Britishcar Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'm looking for some advice. I'm planning a small handful of tournament play with a bunch of high school aged teens and I'm looking for some great DIRECT two-player games for some head-to-head play. Virtually 100% of this audience will have never touched a game system that pre-dates the PS/2 / Gamecube. I've already used the following games in this setting with great success: Ballblazer Archon Joust What I've discovered is that the game needs to be something that you can explain in just a minute or two and has a lot of action as it's basis. In other words, M.U.L.E. as amazing as it is, is not what I need...so no deep strategy but just a quick: "here's a controller, here's what you do to win" type of explanations so that teens that have never played these games can get right into them. I'm also planning a "high score" type of competition and I've already used Pacman, Frogger and Galaxian so those type of games are easy to find/choose. So...here's what I need suggestions on: 1) It needs to be two player head-to-head (being played on a 130XE). 2) I would like to avoid Karate/Beat 'em up's if possible since they have played that genre to death on other systems. 3) Co-op and/or competitive like Joust are ok, but probably best if it's pure competitive like Ballblazer, Archon. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozar Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Mashed Turtles Dynakillers Four player games that could be played by only two: Castle Crisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwilove Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I always liked Atomsmasher - haven't tested it in 2 player mode - but it should do fine. It's an asteroids variant - they'll learn a bit of science while playing? Harvey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Megablast. On the 130xe, it had digitized music and sound effects. Kicks ass! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Mario Bros. XE, shreckenstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Hmmm, - BMX Simulator - Grand Prix Sim. - Brik Bat (Breakout battle for two) - Megablast! - Dynakillers/Dynablasters - Midi Maze (req. additional hardware) - Basketball / One on One - Olympic Games (Summer Games, Track & Field, Decathlon, Winter Challenge, Winter Events, Trackstar, etc.) - Space Ball - Hockey / Soccer / Volleyball - Pitstop 2 - Blip / Air Hockey Edited July 30, 2014 by CharlieChaplin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Tagalon , wizard of Wor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Tube baddies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZuluGula Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Rally Speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Bruce Lee 2 players is good - you can choose to co-op or just annoy the other player (or swap between those 2 things as you go). Rally Speedway, except it gets real annoying how it stops just because one person hits the edge of screen. Asteroids, although it's sort of old and not very faithful to the arcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Maze War is a blast! (no pun intended) Fast, furious action for up to 4 players, human or machine. There was a PD Snowball Fight game I played a lot with a friend.. I can't locate the dump online. I've attached an atr with the game on a compilation. I'm too lazy this time of night to isolate the single file. The physics of the blowing and accumulating snow wowed me as a kid, your mileage with today's teens may vary! ML Games 2b.ATR Edited July 30, 2014 by adam242 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Ghost Hunter !! Awesome two player simultaneous PAC Man !! http://atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=345683 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texacala Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I think they will love Bruce Lee. The game plays very well and the two player version is hilarious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Willy Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 One of the best multiplayer games for the A8 is MULE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Jumpman...Great game, great 2 player as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Günther Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Wall War Outlaw/Howitzer Astrowarriors Dandy Donny 2 Frogger (Chuck Benton Version) Twomaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Protector (Mastertronic) Spy vs Spy (perhaps too complex...) Killa Cycle Megablast (again!) Edited July 30, 2014 by foft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfeuh Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hello, As far as I remember the Goonies can be played with two players. As the two characters are mandatory, it is possible to play with one player switching from one character to the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariusz Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Co-op: ZYBEX - simple task, great gameplay, nice gfx&msx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Sounds fun Several of these have been mentioned already! Tube Baddies - really nice fun, patch the holes, shoot the baddies up/down the screen into the bucket for a bonus Killa Cylce superb game Robix great 2 player shooter Wizard of Wor classic Dredis nice horizontal Tetris Ataritris II superb Tetris Show Down - wild west theme gold appears and you rush to get it... there was another similar one... Archon Rally Speedway Mig Alley Ace, perhaps a little tardy but very satisfying when you get your opponent lined up! International Karate c'mon it's just too good to miss (use X1-4 to adjust the speed) Gamma Hockey Kikstart BMX Sim Grand Prix Sim Outlaw/Howitzer - outlaw is easier - nice handicapping options too Zybex Joust Also worth a thought: Shadow World (hard though but fun accidentally not working together) Fortress also very good Rebound EMI Soccer Astro Wariors Capture the Flag Mousk Attack Dog Daze Deluxe Gunfight (2 versions) Some of the two player simultaneous controls games are fun too Space Dungeon erm, Space Dungeon ... where is my list The trouble is the learning curve; some superb two player games take a bit of getting into Mail Order Monsters springs to mind [edit] I'm sure it was called Video Classics but can't find it, it was a bunch of pong games modernised on a budget tape release - found a youtube of one of them Asterbliperoids though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Maze War is a blast! (no pun intended) Fast, furious action for up to 4 players, human or machine. There was a PD Snowball Fight game I played a lot with a friend.. I can't locate the dump online. I've attached an atr with the game on a compilation. I'm too lazy this time of night to isolate the single file. The physics of the blowing and accumulating snow wowed me as a kid, your mileage with today's teens may vary! Maze War is pretty cool. I don't think I'd seen that before. As to your question on Atarimania about why it's rating was a little low; I think graphically it's not all some people would want it to be. -> Snow Ball Fight <- Edited July 30, 2014 by MrFish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Ball Blazer Hardball Mario Bros. Warlords Joust (Amazing) World Karate Championship Spy vs. Spy 221B Baker Street Summer Games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozar Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I think Spy Vs. Spy really isn't a pick up and play type of game. :-) Kudos on Summer Games (as long as you skip the swimming events, those are too long and boring). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjennings Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Asteroids. It looks awful, but the more players you add the more fun it is. It becomes SpaceWar with a lot of extra obstacles. Even in college (up to 1988) this was still a favorite party game in the dorm even though several people had newer, "better" game systems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Also, head-to-head may not be the only "party games" that will work. Kaboom is frantic enough and a fast enough play that it is fun to watch and not too long a wait for a turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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