DominiRican05 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I've been on this forum for a while and in the meantime I've been testing out various Atari games using Stella but since they're so many games, I'm having a hard time sifting the good stuff from the crap. So could anyone give me a list of the hottest Atari games that every true fan must play? Thanks. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mental Vortex Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 To name a few... Kaboom! Pitfall II Defender Warlords I'm sure there's plenty more others will mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 A couple more of my favorites: Demon Attack Circus Atari Enduro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Midnight Magic Stargate Adventure Space Invaders Asteroids Missile Command Air Sea Battle (Yes, I'm seriuous) Combat (You gotta have that one...It's required ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Combat Yars' Revenge Asteroids Missile Command Ms. Pac-Man Jr. Pac-Man Stargate Solaris Millipede Adventure Pitfall Pitfall II H.E.R.O. River Raid Kaboom Warlords I think that covers the list of absolute must-haves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I've been on this forum for a while and in the meantime I've been testing out various Atari games using Stella but since they're so many games, I'm having a hard time sifting the good stuff from the crap. So could anyone give me a list of the hottest Atari games that every true fan must play? Thanks. :-) You might check out this thread: Top 100 2600 games of all time, soliciting votes from AtariAgers. Current standings are: 1- Adventure (133 ) 2- Kaboom (121 ) 3- Pitfall 2 (90 ) 4- River Raid (83 ) 4- Pitfall (83 ) 6- Keystone Kapers (59 ) 7- H.E.R.O (51 ) 8- Frogger (46 ) 8- Yar´s Revenge (46 ) 8- Solaris (46 ) 11- Space Invaders (44 ) 12- Asteroids (43 ) 12- Warlords (43 ) 14- Missile Command (38 ) 15- Millipede (37 ) 16- Starmaster (36 ) 17- Seaquest (35 ) 18- Demon Attack (30 ) 19- Circus Atari (28 ) 20- Super Breakout (27 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominiRican05 Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 Thanks! Thist list should keep me playing for hours! My faves so far are the Activision ones, Enduro and River Raid. I like the others as well, but there's something about Activision titles that always grab me, just like Pitfall and Pitfall II were my 2 fave 2600 games growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I'll also throw in a vote for Midnight Magic. Excellent game. Homebrew-wise, you can't go wrong with StarFire or Seawolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominiRican05 Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 Thanks! I was about to ask about the homebrews too...I'll check those out. Two homebrews I've really enjoyed are Space Treat and Climber 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari kid Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 kaboom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoboInYourRoom Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 You should, from my experience, have: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Pitfall II Berzerk Midnight Magic Night Driver Frogs and Flies Reactor (I don't see why not) Solaris Maze Craze Dragonfire Air Raiders And the obligatory 5 copies of Combat, but you already knew that. Still lookin' for a 6th, though... Oh yeah, and any Text # cart you can find (Why oh why didn't I get that 41 Surround?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Thanks! I was about to ask about the homebrews too...I'll check those out. Two homebrews I've really enjoyed are Space Treat and Climber 5. Check out Thrust+ Platinum while you're looking at homebrews. Simply amazing in pretty much every respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Here are some of my favorite must have games: Atlantis (Imagic) Beamrider (Activision) Carnival (Coleco) Circus Atari (Atari) Commando Raid (US Games) Communist Mutants From Space (Starpath) Demon Attack (Imagic) Enduro (Activision) E.T. (Atari) Fantastic Voyage (20th Century Fox) Fishing Derby (Activision) Frogger (Starpath) [not the Parker Brothers version although that one isn't too horrible] Golf (Atari) Laser Gates (Imagic) Lock 'N' Chase (M Network) Marauder (Tigervision) Midnight Magic (Atari) Othello (Atari) Solar Fox (CBS Electronics) Space Invaders (Atari) Spider-Man (Parker Brothers) Stargate/Defender II (Atari) Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (Sega) Subterranea (Imagic) Tac-Scan (Sega) Tennis (Activision) Yars' Revenge (Atari) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianwolters Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Space Invaders Adventure Pitfall 2 Star Master Asteroids Haunted House to name a few... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon Plus Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 I've been on this forum for a while and in the meantime I've been testing out various Atari games using Stella but since they're so many games, I'm having a hard time sifting the good stuff from the crap. So could anyone give me a list of the hottest Atari games that every true fan must play? Thanks. :-) You might check out this thread: Top 100 2600 games of all time, soliciting votes from AtariAgers. Current standings are: 1- Adventure (133 ) 2- Kaboom (121 ) 3- Pitfall 2 (90 ) 4- River Raid (83 ) 4- Pitfall (83 ) 6- Keystone Kapers (59 ) 7- H.E.R.O (51 ) 8- Frogger (46 ) 8- Yar´s Revenge (46 ) 8- Solaris (46 ) 11- Space Invaders (44 ) 12- Asteroids (43 ) 12- Warlords (43 ) 14- Missile Command (38 ) 15- Millipede (37 ) 16- Starmaster (36 ) 17- Seaquest (35 ) 18- Demon Attack (30 ) 19- Circus Atari (28 ) 20- Super Breakout (27 ) Thanks for quoting my list I haven´t had too much time to keep it bumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esper Wizard Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Thank you for recommending Seawolf, Nathan. This game is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nintendo Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Here are some 2600 games I find interesting and fun: Track and Field Robot Tank (use that radar!) Pac-Man Jr. Fathom Montezuma's Revenge And Spider Fighter is good for when you just want to shoot everything in sight at a fast pace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 (edited) Whenever this topic pops up I always say Bowling. That's a fun game. I also check TAT's 2600 reviews, although take any scores where the number of reviewers are less than 5 with a grain of salt. Then there's the Top 20 Atari Games of All-Time. No surprise what games make that list. Edited April 15, 2005 by Gregory DG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariAger Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 "MUST HAVE"...ALL!!!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 In any collection I would recommend :- 1 H.E.R.O. 2 Defender II 3 Solaris 4 Battlezone 5 Frogger - The official Version by Starpath 6 Pitfall II 7 River Raid 8 Adventure 9 Frankensteins Monster 10 Space Invaders Arcade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Q-Bert and Jungle Hunt. Of course, I have a soft spot for thesebecause they're the only one's I ever bought new (well, still in the boxes at a department store anyway). Still, I think they're awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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