Request: Best Arcade conversions?

[Csonicgo]

Which games/hacks/homebrews for the 2600 closely mimic the original arcade games? I wanted to make a compilation flash cart for a party soon.

And on another note: Is there a homebrew or hack out there that looks like the original Pong? I remember seeing some screenshots of a homebrew that looked like the original, but couldn't find the ROM.

[retrogoober]

pong - 'Video Olympics', original atari release will do the trick

 

arcade conversions - Pac Man 4K (homebrew), Stargate (Defender 2), Millipede, Ms Pac Man, Dig Dug, Moon Patrol

[7800]

The Space Invaders Deluxe (hack)... I believe is pretty damn close to the arcade version.

[BrianC]

The Space Invaders Deluxe (hack)... I believe is pretty damn close to the arcade version.

 

Closer graphically, but it's still a hack of the 2600 Space Invaders and isn't close to the arcade gameplay wise. Very impressive hack, though. INV+ doesn't look as much like the arcade, but is much closer gameplay wise.

 

Djmips was working on an arcade pong, but it's still a WIP.

 

As far as others go, there are some nice ports of Pac-Man, including Hack 'Em. Jr. Pac-Man isn't a straight conversion, but plays very close to the original. Star Castle Arcade is a very nice port of a game that was thought impossible on the 2600. There's a neat hack of Space War that makes it play closer to the original. Colony 7 is a very close port of the original.

Edited November 3, 2014 by BrianC

[Andromeda Stardust]

Space Investigators looks and feels much closer in spirit to the original SI and despite having zero variations is very playable. The sprites are monochrome like the original but there is subtle use of color. IMO the original SI is good but the color palette could use a lot of tweaking.

[Andromeda Stardust]

^^Instigators, not investigators...

[lucifershalo]

JUNO FIRST

LADY BUG

[VectorGamer]

This topic has already been done - thread started 10/1/14

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/230340-best-2600-arcade-translation/

[+save2600]

Some not mentioned yet:

 

Crazy Climber (okay, a stretch)

Joust

Pengo

Space Rocks

Solar Fox

Frogger (especially The Official Starpath version)

Tapper

Medieval Mayhem

Wizard of Wor

[chuckwalla]

Circus Atari

Ladybug

Joust

Frogger

[+Omegamatrix]

Dig-Dug Arcade by espire8 for the 2600. This doesn't get mentioned much so I guess most people don't know about it or forgot about it. Awesome hack!

[Mxyzptlk]

The only two that I feel are even close to the arcade original are Ladybug, and Frogger (Starpath). Given, I have not played all the arcade titles, but I have played all the 2600 titles that were arcade games.

[BrianC]

Nukey Shay and CDS's Wizard of Wor hack plays even closer to the original and adds in the missing levels.

[Csonicgo]

This topic has already been done - thread started 10/1/14

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/230340-best-2600-arcade-translation/

Thanks, it's good to know someone else was thinking the same thing!