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Atari 2600/7800: A Visual Compendium - www.ataribook.co.uk (not sponsored)
Atari 2600 has a lot of great games. Sure, I get it, in today's world some of these games may only have a few minutes of gameplay but growing up this is what we had. Most were more about getting a high score than 'beating' the game but with so many games out there, some may have fallen through the cracks. These are some underrated Atari 2600 games I think need more love. Some Atari 2600 hidden gems, if you will.
Games Featured:
Adventure
E.T.
Oink!
Dragon Fire
Haunted House
Frostbite
Congo Bongo
Keystone Kapers
Alien
Crack Pots
Demon Attack
River Raid
Fathom
No Escape
Jungle Hunt
Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle
Vanguard
Spider-Man
Journey Escape
Taz
Bugs Bunny
Kaboom!
Pitfall!
Games in Intro:
Asteroids
Amidar
Chopper Command
Atari Video Cube
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe
Tron
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@Maz08 2 года назад

The hours and hours spent with two older brothers playing adventure are memories that I will cherish forever as a kid.

@hualni 4 года назад

I love that you put Demon Attack in this list. I logged hours upon hours immersed in that game. The other game I think deserves some love is Wizard of Wor. That game had an absolutely epic soundtrack.

@brandonryder5873 4 года назад

Pitfall does have an end. you can get all the treasure pieces within the 20 minutes

@neumaticimpact 4 года назад

True.

@cptannoyu2death834 4 года назад

Brandon Ryder pitfall has a secret room in one of the pits that you swing over. If you jump on a vine and swing 3 times and jump off the same side you started at it will open a secret room in the pit with gold in it.

@john2001plus 2 года назад

@@cptannoyu2death834 Is this for real?

@cptannoyu2death834 2 года назад

@@john2001plus it’s true and to be completely honest I found it by accident.

@john2001plus 2 года назад

@@cptannoyu2death834 How about a way to reproduce it?

@not2tired 4 года назад

33 Years of playing Atari 2600 games, and still discovering new gems thanks to resources like this video! Indeed, there are so many good Activision 2600 titles. Some of the cartridges are cheap, but a bunch of the hits are climbing in price. So I want to mention Activision Anthology as a great way to try out most of the library in one shot. I think the GBA cart and PS2 disc can still be found for around $10 and there are about 70 titles on them. There are a few other ports too.

@Jarod_Schultz 4 года назад

Star Gunner is a good obscure game that nobody talks about. It's like defender, but fast paced.

@marccaselle8108 2 года назад

A friend of mine has a Atari 2600 and some games and wants pitfall 2. He complains that the game he wants pitfall 2, is too expensive at 40 dollars for a loose cartridge on ebay. I told him, your just going to have to bite the bullet on that one if you really want it because it's not going to be 20 or 10 dollars.

@JohnRiggs 4 года назад

What are other Atari 2600 games I'm leaving off the list? I already know I forgot a few that will have me making a Part 2 eventually.

@cooladee 4 года назад

Deadly Duck

@cooladee 4 года назад

Radar Lock, Road Runner

@jeffdavis6657 4 года назад

To challenge yourself, make the list WITHOUT games made by Activison of Atari themselves.

@cooladee 4 года назад

@@jeffdavis6657 Deadly Duck, Miner 2049er, Artillery Duel,

@fredhill5379 4 года назад

Plaque attack. Frontline. Pressure cooker.

@Ripplin 4 года назад

The ones I played most were Enduro, Keystone Capers, Plaque Attack, Seaquest, Mouse Trap, Millipede, Mario Bros., Dig Dug, and Moon Patrol.

@battledwarf8872 4 года назад

Enduro was surprisingly fun to play. Especially with the environmental changes as the player coasted along the highway.

@mrp4242 3 года назад

+1 Keystone Kapers. Fun platformer.

@matthewbarry4464 4 года назад

I still play Adventure as well. Playing game 3 will always be a challenge. The bat has to be considered the most disruptive random encounter in all of gaming. I can't count how many times I'm making it down the final corridor to the gold castle only to have the bat show up and dance in delight as he drops off a live dragon and steals the chalice.

@Bubbabyte99 2 года назад

That damn bat is the reason I have trust issues lol

@theusher2893 4 года назад

I'll be honest, its makes me so happy to see the old games and systems of my childhood are just as popular if not more so now.

@atarileaf 4 года назад

Love that you're giving the 2600 some love John. Give a try to fast food. Fun obscure game. Avoid the purple pickle 😁

@trey631 4 года назад

AtariLeaf I need to look this one up. Never heard of it.

@YouSuperJ 4 года назад

You're getting FATTER

@treyslay753 4 года назад

Fun game

@alitlweird 4 года назад

You blew my mind with A LOT of these games!! (Dragon Fire) ❤️🤯 used to sit Indian style for days playing these at my best friend’s house. 80s, man!

@jasonbuckenberger3122 4 года назад

Thank you for including Vanguard!!! I played the hell out of that as a kid. Really underappreciated game. Solid list, and another awesome video!

@kathrynwiebe4608 3 года назад

SeaQuest was one of my favorites

@SkotNealey 4 года назад

LOVED Vanguard! Loved Smurf on Colecovision.

@amsterdamG2G 4 года назад

Colecovision is one of the greatest consoles ever in my opinion

@7thangelad586 4 года назад

The Smurfs: “features several screens of fun.” Oh to be back in a simpler time when that line was enough to sell me a game.

@battledwarf8872 4 года назад

Yeah... :D When Atari's Adventure was out at that time, I wasn't conditioned to viewing more than 1 screen of gameplay; I was used to playing Pong with 1 screen. Adventure presented the player with multiple screens that felt overwhelming.

@SkotNealey 4 года назад

I think the reason we loved Pitfall was because we imagined we were Indiana Jones.

@7thangelad586 4 года назад

Adventure looks like a game I LOVED on my dad’s IBM: Castle the Adventure. I must have been seven years old or younger trying to figure it out. I enjoy these videos! Cool to hear the memories.

@TVcasualty42 4 года назад

I had dragon fire for the Tandy! Wow, I had forgotten all about that game until seeing it, thanks for the quick memory jog 😆

@dustinkinard7431 4 года назад

2 of my favorites for the 2600 are Atlantis, and it’s pseudo sequel, Cosmic Ark.

@ootwii 4 года назад

Cosmic arknis my favorite atari 2600 game...

@koolaid53 3 года назад

Got them both for Christmas back then. They were really awesome for that day and time!

@bondgabebond4907 3 года назад

You know, anyone answering this question are dating themselves.

@LTDANMAN44 3 года назад

cosmic ark was fun. i liked picking up the alien creatures on the planet surface

@eugeneaxe 3 года назад

Atlantis, yes!

@gamebunkeradventures4575 4 года назад

Great video man! I loved Crystal Castles and Enduro Race on 2600 when I was a kid, also Dig Dug played well on the 2600.

@SaintLewisMusic Год назад

Dude. Crystal Castles & Dig Dug were my childhood. I still play both, too. Great games!

@justjamie3717 4 года назад

Very nice, played a lot of Smurfs and Frostbite way back when. Among my other 2600 favs were Enduro, Popeye, and Squeeze Box!

@Revegelance 4 года назад

Well, I was going to come into these comments to say that E.T. is a game that needs more love, but you beat me to it! So refreshing to see someone other than myself that actually LIKES the game.

@JohnRiggs 4 года назад

Probably the same reason I don't like Raiders of the Lost Ark or those Swordquest games. Super unplayable without a guide.

@jonakers704 2 года назад

I remember playing and beating the game as well when I was a kid. I was the only one in the house that could beat it, too. Everyone else got frustrated at the clumsiness of getting out of the holes, but I mastered that.

@Ampersand100 4 года назад

Cool list of games. You included several games that were my favorites as well, but also a few games I've never played before...will have to check them out.

@justinandrews520 4 года назад

This is awesome because most of these I've never heard of. Great job!

@mattgouette 4 года назад

I never got the E.T. hate! My brother and I beat that game when we were kids back in the '80s. It's one of my favorites as well, Mr. Riggs!

@udojanssen51 2 года назад

Just like,raiders of the lost arc.Loved that game also

@mattgouette 2 года назад

@@udojanssen51 Yep, that one as well, even more so.

@socializard1 4 года назад

Really like your content in this format lately.

@piiifast 4 года назад

My grandmother loved playing Kaboom with me when I was a kid.

@RetroCat31 4 года назад

The only game I wish I could play again is Cosmic Ark. Those silver Imagic carts put a smile on my face :)

@Beth.... 4 года назад

yas! i rarely see any love for cosmic ark! i would play that one for hours on end.

@0730bcorm 4 года назад

Cosmic arc has its spot in my sat morning rotation!

@JohnRiggs 4 года назад

oh yeah! forgot all about that one. I had that one, too.

@TriathlonMatt 4 года назад

Another great video Big JR 👍 blown away by the parallax effect on that jungle game on the vine swinging level. Didn't know the little 2600 had it in it!

@ratt8745 4 года назад

Ahh I love Keystone Kapers!! You know what game doesn't get enough love is Moonsweeper!!

@Beth.... 4 года назад

FANTASTIC list. my two faves growing up were cosmic ark and the earth dies screaming. played the hell out of those!

@jamesdye4603 4 года назад

I recently got back into the 2600 and I am in the process of checking all the games I have accumulated over the years to see if they still work. So far so good. Most of the games featured in this video I have played in the last couple of weeks. One of my favorites that you didn't mention is "Riddle of the Sphinx". I still have my six switch console I got new back in a year I don't remember. I also liked "ET", and I have at least three copies of it.

@JohnRiggs 4 года назад

I remember playing and liking Riddle of the Sphinx. I never knew how to get past a certain part where the game just 'stops'. I'll have to RU-vid a walkthrough.

@jamesdye4603 4 года назад

@@JohnRiggs The game does have an ending, and I did get there when I was a kid, but it took a while and you definitely need the book that came with the game, at least I did. Thanks for the reply, and for making great videos.

@jonathanross149 4 года назад

Riddle of the Sphinx was good...but you need the instructions for the actual riddle and like Adventure these is one game type that is the true game and one is random.

@MakesNolSense Год назад

Just wanted to thank you John for so much good coverage on retro games and especially Atari! I will take a look at your newest video properly later as this desktop PC has zero volume! I typically watch on my Roku but can only comment off my PC!

@blinddog44 4 года назад

You picked some really good ones. I go back and play adventure and haunted house pretty regularly. Here are a few more of my favorites, another vote for Fast Food, Warlords was a lot of fun, Sky Diver, Canyon Bomber and I enjoyed Barnstorming too. Oh one more Kool-aid Man.

@TimLeeSongs 3 года назад

Thanks for the recommendations! I got a 2600 for Christmas! Really enjoying Chopper Command at the moment :)

@Googlesucksballs 4 года назад

Keystone Kapers, Atlantas 2,, fast food, Chopper Command, Megamania.

@TingTingMelody 4 года назад

Thanks for the heads up on the Visual Compendium. I also grew up with the 2600, my favorites are Robot Tank, Battlezone, Enduro, Moon Patrol, and Solaris

@retrowatcher Год назад

Enduro, Midnight Magic, Crystal Castles, Mr Do's Castle! So many to name indeed

@masonwilcox7055 4 года назад

Totally with you on E.T. I will pop this game in once and awhile. It really is not that bad, it's pretty amazing considering it was programmed and finished within a five month period.

@MrEduedu123 Год назад

I think it was programmed in a 5 WEEK period.

@jhammond8888 Год назад

@@MrEduedu123 agreed. It was 5 weeks. Howard Scott Warshaw was bold trying to get this done.

@Wheels8504 4 года назад

Old school is the way to go. I was born in 85 but still prefer Atari over consoles like PlayStation and Xbox. Including the graphics. Although the Switch is awesome.

@HGPL11 4 года назад

Great video. Keep more of these "More Love" Coming!

@JohnHenrySheridan 10 месяцев назад

Great vid thanks John!

@troystrain2436 3 года назад

I'd forgotten about Vanguard. Loved that game. One of the only games I grew up with that I didn't see on here was Yar's Revenge; almost every other one of my favorites were already on here!

@itoramos6843 4 года назад

Great vid. A lot of my favorites were in it. Did you ever play Plaque Attack? thats a good one.

@michaelwolfe9496 4 года назад

Gravitar, Towering Inferno, and Tac-Scan are 3 of my personal favorites. Gravitar might actually be my favorite 2600 game. It's hard as hell, but I just can't stop playing.

@travisolson9413 4 года назад

Towering Inferno.....good call. Forgot about that one but I remember playing the heck out of it.

@Kcalien 3 года назад

i love arcade journey with the tape player! good video

@travisolson9413 4 года назад

Those Bitmap Books are awesome. I have 3 or 4 and they are very well done and informative. I would recommend them 100%.

@tron3entertainment 4 года назад

Loved Pitfall. I remember waking up early for school to get some Pit Fall in. Something no other game ever did. Had Demon Attack for the 2600 - great game. Bought it for my TI-99/4A computer - blew me away.

@keithvincenttucker9923 2 года назад

Some of my favorites, that were not mentioned were Pressure Cooker, Seaquest, and Dig Dug. Also, Jungle Hunt and Pitfall, but they were mentioned.

@wheezvonklaw284 4 года назад

Dude, thank you so much for reminding me about Vanguard! I have spent weeks looking thru youtube for the name. I could NOT remember it!

@80s_Gamr 4 года назад

Great video!

@cooladee 4 года назад

Nice list. My favortites are Phoenix, Keystone Kapers, and Radar Lock.

@bondgabebond4907 3 года назад

Pitfall is one of my favorites. It was fun watching a video of David Clark explaining how he made the game work. I also loved Raiders of the Lost Ark, never could finish the game. Wish I had my system to play today. I do have 2 Atari 800 computers and 40 carts. Funny how those carts were called tapes. One of the things I loved about those games is that the cart came in a box and there was a paper manual.

@adventurer3645 Год назад

David Crane

@diegocrusius 3 года назад

my favorite video of your channel so far

@VonCreeperTv 4 года назад

Great collection of games

@channel419 4 года назад

Great list. I would say Seaquest, frogs and flies, demons to diamonds, and Mountain King.

@richpalmisano1740 Год назад

I can't get all the hours back I spent on River Raid. In my honest opinion, this was the greatest Atari 2600 game ever. My late brother in-law and I used to play Activision Boxing and Decathalon all the time. Memories. Have to say most of the Activision sports games were pretty solid for the day. Starmaster!!...that was a fun one as well, enjoyed the warp...lol. .

@Daves_Faves 4 года назад

Yeah man, I loved playing Smurf when I was a kid! But here's one for ya that I don't think gets any love at all. Fishing Derby!

@markstahl1464 3 года назад

It’s interesting to think of Adventure as being underrated when many consider it to be the best game on the system. It really is a brilliant game engine though, so maybe calling it the best game in the system is an understatement.

@Dorelaxen 4 года назад

Haunted House was such a great game. Played it so much back in the day.

@sandeepbasra4877 Год назад

And you play,d as meat ball man

@thirdstar9255 3 года назад

Kool-Aid Man is definitely underrated AWESOME. Will definitely take you back to summer '83, and an hour flies by instantly playing it over and over.

@clutchkman 4 года назад

Good picks. I remember liking Solar Fox, Megamania, Air, Sea Battle and Warlords as well, to name a few more.

@J2M2Og 2 года назад

I own a 2600 that still works. A lot of my owned games are on this list, but one I didn't see was Activision's Decathlon, which was a fairly simple game with the 10 events represented. 1500 meter run was the hardest with that 200 yard sprint at the end.

@LLandP 3 года назад

I always loved Adventure. It took me awhile to find the "transmular dot" up in the black castle. I really enjoyed it

@GeneSimmonsBoots 2 года назад

"Transmolecular."

@joeg4707 3 года назад

Solid list. Our local store in South Florida somehow got wind of Haunted House's development. We would always call to ask if it had released/yet, since release dates were rarely (if ever) announced.

@candmmi 3 года назад

Just got an Atari 2600 today! So excited to find out which games I should buy 😁

@thirdstar9255 3 года назад

Oh, don't forget Robot Tank! Totally awesome. Really deep gameplay for the 2600 also. You're on your last tank in the fog and rain with your visuals out and gun broken? It's pulse pounding trying to finish off the last tank or two, when you're soooo close to a extra life.

@BBfanfun 4 года назад

Adventure, E.T., Oink!, DragonFire, Haunted House, FrostBite, CongoBongo, KeystoneKapers, Alien, CrackPots, DemonAttack, RiverRaid, Fathom, NoEscape, JungleHunt, Smurfs, Vanguard, Spiderman, JourneyEscape, Taz, BugsBunny, Kaboom!, Pitfall!

@snoredizzle3242 3 года назад

Awesome video

@franciscoresendiz8854 4 года назад

I have only played 4 of those games. I woud add Gremlins, Frankenstein, Dig Dug, Defender, Front Line, Yars Revenge (one of my favorites), Sworquest and Space Attack. I' m glad that you included E.T. I have very good memories playing that game.

@benco4268 2 года назад

Kaboom was my #1 back then. Really addictive once you got into it.

@streetmagik3105 3 года назад

I don't have personal nostalgia for the 2600, but I appreciate it. Plus, I enjoy your content!

@frankschuler2867 4 года назад

You covered lots of interesting looking games I've never played...and some I've never heard of. Most of my favorites are pretty well-known...I think...Missile Command, Asteroids, Pitfall, Combat, Berserk, Space Invaders, Defender, Air-Sea Battle, Starmaster...to name a few. I got around to picking up a few extra games 3 or 4 years ago while on a vintage game kick and was impressed by how affordable most of them were (not sure about current prices). I think lots of younger people write off 2600 games as being so primitive that they aren't worth playing...but I guarantee playing ping-pong tank mode on Combat would change their minds at least a little. A good game has a timeless playability associated with it, and the 2600 had plenty of titles that fit that description.

@westronic 2 года назад

Good picks and some hidden gems I'll have to check out! I actually like Adventures of Tron - it's like Burgertime but with jumping instead of pepper. My pick for underrated is Star Voyager. It's a 3D space flight simulator / shooter that feels and looks very good for the system. It can be found for cheap and I haven't heard much talk about it.

@tardiscommand1812 Год назад

New to the channel, but I love it!

@lunarmodule6419 2 года назад

Very fun! Thx

@briandaniels5364 4 года назад

great video i remember river raid it was harder the further you got

@JohnRiggs 4 года назад

It was hard to start! I keep crashing

@klax2919 3 года назад

i love my atari 2600 i remember my family getting it for christmas in 1982 & it also sparked my love of video games.adventure e.t. haunted house congo bongojungle hut spiderman & pitfall were great & i still play adventure regularly today but i also loved centipede dark cavern demons to diamonds warlords yars revenge mrs. pacman & so many more

@Indy46237 2 года назад

Maze Craze was a favorite along with most of the Activision games like Dragster, Kaboom and River Raid.

@geraldford6409 3 года назад

Demon Attack was/is a legendary Galaga/Galaxian/Space Invaders genre shooter It was an amazing display of graphics and sound production for 2600 hardware when released and for years after. Pitch perfect example of how gameplay makes the game, not just raw console tech features and CPU/GPU horsepower. The greatest thing about the 2600 WAS its limited hardware design, which FORCED developers to be creative and focus on GAMEPLAY quality vs flashy CGI/gfx

@roncorless2592 4 года назад

You missed Star Raiders and Star Wars the Arcade Game! GOD I LOVED THOSE GAMES! THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON YOUR LIST!!!!

@stevennutting 4 года назад

I still play Adventure myself. Thanks for the great video. The bats are annoying but great at the same time!

@Andros2709 3 года назад

Nice video! Moonsweeper by Imagic is also pretty underrated, in my opinion.

@Bryan-eg6ej 4 года назад

I just picked up this book as well. It's high quality like the other Bitmap Books and it has a lot of interesting info about the developers and even the people that made some of the artwork.

@lsgreger2645 4 года назад

I always like the port of Venture on the 2600. It isn't quite as good as the arcade or colecovision port, but I loved to play the 2600 version. I also loved to play Cosmic Ark and Phoenix too! I also am glad you gave ET some much needed love. It could be frustrating at times, but did enjoy playing the game.

@grandplans 5 месяцев назад

for me, another good underwater shooter game where you had to rescue divers and go back to the surface for more air was Sea Quest. Another one I loved was BurgerTime. Gosh, watching these videos of yours is reminding me of all the games I loved to play. Another good shooter I loved was called Wizard of Wor. They are all coming back little by little. ha ha!

@lanceyt9982 4 года назад

Berserk, some of the space invaders, tank,

@grotgrusson5124 4 года назад

I love the Atari 2600 games, and how simple, yet fun, they are to play -still today. That "Ecco the Dolphin"-game looked so good and fun. My favs are: H.E.R.O Seaquest Jungle Hunt Vanguard Yars revenge Gyros Stampede Bermuda triangle Joust There is one that I cant remember the name of (it had two different names), and almost plays like Freedom Fighter on the Oddessy/Videopac

@DirectorCM 4 года назад

Kangaroo, Dark Chambers, Space Invaders, Yars' Revenge, and Private Eye are my top 5 go to Atari Games. I have such fond memories of them as a kid and they still hold up today for some great fun.

@masonwilcox7055 4 года назад

DirectorCM Yars' Revenge! Forgot about that one, excellent game!.

@dennistaylor983 4 года назад

Adventure w left on more difficult, right easy. Dragons run from sword. Game 3. Get all items back to castle 1.

@IuriFiedoruk 4 года назад

Pitfall 2 is an amazong game, more like a NES than a 2600 game. You know, Nintendo gets more credit tuan deserved sometimes, Zelda is just based in Adventure, but they will never admit.

@FIDreams 4 года назад

My personal favorites as a kid was: 'Maze Craze', 'Megamania', 'Space Cavern', and 'Yars Revenge' (Mostly because the comic book built this whole world in my head lol). My Other favorites growing up If you like more depth in your Atari Gaming might I suggest: 'Riddle of the Sphinx', 'DragonStomper', 'Stellar Track' :)

@stevetowle6843 4 года назад

Fantastic video John. Really pleased to see Dragonfire in the list. Play that one a lot as I'm after getting the UK high score. Agree that Activision were the best. I thought HERO may have been on your list. Cheers from an Atari Collector in England.

@JohnRiggs 4 года назад

I never played HERO until much later in life.

@HeitorSpecian 4 года назад

8:12 like freeway also. Btw, nice channel!!! See you

@BeatlesBootlegs9 4 года назад

i used to watch your channel but i forgot about it then stumbled on it again

@IvanGrimm1 4 года назад

A few that I really like that you did not mention are Spider Fighter, Maze Craze, Combat, Yard Revenge, Stampede, Astroids, and Eggomania

@Vaggumon 4 года назад

So sad to not see Megamania, but totally understand you can't mention every game. Man I played that game so much back in the day.

@WasephWastar 6 месяцев назад

finally someone who says ET was not that bad. it has more content than most 2600 games

@oldatarigamer 4 года назад

Demon Attack - fabulous game, looked great.

@sade281 3 года назад

Yoooooooo what’s up with pitfall 2 homie!! That was my joint

@LordJerambo 2 года назад

awe, i remember playing Journey all the time. love that one too.

@monkeyabattoir8501 4 года назад

got into atari collecting again last month.. most of it isn't too bad.

@battledwarf8872 4 года назад

Pick up Atari Vault; not only does the collection contain the rare 2600 titles but the rare and popular Atari arcade titles. There are even a few prototypes of unreleased Atari titles in that collection, too.