Top 50 Atari 8-bit Games

[tom]

I am noticing that a good number of titles mentioned above are not Atari 8-bit exclusives, nor are they necessarily the best version of the games in question. While I would say without reservation that MULE was programmed first and best for the Atari 8-bits, games like Drop Zone, International Karate, Karateka, Silent Service, all the Ultimas, etc... were either originally released on other systems or had better versions in other 8-bit system libraries. It just seems like there are plenty of Atari exclusives or best versions (like the Lucasarts games for example) to fill a top 25 list without throwing in all the multi-platform stuff.

Of course, many games in the USA originated on the Apple ][ first (companies were formed to release titles on Apple ][, it spawned the industry (video: Triumph of the Nerds) that goes without saying (EG 1985):



but after the titles appeared on Apple ][, they were converted to other platforms eg C64, A8.


Dropzone is best (and first actually) on Atari 8-bit as mentioned by the programmer himself:
Archer McLean: The Atari (800) is the Porsche of home computers, and runs Dropzone 2.5 times faster than the C64 (UK Commodore magazine ZZAP!64 No 5 Sept 1985)


So we want a Top 25 (50) on A8, no matter if originated on A8 or other platform

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