Adriana Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Is there a list anywhere of all the cartridges for the Atari 2600 that can be played by two (or more) players simultaneously? I'm hoping for a list similar to the one in the FAQ that lists all the games that use the paddles. My girlfriend and I have been doing a lot of home videogaming lately, and we want games where we don't have to wait our turn! Games like Othello and Checkers count as playing simultaneously, but Space Invaders and Pac-Man obviously don't. Any lists handy? Or can someone make one? Hell, this should be added to the FAQ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Actually you can play Space Invaders together. One person controls the gun and one fires. Also dont they have a game variation where both guns are on the screen at the same time? Many of the early games have 2 player at the same time. Football, Outlaw, Combat, Space Wars, Etc...Etc... Some have 4 player (Warlords, Video Olympics) P.S.If you are playing with your girlfriend I would suggest playing strip Atari. I'll leave the rules up to you. [ 01-08-2002: Message edited by: moycon ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 All you need is video olympics (which is pong, not olympics at all)- that has an almost permanent residence in one of my Ataris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Here are the 2-player simultaneous Atari games that are played most often in our house: Sky Diver Flag Capture Surround Ice Hockey Video Olympics Boxing Combat Freeway RS Tennis RS Volleyball Warlords Dodge'em (game #3) Basketball Bowling Steeplechase Space Invaders (game #33) Indy 500 Sprintmaster Star Wars: Jedi Arena Track 'n Field Wizard of Wor Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 My favorite simultaneous two players are: Warlords Space Invaders Maze Craze Dragster -Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhindle The Red Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 People, people! Mario Bros.! (And Return of Mario Bros., of course.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 I find it's a great way to fill 5.91 seconds. -Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 You can both play at the same time in "Dark Chambers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 At my house, all the games are simultaneous two player games! I work the controller and my girlfriend tells me what to do! Matter of fact, I guess driving is a two player game also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriana Posted January 8, 2002 Author Share Posted January 8, 2002 Thanks for all the suggestions... I realized Quick Step by Imagic also allows for simultaneous two-player action. Perhaps I'll just compile a list myself -- but any other suggestions are greatly appreciated! It's a shame most of the simultaneous two-player games are those early suck-ass old-school cartridges. Sorry, but Street Racer and Video Olympics really doesn't do it for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Here's a query I just threw together that allows you to see all the two player games for the 2600. This won't show you all the two player simultaneous games, but at least you can see which two player games are out there and it might help to jog memories. We'll have to integrate this query into the site, but there are a few other things I want to do with it first. Also, keep in mind that we don't have "Number of Players" information for every game, although certainly for most of them. If you see any we're missing and you can provide that info, please let us know. Atari 2600 Games by Number of Players Enjoy! ..Al [ 01-08-2002: Message edited by: Albert ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbrit2 Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 I'll bet Entombed would be a fiercely competitive two player game. Play it enough and you'll see why pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Adrian M Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Mario Bros, Joust and Armor Ambush are some of the best two player games on the 2600! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Just thought I would mention G.I. Joe - Cobra Strike as being one of the rare 1 to 3 player games--I did not see it on the 'Games by number of players list'--it's weird.one player uses the joystick and the other two use paddles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Yeah, can't go wrong with Armor Ambush. Like Combat on crack! I used to think it was Combat 2 when I was a little kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Yes! Entombed is a great two at a time game and gets really intense really quick. Best of all, you can play as a team or competitive. Its a regular in this house. Maze Craze also good. Menage Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 I find Dragster is a great way to fill 6 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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