godzillajoe Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I'm guessing this has been discussed before but is there a list of games for the 2600 that sold the most copies in the USA I gotta figure Pac-Man is king and Pitfall, Adventure, Asteroids, Missile Command have gotta be up there. Maybe E.T., Demon Attack, Ms. Pac-Man, River Raid after that? Anyone know of such a list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600lover Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Guess that means no, LOL. Yeah I would have to think you right up there. Pac-Man, and Pitfall must be on top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 The Atari Age rarity guide is probably the closest you are going to come to getting such a list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 (edited) Donkey Kong Space Invaders Yars' Revenge Combat Edited July 27, 2006 by Christophero Sly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocketmego Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I say Asteroids. Simply because it was around almost as long as the system itself and everyone always owned it. It must have sold so consistently to make it the best selling game by default. -Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 DK, pacman & Yars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Postman Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Best selling = most common. Pac-Man, Combat, Asteroids, Pitfall, Missile Command, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 I know but I wanted cold hard numbers, how can you tell if Asteroids sold more than Missile Command? They're both commons. Just curious as to what the top ten really were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I would say Pac-Man.There was tons of hype behind it before it was released and it was the #1 arcade game at the time.So everybody wanted Pac-Man to play at home.Now despite the fact that it was a major disapointment as terms of looks and game play it sold really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.Whiz Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I would say Pac-Man.There was tons of hype behind it before it was released and it was the #1 arcade game at the time.So everybody wanted Pac-Man to play at home.Now despite the fact that it was a major disapointment as terms of looks and game play it sold really well. According to Wikipedia, quoting another source, E.T. is eighth. Would you count Combat? That must be up there, since it was included with millions of units before they switched to packaging it with other games (was Pac-Man the first to replace Combat?) ~G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 (edited) I wouldn't count Combat since it was included for "free" for so long. Edited July 27, 2006 by godzillajoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I wouldn't count Combat since it was included for "free" for so long. Does that disqualify Pac-Man as well? It was a pack in for some time too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 Was Combat for sale after it stopped being the pack-in game? Or during the time it was free, could you buy a copy if you somehow lost or broke your original cart? When did they switch over to Pac-Man? It DID sell a zillion copies before they started giving it away so it should count for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I would say Pac-Man.There was tons of hype behind it before it was released and it was the #1 arcade game at the time.So everybody wanted Pac-Man to play at home.Now despite the fact that it was a major disapointment as terms of looks and game play it sold really well. According to Wikipedia, quoting another source, E.T. is eighth. Would you count Combat? That must be up there, since it was included with millions of units before they switched to packaging it with other games (was Pac-Man the first to replace Combat?) ~G Yes, in Atari branded packaging. I'm pretty sure that Target Fun (air Sea Battle) was included with the Sears branded consoles in the begining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Atari 2600 games that have sold more than one million copies worldwide. * Pac-Man (7 million) * Space Invaders (6 million) * Pitfall! (4 million) How Ironic that the world most hated 2600 game is also the top selling 2600 game of all time Info by Answers.com: List Of Best Selling Computer And Video Games Page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 what about most produce game? good question hein!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Driver Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I wouldn't discount Combat just for being a pack-in. It's how Nintendo claims best-seller-of-all-time on SMB and other pack-ins, and no one really disputes those claims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.Whiz Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I wouldn't discount Combat just for being a pack-in. It's how Nintendo claims best-seller-of-all-time on SMB and other pack-ins, and no one really disputes those claims. Yeah, I think I have to agree here after putting some thought into it. I guess technically, they could do some accounting stuff to split some of the package price towards the "price" of Combat -- at the very least it would have to be accounted into the total cost to produce of the unit. But that's not why I think Combat should be counted. I look at it like Windows -- everyone gets Windows on almost any new computer bought, but how many people actually buy a full copy stand-alone? But Microsoft gets a chunk of every computer sale that contains Windows on it (or Works, or any other MS software for that matter.) It's hard to argue that Windows isn't the "best selling" OS of all time... Would Combat have been a top seller if not included? Certainly in the early days considering it was one of the few available. But of all the original carts, Combat was certainly the best choice both in terms of game play and showing Atari's versatility (64 different games, or whatever it was, some very distinct). Ultimately I would include Combat in the rankings too, and I still see it as the quintessential game -- Combat is Atari. ~G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorTat-G Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) This List is From Wikipedia: 1. PAC-MAN 2. PITFALL! 3. MISSILE COMMAND 4. DEMON ATTACK 5. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 6. ATLANTIS 7. ADVENTURE 8. RIVER RAID 9. KABOOM! 10. SPACE INVADERS Edited February 18, 2011 by Cortat G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Can we just say ET, since new mexico bought 5 million of them, they just buried them away for safe keeping (so in a few years they will be worth something...once they've got rid of the bit rot from 20+ years of burial) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tz101 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Combat and Pac Man have to both be near the top, at least as far as number of copies in circulation, purely because they were both pack-ins. After those, my guesses would be: Space Invaders Missile Command Pitfall Ms. Pac Man Donkey Kong Adventure Kaboom! Demon Attack Atlantis All of these based upon sheer number of copies I have seen at thrifts and yard sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Ed English stated in The 2600 Connection that Frogger was a 'more than 1 million' seller. and HSW also stated in The 2600 Connection that all three of his games were million sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 does sold and returned count? then pac-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranthulfr Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I'd guess the best-sellers included: Space Invaders, Asteroids, Missile Command, Combat, Pac-man and E.T. There are some great, much-loved games that I wouldn't peg as top sellers. One million copies sold was a success for sure - but not necessarily tops. I'm thinking of Adventure, Frogger, and a few others. I'm surprised to see 2600 Donkey Kong in so many lists. It may have been a hit for Coleco, but was it really among the top 10 sellers across the board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) From several sources including from someone at Atari,the top selling game by Atari of all time is 2600 PACMAN.The rest have been already mentioned.Not sure about the others, i'm sure the ones already mentioned are pretty accurate. Edited February 19, 2011 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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