Your favorite Atari 2600 game?

[CoteRangers]

Just a random question... Out of all the Atari 2600 games you've played, which one is your favorite?

[mailman187666]

I'd say either Pitfall or Kaboom, its hard for me to choose cuz those are 2 i could play over and over again

[bigbacon]

E.T. 4ever

[CoteRangers]

E.T. 4ever

:-/ ...Seriously?

[Pedro Lambrini]

:-/ ...Seriously?

I'm going to guess no... :)

My fave would probably be Demon Attack. I've played that game A LOT!

[Cornelius]

The most fun I've ever had with a 2600 is 4-player Warlords. I also really like Combat.

[BydoEmpire]

Really hard to pick one, but I always go back to Demon Attack. That's probably my favorite because I love the hypnotic motion of the demons, and it isn't too hard or too easy.

[buzz_n64]

Pitfall II, but I prefer the 5200 version.

[Leo_A]

River Raid

[Yago]

Pitfall 2 Lost Caverns

[369WIERDO369]

Yars' Revenge is definitely my favorite 2600 game.
When I got my 7800 a few years back, that was the first game I made sure I got for it.

[A.C. Sativa]

Custer's Revenge.

[Atarileaf]

Gotta be Circus Atari. My favorite paddle game, yes even more than Warlords. Warlords is great with 2,3 or 4 people but by yourself against the computers AI its really not that great IMO.

[CoteRangers]

Custer's Revenge.

What's with people like you? :yipes:

[alec006]

Hmm so many fun simple games on the 2600, if I had to pick, Maze Craze, simple but fun especially at 3AM when your tired and playing with friends.

[BydoEmpire]

Gotta be Circus Atari. My favorite paddle game, yes even more than Warlords. Warlords is great with 2,3 or 4 people but by yourself against the computers AI its really not that great IMO.My favorite paddle game, too. Circus Atari is great.

[bigbacon]

Pitfall 2 Lost Caverns

great game, music is my current phone's ringtone.

[sloan]

Enduro.

That game never gets old, and is better than some 16 and 32 bit racers I have played.

[SpaceHarrier]

Haunted House

I haven't played a giant selection of 2600 games..

[treismac]

If I had to pick one, Seaquest by Activision would be my favorite.

There are soooo many honorable mentions, though:
Missile Command
Moon Patrol
Frogger
Yars' Revenge
H.E.R.O.
Pitfall!
Berzerk
Jungle Hunt
and just recently I picked up Zaxxon which is hella fun.

[MachineGex]

Hmm so many fun simple games on the 2600, if I had to pick, Maze Craze, simple but fun especially at 3AM when your tired and playing with friends.

Ding Ding Ding!
We got a winner!
Maze Craze followed by Indy 500, then Slot Racers. Fall Down and Warring Worms 2 are also in the top 5.

[Atarileaf]

Ding Ding Ding!
We got a winner!
Maze Craze followed by Indy 500, then Slot Racers. Fall Down and Warring Worms 2 are also in the top 5.

Great homebrew. Its one I'd like to eventually pick up.

[cyberfluxor]

I have not played every 2600 game, which makes this difficult because every now and then I try a new game and wonder why it took so long to discover. Two games I own and really enjoy:
Jungle Hunt & Fast Food

Jungle Hunt has a longer play time, very fluid animation with solid game play and a fun maze whereas Fast Food is a quirky quick fix. Worm War I, Fire Fighter, and Maze Craze are a few other favorites of mine.

[WCP]

Indy 500 was really good. Also liked Air Sea Battle, despite how pedestrian it is.

[Oldskool]

Enduro.

That game never gets old, and is better than some 16 and 32 bit racers I have played.

Hell yes. Enduro is mine too. Still has to be the fastest most insane racing game ever made. And the environmental effects and the sound of your car is cool too.

[o.pwuaioc]

Dig Dug.

[A.C. Sativa]

What's with people like you? :yipes:

Just a joke man, chill out.

[Steve W]

It's a tough one, but I'd have to say Adventure with Starpath's Escape From The MindMaster getting barely edged out. At least Adventure doesn't require hooking up an audio cassette player or MP3 player.

[kedawa]

The most fun I've ever had with a 2600 is 4-player Warlords.

That's probably my favourite, and the arcade version is even better.

[T]

Can i cheat and list 3 ?

Seaquest
River Raid
dragon fire

[Pedro Lambrini]

Can i cheat and list 3 ?

Seaquest
River Raid
dragon fire

No! :P

[Videogamerdaryll]

Really hard to pick one, but I always go back to Demon Attack. That's probably my favorite because I love the hypnotic motion of the demons, and it isn't too hard or too easy.



My Dad really loves this game,he keps a copy in his top drawer to play..

[Videogamerdaryll]

Adventure

I still play it today..

[treismac]

Can i cheat and list 3 ?

Seaquest
River Raid
dragon fire

Yes you may because Seaquest is on the top of your list. :D

[Drixxel]

It has to be Gravitar, I can't think of another 2600 game that offers comparable freedom and challenge. While some of the level designs may be overly cramped and near impossible to navigate, death-defying near misses are a lot of fun.

[Derxst]

Seaquest is mine. Love that game!

[treismac]

Enduro.

That game never gets old, and is better than some 16 and 32 bit racers I have played.

Yo, sloan! I just picked up Enduro at a coffee shop that has a smattering of video games for sale from the 2600 to the current era. I must say that the game is pretty darn awesome to play, and I love the changing background and effect that night has on visibility. Thanks for giving a shout out to the game. Your thumbs up plus a recommended Youtube video singing the praises of Enduro were too much for me not to spend an extra $3 after getting my evening large hazelnut fix on.

[Urzu402]

I like berzerk the most.

[sloan]

Yo, sloan! I just picked up Enduro at a coffee shop that has a smattering of video games for sale from the 2600 to the current era. I must say that the game is pretty darn awesome to play, and I love the changing background and effect that night has on visibility. Thanks for giving a shout out to the game. Your thumbs up plus a recommended Youtube video singing the praises of Enduro were too much for me not to spend an extra $3 after getting my evening large hazelnut fix on.

Glad to hear it, and the best investment in 2600 gaming you could make. Changing weather patterns (fog, snow) make the game great as well.

[Scissors]

Frostbite.



Hmm so many fun simple games on the 2600, if I had to pick, Maze Craze, simple but fun especially at 3AM when your tired and playing with friends.

I always imagined Maze Craze would be a lot of fun with another player, but I could never find someone willing to give it a shot.

[sloan]

Frostbite.

Excellent choice. My 2nd favorite 2600 title.

[Oldskool]

Yes Enduro and Frostbite are both excellent. So many good games on the vcs!

[kupomogli]

Berzerk

[Leo_A]

If people like the variable weather/light conditions in Enduro, be sure to check out Robot Tank from Activision.

It's amazing what was accomplished with this console that was meant to recreate things like Pong, Breakout, and Tank.

[AceAerosmith]

Demon Attack, Warlords, Yar's Revenge.

[MachineGex]

I always imagined Maze Craze would be a lot of fun with another player, but I could never find someone willing to give it a shot.


Man, you are missing out. The VCS shines with two players. In fact, it may be the best system to have two player matches on.....so many great two player games! You really need to find someone to play with and get a game going of Maze Craze, Indy 500, Slot Racers, and many many many others. Such a GREAT time.

[Griking]

Adventure was always my favorite followed by Pitfall and Megamania.

[cityside75]

Yar's Revenge is the best game on the 2600 imo. There were certain types of effects (audio and visual) that the 2600 did well and Yar's uses every one of them perfectly. There were also certain gameplay elements that the 2600 handled best, and Yar's makes the most of those too. It is truly a 2600 game through and through and I love it.

[JeremiahJT]

Pitfall! is probably my favorite, but Video Olympics, Warlords, Mario Bros., and Double Dragon are all up there. The last four really shine in multiplayer.

[Manga4life]

Honestly, I grew up playing E.T and Pac-Man on the Atari 2600 as a child and loved those games as a kid, so they actually do hold a dear place in my heart and I'll always remember them as being fun games despite the general opinion of them. I actually still play them from time to time to this day and still somewhat enjoy them. But I'm a huge fan of Cosmic Arc, Defender, Ice Hockey, Dragon Fire, and Atlantis. So any one of them could take the prize, not sure which one exactly.

[sloan]

Honestly, I grew up playing E.T and Pac-Man on the Atari 2600 as a child and loved those games as a kid, so they actually do hold a dear place in my heart and I'll always remember them as being fun games despite the general opinion of them.

This squarely backs my theory that Pac Man was not widely despised for its 'poor graphics' or different board layout when it released. I, too, remember enjoying Pac Man even though it was nowhere near the arcade version in look or feel.

[BydoEmpire]

This squarely backs my theory that Pac Man was not widely despised for its 'poor graphics' or different board layout when it released. I, too, remember enjoying Pac Man even though it was nowhere near the arcade version in look or feel.I liked 2600 Pac Man back in the day, too. I don't remember too many people bashing it. Some disappointment, sure, but at the end of the day it was a maze game that had the basic elements of Pac Man and was reasonably fun. I actually ding it more for the sticky controls than the graphics.

Enduro is one of my favorite racers of all time - definitely in my 2600 top 10. Probably top 5.

[brainerdrainer]

frogger

[Tron 2.0]

When i had a 2600 as a kid it was these.

Missle Command
Ms.Pac-Man
Berzerk

[jammajup]

This was my first system and so has a place in my heart,i like many games for the A2600 and as always it is difficult to favor just one title but out of my favorites Frogger,Haunted House,Warlords,Raiders Of The Lost Ark,H.E.R.O,Berzerk,Adventure and Phoenix i guess i would say Haunted House,last year i completed it on all 9 game levels.

[T2KFreeker]

Fast Food! I am telling you, one day I will have a complete one. One day . . .

[Compute]

Only one favorite? Ha..

River Raid
Pitfall II
Demon Attack
California Games
Berzerk

[treismac]

This squarely backs my theory that Pac Man was not widely despised for its 'poor graphics' or different board layout when it released. I, too, remember enjoying Pac Man even though it was nowhere near the arcade version in look or feel.

I didn't despise Pac-Man on the 2600 as a kid, either. I understood and accepted that 2600 arcade were watered down arcade ports. Pac-Man's graphics were just par for the course as far as the 2600 went as far as I was concerned, but I did greatly prefer the much more arcade accurate version on the Commodore 64 that my cousin copied on a floppy for me a year or so later. This more than anything else lowered my estimation of the port as a kid.

[Drixxel]

This squarely backs my theory that Pac Man was not widely despised for its 'poor graphics' or different board layout when it released. I, too, remember enjoying Pac Man even though it was nowhere near the arcade version in look or feel.

Ill will towards games wasn't transmitted with the same fluidity then as it is today, I think it's safe to say. People may have been more naive and more likely to be manipulated into a positive first impression by the dubious claims made on video game packaging and in gaming mags, but on the flipside, a bad attitude toward something would hardly propagate without some influential friend or magazine farting fire about it. Does anybody remember reading poor reviews of Pac-Man at the time?

[gameofyou]

Ha! I just brought one of these home the other day from the inlaws (they found it while cleaning up their basement & didn't want it). After I found a power supply for it & a RF-to-Coax adapter for my tv, it is working great.

So far my favorite game is Yars Revenge. But I was surprised by how well the conversons of Frogger and Ms Pacman were, too.

[FrankSerpico]

Moonsweeper, with Fast Eddie in 2nd place

[The Clonus Horror]

Spider Fighter
Demon Attack
Atlantis
Super Breakout

[bigbacon]

I didn't despise Pac-Man on the 2600 as a kid, either. I understood and accepted that 2600 arcade were watered down arcade ports. Pac-Man's graphics were just par for the course as far as the 2600 went as far as I was concerned, but I did greatly prefer the much more arcade accurate version on the Commodore 64 that my cousin copied on a floppy for me a year or so later. This more than anything else lowered my estimation of the port as a kid.

as a kid, I liked E.T.

I was able to complete it and what not.