/vr/ - Retro Games

>>1132568
I thought I was awesome at Demon Attack, then I realized the P0 and P1 sprites could get out of alignment on my console, resulting in an unplanned safe space on the right of the screen. I would just hang out there and pick my time to strike. Playing the true game just got me slaughtered.

Good game, though.

Kaboom!
Warlords
Plaque Attack

Hey, this thread didn't die! Great.

As a recommendation of CGR, I emulated Fantastic Voyage a few minutes ago. It's actually pretty good. I love that you actually have full vertical and horizontal movement for your ship making dodging enemies much more exciting than moving right or left (or down for shield in Phoenix) to dodge a shot.

Learning which sprites are enemies and which are friendly is a neat aspect as well. Compared to the other 20ish games I have played, this one feels very advanced.

If your favorite 2600 game isn't missile command, you don't know shit about video games.

"Best" is relative but my favorites are HERO and Pitfall 2

This one always kept me up at night.

>>1132702
Don't do that man.

No.

This.

VIdeo olympics is the only option
I can't even play my atari 2600

>>1132630
That's not how you spell Yar's Revenge.

Frostbite
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iajqWQjchjY

Centipede is my favorite game of all time, I played a lot of the 2600 version as a kid

Asteroids is a close second followed by Pitfall

>>1132756
YOU MUST PLAY ATARI EVERY DAY

whats wrong with you anon, g2radioshack and get a game/tv box

What, no Berzerk mention? For shame, /vr/.

>>1133076
I am an NES baby, so take this with a grain of salt, but I really think the character in Berzerk moves too slow, especially for a game you are expected to move to new screens.

I do enjoy Berzerk, though.

>>1132984
Yar's Revenge is great, but I don't think the Atari 2600 should be defined by a game which was basically a petty bitchfest between a developer and the Atari CEO.

Berzerk
Yar's Revenge
Atlantis

River Raid

I challenge all comers

>>1132568
>Demon Attack is a video game published by Imagic for several home console systems, including the Atari 2600, Intellivision, Odyssey2, Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, PC (booter), TRS-80 and TRS-80 Color Computer.

Nice "Atari" game there.

Chuck Norris Superkicks, obviously

>>1133146
It was designed for Atari first. Probably the only good shooter that was.

>>1133146
>>1134568
It was one of Imagic's original games, possibly *the* first (cataloged.)
Back then they produced only 2600 games.
Their Intellivision, Odyssey, and other systems' games didn't come until later, and naturally they had to port their original hit.

>>1133146
The Atari version is the definitive one. None of those other systems can do the kind of fluid animations and colorful sprites that the Atari one has. And I know Intellivision fans like to claim their version was better because of the boss fights, but fuck that noise.

>>1132607
It's not that hard to get good at Demon Attack; it's a really fierce game at first but there really aren't that many levels before it stops adding new challenges. Once you reach a certain level of skill you can play forever.

Demon attack is a top shelf title, I remember owning it as a kid and it had that fucking radical boxart of the silver flying space dinos.

Although for "favourite" I'd have to go for an Activision title, they made some real quirky originals. Dolphin I love for the fact that gameplay requires you to listen and not just rely on sight alone for incoming hazards.
And look at that badass cover

Keystone Kapers.

>>1137030
Also very common I've noticed; it's one of the carts I see pretty frequently secondhand even when the selection is limited.

>>1137049
^Referring to Demon Attack, not Dolphin. Never even heard of that.

>>1137049
Yeah, I think it was one of the top 5 most common carts.

Frostbite. If you haven't played that shit, get on it.

>>1137049
Can you quit the urban myth bullshit? It's irrelevant to the thread.

>>1137126
The only real urban legend, is that this game is just an urban legend.

Anyway, is the Atari Flashback worth buying? Are the sounds and visuals true to the originals? Is it lacking any essential games?

>>1138829
Larger image for your inspection

>>1138829
the only model that is good is the flashback 2, it's basically a 2600 on a chip

>>1138842
Thank you for this info, I wiki'd it also. Good stuff. Wiki says there are built-in spots on the Flashback 2 board where you could solder in a connector for running real 2600 games on it. Pretty cool.

>>1138837

>image

>>1132748
Some of that old atari art was pretty awesome.

Fun game. I'm not sure it's the best. But it's worth a go.
Same with Circus.

One of my favorite arcade games is on the 2600, Juno First. I haven't played the atari version but if it's as good as the Arcade version it'd a worthy competitor for best game on the system.

>>1139103
I never heard of Juno First being on the atari but after some googling there is apparently a home brew release.

Looks a little like Beamrider to me...

My favorite is Keystone Kapers. It's just so entertaining.

>>1138842
I have one and still haven't tried to do that mod to put a slot for cartridges. Someday...

>>1139091
A lot of it was. I think it'd be cool to release them all in HQ prints in like a book, but I know that'll never, ever happen.

>>1141672
Awesome idea

>>1132630

This gentleman right here knows what's up.

>>1142052
That's either a girl's hand or someone who had very low testosterone in the womb.

Just look at that index finger towering over the puny ring finger.

This bitch will put hair on your nuts.

>>1132630
>>1142052

Provided you have a trackball controller. Someone who has only ever played using a joystick has never really played Missile Command.

>>1144178
Which means you need to play the 5200 version, since the 2600 version doesn't have track ball support.

>>1143960
lol, good observation.

>>1145053
get the 2600 trackball controller.. the pure black one, if u want it on the 2600 or - black top w/ white bottom-

>>1145053

http://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Trackball-Atari-Commodore-2600/dp/B003LYWXMU

one of the bestest - bet the atari brand one is one i had when i was a kid / youngerish

BURGERTIME!
by the way - great game for 2600-
also- get good at demon attack, you might be good enough for Satans Hollow (arcade)

platform onicult

fuuuck I remember the catalogs.

Hey guys! What's going on in this thread?

>>1146781
Satans Hollow is fucking sweet. Was playing that last week on the Midway classics collection.

>>1146781
Burgertime for the 2600 was terrible.

Pitfall II on the other hand...

>>1149959
$5 CIB score the other day...

>brofist