Giles N Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Many compares the 7800 (and its games) to NES and Sega Master (and their games). Now, as all these systems are officially discontinued, I wonder what your top-ten list of games for the 7800 are, which makes it worth obtaining the system as a retro-console? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Giles N said: Many compares the 7800 (and its games) to NES and Sega Master (and their games). Now, as all these systems are officially discontinued, I wonder what your top-ten list of games for the 7800 are, which makes it worth obtaining the system as a retro-console? In no particular order, not including home brews: Food Fight Joust Midnight Mutants Robotron 2084 Fatal Run Commando Alien Brigade Ballblazer Xevious Tower Toppler 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Another go.... Depending on your setup one reason might be the 7800's ability to play almost all VCS carts, so you'll have two consoles for the desk/shelf space of one (that is, unless you don't absolutely need the VCS' 70's faux-wood look). That's even more true if you get yourself the Concerto cart which will allow you to play almost all VCS and 7800 games from a joystick-controlled on-screen menu without swapping carts. The 7800 has great versions of Asteroids, Joust and Food Fight. There's a good Galaga and you can have Ballblazer, which is not available on any other console (except the Atari 8-bit disguised as a 5200). Donkey Kong and DKjr. are reportedly good. Best of all, there are lots of great, mostly Arcacde-inspired home-brews for the system, including a huge variety of Pac-Man games, Scramble, Beef Drop, the works. Have a look at 7800 section of the AtariAge store. The home-brew scene is still active with a constant stream of new games, including at least one with a "booster" chips for improved graphics and audio. I'd say the 7800 is a great system if you like almost perfect home conversions of Arcade games from the "pre-Streetfighter" era. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I don't remember my top 5 that I sent for the 7800 cart-by-cart podcast, but off the top of my head and not including homebrews: Food Fight Crossbow Desert Falcon One-on-One Asteroids Joust Ms. Pac Man Mario Bros Galaga Xevious Homebrews make the system 1000x better, definitely. Pac Man Collection, Dungeon Stalker, Beef Drop, Scramble, K.C. Munchkin are a few great ones that come to mind but there are lots. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaden (JRH) Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I'm gonna try to go for cheap games here. While I'd love to include Commando and other games like that, they're unfortunately hard to find and expensive when they pop up. So, if you're a new 7800 fan and you want some games that won't break the bank, here are my top picks. 10. Choplifter 9. Galaga 8. Asteroids 7. Joust 6. Centipede 5. Dig Dug 4. Ms. Pac-Man 3. Xevious 2. Food Fight 1. Robotron 2084 Yeah, kind of a boring list, but you can't beat the old classics. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Jaden (JRH) said: I'm gonna try to go for cheap games here. While I'd love to include Commando and other games like that, they're unfortunately hard to find and expensive when they pop up. So, if you're a new 7800 fan and you want some games that won't break the bank, here are my top picks. Fun fact, - or just plain, old boring fact: My first 7800 was a PAL version (since I live in Europe), and while neither Robotron 2084 or Rampage weren’t realeased over here, Commando, Motor Psycho, Fatal Run, Midnight Mutants, Scrapyard Dog are all easy to obtain. Well they’re a tad more expensive but not like the US/NTSC ebay prices for these titles. Commando was one of the first 7800 titles I got. Edited May 9, 2021 by Giles N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 My go to list is mostly exclusives Alien Brigade Dark Chambers Fatal Run Food Fight Midnight Mutants Ninja Golf Planet Smashers Scrapyard Dog Super Skateboardin Tower Toppler Arcade ports and Homebrews would push my list to over 30 must haves 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 From the original retail line in descending alphabetical order: #10 - Robotron: 2084 #09 - Ninja Golf #08 - Motor Psycho #07 - Midnight Mutants #06 - Joust #05 - Food Fight #04 - Desert Falcon #03 - Commando #02 - Basketbrawl #01 - Alien Brigade 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I haven't played enough 7800 to know for sure which games are superior on that platform, but I know for sure that I would want these games: Asteroids Centipede Dark Chambers NINJA GOLF Maybe Pole Position II and Fatal Run? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Asaki said: I haven't played enough 7800 to know for sure which games are superior on that platform, but I know for sure that I would want these games: Asteroids Centipede Dark Chambers NINJA GOLF Maybe Pole Position II and Fatal Run? Pole position 2 and Fatal Run are cool games if you’re into driving games. Fatal Run has elements of strategy as you need to spend money either on the car or its fire-power. Pole Position 2 is a straightforward 8-bit coin-op conversion where pure driving-skill is alpha and omega. - - - Dark Chambers has atmosphere and cool backdrops but is somewhat samey. Best with 2P. Ninja Golf is good-looking, smooth, stylish, very good to play, humor and variation... but music and sound could be better... (it does its job) — Centipede and Asteroids; I’ll leave comments to fans of the arcades of these... ? Edited May 10, 2021 by Giles N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 - - - actually, I never meant this thread to be limited to 1986-1990 official releases... - - - Any decent 7800-game recommandation will do... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edladdin Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 In no particular order: Armor Attack 2 Asteroids b*NQ Dark Chambers Food Fight Ms Pac-Man Joust Rip-Off Robotron 2084 Xevious Co-op Centipede is a blast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Anything that has @PacManPlus ' name on it. His homebrews are the #1 reason to own a 7800 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Pac-Lander Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Rikki & Vikki Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest Mario Bros. Xevious Commando Alien Brigade Ninja Golf Robotron: 2084 Joust Food Fight 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 2 hours ago, mimo said: Anything that has @PacManPlus ' name on it. His homebrews are the #1 reason to own a 7800 Agreed! There are so many good homebrews, but I would also recommend Donkey Kong PK, Dungeon Stalker & T:ME Salvo It's a great time to own a 7800! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 For homebrews: Baby PacMan Beef Drop Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest Bonq Dungeon Stalker Failsafe Frenzy Jr PacMan Meteor Shower PacMan 40th Anniversary Collection Robot Finds Kitten Super Circus Atariage Super PacMan T:ME Salvo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 17 hours ago, Giles N said: Pole position 2 and Fatal Run are cool games if you’re into driving games. I know what they are I've played Fatal Run on the 2600, and obviously played Pole Position 2 on several platforms. Just not sure if the 7800 ports are worthwhile or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Moon Cresta Bentley Bear Galaxian Knight Guy Draker Quest 2 Alien Brigade Wizard Dungeon Pac Man 40th anniversary Ninja Golf Put Put 18 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 If you haven't, check out (one of) the last episodes of @nosweargamer's Atari 7800 cart-by-cart podcast. People sent in their top 5 and bottom 5. Pretty good overview. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 1. Moon Cresta (Homebrew) 2. Asteroids 3. Galaxian (Homebrew) 4. Centipede 5. Dig Dug 6. Pac-Man 40th anniversary edition (Homebrew) 7. Donkey Kong 8. Joust 9. Galaga 10. Ricki and Vicki (Homebrew - Maybe. looks good.) Edited May 11, 2021 by Zonie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/10/2021 at 8:06 PM, aaron1677 said: Rikki & Vikki Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest Mario Bros. Xevious Commando Alien Brigade Ninja Golf Robotron: 2084 Joust Food Fight I’m very close to complete agreement here...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Giles N said: I’m very close to complete agreement here...! I think I would exchange ‘Joust’ for ‘Sirius’ or ‘Plutos’ though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 R&V, Bentley Bear, Popeye, Baby Pacman, Scramble, T:ME Salvo, SOTA, DK PK, AA 2, Dungeon Stalker In no order. Depends what I feel like. Fight me bite me. ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Giles N said: I think I would exchange ‘Joust’ for ‘Sirius’ or ‘Plutos’ though... Why sirius sux cause too hard to point it is almost unplayable. Plutos is fine. But boring with no music.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 11 hours ago, Jinks said: Why sirius sux cause too hard to point it is almost unplayable. Plutos is fine. But boring with no music.. Sirius has two difficulty-levels, set by switches down by the side of control-ports. I’m almost through it by now; got to last boss. I think its comparable to C64’s ‘IO’ or ‘Armalyte’. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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