Halo on the Atari 2600

[nickeldeonrules1011]

it aint first person

[HardKore5250]

Its like zelda overworld map and Gertrude.

[bland9876]

Y is this not on xbox 360 for free though

[Infern0able]

Fuck, i never knew!! THANX :)

[atombat]

Haha this looks fantastic.

[GamingWithStatoke]

Only 100 were made I think, shame really.

[steve5123456789]

A spartan can take more than 1 hit, they should of just left it, and tryed to make a master system or Genesis game instead of a crappy Atari it died for a reason.

[ken0176]

@steve5123456789 ...ur stupid!...

[steve5123456789]

@ken0176 Games stupid, its just dots an atari game.

[gjc82071]

@steve5123456789 You are just spoiled & lack any pretense of an imagination. "Graphics" are not the do all/end all, of video games. Those stupid "dots" are the ancestors of ALL video games. There are many great/VERY fun classic/vintage games out there. The fact that you obviously can't enjoy them, based strictly on the limitations of their graphics, in the end is really nobody's loss but your own.

[steve5123456789]

@gjc82071 Gameplay is boring aswell my friend, trust me I tryed I really tryed but you wouldn't play an atari game more than 30 secends, unless if its only based on nostalgia, I will stick to Master system, and anything above that.

[gjc82071]

@steve5123456789 It's all just personal preference. For me part of it is "nostalgia", since I loved Atari 30+yrs ago, but I still like it. I can't play for hours though. I nibble. Master System is cool. Actually, I like (some more than others) basically every console (& many PC's) made between 1976 (Fairchild Channel F) & N64/GBA, I admit, I don't play a LOT of Atari 2600, but some. My primary system is Commodore 64 & MAME & I randomly play all the other systems, based solely on my mood.

[gjc82071]

@steve5123456789 BTW, do you like/have/or play, MAME, Commodore 64, Nintendo or Super Nintendo? Actually, I mean with emulators. There is Kaillera Client/online support for the 4 systems I mentioned. I'm always looking for new people to play online. Preferably 2 player co-op, team & simultaneous play, shoot'em up, beat'em up, fighting, racing, etc games. It's really cool. Games like Final Fight, Bad Dudes, Street Fighter, U.N. Squadron, etc. Let me know if your interested. It's all free.

[gjc82071]

@ken0176 VERY stupid. :-)

[hobodude68]

looks better than the original.

[Lugmillord]

There's one question I always wanted to ask you...

you have so many different games and I doubt you can play them all very often. So how much time do you spend per day to play video games? And do you like to play games you haven't played for some time or do you always play your favourites?

[atarileaf]

@Lugmillord I haven't played as much lately since I'm back in school with a very demanding accounting and payroll course at a local college but I do quite enjoy breaking out a game on the 2600 or coco or Turbografx now and then. I'll always gravitate to my core favorites but I also love discovering a new game that I haven't tried before. All part of the fun of this hobby :)

[gjc82071]

@atarileaf Have you ever, or do you think you'd ever enjoy playing Atari (Atari 2600, 5200, 400/800, or MAME, Intellivision, S/NES & N64, Commodore 64 & Amiga) "online" via Kailler Client? I am looking for retro gamers interested in doing a bit of online retro gaming. Feel free to let me know if you'd be interested. :-)

[Longuncattr]

@atarileaf By the way, your video intro is very good. :)

[atarileaf]

@Longuncattr Thanks, I'll put your link in the description :)

[MegaCasualgamer]

this...is....awesome...

[Jakkinator45]

oh i thought it wasnt a remake

[5k4k1dhtp]

The graphics are really good, it's quite a downfall that you can only shoot sideways though whilst the enemies can shoot in 8 different directions.

[TheGamingPhilosopher]

I'm not a big fan of Halo, but I would play this.

[Sean3614]

you can get a cart on the Atari age site. I should be getting a cart soon :).

[DlNKYDANA]

Oh, I got murdered. lol

I just picked this cart up out at the CGE. Pretty fun game.

[BuckskinGames]

Hahah people have too much time.

[sirjohan8]

man now i have to buy an atari to complete my Halo collection

[DeviousTelevision]

This actually looks like a really good game!  Nice review.

[vladthehawk09]

The last 2600 game was created in 1980, imagine saying "Hey, you heard of halo on 2600?" "What you must be on crack!?" "No im serious" He would never believe you until you show him

[maiki60fps]

The Halo 1 for the original Xbox was a game that made sence. Then they released the second hardly-finished and optimized one with WORSE (!) graphics... than that rubbish RRoD came out and the series just collapsed entirely into dust clouds of Wii-teeny-gimmicks-recyclation sub-HD DVD waste. This 2600 version only proves the misery and desperation of the developers struggling what else they could do with the long dead title....

[IntellivisionDude]

Very awesome. Who needs an Xbox when you got an Atari. :-)

[alecjahn]

Just read about this on ASSEMbler.



Looks actually fun.

[OldSchoolNYCGamer]

I was at the CGE 2K10 over the weekend and YES it is avalable on the AtariAge website, from what I saw and played. It is a cross between Adventure meets Berzerk.

[measuringstick]

i guess halo is moving up in the world

[voro122]

Wait.. Does this mean Halo isn't an exclusive anymore xD?

[Willsterdude3000]

@voro122 It was never an Xbox 360 exclusive anyway, because it was released by Bungie onto the PC.

[robross1992]

"squirells" are grunts and the black and White guys look like elites

[atarileaf]

@robross1992 Ok thanks. Having never played the game I wasn't familiar with the characters although they do like what they're supposed to from watching Halo game footage. :)

[m1up]

@atarileaf

You know, you rly should try the first one out, because its well...a classic now days for sure. Not to mention loads of fun :)

[TheKiguy]

@robross1992 Yeah I thought the "squirrels" were grunts. And the black and white things are, yes, elites.

[woodengamer]

Awesome! my friends have been asking me to start playing Halo for years, i think now I will!

[interghost]

imagine if they made games like this back in the day when this console was popular! Nice stuff ;o)

[Fanres5]

its....very different.....but cool

[daafies2]

cool.

[THEAC83]

A great Atari 2600 Rom - 'Magical Bill's Balloonacy''. Probably the best 2600 homebrew out there!

[nathanallan1]

I want a cart, too. I saw it announced at atariage and was like this is the coolest game in a long time (for me).

I was told that at CGE carts did come out, and that the Bungie staff all got one (from atariage). Very fun!!

[Bakemon13]

Halo on the Gameboy is better :D

[MrCodyik]

I HAVE THIS FTW!

[MN12BIRD]

Zebras and Squirrels eh. LOL I wouldn't know either! Looks pretty good though.

[jboypacman]

Reminds me of ET 2600 in some odd way lol.

[goldenretrogames]

I'm home sick today and found this shortly after waking up. If I can stay awake long enough, I plan to give it a play through.

[thomas3120]

Wow very cool J! I need to check out AA more often & start looking into the homebrews :D

Great video! ...off to download Halo 2600

[SteveBenway]

LOL. Who'd have thunk it? :D

[melodygrant]

I never thought I would see the day, where Halo was made for the 2600.Very cool homebrew there.

Keep up the good work buddy!

[cc6809]

- Considering the technology platform the 2600 is, this 'port' of the game is simply AMAZING. Can't wait to download and run it on Stella. Thanks for posting this!

[MrBeJeCa95]

I MUST HAVE IT!!

[8BitROB]

Very cool! :-D

[Lazyhoboguy]

This is pretty awesome. Looks better than the real halo lol.

[Croooow111]

This looks a lot more fun than Halo on the Xbox!

[classicfps]

wow... next doom will have to rear its ugly head.

wait hold on...

[shaurz]

Halo: Combat Devolved

[starsoldier1]

Looks like redrawn Berzerk.

[Bert1268]

hahah that is awesome

[mario1136]

This looks awesome

will they ever make a Guitar Hero game on the Atari?

[kreeboy411]

Now that is a 2600 I cant wait to come out in Cart Form...lol

I want!!!

[misterintellivision]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I can't believe this..LOL

but I might get it if it comes out on cart :P

Awesome video and thanks for showing :)

[atarileaf]

@misterintellivision Atariage had been stating that there would be a surprise release at the CGE this year. I guess this is it. Quite a few great homebrews on the 2600

[1337HammerBro]

@misterintellivision they said the cartridge was a LIMITED RELEASE with only 500 made. sorry.

[Longuncattr]

@misterintellivision

You're in luck! A second run of cartridges is being built right now! You can order one here:

atariage . com / forums / topic / 167142-halo-2600-pre-order /

[silntdoogood]

SWEET! XD Ima have to get a copy! I had my subscriptions playing while going through RSS stuff, you started talking about this the second I opened the article

[RPKGameVids]

I'm not interested in the 3D Halo games, but this looks pretty damned good!

[Saltydko]

#FAIL