Anthony John Morley Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Best games = Frostbite, River Raid, Qbert, Frogger, Warlords, Dodg'Em and loads more. Those are the games me and the wife are addicted to at the present. Worst = Not really found anything so bad so far. Only got 50 or so games so far and like the. all for what they are. Mousetrap is pretty bad but playable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Best: too many to list... most 20th Century Fox, Activision, Absolute, Atari Corp., Coleco, Imagic, Mattel, Parker Bros., and SEGA titles; and all Epyx & Xonox titles. Worst: most PAL only titles and all Mystique titles. E.T. doesn't even come close to being on the worst list; if you disagree, you may need to try out some more obscure games. I loved E.T. as a kid and still love it today. It's one of the games I play nearly every time I fire up the 2600. I never had trouble getting out of wells when I was a kid, so I don't understand that criticism. The difference between then and now is that back then, I always played on skill level 3 (without humans), or 2. I could never win a game on skill 1 with all humans active. Now, I only play with all humans (thanks mostly to Random Terrain's guides). I like how it's different every time I play and always requires a different strategy. For example: The other day, the phone home zone was located on the human's screen, which required that I allow the scientist to carry me there, (if I walked there, a human would appear before I could reach the spot), quickly run to the phone home zone after being dropped off, run to another screen to where I used the send humans back zone while waiting out the clock, (the timing wouldn't work out right if I waited on the forest screen), then run to the forest just in time to catch the ship in the landing zone. It took some trial and error to get the right strategy for this particular game and I needed to be revived for the first time in a long time... but this randomness keeps it fresh. Also, getting the Yar, Indy, and initials makes for extra gameplay challenge. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 E.T. is NOT a bad game. To illustrate this just try out one of Mythicon's 3 games. Those are bad games (although, I do like Sorcerer, I like a lot of bad games and I am easily entertained ^_^). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Guru Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 E.T. is NOT a bad game. To illustrate this just try out one of Mythicon's 3 games. Those are bad games (although, I do like Sorcerer, I like a lot of bad games and I am easily entertained ^_^). Mythicon? Ok? That makes ET sound good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Guru Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 *bump* And where do people get names for the games? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Oh, man....this is a tough one.... Pretty much every homebrew I've played could be tied for "best." Seriously, they're amazing... But if homebrews are out of the question, then.... Best: Jr. Pac-Man. Why? Well, I'm a big Pac-Man fan (I even enjoy the Tod Frye game!), and I was seriously im-effing-pressed with the conversion Atari did for this. Got it for Christmas in 1987 and wow, it blew me away. Worst: Cosmic Ark. I've explained my disgust with this game on more than one occasion, but in a nutshell....crappy joystick response and collision detection during the asteroid parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylark68 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Best: Yars Revenge, Adventure, Missile Command, Asteroids Worst: Skeet Shoot, Swordquest Fireworld 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Guru Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Oh, man....this is a tough one.... Pretty much every homebrew I've played could be tied for "best." Seriously, they're amazing... But if homebrews are out of the question, then.... Best: Jr. Pac-Man. Why? Well, I'm a big Pac-Man fan (I even enjoy the Tod Frye game!), and I was seriously im-effing-pressed with the conversion Atari did for this. Got it for Christmas in 1987 and wow, it blew me away. Worst: Cosmic Ark. I've explained my disgust with this game on more than one occasion, but in a nutshell....crappy joystick response and collision detection during the asteroid parts. You don't like Cosmic Ark? Sure it's not anything special, but I play it sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The game I thought was the end all back in the day would probably be Pitfall 2. The day I got it was on my birthday, all my friends and I spent the rest of the party taking turns playing. Just awesome. When everyone had left to go home, I was still playing. Worst is a tough one. I know even back in the 80's I thought Laser Blast sucked. Soooo boring. Now that I'm older and have played many more games on the 2600. I'd have to go with something like Sssnake. Just awful, I would have been sad if I had that game growing up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorTat-G Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Best: Adventure Because you are free to go where you want and do what you want in the game, it was like the GTA of 1979! Worst: Shark Attack Basically anything Apollo made was crap. But this one was just unplayable with it's horrible, HORRIBLE, collision detection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Friedel Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Best Game: Probably Pitfall II because it really added depth to what the first Pitfall was. Worst Game: Pac-Man. I hated that game the day I spent $30 and opened it. I hate it now. Worst conversion of a game to Atari ever! In my opinion, that and ET caused the 1984 crash, regardless of all the other crap flowing into the market at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Guru Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Best: Adventure Because you are free to go where you want and do what you want in the game, it was like the GTA of 1979! So I'm interested in Adventure. I'm not sure what to do, I want to learn more before I buy it. Worst: Shark Attack Basically anything Apollo made was crap. But this one was just unplayable with it's horrible, HORRIBLE, collision detection. Best Game: Probably Pitfall II because it really added depth to what the first Pitfall was. Worst Game: Pac-Man. I hated that game the day I spent $30 and opened it. I hate it now. Worst conversion of a game to Atari ever! In my opinion, that and ET caused the 1984 crash, regardless of all the other crap flowing into the market at that time. Pac-Man is okay. Every collector has to have that in his collection. Like me , but mark my words, ET will never come near my baby VCS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) bump Edited May 30, 2012 by retrorussell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Guru Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 bump Bu-bump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Ugh.. since I can't seem to delete a post I didn't intend to make I just put "bump". Oh well. Best Atari game: Pitfall II Worst: Laser Blast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yllawwally Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Tron, dark cavern, stamped, atlantis, are some of my favorites I think ET and pacman are both decent games, and have played both quite often. Both swordquest games were certainly some of the worst games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Guru Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Ugh.. since I can't seem to delete a post I didn't intend to make I just put "bump". Oh well. Best Atari game: Pitfall II Worst: Laser Blast I was messing with ya bro haha. Tron, dark cavern, stamped, atlantis, are some of my favorites I think ET and pacman are both decent games, and have played both quite often. Both swordquest games were certainly some of the worst games. Swordquest does suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Worst: Cosmic Ark. I've explained my disgust with this game on more than one occasion, but in a nutshell....crappy joystick response and collision detection during the asteroid parts. You don't like Cosmic Ark? Sure it's not anything special, but I play it sometimes. Yep -- I routinely put "Cosmic Ark" as worst. And this is coming from a guy who has both E.T. and the Tod Frye Pac-Man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Guru Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Worst: Cosmic Ark. I've explained my disgust with this game on more than one occasion, but in a nutshell....crappy joystick response and collision detection during the asteroid parts. You don't like Cosmic Ark? Sure it's not anything special, but I play it sometimes. Yep -- I routinely put "Cosmic Ark" as worst. And this is coming from a guy who has both E.T. and the Tod Frye Pac-Man. Lol, that's mean ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Best: Adventure, Cosmic Ark, Skeet Shoot, and many, many more. Worst: Swordquest, and...wait a minute, did someone say ET has more than one skill level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntaxerror999 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Best: Pitfall - pioneered a genra that would become a video game staple. Worst: Tax Avoiders. Many games are crappy, but the graphics are so choppy its God awfull and practicaly unplayable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Best: Millipede- so simple yet addictive. It's actually better than the NES version. I also like Secret Quest, Jr. Pacman and Fatal Run. Worst: Airlock- One level that's it. Five minutes and you're done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keoni29 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Best: Robot tank, asteroids (these are the best of the games I own) Worst:Bowling,Miniature golf(also:the worst games I own) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin_Lunchbox Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I can't believe more than one person is saying Cosmic Ark is among the worst. Cosmic Ark is great! The action is furious and fast and the graphics are great. It even has something of a humorous whimsy in that you're vaporizing those comets east and west and north and south, and then you descend in the suborbital module to tractor beam up funky critters and then zip back up and blast more space rocks and you have no time to take a breather, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I could think of many, but these are my personal 'Best' and 'Worst' and the reasons why: BEST - Pole Position Sure the graphics aren't the best, and the sounds are sub-par, but the overall game play is well replicated. In fact, when I first played it, it was actually faster than I anticipated it being. (Thanks a lot, Enduro!) For its time, and given what they were working with, I'm impressed with how well they did Pole Position. WORST - Math Gran Prix It was a nice concept, but poorly executed. In my opinion, it was a bit too slow-paced, and the math problems were simple enough. Granted, it was primarily marketed for children, but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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