The_Laird Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 me sneakily steals your pac kong and rewires it with electroshock therapy so every time you play it, it shoots a tazer barb into your ballz, then replaces it in your collection without you knowing. You'll thank me later Thankyou so much the spell of the evil Pac Kong is released! Zaxxon may not be like the original but its still quite cool and actully Sega even copied it for the Master System version for use with the 3D glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Porkys is a fun game. I agree, I've almost broke my wrist playing this with a joystick. Crappy game, fun to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulag picture radio Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 I gotta chime in here with mad props (as the kids say...) for Airlock too. A friend of mine had it on his Sears II arcade (that lucky SOB) before I ever had an Atari. I think that I liked it so much because it was a game that I actually had a chance of finishing. In spite of really liking videogames as much as I do, I'm actually quite bad at them. Besides Airlock and Deathtrap, I thikn that the only other game I've ever finished is Parappa the Rapper on Playstation - and that was two days ago! I also continue to be a fan of Video Olympics and Video PInball. Both of which I bought during the crash for something like 44 cents a piece at Zayre... I think that I paid for them myself. I don't have Midnight Magic, so Video Pinball and the original Atari standalone Video PInball are the only ones I've known. Video Olympics is one of the only games my father would play with me, and is one of the sadly few good memories I have of my old man. Though I've gone a little retrograde in this regard. When the urge strikes for a little Video Olympics Action, I pull out the Pong Ultra IV console. Oooh - went off a little there. Another game I really love that gets ripped often on these boards is Kool Aid Man. I can't tell you how thrilled I was when I found it in the wild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Porkys is a fun game. I agree, I've almost broke my wrist playing this NE146, Inky, where are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Sixer Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Personally, I've always had a strange fondness for Sneak 'N Peek. Back in the day (in my case, '85), I thought the pseudo-isometric rooms with the weird hyperspatial hiding places were awesome (plus I hadn't had my Atari long, and having anything to play on it was extremely cool ). AFAIK, it's the only hide & seek simulator ever made... Also, I happen to like the aforementioned Word Zapper, as well as the first two Swordquest games (more because they're extremely weird and trippy than actually fun; see the earlier comment about my Atari) and even Star Fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 star fox is pretty widely regarded as an ass kicker of a game... glad I could help with the pac-kong problem :-) I love 2600 zaxxon, and stil do. I prefer it to the arcade game and any other port. Might not look as good, but its MORE FUN TO PLAY. and it has a LOT of variety for a 2600 game. i have 2 admit i had fun with word zapper when I first played, but haven't played it since. same with sneak n peak. porkys and video pinball are also a lot better than they are given credit for, as is revenge of the beefsteak tomatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviticus Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 revenge of the beefsteak tomatoes IS good. I've seen it slammed many times, but I'm not sure why. It's really hard to even beat one level, but it seems fair. I like frantically building a bit of wall and hiding behind it from the evil killer tomato! !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Since I mentioned Airlock I have seen a whole lot of love for it. I am so happy I am not alone. I think it's one of the only atari games that causes that fun 'video game panic'. You know the water is moving up a level and you just screwed up the jump over whatever the hell that block / rivot thing is. I remember screaming for the little blob to get up and get running again. That's one crappy submarine... that's all I know. Of course the game lasts about 3 minutes before you win or lose, but it's a pretty fun game ... for being so very sucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 hmmm.. 'pretty fun for being so sucky' i think that's why I like women so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Pac-Kong...can I see some screen shots of this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Mythicon's Star Fox. This game seems to be universally panned, but I actually got many hours of fun out of it. It's not much more than a Defender rip-off, true, but for whatever reason, I loved it. And I still think the space ship icon that appears between turns looks more like a hand giving the bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 why? so you can later burn your eyes out with molecular acid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 The graphic on the front of the cart resembles Nintendo's Star Fox Arwing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocko Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 revenge of the beefsteak tomatoes IS good. I've seen it slammed many times, but I'm not sure why. It's really hard to even beat one level, but it seems fair. I like frantically building a bit of wall and hiding behind it from the evil killer tomato! !! I love that game too! But I havent seen people bashing it...although I am somewhat blind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 The graphic on the front of the cart resembles Nintendo's Star Fox Arwing. The Mythicon guys missed on the big money to be had by suing Nintendo. . . Shame. And it's not a Defender ripoff, it's a Chopper Command ripoff . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nester Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 I would definately have to say Gopher and Squeeze Box. US Games made the best bad games of anybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 http://www.atariguide.com/8/891.htm All right, I found the Pac-Kong info. But ugh...the cart has a picture of a big robot, and the game is named Pac-Kong. I thought by the title it was some mix between Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. What kind of game is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I will say it and not be ashamed..... Pac Man I know this game is blamed for the crash and makes the arcade purists choke on their own vomit but I love the 2600 version It was one of the first games I had years ago, I loved it then and still enjoy it today, while the graphics were not exactly what people expected I dare anyone to find fault with the gameplay itself, magnifico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasty Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 So, no one seems to like Frankenstein's Monster as much as I do?? I like the atmosphere..! Who was it who liked Skeet Shoot? Regards, Rasty.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Who was it who liked Skeet Shoot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Star Ship Pac Man Donkey Kong Defender Air Sea Battle Night Driver Video Olympics When did Air Sea Battle, Night Driver, and Video Olympics become unpopular? I must have missed something... I actually like most 2600 games, or at least find them semi-playable. So if there's any game someone doesn't like, odds are I like it to some degree, for some reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillenterprises Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I knew the 2600 Donkey Kong was no where as good as the arcade, and since I knew my parents weren't going to buy a Colecovision, but I was so excited when I found it under the Christmas tree in 1982. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillenterprises Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 So' date=' no one seems to like Frankenstein's Monster as much as I do?? Frankenstein's Monster is one of my favorite 2600 games, from the first time I played it at my friend's house in 1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgWyld Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Final Approach! Loved that one when I was younger, even though it is an extremely boring game. And, I still have to sneak in some time on it every now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I'll second Airlock and Frankenstein's Monster. I actually like swordquest as well, and put in hours as a kid trying to figure them out. I think it would be cool (since we have the answers now) to retroactievly make a bunch of riddles/puzzles that point to the correct solutions, so you can, umm, actually PLAY the things and win. That was why they stunk. There was no logic to the solutions, just trial and error. If someone were to supply the logic, who knows? They might be fun. Dunno why I like 'em. Maze Craze is one most folks don't like, but is crazy fun multiplayer with gads of options. Good bite-sized gaming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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