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Top 100 2600 games of all time


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#401 jls403 OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:16 AM

Anyone able to do an update? I'd be interested to see how the list looks now.

#402 Nathan Strum ONLINE  

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Posted Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:34 PM

View PostMingy Jongo, on Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:38 PM, said:

-I'm a huge fan of Colony 7 (the arcade game this was based off of), and this is almost as good.
Have you checked out the homebrew version of Colony 7? It's excellent.

#403 Atari_Falcon OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:45 AM

My votes:

1.) Rampage
2.) California Games
3.) Jr. Pacman
4.) Tomcat F-14 (Fighter Pilot)
5.) Pressure Cooker
6.) Chuck Norris Superkicks
7.) Fatal Run
8.) Xenophobe
9.) Double Dragon
10.) River Raid

#404 peedenmark7 OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:16 AM

1] keystone kapers
2] asteroids
3] breakout
4] pitfall
5] freeway
6] battle zone
7] seaquest
8] river raid
9] jungle hunt
10]space invaders

#405 Damon Plus OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:35 AM

I'd like to update, but I don't have the latest updated archive. I think I asked the person who did the updates, but never answered. So, until he shows up, no updates will be made for now.

#406 Frostbite76 OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:42 PM

1. Montezuma's Revenge
2. H.E.R.o
3. River Raid
4. Keystone Kapers
5. Frostbite

#407 JacobZu7zu7 OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:28 PM

View PostTexasmame, on Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:16 PM, said:

View Postvdub_bobby, on Tue Dec 2, 2008 3:45 PM, said:

Original Carts:
1. Pitfall! (496 points, 74 votes, 10 first place votes)
2. Pitfall II (488 points, 65 votes, 18 first place votes)
3. Adventure (465 points, 67 votes, 21 first place votes)
4. Kaboom! (373 points, 60 votes, 12 first place votes)
5. River Raid (356 points, 60 votes, 6 first place votes)
6. H.E.R.O. (324 points, 53 votes, 8 first place votes)
7. Space Invaders (318 points, 55 votes, 8 first place votes)
8. Yar's Revenge (278 points, 49 votes, 5 first place votes)
9. Warlords (275 points, 41 votes, 8 first place votes)
10. Asteroids (268 points, 48 votes, 8 first place votes)


**snyp**


Great, thanx for the update.

Damn - never DID understand the attraction to Pitfall!

Redundant as hell. :P

Neither Pitfalls made my list, however I like the first one a lot better then the second...

I don't even like part 2. EXTREMELY redundant, a zillion birds and ladders later, you win. sometimes I don't see how Pitfall II is even fun. :| It's a respectable sequel, but the gameplay does nothing for me.

It bothers me, that Pitfall II is the number 1 cart. Boggles my mind, only thing worse would be Video Pinball.. that game is not bad for the year but imagine a primitive pinball game scoring the best! :P

#408 R.O.T.S OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:15 AM

I am surprised the 2600 was able to do a pinball game at all but it pulled it of quite well i thought,i knew PFII would be up there but not quite as high as 2nd and Kaboom and H.E.R.O are a pleasent surprise. :cool:

#409 Frostbite76 OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:37 PM

Since I've played alot more games since I've been a member.

1. Montezuma's Revenge
2. H.E.R.O
3. Dragon Fire
4. Pressure Cooker
5. Joust
6. Laser Gates
7. Frostbite
8. Ms. Pacman
9. Fathom
10. Frogger 2
11. Up N' Down
12. Keystone Kapers
13. Phoenix
14. Sky Jinks
15. Gorf
16. Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes
17. Strategy X
18. Galaxian
19. Demon Attack
20. Millipede
21. Cross Force
22. River Raid
23. Frogger
24. Moon Patrol
25. Sky Skipper

#410 Damon Plus OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:38 AM

View Postjls403, on Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:16 AM, said:

Anyone able to do an update? I'd be interested to see how the list looks now.

I'll try to update myself, but it will take some days, as I will start from the beginning.

I guess you're the same one that updates some of the Top 100 lists on Gamefaqs, right?

#411 mike99mccarthy OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:16 AM

I always loved keystone kapers and pitfall!!

#412 Torr OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:57 AM

I've obviously not played ALL the games religiously, but of the games I played growing up and found love for through emulation in recent years I'd have to say my votes go to:

1. Adventure
2. Berzerk
3. Yar's Revenge
4. Joust
5. H.E.R.O.
6. Dark Chambers
7. Raiders of The Lost Ark
8. SwordQuest: WaterWorld
9. Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
10. Burgertime

It was hard to narrow it down to just 10.
Honorable mentions go to (in alphabetical order)

Asteroids
Centipede
Commando
Crossbow
Dark Cavern
Dig Dug
Double Dragon
Enduro
ET
Haunted House
Ice Hockey
Keystone Kapers
Millipede
Missile Command
Ms Pac-Man
PitFall!
Presure Cooker
Q*Bert
River Raid
SeaQuest
Sky Jinks
Solaris
Star Wars - Jedi Arena
Super Challenge Baseball
Venture

#413 eseles OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:09 AM

1. Double Dragon
2. Pitfall
3. Missile Command
4. Asteroids
5. River Raid
6. Frogger
7 Space Invaders
8. Rampage
9. Dig Dug
10. Combat

I'll probably think of something crucial I've missed...

#414 Jr. Pac OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:13 PM

Pac-Man is #42?!? YUCK!

#415 2d gamer OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:06 PM

My current top 10:

1. Pengo (title screen, music, great graphics and not too blocky, text between stages, lots of mazes, sophisticated action/puzzle gameplay)

2. Stargate (title screen, great graphics and animation and not too blocky), text between stages, strategic gameplay)

3. Galaxian (title screen, great graphics not too blocky, excellent scoring system, tight gameplay, numbered stages)

4. Moon Patrol (title screen, great graphics, music, lots of animated enemies, not too blocky, side-scrollers age well, 3 skill levels, in-game text)

5. California games (3 complex music tracks, mind-blowing graphics, title screen, 4 complex games, lots in-game text)

6. missile command (no title screen but tons of options, excellent multi-tasking gameplay)

7. asteroids (no title but lots options, excellent multitasking gameplay, choice of defensive weaponry before gradius)

8. Crossbow (title/text, excellent graphics, lots stages, awesome dragon in the castle, tight level design, lots of enemies)

9. ms pac man (I never loved pac-man's run/maze gameplay in general, but this one has nice graphics and works well on atari and has title screen, music, and 4 mazes and is better than JR. in my opinion)

10. solaris (awesome but far too hard to beat I got close once or twice but never found solaris)

#416 jls403 OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri May 6, 2011 10:09 PM

View PostDamon Plus, on Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:38 AM, said:

View Postjls403, on Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:16 AM, said:

Anyone able to do an update? I'd be interested to see how the list looks now.

I'll try to update myself, but it will take some days, as I will start from the beginning.

I guess you're the same one that updates some of the Top 100 lists on Gamefaqs, right?


I am indeed.

#417 Damon Plus OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon May 9, 2011 3:08 AM

I have some important exams this month, but as I've said, I'll update the list. Probably by the end of the month we will have an updated list.

#418 Epyx_Fail OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue May 31, 2011 10:03 PM

1. Breakout
2. Circus Atari
3. Asteroids
4. Dig-dug
5. RealSports Volleyball
6. Berzerk
7. Warlords
8. Lock 'n' Chase
9. Space Cavern
10. Sky Diver

#419 ozma wars OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:39 AM

the best is
to sell yr. Atari stuff and finally buy a Colecovision
:twisted:
I beg yr. pardon, I was joking ... sorry AtariAge. :D :D :D
JUNO FIRST the best Atari 2600 conversion ever !

#420 Mingy Jongo OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:15 PM

Time for me to update my list:

1. Joust (Atari)
2. Stargate/Defender II (Atari)
3. Cosmic Ark (Imagic)
4. Atlantis (Imagic)
5. Battlezone (Atari)
6. Phoenix (Atari)
7. Missile Command (Atari)
8. Adventure (Atari)
9. Yars' Revenge (Atari)
10. Kaboom! (Activision)

#421 Shroo-man OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:57 AM

1. Dolphin
2. Space Invaders
3. Enduro
4. Sea Quest
5. Centipede
6. Quickstep
7. Laser Gates
8. Cosmic Ark
9. Mario Bros
10. Space Shuttle

#422 irata0062 OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:27 AM

Even with homebrew software my Top 10 is like follows:

01 - Montezuma's Revenge
02 - H.E.R.O
03 - Pitfall 2
04 - Mr. Do's Castle
05 - A VCS-tec Challenge
06 - HALO 2600
07 - Stella's Stocking
08 - Mountain King
09 - Another Adventure
10 - Spider Fighter

#423 Vaughan OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:53 PM

I could change but these are what come to mind:

1. Space Invaders
2. Missile Command
3. Adventure
4. Superman
5. Pengo
6. Dodge Em
7. Centipede
8. Circus Atari
9. Video Pinball
10. Mr Do

These are not strictly in order - except the top 2. By far my favorite game is Space Invaders - it just IS, you know? I can't think of a home version I prefer, and even Atari screwed up when they made a version for the Atari 400/800. I also like Missile Command a lot. That one got better for the 400/800, but I have a soft spot for the VCS version.

The others are just terrific. Dodge Em is a lot of fun if you crank the difficulty levels (the easier levels are easily beatable due to the patterns). Circus Atari drives me crazy - in a good way.

Video Pinball has all kinds of things wrong with it, not least because most of the time it seems to play itself. But at the time it was something else and I loved it.

Pengo and Mr Do are simply good arcade conversions. Adventure and Superman were played endlessly.

#424 Andrew Davie OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:48 AM

Historically, this post was the first reference to Boulder Dash® in the top 100 list.

#425 Smoogy OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:50 AM

1. Pitfall II
2. River Raid
3. Combat
4. Galaxian
5. Centipede
6. Warlords
7. Robot Tank
8. Moon Patrol
9. Video Olympics
10. Ice Hockey




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