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:-o NO WAY!

 

Just short of a decade later, we've got the first ever vote for Swordquest: Earthworld! 270 other games earned a vote before this one, and to be honest I thought another 200 or so would get their first vote before this one did.

 

zmbdog, you are a player of rare taste indeed ;)

 

I was hoping he would answer with something like:

 

"Fnck River Raid - why play game #7 of my top ten when I could play game #6!"

 

@zmbdong - I like everything else on your list as a top ten, but COME ON MAN. If you have sentimental memories of Swordquest then put it somewhere in your brain as #11 and push another game up the list.

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I was hoping he would answer with something like:

 

"Fnck River Raid - why play game #7 of my top ten when I could play game #6!"

 

@zmbdog - I like everything else on your list as a top ten, but COME ON MAN. If you have sentimental memories of Swordquest then put it somewhere in your brain as #11 and push another game up the list.

 

 

Sentiment was putting Custer's Revenge at #10 just cuz I remember my parents laughing the first time they saw it. I ditched it when I remembered Cosmic Ark.

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Custer's Revenge is a really terrible game! Though everyone gets nostalgic about the first time they encountered electronic smut :-o

 

For more satisfying adult gaming, I was surprised to find that Burning Desire (aka Jungle Fever) is actually pretty good. It's like finding a playable Mythicon game.

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My top 10:

 

1. Demon Attack

2. Stampede

3. Space Invaders

4. Pitfall

5. River Raid

6. Krull

7. Chopper Command

8. Kaboom

9. Yar's Revenge

10. Astroblast

 

Honorable mention: Turmoil, Adventures of Tron, Asteroids, The Empire Strikes Back, Frostbite, Megamania, Atlantis, Seaquest, Spiderman

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My OLD top 10

 

1. space invaders

2. moon patrol

3. q bert

4. yars revenge

5. hero

6. solar fox

7. phoenix

8. keystone kapers

9. demon attack

10. mario bros

 

My NEW top 10

 

1. Super Breakout

2. Beamrider

3. Phoenix

4. Moonsweeper

5. Dragonfire

6. Ms Pac Man

7. Pitfall!

8. Yars Revenge

9. Q Bert

10. Space Invaders

 

homebrews

 

1. Lady Bug

2. Chetiry

3. Thrust+

4. Toyshop Trouble

5. Lead

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Top Twenty

 

1. Kaboom

 

2. River Raid

 

3. Beamrider

 

4. Berzerk

 

5. HERO

 

6. Enduro

 

7. Missile Command

 

8. Yars Revenge

 

9. Vanguard

 

10. Seaquest

 

11. Centipede/Millipede

 

12. Demon Attack

 

13. DragonFire

 

14. Warplock

 

15. Crackpots

 

16. Freeway

 

17. Frogger

 

18. Spider Fighter

 

19. Stampede

 

20. Keystone Kapers

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I don't know if the first post is the most "updated" one, but its current form almost lines up perfectly with my top 10:

 

 

Original Carts:
1. Pitfall II (425 points, 57 votes, 16 first place votes)
2. Pitfall! (402 points, 62 votes, 8 first place votes)
3. Adventure (393 points, 57 votes, 16 first place votes)
4. Kaboom! (334 points, 51 votes, 12 first place votes)
5. River Raid (297 points, 49 votes, 6 first place votes)
6. H.E.R.O. (291 points, 48 votes, 6 first place votes)
7. Warlords (255 points, 38 votes, 8 first place votes)
8. Space Invaders (250 points, 44 votes, 6 first place votes)
9. Yar's Revenge (234 points, 40 votes, 3 first place votes)
10. Asteroids (216 points, 39 votes, 5 first place votes)

 

My ordering would be a bit changed, and I'd sub Missile Command for Adventure - I've just never understood the appeal of Adventure, then or now. Although I do appreciate the technical leap it was, especially after reading Racing the Beam. Hm, I'd probably also pick something in place of Pitfall II, just for variety. It's a technical masterpiece but I've always preferred playing the original. Maybe Combat as #10 - it was just such a fun game, even if simplistic and primitive as hell. I might even put Astroblast in my top 10 - that game is just insane fun.

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The most recent top list is on page 24 and it looks like this:

 

1. Pitfall (710 points, 114 votes, 13 first place votes)
2. Pitfall II (626 points, 85 votes, 22 first place votes)
3. Adventure (600 points, 89 votes, 25 first place votes)
4. River Raid (554 points, 96 votes, 7 first place votes)
5. Missile Command (512 points, 84 votes, 7 first place votes)
6. Space Invaders (511 points, 88 votes, 11 first place votes)
7. H.E.R.O. (490 points, 75 votes, 12 first place votes)
8. Kaboom! (468 points, 75 votes, 14 first place votes)
9. Yars' Revenge (455 points, 75 votes, 8 first place votes)
10. Asteroids (416 points, 73 votes, 10 first place votes)
To vote, just comment in your own top 10 list and Miss 2600 will add your votes to the totals when she recalculates. She does it about once a month or so.
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I had very few carts, and almost all early ones, but why not...

 

1) Kaboom!

2) Omega Race (why is the arcade classic Omega Race not getting votes?)

3) Chopper Command

4) Missile Command

5) Super Breakout

6) Skiing

7) Lock N Chase

8) Demon Attack (I never had phoenix)

9) Night Driver (played a lot in the very early days, and seldom later on)

10) Riddle of the Sphinx (no strong #10 choice - I played RotS a LOT for a short period)

 

Although Adventure and its Magic Dot holds a special place in my memories, I just can't put it on the list based on that alone.

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My top 10:

 

1. Demon Attack

2. Stampede

3. Space Invaders

4. Pitfall

5. River Raid

6. Krull

7. Chopper Command

8. Kaboom

9. Yar's Revenge

10. Astroblast

 

Honorable mention: Turmoil, Adventures of Tron, Asteroids, The Empire Strikes Back, Frostbite, Megamania, Atlantis, Seaquest, Spiderman

I need to amend my list! I'm swapping Krull for Turmoil.

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Here's my top 10, in reverse order so as to build maximum suspense! haha Are you ready?

 

10. Super Breakout

9. Megamania

8. Kaboom!

7. Missile Command

6. Turmoil

5. Frogger

4. Pitfall II

3. Warlords

2. Space Invaders

1. Berzerk

 

Honorable mentions go to: Kangaroo, Circus Atari and Centipede

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My top 10:

 

1. Pitfall 2

2. River Raid

3. H.E.R.O.

4. Seaquest

5. Megamania

6. Dragonfire

7. Demon Attack

8. Montezuma's Revenge

9. Beamrider

10. Enduro

 

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11. Pitfall!

12. Stargate / Defender 2

13. Phoenix

14. Chopper Command

15. Outlaw

16. Yar's Revenge

17. Atlantis

18. Solar Fox

19. Jungle Hunt

20. Turmoil

 

Honorable Mentions: Berzerk, Moonsweeper, Missile Command, Astroblast, and Galaxian.

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