Which 2600 launch title is YOUR favorite?

[ROBOTNIK666]

When I first got my 2600, I played the heck out of Indy 500. Definitely some of the best analog control I've seen in any game since.

[rocky412]

Star Ship

[lordolunch]

Combat was where it was at :)

[WelcomeToTheNextLevel]

Combat - it had the kind of simple, mindless fun that made the 2600 great (:

[digitalpress]

Two games always featured in our "Random Retro" tournaments are Air-Sea Battle and Combat, but there are very few games that provide the OOHs and AAHs of Combat! That game is, was, and will forever be one of my favorite 2 player games and by far my favorite of the launch titles.

Seems like only yesterday!

[Atarileaf]

I chose Video Olympics. Great bunch of variations of Pong that are still fun and playable today.

[kafa111]

basic math all the way

[NE146]

Now.. I guess Indy 500. But back then the only game in that lot was Target Fun (aka Air Sea Battle) the pack-in on my Sears console. So for nostalgia for that challenging my brother in it outweighs it's limitations. :p

I never got Combat until YEARS later oddly enough LOL

[schnuth]

My brother and I wasted many an hour on Combat. Our game of choice was tank pong of course. :)

[NYLatenite]

My family got our 2600 after launch, so there were far more choices to be had - but out of those first titles, I'd definitely pick Combat. It was definitely a favorite of mine in those early 2600 days, though all too often, no one else wanted to play.

As for the titles we got when we brought home that little bundle of joy, I'd have to say my favorite was, and still is to this day, Adventure. The ability to have a game that could randomize itself so it was a bit different every time was pure magic.

[Drixxel]

Surround. Always loved the gameplay, it's a timeless thing.

[Vectorman0]

I voted Indy 500 because I was torn between it and Combat; I thought it needed a little extra love.

[Damaramu]

Combat all the way. Nothing like seeing an entire squadron of fighters spinning in the air when one gets shot! :D

[kedawa]

Combat.
It's the only one I've played.

[AceAerosmith]

My brother and I wasted many an hour on Combat. Our game of choice was tank pong of course. :)

Right there with you. The best way to play was Tank Pong.

[Leo_A]

Air-Sea Battle, Indy 500, and Video Olympics are great games. But I'd have to vote for Combat. Still one of the greatest 2 player games of all time (Indy 500 isn't far behind).

Fans of the biplanes mode should check out Triple Action on the Intellivision. The biplanes mode greatly expands upon it with a lot more depth and strategy and is another great 2 player game (Sadly, the other two game modes are junk).

Here's a video I love of a tournament between two Intellivision programmers in the game back in the day. I think any Combat fan would be well served to check this out someday if they have a friend that would be willing to play an older game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_PDo3V15lY

[bones11]

as much as I like Combat, Video Olympics and Indy 500 gotta go with Surround - two player Surround is hard to beat.

[Drixxel]

Fans of the biplanes mode should check out Triple Action on the Intellivision. The biplanes mode greatly expands upon it with a lot more depth and strategy and is another great 2 player game (Sadly, the other two game modes are junk).

Agreed on the awesomeness of biplanes mode in Triple Action, it's one of the go-to multiplayer games between a good buddy and I. Intense feats of aerial maneuvering.. enormously enjoyable.

[Sanriostar]

No contest.
Air-Sea Battle.

It's the first game I have specific memories of; being in a *big* crowd at a Sears watching and playing it on a HUGE late-70's projection TV.

But Combat has its place, and what was funny is that for a couple months, anytime I went to the Sears with my family, I saw A-SB on the TV, until I saw Combat on the screen.

"You mean the Atari VCS can play other games?!?"
My 5 year-old mind was blown. The attendee switched from Combat back to A-SB. The VCS was a miracle machine. No more Pong units for me!

(Ironically, an original Atari Pong is one of the few remaining Classic systems I'm interested in getting..)

[Steve W]

Man, this was a hard one for me. I had a lot of these pretty early on (except Basic Math and Star Ship), and loved them all in their own way. It came down to Air-Sea Battle and Combat, but I had to go with Combat on this one due to all the time my brother and I spent blasting each other. Cooperative gameplay is fine, but trashing your older brother repeatedly just makes it that much better.

[DigitalSpace]

Just became the fourth person to vote for Video Olympics.

(aka Pong Olympics.)

[RPG_Fanatic]

Combat, My family got a 2600 for christmas and that was the only game we got.

[Oldskool]

I'm gonna go with Air-Sea Battle.

[slapdash]

I gotta give it up for Indy 500. Perfect controllers, and fun game.

[Wraith Storm]

Combat is awesome and all the variations like ricochet and invisible tanks give it even more replay value.

Lots of good times playing that game with friends over the years.

[OldSkoolBrian]

Combat was Awesome (Still Is)

[Bloodreign]

Air Sea Battle, had it as Target Fun, loved shooting at shit and taking it out. Combat was fun against my brothers, especially the invisible tanks setting, you never knew where you, or your opponents were. :D

[alec006]

Combat, I never knew an Atari game could hold so many variations.