Arenafoot Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 came across this page tonight as I was looking up info on the Atari 2600 Crack'ed video game....... http://www.cracked.com/funny-4233-atari-2600/ I want a copy of that Madden 2009 2010 for the VCS!! Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Lol from the topic title I thought VectorGamer was posting again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 All I know is I LOVE Halo 2600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 All I know is I LOVE Halo 2600. << Halo 2600 owner Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Funny but I submit any title has the potential to be an awesome Homebrew handled properly by the right person! I would love to see more "De-makes" I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday." - M. Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Supercharger would do fine with all those games. How about this article: "Cracked articles that were too lame for MAD". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Well said, LD. Don't pick on the old system. Everything we take for granted now started from those humble beginnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Yeah, the article is just done for laughs, I get that, but it's comparing apples to oranges. Early games were based on simplicity, while modern games tend to focus on complexity (just look at the evolution of controllers) Trying to to make a direct port of a modern title on the 2600 would obviously not work unless the gameplay was simplified to fit the system ala Halo. However, you could also make the case that the reverse is true with 2600 style games not working on modern platforms. I remember when Hasbro tried to make more complex, 3D world versions of games like Asteroids and Centipede for systems like the Playstation that failed to make much of an impact. Even classics like Pac-Man & Pitfall, while having numerous modern followups are best played in their simplified forms. How about for their next article they feature heavyweight boxing champions who would've made poor horse racing jockeys or NFL punters who would've made poor linemen. The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffsgames Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 All I know is I LOVE Halo 2600. I was really surprised how much I liked this game too! Hope to see more unique games like this! http://www.jeffsgames.com Arcade: Asteroids Cocktail, Berzerk, Capcom Bowling, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Fix it Felix Jr., Joust, miniMAME, Monaco GP, Mr. Do! (60in1), Multi-Pac, NBA Jam, Q*bert, Space Inv Dx, Time Pilot, Tron, World Cup Soccer '94 Pinball, Pub Time Darts, Greyhound Skill Crane, Slo-Gappa Pachislo Consoles: Colecovision, Intellivision, Atari 2600, 7800, C64, TI99/4a, NES, SNES, Genesis, Xbox, Xbox360, PSOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Hmmm...for some reason Minecraft comes to mind. With no save feature either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 You know, I think I could see the 2600 trying to perform some sort of Terraria type game but the lack of a save feature would destroy the fun factor. I could just imagine what the characters would look like. I believe the 5200 and Atari 8-bits would have an easier time doing a Terraria style game before the 2600 would. The 2600 is a good console but imagine trying to play those hidden object games. Ohhh...now Zynga might actually get Farmville to play without issues on a 2600. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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