Retro Play Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 I must admit, I really enjoy playing Dark Chambers and Dragonstomper on the Atari 2600. I would say that these are my 2 favourite games right now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm6KqP1LV0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHwx3UPWd6U&list=PLWMaHUGS67_1d-Bw2BcNDAHK9UymthU4Y&index=34 AtariHero, Rowsdower70, Atari 5200 Guy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Definitely Dragonstomper, my favorite Atari 2600 game.I like Dark Chambers too, but I like Crypts of Chaos even better! Lost Dragon, Atari 5200 Guy and Retro Play 3 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Dragonstomper gets my vote. Retro Play, Rowsdower70 and Atari 5200 Guy 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Adventure. Best game on 2600 period for me. Atari 5200 Guy, Retro Play and Atari Adventure Square 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Have any of you guys ever defeated the dragon on Dragonstomper? I had the game back in the day, and liked it. But never defeated it. Plus it took a long time to make it to the dragon only to get defeated pretty quickly. I just found it frustrating after a while, but I completely understand the appeal. Rowsdower70, Atari 5200 Guy and Retro Play 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I did as a kid, Rick...but I haven't put the time in it as an adult. There's a trick to it by stocking up on the right stuff before you go in the cave part, but I dont remember specifics.Adventure is obviously wonderful too, but still very basic. RickR, AtariHero and Retro Play 3 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 If Dragonstomper had a save feature, it would have been one of the best games of all time. I remember really liking it, but got very frustrated with the time commitment involved -- yet no real idea on how to win. You'd buy a "Stun" spell that did nothing...that type of thing. Another nice addition would be a hit-bar display for the dragon. Rowsdower70 and Retro Play 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Adventure Square Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 These titles look great and a great addition to the 2600 library. Yeah, not being able to save on older games like these makes them time-prohibitive for gameplay. Same with Riddle of the Sphinx for me, which I love but am unable to commit an entire afternoon like back in the day. That's why the first golden cart Zelda was so wonderful, and made the NES a strong contender in the next-gen console wars. Promo time: That's why our Atari Adventure kingdom offers a full-range of RPG experiences at a low starting time rate of 2 minutes! Come and discover the Random Game 3 possibilities (and frustrations!) for more commited play! Open 24/7! (p.s. Don't feed the dragons) Rowsdower70, Retro Play and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariHero Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Sorry to "ONE OF US" about this but DragonStomper for me too It gets the closest to an RPG or D&D game and is just very satisfying. Bonus points that one of the enemies are monkeys Followed by Adventure then SwordQuest: Fireworld. I just can't get into Dark Chambers on the 2600 with the 7800 version right there. My son and I have spent a few hours playing DC together on the ProSystem, so there's that bond going on too for that version. I would put Secret Quest on there if I had spent more time with it. I get what they were trying to do but not a huge fan of the symbol system. Still, Zelda in space was kind of a cool idea (once again, wish they would have done a 7800 version too) Retro Play and Rowsdower70 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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