Top 20 Atari 2600 Games Worth Playing Today
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Published 2022-07-08
0:07 Introduction
0:18 Two games only fun with real hardware
1:08 20 Jaw Breaker
1:23 19 Solar Fox
1:39 18 Sky Diver
2:00 17 Yars' Revenge
2:23 16 Frostbite
2:47 15 Turmoil
3:12 14 Fishing Derby
3:43 13 Kaboom!
3:47 12 Battlezone
4:36 11 Aadvark
5:08 10 Dragonstomper
5:31 9 Pitfall!
6:09 8 Space Invaders
6:27 7 Phaser Patrol
6:49 6 River Raid
7:12 5 Combat
7:34 4 Phoenix
8:00 3 Berzerk
8:26 2 H.E.R.O.
8:49 1 Adventure
All Comments (21)
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Honestly my fav game of all of these was combat, i remember me and my brother playing it for hours when we finished our chores in vacations
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My mom brought me to a store I haven't been to before, and they let me test some games on their TV over the counter. I tested a few, but ended with Frostbite. I played that a few times and loved it. I asked my mom to buy me that game, and she did. I played that game for years. It is a great game and I have so may great memories with it.
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Adventure is one of my favorite games of all time. I came up with the idea of randomized levels too add to replay ability but thought this would never happen. It actually happened with Atari Vault collection. Hero, Pitfall, River Raid, Berzerk, and a few others are still a blast.
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One of my top games for the 2600 was Joust. Ms. Pac Man was also great. Kaboom is fantastic and I do play it from time to time.
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Adventure was such a landmark game. First video game RPG. First open-world exploring game. First easter egg (the "secret room.") While it doesn't really hold up today, at the time it was completely revolutionary and groundbreaking; and hence remains one of my all time favorites.
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Ah im very partial to this system got it for my 6th birthday with super breakout and e.t. one of the best days of my life
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Finally. I have seen so many YouTubers play space invaders by blowing away the bottom guys first it's shameful. Thanks for actually knowing how to play the game. Hahahaha subbed.
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Thank you for including the very end of the Adventure game! I was hoping you would show the complete game!! Great description, incredible game for the time! One of my favs!
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The one I played over and over was pitfall, loved it! Thank you for the great video Mark!
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Gosh, this video brings back a lot of memories.
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When I was a child I also loved "Jungle Hunt", "Tutankham", "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi. Death Star Battle".
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I got Atari 2600 from 1980 and played until about 1985. Probably had about 30-40 cartridges so I’m always amazed by how many of the games on these “greatest hits” lists I’ve never played or even seen. Jungle Hunt is one of my favourites. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into this list. Very informative and fun to watch. 🎉
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Played these games in the 80”s with my Brother. He saved the games and controller and dropped them back to me. Now playing with my 10 year old Son. What a blast today! Our favorite is HERO !
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Cool game reviews and list, thank you!
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Dodge 'Em, Yar's Revenge, Demon Attack which is similar to Phoenix, Cosmic Ark, Maze Craze, Tutankham, Venture, Mouse Trap, Keystone Kapers. There are some of the one that I still like to play.
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I used to be able to play a game of space invaders forever - rolling the points over multiple times in one go. The only thing that would cause me to die would be mom calling for dinner. Good times.
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Amazing video, this took me back many many years, can't believe how many games I forgot about
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Raider of the lost ark, Dig dug, Enduro and Jungle hunt, 4 little gems.
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I loved Indy 500!!! It was a 2 player racing game and it came with special controllers that looked like paddles but instead would rotate all the way around with out stopping like the paddles did. Played the ice track for hours- so much fun!
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These 2 player games were very good head-to-head with a friend: Tennis, Ice Hockey, and, for a nostalgic laugh, Basketball….
