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SepticLemon

My Xbox360 has recently given me a better impression on the Atari 2600 with GameRoom.

Yes... I'm one of those "Weird guys" who actually likes GameRoom on the 360. But after a few weeks of playing, I'm tempted in getting an actual Atari 2600, either the Woody, or Junior model. So far, the games I really like on it are Yar's Revenge, River Raid and Pitfall.

Does anyone else here have an actual 2600 console, and what are you fave games for it?

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If you have a PS2, then there are a couple of great Atari Collections for it, Atari Anthology and Activision Anthology. My favorite game is Seaquest, and I am one of the few people who enjoyed both ET and Pacman as a kid. Yars Revenge and River Raid are awesome, as you already know.

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Chucko

Atari 2600 is truly one of the greatest of all time. But the sad thing is, a fraction of gamers don`t know what it is and will bash it for not being a shooter or something.

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SepticLemon

Chucko wrote:

Atari 2600 is truly one of the greatest of all time. But the sad thing is, a fraction of gamers don`t know what it is and will bash it for not being a shooter or something.

TBH though, I was kinda the same when I was a kid, back in the 90s my local youth club had an Atari 2600 that was never used. I tried it one day after waiting forever to get a turn on the MegaDrive, I set it up, and put Kangaroo in, Wow I said, Bad Donkey Kong Clone, and I put it down. Not really the best game to play when you have access to a SNES and MegaDrive, but it's a case of playing better games for the system.

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Corbs

I have an Atari 2600 and here are a few of my favorites:

Keystone Kapers
Kaboom
Frostbite
Dragonfire
Cosmic Ark
Demon Attack
Yars Revenge
Swordquest Waterworld
Laser Blast
River Raid
Spider Fighter

Plain old gamer :)

Corbs

Yeah Haunted House and Warlords are two of my favorites. In truth I bet we could both list a tons of favorites. Great console and one I still enjoy sitting down with when I get the chance.

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SilentJ

OMG! Haunted House! That's it! That's the game I've been trying to remember for the longest time. I played the 2600 whenever I used to go to my cousin's house back in the day. I remembered one game above all but I could never recall it's name until now. Thank you so much! I can't believe it's finally over! Now I gotta get a hold of it somehow. I used to have an Atari 7800 but my mom gave it away.

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The_Fox

I'm not a huge 2600 fan. I'm no graphics whore, but I have a certain cut off for what I can tolerate that most 2600 games can't meet. Not that it makes the games bad, though.

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the_shpydar

By mentioning Frostbite (AKA my favorite 2600 game of all time), Corbie shall be spared when the revolution comes. =)

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Slapshot

Kaboom is the stuff.... that was the first game I ever played! (I was 3yrs old)

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SavageBlackWolf

My ex girlfriend gave the one of the original atari 2600s. It`s still in my neighbor`s utility building and has 20 some games along with the console case/cover. I might have to check it out in a little bit to see if it still works. I also got a newer version in my closet where the games are pre-installed on the console, too. And thank you to whomever mentioned Kangaroo. I had completely forgotten about that game until i heard the name. I never got a chance to play Haunted House. so i might see if i can find it, too.

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Ravage

I can't remember any names now. I had a few, one was like joist or something. I just can't remember what they were all called. I remember really liking that one with the tanks where you shoot the other tank. Like that Wii Play remake.

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Old_School

So of anyone reading this post, were any of you alive when the Atari was the thing? I was and had several Ataris... I am just asking, not wanting to offend...Anyways, I have the last one I received somewhere...Atari 2600 woody model, I wasn't a fan of the redesign...
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I had/have still, in no particular order:
Bezerk
Combat
Circus Atari
Drag Race
Pitfall
Pitfall 2: The Lost Caverns (Favorite of all time)
Sea Quest
SwordQuest: Fire (No manual or comic, pretty much a b&#*h without it and pointless)
Pacman
Ms. Pacman
Qbert
Donkey Kong (Original white Nintendo release, like the actual first run)
Zaxon
Defender
Defender 2
Xar's Revernge
Galaga (BA game)
Astroids
Astroblast
Desert Falcon
Mario Bros.
Just to name a few, but I should still have most of these, I need to find it! Atari 2600 on widescreen...haha...Oh yeah, if you love the Activision games, check this out! click here

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7th_lutz

Old+School wrote:

So of anyone reading this post, were any of you alive when the Atari was the thing?

Yes. I was born the year after the Atari 2600 came out. I was not into videogames back when Atari, not Nintendo was king. I only remembered wanting a video game system back in 1983 for Christmas and that's it I could remember for video game consoles from the era.

The video game stuff that I remembered from that era was the video game related cartoons, and breakfast cereals. I got into the Atari 2600 in 1988 with me having an Atari 2600 Jr.

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the_shpydar

I was around when the Atari 2600 was out, and it's what really got me into gaming. I remember the days when "Have you played Atari today" wasn't just a slogan, but a legitimate question. Everyone was playing Atari in those days -- kids, teens, adults -- everyone.

When i was a kid i originally had a Woody, then later a "Vader" model. I currently have a Woody model that's modded for RCA video output, and far too many games to list here. As i mentioned above, Frostbite is my all-time fave 2600 game, and probably one of my all-time fave games, period.

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