What do you think is the most hardest 2600 game?

[jpfalcon2003]

Which game is currently giving you trouble to beat. Solaris right now for me.

[shadow460]

Phaser Patrol, I guess. I'm still two levels away from the highest rank.

 

Hardest game? Probably Pitfall or Sword of Saros. Neither of those is easy at all.

[bretthorror]

For me, I just can't get anywhere in Berzerk. Can't get the aiming right. I have a similar problem in Towering Inferno. To turn the hose to hit the flame always makes me move my guy into it. Dark Cavern too. All similar in aiming and it screws me up.

Edited November 9, 2006 by bretthorror

[Uzumaki]

Solaris takes a long time to finish and takes patience.

 

Dark Chambers... .hard if you don't cheat and look at game maps for correct exits on higher levels.

[jpfalcon2003]

Solaris takes a long time to finish and takes patience.

 

Dark Chambers... .hard if you don't cheat and look at game maps for correct exits on higher levels.

Didn't realize Dark Chambers for the 2600 was difficult. I just got this game for the 2600 about 2 weeks ago. I have beaten the 7800 version. Do you think it's harder than the 7800 Dark Chambers? I remember it taking me awaile to beat that version. Meaning the game setting was very long. Now i've gotta go try the 2600 version and beat it. It's made me curious to see. Next on my list.

[Shawn]

Spider Maze after about level 3 or 4 is pretty hard to handle. That wicked flicker of the enemy is just too hard to get around.

[HP Atari King of Michigan]

While it may not be the hardest, Airlock is the most tedious of the 2600 games. Always dying after 10 seconds. I don't even play it anymore.

[Lord Helmet]

Junior Pac-Man kicks my butt all the time.

[candiru]

*looks at title*

*looks at opening post*

 

OK I'll take the bait. Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em.

 

Actually Seaquest is one of my favorite games. It would be cool to be able to max it out, but I don't think I'll ever get there.

[the 5th ghost]

Guardian is difficult to play for an extended amout of time because you never receive any bonus planets, even though the manual says you should!

 

Solar Storm is tough to get past 10K

 

Miner 2049er is tough to get past 10K

[Dragnerok X]

*ponders*

 

Dare I mention it , dare I mention it....

 

O.K.!!!

 

The swordquest series, without a guide, of course.

 

[YarsRevengeFan]

Gravitar!

 

Trying to manuver through the small passages AND destroy turrets!

DAMN SON!!

[Recycled]

Jr. Pac-Man gets my vote. It seems like if a take a break from it for a few months....I'm back to square one in the skill department. Not that I was ever that good anyway.....I've been able to get to the third screen a few times, that's it.

[Foxsolo2000]

Survival Island, the closest thing to Hell on Earth

[EricBall]

The original Skeleton or Skeleton+ in "touch of death" mode.

[vdub_bobby]

I vote Jr. Pac-Man or Stargate/Defender II for hardest "good" game.

[godzillajoe]

While it may not be the hardest, Airlock is the most tedious of the 2600 games. Always dying after 10 seconds. I don't even play it anymore.

 

Airlock has TWO levels and then the game ends. You only have ten seconds to get the key and get off the first deck or you die and the game ends. But once you do that the game is almost impossible to not finish as any extra time is added when the clock resets on the next deck.

 

I beat the game in five minutes after learning how to handle that crucial first deck.

 

Hardest games?

 

Millipede gets twitchy

Communist Mutants From Space is IMPOSSIBLE at the higher levels.

Jr. Pac-Man. Never cleared the first screen without dying at least once. Can anyone?

Kaboom gets really hard

Stampede. Never rolled the score.

Thrust+ is maddening until you get the controls down. And even then it's tough

[Recycled]

Which game is currently giving you trouble to beat. Solaris right now for me.

 

 

I should of read this whole post earlier....anyway....with Solaris it's frustrating to get a a nice chunk of mapping done then hit a dead end.

 

I'm still working on this game. I hope to beat it someday.

[PressureCooker2600]

Kaboom when I'm not in the 'zone'.

I suck at Gravitar, realllly bad.

[Recycled]

Oh yea....Solar Fox is hell if I'M not in "the zone."

[Atari_Elite]

E.T, or Adventure when it's extra glitchy.

[rheffera]

Wall defender silly wabbits!

[shadow460]

Survival Island, the closest thing to Hell on Earth

 

I actually debated if maybe that was tougher than Sword of Saros. What makes the difference is that you can completely map out Survival Island. Once you do, it's as easy as pie.

Sword of Saros is different every time, and sometimes you get way screwed by the room placement.

[JacobZu7zu7]

For me, I just can't get anywhere in Berzerk. Can't get the aiming right. I have a similar problem in Towering Inferno. To turn the hose to hit the flame always makes me move my guy into it. Dark Cavern too. All similar in aiming and it screws me up.

 

I am an opposite of you, these games you mentioned, I am GOOD at.

[JacobZu7zu7]

Ever? Hmmm Double Dragon when using only 1 player.