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What is your favorite 2600 Space Invaders type shooter?


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Poll: What is your favorite 2600 Space Invaders type shooter? (235 member(s) have cast votes)

What is your favorite 2600 Space Invaders type shooter?

  1. Beamrider (16 votes [6.81%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.81%

  2. Communist Mutants From Space (6 votes [2.55%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.55%

  3. Deadly Duck (3 votes [1.28%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.28%

  4. Demon Attack (48 votes [20.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.43%

  5. Galaxian (39 votes [16.60%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.60%

  6. Gorf (5 votes [2.13%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.13%

  7. Guardian (1 votes [0.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.43%

  8. INV / INV+ (2 votes [0.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.85%

  9. Megamania (21 votes [8.94%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.94%

  10. Phoenix (29 votes [12.34%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.34%

  11. Space Instigators (2 votes [0.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.85%

  12. Space Invaders (41 votes [17.45%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.45%

  13. Spider Fighter (9 votes [3.83%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.83%

  14. Other (specify) (6 votes [2.55%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.55%

  15. Hack (specify) (7 votes [2.98%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.98%

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#51 moycon OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Mar 9, 2008 5:23 AM

I went with Beamrider. Loved that game!

#52 ls650 OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Apr 1, 2008 9:34 PM

I'd have to say Beamrider, though Demon Attack is a mighty close second.

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Posted Wed Apr 2, 2008 12:22 AM

Astroblast, Megamania, and perhaps Commie Mutants are my favorite vertical shooters on the VCS.

#54 Texasmame OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:24 PM

I played the hell outta Space Invaders back in the day but, as far as being probably the best 2600 Invaders-type shooter. . . I'm gonna have to rank 'em like this:


Phoenix - fantastic port, very nicely done as far as capturing the arcade's gameplay and the graphics were very good for the 2600, too.  Solid "A" game.
Demon Attack - terriffic overall game - very sharp graphically for the 2600
Space Invaders - old time greatness

Edited by Texasmame, Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:26 PM.


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Posted Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:35 PM

View Postbones, on Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:47 PM, said:

Demon Attack, blew my mind back in the day, still impressive now.
Ditto!

#56 AtariLeaf OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:08 AM

Phoenix for me although I've really come to enjoy spider fighter lately.

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Posted Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:48 PM

Hi guys,

Gotta be Space Invaders.

Anthony....

#58 fdurso224 OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:50 PM

and maybe Phoenix.

Anthony....

#59 chuckwalla OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Sep 6, 2008 1:37 PM

Good poll.

I was fascinated by the colors and shapes of the Demons on Demon Attack since I first played the game.  It's still one of my all-time favorite shooters.

Phoenix, Megamania, and Space Invaders all come a close 2nd and are awesome too.

#60 Eltigro OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:41 PM

Does Galaga not count?

#61 Red 5 OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Oct 1, 2008 10:23 AM

View PostEltigro, on Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:41 PM, said:

Does Galaga not count?

Galaga always counts!
It's the best "Space Invader typy shooter" EVER !

(unfortunately it was never an Atari 2600 game though, so this would be the exception where it actually does not count.)  ;)

#62 Plink OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Oct 1, 2008 12:47 PM

Demon attack for me also...I love this game!!

mutant communists or galaxian would be my second choice

#63 DarkPortrait OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:46 PM

Pacman oh wait wrong forum then galaga! well ok then galaxian

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Posted Mon Nov 8, 2010 12:05 PM

Can't decide between Communist Mutants and Demon Attack. But choosed Commies, because my country (Poland) was communist back in the day.

#65 Ataritard OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:27 PM

Space Invaders all the way.

#66 R.O.T.S OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Dec 3, 2011 6:15 AM

This is one of the most interesting polls i have seen for a while :cool: ,i had to really think hard about it and even replay some games to help me decide.
Straight away i narrowed it down to just five games :-Demon Attack,Galaxian,Megemania,Phoenix and Space Invaders but after deep thought Phoenix gets the vote,i think its a job well done and as it is quite fast paced it satisfies my short attension span more lol

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Posted Sat Dec 3, 2011 6:56 AM

5 1/2 years later this poll still going. I finally voted: Phoenix. Though it's a real tough call between about 4 on the list, and some hacks as well.

#68 Angreifer OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Dec 4, 2011 4:28 PM

Demon Attack by a mile! After that, Astroblast.

#69 Megaman Legends OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:44 PM

Space invaders: stick with the original :)




#70 Skud OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:59 PM

galaxian

was there a space invaders type game on the 2600 that used the paddle controller?

#71 oyamafamily OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:34 PM

BEAMRIDER - My favorite game (I'm the specialist).

#72 Gorfy OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:46 AM

I voted Gorf.  Despite the fact that it doesn't come close to the original arcade version, I still think it's a decent port.

A couple others I haven't seen mentioned:  the homebrew Juno's First (or perhaps this isn't considered a Space Invaders type game?)

Spacechase -- I know it's kind of cheesy, but I think it has a really cool retro vibe to it :P

#73 Gorfy OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:47 AM

View PostSkud, on Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:59 PM, said:

galaxian

was there a space invaders type game on the 2600 that used the paddle controller?

Astroblast gives you the option of using either paddles or joystick.  The paddles work better with it.




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