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  2. Posted

    My three brothers and I got our Atari for Christmas in 1978 after playing Combat for hours at the local Barker's department store. My mom bought the game without us knowing and set it up for a suprise on Christmas morning. It still ranks as the best Christmas ever. Anyway, we got the following games:

     

    Combat

    Air-Sea Battle

    Homerun

    Basketball

    Street Racer

    Breakout

    Surround

    Indy 500

    Starship

     

    We played Air-Sea Battle the most. Excellent 2-player game.

  3. Posted

    I agree on the Double Dunk review - it has it's quirks but overall it's the most enjoyable sports game (imo) on the Atari 2600 next to Super Football. My only regret is that I haven't been able to play against any human opponents on either, which I'm sure would be even more entertaining.

     

    PS I do, however, think Adventure and Ms. Pac-man are also fantastic and belong in the top 25 games for the 2600 (again, imo)

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    Over the last year, I have become re-aquainted with the vast library of games for the 2600, either through emulation or my old system and 200+ games. With hundreds of games, every so often I come across a 'pleasant suprise'; a game that I really enjoy playing that I didn't even know existed or ever got to play back in the 80's.

     

    For example (*=awesome):

     

    Beamrider

    Bump 'n Jump

    *Crystal Castles (per Tempest's rave review)

    Double Dunk

    Frostbite

    Gravitar

    *Jr. Pac-man

    *Midnight Magic

    *Millipede

    *Montezuma's Revenge

    *Pete Rose Baseball

    *Pressure Cooker

    Star Wars - The Arcade Game

    Stargate

    Super Football

    Up 'n Down

     

    Are there any other 'gems' out there that anyone else would like to share?

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    Thanks for the tips. I just booked my flight and I'll be there in August. Should I bring any cartridges for trade? I mean - is that common at these sort of things?

     

    Also - what "classic" games are represented? Is it mostly Atari, Coleco, Intellivision, etc. or are there arcade games too? Just wanted to know because I coaxed my brother into going and he's not a 2600 fanatic like myself (not yet anyway)...

     

    Thanks

  7. Posted

    Thanks Alex and Tempest for the info. EA was one of the arcade games I really enjoyed playing as a kid and I'd love to see the 2600 version. Does anyone know whether EA will be sold in other locations besides CGE? I'm in Connecticut and NV is a loong way away!

  8. Posted

    Thanks for the info Alex! Say - did you happen to get a screenshot/picture of Elevator Action for the 2600? I've read a few threads about it's existence but was very suprised that I couldn't find any definitive proof that it was real... I could have sworn I read about someone here (I think Tempest) actually playing it, but not much else was said.

     

    Thanks again!

  9. Posted

    After browsing the Atari Age game info database, I was pleased to see the TV screenshots of the AD&D protos for the 2600. Does anyone know anything about these games (i.e. actual existence of, game play description, % complete, etc.)?

     

    Thanks in advance...

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