rocketfan Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Hi there fellow 8-bit fans - over HERE we have been working on squeezing more from the custom firmware created by Brad_from_the_80s for the AtGames Atari Flashback X mini console, which is a $40 miniature VCS lookalike: Now we have it emulating my favorite system - the Atari 800: On that thread, Draxxon has been creating custom game releases with box art and themed menus. There is already a substantial collection of 2600 games covered. Currently, he has about three dozen Atari 800 games included. To expand on that, we hope we might get a few other die hard 8-bit gaming fans to contribute their top-ten (or whatever #) lists to help us narrow down the candidates from the MANY games released "back in the day" for the platform. Maybe we can even reach a "top 100" Atari 800 games list for the device? The emulator does have an On Screen Keyboard you can access, but you are not going to be playing text adventures with no real keyboard. So mainly we need a list of good action/arcade games that will play with the joysticks. That's the call for help - does anyone want to contribute a list of favorites to the cause? BTW, here are the games already in the release: BoulderDash Captain Beeble Centipede DigDug Donkey Kong Junior Donkey Kong Drelbs Encounter Fort Apocalypse Galactic Chase Galaxian Gorf Joust Jumpman Jr Mario Bros Missile Command Moon Patrol Necromancer PacMan Pastfinder Pitfall2 Pitfall Planetary Defense Quasimodo Rally Speedway River Raid Satans Hollow Shamus Spy Hunter SquishEm Super Cobra Super Pac Man TumbleBugs Vanguard Zeppelin Zone Ranger Edited March 4, 2021 by rocketfan Remove extra image. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777ismyname Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 No Atari 8 bit list is complete without Star Raiders, but the lack of an easily accessible keyboard might make it difficult to play. Soooo... No list of Atari 8 bit games is complete, IMHO, without having AtariBlast! on it. Just an absolutely phenomenal game on the A8, and one that would have made the author a lot of cash wBITD. One of the games I also routinely play and keep in a folder of favorites is the version of Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory that some forums users modified the sprites on. Another title that those guys did graphics mods to is Popeye. The characters look *much* better and I’m 99.9% certain they fixed it where Popeye is more accurate when punching the bottles being thrown. B.C.’s Quest For Tires is one I always come back to. The new game from Poland called Albert is also a phenomenal game for the A8, but I don’t think it works correctly on NTSC machines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, 777ismyname said: The new game from Poland called Albert is also a phenomenal game for the A8, but I don’t think it works correctly on NTSC machines Thanks for the great suggestions! The system can deal with PAL games (it is the Atari800 LR emulator) but will need a special config saved for that game. I will check whether it works. Not sure I have ever played AtariBlast!. Also, I was not aware of any of those home brew mods, so now I have something else to explore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibstov Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Here are a few off the top of my head: Bruce Lee Alley Cat Montezuma's Revenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Mr. Do!, Montezuma, International Karate, Spy vs Spy, Gremlins, Abracadabra, Bosconian, Popeye and let me stop here.. There is also a thread called top games or something... Let me add that the revised versions of Popeye and Moon Patrol are fantastic (Bruce Lee is also great). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbking67 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 My favorites: HardBall! Wizard of Wor Aquatron Shamus II Jumpman Bacterion (from Antic! Its fantastic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Drol Defender (keyboard) Alley Cat Bruce Lee Ball Blazer Dimension X Deluxe Invaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Bandits Threshold Spelunker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rra Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Kooky's Quest Kooky Klimber Kooky Diver Night Rescue Alien Assault Space Assailants Ramses' Revenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fres Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I always liked Conan, Gauntlet, Zombies (Realm of Impossibility), Mountain King, Brundles, Encounter!, Pharaoh's Curse, Hard Hat Mack, and Fortnite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popsicle Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Alley Cat - Incredible game all around. Pharaoh's Curse - Action with exploration. Quick and responsive with quirky sound effects. Blue Max - Very satisfying when you get a hang of it (and learn how to not crash into the ground). Pole Position - I come back to this now more than I did back in the day. Perfect controls for a joystick conversion. Archon - 2 player action slugfest wrapped in a chess-like environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Wow, thanks for all the replies so far! I tried the Albert game. Very nice game and it plays fine (with the PAL setting), but says "Extended Memory Not Detected, Only Demo Levels Available" I did get to level 2 though! Pharaoh's Curse already has a couple mentions and would be on my short list too - many more I forgot about but will sure make the next rev. I didn't even realize (or remember?) there is an 8-Bit Bosconian! (I'm going to try it next). For rra: BASIC Games do work on the device. There is going to be a sub-folder for BASIC games on the system, but it's a bit of a pain to launch those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 5 hours ago, bbking67 said: Bacterion (from Antic! Its fantastic) I will try that too. Planetary Defense (also from Antic) was always one I liked and is already on there. Simple game-play, but fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 18 hours ago, 777ismyname said: No list of Atari 8 bit games is complete, IMHO, without having AtariBlast! Now this thread is keeping me up late. ? I wasn't sure it would work, but using the "cartridge" file I found here on AtariAge, I just played this on the device. That game is a king among shmups - amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Welcome to the Fantasy Zone... Space Harrier! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchau Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Loderunner will keep you busy for a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Here is the Top 500 Atari 8-bit games list on Atarimania ordered by rating - there's plenty of quality action/arcade games to choose from :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I think the feature of two player simultaneously it is something to give some priority.... At least for me, I have been able to engage preteens with Atari 8bits games when they are multiplayer, which it is a difficult thing sometimes. Examples: Archon, which is fantastic and forgot to mention it before. International karate Mario Bros Ballblazer Hardball (I guess) Bruce Lee Pitstop 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 19 hours ago, rocketfan said: I will try that too. Planetary Defense (also from Antic) was always one I liked and is already on there. Simple game-play, but fun! They are from Analog magazine. Afair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popsicle Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 2 hours ago, manterola said: I think the feature of two player simultaneously it is something to give some priority.... At least for me, I have been able to engage preteens with Atari 8bits games when they are multiplayer, which it is a difficult thing sometimes. Examples: Archon, which is fantastic and forgot to mention it before. International karate Mario Bros Ballblazer Hardball (I guess) Bruce Lee Pitstop 2 2 player simultaneous adds: Dog Daze Deluxe Seawolf 2 Kikstart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nysavant Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Pole Position Ballblazer Bosconian Stunt Car Racer Time Pilot Space Harrier Missile Command Atari Blast Scramble I think I'm going to have to buy one of those Flashbacks now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfan Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 4 hours ago, devwebcl said: They are from Analog magazine. Yes, both Bacterion and Planetary Defense are from Analog! Got my Atari magazines mixed up. ? I really like them both - it makes me think I should look for more Analog titles. So far at least one version or another of all the home-brew games I have tried have worked. Space Harrier and Bosconian are really impressive (but Atari Blast is still what knocked my personal socks off). Reading back I see there are a lot of multiple mentions, so gives us something to start with already. 5 hours ago, manterola said: I think the feature of two player simultaneously it is something to give some priority. Yes, good point. We should definitely include a few of those next version. Thanks again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxxon Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Here it is: https://atariage.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=818605 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Mr. Robot and his Robot Factory Miner 2049er Alley Cat Bruce Lee Deluxe Invaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargie Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1. Dropzone 2. Encounter! 3. Donkey Kong 4. Pastfinder 5. Ballblazer 6. Boulderdash 7. River Raid 8. Miner 2049er 9. Pitfall II 10. Bruce Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.