trent Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Subject says it all - which 2600 title has the best attract mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Reactor makes fart sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Man Goes Down is pretty nice IIRC, though it blurs the line between "fancy title screen" and "attract mode" -- I don't recall whether it actually features any gameplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Indiana Jones on a pedestal with the Raiders music playing is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Ms Pac Man is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Musashi Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Centipede has a very impressive title. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Journey Escape has a pretty cool opening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Journey Escape has a pretty cool opening. On the Data Age tip, so does Airlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Yars Revenge is amusingly odd: the screen color pattern changes at times to absolutely putrid hues, and your ship simply moves up and down for no reason, as the enemy ship fires a shot that goes through its shield and the wall and nails you. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) Most of the silver label era Atari games have pretty cool attract screens. Ms. Pac-Man, Joust, Battlezone, Dig-Dug, Centipede...to name a few. As far as homebrews go...I gotta go with Star Fire simply for the great music. Edited August 14, 2012 by Lord Helmet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Desert Falcon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lentzquest Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Galaxian will get your attention, may even cause a seizure or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 So, stupid question that has probably been asked before, if the attract screen for Centipede could look like that, why didn't the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Because the title screen is carefully crafted to look like that. In a real game, there would be too many objects to pull off that look without massive amounts of flicker. In the title screen (below) the yellow mushrooms are all Player1. The Centipede is all Player0. There are never more than three mushrooms (equally spaced) on a horizontal line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberpunk Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Vanguard. it shows vertical and horizontal stages IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 H.E.R.O. Very well made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbeliever Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Ms Pac Man is cool. I'd have to second that. My vote is for Ms. Pacman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Boulder Dash is great in the attract mode too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Most of the silver label era Atari games have pretty cool attract screens. Ms. Pac-Man, Joust, Battlezone, Dig-Dug, Centipede...to name a few Agreed. When those arcade versions started coming out that were actually decent it really gave you a feeling back in the day that quality was stepping up. And I'll put in another vote for Ms. Pacman. It was really the FIRST game that looked to me like it was trying to emulate an arcade attract screen. If anyone can think of an earlier one let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Solar Fox is also very arcade like, and early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Jr. Pac-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Skeet Shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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