What's your favorite "zone out" game?

[Brad2600]

Spitfire Attack

 

This game puts me in "THE ZONE" after a while and while I'm in "THE ZONE", I can't lose concentration.

 

I've only gotten as high as 50k points though.

[Brad2600]

I guess the most "zen-like" game I have is RS Volleyball.  The quiet sound of the ocean surf is very relaxing as I smash the computer.

Modern:

Rez (for me)  Rez Vibrator (for my girl)

 

However, Rez is not a 2600 game.

Does not qualify.

 

No shit Sherlock. That's why I said "Modern:" before listing Rez. READ. And I listed RS Volleyball which *is* a 2600 game. READ before you criticize other people.

 

Keep your tone down, man.

 

Off-Topic is for fighting.

 

[tyranthraxus]

Super Breakout & Jungle Hunt

 

But I love sitting back to Tempest 2K on the jag. I play the classic

version and play my own music. I don't like the famed 2k music but

I really like the sound effects.

[sramirez2001]

It's Asteriods for me. Three to five turnovers and then I get bored and play H.E.R.O. or River Raid.

 

Steve.

[Megamaniac]

It's Asteriods for me.  Three to five turnovers and then I get bored and play H.E.R.O. or River Raid.

 

Steve.

 

I 2nd the motion here too....Asteroids ad infinitum.

[Osmeroid]

Sky Jinks is another.

 

 

Speak to me, brother!

 

 

Berzerk is also VERY theraputic.

[dwh]

I am also going to go with Milipede,because in order to do well in this game you have to zone out anyway,and be able to watch the whole screen at once.

Second choice is also Jr Pac-Man,on an easier setting of course;if not on easy play,it just pisses me off;rarely get thru level 4.

After reading this, I will be getting Stampede out again...

[Out_of_Gas]

Well, the 2 that comes to mind.

Pac-Man(sorry all LOL), fast pac-man, slow ghost.

And Superman. The ultra-hard setting.

I guess it's all the quiet, then the "Whoosh!!!" of flying, and the "X-ray"

sound hyptnotizing(sorry for the spelling) me.

[Major Havoc 2049]

The game that put me in the "zone out" state the most would have been Enduro. Honorable mentions would go to Video Pinball and Vanguard.

[sack-c0s]

But I love sitting back to Tempest 2K on the jag. I play the classic

version and play my own music. I don't like the famed 2k music but

I really like the sound effects.

 

I'vt tried playing it without sound and I just can't get into the swing of it. For me the music is pretty important for a zone-out sesh

 

we now return you to the topic in question....

[StanJr]

I totally zoned on Midnight Magic last night. I was watching Cosby: 49, talking to Aimee and playing MM and just completely zoned. Next thing I knew it was Ball 2 and I had 300,000+. So I guess you could say I just kind of "zoned" on it. Sad thing is, I must have lost the zone, because I went on to drop the next 3 balls and end up with a lousy 500,000.

 

Great game though.

[BassGuitari]

Star Ship, game 1, with Pink Floyd's "On The Run" playing in the background.

 

[Adrian M]

Star Ship, game 1, with Pink Floyd's "On The Run" playing in the background.  

 

 

You know, I've had Star Ship for awhile but never really played it. Seeing your post has made me curious as to why so many 2600 collectors hate it. I think I'll give it a go tonight!

[+uosipa llamxew]

I'm kind of surprised no one mentioned Tetris. I realize that the 2600 versions are fairly new. I know people that wake up to Tetris, chill out after work to Tetris, and even poop to Tetris! (sorry about the visual)

 

btw - you have all probably already played or seen it, but I just found a version of Tetris on the internet called Tetripz. It's great! The difficulty levels simulate hallucinations brought on by various drugs, and are labelled as such... ie Caffeine 1,2, 3 LSD 1, 2, 3 etc. Best of all, it's small, free, and will run on low end machines (as far as 486). :-)

 

Sorry, I just went off - blame the Dayquil. (I'm having my own hallucinations)

[cimerians]

Target Fun...errr...Air-Sea-Battle.

 

The other one that I zone out and play forever would be Laser Blast.

 

I don't like Laser Blast that much but I could sit there for over an hour blasting away and then suddenly "wake up" and rush to turn off the Atari before I go nuts.

 

Hmm Pac-Man and Berzerk are also zoners on the easy settings

[Video]

I'd like to play the Tetris games on the 2600. But there's no roms in the 2600 section for any of them. Heh, anybody got one?

 

I'd like to get Tetris and Klax for 5200 though, must haves.

[Brad2600]

It's easy for me to zone out on modern games as well. I have spent 4-5 hours a night on the new WWE game for the PS2.

 

But then again, it's not as fun as playing Spitfire Attack.

[Major Havoc 2049]

Another good zone out, don't blink game is Journey Escape.

 

The Geometry Wars arcade game in Project Gotham Racing 2 is an EXCELLENT modern day zone out game. Geometry Wars is a mix of Asteroids and Robotron and is very Minteresque.

[Adrian M]

Star Ship, game 1, with Pink Floyd's "On The Run" playing in the background.  

 

 

You know, I've had Star Ship for awhile but never really played it. Seeing your post has made me curious as to why so many 2600 collectors hate it. I think I'll give it a go tonight!

 

Hmm...I put a few minutes into Starship last night. Is it just me, or does anyone else find that game to be boring?

 

Even the Lunar Lander-esque sequences are easy and dull..

[ATARIPITBULL]

For me I would have to say Yar's Revenge, I can play that game for hours, but one day I was so into the game, that I did not see my 11 month old daughter getting to close to my 2600 and she pulled the power cord out and ended a hour long game. I could not get mad at her because she looked at me and said "DAA DAA", with a look in her eyes like she did something good.

 

[BassGuitari]

Star Ship, game 1, with Pink Floyd's "On The Run" playing in the background.  

 

 

You know, I've had Star Ship for awhile but never really played it. Seeing your post has made me curious as to why so many 2600 collectors hate it. I think I'll give it a go tonight!

 

Hmm...I put a few minutes into Starship last night. Is it just me, or does anyone else find that game to be boring?

 

Even the Lunar Lander-esque sequences are easy and dull..

 

Play game 4. It might help to turn the difficulty switch to "A" too, it's a lot harder. For Lunar Lander, play game 14, again with the Difficulty set to position "A."

 

Yes, Game 1 is kinda boring...but's easier to space out to since you don't need fast reflexes. Games 4 and 14 are the best.

 

 

P.S. I'm assuming you know this, but some people can't figure out that the Right Joystick is used, not the Left. I think much of Star Ship's negative criticism comes from people not knowing how to control the game.

[SS]

Vault Assault. You can't really play it effectively if you give any thought to it whatsoever. You just have "zone out" and let your fingers do the thinking for you.

[geosteve]

either Phoenix or Imagic's Demon Attack with the tv's brightness turned down.

[+Marc Oberhäuser]

Spider Fighter.

[Karate Lizard Girl]

I'm known to frequently zone out to Gravitar, Yar's Revenge, and Boxing.