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<blockquote data-quote="JEB" data-source="post: 9169401" data-attributes="member: 10148"><p>A used Atari 2600 was the first console I owned (unless you count my parents' attempt to buy me off with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Max" target="_blank">Action Max</a>). Buying the Atari 2600 also, by coincidence, introduced me to one of my best childhood friends (since he'd previously owned it).</p><p></p><p>My top 10 Atari 2600 games, in alphabetical order:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Alien: A Pac-Man rip-off, except you're being hunted by Xenomorphs and you can pick up a gun. Didn't own as a kid, introduced to it at MAGFest.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Asteroids: Pretty solid port of the arcade game, and one of my faves as a kid.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Battlezone: Another arcade port, played as an adult.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Berzerk: Introduced to this by a friend as an adult, as it was one of his favorites. Now it's close to the top of my personal ranking, too.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dark Chambers: The only Atari 2600 game I got off the shelf when it was new (all my other cartridges as a kid were secondhand). This is basically a low-end take on Gauntlet, but still pretty satisfying.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dig Dug: Probably my number one Atari 2600 game as a kid, though I prefer the arcade version now.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Donkey Kong: The graphics were weird to me even as a kid, but I was happy to be able to play it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kaboom!: A fast-paced reflex-based game where you try and catch bombs. Another I was introduced to at MAGFest as an adult, when I watched a veteran player kick butt in it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">River Raid: First played this as an adult (I believe in an Activision collection), this is a pretty good scrolling shooter (probably one of the first, at least on home consoles).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Space Invaders: Another solid arcade port, and another childhood fave.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Honorable mention: </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pac-Man. Infamously bad port, but as a kid, I enjoyed just having it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Atlantis: I recall liking this (or something like it) as a kid, but not sure I played it on the Atari 2600.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JEB, post: 9169401, member: 10148"] A used Atari 2600 was the first console I owned (unless you count my parents' attempt to buy me off with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Max']Action Max[/URL]). Buying the Atari 2600 also, by coincidence, introduced me to one of my best childhood friends (since he'd previously owned it). My top 10 Atari 2600 games, in alphabetical order: [LIST] [*]Alien: A Pac-Man rip-off, except you're being hunted by Xenomorphs and you can pick up a gun. Didn't own as a kid, introduced to it at MAGFest. [*]Asteroids: Pretty solid port of the arcade game, and one of my faves as a kid. [*]Battlezone: Another arcade port, played as an adult. [*]Berzerk: Introduced to this by a friend as an adult, as it was one of his favorites. Now it's close to the top of my personal ranking, too. [*]Dark Chambers: The only Atari 2600 game I got off the shelf when it was new (all my other cartridges as a kid were secondhand). This is basically a low-end take on Gauntlet, but still pretty satisfying. [*]Dig Dug: Probably my number one Atari 2600 game as a kid, though I prefer the arcade version now. [*]Donkey Kong: The graphics were weird to me even as a kid, but I was happy to be able to play it. [*]Kaboom!: A fast-paced reflex-based game where you try and catch bombs. Another I was introduced to at MAGFest as an adult, when I watched a veteran player kick butt in it. [*]River Raid: First played this as an adult (I believe in an Activision collection), this is a pretty good scrolling shooter (probably one of the first, at least on home consoles). [*]Space Invaders: Another solid arcade port, and another childhood fave. [/LIST] Honorable mention: [LIST] [*]Pac-Man. Infamously bad port, but as a kid, I enjoyed just having it. [*]Atlantis: I recall liking this (or something like it) as a kid, but not sure I played it on the Atari 2600. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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