kyle #1 Posted January 10, 2011 When people talk about great 2600 games I don't see Tapper come up much. It's one of the best looking games on the 2600 just great graphics. It also has nice sound and MUSIC! Plus great gameplay! It's one the best arcade ports on the 2600. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+save2600 #2 Posted January 10, 2011 When people talk about great 2600 games I don't see Tapper come up much. It's one of the best looking games on the 2600 just great graphics. It also has nice sound and MUSIC! Plus great gameplay! It's one the best arcade ports on the 2600. Indeed! I usually try to mention it when people ask what some of the best games are for the system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Ransom #3 Posted January 10, 2011 It's a great game. I just wish it was more common. I'd love to have a CIB copy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purduecrum #4 Posted January 10, 2011 Yay Tapper!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emehr #5 Posted January 10, 2011 Tapper's one of my favorites! I love the bonus round, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psquare75 #6 Posted January 10, 2011 I only recently (past few months) got into Tapper. My girlfriend and I really laughed when we saw the aliens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NE146 #7 Posted January 10, 2011 Tapper is one of the best arcade ports on the 2600 period. It captures the action of the arcade game beautifully and the fact that they were able to squeeze in the bonus round screen is also amazing I think. They could have left that out and nobody who is familiar with the VCS would've blinked an eye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorGamer #8 Posted January 10, 2011 When people talk about great 2600 games I don't see Tapper come up much. It's one of the best looking games on the 2600 just great graphics. It also has nice sound and MUSIC! Plus great gameplay! It's one the best arcade ports on the 2600. I agree. And it's very challenging as well... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atari2atari #9 Posted January 10, 2011 This may upset someone who was hoping to keep it "secret," but a large lot of 2600 games with TAPPER in it just popped up on shopgoodwill.com: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=7274979 Apologies to anyone who was hoping to keep that one quiet, but we are all watching anyways, so hard to believe that it could be kept on the "down low" for long . . . The bid is now at $34.99, but it ends on the 15th, so I expect it will continue to climb. Good luck to any and all that jump in on that! -a2a Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbd30 #10 Posted January 10, 2011 When people talk about great 2600 games I don't see Tapper come up much. It's one of the best looking games on the 2600 just great graphics. It also has nice sound and MUSIC! Plus great gameplay! It's one the best arcade ports on the 2600. Maybe it is overlooked because it came out in 1984, around the time of the crash. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Psionic #11 Posted January 10, 2011 Maybe it is overlooked because it came out in 1984, around the time of the crash. Indeed...last quarter of '84, no less. The game was a very late release, and relatively few people owned it back then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtariLeaf #12 Posted January 10, 2011 Love it, also love the Tandy Coco clone called Brew Master Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Random Terrain #13 Posted January 10, 2011 I never liked it because it's too much like that horrible I Love Lucy episode with the chocolate candy coming down a conveyor belt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wp3m1vg06Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wp3m1vg06Q&rel=0&fmt=35&showinfo=0 Not my idea of fun. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan #14 Posted January 10, 2011 It's definite a great game. One thing I like about it is the workability of strategies and how you can change your gaming style on the spot, unlike Cakewalk, which has similar play but is somewhat unforgiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Dart #15 Posted January 10, 2011 When people talk about great 2600 games I don't see Tapper come up much. It's one of the best looking games on the 2600 just great graphics. It also has nice sound and MUSIC! Plus great gameplay! It's one the best arcade ports on the 2600. Too pricey, honestly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyle #16 Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) You know I'm not sure how many games came out after and during the crash around 1984 but man where there some good ones not only Tapper but games like H.E.R.O and Kung Fu Master come to mind. What others?? Edited January 10, 2011 by kyle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Climber #17 Posted January 10, 2011 I think it falls in the shadow of the superior Coleco version, I'm more of a 2600 guy myself but the Coleco version is much better/cheaper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ls650 #18 Posted January 10, 2011 I never had a chance to play Tapper 2600 until just a couple of years ago. They did a phenomenal job with the conversion; it's actually quite a decent version to play. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+save2600 #19 Posted January 10, 2011 Too pricey, honestly My Harmony Cart would beg to differ. lol (yes, I own the original too of course) What do these go for, $15-$25? Easily worth it as it truly is one of the best games for the 2600. @ Kyle: ...pretty much anything that came out in the late 80's are works of art, but especially these: Defender II Gravitar Jr. Pac-Man Midnight Magic Road Runner Solaris Sprintmaster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+SpiceWare #20 Posted January 10, 2011 Jr. PacMan is awesome and came out in 87. I never paid attention to it back then because I was gaming, and porting games, on my C= 128. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyle #21 Posted January 10, 2011 Too pricey, honestly My Harmony Cart would beg to differ. lol (yes, I own the original too of course) What do these go for, $15-$25? Easily worth it as it truly is one of the best games for the 2600. @ Kyle: ...pretty much anything that came out in the late 80's are works of art, but especially these: Defender II Gravitar Jr. Pac-Man Midnight Magic Road Runner Solaris Sprintmaster Yeah I know all those games and have them all. I'm asking about games that came out around 1984. Most of the ones you listed came out after Atari came back in the late 80's. like Road Runner. Though I'm sure a game like Jr-Pac-Man would have came out before 87 had the crash never took place. Pitfall II was Released in 1984 too right? Did anyone else besides Activision and Sega make 2600 games in 1984? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+SpiceWare #22 Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) I'm asking about games that came out around 1984. The way post 16 is worded, it can easily be read as "84 and later" - that's how I took it. Edited January 10, 2011 by SpiceWare Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the.golden.ax #23 Posted January 10, 2011 Its on my top 10 Coleco favorites AX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StanJr #24 Posted January 10, 2011 Tapper is one of my favorite dark horse VCS games. Always love it! One of the best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleman jack #25 Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Yes, that's a great game. But as said above, it's not very common, so not a lot of people have played it (probably because of its late release date). I like all the games listed above as late releases,and I'd also add Crossbow, Desert Falcon, and Crystal Castles (three more red label gems). Edited January 10, 2011 by littleman jack Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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