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Weird Atari 2600 games


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to be honest, about 99% of the games for 2600 are "weird". i'm wondering if it is mostly due to technical limitations, or the fact these programmers back in the day were smoking some really good shit?

 

ever tried to write a description of any of these games nad read it out loud?

 

other thing is, that weirdness adds some unforgettable charm to the gaming experience.

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Fast Food, Megamania, and Journey Escape all come to mind, but the single weirdest game I've ever played on the VCS is probably Walker, aka Clown Down Town, aka Schussel, der Polizistenschreck.

 

It has this incredibly dreary East German vibe to it -- it's kind of the "Worker and Parasite" of VCS sidescrolling character games. The backgrounds are beautiful, but the gameplay is as if someone read about video games in a poorly translated book, and tried to implement the idea as best they could.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErLYUdP1IEs

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