PressureCooker2600 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I just got done playing a long bout of Taito Legends and Midway Arcade Treasures. Both compilations are excellent.....especially for keeping hi-scores. But am I the only one who thinks that Phoenix and Jungle Hunt are MUCH better on the 2600. The arcade originals are great but they don't have that "feel" to them. The 2600 versions, IMO, are a lot funner. What do ya'll think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Don't forget Pacman too. The 2600 version totally rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Well I wouldn't dream of saying the coin-op was sub-par, but I prefer VCS Frogger over any other version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Well I wouldn't dream of saying the coin-op was sub-par, but I prefer VCS Frogger over any other version. The Starpath version of Frogger? I dunno, I can't think of any 2600 games that are better than their arcade counterparts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Well I wouldn't dream of saying the coin-op was sub-par, but I prefer VCS Frogger over any other version. The Starpath version of Frogger? I dunno, I can't think of any 2600 games that are better than their arcade counterparts. Joust! The VCS version of it is ten times better than the arcade. The floating eggs are the squirrel's bucket of the whole deal. WP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I have to disagree...... I can't think of a single console title that's better than the arcade. Phoenix, Jungle Hunt, Frogger...... especially Joust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feralstorm Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) I'd say 2600 Battlezone might be considered superior depending on your tastes. It's definitely colorful and frantic once it gets moving. Hard to say any 2600 games are genuinely superior to the arcade versions (Pong? Breakout? Combat?), but I could easily see some games being preferable for some due to the diferences and/or limitations between the versions. Edited October 28, 2007 by Feralstorm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Dig Dug is better on the 2600 than on the Namco Museum games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Don't forget Pacman too. The 2600 version totally rocks. Yeah, Donkey Kong too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 This may not count, but I would have to say that with all it's options, Video Olympics is probably the pinnacle of Pong playing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opeygon Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 This may not count, but I would have to say that with all it's options, Video Olympics is probably the pinnacle of Pong playing! i agree! some of my friends and i still play this for hours at a time. my fav is hockey. i'm unstopable at that one i'd have to say that most arcade versions were superior back in the day, but the 2600 versions were more playable, and thus more fun to me. arcade games are made to do one thing, and that is suck down the quarters like it's going out of style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 In my case, arcades were not easy to come by where I grew up, and quarters were even harder to come by! There are quite a few 2600 faves that I rarely, if ever got a chance to play in the arcade, Missle Command for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Jungle Hunt was way better in the arcade! I can't think of a single game that was better on a 2600 than in an arcade. In the stage where you have to jump the boulders, didn't the arcade have you running up a hill and in the 2600 it's just flat. Jungle King was better because it made a "Tarzan" yell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodos8 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I just got done playing a long bout of Taito Legends and Midway Arcade Treasures. Both compilations are excellent.....especially for keeping hi-scores. But am I the only one who thinks that Phoenix and Jungle Hunt are MUCH better on the 2600. The arcade originals are great but they don't have that "feel" to them. The 2600 versions, IMO, are a lot funner. What do ya'll think? I'll have whatever your smoking. No none of the ports were as good as the arcade. That's downright blasphemy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Considering Kaboom! is a "hack" of Avalanche, it is a MUCH better version of the game. As for direct 1 to 1 conversions, the Warlords upright (black and white 2 player) is not half as good a game as the VCS version. The 4 player color cocktail is a different story but the upright technically is an inferior game to the 2600 version with color and 4 players. I personally do not like the multiball in the arcade as much as the single ball in the VCS version. I think the game becomes more about skill with 1 ball and more about survival with multiball going on. I prefer the skill version. If you count the early "hacks" of arcades, Street Racer was basically a hack of 1972 (or 1973) Midway Asteroid. I think the multiple game versions make it superior. Technically, the 2600 IS the hardware in the Atari Tournament Table so there is a Video Olympics in arcade version for you Air Sea Battle is a version of Anti-Aircraft, etc. More like that but the bottom line I think is the early 2600 games were superior to their TTL arcade counterparts. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 We've had this conversation before, but what the heck... I never pass up a chance to heap praise onto the 2600 version of Solar Fox! The original arcade game was unfocused and filled to overflowing with unnecessary play mechanics, but the 2600 version streamlines the experience, cranking up the speed and intensity. There's no firing; only frantic dodging, and the game is better off for it. It's telling that the 21st century remake for personal computers, Solar Wolf, is based on the 2600 game rather than the arcade original. There are power ups and polished rendered graphics, but the core of the gameplay is all about survival against impossible odds, the same formula that made the 2600 game so addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 But am I the only one who thinks that Phoenix and Jungle Hunt are MUCH better on the 2600. The arcade originals are great but they don't have that "feel" to them. The 2600 versions, IMO, are a lot funner. Yeah. You're the only one who thinks that about Phoenix. 2600 Phoenix is great as a home game for the time, but it doesn't even remotely compare to the arcade game. But I think Missile Command on the 2600 is a better game than the arcade version. It just feels more pure and zen somehow. Other than that one game, I can't think of any arcade/2600 game which I'd choose to play the 2600 version over the arcade version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight magicman Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Good one! Jungle Hunt better than Jungle King? That is so ludicrous, there is no way you can't be joking! I remember when I got Jungle Hunt for the VCS when I was 12 & just being blown away @ how much it sucked compared to Jungle King! It was probably my 1st really big videogame dissappointment in my life. I can't think of a VCS translation that was better than the arcade version. In fact, I can only think of ONE 2600 game that came close.... Tapper Pong Sports & Super Breakout don't really count cuz they're variations of the orginals. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 It's just my opinion on Phoenix. I could play the 2600 version hours on end.....and the arcade version is just kinda 'blah' to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I can't believe nobody has mentioned Asteroids and Space Invaders. The home versions were WAY better IMO with the color(s), and game options. I never cared terribly for the coin-op versions either. Fun enough for a few games, but neither held my interest for long. Two maybe three quarters worth at most. I also like Night Driver better too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 We've had this conversation before, but what the heck... I never pass up a chance to heap praise onto the 2600 version of Solar Fox! The original arcade game was unfocused and filled to overflowing with unnecessary play mechanics, but the 2600 version streamlines the experience, cranking up the speed and intensity. There's no firing; only frantic dodging, and the game is better off for it. Yeah, what he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I prefer 2600 Space Invaders to the arcade. I never liked Lady Bug in the arcade, but the 2600 version is really fun. I agree with whoever mentioned Battlezone as well. Other than that, most of the 2600 arcade conversions pale in comparison to their arcade counterparts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Floating Eggs! Floating Eggs! Joust was waaaaaaaaay better on the VCS. WP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 2600 Asteroids better than Coin-op asteroids? Ok I think I'm done here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 My lord! Anyone that thinks 2600 Asteroids is better than the quarter monster has got to be huffing lysol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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