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- Pitfall! The original king of rage quitting, Pitfall! is the rare 2600 title that remains on the lips and minds of gamers around the world even more than 30 years after its release.
- Battlezone. People scoff at the 2600’s admittedly limited capabilities, but in the right hands, the system could produce remarkable things. Battlezone stands as the systems finest graphical achievement, one of the earliest examples of a first-person shooter, complete with 3d graphics.
- Berzerk. Berzerk’s multi-directional shooting action has helped cement its legacy as one of the Atari’s finest action titles. Maze games were common in the system, but Berzerk added a shooting component that took its simple mazes to another level.
- Secret Quest. Atari’s answer to Legend of Zelda wasn’t a fantasy game, but instead a science fiction title. You are an unnamed hero tasked with blowing up eight space stations using a blend of simple sword-based combat and brain-bending puzzle solving.
Apr 16, 2012 · The Atari 2600 was the system that started it all, so it felt fitting to kick off our Week of Love with a countdown of the 25 best games to come out on
Oct 24, 2024 · The Atari 2600 may not be the very first video game home console, but it was certainly the first one to cut through to mainstream entertainment in a way gaming had never done before. It’s easy to trace a lineage between the success of the Atari 2600 and the enduring significance that this ever-expanding industry continues to enjoy, even if the system itself ended in rather catastrophic ...
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Aug 27, 2024 · Combat, as its name implies, focuses on one thing and one thing only: combat.A pack-in title for the Atari 2600, Combat excels best when played by two players. As each player commands a tank vehicle, the objective is to destroy the opposing tank as many times as possible within two minutes and sixteen seconds — the player with the most points wins.
- Pitfall!
- Donkey Kong
- Pac-Man & MS Pac Man
- Mario Bros.
- Space Invaders
- Jungle Hunt
- River Raid
- Frogger
- Q*Bert
- Dig Dug
Pitfall! deservedly takes the top spot! Those Microsoft Paint style graphics were the real deal back in the day, and even though games have quite clearly developed since the ’80s, this arcade classic is still up there amongst the greatest titles ever made. Some of you might have played the smartphone version of this game in recent years, but you ne...
Another game that hardly needs an introduction is Donkey Kong, the ladder climbing game in which ‘Jump Man’, a.k.a Mario has to save his beloved girl from the clutches of our banana-loving simian. If you look up the definition of ‘addictive’ in the dictionary, the picture below will be staring back at you. This game was the best, and it still provi...
I couldn’t decide where to put Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man, so I stuck them both together. Think of it as a ‘2-4-1’ offer. Both games are timeless, but Ms Pac-Man has the edge when it comes to having the biggest appeal for collectors. Both games follow the same pattern of moving around a maze ‘nomming up tasty pixels and staying away from bad guys. The ...
This next title hardly needs any introduction. Many Mario games over the years have included this classic arcade game as an extra playable mode, helping to give gamers that ‘golden age of gaming’ experience. Developed by gaming legends Shigeru Miyamoto and Gameboy developer Gunpei Yokoi, this game features Mario and Luigi as they kick ass and take ...
Now this is a title that pretty much everyone in the entire world will have played or witnessed being played at some stage in their lives. Space Invaders was one of the most popular arcade cabinets ever made. Its popularity lives on in everything from mugs and lunchboxes to hoodies and posters even today. You can play it on the best retro handhelds...
Jungle Hunt was one of the first computer games to use a technique called parallax scrolling. It’s essentially when the character moves faster then the background scrolls, creating the feeling of depth in a game. Putting aside the groundbreaking (for the time) techniques used in this game for the moment, the gameplay itself was wild! Swing from vin...
Next up on our list is River Raid, a Dambusters inspired game where the player flies along the ‘River of No Return’. The aim of the game is to shoot first and ask questions later in this vertical-scrolling shoot-’em-up. Over one million of these cartridges were sold back in the day, making it one of the most popular titles for the console. Heck, it...
No one likes seeing a squashed animal on the roadside, but that’s a very real terror that you might have to come to terms with in this next title. Frogger sees players trying to get a load of frogs across a busy road, avoiding traffic including lorries and bulldozers. To top it all off, once you get to the halfway point, you’ve got to contend with ...
I remember having the next title in our list on my mobile as a teenager. I used to play Q*bert on the way to the city while riding around on trains on busses. It’s super fun and more than a little bizarre. This action-fuelled puzzler is built in an axonometric third-person perspective. In other words, it’s made to look 3D. Q*bert must change all of...
Fans of the Mr Driller series might recognise this next title. Dig Dug may well be the first strategic-digging-puzzle game for any home console. The player must dig down through different levels of coloured soil and defeat enemies. The level ends when you have defeated all of the enemies on the screen. ‘How do you defeat said enemies’ I hear you as...
Feb 23, 2021 · Space Invaders. Though undoubtedly inferior when compared to the arcade version, the Atari 2600 port of Space Invaders remains a serviceable way to experience this all-time video game classic. It may be a bit blockier and slightly less responsive than the original, but it's a full-featured, faithful rendition of one of the most recognizable ...
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May 25, 2023 · The Atari 2600 console holds a special and revered place in gaming history. It is widely recognized as one of the most iconic gaming consoles ever made, loved by fans around the globe for its impressive collection of classic games. In this article, we will uncover some of the finest Atari games, shining a spotlight on hidden gems that often go unnoticed. Join us on a nostalgic journey back to ...
