King Atari Posted December 1, 2001 Share Posted December 1, 2001 How much money would that new "Xenophobe" be in US dollars (I REALLY WANT ONE)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowdragon Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 Too many to pick from for "worst game." I guess to narrow it down to 4 in my collection, ET, Pac Man, Warplock, and Shark Attack. Yellowdragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 'Karate' by Froggo is absolutely horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted December 3, 2001 Share Posted December 3, 2001 Yeah, "Karate" is probably the worst of them all, there was *no* control at all, Ultravision was full of morons if they thought that would have been a hit, but then, Froggo had more morons, since they actually re-released it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfloatarijunkie Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 1. Karate. No control and it got harder after you LOST. 2. Ssssnake. What was the point to this. 3. Racquetball. Some sports make good video games. Racquetball is not one of them. 4. Skeet Shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Postman Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 1. Karate. No control and it got harder after you LOST. 2. Ssssnake. What was the point to this. 3. Racquetball. Some sports make good video games. Racquetball is not one of them. 4. Skeet Shoot. bfloatarijunkie, you and your crazy way back machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 (edited) I was just thinking about the fact that the 2600 had the biggest game cart library,quite true,but,at least a third of those were the dumbest ,just rushed out,jump on the BANDWAGON travestys that shouldnt have even been put out in the 1st place.I would say FINAL APPROACH ,by APOLLO GAMES,was quite crappy.One thing I learned is,is not to judge games by the graphics,Ive seen games with the crappiest graphics,but the gameplay was phenomenol!.BUT,FINAL APPROACH had both crappy graphics and gameplay,in my opinion! Edited July 16, 2006 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Ultravision was full of morons if they thought that would have been a hit, but then, Froggo had more morons, since they actually re-released it. I wonder what's the largest number of titles a company has programmed and released without managing a single halfway-playable game. Starfox is halfway playable (barely), so Mythicon gets a pass. Cathouse Blues is halfway playable, so Playaround gets one. Ultravision has done two games, neither of which I'd consider playable; have any companies done more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Ok, I'll be the first one to stick up for Space Jockey. Granted, on the default game variation, things get boring pretty quicky. But try playing variations 13-16 with both difficulties set to "A." Challenging, but still fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I'd have to say the worst game in my collection is Basic Programming, because it's not really a game, and it doesn't even succeed at what it's intended to be. It's just pointless. As far as the worst 2600 game of all, it's a tough call, but I'd have to say Karate. An utter disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I'd have to say the worst game in my collection is Basic Programming, because it's not really a game, and it doesn't even succeed at what it's intended to be. It's just pointless. Heh. I for one will stick up for Basic Programming. True, the 64-byte limit severely curtails its usefulness, but it offered Codeview-style debugging long before anything else on any microprocessor platform I know of. I do think it would have benefitted enormously from a SARA chip, but it hadn't been invented yet. Despite the limitations, I think it demonstrates more than any other cartridge that the 2600 really is a Video Computer System. As far as the worst 2600 game of all, it's a tough call, but I'd have to say Karate. An utter disaster. Not really much to recommend that game that I can see. Can't even maintain a correct scan-line count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfloatarijunkie Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Ya know, I used to have Final Approach, and I COULD NOT understand how to play it., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ATARIPITBULL: <STRONG>To pick the worst Atari 2600 game out is not an easy thing to do. There are a lot of games that suck like ghost busters, Pac-Man, all the games made by Froggo, and all the Adult games made my mystique. Other people will say that they like some of the games that I don't, so it's always going to change. </STRONG><HR> I don't agree that Ghostbusters sucks. That is one of my favorite games. Maybe the second one does, but not the first. Probably the reason why the second one never made it to the United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Ya know, I used to have Final Approach, and I COULD NOT understand how to play it., My grandfather had that one. I was fascinated with it for the longest time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Oh yeah? Well my grandfather started this thread! /kicks bfloatarijunkie in the junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Hmm...I somehow missed this nearly five-year-old thread... IMHO, the worst game for Atari 2600 isn't Pac-Man. (Check my blog for my thoughts on that.) While I hate E.T., at least it's interesting. But the worst game I ever, EVER played....one that I aboslutely CANNOT STAND and wish I had never gotten it for Christmas....COSMIC ARK. Kind of a boring game, and the collision detection during the asteroid/meteor screens is awful. Just horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirin jensen Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 To all of you: Go check out Springer. Than tell meyou think there's anything as bad for the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Postman Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Ok, I'll be the first one to stick up for Space Jockey. Granted, on the default game variation, things get boring pretty quicky. But try playing variations 13-16 with both difficulties set to "A." Challenging, but still fun. No doubt, Space Jockey on level 15 is fun. Luckily we have Air Raid, which forces you to die eventually. I usually play Space Jockey until I just get worn out and turn it off. Air Raid on level 7, Difficulty A/A and I'm dead in a few minutes. I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP Atari King of Michigan Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Skeet Shoot is a crap fest. And I also think that Squeeze Box is a big fat dud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 laser blast is a fun simple blast. for me the worst 2600 game will always be raft rider, until someone makes one thats worse. strategy x is actually pretty good and i LOVE 2600 ghostbusters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nester Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 My current least favorate game is Fire Fly. I'm not really sure how to describe it, but it doesn't seem very comfortable with itself. Like it always wants to turn itself off and pretend like it's something else. I don't know, maybe I'm looking at it too deeply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Worst game i have in my collection so far is ......SharkAttack!Man,was i ever disapointed in this one.I was thinking it would be cool like a good Pac-Man type game but the controls are the worst.No fun at all.But,picking the worst ever is tough theres a lot of stinkers out there.I here tell that Karate is pretty much crap and you always here people saying E.T. and Pac-Man are pretty bad too.I like Pac-Man and i wouldnt say E.T. is the worst game as its more of a dissapointment like Pac-Man was to most everyone.Also i like Space Jockey for some strange reason but i dont go and play it hours on end either.One man's worst game is a other man's favorite game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Worst I own? Ssssnake is pretty bad. Cosmic Creeps is up there. Just doen't seem to be any point or challenge to them at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoboInYourRoom Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Ok, I'll be the first one to stick up for Space Jockey. Granted, on the default game variation, things get boring pretty quicky. But try playing variations 13-16 with both difficulties set to "A." Challenging, but still fun. No doubt, Space Jockey on level 15 is fun. Luckily we have Air Raid, which forces you to die eventually. I usually play Space Jockey until I just get worn out and turn it off. Air Raid on level 7, Difficulty A/A and I'm dead in a few minutes. I love it! Seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagFan422 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 the worst game i own i believe it is called Sea Quest. its the one where you jump out the boat and instantly die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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