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Re: Top 10 Atari 2600 Games

Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:42 pm
by xgame89
love for River Raid, Adventure

Re: Top 10 Atari 2600 Games

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:50 am
by fidgedextro
I've made two lists. One features my Top Ten games designed exclusively for the 2600, and another Top Ten listing my favorite arcade ports. Both are in alphabetical order.

The Originals:
ATLANTIS
CHOPPER COMMAND
DEMON ATTACK
ENDURO
KABOOM!
KEYSTONE KAPERS
MEGAMANIA
PITFALL II
RIVER RAID
STARMASTER

The Ports:
ASTEROIDS
CENTIPEDE
FROGGER
GALAXIAN
JOUST
JR. PAC-MAN
MISSILE COMMAND
MOON PATROL
MS. PAC-MAN
REACTOR

Re: Top 10 Atari 2600 Games

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:43 pm
by Darryl B.
Lotta love for the old Activision now, eh? :) ('Course most of us did...)

Re: Top 10 Atari 2600 Games

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:43 pm
by fidgedextro
Yes, I've always considered Activision to be the best producer of Atari 2600 games. True, many of the games I listed are obvious derivatives of arcade games (ENDURO=POLE POSITION, CHOPPER COMMAND=DEFENDER, etc), but the wizards at Activision managed to make them graphically cleaner and with less flicker than the official Atari versions.

Re: Top 10 Atari 2600 Games

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:19 pm
by Darryl B.
Yep, no argument there at all, especially in regards to the solid graphics!

Re: Top 10 Atari 2600 Games

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:50 am
by Zap!
megasdkirby wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:53 pm I know it's weird, but I also liked Halloween for the 2600.

I consider it the first "survival horror" game, or at least the first one I played.
Haunted House might have something to say about that. :D