Halo on the Atari 2600

No I'm not kidding, on drugs, or dreaming. Yes, Halo was released today on the Atari 2600 at the Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. You can read about it and download the rom for free here:

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/166916-halo-for-the-2600-released-at-cge...

Also, carts are being sold at Atariage. If you're interested, you can preorder here:

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

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Halo
• Atari
• 2600
• CGE
• Classic
• Gaming
• Expo
• Las
• Vegas
• Atariage

[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 :)

[Longuncattr]

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

[atarileaf]

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

[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. :)

[voro122]

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

[sirjohan8]

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

[nickeldeonrules1011]

it aint first person

[HardKore5250]

Its like zelda overworld map and Gertrude.

[bland9876]

Y is this not on xbox 360 for free though

[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]

@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.

[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]

@ken0176 VERY stupid. :-)

[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.

[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. :-)

[steve5123456789]

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