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[Despina83]

I've collected 78 cartridges so far over the years...chime in and let me know what games you think I should seek out next (I know Adventure and Warlords are obvious standouts). Here's what I've got so far:

Alien
Asteroids
Breakout
Casino
Centipede
Circus Atari
Coconuts
Combat
Commando Raid
Cosmic Ark
Cosmic Creeps
Crackpots
Crystal Castles
Defender
Dodge 'Em
Dolphin
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Junior
Double Dunk
Eggomania
Enduro
Entombed
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Fast Food
Fire Fighter
Football-Realsports Soccer
Freeway
Frogger
Frogs 'N Flies
Frostbite
Ghostbusters
Gopher
Grand Prix
Haunted House
Ice Hockey
Indy 500
Jr. Pacman
Kaboom!
Keystone Kapers
Laser Blast
Lock 'N Chase
Lost Luggage
Mario Bros.
Midnight Magic
Millipede
Missile Command
Ms. Pacman
Name This Game
No Escape!
Oink!
Pac-man
Picnic
Pitfall!
Plaque Attack
Pooyan
Porky's
Pressure Cooker
Q*Bert
Raft Rider
River Raid
Robot Tank
Roc 'N Rope
Seaquest
Secret Quest
Sky Jinks
Solaris
Sneak 'N Peek
Space Invaders
Spider Fighter
Squeeze Box
Stampede
Star Raiders
Star Voyager
Summer Games
Tapper
Towering Inferno
Vanguard
Yar's Revenge

[seanhq]

I would add Decathlon (Activision), Beamrider, H.E.R.O., Chopper Command, Atlantis, Dragonfire and Popeye just to name a few.

[Pyromaniac605]

Despina83, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:38 AM, said:

(I know Adventure and Warlords are obvious standouts)

Yeah coz you know everyone has those. *nervous laugh*

-Darren-

PS: Seriously though those are some pretty good games there
PPS: I really dont have Adventure or Warlords

[ericwierson]

Adventure
Dragonstomper
Arcade Pinball
Dragster

Edited by ericwierson, Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:08 AM.

[Atarian7]

Pitfall! II

[Crazy Climber]

Lochjaw
Music Machine
River Patrol
All 4 Bomb carts (NTSC)
Gauntlet
Malagai
Mangia'
and maybe a Xante cart or two

[Atarian7]

Crazy Climber, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:41 AM, said:

Lochjaw
Music Machine
River Patrol
All 4 Bomb carts (NTSC)
Gauntlet
Malagai
Mangia'
and maybe a Xante cart or two

you forgot quadrun, eli's ladder, pepsi invaders, atlantis II, and air raid

Edited by Atarian7, Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:03 AM.

[Crazy Climber]

Atarian7, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:59 AM, said:

Crazy Climber, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:41 AM, said:

Lochjaw
Music Machine
River Patrol
All 4 Bomb carts (NTSC)
Gauntlet
Malagai
Mangia'
and maybe a Xante cart or two

you forgot quadrun, eli's ladder, pepsi invaders, atlantis II, and air raid

Nobody cares about Pepsi Invaders, Air Raid or Atlantis 2, they are just crappy hacks

[Philflound]

Demon Attack. A very common game and very addicting to play. Also I like Superman. Krull was always a little bit challenging too.

Phil

Edited by Philflound, Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:12 AM.

[swlovinist]

My vote is for Berserk. A great game to play and very common

[eggomania]

An impressive list of games you have! You have more than I did when I had my Atari 2600 (I had about 50 or so). Here are some games that you may want to consider getting:

Galaxian
Megamania
Spider Man
Phoenix
Super Breakout

I also agree that Demon Attack is a great game.

[Ethaniel]

Dear Despina... (are you Greek? )
my list is more like shooter oriented
gorf
galaxian
phoenix
astroblast
defender 2
river raid 2
spider fighter
carnival

and a few more i cant remember

[roadrunner]

Road Runner
Spy Hunter

[save2600]

Nice collection you have going there. Can't believe nobody's mentioned Montezuma's Revenge yet though! Easily one of the best and most replay friendly games for the 2600. Some of those hard to find games people are talking about... they're just pulling your leg. Most of 'em are complete crap and you'll end up sorry you ever spent so much on 'em - IMO.

Gorf
Pengo
Road Runner (someone else already mentioned)
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Arcade
Track and Field
Tutankham
Wizard of Wor

...ALL of these games would be my #1 priorities if I didn't already have 'em. Great playing games that won't break the bank!

[tz101]

These are all good additions, and most are great on gameplay and graphics:

Atlantis
Battlezone
Beamrider
Chopper Command
Dig Dug
Journey Escape
Moon Patrol
Pac Man Jr.
Popeye
Private Eye
Riddle of the Sphinx
Space Shuttle
Tac Scan
Thunderground
Trick Shot
Zaxxon

Edited by tz101, Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:51 PM.

[Despina83]

Crazy Climber, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:41 AM, said:

Lochjaw
Music Machine
River Patrol
All 4 Bomb carts (NTSC)
Gauntlet
Malagai
Mangia'
and maybe a Xante cart or two

Oh yeah, I'll get right on those. I'll hit some garage sales, stop at a few Goodwills.

tz101, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:50 PM, said:

Pac Man Jr.

I already have that one, I listed it as Jr. Pacman. I picked it up at Vidiots, which is unfortunately too far away for me to make frequent trips to. I have to admit I've never managed to clear even the first maze...came damn close, but I obviously just don't have the skills for this one...yet.

Atari 2600 collecting...pretty unusual hobby for a 22 year old girl...then again, I'm a pretty unusual girl. But it's all a part of my love for the 80's in general (music too).

[Despina83]

Bought Dragonfire today, making it a total of 79. Now I need to cool it for a good while. I've been spending too much on the hobby lately.

[toiletunes]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the homebrew scene- I've been playing the heck out of ladybug, it makes most original games seem boring or somehow lacking.

[accousticguitar]

Miniature Golf

[ericwierson]

accousticguitar, on Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:19 AM, said:

Miniature Golf

Very cruel, lol.

[atari_envy]

Pyromaniac605, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:07 AM, said:

Despina83, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:38 AM, said:

(I know Adventure and Warlords are obvious standouts)

Yeah coz you know everyone has those. *nervous laugh*

-Darren-

PS: Seriously though those are some pretty good games there
PPS: I really dont have Adventure or Warlords

I heard that Albert has already begun the process to ban you from AA for not having those 2 required carts. Didn't you read the ToS when you signed up?

[accousticguitar]

ericwierson, on Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:20 PM, said:

accousticguitar, on Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:19 AM, said:

Miniature Golf

Very cruel, lol.

Cruel? It's one of my favorite games. Especially the hack in my sig.

[Tom_Explodes]

Dragonfire is awesome, good pick.

I second Atlantis, Montezuma's Revenge, Phoenix, Wizard of Wor, and Demon Attack.

If you pick up any homebrews, I highly HIGHLY recommend Medieval Mayhem. It's really pretty fantastic. Fall Down is awesome as well, though you should really have people to play with for both games. Medieval Mayhem is 4 player with paddles, Fall Down is 2 player. You can play them both by yourself and have plenty of fun, though.

- Tom

[shadow460]

If you're unsure which direction to go, you can't go wrong with carts from Activision or Imagic. Parker Brothers is right up there with them. Starpath games are excellent, IMO, but they can be a tad expensive and setting it all up to play them is a bit annoying. Perhaps you'd be interested in Stella Gets a New Brain?

Stella's Stocking is good year 'round, even though it's Christmas themed.

Just some specifics off the top of my head:
Chopper Command
Megamania
Subterranea (might cost you a bit)
Dragonstomper (also might cost a bit, but well worth it!)
Bump 'n' Jump
Super Breakout
Jawbreaker
Solar Storm
Moonsweeper
M*A*S*H
Turmoil
Escape From the MindMaster
Tunnel Runner

[Despina83]

I love Jawbreaker but I never bought it because I play on a 7800, and Tigervision gams don't work with it unless you take the system apart and and modify it. I have a 2600 Jr., but I don't have the hookups for it. I guess some people would cry foul for only playing 2600 games on a 7800, but it's the 7800 that has nostalgia value for me. Robot Tank works fine on it too.