Author Share Posted November 30, 2001 right, there are a couple going real cheap on ebay tomorrow, I may well snap one up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ruck Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 quote: Originally posted by liveinabin: right, there are a couple going real cheap on ebay tomorrow, I may well snap one up Make sure you get one with a working power supply -- you cannot get those at Radio Shack, thanks to the special plug on the unit. Once you get it, the cheap common games like Xevious, Galaga, Joust, Asteroids, Poll Position and Centipede are all excellent. I'm sure any number of people (including me) have a Poll Position or 3 they could spare. EMR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 i have a couple to spare...see my post in 7800 section under "OLD FRIENDS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legeek Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 Tower Toppler is a very good game. my c64 version review I remember liking Asteroids and Food Fight, but I haven't played 7800 in a while -Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 by the way, i have a spare 7800 with a working power supply and 2 working controllers as well as those dozen games in my "GOT OLD FRIENDS BACK" post. i'm willing to give you a better deal than e-bay or even trade for 5200/lynx/jag/3do/dreamcast/colecovision stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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