View Full Version : So I just bought an Atari 2600 jr, game recommendations?
Urzu402
08-20-2012, 02:30 PM
And Accessory Recommendations?
kainemaxwell
08-20-2012, 02:38 PM
Congrats. Looked it up and have to say I like the sleek 7800-ish design of it.
BydoEmpire
08-20-2012, 02:48 PM
Man, so many games it's hard to even start a list. There's a "100 top 2600 games" thread over at Atari Age, that'd be a good place to start:
http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/62626-top-100-2600-games-of-all-time/
Personally, most Imagic games are awesome (Demon Attack, Atlantis, Dragonfire, Cosmic Ark, etc). I like a lot of Atari games (Asteroids, Space Invaders, Ms. Pac Man, Phoenix, Millipede, Vanguard, Yar's Revenge, Adventure) and Activision (Pitfall, Kaboom!, Keystone Kapers, River Raid) games. I also like a lot of Apollo games (Space Cavern, Infiltrate). The list of awesome 2600 titles is long... :)
kainemaxwell
08-20-2012, 05:17 PM
Man, so many games it's hard to even start a list. There's a "100 top 2600 games" thread over at Atari Age, that'd be a good place to start:
http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/62626-top-100-2600-games-of-all-time/
Personally, most Imagic games are awesome (Demon Attack, Atlantis, Dragonfire, Cosmic Ark, etc). I like a lot of Atari games (Asteroids, Space Invaders, Ms. Pac Man, Phoenix, Millipede, Vanguard, Yar's Revenge, Adventure) and Activision (Pitfall, Kaboom!, Keystone Kapers, River Raid) games. I also like a lot of Apollo games (Space Cavern, Infiltrate). The list of awesome 2600 titles is long... :)
Seconding these suggestions, and adding H.E.R.O. to the list.
Lady Jaye
08-20-2012, 05:47 PM
We also have the Classic Discussions section, where you will find the two following threads:
Your Personal Top Ten: Atari 2600: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?41990-Your-Personal-Top-Ten-Atari-2600&highlight=atari+2600
Top 25 Atari 2600 Games: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?1481-Top-25-Atari-2600-Games&highlight=atari+2600
Even though these two threads are not as extensive as the one at Atari Age, they can still be a good source of info for good games.
ultimaweapon
08-20-2012, 06:55 PM
For 2600, I liked Kaboom, Demons to Diamonds, Frogger, Atlantis & Cosmic Ark for starters.
8bitgamer
08-20-2012, 09:03 PM
Dodge 'Em
Turmoil
Solar Fox (NOT Star Fox)
To name a few fun, but less-than-obvious titles.
treismac
08-20-2012, 10:11 PM
SeaQuest is AMAZING.
Pitfall!
Pitfall II
Chopper Commander
Yars' Revenge
Missle Command
Moon Patrol
Frogger
Asteroids
Berzerk is timeless.
Cosmic Ark
Atlantis
H.E.R.O.
Vanguard
River Raid
Urzu402
08-21-2012, 06:25 AM
The guy I bought the Atari from said he's got like 80 games and with my System, hes gonna send me 10. He then asked me if i had some requests so I told him
River Raid, Yar's Revenge, Solar Fox, and Pitfall 1 or 2 or both. and two games I bought seperate were Berzerk and Solaris
A.C. Sativa
08-21-2012, 10:00 PM
Custer's Revenge
Cathouse Blues
Beat em' & Eat em'
Burning Desire
Knight on the Town
NayusDante
08-22-2012, 12:12 AM
Galaxian, Yars' Revenge, and Space Invaders are still quite playable. Beyond those, I'd say find a good deal on an eBay lot and play whatever you get. Half the fun of the 2600 for me is seeing all the random stuff that got released.
cfriedel
08-22-2012, 04:56 PM
If you message me, I have a whole box of commons I would sell to you cheap (say shipping costs +$10). I am guessing that there are probably 50+ games in there. There are repeats also. If you want them, message me your details. I was going to scrap them for projects or whatever, but if you want to play them, I would rather see them go to a new collector. Let me know. Thanks.
Cliff