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Atari 2600 games with an ending

Started by Atari_Falcon, Jan 5 2011 3:08 AM

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#1 Atari_Falcon OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 3:08 AM

The next point I need to know is, which Atari 2600 games have a real ending and no endless gameplay until you lose your last life...

I only know about:

- Fatal Run
- Secret Quest (maybe, I don't know)
- Solaris

#2 Frostbite Bailey OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 5:05 AM

View PostAtari_Falcon, on Wed Jan 5, 2011 3:08 AM, said:

The next point I need to know is, which Atari 2600 games have a real ending and no endless gameplay until you lose your last life...

I only know about:

- Fatal Run
- Secret Quest (maybe, I don't know)
- Solaris

ET
PITFALL
KUNG FU MASTER
DOUBLE DRAGON
JAMES BOND 007
STAR STRIKE
SUPERMAN
ADVENTURE

Those are the ones I can think of of the top of my head. I am pretty sure they all having an ending.
Cheers, FB :cool:

#3 R.O.T.S OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 5:28 AM

Most Sport games i would imagine ,also 3 of my favourite games here...

Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Haunted House
Riddle Of the Sphinx

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 6:10 AM

The space sim games like Starmaster, Star Raiders, Phaser Patrol, Space Attack all have endings.

#5 Atari_Falcon OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 6:27 AM

View PostFrostbite Bailey, on Wed Jan 5, 2011 5:05 AM, said:

View PostAtari_Falcon, on Wed Jan 5, 2011 3:08 AM, said:

The next point I need to know is, which Atari 2600 games have a real ending and no endless gameplay until you lose your last life...

I only know about:

- Fatal Run
- Secret Quest (maybe, I don't know)
- Solaris

ET
PITFALL
KUNG FU MASTER
DOUBLE DRAGON
JAMES BOND 007
STAR STRIKE
SUPERMAN
ADVENTURE

Those are the ones I can think of of the top of my head. I am pretty sure they all having an ending.
Cheers, FB :cool:

Are you sure Kung Fu Master ends? As far as I remember it was just getting more difficult...

What is with Ikari Warriors? On the Atari 7800 it ends (president is dancing after being rescued), but as far as I remember you could keep on playing...

#6 Atari_Falcon OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 9:24 AM

Does Ghostbusters have an ending? On the Atari 800 XL it has...

#7 save2600 OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 9:43 AM

Any game on a timer has an ending  :)

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 9:44 AM

A lot of Activision games end when you reach 999,999 or 1 million.  Do they count?

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 9:58 AM

Here are some I can think of.

Private Eye
all SwordQuest games
Dragonstomper
Escape from the Mindmaster
Pitfall II

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 10:17 AM

Airlock

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#11 PAC MAN FEVER OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 10:25 AM

sword quest games all have endings and so does pitfall 2

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 11:09 AM

View PostAtari_Falcon, on Wed Jan 5, 2011 3:08 AM, said:

- Secret Quest (maybe, I don't know)

Verified.  I beat it once years ago on real Atari hardware, the ending is rather...  A letdown to say the least.  :sad:  It's a simple "DUN dun DUNNNNN" sound as the last base explodes with you safely in your ship.  :roll:  Thankfully the journey was more fun than the destination at least.  :cool::thumbsup:

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 11:32 AM

Once again Atari Falcon, like the post about 'best graphics', I have to suggest Tunnel Runner.  Also has an ending as opposed to 'continue to you die or crash the program'.  Great stuff!  Can you tell I LOVE tunnel runner?

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 12:19 PM

Demon Attack. Is it wave 96 or something like that?

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 1:21 PM

"Chun-Li" is going to have an ending

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 1:36 PM

View PostSpiceWare, on Wed Jan 5, 2011 1:21 PM, said:

"Chun-Li" is going to have an ending
...oh yeah and it will be a happy one  ;)

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 1:47 PM

River Raid
!!!!!!!!

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 2:10 PM

flipping the game isn't the same as an ending is it?

Krull?

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Posted Wed Jan 5, 2011 3:15 PM

<shameless plug>

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Posted Thu Jan 6, 2011 12:47 AM

View PostSpaceDice2010, on Wed Jan 5, 2011 12:19 PM, said:

Demon Attack. Is it wave 96 or something like that?
Only the first release, and I think it's an odd number like wave 83. Since some kid complained within a week of its release about the screen going black (which the author thought nobody would ever reach), an endless version was quickly hacked and replaced the original version.

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Posted Thu Jan 6, 2011 7:15 AM

Video Chess

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Posted Thu Jan 6, 2011 7:54 AM

Pac-Man..........at some time....... :D

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Posted Thu Jan 6, 2011 8:11 AM

Berzerk, if you play long enough..

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Posted Fri Jan 7, 2011 3:27 AM

View Postbomberpunk, on Thu Jan 6, 2011 8:11 AM, said:

Berzerk, if you play long enough..

Is this a joke, or is there really an end? This was one of my favorite games in the 80s...

I definately will have a look at tunnel runner...

It's  a pitty they made an endless version for Demon Attack. I like games where you have a real goal to achieve. This is my biggest complaint against Phoenix, which is a really nice game anyway...

What about Super Kung Fu? I don't know if this can be beaten...

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Posted Fri Jan 7, 2011 8:10 AM

View PostAtari_Falcon, on Fri Jan 7, 2011 3:27 AM, said:

View Postbomberpunk, on Thu Jan 6, 2011 8:11 AM, said:

Berzerk, if you play long enough..

Is this a joke, or is there really an end? This was one of my favorite games in the 80s...

I definately will have a look at tunnel runner...

It's  a pitty they made an endless version for Demon Attack. I like games where you have a real goal to achieve. This is my biggest complaint against Phoenix, which is a really nice game anyway...

What about Super Kung Fu? I don't know if this can be beaten...

not really an "end", more like a bug:
http://www.atariage....ost__p__2116097
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