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What are your top 5 Atari 2600 games?

1. Pitfall
2. River Raid
3. HERO
4. Frontline
5. Kangaroo

>> No.4997106

Solid except I never played Frontline is it good? I like Krull a lot, Vangard, Dark Chambers, Empire Strikes Back, Keystone Kapers, Ghostbusters, Warlords...

>> No.4997115

>>4997075
1.Pitfall II
2.Kaboom
3.Robot Tank
4.Ghost Busters
5.River Raid

>> No.4997136

>>4997106
Yeah, it’s a very early first person shooter. Even has s vehicle.

>> No.4997542

pitfall 2, demon attack, asteroids, pac man jr, commando raid

>> No.4997554

1. Battlezone / Robot Tank (tie)
2. Tunnel Runner
3. Secret Quest
4. Demon Attack / Phoenix (tie)
5. Moon Patrol

>> No.4997558

If homebrews count, I really dig Juno First and Ladybug as well.

>> No.4997741

>>4997115
I think that everything pitfall II does well, HERO does better

>> No.4997745

Hero, pitfall, jungle hunt, kaboom, dolphin

>> No.4997751

Fuck...too many to think of. But for the more recent ones I’ve been playing :

1. Solaris
2. Hero
3. California Games
4. Juno First
5. Oystron

>> No.4997797

1. E.T.
2. E.T.
3. E.T.
4. E.T.
5. E.T.

>> No.4997878

>>4997797
Underrated game

>> No.4998067

Help me guys. There's this 2600 game I used to play a lot in my childhood and I can't find it holy fuck.
You play as a woman at the top of a building and you throw plant pots on spiders trying to climb up there.

>> No.4998107

>>4997075
Enduro
Video Pinball
Defender
Adventure
Super Breakout

>> No.4998232

>>4998067
Crackpots

>> No.4998236

>>4998107
Is video pinball different from midnight magic?

>> No.4998786

>>4998236
Very. Midnight Magic is much better

>> No.5001329

>>4997075
1. Battlezone
2. Robot Tank
3. Combat 2 (prototype)
4. Phantom Panzer
5. Tanks But No Tanks

>> No.5001342

kaboom, chopper command, river raid, demons to diamonds, the bike part of california games

>> No.5001669

>>4997878
Over-criticized game. I borrowed cart from kid up the street and was the only one on my block that could finish up all levels. It was frustrating but not impossible....

>> No.5001818 [DELETED] 

>>4997741
100% wrong, but thanks for playing

pitfall was the first true platformer to have widespread appeal before mario 1

hero is interesting, but not even that great of a game, not a true platformer or technically as impressive as pitfall 2... it's just been memed to death as le hidden gem by the e-celebs you watch

>> No.5001821

>>4997741
100% wrong, but thanks for playing

pitfall 2 was the first true platformer to have widespread appeal before mario 1

hero is interesting, but not even that great of a game, not a true platformer or technically as impressive as pitfall 2... it's just been memed to death as le hidden gem by the e-celebs you watch

>> No.5002145

>nobody mentions Galaxian

>> No.5002146

>>5001821
How do you define true platformer?

>> No.5002182

>>5002146
I'm sure he means because it has jumping - HERO and Major Havok and other maze type adventure games used jet packs. He's sort of discounting other arcade platformers like Donkey Kong probably for being linear and I guess games like Manic Miner for not having "widespread appeal". It's all pretty subjective but I do enjoy Pitfall 2 more than HERO although Montezuma's Revenge is pretty good too and also came out in 84. Pitfall 2 just got a real jump off the name which was pretty important in video games released 83-86.

>> No.5003610

>>5002182
Name recognition is always good, but Pitfall 2 was a huge leap technically over 1.

1 is more akin to Donkey Kong. 2 more to Super Mario Bros., or even Metroid, with its multi-level exploration. .

>> No.5003639

>>5003610
The physics are still 100% pitfall. They just said "what if he could go deeper?" worked up the pretty-good respawn system, stole Jungle Hunt's swimming mechanics and developed a really good big map since cheaper memory was pretty much the extent of the technical advancement. A big part of why it was so great was because it was still Pitfall just well expanded, like Mario Brothers to Super Mario Brothers. Games like HERO and Montezuma's Revenge were just as expansive thanks to having access to the same bigger roms but they didn't have proven, beloved physics.

>> No.5004667

>>5003639
The only downside to hero’s physics was the slight delay on the jet pack.

>> No.5004797
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>>5004667
Even though games like Exile and Solar Jetman have their appeal, "floaty" physics have always been unsatisfying and the jet pack rationale is always immediately suspect.

>tfw you reach the point of realizing most of mario's appeal is how heavy he feels

>> No.5006392

Solaris
Star Raiders
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Rampage
Double Dragon

>> No.5006396

>>4997751
>Solaris
I still never beat this. The coolest part was when an enemy torpedo (whatever they shoot) hit your screen, as if it's exploding against your TV glass. Very advanced for the 2600.

>> No.5007730

>>4997075
YARS REVENGE suckas

>> No.5007796

1. Spider Fighter
2. Fast Food
3. Dig Dug
4. Pitfall!
5. Berzerk

>> No.5007802

>>4997797
great selection

>> No.5010252

Combat
Pitfall
Asteroids
Adventure
Breakout
In no particular order

>> No.5010261

>>4997075
>top 5 Atari 2600 games
topkek

>> No.5010287
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5010287

>>5010261
Look at this dude.