eegad Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Sorry if it's been discussed before. Just wondering what people think are the best "lesser-known" games on the 2600. There have been many conversations for faves and "top 10's" overall. But if you had to pick just a few "faves" that WEREN'T mainstream "hit" releases, what would they be? I know that's a little tricky....exactly what qualifies as "lesser-known"? Basically you can't pick any of the big hits of the day - no top Atari titles like Adventure; no arcade conversions like Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, etc; and no very popular 3rd party games like Kaboom. I'll also exclude homebrews - yes, there are several of those that I think are great - but I'm thinking more along the lines of things that were released "back in the day". For starters, I'll pick: Laser Gates, HERO, Space Shuttle, Space Attack, Frankenstein's Monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Miniature Golf, Jawbreaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Ixion. Heck, it wasn't even released at all, and I don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st Century Schizoid Man Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Miniature Golf, Jawbreaker. Yup, I would also go with Mini Golf... loved that as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss 2600 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Pele's Soccer! Fun! Fun! fun! also Video Pinball, Indy 500, Bump N Jump, and Carnival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxes of sawdust Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Front Line is one I don't hear people mention very often unless they're talking about the colecovision version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixitguy74 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 (edited) I vote for Eggomania, Video Pinball and I don't know if it's pure nostalgia or the catchy music, but I also have to say Journey Escape. I could list several others, but these stick out in my mind the most at the moment. Edited May 13, 2010 by Fixitguy74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 (edited) Talking of Eggomania, I like Big Birds Egg Catch. Further I like SW Death Star Battle, Solar Fox, Blueprint and Fire Fighter. Oh and Snail against Squirrel. And Spike's Peak, Gangster Alley, and Sky Skipper. Edited May 13, 2010 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Spider Fighter and LAZAH Blast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I've been really having a blast with Tunnel Runner. Great game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpendTooMuchOnAtari Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I really like Steeplechase for some reason. Sky Diver is another one I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Ks Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Big Bird's Egg Catch and Othello. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Time Warp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamme Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 wall ball avalon hill i love playing my rare games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Wall Break and Mr. Postman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Some of my very favorite games aren't "big" ones: Dark Cavern Towering Inferno Spacemaster X-7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Leach Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I really enjoy a mean game of Activision Tennis and Ps2 Alien Hominid..>>!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 My favorite lesser-known games are: Boing! Solar Fox Jawbreaker Dark Cavern Turmoil Midnight Magic Tac-Scan Sub Scan and honorable mention Ixion - awesome game that should have been released! I play it regularly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 M*A*S*H Solar Fox Turmoil Adventures of Tron Miniature Golf Midnight Magic Bump n' Jump Pete Rose Baseball Bank Heist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMax667 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I've been really getting into Challenge from Zellers lately. Highly addicting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_boy Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Variations on the maze hunter/hunted theme have often given positive results, such as Bank Heist and Dark Cavern. I find the rare Malagai also fits in there. Bump 'n Jump is a stunning conversion and succeeded in keeping the original's touch. Not a fan of the looping tune that constantly runs in-game, but still has to be respected as a technical feature. Pengo and Spy Hunter: two arcade conversions that also shined. Thought I'd mention them, even though they might not qualify for this topic (Spy Hunter is pretty well known.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark-aleph Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Wing War and X'Mission are two great games that aren't known well because they were PAL releases. Wing War is like the perfect hybrid of Joust and Adventure - it's hard at first to adjust to a very unusual control scheme, but persist. It looks great, gets quite tense as you strive towards the end, and has all sorts of strange hidden features. It's my favourite Imagic game! I like X'Mission (aka Raumpatrouille or UFO Patrol) for its unique concept, and it's one of those blocky-looking games that uses the effect strikingly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRV Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Laser Gates Frankenstein's Monster Rescue Terra I Subterranea Spike's Peak Ghost Manor Motocross Racer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 <--- waits for shawn to explain that ROM doesn'thave a 2600 console Wall Break and Mr. Postman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 (edited) Bank Heist Demolition Herby Mangia Seaquest Tape Worm Edited May 15, 2010 by godzillajoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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