Ed in Rancho Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Hello! I'm new to the site, but I do have an original Atari VCS 2600 and several hundred original cartridges. I'm been reading about the Harmony cartridge and definitely will get one in the near future. In the meantime, can you guys recommend some Homebrew games for me? I'll likely buy some (or all) the Champ Game carts (Galagon, wow!), but what are some other good ones? So far, my favorite Homebrews are: Pac-Man 8K (wow, would have been a smash hit back in the 80s) Donkey Kong VCS (again, very stunning!) Tower of Rubble (just the demo, but it is a lot of fun!) Stay Frosty (cute graphics, love the concept, great game) Juno First (I'm lousy at these defender-like games, but I must admit this is a very well done program) Robot City (solid stealth / action game with tanks) Toyshop Trouble (love the concept of painting toys in race against time!) Astar (very challenging puzzle game) Slide (another challenging puzzle game, simple graphics but highly effective) Ed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Anguna, Chunkout, Panky The Panda, Threes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bixler Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Halo 2600 and Space Rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Draconian and Scramble are on my do want list. Mostly because I'm dazzled by the programming. But, I also enjoy the arcade games they pay homage to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Space Cactus Canyon and Blinky Goes Up are both very cool original games. Fall Down is a must have (especially if you have someone to play 2 player with). Assembloids is a fun twitch/puzzle game. Aardvark is a great port of Anteater. Duck Attack is a fun homage to Adventure. Honestly, there are too many good ones out there to list (it'd probably be quicker and easier to list the games I wouldn't recommend). Which ones are the best depends on your taste in games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Skeleton+ 3D maze shooter Strat-0-Gems - great puzzle game Ladybug - Excellent arcade port 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I'd recommend all the Champ games, aardvark, Medieval Mayhem and Assembloids. There are a bunch of other great games also! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Just in case you didn't know. Stay Frosty 2 is different from the original. Play the original on your Harmony cart and buy the sequel! Also, Oystron and Marble Craze tend to be forgotten as they are older brews, but I think they are 2 of the best ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed in Rancho Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Oh yes, Fall Down! I saw the demo on youtube and tried it. What a fun game! A great example of how great gameplay trumps flashy graphics any time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Being a great fan of Super Cobra, Super Cobra Arcade is programmed to the next level. Not to be missed. The UK game, Thrust, available on Atari 8-bit computer, also on VCS, is also very playable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Innit Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 +1 for Thrust. Platinum version especially. Also a heads up for Hunchy II. A decent platformer which I keep going back to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW127 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 "Cannonhead Clash" is great, especially against another human player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Pat Brady Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Ninjish Guy in Low-Res World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Seawolf Space Instigators Star Castle Arcade Starfire If you have/purchase a trak-ball controller, check out the Trak-Ball Series carts. They are amazing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 This one...oh wait, not a homebrew (?) Some of the lesser mentioned favorites of mine are... - A-vcs-tec Adventure (If you pick it apart you might find a few faults but it's damn fun. Twitch style game/etc..) - LEAD (This is an under rated shooter in my opinion, love the music) - Chetiry (If you don't own tetris on a million systems already, buy it, if you do maybe pass, it's just tetris lol) - Elevators Amiss (nothing deep or complex, simple to play, not sure why I like it so much but I always have fun when I play it) - Dungeon (this one is hit/miss, sometimes I love it, sometimes it makes me mad, but when it's good it's GOOD lol) - Fall Down (if you have a friend that will play games with you BUY IT!! solo is not as fun, 2 player is freakin awesome) - Phantom2/pirate (the little random pirate mini game is the bees knees!) - Power off! (This one might be more of a nostalgia thing for me, it's okay but was the first homebrew I bought IIRC. Hard to feel nostalgia on a homebrew but then again, it's been almost 20 years so....) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcajun90 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 No Wizard of War with the AtariVox? It really blew me away and I wasn’t a fan of the arcade game in the 80’s. Also, if you liked Star Castle, the homebrew is hard as hell but fun. I did enjoy Galagon but it’s an accurate rendition of the arcade game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 13 hours ago, rcajun90 said: No Wizard of War with the AtariVox? It really blew me away and I wasn’t a fan of the arcade game in the 80’s. Also, if you liked Star Castle, the homebrew is hard as hell but fun. I did enjoy Galagon but it’s an accurate rendition of the arcade game. That ones a top 5 homebrew for me, but since he said he was already going to buy all the Champ Games homebrews, I figured I'd recommend some of my lesser mentioned favorites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Studio Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Wall Jump Ninja is an absolute favorite of ours, very simple yet highly addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I really like "hunchy 2". And "Wall Jump Ninja" is a great game too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Dungeon II: Solstice, yes great RPG, played it at work until finished (or until I was made unemployed, whichever came first) Man goes down (sounds like porn) Parsec 2600 Handy Pick Hank Wolfenstein VCS Boulderdash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 How could I forget: Give me my Pancake. Nice little homage to Nintendos G&W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 2:12 PM, Ed in Rancho said: Hello! I'm new to the site, but I do have an original Atari VCS 2600 and several hundred original cartridges. I'm been reading about the Harmony cartridge and definitely will get one in the near future. In the meantime, can you guys recommend some Homebrew games for me? I'll likely buy some (or all) the Champ Game carts (Galagon, wow!), but what are some other good ones? Ed Welcome Ed! I'd recommend any homebrew titles I have written in my 5 homebrew books! http://amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed in Rancho Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 I recently gave Cannonball Clash a shot. Boy that's fun! Of course, I feel stupid losing to the bloody computer, but it's cute / fun / challenging. Ditto for Fall Down, a very great game! Space Rock is great arcade action! I was a fan of the original 2600 Asteroids, so Space Rocks is even better! I think Cubis is the best of the 2600 Tetris clones. The controls are smooth and feel the most like Tetris...but I have to play with the sound off. The music is TERRIBLE. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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