atarifan88 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I am looking for a list of games that are fun for co-op play (two players at the same time, not separately) on the Atari 2600 that use the joystick only (no paddle games please). Here is what I have so far: Air-Sea Battle Armor Ambush Atlantis Basketball Boxing Championship Soccer Combat Combat II Football Fishing Derby Freeway Frogs and Flies Ice Hockey Incoming Joust Outlaw Real Sports Baseball Real Sports Boxing Real Sports Football Real Sports Soccer Real Sports Tennis Real Sports Volleyball Sky Diver Space Invaders Space Rocks Super Baseball Super Football Super Challenge Baseball Super Challenge Football Any help would be much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 "Co-op" or "Head2head"? MazeCraze and Slot Racers are two of the Best games on VCS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 https://atariage.com/forums/topic/93939-the-definitive-list-of-all-simultaneous-multiplayer-games/?do=findComment&comment=3097638 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan88 Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, CapitanClassic said: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/93939-the-definitive-list-of-all-simultaneous-multiplayer-games/?do=findComment&comment=3097638 Thanks! I couldn't find a topic on this. Glad you did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edladdin Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 10 hours ago, CapitanClassic said: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/93939-the-definitive-list-of-all-simultaneous-multiplayer-games/?do=findComment&comment=3097638 Whoa! Thanks for the pointer to this great list! Maybe splitting hairs, but we really have three different terms in play. 1. Simultaneous or concurrent play - two or more players on screen at the same time. This is really what OP was asking for. Within this we have: a. Head-to-Head - players are competing directly to kill or beat one another, like Combat or Indy 500. Or you’re competing for points, as in Freeway or Air-Sea Battle. By far the most common version of simultaneous play. B. Co-op games - players can cooperate, working together at the same time to win, ala Dark Chambers, Joust, or Space Invaders. Looking over the list in the other thread, true co-op games are much less common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasperAK Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 7 hours ago, edladdin said: Looking over the list in the other thread, true co-op games are much less common. I believe my daughter would be mighty appreciative if some of the fine programmers here would continue rectifying this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Demon Attack has a fun mode where the players are co-op and alternate each time a ship is lost. There is no pause between player switching so it makes for an intense experience and requires continual focus. We had a blast with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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