Sorry I laughed, I don't own a atari....yet (it was way before my time), though thanks to your video I now have an idea of what games I want to get for it.
loved it, was just showing my daughter what atari looked like in my day. i can't say i've played the same games you did, but it was a cool trip back. kudos for having stargate on the list-that was my all time favorite game back in the day! do you play any newer games/game systems? are you on MW3?
Nice list but I think this guy was a little rough on Defender. Thought it was a good game considering it was an earlier Atari game. I still gotta put Enduro as one of my top Atari games. Still one of the best racing games out there.
Props on this video. Gives some respect to the games that didn't get the recognition they probably deserved. Personally, I'd add Atlantis and H.E.R.O. to this list, and even Frostbite. Great games with excellent core gameplay.
Nice list! Circus Atari was a favorite of mine too. Multiplayer Warlords was amazing to me as a child. Some of my favorites (other than the well known classics) include Kaboom!, H.E.R.O. and Demon Attack.
Sir, its January 17, 2012...just finished watching your video and that was the best 8 min & 21 sec of my life. Video is so well done & with a nice selection of games that I recognize & respect. (Was overjoyed about mention of Spider Fighter & Circus Atari!) As for Bump and Jump, never had it for my 2600, but liked it a lot (maybe its on the Data East Arcade compilation for the Nin Wii?) Keep up the good work & if you get a chance try Space Master X-7. It's a unique 2600 game I enjoyed.
@9isuzu5 Thanks and I believe I do have a copy of Spacemaster X7 around here somewhere. It may have gotten mixed in with some doubles but I'm sure its here. I never did try it so I defintely will thanks :)
@uzi9millimetuh Yea its a good game but a little too repetitive for my taste. If the game was somehow randomized so that enemies and terrain were never the same it would be so much better but perhaps I'm asking too much from my beloved little 2600 :D
@atarileaf Yeah, I despise it. I don't mean River Raid per se as it is an OK game, but it's not half as good as everyone says it is. Boring and repetitive, even back in the day. I'd rather play Phoenix, Galaxian, or Spider Fighter any day of the week if I was looking for a good shoot em up. BTW, do you still like Ice Hockey playing solo against the CPU? I was thinking about getting it, but don't know how much fun it would be one-player.
@uzi9millimetuh I love Ice Hockey but its much better with 2 people. The CPU can become predictable but sometimes it puts up a bit of a challenge. If you want a good shooter, try Millipede. If I were to change this top 10, its one game I'd definitely add.
@zazozung The game i'm saying is about a fish that has to eat other fishes but it could only eat fishes that are smaller or equal than it.. And the more you eat the more bigger you get untilo you're big enough to eat the shark is from Intellivision (: *sorry for my bad english.. English is not my native language LOL*
@IntellivisionDude Its funny, after watching this video, which is almost 2 and 1/2 years old now, I think some of my answers would change. I'd definitely put Millipede in there for one thing. Awesome centipede sequel.
Great choices there. I really like Dodge Em - have you played it ?
We had a charity day at school to raise money (in the early 80s) and I brought the Atari 2600 in and charged pupils 10 pence for 3 goes of Dodge Em as games don't last very long on it (unlike Adventure or Space Invaders). Good times.
@RTproductionsx Of course I know. I'm the one who downloaded it ;)
This was before I had good video capture so I had to resort to filming emulated footage from a computer, but please know that I do own all the games in this video.
I don't use emulation anymore for footage, haven't for a very long time.
i had this atari game when i was a kid , i am not able to find one of my fav.. game . i dont know the name as it has been 15 yrs now .
it had a fighter jet and we had to kill the enemies ,unique thing was that the back ground color used to get changed when we used to hit so called captain . the color chanded frm blue to purple and then green ........ it used to say bramunda when the game was over . does any body know the name of it ....
Excellent video and list. I was shocked how well Defender played for the old Atari 2600. It is even better than the playstation arcade ports because the controls are terrible on those versions. The only version I like better is the Atari 800 computer.
@atarileaf Excellent I will check it out. BTW Circus Atari is one of my all time favorite game. Not my #1 but very close. I never knew anyone else who like it. Did you ever play Warlords? That was my favorite 2600 game when played with 4 people.
Its so hard to pick 10, and even harder to put them in order. I remember playing Robot Tank for hours, then of course Berzerk, Crystal Castles, Pitfall, River Raid... I have been reading on how this machine was programmed and the fact that there are ANY games other than Combat and Air Sea battle is a miracle. If you are interested, pick up 'Racing the Beam' on Amazon or search for David Cranes Pitfall lecture on Youtube.
Nice list, some I agree some I dont but we both agree on Atari 2600!
@MrDemonoid11 I get a lot of these kind of comments. I picked 10 games out of hundreds. You can't fit them all in. Although I really like Space Invaders, its simply not in my top 10, top 20 yes but not top 10.
@themythbuster100 I may have noticed. I did this video before I had any capture device and software to work with. Emulation was my only option back when I first started. I do own and play all the game carts in this video.
Oh yeah!! Asteroids is a definite agreement there. Also, I never knew there was an ice hockey game for the 2600! I remember being so happy with the Intellivision because of NHL Hockey. That was a great one. I definitley will try out Ice Hockey for the 2600. Looks real fun!
Wow, I forgot Atari has this. My local theater, the theater had this back in the day past the concession stand, it was called clowns I beleve. I was hooked bad. I'd give up a testical to go back to them times. Tron is still the best game however. Peace.
Wow, I forgot Atari has this. My local theater, The Cinema center had this back in the day past the concession stand, it was called clowns I belive. I played this game the first time I saw it for several hours and my brother watched the movie for us both, I was hooked bad. I'd give up a testical to go back to them times. Tron is still the best game however. Peace.
Wow, I forgot Atari has this. My local theater, The Cinema center had this back in the day past the concession stand, it was called clowns I belive. I played this game the first time I saw it for several hours and my brother watched the movie for us both, I was hooked bad. I'd give up a testical to go back to them times. Tron is still the best game h0owever. Peace.
Hi atarileaf, I have got something that will make you happy, I started my own Atari Game Reviews, I hope you will tell me how they are so I can improve the series. If you comment, I will be very happy.
Does anyone know where i can get a rom download of StarGate on his list? It looks really fun to me and the site where i download all my roms doesn't have it! Can someone plz help?
What´s great about old games i that most of them, are pretty cheap. I mean, world ever pay 60 dollars for an Atari game? Nope. Every Atari game is like a minigame, and that´s why it´s great, but it´s also cheap!
No Tunnel Runner? If you haven't played this title you must find it my friend. One of my favs that nobody talks about anymore. Here's a few more: The Towering Inferno, Yar's Revenge, and Berzerk. BTW I certainly agree with your comments on Phoenix, absolutely one of the best shooters on the 2600.
@NonstopRam Depended on the title. I broke my piggy band for a copy of E.T. when it went on sale for around $40. It was pretty much just like is today. When games first came out they were expensive. You waited a while and those prices came down. Your average game ran in the $25 - $35 range. Though I do remember certain titles over $50. And near the end circa '87-'88 they were giving these games away in Breakfast cereals. LOL
Hey Atarileaf, you said that you got Asteroids along with Combat and the Asteroids port didn't come out until 1981 so what year did you get your first Atari 2600?
@Gameslayer0 Maybe it was 1981 but I'm pretty sure it was around Christmas 1980, but we definitely got Asteroids. I do remember Asteroids being insanely expensive, like $90 as it had just come out.
@atarileaf That is so fucking ironic. I got my copy at a game store for maybe about $2! I can't believe it was 90 dollars! I would expect at least $40!
A friend of mine had one of these back then. It was totally awesome. The programmers were the real heroes:
The Atari 2600 had no software or firmware implemented to build on, a cartridge could hold only 4KB (later 8KB) and it had a RAM of only 128 bytes! That's it. No graphic memory or sound memory. And so everything had to written in Assembly. These guys were code artists!
For comparison: A Word 2007 document with only "Hello World" written in it is about 9.7KB when you save it!
So I've been surfing around here for a bit trying to recall the games I owned and played back when I was about 5 or so. Your top 10 contained 4 I had owned and completely forgot about! Asteroids and Ice Hockey were good (Bruins fan here), but I really enjoyed Phoenix and Circus Atari. Thanks for the video. Really takes me back!
nice man! not exactly what i would have but u did have some interesting games in there and some of them i had never seen. Overall it was one heck of list!
I see you really like phoenix but a much harder faster and better graphical game with WAY MORE levels is called demon atack. Its almost identical to phoenix but way more advanced.
video pinball was one of the first atari 2600 games I had as a kid, and I used to play it for hours at a time.....the tilt feature was cool...(but I could never understand how the square ball didn't get stuck on on the flat bottom....
Warlords is probably my top game....playing against 4 other people was great fun...it was like mario party in fossil times...
Fabulous list :) Stargate's way up there in my top 3 :) Good to meet a fellow Canuck who loves the Leafs :) Go LEAFS GO! (and as per you Ottawa Sens fans ... take a chill pill ... it's not our fault the Sens aren't doing so well!)
Hello! I am going around posting comments on Youtube in reference to Kaillera Client. With certain emulators enabling it's support, it allows you to play classic/retro games like Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision, NES, etc & even MAME (coin-op arcade games emulator), versus other players, while online. I am attempting to attract interest in the hope of getting together some classic/retro game loves, so we can play each other online. That's my goal, so, let me know if you're interested!
I own the 7800 right now, just because it can play 2600 games and 7800 games. 5200 sucked. I wish Atari would make a new system and destroy Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. The Jaguar ruined it their chances..
Intriguing list! I am not a hockey fan, but Ice Hockey is my 2nd favorite of the sports titles (RealSports Tennis is my #1). BTW, I hope you play Asteroids with the difficulty switch on, unlike your demo of it -- I wrapped the score countless times one long winter's night back in '80s, and had impressed permanent colored "marshmallows" floating around in my brain as I attempted to sleep afterward. ;)
@roberthurstrius Normally I would play Asteroids with the difficulty on. These old videos of mine, I used emulators and I don't think I used the virtual difficulty switches. Yes the marshmallows, I used to think of them as popcorn but marshmallows works too :)
Sorry I laughed, I don't own a atari....yet (it was way before my time), though thanks to your video I now have an idea of what games I want to get for it.
sugaclw 9 hours ago
loved it, was just showing my daughter what atari looked like in my day. i can't say i've played the same games you did, but it was a cool trip back. kudos for having stargate on the list-that was my all time favorite game back in the day! do you play any newer games/game systems? are you on MW3?
durabull 3 weeks ago
Nice list but I think this guy was a little rough on Defender. Thought it was a good game considering it was an earlier Atari game. I still gotta put Enduro as one of my top Atari games. Still one of the best racing games out there.
EastCoastDude99 1 month ago
Props on this video. Gives some respect to the games that didn't get the recognition they probably deserved. Personally, I'd add Atlantis and H.E.R.O. to this list, and even Frostbite. Great games with excellent core gameplay.
ItsMrDiamondJ 1 month ago
@ItsMrDiamondJ Thanks and yes I do like all the games you mentioned, in fact Frostbite is my wife's favorite and she's very good at it too :)
atarileaf 1 month ago
I have circus atari, but no paddle controller :( Maybe I can make one myself
keoni29 1 month ago
I loved this video just by listening to your presentation! :D
G0MPgomp 1 month ago
Nice list! Circus Atari was a favorite of mine too. Multiplayer Warlords was amazing to me as a child. Some of my favorites (other than the well known classics) include Kaboom!, H.E.R.O. and Demon Attack.
BillyBetYT 1 month ago
Sir, its January 17, 2012...just finished watching your video and that was the best 8 min & 21 sec of my life. Video is so well done & with a nice selection of games that I recognize & respect. (Was overjoyed about mention of Spider Fighter & Circus Atari!) As for Bump and Jump, never had it for my 2600, but liked it a lot (maybe its on the Data East Arcade compilation for the Nin Wii?) Keep up the good work & if you get a chance try Space Master X-7. It's a unique 2600 game I enjoyed.
9isuzu5 1 month ago
@9isuzu5 Thanks and I believe I do have a copy of Spacemaster X7 around here somewhere. It may have gotten mixed in with some doubles but I'm sure its here. I never did try it so I defintely will thanks :)
atarileaf 1 month ago
bellissimo video,molti giochi non li conosco ;)
gabri79xxxx 1 month ago
I have to agree with you on Pitfall - totally over rated. Pitfall 2 on the other hand...
Diskoboy1974 1 month ago
I just ordered an Atari 2600 (darth vader)
cant wait :3
provito 2 months ago
They certainly don't make them like this anymore.
1Thompsonmusic 2 months ago
Thank God. A top 10 list that doesn't include River Raid.
uzi9millimetuh 2 months ago 3
@uzi9millimetuh Yea its a good game but a little too repetitive for my taste. If the game was somehow randomized so that enemies and terrain were never the same it would be so much better but perhaps I'm asking too much from my beloved little 2600 :D
atarileaf 2 months ago
@atarileaf Yeah, I despise it. I don't mean River Raid per se as it is an OK game, but it's not half as good as everyone says it is. Boring and repetitive, even back in the day. I'd rather play Phoenix, Galaxian, or Spider Fighter any day of the week if I was looking for a good shoot em up. BTW, do you still like Ice Hockey playing solo against the CPU? I was thinking about getting it, but don't know how much fun it would be one-player.
uzi9millimetuh 2 months ago
@uzi9millimetuh I love Ice Hockey but its much better with 2 people. The CPU can become predictable but sometimes it puts up a bit of a challenge. If you want a good shooter, try Millipede. If I were to change this top 10, its one game I'd definitely add.
atarileaf 2 months ago
Craigslist is Amazing Ill be getting An Atari 2600 with 2 joysticks 2 paddles and 43 GAMES Amazing
1000corpses666 3 months ago
very realistic! ; )
xxcartman97xx 3 months ago
@zazozung The game i'm saying is about a fish that has to eat other fishes but it could only eat fishes that are smaller or equal than it.. And the more you eat the more bigger you get untilo you're big enough to eat the shark is from Intellivision (: *sorry for my bad english.. English is not my native language LOL*
Niqoleh 3 months ago
My favorite 2600 game is Centipede. I think i may do a top 10 vid. This vid got me thinking. :-)
IntellivisionDude 3 months ago
@IntellivisionDude Its funny, after watching this video, which is almost 2 and 1/2 years old now, I think some of my answers would change. I'd definitely put Millipede in there for one thing. Awesome centipede sequel.
atarileaf 3 months ago
My bad, snafu and the game with a shark and fishes are from Intellevision !
Niqoleh 3 months ago
@Niqoleh Fishing Derby? It was an Activision game for the 2600.
zazozung 3 months ago
you missed the snafu and the game with a shark and fishes :(
Niqoleh 3 months ago
lol! in the game phoenix was the laser things bird poo?
08pokemaster1 4 months ago
was für ein nerd ich kann mit euch wetten der sitzt bestimmt den ganzen tag nur vor dem bildschirm xD
Rollerfahrer666 5 months ago
Like this video, and the games too!!!
Elektrototem 5 months ago
Missile command not here so u get a dislike
hecatomb 5 months ago
Yep - Spider Fighter. Totally underrated.
granom 6 months ago
Great choices there. I really like Dodge Em - have you played it ?
We had a charity day at school to raise money (in the early 80s) and I brought the Atari 2600 in and charged pupils 10 pence for 3 goes of Dodge Em as games don't last very long on it (unlike Adventure or Space Invaders). Good times.
numart 6 months ago
My Favourites are. Adventure, Jungle Hunt, Pitfall and Dig Dug.
GreenArrowM 6 months ago
you do no that you just downloaded that game because i can see the mouse arrow
RTproductionsx 6 months ago
@RTproductionsx Of course I know. I'm the one who downloaded it ;)
This was before I had good video capture so I had to resort to filming emulated footage from a computer, but please know that I do own all the games in this video.
I don't use emulation anymore for footage, haven't for a very long time.
atarileaf 6 months ago
EXCELLENT VIDEO LIST! MY FAVORITES OF ALL TIMES ARE:
PHOENIX, SPACE INVADERS AND PAC-MAN.
eezitall 6 months ago
why do you keep saying "ahh" like somebody is checking your tonsils
NadrianATRS 6 months ago
@NadrianATRS LOL, I do? This was one of my first videos and I just did it completely off the cuff so there's probably a lot of word whiskers in it :)
atarileaf 6 months ago
lol,it's awesome even better than xbox
bumtaksi 7 months ago 6
@bumtaksi
you make my day XD
Elektrototem 5 months ago
i had this atari game when i was a kid , i am not able to find one of my fav.. game . i dont know the name as it has been 15 yrs now .
it had a fighter jet and we had to kill the enemies ,unique thing was that the back ground color used to get changed when we used to hit so called captain . the color chanded frm blue to purple and then green ........ it used to say bramunda when the game was over . does any body know the name of it ....
blackhawk20131 7 months ago
Excellent video and list. I was shocked how well Defender played for the old Atari 2600. It is even better than the playstation arcade ports because the controls are terrible on those versions. The only version I like better is the Atari 800 computer.
theelusiveone 7 months ago
@theelusiveone I meant to say Defender 2/ Stargate :)
theelusiveone 7 months ago
@theelusiveone I actually just did a short review for 8-bit Atari Defender and you're right, very good port. :)
atarileaf 7 months ago
@atarileaf Excellent I will check it out. BTW Circus Atari is one of my all time favorite game. Not my #1 but very close. I never knew anyone else who like it. Did you ever play Warlords? That was my favorite 2600 game when played with 4 people.
theelusiveone 7 months ago
I LOVE THIS CRAP !
kletsee75 7 months ago
Its so hard to pick 10, and even harder to put them in order. I remember playing Robot Tank for hours, then of course Berzerk, Crystal Castles, Pitfall, River Raid... I have been reading on how this machine was programmed and the fact that there are ANY games other than Combat and Air Sea battle is a miracle. If you are interested, pick up 'Racing the Beam' on Amazon or search for David Cranes Pitfall lecture on Youtube.
Nice list, some I agree some I dont but we both agree on Atari 2600!
superhappywish 7 months ago
i remember playing Bump 'N Jump at the arcade when i was younger, now i own the NES version
chadly63 7 months ago
nice list
atari2600maniac99 8 months ago
my favorites were: Frogs and flies, pitfall, bezerk, and river raid.
TheWaynelds 8 months ago
Atari lol
video game primitivity at its best :D
mindscan420 8 months ago
Glad to see Spider Fighter made your top 10! I love this game. I bought it when it first came out and still play it fairly regularly today.
Retr0rob 8 months ago
LOL everyone time a new games comes you say Aw likes its the good ol times keep it up
TheOgreguy 8 months ago
Wow! Stargate Defender on the 2600 looks MUCH better than Defender.
gillianorley 8 months ago
@gillianorley I Totally Agree!
legofan2600 8 months ago
No Space Invaders?
MrDemonoid11 8 months ago
@MrDemonoid11 I get a lot of these kind of comments. I picked 10 games out of hundreds. You can't fit them all in. Although I really like Space Invaders, its simply not in my top 10, top 20 yes but not top 10.
atarileaf 8 months ago
@MrDemonoid11: I wouldn't put the Atari 2600 version of Space Invaders in the top 10 either.
edzzzwin 7 months ago
you do notice that you are playing this on a computer
themythbuster100 8 months ago
@themythbuster100 I may have noticed. I did this video before I had any capture device and software to work with. Emulation was my only option back when I first started. I do own and play all the game carts in this video.
atarileaf 8 months ago
@atarileaf oooo
themythbuster100 8 months ago
@themythbuster100 obviously he notices because he is the one playing
ComradeZX 7 months ago
FALLOUT 3 is the best game of all time
clevelandboiye 8 months ago
Oh yeah!! Asteroids is a definite agreement there. Also, I never knew there was an ice hockey game for the 2600! I remember being so happy with the Intellivision because of NHL Hockey. That was a great one. I definitley will try out Ice Hockey for the 2600. Looks real fun!
cuttock 8 months ago
this is a good list :)
seasack1 8 months ago
Good selection. I'd be interested in your LEAST favourite games from your collection.
scorpionatthepc 9 months ago
@scorpionatthepc You know what number one is in the least favorite ones... hint? Starts with "E"
PSspecialist 8 months ago
Grande merdaaaa!!!!
Juninhocbx750indy 9 months ago
Wow, I forgot Atari has this. My local theater, the theater had this back in the day past the concession stand, it was called clowns I beleve. I was hooked bad. I'd give up a testical to go back to them times. Tron is still the best game however. Peace.
MarkFaust 9 months ago
Wow, I forgot Atari has this. My local theater, The Cinema center had this back in the day past the concession stand, it was called clowns I belive. I played this game the first time I saw it for several hours and my brother watched the movie for us both, I was hooked bad. I'd give up a testical to go back to them times. Tron is still the best game however. Peace.
MarkFaust 9 months ago
Wow, I forgot Atari has this. My local theater, The Cinema center had this back in the day past the concession stand, it was called clowns I belive. I played this game the first time I saw it for several hours and my brother watched the movie for us both, I was hooked bad. I'd give up a testical to go back to them times. Tron is still the best game h0owever. Peace.
MarkFaust 9 months ago
Do you have black ops? Lol
1812jacko 9 months ago
Hi atarileaf, I have got something that will make you happy, I started my own Atari Game Reviews, I hope you will tell me how they are so I can improve the series. If you comment, I will be very happy.
Great video by the way! :)
JeanPowerson 9 months ago
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Does anyone know where i can get a rom download of StarGate on his list? It looks really fun to me and the site where i download all my roms doesn't have it! Can someone plz help?
PhunnyLPs 9 months ago
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PhunnyLPs 9 months ago
Great video, very nice. Love your choice of music and I have discovered Activision's Spider Fighter. You are correct sir, VERY addictive!!!
dkempf1 9 months ago
great video and i subbed
lolzjoey101 10 months ago
u forgot e.t. jk lol
TheWolfbros 10 months ago
What´s great about old games i that most of them, are pretty cheap. I mean, world ever pay 60 dollars for an Atari game? Nope. Every Atari game is like a minigame, and that´s why it´s great, but it´s also cheap!
iNils1 10 months ago
@neomysterio That´s why it´s cool. But NES is clearly better :P
iNils1 10 months ago
No Tunnel Runner? If you haven't played this title you must find it my friend. One of my favs that nobody talks about anymore. Here's a few more: The Towering Inferno, Yar's Revenge, and Berzerk. BTW I certainly agree with your comments on Phoenix, absolutely one of the best shooters on the 2600.
concretespecial 10 months ago
How much did they cost back then.
NonstopRam 10 months ago
@NonstopRam Depended on the title. I broke my piggy band for a copy of E.T. when it went on sale for around $40. It was pretty much just like is today. When games first came out they were expensive. You waited a while and those prices came down. Your average game ran in the $25 - $35 range. Though I do remember certain titles over $50. And near the end circa '87-'88 they were giving these games away in Breakfast cereals. LOL
concretespecial 10 months ago
@concretespecial 40 dollars was had alot more worth back then.
NonstopRam 10 months ago
two big birds and eggs....what game is it?....thats all i remember
MEXICANMADESTWR 10 months ago
@MEXICANMADESTWR Joust!
luelyron 10 months ago
Stargate aka Defender i loooove that game when i was just a kid!!!
very nice video.. love the 80's
tsarlsutube 11 months ago
Ah yes...Phoenix and Spider Fighter were awesome.
splitz76 11 months ago
This is a wonderful list, but check out the one The Game Scholars have made at our channel. Agree, Disagree, Compare. Give us a watch!
TheGameScholars 11 months ago
3:06 my dad was addicted to that game but now hes addicted to plants vs zombies XP
Mdude123456789 1 year ago
i loved my Atari....no Atari no Playstation 3...My generation started the video game revolution.
Gaffer96 1 year ago
Nice inclusion of Bump n Jump. Also one of my favorites. Great vid, I'm tempted to make my own top 10 now.
frigginjoe 1 year ago
My dad grew up with one of these, and so i decided to download an atari emulator,im trying to find and play as many games i can XD
TitaniumTyrant 1 year ago
@bmx4lyfe2xtreme I love Donkey Kong but the 2600 version - not so much.
atarileaf 1 year ago 8
Wow! Thanks for posting, really makes me stroll down memory lane!
dkempf1 1 year ago
I love those games too, but the best for me is Solar Fox, good video pal
xtoa3 1 year ago
Where the hell is Empire Strikes Back?
n136ha 1 year ago
you should do a video with a list shouwing us underrated atari games
CHAOSin8bits 1 year ago
journey escape, vanguard, and haunted house were some of my faves...
nintendoneil 1 year ago
I had those same Yamaha speakers
rejectofsoul24 1 year ago
i must still have over 100 atari 2600 games today. including berzerk and enduro, astroblast, centipede, frogger, frogs n flies, etc,.,
IIIIdepechemodeIIII 1 year ago
Piftfall??
luishortega 1 year ago
Hey Atarileaf, you said that you got Asteroids along with Combat and the Asteroids port didn't come out until 1981 so what year did you get your first Atari 2600?
Gameslayer0 1 year ago
@Gameslayer0 Maybe it was 1981 but I'm pretty sure it was around Christmas 1980, but we definitely got Asteroids. I do remember Asteroids being insanely expensive, like $90 as it had just come out.
atarileaf 1 year ago
@atarileaf That is so fucking ironic. I got my copy at a game store for maybe about $2! I can't believe it was 90 dollars! I would expect at least $40!
Bittergamer1886 9 months ago
@Gameslayer0 holy crap! r names r like the same hahahahahah!!!!
GameSlayer19 1 year ago
A friend of mine had one of these back then. It was totally awesome. The programmers were the real heroes:
The Atari 2600 had no software or firmware implemented to build on, a cartridge could hold only 4KB (later 8KB) and it had a RAM of only 128 bytes! That's it. No graphic memory or sound memory. And so everything had to written in Assembly. These guys were code artists!
For comparison: A Word 2007 document with only "Hello World" written in it is about 9.7KB when you save it!
Twasta 1 year ago
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JPwn1 1 year ago
circus atari still looks fun for some reason
AsianHideOut 1 year ago
Does atari have HDMI output ?
Ig0rBrE 1 year ago
what about breakout. Circus atari is the shit
MrPenguinstein 1 year ago
YAY LEAFS! Go Colton Orr!!!
MrMalleo83 1 year ago
not because the NES is newer but I think it'll hold up A LOT longer
Zeegoner 1 year ago
atari looks awful nowadays. I don't know why but I think the NES' graphics hold up 100x better...
Zeegoner 1 year ago
if people message me, then i will upload footage of games from the atari 2600 that they want with techno over it. check my videos for examples
serph265 1 year ago
i love how this guy is clear that these are his opinions u r awesome!!!
mortonkoopajr 1 year ago
So I've been surfing around here for a bit trying to recall the games I owned and played back when I was about 5 or so. Your top 10 contained 4 I had owned and completely forgot about! Asteroids and Ice Hockey were good (Bruins fan here), but I really enjoyed Phoenix and Circus Atari. Thanks for the video. Really takes me back!
ironbutterfly76 1 year ago
nice man! not exactly what i would have but u did have some interesting games in there and some of them i had never seen. Overall it was one heck of list!
floopes300 1 year ago
I see you really like phoenix but a much harder faster and better graphical game with WAY MORE levels is called demon atack. Its almost identical to phoenix but way more advanced.
thedarkbanshee 1 year ago
video pinball was one of the first atari 2600 games I had as a kid, and I used to play it for hours at a time.....the tilt feature was cool...(but I could never understand how the square ball didn't get stuck on on the flat bottom....
Warlords is probably my top game....playing against 4 other people was great fun...it was like mario party in fossil times...
nintendoneil 1 year ago
pinball is #3 in my opinion
IMZEECATMAN 1 year ago
you are awesome!
Lordhermitcrab 1 year ago
I hoped to see River Raid in your list coz it is my favorite on Atari 2600. anyhow nice list you got there
Megaseawolf 1 year ago
That last game looks really fun.
2Beasty 1 year ago
Fabulous list :) Stargate's way up there in my top 3 :) Good to meet a fellow Canuck who loves the Leafs :) Go LEAFS GO! (and as per you Ottawa Sens fans ... take a chill pill ... it's not our fault the Sens aren't doing so well!)
DJRoxi 1 year ago
What a different time.
steve5123456789 1 year ago
Hello! I am going around posting comments on Youtube in reference to Kaillera Client. With certain emulators enabling it's support, it allows you to play classic/retro games like Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision, NES, etc & even MAME (coin-op arcade games emulator), versus other players, while online. I am attempting to attract interest in the hope of getting together some classic/retro game loves, so we can play each other online. That's my goal, so, let me know if you're interested!
gjc82071 1 year ago
i love the list man
cyclo1224 1 year ago
Phoenix was amazing
oneminutewithprod 1 year ago
I like circus atari but i found it difficult as a kid.
PaperMarioOfficial64 1 year ago
you should realy give "centipede" a try, it'll definitly mess up your list.
nice list, but just try centipede its easy to find and pick up on ebay or some.
0M9H4X 1 year ago
@0M9H4X I have centipede and I do enjoy it but its not in my top 10 :)
atarileaf 1 year ago
@atarileaf.
ok, as long as you HAVE it your safe ;)
0M9H4X 1 year ago
@atarileaf Try E.T., a very good game. (just kidding)
LivingInTheLimeligh7 1 year ago
Best Atari game = Pitfall!
razorslice17 1 year ago
Phoenix ruled so God damn hard.
WaxHeadroom 1 year ago
SOLAR FOX + BUMP'N'JUMP = Strongly agree
cescopuntoit 1 year ago
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cescopuntoit 1 year ago
hey, should a "real" canadian love ice hocky?
mariobermudez1979 1 year ago
Wow, I totally forgot about Spider Fighter. Great game. I also dug its cousin, Plaque Attack.
GFSuit 1 year ago
Never even heard of Solar Fox... neat.
PDBrassyBabe 1 year ago
In no particular order: Pitfall 2, Wizard of Wor, Berzerker, Atlantis, Donkey Kong, Track and Field, Asteroids, Adventure, Kangaroo, and Defender.
curtisb3000 1 year ago
How's the durability of this console? How often does it need cleaning and such?
My NES is quite demanding in this area. Gotta clean, clean, clean >_<
Zambaku 1 year ago
@grogtgs not wasted, used
TheHolyMarshmallow 1 year ago
I like how you actually talk about the games instead of playing crappy techno and just showing the covets of the games
TheHolyMarshmallow 1 year ago
its kinda funny that the 2600 ended up being better than 5200 and 7800, pretty cool
xxchimakaraxx 1 year ago
@xxchimakaraxx 2600>7800>5200
I own the 7800 right now, just because it can play 2600 games and 7800 games. 5200 sucked. I wish Atari would make a new system and destroy Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. The Jaguar ruined it their chances..
amari2001 1 year ago
@amari2001 heh yeah, and not to mention their "handheld" console, the Lynx
xxchimakaraxx 1 year ago
Intriguing list! I am not a hockey fan, but Ice Hockey is my 2nd favorite of the sports titles (RealSports Tennis is my #1). BTW, I hope you play Asteroids with the difficulty switch on, unlike your demo of it -- I wrapped the score countless times one long winter's night back in '80s, and had impressed permanent colored "marshmallows" floating around in my brain as I attempted to sleep afterward. ;)
roberthurstrius 1 year ago
@roberthurstrius Normally I would play Asteroids with the difficulty on. These old videos of mine, I used emulators and I don't think I used the virtual difficulty switches. Yes the marshmallows, I used to think of them as popcorn but marshmallows works too :)
atarileaf 1 year ago
phoenix wont work on my emulator! fuckin stella...
benny21003 1 year ago
razorslice17 1 year ago
I wasted many hours of my life on this machine.
grogtgs 1 year ago
pac man for atari 2600 sucked! non of the mazes from the beloved original were on there
inxslove23 1 year ago
''have you played atari today?''
keightteenpvp 1 year ago
@Karlox13 especialy the fall in the hole glitch!!!!!*sarcasm*lol
Kidanis 1 year ago
where's custers revenge?! ^^
Reigam4 1 year ago
Have you played Atari today?
nintendo220 1 year ago
I liked Circus too. fun part was always making the people die
Nievus1 1 year ago
wheres warlords? and wizard of wor?
606revo 1 year ago
You are my hero!
scitobor 1 year ago
1. Swordques earthworld
2. sword quest waterworld
3. ms. pacman
4. pitfall
5. adventure
6. space invaders
7. wizards of wor
8. asteroids
9. pacman
10. angry video game nerd (homebrew by me)
ST0PM0SS 1 year ago
Nice list!
jdbaron25 1 year ago
Time tripping; we all have our 'time machines.'
rbolo29 1 year ago
oh those were the days. all this good old memories. thanks so much for bringing it back !! :)
vagnard77 1 year ago
jjejeejjeje que buen video me acuerdo yo cuando los jugaba jeje
jeissonzenner 1 year ago
mrs pac-man on the 2600 looked horrible compared to the arcade game.
Arkstrikle 1 year ago
Great list!
jashinslayer 1 year ago
my top five
5:pit fall
4:bumb n jump
3:pac man
2:mario bros
1:burger time
bryanmej 1 year ago
dont forget E.T
Jalenstien 1 year ago
@Jalenstien Other way around. Forget E.T.
communistrecords 1 year ago
@communistrecords It was a joke =P
Jalenstien 1 year ago
@Jalenstien are you kidding?
xenocide8 1 year ago
@xenocide8 About what? My favorite Atari games? No, I am not.
atarileaf 1 year ago