List of 2600 games with boss battles?

[gauauu]

If we're counting homebrew, Anguna has five different boss fights.

[Jinroh]

Carrot Kingdom will have 3 when it is finished.

So far you can fight the Bread Cat!

[+Karl G]

Space Game has four bosses in the main game.

 

 

[Sapicco]

Carrot Kingdom will have 3 when it is finished.

So far you can fight the Bread Cat!

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Is carrot kingdom available to purchase? ? ?

[Mountain King]

If we are counting homebrews. The Gizzle Wap and the Strange Red Tree has 7 mini bosses (Invica Nymphs) and one final boss (Invicta Prime).

[Jinroh]

Is carrot kingdom available to purchase?

 

Not yet, but the latest demo is available here for your Bread Cat fighting needs. :3

[Syzygy1]

Fantastic Voyage?

[Emulator]

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (mothership)

Front Line (fort)

Ghost Manor (Dracula)

Ghostbusters (Stapuff Marshmallow Man)

Laser Gates?

Sentinel

Sir Lancelot (dragon)

Star Trek (N.O.M.A.D.)

Star Wars Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle (Death Star)

Star Wars: The Arcade Game (Death Star - Trench)

Survival Run (Alien Command Ship)

Time Pilot (boss at end of each level)

Xevious (Andor Genesis)

 

 

Best regards,

Emulator

[Emulator]

Oh yeah, and Congo Bongo (not really a fight as you always win) But pretty cool third screen.

 

 

Best regards,

Emulator

[CaptainBreakout]

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (mothership)Front Line (fort)Ghost Manor (Dracula)Ghostbusters (Stapuff Marshmallow Man)Laser Gates?SentinelSir Lancelot (dragon)Star Trek (N.O.M.A.D.)Star Wars Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle (Death Star)Star Wars: The Arcade Game (Death Star - Trench)Survival Run (Alien Command Ship)Time Pilot (boss at end of each level)Xevious (Andor Genesis)Best regards,Emulator

NICE!

 

 

I can't believe I missed Ghost Manor.... I was playing it last week even! Kinda outta season, but still that should have been an indicator even more.

 

Hmm... Could one of those munchy things in Tunnel Runner be a boss?

 

Or hell... The damn Aircraft Carrier in River Raid II is hard as dry beans to land on! That's driving me nuts tonight. Can that be a boss?!?

[+KaeruYojimbo]

Subterranea has a boss fight at the beginning of every level.

 

Edit - just saw that Subterranea was the first game listed in the first post. That's what I get for trusting the search feature.

Edited February 27, 2018 by KaeruYojimbo

[Living Room Arcade]

Six years later

 

Jutland Skies!  Has two bosses, the Red Baron's plane and the armored vehicle.  

Chuck Norris Superkicks - Ninja inside the monastery  

 

I compiled the list from this thread (omitting the ones that seemed to be unsure like Dragonfire and Asteroids and Space Invaders).

(Personally, I'm counting homebrews.  If you're not, just disregard them, I guess.)  

 

IMO to be a boss battle, it should be life and death!  And you shouldn't be able to advance to the next level without beating it.  If you are in no danger of dying or you can advance without beating it, then IMO it isn't a real boss battle.  

 

Anguna (5 bosses) (homebrew)

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (mothership)

Carrot Kingdom (3 bosses) (homebrew)

Chuck Norris Superkicks (Ninjas)

Desert Falcon (Howling Sphynx)

Double Dragon (Shadow Boss)

Dragonstomper

Escape from the Mind Master

Fantastic Voyage (Blood Clot - 15 shots needed to destroy it!)

Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein's monster)

Front Line (fort)

Ghost Manor (Dracula)

Ghostbusters (Stapuff Marshmallow Man)

Gizzle Wap (7 mini bosses, Invica Nymphs, and one final boss, Invicta Prime) (homebrew)

GORF

Jutland Skies (Red Baron and armored vehicle) (homebrew)

Krull

Kung Fu Master

Laser Gates?

Off the Wall

Oysterion (homebrew)

Phoenix

Princess Rescue (homebrew)

Radar Lock

Saboteur

Sentinel

Sinistar (the Sinistar)

Sir Lancelot (dragon)

Space Game (4 bosses) (homebrew)

Space Raid (homebrew)

Spy Hunter (helicopter)

Star Trek (N.O.M.A.D.)

Stay Frosty (1 or 2?) (homebrew)

Subterranea 

Survival Run (Alien Command Ship)

Time Pilot (boss at end of each level)

Vanguard (Gond)

Wizard of Wor (Wizard)

Zaxxon

 

What does everybody this of this updated list of BOSS FIGHT games for Atari 2600?  

 

It would be nice if we could perfect this list by naming all the bosses for each game.  (Some are already listed.)  

 

Notes

Beamrider - IMO the sector bosses are not real boss battles since they can't kill you.  (You can just ignore them, let them fly by.)  

Congo Bongo (? - 3rd screen, you always win) IMO not a boss battle if you always win  

Star Wars: The Arcade Game (Death Star - Trench) - IMO the Trench is not a boss, it's just a location.  

Star Wars Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle (Death Star)  Yes, you must blow up the death star, but is it really a boss?  

Xevious (Andor Genesis)  <-- Which version has this?  It says the Zeviouz 7800 port lacks the mothership battle.

Edited March 24 by Living Room Arcade

[Living Room Arcade]

Sorry, I can't edit my previous post.  (You can disregard my previous post.  This post supersedes that one.)  I worked on this a little more.  I went through the game manuals and confirmed the bosses for each game.  At this time, I count 22 commercial releases and 8 homebrews with boss fights for Atari 2600.  So what do you guys think of my revised list?  

 

Boss Battle: Must be life or death; you must defeat the boss to advance in the game.

 

Commercial Releases:

1. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (mothership)
2. Chuck Norris Superkicks (Ninja in monastery)
3. Desert Falcon (Howling Sphynx)
4. Double Dragon (Shadow Boss)
5. Escape from the Mind Master  (Mind Master - Five Tests)
6. Fantastic Voyage (Blood Clot - 15 shots needed to destroy it!)
7. Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein's monster)
8. Ghost Manor (Dracula)
9. GORF (Gorfian Flag Ship)
10. Krull (Beast)
11. Kung Fu Master (The Five Biggies)
12. Phoenix (Alien Spaceship)
13. Saboteur (Master Robot)
14. Sentinel (evil entity)
15. Sinistar (the Sinistar)
16. Sir Lancelot (dragon, Hanek the Horrible)
17. Star Trek (NOMAD)
18. Survival Run (Alien Command Ship)
19. Time Pilot (boss at end of each level)
20. Vanguard (Gond)
21. Wizard of Wor (the Wizard of Wor, himself)
22. Zaxxon - (robot Zaxxon)

 

Homebrews:

1. Anguna (5 bosses)
2. Carrot Kingdom (3 bosses)
3. Gizzle Wap (7 mini bosses, Invica Nymphs, and one final boss, Invicta Prime)
4. Jutland Skies (Red Baron and armored vehicle)
5. Princess Rescue (boss battle w/ BJ every 4 levels)
6. Space Game (4 bosses)
7. Space Raid (Master Robots)  
8. Stay Frosty 2 (Looks like a giant blue fireball)

 

My Notes: 

IMO Not a Boss Fight: Front Line (a fort is not a boss), Star Wars The Arcade Game (a trench is not a boss), Ghostbusters (Marshmallow Man cannot kill you; you just lose some money), Off the Wall (You don't have to defeat the dragon, you can just finish breaking the wall, instead), Oystron (you can let Oystron go without defeating it)

 

Not Sure If It's a Boss Fight or Not: Dragonstomper (I've never played this game, must you face the Dragon in a boss battle in the Dragon Cave?), Laser Gates (I'm sure the Failsafe Detonators are tough to destroy, but is that a boss battle?), Radar Lock (the super bombers look tough, but is that a boss battle?), Spy Hunter (the helicopter looks tough, but is it a boss battle?), SWROTJ Death Star Battle (sure, you must blow up the death star, but is that a boss battle?), Subterranea (the Hexuplex sends Aerobots to kill you, but is that a boss battle?) 

Edited March 24 by Living Room Arcade

[ChopperCommando]

Jungle Hunt and Berzerk were the first two I thought of, although you're actually trying to "avoid" the bosses in both games.

[+SpiceWare]

On 3/24/2024 at 7:56 AM, Living Room Arcade said:

Stay Frosty 2 (Looks like a giant blue fireball)

 

The boss starts out blue and changes color as it takes damage.  The Story of Stay Frosty 2, Part 14 goes into that behind the spoiler tag.

 

 

[Living Room Arcade]

Course Blade added

 

Spoiler

Commercial Releases:

1. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (mothership)
2. Chuck Norris Superkicks (Ninja in monastery)
3. Desert Falcon (Howling Sphynx)
4. Double Dragon (Shadow Boss)
5. Escape from the Mind Master  (Mind Master - Five Tests)
6. Fantastic Voyage (Blood Clot - 15 shots needed to destroy it!)
7. Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein's monster)
8. Ghost Manor (Dracula)
9. GORF (Gorfian Flag Ship)
10. Krull (Beast)
11. Kung Fu Master (The Five Biggies)
12. Phoenix (Alien Spaceship)
13. Saboteur (Master Robot)
14. Sentinel (evil entity)
15. Sinistar (the Sinistar)
16. Sir Lancelot (dragon, Hanek the Horrible)
17. Star Trek (NOMAD)
18. Survival Run (Alien Command Ship)
19. Time Pilot (boss at end of each level)
20. Vanguard (Gond)
21. Wizard of Wor (the Wizard of Wor, himself)
22. Zaxxon - (robot Zaxxon)

 

Homebrews:

1. Anguna (5 bosses)
2. Carrot Kingdom (3 bosses)
3. Course Blade (end-of-level boss fights)
4. Gizzle Wap (7 mini bosses, Invica Nymphs, and one final boss, Invicta Prime)
5. Jutland Skies (Red Baron and armored vehicle)
6. Princess Rescue (boss battle w/ BJ every 4 levels)
7. Space Game (4 bosses)
8. Space Raid (Master Robots)  
9. Stay Frosty 2 (Looks like a giant blue fireball)

 

[hizzy]

On 2/14/2018 at 7:07 PM, gauauu said:

If we're counting homebrew, Anguna has five different boss fights.

I was going to say this, too. Also, Anguna needs more love. It's an amazing game.

[CaptainBreakout]

Raiders of the Lost Ark...

 

... The Ark!!!

 

I'm just kidding.  But actually if you look at the movie you could see the ending as one hell of a boss battle.

[CaptainBreakout]

All the time, and no one has mentioned Halloween.

 

(According to the manual... it's the game where HE comes home!)

[+Gemintronic]

My game Nitebear on Sleepystreet has a huge, alien frog boss that spits fireballs at ya on level 8.  Also, at the end of most stages is a mini boss as an homage to Knightmare:

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/169496-nitebear-on-sleepystreet/

 

 

Thought it was pretty neat to use the playfield for the frog boss like what they did in Blaster Master on Nintendo.  Was not as proud of the mini bosses since paradoxically making their shots move faster and wider made them easier to dodge somehow.

[Living Room Arcade]

5 hours ago, CaptainBreakout said:

All the time, and no one has mentioned Halloween.

 

(According to the manual... it's the game where HE comes home!)

Thank you, @CaptainBreakout  Well, I have never played this game.  Here is the manual.  Can you (or anybody here who is familiar with this game) talk about whether or not they think the battles with the Killer would be considered boss battles? 

 

Boss Battle - Criteria:

A) The boss(es) should be "Bigger 'n' Badder" than ordinary enemies. 

B) The boss battle(s) must be life or death.  Either you die or the boss dies.  One of you dies. 

C) You must defeat the boss to advance further in the game. 

Edited April 5 by Living Room Arcade

[Living Room Arcade]

5 hours ago, Gemintronic said:

My game Nitebear on Sleepystreet has a huge, alien frog boss that spits fireballs at ya on level 8.  Also, at the end of most stages is a mini boss as an homage to Knightmare:

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/169496-nitebear-on-sleepystreet/

 

 

Thought it was pretty neat to use the playfield for the frog boss like what they did in Blaster Master on Nintendo.  Was not as proud of the mini bosses since paradoxically making their shots move faster and wider made them easier to dodge somehow.

Thank you, @Gemintronic.  Sorry I missed your game on the list.  

 

Nightbear on Sleepystreet added!  

 

Spoiler

Commercial Releases:
1. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (mothership)
2. Chuck Norris Superkicks (Ninja in monastery)
3. Desert Falcon (Howling Sphynx)
4. Double Dragon (Shadow Boss)
5. Escape from the Mind Master  (Mind Master - Five Tests)
6. Fantastic Voyage (Blood Clot - 15 shots needed to destroy it!)
7. Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein's monster)
8. Ghost Manor (Dracula)
9. GORF (Gorfian Flag Ship)
10. Krull (Beast)
11. Kung Fu Master (The Five Biggies)
12. Phoenix (Alien Spaceship)
13. Saboteur (Master Robot)
14. Sentinel (evil entity)
15. Sinistar (the Sinistar)
16. Sir Lancelot (dragon, Hanek the Horrible)
17. Star Trek (NOMAD)
18. Survival Run (Alien Command Ship)
19. Time Pilot (boss at end of each level)
20. Vanguard (Gond)
21. Wizard of Wor (the Wizard of Wor, himself)
22. Zaxxon - (robot Zaxxon)
 
Homebrews:
1. Anguna (5 bosses)
2. Carrot Kingdom (3 bosses)
3. Course Blade (end-of-level boss fights)
4. Gizzle Wap (7 mini bosses, Invica Nymphs, and one final boss, Invicta Prime)
5. Jutland Skies (Red Baron and armored vehicle)
6. Nitebear on Sleepystreet (Alien Frog boss + mini bosses)
7. Princess Rescue (boss battle w/ BJ every 4 levels)
8. Space Game (4 bosses)
9. Space Raid (Master Robots)  
10. Stay Frosty 2 (Giant Blue Fireball)

 

 

Boss Battle - Criteria

A) The boss(es) should be "Bigger 'n' Badder" than ordinary enemies.  

B) The boss battle(s) must be life or death for both of you.  Either you die or the boss dies.  One of you dies.

C) You must defeat the boss to advance further in the game.  

 

IMO Not a boss fight

• Beamrider – The mothership cannot kill you. And you needn't kill the mothership to advance further in the game.  

• Front Line (fort) - The fort is not a boss. It's a building. Also, in front of the fort, you fight ordinary enemy soldiers. There is not a Bigger 'n' Badder boss there that you must defeat to enter the fort.

• Jungle Hunt (cannibals) - A boss fight should be a fight to the death. You hop over the cannibals, but that doesn't kill them. Not a boss fight IMO.

• Star Wars The Arcade Game - IMO the "Trench" is a location, not a boss.

• Ghostbusters (Marshmallow Man) - IMO no, because there is no fight and it won't kill you and you can advance without defeating it.

• Off the Wall (dragon) - I'm sure it's difficult to hit the dragon six times and destroy it, but you also could avoid the dragon and simply knock all the bricks out of the wall and advance anyway. IMO not a boss fight.

• Oysterion (Oystron) (homebrew) You lose bonus points if you let the Oystron get away.

 

Not Sure

• Dragonstomper - The Dragon in the Dragon Cave? Needs to be verified

• Halloween - ???

• Laser Gates (Failsafe Detonators?) I'm sure it's difficult to destroy the Failsafe Detonators at the end of each level, but are those really boss fights?

• Radar Lock (maybe the Super Bombers?) - the super bombers are tough, yes, but are they bosses? Or just tough enemies?

• Spy Hunter (helicopter) - Yes, the helicopter is tough, but is it a boss fight?

• Star Wars ROTJ Death Star Battle - the Death Star must be blown up, yes, but is that a boss fight?

• Subterranea (Hexuplex?) - Yes, the Hexuplex is the bad guy sending all the Aerobots at you, but is there really a boss fight between you and the Hexuplex?

Edited April 5 by Living Room Arcade

[Living Room Arcade]

@Gemintronic  Sorry, I corrected the spelling: Nitebear not Nightbear

 

Spoiler

Commercial Releases:
1. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (mothership)
2. Chuck Norris Superkicks (Ninja in monastery)
3. Desert Falcon (Howling Sphynx)
4. Double Dragon (Shadow Boss)
5. Escape from the Mind Master  (Mind Master - Five Tests)
6. Fantastic Voyage (Blood Clot - 15 shots needed to destroy it!)
7. Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein's monster)
8. Ghost Manor (Dracula)
9. GORF (Gorfian Flag Ship)
10. Krull (Beast)
11. Kung Fu Master (The Five Biggies)
12. Phoenix (Alien Spaceship)
13. Saboteur (Master Robot)
14. Sentinel (evil entity)
15. Sinistar (the Sinistar)
16. Sir Lancelot (dragon, Hanek the Horrible)
17. Star Trek (NOMAD)
18. Survival Run (Alien Command Ship)
19. Time Pilot (boss at end of each level)
20. Vanguard (Gond)
21. Wizard of Wor (the Wizard of Wor, himself)
22. Zaxxon - (robot Zaxxon)

 

Homebrews:
1. Anguna (5 bosses)
2. Carrot Kingdom (3 bosses)
3. Course Blade (3 Wizards, one in each castle)
4. Gizzle Wap (7 mini bosses, Invica Nymphs, and one final boss, Invicta Prime)
5. Jutland Skies (Red Baron and armored vehicle)
6. Nitebear on Sleepystreet (Alien Frog boss + mini bosses)
7. Princess Rescue (boss battle w/ BJ every 4 levels)
8. Space Game (4 bosses)
9. Space Raid (Master Robots) 
10. Stay Frosty 2 (Giant Blue Fireball)

 

Boss Battle - Criteria
A) The boss(es) should be "Bigger 'n' Badder" than ordinary enemies.  
B) The boss battle(s) must be life or death for both of you.  Either you die or the boss dies.  One of you dies.
C) You must defeat the boss to advance further in the game.  

 

IMO Not a boss fight

• Beamrider – The mothership cannot kill you. And you needn't kill the mothership to advance further in the game.
• Front Line (fort) - the fort is not a boss. It's a building. Also, in front of the fort, you fight ordinary enemy soldiers. There is not a Bigger 'n' Badder boss there that you must defeat to enter the fort.
• Jungle Hunt (cannibals) - A boss fight should be a fight to the death. You hop over the cannibals, but that doesn't kill them. Not a boss fight IMO.
• Star Wars The Arcade Game - IMO the "Trench" is a location, not a boss.
• Ghostbusters (Marshmallow Man) - IMO no, because there is no fight and it won't kill you and you can advance without defeating it.
• Off the Wall (dragon) - I'm sure it's difficult to hit the dragon six times and destroy it, but you also could avoid the dragon and simply knock all the bricks out of the wall and advance anyway. IMO not a boss fight.
• Oysterion (Oystron) (homebrew) You lose bonus points if you let the Oystron get away.

 

Not Sure

• Dragonstomper - The Dragon in the Dragon Cave? Needs to be verified
• Halloween - ???
• Laser Gates (Failsafe Detonators?) I'm sure it's difficult to destroy the Failsafe Detonators at the end of each level, but are those really boss fights?
• Radar Lock (maybe the Super Bombers?) - the super bombers are tough, yes, but are they bosses? Or just tough enemies?
• Spy Hunter (helicopter) - Yes, the helicopter is tough, but is it a boss fight?
• Star Wars ROTJ Death Star Battle - the Death Star must be blown up, yes, but is that a boss fight?
• Subterranea (Hexuplex?) - Yes, the Hexuplex is the bad guy sending all the Aerobots at you, but is there really a boss fight between you and the Hexuplex?

 

[kikipdph]

The Final D (Main Alien)

Edited April 5 by kikipdph

[+Gemintronic]

I just remembered I made Dead of Knight for Starship Films.  After completing various quests you must defeat an evil queen.  This video is from a pre-release version but the game has been published since then.