Games with depth.

[Elerach]

hey, i was wondering if there are any 2600 games with depth. we all know about secret quest and adventure, and i was looking for some 80's atari "rpgs"

could you guy give me some suggestions?

[ATARIPITBULL]

Do you mean games with mazes like Wizard of Wor, Krull, Tunnel Runner, Frankenstein's Monster & H.E.R.O? if so then you also have to try some Homebrew games like Skeleton, Wolfenstein VCS, Haunted Adventure Trilogy & the new "Melborne Tatty".

 

[Rom Hunter]

Swordquest.

 

You can't go deeper than that.

 

Seriously:

 

ROTLA

 

[Gregory DG]

I was thinking of Dragonstomper when I saw this thread. Many of the Supercharger games are deep.

[Gateway]

Those pits in E.T. are pretty deep!

 

 

 

 

*runs away*

[SRGilbert]

I always felt that Star Raiders had a nice little narrative going, certainly the first Atari game that made me feel like I was really there.

[ckrtech]

When I saw the title of your post along with the fact it was in the 2600 forum, I thought you meant "depth of field" for an Atari game rather than one's own immersion in a game. I was going to say Zaxxon. Haha.

[Deteacher]

Fathom gets pretty deep!

 

Ba dum bum bum.

[thomasholzer]

Oh OK, Seaquest

[Krytol]

[tcv]

I suppose I am not quite sure what "depth" means. I remember feeling particularly impressed by Raiders of The Lost Ark. Even today, I would consider it as having "depth" of a sorts. If you mean a backstory, then perhaps SwordQuest is the better example.

[shadow460]

Fathom gets pretty deep!

 

Ba dum bum bum.

 

Subterranea gets deeper.

 

Lots of 'em have depth of gameplay:

 

Dragonstomper has been mentioned.

Sword of Saros and Survival Island both have RPG components. Escape From the MindMaster doesn't really fit in with these three, as it's just a matter of sprinting through first person mazes like Tunnel Runner.

Starmaster and Phaser Patrol are a couple of pretty deep flight sims. So are Star Raiders and Solaris.

 

Pitfall I and II will both keep you playing a while, although an expert can beat them each in under 20 minutes.

River Raid has tons of unique stages to it.

Miner 2049er I and II both have a good puzzle aspect.

Raiders, Swordquest, and ET all have deep backgrounds to them.

Mountain King can get a bit deep sometimes.

Bump 'n' Jump also has many unique stages, and I'm not sure if any of them repeat.

Riddle of the Sphinx gets kinda deep, IIRC.

[Elerach]

thanks guys, im going to try and get my hands on a couple of these games.

are a supercharger and the games expensive, by the way?

[SRGilbert]

The funny thing is, I think the reason I like the Atari (or classic arcade games for that matter) is BECAUSE of the lack of depth in most of it's games.

 

I just don't have the time or patience anymore to play a game for hours on end. Even Super Mario Brothers or Sonic the Hedgehog just can't hold my attention span anymore.

[Lord Thag]

Swordquest.

 

You can't go deeper than that.

 

Seriously:

 

ROTLA

 

Now, now, be nice to the new guy

 

Riddle of the Sphinx was always one of my favorite 'quest' games.

[almightytodd]

The funny thing is, I think the reason I like the Atari (or classic arcade games for that matter) is BECAUSE of the lack of depth in most of it's games.

 

I just don't have the time or patience anymore to play a game for hours on end. Even Super Mario Brothers or Sonic the Hedgehog just can't hold my attention span anymore.

I TOTALLY agree with this sentiment. Back in 2001, I played Half Life for 30 minutes a day during my lunch break over the summer, and it took me three months to get through the game in God mode with a walk-through. With the old 2600 games, I can clear a couple screens of Space Invaders or Asteroids - maybe playing with some of the variations from the numerous hacks, and I'm satisfied.

[Elerach]

well i do agree, simple, to-the-point games are why we all love atari, right?

this is why i've been drawn to classic games. however, i love the simplicity of atari games, and thats why im looking for some games with depth.

becasue they are simple!

if that makes any sense in the least.

[cosmosiss]

Activision's Space Shuttle.

[Godzilla]

Fathom actually does have a lot of depth. I can't tell you how long I spent mapping the game out and eventually beating it. took forever I did the same thing with tut on the 2600. Once you figure out how to play it, 2600 bond actually has a lot of depth too and can be quite enjoyable. I also found spikes peak/ghost manor quite challenging and deep, to beat. Of course, mindmaster, phaser patrol, dragon stomper, sword of saros and especially survival island (even has password saves )

 

and yes, raiders and even et imho have good depth. I still can't tell you how great it felt to solve raiders.

Wing War also feels quite large. Solaris is also insane for depth/size of it's game world

[mbd30]

"Solaris" is closer to a NES game in terms of depth (as well as graphics).

[iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin]

Solaris and Private Eye!

[AMG]

Sword Quest and Raiders of the Lost Ark both had good depth.

[Electric T V]

Depth of the monster's thinking: Mr. Do's Castle

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Video Chess (etc.)

Pitfall!

Starmaster on the highest level (without loosing any base)

Solaris

Space Shuttle

 

BTW: Thrust goes very deep too .

[Recycled]

WHAT???

 

No Stellar Track????????????