Favorite Paddle Games?

[HP Atari King of Michigan]

Just a poll to see what your favorite paddle games are.

[toiletunes]

Astronlast.

[adamchevy]

I really like Tac Scan for the Atari 2600. If any paddle game needs an arcade remake for the 2600 it's this one.

Edited August 28, 2017 by adamchevy

[Professor Gull]

Encounter at L5 is on my list for sure.

 

Picnic is a maybe.

[Stormbringer]

I really like Tac Scan for the Atari 2600. If any paddle game needs an arcade remake for the 2600 it's this one.

 

I just watched a video of the arcade version of Tac/Scan. Man, this is something that Jeff Minter's style would really mesh well with!

[VectorGamer]

Medieval Mayhem

[BassGuitari]

The correct answer is "All of them." But here are some I like that I didn't see listed or mentioned:

Steeplechase - a quick, arcadey game good in short spurts; supports four players
Guardian - it's really rare and also made by Apollo, but it's better than either of those things suggest
Solar Storm - a paddle shooter by Imagic; 'nuff said...although the control seems REALLY touchy and jittery
Warplock - more fun and addicting than it looks
Bugs - oft-maligned but pretty fun when you get the hang of it IMO, although it's still really hard
Fireball (Supercharger) - moar breakout!

I'm pretty partial to the early ones like Video Olympics, Street Racer, Canyon Bomber, Breakout, and Night Driver. I'll even take Casino or Blackjack for a ride once in a while when I feel like mixing things up a little.

I haven't played Tac-Scan in eons, I'll have to revisit that one. Astroblast with paddles is choice. Eggomania gets points for being weird

[tremoloman2006]

Medieval Mayhem, Tac-Scan, Kaboom!

[djour]

I'm an old school purist: Warlords for the win

[BigO]

Circus

Kaboom!

Tac-Scan is good.
I like the Sears exclusive Steeplechase, too. It's not necessarily my favorite to play, but it is interesting as a creative use of the paddle controller.

[davyK]

Warlords, Kaboom, Super Breakout and Circus.

 

No Solar Storm listed - one of my favourites. Medieval Mayhem would get a vote from me too.

Edited August 29, 2017 by davyK

[AtariLeaf]

My list begins and ends with Circus Atari. I love Warlords but rarely get to play it with others. As a single player game it's actually pretty boring.

[adamchevy]

I love me some Kaboom. I for some reason enjoy this more on the 800. I have a nice set of Sears paddles that I take meticulous care of just for Kaboom. 2nd to that would be Circus Atari, and a close third for me is Tac scan. Theirs just something so satisfying about using a nice set of paddle controllers.

I've tried Warlords a few times with some friends and it wasn't as much fun as I expected. We ended up playing Kaboom for the high score instead.

Edited August 30, 2017 by adamchevy

[agb]

Super Breakout and Breakout. They are two of my top three favorites.

[Video]

Tacscan, super breakout and fireball are my favorites. Play a lot of night driver too.

[Tangentg]

Medieval Mayhem/Warlords and Kaboom make my favourite paddle games, the Atari 800 port of the latter with the pitch and catch(?) 2-player simul mode is even better.

 

Video Olympics is also a treat with friends. Glad to see I'm not alone in thinking that.

 

I play a bit of Casino and Demons to Diamonds too.

Edited September 4, 2017 by Tangentg

[onemoretime]

Ummm, wasnt there a supercharger game that used paddles? Thinking it was a party game or something.

[+Karl G]

Party mix.

[Atarian7]

I like Encounter at L-5.

 

Kaboom! is my favorite.

[HP Atari King of Michigan]

On 8/29/2017 at 6:42 PM, AtariLeaf said:

My list begins and ends with Circus Atari. I love Warlords but rarely get to play it with others. As a single player game it's actually pretty boring.

I love playing with my brother as we would always do battle against each other.

[Lord Thag]

Old thread, but I will never pass up an opportunity to promote Solar Storm.

 

Nobody, and I mean *nobody* ever seems to mention this game. It was a huge favorite in my neighborhood as a kid, and frankly, I like it for the same reason I do Kaboom!, only it's slightly better I think.

 

It's a super frantic shooter crossed with Kaboom, with the anxiety inducing mechanic of every target you miss ramps up the temperature. It also gives you occasional (much needed) brief breaks when you complete a wave and have to shoot the motherships down. Fantastic game. By far my favorite. Warlords/Medieval Mayhem is the best for multiplayer.

[xboxiso]

Astroblast is a really good one too that I don't see on the list...

[DarthDuke]

Circus Atari is my favorite paddle game. It took the Breakout idea and made it much more fun, even though it also made it much more challenging. My grandma got me the game way back when for my birthday the summer after she got us a 2600 for Christmas. I remember well how she'd laugh and laugh at the little clowns as they jumped on the seesaw that you use for a paddle on screen. Their flailing little legs just cracked us up! Even losing the game was funny because instead of the ball just going off screen when you missed it, the clown would go 'splat' on the ground with a sound effect and his little legs would keep flailing as he stuck there in the ground like a lawn dart.  

My other favorite is Blackjack. It was my favorite Atari game for a long time because it was one of the few that I could master, even as a little kid with vision problems and hand-eye coordination problems. Since it didn't rely on quick reflexes, I could play it and Casino quite well. I eventually got fairly good at some other games after years of eye exercises and physical therapy, but those card games were always my best scores. I especially loved the 'fart' sound that the card games made when the dealer was supposed to be shuffling the cards. That shuffle sound effect always sounded like a fart to me.

[+LS650]

I kind of like Night Driver...  

[Absalon]

Many good games,

 

my vote goes for:

Video Olympics

 

Almost every year I meet with a friend to have lots of fun with game-modes like volleyball. It's amazing how precise you can play, once you get your training done...great game!