Fredifredo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Why there are no new sports games on the Atari 2600 ? Ice Hockey ? Tennis ? Soccer ? Baseball ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Stay Tuned... Rumor mill is that a new Hockey game is coming from Champ Games. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Random thoughts: Guessing here but seems most programmers aren't as interested in sports as they are in other hobbies. Or would rather program games of other genres anyway. In a hobby such as ours where it's extremely difficult finding others locally to play with, we already have enough 2p-only sports games. Competent computer AI too difficult to program? Been a pipe-dream of mine that SuperChallenge Baseball was hacked or re-written to include a competitive single player mode. Was excited to finally see RealSports Basketball released/converted to NTSC, but what a disappointment. Flicker be damned, the way the players are limited to narrow strips on the playfield, reminds of Pete Rose Baseball! I'm really looking forward to seeing what Champ Games has in store for a hockey game! Would love to see a new single-player Baseball game for the VCS as well someday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I made this thread back in 2003: One player Super Challenge Football? Now that we have batari Basic and DPC+, maybe I could make the thing myself instead of waiting for somebody else to do it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 When it comes to the original libraries, sports games tend to be the lowest valued of them all. Plenty common, and just about nobody wants to play them anyway so only collectors looking to not have any gaps bother owning them. I know homebrews are different but possibly the market interest for new sports games is as low as it is for the old ones. Then it would be programming in vain. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevKelley Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 There is that new basketball game that looked cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Cowboy Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 the 2600 just isn't particularly suited to serious sports gaming... that fact sold a bunch of Intellivisions all by itself back in the day. Now, the 2600 CAN do arcade-y games that bear passing resemblance to sports... but the existing titles pretty much cover that niche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Stay Tuned... Rumor mill is that a new Hockey game is coming from Champ Games. Champ Games started a hockey game (CHAMPionship Hockey) back in 2003 but haven't worked on it since, but we are planning on finishing it using CDF at some point soon, hopefully next year! Here are some screen shots we posted on our Facebook page a while back. If it catches on and people are interested, we would consider making other Champ Sports titles such as Baseball, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Bowling, etc. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Champ Games started a hockey game (CHAMPionship Hockey) back in 2003 but haven't worked on it since, but we are planning on finishing it using CDF at some point soon, hopefully next year! Here are some screen shots we posted on our Facebook page a while back. If it catches on and people are interested, we would consider making other Champ Sports titles such as Baseball, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Bowling, etc. I'd buy your hockey game for sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 There was BeeBall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I really enjoyed Blip Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Definitely interested in new sports games for the 2600! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 2:41 AM, johnnywc said: Stay Tuned... Rumor mill is that a new Hockey game is coming from Champ Games. Champ Games started a hockey game (CHAMPionship Hockey) back in 2003 but haven't worked on it since, but we are planning on finishing it using CDF at some point soon, hopefully next year! Here are some screen shots we posted on our Facebook page a while back. If it catches on and people are interested, we would consider making other Champ Sports titles such as Baseball, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Bowling, etc. '10 Yard Fight' port? Classic game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 How about bowling? A new version would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, TrekMD said: How about bowling? A new version would be great! I bet somebody could do a version that looks similar to 10th Frame on the Commodore 64: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 12:07 AM, cvga said: I really enjoyed Blip Football Agreed! I purchased this on cart when it was released, it's a lot of fun! I was hoping a whole line of 'Blip' games would follow... maybe someday! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 12:16 AM, Fredifredo said: Why there are no new sports games on the Atari 2600 ? Ice Hockey ? Tennis ? Soccer ? Baseball ? One on One Basketball by Edward A. Smith is the latest sports homebrew game....... On 6/14/2019 at 10:06 AM, KevKelley said: There is that new basketball game that looked cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredifredo Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 ! I know Not 2600 ! but Atari and Hockey : ...sorry for the spam, but thanks If you vote ps: thanks don't answer here 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/28/2019 at 8:10 AM, Fredifredo said: ! I know Not 2600 ! but Atari and Hockey : ...sorry for the spam, but thanks If you vote ps: thanks don't answer here huh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 I suppose the message is if you feel there is a lack of new sports games for the 2600, consider upgrading to another Atari system where you may find those. Something along the line all Ataris are created equal, or at least we're all sitting in the same boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfriendly Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 I can totally understand the lack of interest in hacking/developing new sports games for the 2600. We all all missing the key element which is the neighborhood full of kids we had 30-40 years ago to play with. Super Challenge Football is one of my all time favorite sports games across all systems. As previously stated it was simple pick up and play fun. I always thought it would be cool if punts and field goals could somehow be added. If you really want to be ambioutous adding basic stats after each game would be the bomb. Of coarse if challenging AI can't be done it's all mute because it's not likely to happen anyway. I will be meeting up with my all time nemesis The Brooks Bombers for a game Super Challenge Football in late August. We try to play at least once a year to keep our rivalry alive:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I am somewhat partial to these 3 ! ProGolfFinal.bin GolfReadMe.txt 1vs1BasketballCartNTSC.bin 1on1-HORSE-AroundtheWorld.pdf KungFuCombat.bin Kung Fu Combat Controls.txt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Games Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Why there are no new sports games on the Atari 2600 ? Ice Hockey ? Tennis ? Soccer ? Baseball ?I'm developing a waterfowl hunting game for the 2600 called Mallard Season. Waterfowl Hunting is considered an outdoor sporting activity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 oh rad you finished the golf game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr SQL Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 1:16 AM, Fredifredo said: Why there are no new sports games on the Atari 2600 ? Ice Hockey ? Tennis ? Soccer ? Baseball ? Here's one if you're into cerebral sports like Chess and Backgammon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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