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You may find many of the Activision titles still hold up. River Raid, Megamania, Seaquest, Frostbite. There's a lot of fun to still be had in those games, espe
by popularrecluse 4y ago
You may find many of the Activision titles still hold up. River Raid, Megamania, Seaquest, Frostbite. There's a lot of fun to still be had in those games, especially if you're competing head-to-head.
But for my money the most fun you can have on an Atari 2600 today is 4-player Warlords with well-maintained paddles.
- chungy 4y agoI'll definitely have to check them all out. Thanks!
- kgwxd 4y agoDo you know about Medieval Mayhem? https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=842 https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=842 "adds arcade features such as the launch dragon, multiple fireballs, and a level of polish missing from the original 2600 release." There are a ton of homebrew games for the 2600 that are super fun.
- JohnBooty 4y agoYeah! 2-player (or 4-player!) simultaneous Warlords or Medieval Mayhem are really fun, even in 2022. After many decades I finally managed to try it out, on a real CRT and everything. It's not something you generally want to play for hours or anything like Mario Kart... but it is really really good.
- virgulino 4y agoMy vote for River Raid, H.E.R.O., and Enduro. Cool fact that I only recently discovered: River Raid was designed and programmed by a woman, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Shaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Shaw .
- olvy0 4y agoCarol Shaw is married to Ralph Merkle, of Merkle Trees fame, used in many applications, including git, Cassandra and many cryptocurrencies (including the original Bitcoin).
- GeekyBear 4y ago> for my money the most fun you can have on an Atari 2600 today is 4-player Warlords with well-maintained paddles This was definitely the most fun for larger groups of players back in the day. https://www.giantbomb.com/warlords/3030-25096/ https://www.giantbomb.com/warlords/3030-25096/