Top 100 2600 games of all time

[vdub_bobby]

Quick update; just the top 20:

 

1. Pitfall II (184 points, 25 votes, 8 first place votes)

2. Adventure (175 points, 26 votes, 6 first place votes)

3. Kaboom! (156 points, 22 votes, 6 first place votes)

4. River Raid (148 points, 23 votes, 3 first place votes)

5. Pitfall! (139 points, 22 votes, 3 first place votes)

6. H.E.R.O. (104 points, 18 votes, 2 first place votes)

7. Warlords (97 points, 12 votes, 3 first place votes)

8. Asteroids (84 points, 15 votes, 3 first place votes)

9. Yar's Revenge (79 points, 13 votes, 1 first place votes)

10. Space Invaders (78 points, 15 votes, 1 first place votes)

 

11. Solaris (73 points, 10 votes, 4 first place votes)

12. Ms. Pac-Man (69 points, 11 votes, 2 first place votes)

13. Keystone Kapers (67 points, 10 votes, 1 first place votes)

13. Missile Command (67 points, 12 votes, 1 first place votes)

15. Frogger (57 points, 12 votes, 0 first place votes)

16. Demon Attack (55 points, 12 votes, 1 first place votes)

16. Super Breakout (55 points, 11 votes, 0 first place votes)

18. Midnight Magic (54 points, 8 votes, 2 first place votes)

18. Millipede (54 points, 11 votes, 0 first place votes)

20. Enduro (41 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

 

Some changes in the top 10:

Pitfall II increased it's lead over Adventure, otherwise unchanged until the bottom half of the top 10, where Warlords and Asteroids jumped over Space Invaders and Yar's Revenge jumped Solaris, Ms. Pac-Man, *and* Space Invaders to enter the top-10. Enduro also bumped Starmaster out of the top-20.

[dark-aleph]

The more people vote, the better this list gets - so here goes!

 

1. Adventure - I play game 3 most nights before going to bed. If I win without resetting, tomorrow will be a good day!

2. H.E.R.O

3. Raiders of the Lost Ark

4. Beamrider - I agree that this game is underrated; probably because of its late release.

5. Crystal Castles

6. Frogs and Flies

7. Maze Craze

8. Kaboom!

9. Solaris - I'll put it higher when I finally beat the damn thing!

10. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

[phaxda]

A list:

 

1. Seaquest--it's always been my favorite game & I'm surprised it doesn't have a #1 vote yet.

2. Yar's Revenge--love this game

3. Adventures of Tron--this is just nostalgia talking; it's one of the 1st games I ever played.

4. Warlords--WAY too much fun at a party

5. River Raid--great game

6. H.E.R.O.--I am a recent onvert to this masterpiece

7. Missile Command--more nostalgia

8. Ice Hockey--something about this game just cracks me up. It's very Zen.

9. Crackpots--just one more...

10. Super Breakout--practice for Warlords.

 

Homebrews:

 

1) Fall Down

2) Go Fish!

[+Nathan Strum]

Question... can I go back and change my list? I've since picked up some games that have changed what my favorites are (plus, I didn't necessarily have that list in order before).

[vdub_bobby]

Question... can I go back and change my list? I've since picked up some games that have changed what my favorites are (plus, I didn't necessarily have that list in order before).

No! Set in stone! No soup for you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nah, go ahead.

 

EDIT: On a related note, if anyone does go back and edit your original list, it won't be reflected in the scoring unless you let me know somehow. I.e., by making a new post that says: "Hey, I edited my original list."

 

EDIT II: Also, while the standard game rankings are pretty robust at this point, the homebrews (and hacks and SC games) have very few votes in general. More votes for favorite homebrews would be cool.

Edited March 31, 2006 by vdub_bobby

[Ite]

Demon Attack

Phoenix

[Dr. Morbis]

I hearby declare my previous post/list null and void.

Here's my new list:

 

1.Kaboom!

2.H.E.R.O.

3.Adventure

4.Frostbite

5.Pressure Cooker

6.Smurf: RIGC

7.Frogger

8.Pitfall!

9.Warlords

10.Pitfall II

[vdub_bobby]

Question... can I go back and change my list? I've since picked up some games that have changed what my favorites are (plus, I didn't necessarily have that list in order before).

So...are you gonna update your list or what?

Demon Attack

Phoenix

The general format here is to provide ranked lists of your top-ten cartridge (non-homebrew) games, your top-five supercharger games, and your top-five homebrew games; generally only ranking the games/categories you are familiar with.

 

So, unless you say different, I'll just interpret your list as #1 Demon Attack and #2 Phoenix.

[Lucky Man]

Okay, here's my faves. I like the classics.

 

1. Space Invaders

2. Missile Command

3. Kaboom

4. Pole Position

5. Centipede

6. Asteroids

7. Pac-Man (I like it, so shoot me!)

8. River Raid

9. Frogger

10. Breakout

 

And my favorite Supercharger Games...

 

1. Phasor Patrol

2. Escape From The Mindmaster

3. Communist Mutants From Space

4. Party Mix

5. Rabbit Transit

 

And homebrews...

 

1. Gunfight

2. Fall Down

3. Qb

4. Crazy Balloon

5. This Planet Sucks

[vdub_bobby]

Updated lists.

 

Original Carts:

1. Pitfall II (184 points, 25 votes, 8 first place votes)

2. Adventure (181 points, 27 votes, 7 first place votes)

3. Kaboom! (167 points, 24 votes, 6 first place votes)

4. River Raid (157 points, 25 votes, 3 first place votes)

5. Pitfall! (132 points, 22 votes, 3 first place votes)

6. H.E.R.O. (127 points, 21 votes, 2 first place votes)

7. Warlords (99 points, 13 votes, 3 first place votes)

8. Asteroids (89 points, 16 votes, 3 first place votes)

9. Space Invaders (88 points, 16 votes, 2 first place votes)

9. Yar's Revenge (88 points, 14 votes, 1 first place votes)

 

11. Missile Command (78 points, 13 votes, 1 first place votes)

12. Solaris (73 points, 11 votes, 4 first place votes)

13. Ms. Pac-Man (69 points, 11 votes, 2 first place votes)

14. Keystone Kapers (67 points, 10 votes, 1 first place votes)

15. Demon Attack (65 points, 13 votes, 2 first place votes)

16. Frogger (58 points, 13 votes, 0 first place votes)

17. Super Breakout (56 points, 12 votes, 0 first place votes)

18. Midnight Magic (54 points, 8 votes, 2 first place votes)

18. Millipede (54 points, 11 votes, 0 first place votes)

20. Phoenix (43 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

 

21. Enduro (41 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

22. Battlezone (39 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

22. Seaquest (39 points, 5 votes, 1 first place votes)

24. Circus Atari (37 points, 9 votes, 0 first place votes)

25. Starmaster (36 points, 5 votes, 1 first place votes)

26. Tapper (35 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

27. Frostbite (34 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

27. Raiders of the Lost Ark (34 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

29. Defender 2 (33 points, 4 votes, 1 first place votes)

30. Cosmic Ark (32 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

 

31. Centipede (31 points, 5 votes, 1 first place votes)

32. Q*bert (30 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

33. Defender (28 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

34. Beamrider (27 points, 4 votes, 1 first place votes)

35. California Games (26 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

36. BMX Airmaster (25 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

36. Combat (25 points, 6 votes, 0 first place votes)

38. Ice Hockey (24 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

39. Adventures of Tron (23 points, 4 votes, 0 first place votes)

39. Jr. Pac-Man (23 points, 5 votes, 1 first place votes)

 

41. Crystal Castles (22 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

42. Stampede (21 points, 3 votes, 0 first place votes)

43. Berzerk (20 points, 3 votes, 0 first place votes)

43. Solar Fox (20 points, 2 votes, 2 first place votes)

45. Klax (19 points, 3 votes, 1 first place votes)

46. Dig Dug (18 points, 3 votes, 0 first place votes)

47. Breakout (17 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

47. Megamania (17 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

47. Star Wars: TESB (17 points, 4 votes, 0 first place votes)

50. Gravitar (16 points, 3 votes, 0 first place votes)

50. Pressure Cooker (16 points, 3 votes, 0 first place votes)

 

There are 51 games on the list due to the tie for 50th.

 

Supercharger Tapes:

1. DragonStomper (26 points, 6 votes, 3 first place votes)

2. Frogger: The Official Version (20 points, 5 votes, 3 first place votes)

3. Communist Mutants From Space (18 points, 5 votes, 2 first place votes)

4. Escape From The Mindmaster (16 points, 4 votes, 1 first place votes)

5. Party Mix (8 points, 3 votes, 0 first place votes)

 

Homebrews:

1. Thrust (29 points, 7 votes, 3 first place votes)

2. Qb (23 points, 7 votes, 3 first place votes)

3. Star Fire (20 points, 5 votes, 2 first place votes)

4. Fall Down (17 points, 4 votes, 2 first place votes)

5. Oystron (14 points, 4 votes, 2 first place votes)

5. Seawolf (14 points, 4 votes, 0 first place votes)

 

Six games; another tie at the bottom of the list.

 

60 people have voted.

[Lucky Man]

Damn! Still couldn't get Pac-Man in to the top 50! And how come nobody voted for Phasor Patrol? Are you guys so enamored with Star Fire that you forgot about the best damn 1st person space shooter ever?

[davepesc]

Damn! Still couldn't get Pac-Man in to the top 50! And how come nobody voted for Phasor Patrol? Are you guys so enamored with Star Fire that you forgot about the best damn 1st person space shooter ever?

 

 

What does StarMaster have to do with this?

[Lucky Man]

Damn! Still couldn't get Pac-Man in to the top 50! And how come nobody voted for Phasor Patrol? Are you guys so enamored with Star Fire that you forgot about the best damn 1st person space shooter ever?

 

 

What does StarMaster have to do with this?

Ooooooooh... I set myself up for that one! Actually... I love Starmaster, too, but Phasor Patrol knocks it out of the park!

[vdub_bobby]

 

A few notes:

Pac-Man is currently 66th (tied with River Raid II ) with 10 points. Three people have voted for it.

Phasor Patrol is 7th on the list of SC games; you're the only person that voted for it.

Star Fire is in a completely different category (homebrews), as is Starmaster (original carts).

[Lucky Man]

 

A few notes:

Pac-Man is currently 66th (tied with River Raid II ) with 10 points. Three people have voted for it.

Is that so surprising to you? It's a classic... even if it doesn't look like the arcade version.

Phasor Patrol is 7th on the list of SC games; you're the only person that voted for it.

Star Fire is in a completely different category (homebrews), as is Starmaster (original carts).

Right back at ya!

[A.J. Franzman]

Pac-Man is currently 66th (tied with River Raid II ) with 10 points. Three people have voted for it.

Is that so surprising to you? It's a classic... even if it doesn't look like the arcade version.

I think it's more surprising that River Raid II is as low as 66th, not that Pac-Man is as high as 66th.

[Atarian7]

1. Kaboom :!:

[Damon Plus]

This finally got stickied?

 

Thanks to all of you who made it possible, and specially to vdub_bobby for taking care of this!

[+Atarius Maximus]

I'm voting for the games that spend the most time in my 2600 now, not necessarily what I loved when I was a kid.

 

Original Carts

1. Adventure (Actually my Adventure Plus Hack would probably go here, but it doesn't count)

2. Pitfall II

3. Seaquest

4. Berzerk

5. Frostbite

6. Yar's Revenge

7. Frankenstein's Monster

8. River Raid

9. Dragster

10. Turmoil

 

Supercharger Carts

1. The Official Frogger

2. Communist Mutants from Space

3. Rabbit Transit

4. Dragonstomper

5. Suicide Mission

 

Homebrews:

1. Star Fire

2. Marble Craze

3. Skeleton

4. Space Treat Deluxe

5. SWOOPS!

6. Thrust

7. SCSIcide

8. This Planet Sucks

9. Vault Assault

10. Backfire

[dykesr]

As most of you have already noticed the majority of the people have asteroids in their top 10 but i really dislike asteroids. i am not shure why but i am not a fan of it. My top 10 would be:

 

Warlords

Atari Circus

Combat

outlaw

Ms. Pacman

BMX airmaster

chopper command

river raid

Fast food

Space shuttle

 

This may be a strange list but these are the game i play the most

[Dusk2600]

my top ten in order: Update!!=**

tapper

fast food

moon partol**

joust**

Tooth Protectors

centipede

jungle hunt **

battlezone

tapeworm

crash dive

Edited April 19, 2006 by Dusk2600

[DarthBart]

1. Galaxian

2. Asteriods

3. Defender

4. Crystal Castles

5. Space Invaders

[vdub_bobby]

Just a note for folks who don't want to read the first post or the whole thread:

 

You can vote for up to 10 original carts, up to 5 Supercharger games, and up to 5 homebrews. All votes are treated as ranked lists*; if you vote for more than the specified number of games (i.e., 10 homebrews) the extras just won't be counted - if you vote for fewer that's fine as well.

 

*Whether you rank them or not - if you provide an unranked list, I will treat it as ranked from top to bottom in the order that it is listed in the post.

 

Make sense?

Edited April 12, 2006 by vdub_bobby

[shadow460]

All Starpath titles are on my list, even Killer Satellites. All of the protos might be of interest to most, but the actual games are indeed must haves, as is the Meteoroid proto.

 

Aside from that, here's a few more:

 

Pitfall II

Yars' Revenge

Indy 500

Subterranea

Moonsweeper

Astroblast

Space Attack (M Network)

Adventure

Warlords

Kaboom!

 

And for the list, here are the Starpath titles, my votes are listed before the titles:

(3) Phaser Patrol

Communist Mutants From Space (Commie Mutants)

Fireball

Suicide Mission (Meteoroid was the proto here)

(1) Escape From the Mindmaster (started as Labyrinth, and my favorite 2600 title)

(4) Dragonstomper

Killer Satellites

(5) Rabbit Transit

The Official Frogger by Sega

Party Mix

(2) Sword of Saros

Survival Island

 

More regular carts:

Winter Games

Robot Tank

River Raid

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (this is not flamebait, BTW)

The Empire Strikes Back

Jedi Arena

Ram It

Bridge

Megamania

Edited April 13, 2006 by shadow460

[vdub_bobby]

Another update.

 

Original Carts:

1. Pitfall II (203 points, 27 votes, 9 first place votes)

2. Adventure (194 points, 29 votes, 8 first place votes)

3. Kaboom! (178 points, 26 votes, 7 first place votes)

4. River Raid (163 points, 27 votes, 3 first place votes)

5. Pitfall! (132 points, 22 votes, 3 first place votes)

6. H.E.R.O. (127 points, 21 votes, 2 first place votes)

7. Warlords (111 points, 15 votes, 4 first place votes)

8. Yar's Revenge (102 points, 16 votes, 1 first place votes)

9. Asteroids (98 points, 17 votes, 3 first place votes)

10. Space Invaders (95 points, 18 votes, 2 first place votes)

 

11. Missile Command (78 points, 13 votes, 1 first place votes)

12. Ms. Pac-Man (75 points, 12 votes, 2 first place votes)

13. Solaris (73 points, 11 votes, 4 first place votes)

14. Keystone Kapers (67 points, 10 votes, 1 first place votes)

15. Demon Attack (65 points, 13 votes, 2 first place votes)

16. Frogger (58 points, 13 votes, 0 first place votes)

17. Super Breakout (56 points, 12 votes, 0 first place votes)

18. Midnight Magic (54 points, 8 votes, 2 first place votes)

18. Millipede (54 points, 11 votes, 0 first place votes)

20. Seaquest (47 points, 6 votes, 1 first place votes)

 

21. Circus Atari (46 points, 10 votes, 0 first place votes)

22. Tapper (45 points, 8 votes, 1 first place votes)

23. Battlezone (44 points, 8 votes, 0 first place votes)

24. Phoenix (43 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

25. Enduro (41 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

26. Cosmic Ark (39 points, 6 votes, 0 first place votes)

26. Defender 2 (39 points, 5 votes, 1 first place votes)

28. Centipede (38 points, 6 votes, 1 first place votes)

29. Defender (36 points, 6 votes, 0 first place votes)

29. Starmaster (36 points, 5 votes, 1 first place votes)

 

31. Frostbite (34 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

31. Raiders of the Lost Ark (34 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

33. Combat (33 points, 7 votes, 0 first place votes)

34. BMX Airmaster (30 points, 6 votes, 0 first place votes)

34. Q*bert (30 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

36. Crystal Castles (29 points, 6 votes, 0 first place votes)

37. Beamrider (27 points, 4 votes, 1 first place votes)

37. Berzerk (27 points, 4 votes, 0 first place votes)

39. California Games (26 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

40. Ice Hockey (24 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

 

41. Adventures of Tron (23 points, 4 votes, 0 first place votes)

41. Jr. Pac-Man (23 points, 5 votes, 1 first place votes)

43. Galaxian (21 points, 5 votes, 1 first place votes)

43. Stampede (21 points, 3 votes, 0 first place votes)

45. Solar Fox (20 points, 2 votes, 2 first place votes)

46. Klax (19 points, 3 votes, 1 first place votes)

47. Dig Dug (18 points, 3 votes, 0 first place votes)

48. Breakout (17 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

48. Megamania (17 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

48. Star Wars: TESB (17 points, 4 votes, 0 first place votes)

 

Supercharger Games:

1. DragonStomper (30 points, 8 votes, 3 first place votes)

2. Frogger: The Official Version (25 points, 6 votes, 4 first place votes)

3. Communist Mutants From Space (22 points, 6 votes, 2 first place votes)

4. Escape From The Mindmaster (21 points, 5 votes, 2 first place votes)

5. Rabbit Transit (10 points, 5 votes, 0 first place votes)

 

Homebrews:

1. Thrust (29 points, 7 votes, 3 first place votes)

2. Star Fire (25 points, 6 votes, 3 first place votes)

3. Qb (23 points, 7 votes, 3 first place votes)

4. Fall Down (17 points, 4 votes, 2 first place votes)

5. Oystron (14 points, 4 votes, 2 first place votes)

5. Seawolf (14 points, 4 votes, 0 first place votes)

Edited April 19, 2006 by vdub_bobby