What is your favorite 2600 game company

[theking21083]

should've listed Tigervision

I did have it listed along with a bunch of others. I decided to reduce the list down and if you want to vote for Tigervision just hit other and then leave a post about which is your favorite.

[+Psionic]

should've listed Tigervision

Tiger is another company that developed very few of their own titles (if any).

[jgegner]

I would have to say that without a doubt my favorite game company has to be Activision. Granted, the game play was rather predictable on many of their titles, but how can you argue with great titles like Grand Prix, Enduro, StarMaster, Kaboom! and Pitfall!?

 

jgegner

[cosmosiss]

Atari without a doubt. The Atari is more fun when playing with someone and they made the best two player games. Some of the most fun head-to-head games are: Combat, Space War, Warlords, Grand Prix, Dodge 'Em, Slot Racers, Maze Craze, Outlaw and Video Olympics. There is no contest.

 

A far second would be Activision with games like Fishing Derby, Boxing, Ice Hockey, Freeway and Tennis. But in general, Activision's are just good for a quick fix, with the exception of games like Pitfall.

 

I also dig Imagic.

[Lord Thag]

Atari/Activision/Imagic are neck and neck in my book.

 

I'm surprised at the lack of Imagic votes though. Weird...

[dwh]

I voted 'other' for TELESYS just because it was the only company based in Fremont,CA, my hometown years ago.

[Warriorisabouttodie]

I chose Activision, their games set the standard back in the day. I really loved Imagic and Parker Brothers as well as (of course) Atari but Activision was more consistent.

[8bitgamer]

I'd have to go with Atari, thanks to Warlords, Ms. Pac-Man, Jr. Pac-Man, Dodge'em, Circus Atari, Super Breakout, etc.

[Mirage]

Atari without a doubt. The Atari is more fun when playing with someone and they made the best two player games. Some of the most fun head-to-head games are: Combat, Space War, Warlords, Grand Prix, Dodge 'Em, Slot Racers, Maze Craze, Outlaw and Video Olympics. There is no contest.

 

A far second would be Activision with games like Fishing Derby, Boxing, Ice Hockey, Freeway and Tennis. But in general, Activision's are just good for a quick fix, with the exception of games like Pitfall.

 

I also dig Imagic.

 

Grand Prix is Activision.

[Atari2600VCS]

Atari/Activision/Imagic are neck and neck in my book.

 

I'm surprised at the lack of Imagic votes though. Weird...

 

All the companies had some great titles. I only voted for Activision because they were the first 3rd party company.

 

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[cosmosiss]

Grand Prix is Activision.

 

DOH! I meant Indy 500!

[Student Driver]

Atari here. I liked Activision games, too-- gee, awfully pretty games!-- but the sheer amount of Atari titles I play incessantly dwarfs the number of Activision titles I play incessantly. Lots of early classics (Adventure, Superman, Space Invaders), brilliant 2/4 player games (Video Olympics, Warlords, Indy 500), the GCC conversions, the majority of the silver and red label releases including some utterly fantastic arcade conversions, Quadrun, Solaris/Radar Lock/Super Football. Snoopy and the Red Baron! They made a Snoopy game!

 

(Frankly, once I got a sizeable CBS collection, those got more play than Activision titles. CBS games lack a certain visual polish, but they seem to hold a consistently high replay value, while Activision titles are hit and miss. For every Pressure Cooker, there's a Barnstorming.)

[pis]

I voted for imagic, becouse few others have.