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Favourite atari games II
15 years ago
6. "Demon Attack" 1982: The first time I played this game I was blown away by it's quality. The graphics and game play are very superior for the atari 2600. You play a ship that is constantly bombarded by flying demons which re spawn eight times before the level is over. The demons closes to the ground also drop bombs, so I find it good to kill them first rather than dodging them. As the levels move up, so does the speed and brutality of the demons.
7. "Berzerk" 1982: Berzerk is a pretty damn awesome game. it takes place inside an electrified maze, where you run around shooting robots with electric rays. On the first level, the robots are rather stupid, they can't shoot and most of them die from walking into a wall. As the levels progress, the robots change color, gain speed, and have the ability to shoot in more directions, and eventually Evil Otto the bouncing smiley face of doom begins to chase after you. The graphics are minimal and there is relativity no sound other than shooting effects, but this gives it a cool aura of being in real danger. I also give it an A for having one of the coolest death scenes in Atari history.
8. "Cosmic Ark" 1982: Cosmic Ark is the sequel to "Atlantis" another game by Imagic. You play as a space ship that shoots at asteroids and then sends out probes to abduct little aliens for the "Cosmic Ark". You also have to stay away from a laser defense system later in the game. The Graphics and sound are awesome for the 2600 and at the end of the game, the ship is blown up and a smaller ship flies away, leaving room for another sequel. The whole game reminds me of Battlestar Galactica.
9. "Mario Bros." 1983: Not "Super Mario Bros." just plain "Mario Bros". This sort of reminds me of Street Fighter, how everyone has played Street Fighter 2 ans it's sequels, but not many people remember the original because of the console it was on and how it played. You play as Mario, running through the sewer and tipping over turtles, crabs, and fly type things by hitting your head on the ceiling. All the while being chased by a pink swirl that knocks you down.There is even a primitive looking underground scene where you pick up extra coins. There is no music and a rather annoying sound of Mario walking. The controls are pretty awful, but it doesn't really take away from this being a great game.
10. "Breakout" 1978: Games don't get much more basic than Breakout, unless you count "Chase", which was advertised in a 1972 issue of P.E. Either way you are basically a prisoner that is trying to break out of prison. There are two screens of bricks and after you break through them the game is over. The ball can travel at eight different angles and travels at a grater speed as the game progresses.
The sound is primitive, the graphics are primitive, the controls are primitive. But hey, you can't really complain about such an early Atari classic.
7. "Berzerk" 1982: Berzerk is a pretty damn awesome game. it takes place inside an electrified maze, where you run around shooting robots with electric rays. On the first level, the robots are rather stupid, they can't shoot and most of them die from walking into a wall. As the levels progress, the robots change color, gain speed, and have the ability to shoot in more directions, and eventually Evil Otto the bouncing smiley face of doom begins to chase after you. The graphics are minimal and there is relativity no sound other than shooting effects, but this gives it a cool aura of being in real danger. I also give it an A for having one of the coolest death scenes in Atari history.
8. "Cosmic Ark" 1982: Cosmic Ark is the sequel to "Atlantis" another game by Imagic. You play as a space ship that shoots at asteroids and then sends out probes to abduct little aliens for the "Cosmic Ark". You also have to stay away from a laser defense system later in the game. The Graphics and sound are awesome for the 2600 and at the end of the game, the ship is blown up and a smaller ship flies away, leaving room for another sequel. The whole game reminds me of Battlestar Galactica.
9. "Mario Bros." 1983: Not "Super Mario Bros." just plain "Mario Bros". This sort of reminds me of Street Fighter, how everyone has played Street Fighter 2 ans it's sequels, but not many people remember the original because of the console it was on and how it played. You play as Mario, running through the sewer and tipping over turtles, crabs, and fly type things by hitting your head on the ceiling. All the while being chased by a pink swirl that knocks you down.There is even a primitive looking underground scene where you pick up extra coins. There is no music and a rather annoying sound of Mario walking. The controls are pretty awful, but it doesn't really take away from this being a great game.
10. "Breakout" 1978: Games don't get much more basic than Breakout, unless you count "Chase", which was advertised in a 1972 issue of P.E. Either way you are basically a prisoner that is trying to break out of prison. There are two screens of bricks and after you break through them the game is over. The ball can travel at eight different angles and travels at a grater speed as the game progresses.
The sound is primitive, the graphics are primitive, the controls are primitive. But hey, you can't really complain about such an early Atari classic.
