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Mar 17, 2009 · After looking into all of your suggestions (thank you!), I've come up with a new type of 2-player game: The simultaneous score competition: Two players play at the same time and compete for a high-score, but do not affect the other player's game-play. Here's the list so far: 1) Head to head: Players directly battle each other for glory
- Best 2600 two-player games?
The third player has nothing to do, we tried alter the rules...
- Best 2600 two-player games?
- Warlords
- Ice Hockey
- Slot Racers
- Indy 500
- Super Breakout
- Frogs and Flies
- Mario Bros.
- Joust
- Outlaw
- Combat
We will start this list with a title that is unique, not because it is multiplayer, but because it supports four frickin players! A port of the arcade game, Warlords is a paddle game that plays like an advanced version of pong. Getting the ball past your opponent is not enough. You have to get past them multiple times to break down the wall that th...
Ice Hockey is one of the best sports games ever on the Atari. Considering the limitations of the 2600, it’s amazing how Activision was able to make this one so much fun. The way the puck glides and bounces, it almost feels like air hockey, which is not a bad thing. The control jumps to the player closest to the puck, which sounds like it could get ...
Published by Atari in 1978, Slot Racers is probably one of the oldest games on this list. The game itself is supposed to be based on slot cars, but it is hard to see the connection. Two “cars” drive around a maze while taking shots at each other. It kind of plays like “Combat” except you are on a set track which does add some difficulty to the game...
Think Super Sprint but on Atari. It’s a standard overhead view of the track as the two cars race around to collect laps. The first thing to note is the game is fast but has fluid and responsive controls. This makes for fun gameplay and the graphics are pretty standard for the 2600. The basic racing is already enough fun to make sure this game has a...
Breakout was a colorful game based on the concept of PONG. You bump your ball into a rainbow wall of bricks at the screen top until you break them all. There have been many variations of this classic through the years but Breakout was the first. Part puzzle game, part reflexes., the difficulty level increases as you progress farther through the gam...
Frogs and Flies was always one of my favorite games. You take control of two frogs and battle it out for dinner in the swamp. It does seem strange while reading but the game is fun. Basically, you just jump back and forward between two lily pads and try to catch the flies buzzing by. The multiplayer here is fun and challenging. Not only do you have...
As a kid that never owned an NES, this was as good as it was going to get. I remember this game from the arcade and this is a pretty good port. Basically, you hit the creatures from the underside of the platform to stun them, then you have to jump up to their level to kick them off. Each level offers new monsters with different abilities and challe...
Another great arcade port is Joust. There were a few changes but it’s the same game at the core. You fly around on a giant ostrich and try to hit your opponents from above to take them out. Like Mario Bros, this is a “co-op” game that is played as more of a competition. And just like Mario, half the fun of this game is bumping your partner all over...
Outlaw is an often overlooked game that has some of the same appeal as “Combat”. It is essentially an old west-style shooter where your only goal is to hit your target (or opponent) on the other side of the screen. Each level will have different obstacles to make your goal more difficult. Things like cacti and wagons will block your way. Sometimes ...
Last comes the favorite of everyone, the one, and only Combat. Combat is considered one of the best multiplayer games ever. The game is set in a war zone, where two tanks battle it out. It’s simple point-and-shoot. Like Slot Racers, Combat shines with its variations. Bouncing bullets, invisible tanks, Remote controlled bullets. You will never get b...
Jul 5, 2006 · The third player has nothing to do, we tried alter the rules to make it somewhat fun with three and coudn't come up with anything. So if you have three players or fewer, you can pass on playing Party Mix. You can play the games with only two players, but there are a lot better two player 2600 games mentioned in this thread.
Mar 23, 2021 · The game makes up for this by providing a doubles mode for 2 players that has each player having 2 kings each to protect and control of 2 guards which works pretty well. The 2006 update to this game is an impressive upgrade – the arcade game adds in extra balls and the old 2600 port didn’t have that feature but the homebrew update does and also provides decent CPU opponents.
The Super Smash Bros. of the VCS. The big daddy of multiplayer mayhem on the Atari 2600. Warlords is a four player only game using the innovative paddle controllers where you and three others have the best multiplayer action you could ever dream of. Every player shielded a corner of the screen from a ball that eats away at your corner if touched.
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