/vr/ - Retro Games

Shooting for 10k

Sorry mate, the only good Atari games are Pitfall 1&2

>>10913885
If that's all you can enjoy I feel sorry for you

I love the atari I had a 2600 and played the heckerino out of jungle hunt, demon attack and mario bros.

>last thread had 16 replies

>>10914130
We'll assume that was a fluke and hope this one does better.

>>10913407
>>10913429
Why the 2600 version of Berzerk and not the arcade original?

Has anybody played the arcade game Tunnel Hunt? Apparently it started out at Atari under the name of Tube Chase before being aquired by Exidy (who renamed it Vertigo) and then finally Centuri who changed its name yet again. Apparently it was originally going to be a vector game (THAT would have been interesting). There's a very brief write-up on the history of it here:

http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-tortuous-history-of-tube.html

>>10914575
That might be the most seizure-inducing game of all time lol.

Why are platformers the worst genre on the 2600? There's a few decent ones, and even a couple genuinely really good ones, but overall most of them kind of suck.

>>10913885

2 is as good as an NES game. Hence I suppose why it received a port

>>10916061
I could never get into Pitfall or Jungle Hunt. Easily the most overrated games on the system or me.

for me, it's crystal castles

>>10913429
If you no longer go for a gap on the leaderboard that exists you are no longer a video gamer.

>>10916143
I always considered that a poor port.

>>10916829
This is a miracle of programming.
It’s amazing this was created for the VCS/2600

>>10916107
I only just learned recently that Pitfall is actually really intricate and near impossible to beat. 2 is still way better though.

>>10913429
Got a new PB after getting a couple of rounds in (using emulation this time because I don't wanna get out my Atari).

>>10918098
>that
>a map

wat.

Atari 2600 Top 100 chart (not in order).

I'm going to update this. Any suggestions? Someone in the last thread said to add Stellar Track, which I'll put on the expanded version (which I'll post next).

>>10919034
And here's the expanded version.

>>10919034
>>10919037
How about putting it in alphabetical order or something

>>10919107
WAY too much fucking work.

>>10913407
>>10919034
Alright, I redid the Atari chart based on comments made in previous threads.

How's this? Better?

>>10919147
>>10919037
Also redid the expanded version. I added Pigs in Space even though I personally think it sucks.

I have a Flashback 2 I want to hack but I have no idea how to attach wires to the motherboard, do I need a specific gauge of wire?

>>10919150
Slightly redid the expanded version. (Removed Laser Blast and put Dodge 'Em back on.)

>>10919147
>>10921680
Any thoughts on how to improve this?

demon attack is really fun

I kind of miss the era of the Atari ST clones. There was a few years when someone was developing a ST clone called "The Firebee" but I think that it either disappeared or that it ended. Kind of sad.

This honestly looked pretty jaw dropping for the hardware. That cave technique is really neat, would have been cool to see something like this used in an RPG context.

>>10923201
it's a solid game on most platforms its on. I only played it a few times on the 2600. its also on the ti99/4a but good luck finding a decent enough emulator for it

>>10923806
Holy shit. That is impressive.

>>10922935
Someone in one of the earlier threads endorsed Video Pinball.

Make Atari Great Again

>>10923859
it's probably my favorite 2600 game. great graphics and sound, interesting enemy ai, both game modes play significantly different from each other, and it's hard so it doesn'tndj0 get boring

>>10924096
I'll probably add that and take off Wing War (which is kinda so-so).

the atari did not have the latency requirements to allow good reaction based gameplay
much like newer consoles and pc engines

>>10926521
how you know

*smashes out your windows*
Nothing personnel.

>>10926521
What the fuck are you talking about?

>>10923201
One of the best console shumps of its generation. Great game.

So, have you played Atari today Anon?

>>10930723
Yes, actually. Last game I played was Yars' Revenge. Tried to beat the levels as fast as possible. I was genuinely surprised at how efficient I got at shooting the laser between single block gaps.

Is Atart ST emulatable on the phone/3DS

>>10919147
>>10924096
>>10926247
Current version of the top 100.

>>10933962
Current version of the expanded chart.

Any suggestions on improving either of them or are these good enough?

I played a crystal castles cab this weekend in Dallas, I also listened to crystal castles this weekend

>>10934515
>listened to crystal castles

wat.

What Atari 2600 ports are BETTER than the arcade originals?

>>10933962
>>10933969
I'd drop The Challenge of Nexar and Moon Patrol from the top 100 and replace them with something from the expanded list.

Played some Cloak & Dagger on the Atari 50 collection. I'm not a big fan of twin sticks but I really liked this one.

The more I think about Atari 5200, the more the whole story behind the console becomes completely retarded. A consolized version of their three year old computer which is compatible with neither Atari 2600 nor Atari 800, the computer in question. It feels like 5200 existed solely because they needed a new product.

I'm surprised the 2600 is the last bastion of cheap retro games if you're a collectorfag. Of course they're not as cheap as they used to be, they didn't go up terribly much.

>>10938632
>Of course they're not as cheap as they used to be, they didn't go up terribly much.
I've got some copies of E.T. that I'd be willing to sell you. Cheep.
$1.00 for 200 cartridges. I'll pay you $2.00 to take 500 of these things.

>>10938632
problem with 2600 cartridges is that, often times, you're just buying plastic. a lot of them were not stored well, they're not in great condition, the consoles themselves are finally aging out... i go to a flea market where you can always find a few 2600 games per week but they're usually just commons or maybe the occasional uncommon.

>>10938232
I'll have to check that out.

>>10939557
Don't do it

>>10940202
Why not?

>>10940917
Because

>>10921680
>>10922935
>>10926247
you had removed dodge'em? what the fuck...is that an actual atari vcs top list or just your favorite games because if that's what you're cooking then just call it like it

>>10942243
Is?

>>10942243
Actual advice on how to refine the chart instead of just saying it sucks is much more useful.

Was looking for a new copy of River Raid to replace my beat up one. Ended up buying Worm War I and Boxing too. My next pickup is gonna be a '75 Sears Tele-games to go with my pong systems.

>>10942743
how about refining it by not posting it anymore and letting it quietly age like wine for a while on your personal hard drive

I've been playing some of the games on this thing. Gravitar and Lunar Lander are extremely hard. (It seems like the touchscreen can probably mimic the latter's physical control lever respectably well. I imagine a mouse would work even better, but I'm on a DS kick and I don't feel like playing at my PC.)

Games in the collection are:
Pong
Breakout
Asteroids
Centipede
Gravitar
Lunar Lander
Missile Command
Sprint
Tempest
Warlords

As the compilation's big gimmick, the games all come with "remixed" graphical modes designed by allegedly famous graffiti artists, but those are mostly ugly and I never use them. There is also a pair of Atari Greatest Hits collections for the DS that appear to be superior to this one in most ways. But this is the one I bought back in the day, so this is the one I play.

Centipede is a pretty cool game I think. I guess the cabinet had a trackball though? I feel weird playing it with more conventional controls, even though the 2600 version that worked that way is the one I grew up with. This DS compilation doesn't provide a way to emulate the trackball via the touchscreen - you just drag your dude around directly with the stylus, minus lag caused because he apparently has a maximal speed, but he always goes right to where you direct him pretty quickly anyway.

Graphics on the vector-based games are hard to read sometimes because of the screen's low resolution. I don't find it to be a serious problem, so I continue to play with this not-especially-good compilation.

I gather Missile Command also used a trackball. This DS version, again, has you either use the d-pad or just tap wherever you want to fire. As with Centipede, I grew up with the 2600 version and now kinda want to find out whether it's actually fun to play with a much more awkward input device. But I don't care nearly enough to buy a trackball to confirm that I would not in fact like it very much. (I could see trackball Centipede being fun though.)

>>10945067
>Centipede is a pretty cool game I think. I guess the cabinet had a trackball though?

Correct.

What was the original motion-input device for Tempest? Google Image Search seems to be telling me that it was a spinning knob thingy, but I also see some images with trackballs in them.

That's another one I've never played with analog controls. I don't think I've ever encountered it in an actual arcade.

>>10947441
It's a dial spinner

>>10947441
>>10947493

>>10947441
Yeah, it was a dial. Literally the perfect controller for that game.

>>10947441
Commonly called a "spinner".
>>10947493
>>10947797
Pic related is dial. Make sure you wash behind your ears.

>>10948104
>enraged ESL makes his appearance

>>10947620
What is this from?
It looks like the chick from John Carpenter's Christine

>>10948461
Night of the Comet. Personal top 10 movie. Highly recommended. You will never have more fun watching anything.

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