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Atari Games That Gave You Goosebumps!


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Ballblazer:  The THX synth drop at the LucasArts logo and attract mode synth music thrilled me.

Asylum:  The lunatic in the splash screen scared the shit out of me.

Ultima IV:  There were a number of times in my first playthrough when the sheer scale of the world and cohesion of the quest mechanics blew my mind.

Joust:  The player spawn sound effect really sets the stage for what is also a frantic and fun play loop.  Played loudly on a hi-fi with a strong bass bias, that audio still does it for me.

Yoomp!:  What can I say.  The graphics and music are second-to-none.  The rising volume of the first sixteen notes that settle into an upbeat "hike" tune is soo well done.

Donkey Kong:  Having been a huge fan of Nintendo's arcade version, I was blown away by the fast, fluid movement of the 8-bit port.  The NTSC "boost" probably helped.

Alternate Reality the Dungeon:  The character creation screen took my breath away.  Finding the hidden door in the early maze wowed me as it was my first experience with that mechanic.

 

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Just now, Wrathchild said:

Alley Cat amazed me as to how much was packed into a game

I never gave this game a full chance.  Just recently, however, I saw a review that showed all of the different modes in the game.  I, like you, was amazed at how much there is in it.  Can't wait to really dig in.

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CounterMeasure Cheat Codes: (Atari 800 version)

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