The Best Atari 2600 Games for Today

Post by **racketboy** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:23 pm

Ok, we already had the discussion of the Games That Defined The Atari 2600
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3265

But what games from the pioneering console do you think still hold up best today?
If you are thinking of arcade game, think about how good the port was.

Post by **GSZX1337** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:33 pm

Combat
Pitfall
Pong
H.E.R.O.

That should get you started.

Post by **Mozgus** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:01 pm

Phew...not many. I don't find many 2600 games to even be...playable. All the good ones have pretty much been remade and improved on.

Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:16 pm

River Raid

Post by **Perseid** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:22 pm

Adventure - The graphics don't even try - you get to be a square and like it, but there is a surprising amount of game there.

Pressure Cooker - After the countless games that have come out since the 2600 this one still manages to feel unique.

Cosmic Ark - No matter what decade you're in there's something to be said for abducting helpless alien creatures.

Post by **rattboi** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:18 pm

Demon Attack - Infinitely replayable
Frog Bog - Had really decent graphics for the time

Post by **durkada** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:21 pm

Keystone Kapers
Warlords (with multiplayer)
CIrcus Atari
Yar's Revenge
Solaris
Dodge 'Em (two player)
Haunted House
Armor Ambush
Breakout
Chopper Command
Fishing Derby
Frogs and Flies
Maze Craze (good two player)
Montezumas Revenge (better as a full fledged 8-bit gen title, but really good on the 2600)
Pitfall II
Turmoil

I attempted to list games, I believe, which are still worth playing. And I guess, with a system so antiquated and limited as the 2600, thats the criterion for greatness. I've also ignored all arcade ports, since, you might as well play them on MAME, or somesuch (despite some excellent ones, such as Asteroids and Battlezone). There is an exception, I would be totally remiss not to include Warlords; easily the best multiplayer game on the system (four people).

And, I've tried not to include the excellent titles others have already mentioned.

Post by **NebachadnezzaR** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:32 pm

In my opinion, only puzzle-type and other simplistic games are still fun today, so I would just say Pong (so damn fun!) and Breakout.

Post by **fastbilly1** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:33 pm

Warlords
Combat
Football

Granted I play the bad ports of Joust and Pacman on mine...

Post by **aaron** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:02 pm

the only games i ever would want to play on a 2600 if i got it out would be

River Raid
Barnstorming
Moon Patrol
Solaris
Amidar

and Combat if i had someone else to play with.