Mind Master Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Name some games that you personally think are overrated and underrated. Here are my choices: Overrated: Pitfall. It's good, maybe even very good. But it's not a top-10 game. Underrated: Home Run. It's fun in spite of itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Overrated: Space Shuttle - I don't think it's fun Underrated: Dodge 'Em - simple but really fun and pretty challenging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Overrated: Can't think of any Underrated: Turmoil, Spacemaster X-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveng Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 OVER: Yar's Revenge. I don't "get" it. Maybe I should read the instructions, so I can figure out what the hell's going on. UNDER: E.T. I had a lot of fun with the game when I was a kid... don't understand why other people hate it so much. Galaxian. Ditto. I think it's a fun shooter with good graphics and sound. Phoenix. (see Galaxian) Defender. Sure it doesn't look exactly the same as the arcade... but what Atari game does? I loved this game just as much as I loved Space Invaders or Berzerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black dog Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Overrated - Kaboom Underrated- E.T- definately not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Seeing Yar's Revenge and Kaboom listed as overrated makes me feel less guility about mine Overratted: Adventure -Never got into as a kid and still can't play it for more than 5 minutes without being really bored. Underrated: BMX Airmaster -Excellent graphics and gameplay, late release that's easy to overlook for its playability. Reminds me of the Tony Hawk games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Overrated: Pitfall! I can't deny how influential it was, and it certainly isn't a bad game. However, it's very repetitive and not particularly challenging (unless you're going for a perfect score, of course.) Underrated: Eggomania. The standard line on this gem is that it's a ripoff of Kaboom! However, I'm not even sure that Kaboom! came out first (did it?) Also, while Eggomania never gets as insanely difficult as Kaboom! I can assure you that it is also extremely challenging when you make it to the highest level. Eggomania's graphics are comparable to Kaboom's, and I think Eggomania's sound effects and music are much better. --Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Overrated: Pac Man (pre release hype) Video Pinball Lock n Chase Underrated: Kaboom Turmoil Dragonslayer Super Breakout Dodge Em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 OVER: Yar's Revenge. I don't "get" it. Maybe I should read the instructions, so I can figure out what the hell's going on. Yes, you definitely should. I just did it last weekend and it changed a lot OVER Atlantis (nice graphics, but very repetitive) UNDER Night Driver (ultra challenging, simple fun) Sky Jinks (I just love it) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Overrated: Adventure, Pitfall, and Superman Underrated: Reactor, Quadrun, and Mangia Tempest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Over rated: Battlezone - just the title makes this over rated. Under rated: Video pinball - I never see any praise for this, but it's fun imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Overrated: Pitfall 1. I never could get into it. P2 is much better Underrated: Reactor. Graphicly, it stinks. Play? ery addicting. Buck Rogers. I don't care what people say, this is one challenging game! Tac-Scan. This one can get very challenging at later levels. Dodge 'em. A great Pac-Man type game. Canyon Bomber. I dunno. Just always liked it. Human Cannonball and Sky Diver. Who here dosen't like watching people go 'SPLAT' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spector Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Overrated: Pitfall II - maybe I've not played it enough, but I don't get it, and the music drives me nuts! Underrated - Double Dragon - not quite as bad as you think Commando - great graphics, good gameplay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 I'd suspect anyone who says Pitfall is overrated wasn't around back in the day, when Pitfall was a wonder to behold and one of the biggest things going. I'd be more likely to agree Pitfall 2 is overrated. Sure, great music for the 2600, but when I tried to play it - it doesn't have the gameplay factor of the original. I also agree with Adventure being overrated. I never got into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitfall Harry Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Underrated: Seaquest, Crystal Castles, Solar Fox, Flash Gordon, Gremlins, Subterranea. Overrated: Skeet Shoot - as maligned as this game is, it doesn't get slammed nearly as often or as savagely as it so richly deserves. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 For those that think Adventure is overrated then they also dont remember way back when - Limited 1 player games that challenged the imagination - I played Adventure too many times to count. Its simplicity, enjoyment and ease of play allowed repetitive play IMHO. No other 2600 game provided as much 1 player replay value as Adventure for me. Maz Craze is another underrated game IMHO - A very fun 2 player game. This and Dodge Em made for great fights between my brother and I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Underrated: Entombed, Private Eye, Bump N' Jump, Maze Craze Overrated: Pitfall II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchfynde Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 UNDER: Galaxian. I think it's a fun shooter with good graphics and sound. Yep, this was a very good port indeed. Underrated (i. e. probably no advertising for it when it was first released, but a fair amount of people know of it on here): Tunnel Runner. Fantastic 3-D game. Overrated: Raiders of the Lost Ark...here on this site, that is, as a lot of people said they've liked it, I just think it's weird. (And yes, I'm talking about when it first came out, not looking at it 20 years later, I thought it was weird back then!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 I'd like to add: Overrated: ROTLA Underrated: Tutankham Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Overrated: Atlantis, Adventure (and I was around when it came out ), Miner 2049er I & II, Communist Mutants from Space, Defender Underrated: Challenge of Nexar, Midnight Magic, Jawbreaker, Solar Fox, Reactor, Super Challenge Baseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergbros Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Overrated- Berzerk: What a repetitive bore. Only six mazes and the robots can't shoot diagnol. Tutankham: Does not even come close to the manic nature of the arcade. Controls blow too. Underrated- Thunderground: Challenging and a good blend of strategy and action. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markimus of K. Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Overated: Stampede Underated: Amidar As for Yar's revenge, once you understand what the hell you're actually supposed to be doing, something goes "click" and you now see what all the hype is about, very good game. Am I the only one who bought YR for the "not able to see screen at all" GBC? Anyone tried this on a GBA SP? If it works that alone might tempt me to buy the SP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulag picture radio Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Interesting topic. I have to agree with many of the "overrated" assesments here, but I still play the hell out of those games. ll I can think of now are faves of mine that no one else seems to dig as much as me. Underrated: Kool-Aid Man Oink! Freeway Astroblast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymc1985 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Over Rated: Pac-Man Under Rated: Yar's Revenge That was a kick ass game, playying as a fly, and all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Wow, all the Adventure hate! well, it bored me when I was a kid because I liked action, but now I think it is one of the best 2600 games. Overrated: Asteroids, Centipede. Not very fun IMO. Underrated: Enduro (is surely the BEST racing the 2600 could and did ever get). Kaboom! (this is the epitome of early videogaming -- fast, brief, difficult, exciting). Night Driver (really awesome fun, but I think you have to play it a number of times to 'get into it') 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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