Missile Command on Atari 2600 VCS retro games console

[JackPlatt]

There were also spaceships that came out in the arcade version. But still a very good transition!

[Bolkiebasher]

I thought this was a great game for the 2600, spent lots of time playing this. My all time favourite was Pele's soccer: graphically awful, but spent hours and hours with my brother playing against each other.

[ArcadeMeister]

Yeah, you're right, Steve, this is MUCH easier than the Arcade version.

Admittedly, that's going on the XBLA version but the conversions on that are (usually) faithful to the arcade, so it's not a completely unfair comparison.

It's hard as nails to score very high on that but I did fairly well. :) It also has no trackball so that makes it harder too, I guess.

Good archaic SWILL! :D

[n00berania]

Is that blinking thing your crosshairs?

[SteveBenway]

Yup. Advanced stuff, huh?

[armandroh666]

Ahh the good ol' days, glad I still own my gameing consoles (including the Atari). Best games I always thought were Missile Command, Pitfall, & Space Invaders:).

[lettersfromtheleft]

You should get the trackball for the 2600. We had it. This was about the only game it was good on. That and Centipede.

[figment1988]

i also found it easier to play this game with a Sega Genesis controller. as for this port, i find it much easier than the arcade version since you have one base to deal with instead of 3

[nintendoloverboy]

this game is great! but i think that space invaders is better. combat is okay

[ANDERS20007]

soo old.....

[SteveBenway]

Before anyone tells me, yeah, I know... it was Terminator 2, not Terminator, that featured this game.

What can I say... it's hard to think, speak, and play a game at the same time.