Top 10 Activision Games

Nutsy Doodleheimer · June 3, 2015

I don't know if a thread was posted prior to this one or not. Any of you like to share your top 10 favorite Activision games for the 2600. I always thought they made some of the best games and is my favorite third party for it as well. I watched Metal Jesus' youtube video for this and it prompted me to make a post. Here is my top 10 games.

1. H.E.R.O.

2. Pitfall 2 Lost Caverns

3. River Raid

4. Kaboom

5. Enduro

6. Frostbite

7. Megamania

8. Chopper Command

9. Keystone Kapers

10. Pressure Cooker

Honorable Mentions:

1. Pitfall!

2. Robot Tank

3. Seaquest

4. Spider Fighter

5. Ice Hockey

Lucky Man · June 3, 2015

Here are mine:

1. Kaboom!

2. River Raid

3. Starmaster

4. Pressure Cooker

5. Chopper Command

6. Stampede

7. Enduro

8. Keystone Kapers

9. Crackpots

10. Freeway

Honorable Mention: Skiing (My first Activision game! I still love playing it now and then.)

Nutsy Doodleheimer · June 3, 2015

Here are mine:

1. Kaboom!

2. River Raid

3. Starmaster

4. Pressure Cooker

5. Chopper Command

6. Stampede

7. Enduro

8. Keystone Kapers

9. Crackpots

10. Freeway

Honorable Mention: Skiing (My first Activision game! I still love playing it now and then.)

I must say. I love your avatar!!! I'm a huge Ren and Stimpy fan.

roadrunner · June 3, 2015

1. HERO
2. Beamrider
3. Seaquest
4. Fishing Derby
5. Enduro
6. Keystone Kapers
7. Cosmic Commuter
8. Robot Tank
9. Frostbite
10. River Raid

Papa · June 3, 2015

In no particular order, here are my top ten Activision games:

H.E.R.O.

Ghostbusters

Rampage

Robot Tank

Kaboom!

Pitfall! 2

Kung Fu Master

Space Shuttle

Commando

Starmaster

I just showed my kids Ren & Stimpy for the first time just a couple of days ago! I was working a CAD system in an office a long time ago and it was being shown on VH1 a lot. I brought blank tapes and got a lot of the best episodes!

Edited June 3, 2015 by Papa

retrogoober · June 3, 2015

1. Beamrider

2. Frostbite

3. Skiing

4. HERO

5. Pitfall II

6. Sea Quest

7. Keystone Kapers

8. Pitfall!

9. Enduro

10. River Raid

Lucky Man · June 3, 2015

I must say. I love your avatar!!! I'm a huge Ren and Stimpy fan.

Thanks. Yes, I'm a Ren & Stimpy fan from way back, but I do have to admit I lost interest after the 2nd season. It just wasn't the same without John K.

Gaztee · June 4, 2015

Frostbite

Keystone Kapers

Decathlon

Megamania

Kaboom

Pressure Cooker

Pitfall

Pitfall 2

Plaque Attack

Skiing

;-)

Rom Hunter · June 4, 2015

Pitfall II - Lost Caverns

Space Shuttle - A Journey Into Space

H.E.R.O.

Beamrider

Enduro

River Raid

Seaquest

Robot Tank

StarMaster

The Activision Decathlon

Major_Tom_coming_home · June 4, 2015

The thing I like about collecting for the VCS is that as a general rule, the good games are pretty much not overly expensive...except for H.E.R.O. :_(

Out of what I own:

1. Spider Fighter

2. Keystone Kapers

3. Pitfall

4. Pitfall II

5. Crackpots

6. Pressure Cooker

7. Cosmic Commuter

8. Megamania

9. Stampede

10 River Raid

Nutsy Doodleheimer · June 4, 2015

The thing I like about collecting for the VCS is that as a general rule, the good games are pretty much not overly expensive...except for H.E.R.O.

Out of what I own:

1. Spider Fighter

2. Keystone Kapers

3. Pitfall

4. Pitfall II

5. Crackpots

6. Pressure Cooker

7. Cosmic Commuter

8. Megamania

9. Stampede

10 River Raid

H.E.R.O. has really skyrocketed recently. I checked on ebay. And only 3 buy it nows prices range from $90-$100!! It is worth owning. Such a fun game and very addicting. River Raid 2, Private Eye, Frostbite, and Cosmic Commuter are fairly pricy. $20-$40 range for them as well.

thorr · June 5, 2015

1-Kaboom!
2-Pitfall II
3-Keystone Kapers
4-River Raid
5-Spider Fighter
6-Freeway
7-H.E.R.O.
8-Boxing
9-Stampede
10-Ghostbusters
11-Pitfall!
12-Barnstorming
13-Oink!
14-Decathlon

Is that ten? ;-)

Nutsy Doodleheimer · June 5, 2015

1-Kaboom!

2-Pitfall II

3-Keystone Kapers

4-River Raid

5-Spider Fighter

6-Freeway

7-H.E.R.O.

8-Boxing

9-Stampede

10-Ghostbusters

11-Pitfall!

12-Barnstorming

13-Oink!

14-Decathlon

Is that ten?

No worries if more than ten. I had a top 10 and about 5 honorable mentions.:-)

+DamonicFury · June 5, 2015

This list goes to 11...

H.E.R.O.

Stampede

Kaboom

River Raid

Pitfall!

Pitfall 2

Keystone Kapers

Seaquest

Frostbite

Megamania

Pressure Cooker

Really, that list of games entirely justifies buying a VCS. Activision games were really something special.

Major_Tom_coming_home · June 5, 2015

H.E.R.O. has really skyrocketed recently. I checked on ebay. And only 3 buy it nows prices range from $90-$100!! It is worth owning. Such a fun game and very addicting. River Raid 2, Private Eye, Frostbite, and Cosmic Commuter are fairly pricy. $20-$40 range for them as well.

I actually have Pitfall II ($11.50) Frostbite ($3.50) and Cosmic Commuter ($13). The Frostbite cartridge had marker writing on the label but I was able to get the majority of it off without harming the label. I could probably get it all of but my OCD was satisfied with 90%. My experience has been that if you are patient with Ebay and are willing to sometimes bid instead of buy it now, you can get very good deals on Atari games. I think the Price of H.E.R.O. won't stay as high as it is now, but if it does that is why I have a harmony cartridge. My absolute limit on Atari games is $25 and that would only be for the 'extra special' titles like H.E.R.O. . At the moment I can't actually think of any other games I would pay the full $25 for.

Rhomaios · June 5, 2015

For me:

10. Beamrider

9. Enduro

8. Spider Fighter

7. Kaboom!

6. Frostbite

5. Demon Attack

4. Pitfall!

3. Pitfall! II

2. River Raid

1. HERO

Thanks. Yes, I'm a Ren & Stimpy fan from way back, but I do have to admit I lost interest after the 2nd season. It just wasn't the same without John K.

^This.

I actually have Pitfall II ($11.50) Frostbite ($3.50) and Cosmic Commuter ($13). The Frostbite cartridge had marker writing on the label but I was able to get the majority of it off without harming the label. I could probably get it all of but my OCD was satisfied with 90%. My experience has been that if you are patient with Ebay and are willing to sometimes bid instead of buy it now, you can get very good deals on Atari games. I think the Price of H.E.R.O. won't stay as high as it is now, but if it does that is why I have a harmony cartridge. My absolute limit on Atari games is $25 and that would only be for the 'extra special' titles like H.E.R.O. . At the moment I can't actually think of any other games I would pay the full $25 for.

Keep checking for auctions. It's definitely the game to get on the 2600, appealing to young and old alike, but anything more than $30 seems excessive. The last auction ended at only $26.