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That reeks of 80s, and I love it for that reason. Awesome find.
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5 minutes ago, RadioPoultry said:
Dominos!
Precisely! That was a tough one.
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I made this myself and I’m quite proud of it.
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Huh. I never expected it to be good. Interesting take, @Sabertooth!
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This thread has made me give some of these games another go, and now I’m hooked on this blasted thing. Curse you, nasty Othello computer!
As for that picture, here you guys go. It’s not much but it’s something. I didn’t realize I had so few Classic games! I’d like to collect more, but I’m not sure I can justify collecting more 2600 games with an Unocart. I know many of you have said it’s fine to collect more, but I’m not sure myself. Maybe eventually, but not just yet. Anyways of these games, Video Chess is probably my favorite. Casino is great too. I’m too bad at 3DTTT and I’m not sure if I like it against the computer just yet (but it’s fun with others).
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3 hours ago, RickR said:
Hey, I may sell mine (as well as Conquest of the World). If your dad is interested, make me an offer. I'd love to see it go to someone who will enjoy it.
Thanks for the offer, @RickR. I talked to my dad though, and he says he’s good for now. But thanks anyways.
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1 hour ago, Mr SQL said:
Yes I miss the Fidelity Chess Challenger's inclusion of the Chess board with the computer.
There was another interesting board game released for the O2 with a physical game board that reminded me of Dark Tower, another board game with a computer in the center of the board like the Fidelity.
Quest for the Rings?
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Oh lord. This game is simply a blast to play. For a 2600 title, it’s very unique. No lives, multiple screens with drastically different gameplay, fun and satisfying mechanics, great graphics; everything that makes a great 2600 gem.
I would have to say that one of my favorite parts of this game is seeing what alien creatures I’ll be rescuing next. There are a ton of the little guys! Who needs Pokémon when you have Cosmic Ark?
The Space Zap section is also a lot of fun. It gets so heated and intense in the later levels, and the mode works because you’re punished if you shoot your lasers Willy-nilly. You have to be precise in your shooting.
Overall, this game rocks! It’s a shame we didn’t see a sequel. I would have loved to see Atlantis III.
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2 hours ago, socrates63 said:
Space Invaders Part II
You got it! I was expecting to trick someone, but you are all too clever!
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When I get home from the farmers market, I’ll have to take a picture of my collection of “classic” games I have.
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On 6/9/2021 at 9:44 AM, RickR said:
Your comment reminded me that I like to listen to modern Italian music just to keep my language skills from going dormant. I think listening to foreign music and watching foreign TV is a great way to pick up on languages.
Songs like this, RickR?
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I’ve always been interested in 2600 Backgammon. It looks like it would be fun if you knew what you were doing. However, I DON’T know what I’m doing, so I’ll have to check out the manual!
19 minutes ago, RickR said:I've always been fascinated with how this was programmed. I can't imagine how hard it would be to program a chess game in 2k or 4k.
I don’t know how they did it, either. I think the crazy part, though, is how they even managed to make the computer think AT ALL with the 128 *bytes* of RAM the 2600 had! Even showing all the pieces on the chess board is a feat in itself!
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Casino is actually my favorite Blackjack game! At least it’s the one I go back to the most often. Something about it clicks with me.
@MaximumRD that’s ok! Everyone has different interests. I think a lot of people had that opinion, because we didn’t see a lot of board games at all on the 2600 after the early days. Because, when you get down to it, what’s the point? I enjoy them, but why not just play them with other people? Other than games like Slot Machine and arguably Video Chess and Checkers, there is no reason to play the 2600 game over the real deal. But, I personally like most of these games, so there’s no wrong opinion.
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The Atari 2600 has a lot of classic games, like Pitfall and Space Invaders. HOWEVER, when I say classic in this context, I mean GAMES THAT WERE CLASSICS BEFORE THE VCS CAME AROUND! Mainly board and card games, but also games like Hangman qualify too. But not sports games. I couldn’t think of a better way to put this in the title, so sorry for any confusion.
In the early years of the VCS, we saw a lot of conversions of existing, traditional games. Games like Blackjack, Checkers, Chess, etc. Inexplicably, these games have always fascinated me. They’re extremely primitive and have a lot of flaws, but even in an era of modern simulations of these games I find myself going back to Casino and Video Chess a ton! Maybe it’s the charm and novelty of playing these games on one of my favorite systems, even though the game is objectively worse than a modern simulation of it is.
But I know this isn’t the same for everyone. I’d like to know what you guys think of these old takes on even older, physical games! Do you still play the creaking 2600 “ports”, or have you moved on to the greener pastures of more modern takes? What are your favorites of these “classic games”?
Have a good evening and summer, everyone.
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9 minutes ago, RickR said:
The answer to this in 1983 was YES. Why would I buy 5200 Pitfall if I already owned 2600 Pitfall? If they'd have enhanced it, there would be repeat customers.
I wasn’t really considering that aspect. I was thinking more along the lines of new people buying the games for the very first time. Though what you’re saying does make a lot of sense. Like how people would buy new arcade ports so they’d have more things closer to the arcade version compared to their older ports on less capable hardware. Activision’s games were made for home so the only way to get repeat customers would be to add stuff that wasn’t there before.
Interesting. Thanks for enlightening me and for the new perspective on this.
Post your latest/recent pickups!
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I love this game. I’m happy to finally own a copy.