Atari 2600 Games That Don't Suck 2
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Love your Atari 2600 and buy good games for it. Please don't play games that suck.
Frostbite
Turmoil
Pengo
Beany Bopper
Private Eye
Fantastic Voyage
Galaxian
Enduro
Joust
Yars Revenge
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00:53 Frostbite (19xx)
01:57 Yars' Revenge (19xx)
03:23 Turmoil (19xx)
04:38 Joust (19xx)
05:44 Pengo (19xx)
06:29 Enduro (19xx)
07:41 Private Eye (19xx)
08:54 Galaxian (19xx)
09:26 Fantastic Voyage (19xx)
10:14 Beany Bopper (19xx)
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Dr Weston A. Price did extensive research on these issues early in the twentieth century. Take a look at his books and there are several local chapters across the US with good resources. Hope this helps!
I actually liked E.T. when I was little. It was different, and challenging, and had a way to win the game unlike most other 2600 games.
Stumbled onto your channel and have been watching your old review and lists. LOVING THEM! Have subscribed, so please keep up the awesome work!
Do a Part 3 MJ, really enjoy this series.
New To The Channel, But This Takes Me Back Over 30 Years To My Childhood! Keep It Up!!!
Part 3! Part 3!
Thanks for bringing back nostalgic memories! It was fun to see some games I never bought back in the day. My all time favorites were: H.E.R.O, Mario Bros, Pitfall, Private Eye, Rampage and Crystal Castles.
Hoping for a playlist of these with more added. Great stuff, and many of them I missed out on when I was a kid.
I LOVE these gameplay videos! That is what sets your videos apart from the others
MetalJesus,
Here are a few of my additions to your list of Atari Games That Don't Suck™
1. Kaboom! - So simple in concept, so difficult to master, so addictive. For years I hosted a Kaboom tournament at my home. I still have to pull out this cart from time to time. This is a game that can really remind you of the communal aspects of owning an Atari in the early 80s. Competing with your friends over points or stages was such a big part of the fun, and one of the reasons why the graphics didn't really matter if the gameplay was programmed smartly.
2. MegaMania - Like all good Activision games... it starts out so deceptively easy and boring. But I defy any newcomer to the game to get past five screens. And then beyond that. Watch as the aliens dance around, randomly, continuing to f&*# with you. All while you have a rapidly depleting energy bar. Talk about stress! The gameplay is fast and exciting and never lets up. Great fun!
3. Video Pinball - I know a lot of people will think "What?" But there's so much great about this oddball, abstract afterthought of a pinball emulation that i would really need a separate blog post to write about it. Let me just summarize and say that once you get into it, you eventually start calling it "Jedi Ball".
4. Adventure - Does anything need to be said? A classic that will always remain a classic.
5. Space War - Basically the space version of Combat... many variants of play for two people. Once again, a great communal game.
6. Frogger - A great port of a great classic arcade game.
7. Defender - Another great port... notable for actually making the gameplay of Defender much more streamlined and easy for novices, who may have otherwise been put off by the multi-buttoned coin-op. Atari really pulled out the stops and somehow managed to fit in all features of the arcade version with just one joystick and one button, and still managed to make a fun, fast-paced and engaging game that had a fair level of stress in it! Love that disappearing ship. ROM limits at its finest. (The follow-up, Stargate, actually had graphics that were a lot closer to the coin-op, but somehow lost some of the 2600 magic of the original Defender. Agree? Disagree?)
8. Maze Craze (or Maze Mania, depending on the market) - Another amazing game for two or more friends to wile away an afternoon. A game that taps into our very basic problem-solving instincts... finding one's way out of a maze, and adds competition, threat and collaborative skill in numerous variants, plus invisible mazes (!!!!!!) for added frustration. Again, Atari shined when it took the most simple abstract concepts and made them fun.
I will add honorable mentions to Air Sea Battle as another Combat-like two-player variety pack of games.... and, don't laugh, Street Racer, the most streamlined and primal quick-twitch-developing tool ever made.
Fuck yeah, Kaboom
I forgot megamania. ..used to play that a lot
Where's ET? (joke)
defender one of my favorites but.. the goonies was the best imo :)
Cough Keystone Capers Cough
Cough Beamrider Cough
Metal Jesus you are so awesome! It's great that you are keeping old games alive, also that you are an older gamer like myself, and laso that you love heavy metal :)
Yours faithfully,
New and lifelong subscriber...
Great series guys, just came upon it by chance. Keep up the good work.
How is it that I just now found your channel?! Your videos are amazingly well done.
Some of my favorite games on the 2600 are stargate (aka defender II), tunnel runner, and tapper.
I'm so glad you made a sequel... the first "Atari Games That Don't Suck" was actually the way I discovered your channel... BEFORE All Gen Gamers! That's right brother, I've been subbed for a while now. Keep up the good work! I love Enduro and Galaxian! What do you think of Crystal Castles, Carnival, and Mouse Trap? I don't think you mentioned any of those in your previous video, but I adore them.
Awesome video. This helps a lot with my future collecting for the 2600. I usually pass on most games I encounter at the swap meet or thrift store. I'm on the look out for Turmoil now!
Megamania, Night Driver and Kaboom were my favorites.
Nice video it was a lot of fun to watch.
Not sure if you've ever done a video on 2600 homebrews, but some of my favorite games for the system have emerged from that scene. Some favorites are Skeleton+, Toyshop Trouble, Lead, Space Treat Deluxe, and Dungeon.
Great video, waiting for part 3. :-)
Another QUALITY video. Thanks man,you really fill that niche for nostalgic gaming while providing history, personal insight and variety.
@Larry Kool the gamer thanks for your comment..next time try and be a little more timely as I made mine 10 fuckin years ago!!! Lol
The back story for Yar's Revenge is a classic. I believe Centipede had an interesting back story as well...something about an elf with a magic wand.
Really cool video! Im glad I suscribed!
Great episode! You mentioned quite a few games I am unaware of. Turmoil looks really cool and sort of reminds me of Tempest 2000 in a way, where you are sort of locked to a specific area, and you have to base your game around the multitude of specific enemy patterns. Likewise, Fantastic Voyage looks like a pretty neat shooter. And as far as Private Eye--I haven't played it, but man, the visuals look great. Few 2600 titles are *that* varied and involved. It's definitely impressive!
Cool videos once again. ;) You hit most of the big ones I would've suggested, but there are a couple others I'd suggest keeping an eye out for:
One is "Off The Wall," which is without a doubt the best Breakout-style game on the entire system. It's kind of like a proto-Arkanoid, with power-up capsules and a bat who keeps trying to deflect your ball. Very, very addictive and awesome, and I highly recommend it.
Also, surprised you didn't mention Keystone Kapers! That one's a true classic.
Keep up the great work. Yes do a part 3! If there are any more games that dont suck!!!!
I thought I knew all the games and I've never heard of Private Eye. Nice find, looks like they cribbed some tricks from Pitfall for that. Others I've got a soft spot for that you haven't mentioned are Reactor, Star Wars Jedi Arena and Empire Strikes Back, Megamania, Zenji and Riddle of the Sphinx.
Moon Patrol was my favorite.
A favorite of mine, as well, despite the lackluster port. I always dove into it on the arcade.
Damn, just found your Channel and sifting through your vids but everything looks good so far! It's so sad, I had one Atari 2600 in my youth and my cousin had tons of games and the family gave it all away... if I still had all that stuff I would dive through the cartridges like Scrooge McDuck but probably it went to a garage sale or worse :/. Still got the Combat game with original packaging though - and a working copy of both, Dark Chambers and River Raid (which was even banned in my country for a while). I'll look through more videos now I guess.
Cheers!,
Osselpi
Cool video man; went back and watched the first one too and they are all great games :)
Awesome video! Love the Grim Fandango print! If I am correct its making a comeback in a updated format! I would love to see if you would do a top 10 PC games from the early days. Rock on!
I can tell you right now what the top 10 PC games were - pre 1986!!
1. Jumpman
2. Lode Runner
3. Boulder Dash
4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
5. Ultima 3
6. Impossible Mission
7. Bruce Lee
8. Realm of Impossibility
9. Archon
10. Space Taxi
Yes, Zork was a great series as it put Infocom on the map. My favorites were Cutthroats, and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Yars Revenge lol OMG!! I have not said those two words in over two decades lol. Classic my friend! Man, Demon Attack, Fantastic Voyage...you so took my back to my childhood lol. You rock my friend!
I second the comment about Moon Patrol. That and Haunted House were two of my favorites. Though I don't know how'd they hold up today.
I enjoy your video and look forward to more in this series. Maybe feature other consoles?
Very good video and reviews, man! Have you played montezuma´s revenge? One of the best in my opinion.
Awesome episode brong on part 3!,,
nice video man! thank you. Keep it up!
The two missing from the two videos that I like are:
SeaQuest - simple shoot' em up with twists.
Circus (Atari) - pop all the red balloons and you're hooked!
Now, I don't personally think Yar's Revenge is as good as everyone says. I don't know what people see in it. In order to get the big scores you have to eat away at the shield for about 5 minutes a round.
With Yars Revenge it's well worth looking up the manual (easy to find online) as there are some really nice game variations including one called Ultimate Yars that makes gameplay a bit more complex and tactical.
Snoopy and the red baron is maybe my favorite game of all time, and I'm so glad you added Enduro. My dad got me addicted to that game, don't blink.
Spirter fighter, megamania, stellar track,guruss,codebreaker,starmaster,planet patrol,video pinball,submarine commander,slot racers miniature golf,gravitar,flag capture. All my go to games! Keep up the great work!
I didn't just enjoy the last in this series, i enjoy every vid you do Metal Jesus!
Great videos (both 1 and 2). I suggest "Space Jockey" a horizontal scrolling space ship shooter. An all time favorite! Also "Fast Eddie" that's almost Donkey Kong like, nut instead if barrels to jump there were enemies to jump that randomly go from short (jump able) to mid to really tall on their legs. Timing jumps with so many unpredictable enemies was really intense!
Wow, your microphone sound sure improved since part 1. :)
YES!!! A new episode.
Robot Tank, Spider Fighter, Sea Quest, and Vanguard, were a few of my favorites, growing up.
Sea Quest! It should be in both videos :)
Vanguard was a great port.
Great video. Some of my favorite games on here.
Great reviews! Loved both of the "Atari games that don't suck" series. Thx MJR
your videos are very helpful for new collectors of old game consoles
Cool video thanks Metal Jesus !
The t-shirt is from the 20th Anniversary show, I believe. They sold it for a very limited time on their web site... as I was not able to fly to NYC to see it.
My favorites that you did not mention have always been:
1. Pitfall! - Great Graphics
2. Keystone Capers - Fun Police chase game
3. Crackpots - Kill the bugs quickly!!
4. Kaboom! - Simple bomb catching game that NEVER gets old!
5. Donkey Kong - simple and basic, but surprisingly enjoyable!
6. Boxing - looks kind of silly but surprisingly fun
Saxysaboy77 Keystone Capers and the given Pitfall of course
Great review. The Atari 2600 VCS brought me with a lot of hours of good entertainment. I'd like to see "Atari 2600 Games That Don't Suck 3". Thank you and congratulations for the good quality of your videos. Keep going!.
Seaquest! I spent so much time on that game! Incredibly paced, tense, and strategic. You need to do a part 3, man! And don't forget Moon Patrol!
Great stuff. I also loved Adventure, Tunnel Runner, Chopper Command, Spider Fighter, and Ms. Pac-Man on the Atari 2600.
Coolest gamer ever, plays guitar, has long hair, great game footage has the metal and rock in the title and good content. Who could ask for more. Great videos
Did you try dragonstomper from starpath? I've discovered few days ago... it's fantastic.
Cool video. I played the daylights out of Yars' Revenge back in the day. Still do on occasion. Great mix of games. Some I have as 2600, some on Atari Flashback edition for the PS2. Some I've never heard of and will be on the lookout for.
I was a fan of "Chopper Command" and "Stampede" by Activision, anyone else?
"Chopper Command" was way cool for its time but I also loved (& still do) "Battle-Zone" where your in a tank & you can shoot other tanks & even UFO's.
I preferred Chopper Command to the official 2600 port of Defender. I felt Defender was a huge letdown, especially after playing the original arcade.
@@theyamo7219 Indeed! Although Atari redeemed theirselves with Stargate (AKA Defender II).
I have an atari jr when I was a kid and it has a 64 built pre-set games and it was so nice to see in this video the names of the games that I used to play as a kid because when I select the games to play in my atari jr,it just starts right away without the title.Hehe, I saw alot of my childhood games in your list.
Thanks for making this. I played this system when we couldn't afford an NES, thus making me recognize all these. Great vid.
awesome video man
A brilliant list, man - I agree with all your picks. For the next Atari Games that Dont Suck, you should look into these guys. Every one of them has kept me entertained for hours:
The Empire Strikes Back (Parker Brothers)
Fast Food (Telesys)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari)
Adventure (Atari)
Quick Step! (Imagic)
Kaboom! (Activision)
Mountain King (CBS Electronics)
Eggomania (US Games)
Nice video, there were many games I didn't know!
But you have forgotten of some great games, like Laser Gates, Keystone Kapers, Jungle Hunt and The Smurfs, to name a few... :D
I remember Pengo for the PC. That and King's Quest II were among my first 6 games! Also, Paratrooper, Novatron, Castle Adventure, and 3-Demon.
Great video MJR. I do not have some of these games but I need to get more Atari 2600 games period.
What I love about Atari is it was just about the games and that was it so games were never flashy.
Ahh yes! I just was playing my Atari vadar last night and was happy to see this video pop up. You have definitely recommended some classics I have not even heard of. *cough* Beam Rider *cough*
We are talking about graphics from 1978-1984. The graphics are pretty primitive, but that's why developers had to focus on GAMEPLAY. It's the reason people still want to play the games even today.
Great review dude
i love watching these vids on my days off
oh and I like your list, Joust is one of my favorite games of all time, and Yars Revenge was pretty cool too. And I think most people like Galaxian.
I remember a double-ended Atari game. One side was a haunted house, the other was Spike's Peak - a mountain climbing game. I loooooved those games!
Between the 2 vids you hit most of my favorites. Here's some others I would add: Adventure, Star Master, Frankenstein's Monster, Armor Ambush, Air Raiders, No Escape!, and Activision's Ice Hockey.
Another great video
Im not big into 2600, but you're kinda getting me interested in some of these games. Good round up and explanation of why they're fun
yes again very useful thanks! Can't wait, I'm getting my first Atari 2600 tomorrow!
I have that game, and it's on the list for upcoming videos. It's crazy shooting those bowties, hamburgers and other random stuff. Very cool and fun!
Awesome list, several there I have not played before so cool.
Although a little rare Planet Patrol from Spectravideo is quite a good game.
Nice video mate!!!
one game that's mean is Wizard of Wor
Many of the 2600’s games didn’t hold up very well over the years, but there are some fun competitive head-to-head games like Activision’s Tennis, Freeway, Ice Hockey, M Network’s Frogs and Flies, and Atari’s Super Football, Outlaw & Warlords. For 1 player there’s Activision’s HERO, River Raid, Keystone Kapers, Pitfall II & Seaquest and Atari’s Phoenix, Berserk, Ms Pac Man
Have you checked out "Robot Tank"? Really cool first person shooter. The screens give you rain, which create mud and your tank is less mobile. Fog, where enemies are hard to find, and Night where you rely on your radar. That one along with River Raid, and HERO were my favorites.
Adventure was also a classic. Wow. Beanie Bopper. I haven't thought of that game since 1983. Talk about a blast from the past.
Never seen some of those like Fantastic Voyage and Private Eye. One of my favorites was Adventure. I know a lot of people made fun of the Duck Dragons but I always liked the challenge of making it through the screens alive and even being able to complete the quest. Of course you can't forget the easter egg included. As a 9 year old that was mind blowing!
E.T. was a great game actually, if you knew the secrets to it. You could make E.T.s spaceship land on top of Elliot and squash him. That was always fun.
Loved ET... I only played the easy difficulty ( No FBI or Scientist ). But once you learned the tricks, it was challenging but rewarding. To be honest I think most people just hate on it because it's cool to do it, and makes you seem like you know your shit. But I finished the game all the time as a kid. So if an adult can't do it, they are just kinda stupid IMO...
I had Phoenix as a kid because I liked the arcade version, and it was one of my favorite cartridges. I also really liked the 2600 version of Defender. One rainy Sunday afternoon I started playing it and ended up getting to level 99. After that, the game "turned over" and went back to level 1, and all of the enemies were slow again. I had like 15 extra ships, so I realized that I could have essentially played the game forever if I wanted to. I stopped playing at that point and took a picture of the screen with my high score (on my 110 camera lol).
Off the top of my head Midnight Magic, H.E.R.O., Montezuma's Revenge, Tron Deadly Discs, and Dark Cavern.
I was also really impressed with "Spider-Man" (web swinging!) and "Discs of Tron". "Surround" was EPIC 2 (or was it 4?) players that played just like the light-cycle scene in Tron (movie) but the "walls" you build don't fade away, it's all about who can block the other in so they crash into your walls or the ones they make. White-knuckle/ hand cramping action! Cheers!
Cool games. I would like to suggest a few hidden gems that don't get mentioned often.
Mountain King (cool music)
Omega Race (excellent arcade port, but it requires a controller that slides over the VCS stick)
Amidar (a pretty decent arcade port)
Wizard of War (excellent arcade port)
I've never really been into the atari that much because it was a little bit before my time. However, your excitement for the console intrigues me to play it again!
I see deathsmiles in the background! :D I gotta start looking for more atari games.
Thanks for the suggestions. Remember to mention Lock n' Chase and Tunnel Runner
Check out Klax. I believe it was the final 2600 game released (in 1990). Hard game to find, but one of my favorites.
You need to check Climber 5, I think it's a homebrew game but it was physically released & it's pretty fun.
All for Atari 2600:
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe, Adventure, Barnstorming, Battlezone, Burgertime, Cosmic Ark, Dodge 'em, Jr. Pac-Man, Jungle Hunt, Kaboom, Laser Blast, Lock 'n' Chase,
Mario Bros, Midnight Magic, Millipede, Moon Patrol, Mouse Trap, Ms. Pac-Man,
Reactor, Spider Fighter, Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back, Tunnel Runner and Vanguard.
Yes, just yes.
Burgertime, 3D Tic Tac Toe, and Laser Blast SUCK BIG TIME. The rest are really GOOD - especially Jr. Pac, Ms Pac, Millipede, and Moon Patrol.
I would even argue that even Pac Man gets too much hate. As a pac man port, sure it's weak as fuck, but as a stand alone game, it's not really that bad
MetalJesusRocks you should review the atari flashback games volume 1 & 2 for the ps4. As well as Midway arcade origins for ps3. By review, I mean go through the games and tell us how to play them like you did here.
I had forgotten about Turmoil! Loved that game. Spent hours playing it. I remember it was one of those 2600 game that I had but no one else seemed to have it. Solar Fox I also loved and no one else I knew had that one either. Good list.
I haven't played Fathom, Jungle hunt, or dolphin but they are interesting.
As are some of the games for the starpath add on like survival island, escape from the maze master, and phasor patrol. (Those last two titles I might have the names a bit wrong on.)
I still have fond memories of playing Q-bert on my 2600, although it's been so long, I couldn't tell you how well it has held up over time...
Loved your lists, mine would also include Elk Attack, Beam Rider, and who doesn’t love Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Weird yo-yo Pac-Man action, 3D horizontal tempest, and chainsaws. What’s not to love?
The honorable mentions covered many of my favorites. I would add Kaboom!, Bowling, and Circus Atari. Activision's Ice Hockey was really fun with two players. Midnight Magic was a good pinball game. Asteroids, Millipede, Winter/Summer/California Games, Grand Prix, Gyruss, Astroblast, Megamania, RealSports Volleyball, RealSports Soccer, Double Dunk, Trick Shot
Cool video. I just subscribed. 😊
I really just tried to pick one song off each major album. I love multiple songs on every one of them! :)