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This is the first I’m hearing of the Atari VCS. As someone that lived through the original Atari era I don’t think most of the games would hold up for much rep

This is the first I’m hearing of the Atari VCS. As someone that lived through the original Atari era I don’t think most of the games would hold up for much replay ability at all. They were fun because they were all we had. They were very crude. Pitfall was one of the best and I can’t imagine myself playing that for more than a few minutes. Commodore 64 games on the other hand would still be quite fun today.

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reaperducer 7y ago
My wife bought me six carts earlier this week. I play for a few hours at least every other week. Most games are very playable because they were designed to be good to play, not to be flashy for Twitch and VC money. The best part is that the games that you couldn't afford to buy back when they were new are $3 used, or $0 emulated. So you can play anything you want.
- JohnJamesRambo 7y ago
  What games do you like? Are you playing them on an original Atari 2600? That’s awesome.
  - reaperducer 7y ago
    I gravitate toward the really old ones for nostalgia's sake. The ones with the text-only labels. But the ones I play most often are the ones with good gameplay: Dig Dug, Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Tron, Air Sea Battle, Moon Patrol, Jungle Hunt. I play on real hardware. There's a place in Pittsburgh called DK Oldies that sells refurbed 2600's online with a 90-day warranty. I have one of those Retron77 machines, too, but it doesn't work with all games. Most notably, paddle games. Which is a shame because I really like Circus Atari.
hnlmorg 7y ago
I still have the original hardware hooked up. There's a few games that definitely hold my interest: * Qbert * Pac-Man / Ms Pac-Man (I mean, the gameplay on that is a classic) * Battlezone * Centipede / Millipede tbh mostly the arcade conversions (with exception of Battlezone) That all said, I do definitely agree with your point that the vast majority of 2600 games don't hold up well compared to stuff released a few years later. And in the case of the arcade conversions, there's definitely better versions of those games on other system -- playing them on the Atari is really more because "I can" rather than because "they compare better". Even so, I do still really enjoy playing on it.
dep_b 7y ago
Beamrider is still pretty enjoyable

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reaperducer 7y ago

My wife bought me six carts earlier this week. I play for a few hours at least every other week. Most games are very playable because they were designed to be good to play, not to be flashy for Twitch and VC money. The best part is that the games that you couldn't afford to buy back when they were new are $3 used, or $0 emulated. So you can play anything you want.

JohnJamesRambo 7y ago
What games do you like? Are you playing them on an original Atari 2600? That’s awesome.
- reaperducer 7y ago
  I gravitate toward the really old ones for nostalgia's sake. The ones with the text-only labels. But the ones I play most often are the ones with good gameplay: Dig Dug, Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Tron, Air Sea Battle, Moon Patrol, Jungle Hunt. I play on real hardware. There's a place in Pittsburgh called DK Oldies that sells refurbed 2600's online with a 90-day warranty. I have one of those Retron77 machines, too, but it doesn't work with all games. Most notably, paddle games. Which is a shame because I really like Circus Atari.

hnlmorg 7y ago

I still have the original hardware hooked up. There's a few games that definitely hold my interest: * Qbert * Pac-Man / Ms Pac-Man (I mean, the gameplay on that is a classic) * Battlezone * Centipede / Millipede tbh mostly the arcade conversions (with exception of Battlezone) That all said, I do definitely agree with your point that the vast majority of 2600 games don't hold up well compared to stuff released a few years later. And in the case of the arcade conversions, there's definitely better versions of those games on other system -- playing them on the Atari is really more because "I can" rather than because "they compare better". Even so, I do still really enjoy playing on it.

dep_b 7y ago

Beamrider is still pretty enjoyable