Games that feel good to play

[Chris++]

Here's a possibly interesting, what's-the-whole-point topic for the AA brethren! The games that I find myself returning to with great regularity simply feel good, in terms of the mechanics; the successfully implemented brain-to-hands grace and fluidity; the very sensation of the game-play and its addictive aspects, quite apart from whether or not one cerebrally finds the same games to be designed well. (Funny how difficult that is to articulate.) Mine are Superman, Adventure, Dodge 'Em, Save Mary, Frostbite, Yars' Revenge and, oddly enough, Spacemaster X-7. I'm sure there are a few others I'm missing.

[doyman]

Yar's Revenge

River Raid

Kaboom

Berzerk

 

the ones I return to with regularity.

[Rex Dart]

Beamrider

Frostbite

Demons to Diamonds

Mountain King

 

and since it's a 7800, some Dig Dug and Robotron, too

[OldAtarian]

Custer's Revenge

Beat Em and Eat Em

X Man

 

Oh...wait, that's not the kind of feel good you meant, is it?

[Chris++]

[Scrabbler15]

Megamania fits the category for me.

[Rom Hunter]

Somehow, I often play a little game of Jawbreaker.

 

[Christophero Sly]

I'll second Superman, Adventure, Yars', and Spacemaster X-7.

 

I'll add:

 

Dragster

Asteroids

Gopher

Kaboom!

Ms. Pac-Man

Jr. Pac-Man

Galaxian

Combat

Circus Atari

 

Actually, I'll stop there. This list could get very big.

[ATARIPITBULL]

Yars Revenge

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Pitfall

Wizard of Wor

Swordquest Earthworld

Frogger

Kaboom

 

[Silvio Mogno]

Galaxian, Demon Attack, Enduro, Frostbite, Beamrider and, oddly, Buck Rogers. If it had a one player game I would be playing Space War too.

[+save2600]

Midnight Magic

Centipede

Ms. Pac-Man

Stargate

Galaxian

Joust

Vanguard

 

Hmm... only thought of all Atari branded games. Weird.

[Stan]

Hmmm, there are a number of them. Kaboom! first comes to mind, as well as Stampede and No Escape.

[Chris++]

I know; it occurred to me a bit later that it would be a hard thing to actually narrow down, as there are so many games that one could say that about...I guess that's why we dig the console so much! DUH.

[tcv]

Demon Attack and Circus Atari are my constant faves. I've never lost interest in either of them after all these years!

[RJ]

Well compared to the other "fake" versions of Crystal Castles, there's something about the 2600 cart that just feels right to me. In the others, I stumble around & bump into walls, etc. & rarley ever pick up more than a few gems in succession.

 

Playing the cart version, I speed up the ramps & scoop up gems easily. Maybe it's the CX40 joystick vs. other controllers, IDK.

[scogey]

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Jr

Space Invaders

Berzerk

Venture

Phoenix

Missile Command

[Fixitguy74]

I find myself Playing Centipede, Space Invaders, Video Pinball, Journey Escape, Missile Command, and Super Challenge Baseball most often. Some for the fluid play, like Centipede and Missile Command, and some for the long standing rivalry with my oldest brother (Super Challenge Baseball).