supercat Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I like Skeet Shoot. 924437[/snapback] I like trap shooting, but the Skeet Shoot cartridge is abominable. It might be hackable into something playable, I suppose, but in its released form the targets either move so slowly that 25/25 is trivial, or they move so quickly that they can't be hit. If the bullets moved twice as fast on the harder skill levels, the game might be playable, but the idea of targets travelling almost as fast as the bullets is absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Just another "Pac-Man and ET are far from the worst 2600 games". Some titles that are worse, IMO: Star Ship Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Word Zapper Anything by Mystique/Playaround Laser Blast 924457[/snapback] I actually like Star Ship, the Donkey Kong games, and Laser Blast. Better in small doses though. 924467[/snapback] StarShip wasn't so bad. You gotta remember, it WAS 1977 and It satisfied many a Star-Wars Fan. We played that game a lot. I actually ASKED for it with my VCS but I asked for it as Outer Space (Which is the version my friend had) and my mom couldn't find it at the Drugstore (As it was the Sears title) I got Superman instead. Superman was a game ahead of it's time, like Adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Gamer Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 easy. defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Hierophant Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 I'm surprised no one has mentioned Defender. Easily a arcade conversion as bad as Pac-Man. Your ship disappears when you shoot? WTF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Sea Hunt isn't the worst game ever once you figure out the timing. . . That said, it's still not really all that good. Karate is playable. . . barely. I kinda like it just for being almost the only 2-player fighter on the system. But, damn, it's ugly as sin. Racquetball and Wall Ball don't deserve mention either. And I won't even get into the mis-guided "Pac-Man and ET as worst games" thing. It's a common newbie mistake. . . Firefly and Miniature Golf, OTOH, are the worst two video games I've ever played . . . on any platform, not just the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsubachi Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 I don't enjoy spikes peak but I'm probably just not very good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 As for awful games, Warplock is the worst I've ever seen (and heard!) on the VCS. Heh, no one ever mentions that game. My lord does it suck, too. My personal leaset fav would probably be that or bugs. Yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 I've said it before and I'll say it again: Zaxxon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 I've said it before and I'll say it again: Zaxxon. No way. Zaxxon is GOOD 2600 game. It may not be "Zaxxon" -> But it's a 2600 game in a league of it's own! Name another 3dish 2600 game like it. I dig how you assault a space fortress and then battle a boss. Maybe it should be called "Space Raid" or something. The graphics could use some spritzing up though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 (edited) I've said it before and I'll say it again: Zaxxon. No way. Zaxxon is GOOD 2600 game. It may not be "Zaxxon" -> But it's a 2600 game in a league of it's own! Name another 3dish 2600 game like it. I dig how you assault a space fortress and then battle a boss. And I dig how you can "collide" with something clear across the screen, and how dieing on the second fortress during a 2-player game pretty much spells the end of the game no matter how many lives you have left. It's not the lack of arcade faithfulness that makes it a crappy game, it's the shoddy programming. Edited September 4, 2005 by skunkworx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 (edited) Gah! Double post again. My web browser is annoying me. Edited September 4, 2005 by skunkworx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 And I dig how you can "collide" with something clear across the screen Huh? When does that happen. I had this game since it was released and don't know of any collision detection like that. and how dieing on the second fortress during a 2-player game pretty much spells the end of the game no matter how many lives you have left. Hrmm.. That's new to me.. but then again I've always been a single player kind of guy. What happens exactly though when you do that? Still though you gotta admit it is unique in the 2600 world.. Scrolling altitude dependent shootemup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Hell forgot about Great Escape, Mission 3000, sword Quest fireworld, Street Racer. Could go on forever here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 E.T. and Pac-Man was not bad games. If you consider Pac-man to be a seperate game from the arcade and not as a port from the arcade, then its not so bad. However, the worst game has to be Karate. That game is literally unplayable. Second place goes to Skeet Shoot. 924470[/snapback] Karate had at least the merest iota of technical merit: Huge sprites. Huge, single-colour, incredibly blocky to the point of being nearly recognizable sprites, but huge all the same. Skeet Shoot, however, has no redeeming qualities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trusty Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 (edited) My vote would have to go to Riddle Of The Sphinx. While playable, does anybody know what the object of this game is???? I, for the life of me can't figure it out!! It's FRUSTRATING!! SjN Edited September 4, 2005 by trusty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiu Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 (edited) Anything by Mythicon. Fire Fly, Star Fox (not to be confused with the Nintendo series of the same name) and Sorcerer were just plain awful. Much worse than Pac-Man, which was merely a horribly inaccurate but still quite playable (and even fun) translation of the arcade game, and E.T., which was rather complex (and really would have benefitted from another month or two of playtesting) but hardly as bad as its reputation suggests. -DS- Edited September 4, 2005 by Raiu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 I refuse to comment on a thread in which the authors title implies E.T. is the worst game for the 2600. *farts on thread* 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Reading some of these posts makes me laugh though... Warplock...Skeet shoot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 I'll agree with the Mythicon statements!!!! Truely bad games, and Pac Kong sucks so bad its untrue. Another game no one has mentioned . . . . Mr. Postman My god that game is total S**t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey911 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I refuse to comment on a thread in which the authors title implies E.T. is the worst game for the 2600. *farts on thread* 925024[/snapback] Every game I like has just been trashed in this thread... Unbelievable... I feel your pain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trusty Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Hey I just thought of one... When I was a kid my mom bought my sister Strawberry Shortcake. That game sucked soooo bad that I would hide the thing so my sister couldn't find it. Finally (thank god) her interest in MY 2600 moved on and I was free to resume some serious pole position goodness... Gawd what a horrible game! SjN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP Atari King of Michigan Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 I refuse to comment on a thread in which the authors title implies E.T. is the worst game for the 2600. *farts on thread* 925024[/snapback] I had previously stated that I personally liked ET, but there was others that didn't think the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I had previously stated that I personally liked ET, but there was others that didn't think the same. So you admit to following the crowd like a drone so you fit in. STAND UP PROUD AND DEFEND THE HONOR OF E.T. INSTEAD OF DUMPING ON HIM!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 And I dig how you can "collide" with something clear across the screen Huh? When does that happen. I had this game since it was released and don't know of any collision detection like that. Keep your ship as far to the right as you can, especially when you see something on the far left. See if you don't end up "running into" what's on the left. and how dieing on the second fortress during a 2-player game pretty much spells the end of the game no matter how many lives you have left. Hrmm.. That's new to me.. but then again I've always been a single player kind of guy. What happens exactly though when you do that? When you're in a 2-player game, "1up" or "2up" appears on the screen when it's time for the next player to take a turn. What you then learn the hard way is that the time it takes to display that message cuts into the time you have to dodge the first obstacle that comes up. So, if you're on the second fortress, and it's level 3 or higher, the message disappears just in time for you to see your ship get fried by a force field. Still though you gotta admit it is unique in the 2600 world.. Scrolling altitude dependent shootemup 924778[/snapback] A little extra QA and it would've have been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 My ONE worst game is Firefly by Mythicon and games like SSnake or Entombed are a close second. 924463[/snapback] hmmm....Entombed is on my want list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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