Posted by Mike Chicago on January 04, 2024 at 15:09:12 EST in reply to I got an Atari 2600+ for Christmas. I've been playing Centipede, Asteroids, Berserk, and Dragonfire! I'm finding it more and more difficult to put any significant time aside for video games, so something like 2600 games are perfect for me right now. What are some of your favorite 2600 games? (n/t) from Jeurja.
Enduro is my favorite, but I've long mapped brake to a second button on a gamepad (haven't played it with a stick for decades; however, it might be good with what you have by default). It has a relatively engrossing atmosphere (changing weather, warm engine sounds) with challenge and reward (can you get the trophy?). Enduro also isn't too time consuming for a worker. I just love it. And I also second MegaMania, where you shoot down radial tires, hamburgers and sandwich cookies, and each game lasts like 3 minutes. I have this sparkly memory of playing Journey Escape with the song "Don't Stop Believin'" *included on the cartridge*. Pole Position was also very good (and did you know the series was a precursor to Final Lap??). I liked to play stuff like Smurfs and Mario Bros. and pretend my garage sale 2600 was an NES. Mario Bros. is seriously great (the best version?); nothing besides the GBA port seems to compare, for some reason. Smurfs is way too simple, but if you suspend disbelief, it's Super Mario Bros. Joust is maybe the most perfect arcade port of the 2600 titles. Skateboarding on the ramp in California Games is surprisingly cool and didn't seem dated in the late '80s.
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