100 Atari 2600 Games Ranked From Worst to Best - The No Swear Gamer

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In this video I rank all 100 Atari 2600 games I’ve reviewed so far!
Family friendly, informative and entertaining, Retro Reviews with The No Swear Gamer contains plenty of retro goodness. I’ve reviewed games for the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar, NES, Nintendo GameCube, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis (Mega Drive), Sega CD, Sega 32x, Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation 1 as well as covering plug n play systems, retro toys and other cool retro stuff. Check it out and subscribe today!

[@andyawardian1868]

I will never forget, when I first played Adventure. I was astonished by the complexity of the concept and the simple, but very clever designed maps. It was by far the best game I had ever seen on the Atari VCS 2600... and I played it for the first time in 2002 (!!!). I am not kidding: Playing since 1983, I grew up primarily with the commodore 64 and later the commodore amiga, before I got into consoles. I knew some VCS 2600 games and bought the system with some games around 1989 (and was laughed at from school friends for it, who thought I am insane to pay 20 Deutsche Mark (!) for an VCS plus 20 game cartridges, but that's another story ;). But I never saw Adventure, till I got the very first Atari-built-in-Joystick from 2002. As an avid game collector and an historian about gaming in general, I was simply baffled and knew immediatly: This is the best Atari VCS 2600 game, by far.

[@patsfan4life]

Andy Awardian I won't go so far as to say Adventure is the best ever Atari game, because you have to like adventure type games (which I don't) but it certainly was innovative.

[@sandal_thong8631]

The main flaw is that the gold key is sometimes locked inside the gold castle, which could have been fixed with the way he distributed objects by making the inside gold castle room no.1 (or no.29) so it would fish for a random number between 2 and 29. It could still have keys mutually-locked like gold in black and black in gold castle. But I don't consider that a flaw as it's good for kids to figure out the game is unwinnable sometimes. Unfortunately, he set it up so the black key is never in the white castle for game 3. I imagine it would only take a line of code for it to pick another room if the black key were in the black castle. Too much blinking is a defect on the Atari. I also read he could have had maybe 2-3 more dragons or creatures. So there could have been a game number 4 or 5 that were a little harder, even. The story is that a wizard stole the chalice, so I used to imagine an evil wizard in a secret room inside the white castle, where it looks like another room should go. There have been several attempts over the years to make a home-brew Adventure 2. Superman is said to be based on the same "engine" used to make Adventure. They say that Adventure is based on converting a text adventure game to graphics, so you don't have to type "get" or "use". I played several text games on the VIC-20 cartridges after this so am imagining if they made those in Adventure-format.

[@Tasarran]

I loved that Adventure had three different levels that were really different games, and not just 'harder' versions of each other.

[@ericdraven7185]

Warlords (1-4 player with paddles) was hands down the most fun game with friends.. used to play with my brother and the kid next door and 1 cpu player... man we had a blast playing that. Im shocked no one mentioned this. Playing alone probably wasn't nowhere near as fun.

[@randycunningham7318]

I agree. Funnest game with others. It is a travesty to have to use joysticks for it rather than intended paddles.

[@philv2529]

​@@randycunningham7318warlords on atari DID use paddles

[@j.vincento7152]

Google JOHNNY VINCENTO get HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN TABLETOP ARCADE for Atari 2600 5200 7800 COLECOVISION and INTELLIVISION SYSTEMS....Shows how to make a 4 person player WARLORDS using Atari 2600

[@jaysmith2858]

Super Breakout, Yars Revenge, Kaboom, Bowling, Moon Patrol, Enduro, Decathlon, Jungle Hunt, Qbert, H.E.R.O.

[@markpapenfuss1111]

Great list. Here’s mine: 30) Combat. So many great memories with my friend. Air-Sea battle an honorable mention here. 29) Secret Quest. The precursor to Zelda. 28) E.T. For nostalgia only. My friend had this and I played it all the time, much to his frustration as he thought it sucked and that my time would have better spent doing anything besides. Honorable mention to Indiana Jones. 27) Klax. Tengen puzzle gem. 26) Joust. Decent port. 26) Kaboom. Great paddle game. 25) Enduro. Favor this over Pole Position, though I had Pole Position II on the 7800, and it was great. 24) Keystone Kapers 23) Asteroids. I know this would be higher on many people’s list. But not mine. Hey at least I have it over Sinistar and Defender. 22) Jr PAC Man 21) Rescue Princess. This is a homebrew from animator Chris Spry that is *heavily* inspired by Super Mario Bros. Crazy that he got a decent looking (and sounding) version on the 2600. Worth checking out 20) Qbert. Decent port. 19) Atari Climber. 18) Millipede. Honorable mention is Centipede. Both are massively better with the arcade trackball. Sorry to those that hold these two in higher esteem. 17) Commando. Great shooter game, late in the Atari 2600 life. Ikari Warriors is an honorable mention. 16) Donkey Kong. This wasn’t bad but was missing a couple level designs. Sorry DK Jr didn’t cut it at 2600, but was a great 7800 game. 15) Yars Return/Yars Revenge (yup, lumping both together) 14) River Raid. Vertical Shooter fun. 13) Seaquest. Honorable mention to another Activision horizontal shooting gem, Command Chopper. 12) Dig Dug. Honorable mention to Mr Do. 11) Toyshop Trouble. Another great homebrew. 10) Space Invaders. 9) HERO 8) Berserk 7) Ms Pac-Man. Big boost when it went to 7800. 6) Missile Command 5) Galaxian. Honorable mention to Phoenix, Worm War, Demon Attack and Spider Fighter. 4) Frogger 3) Wizard of Wor. Huge fan of this game. Probably spent more time playing this with my friend in the early 80s than any other game 2) Pitfall/Pitfall 2 . I realize these are completely different games, but I wanted both on here... 1) Mario Bros.

[@drobinson92562]

I liked Yars Revenge and Demon Attack. Simple shooters but fun.

[@arkdov]

Nice video! Brings back fun memories. Love your selection.

[@TimLocke]

I recommend Frostbite and Keystone Kapers

[@ASalazarMX]

This list is great, just missing Yar's Revenge.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

It will be on the next list!

[@slow71971]

Just what I was thinking & Moon Patrol too!

[@yaywhewclips242]

Yars' is in my top 5!!

[@DjAxellEDMBrasil]

@@thenosweargamer1449 Montezumas Revenge!

[@yournamegoeshere7584]

*_and custers revenge_*

[@bigsassyster]

Looking back, Adventure was such a simple game in graphics, yet it was SO fun.

[@WoerniN67]

Nice to see that! That was my childhood! Thanx for uploading!

[@victormanuellimon1160]

Gran lista de juegos están muchos de mis favoritos como fast food, mario bros, joust, kangaroo, dig dug, ms pacman, donkey kong jr, phoenix, atlantis, berzerk, realsport football, kool aid man, river raid, chopper command, spider fighter, pole position, pitfall, asteroids, cosmic ark and lock’n chase Pero té faltaron más y mis otros favoritos del atari 2600 Hero, snoopy and the red baron, infiltrate, jawbreak, moon patrol, frogger, starmaster, kaboom, jungle hunt, maze craze, crystal castle, solaris, galaga, enduro, tennis,(activision) ice hockey, skiing, súper breakout, stampede, presure cooker, space invaders, laser blast, combat and heman and the master of the universo

[@GrnXnham]

Great list. I would say that three of my favorites that come to mind that I didn't see on your list are Empire Strikes Back, Demon Attack, and Robot Tank

[@ericdraven7185]

I borrowed Empire Strikes Back from a friend... back in the day I considered it to be one of the better games.. I thought it looked good, played good, it was fast and response... and got difficult very quickly.

[@DaddyGamerDiaries]

Thanks for reminding me of games I had growing up, like Oink, Vanguard, Star Raiders, and Phoenix. I enjoyed your list. Now I need to actually beat Adventure now that I know what you're doing.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

You're Welcome!

[@matthewlane518]

Considering the limitations of the console I always thought the port of Pole Position was very good😃

[@sandal_thong8631]

Once you win, there's not much replayability. I like Enduro better, and finally got to the end a couple years ago, the last time I played Atari. My favorite at the arcade at that time was Turbo. They released that just for ColecoVision with a steering controller.

[@themidcentrist]

I love the way the car handles in Pole Position, it really felt like it was going fast. I think it actually feels better than the cars in Pole Position II for the 7800.

[@9ElevenGamer]

Great video, some of these I'd never seen before.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Thank You!

[@tonypitsacota2513]

Your right on the money with Adventure. Greatest game ever for the 2600. I played it and Haunted House on difficult non-stop.

[@karasstig1207]

Definitely a few in there i am not yet familiar with but want now. Great video!!!!

[@delsydsoftware]

I'm glad to see that Keystone Kapers was rated pretty high in the list. It's one of the few 2600 games I still enjoy, but it usually gets overshadowed by the other things Activision made.

[@rayforceaddict]

It was fun watching the games start out as just about as objectively close to bad as possible, but then get more and more towards being just a matter of taste by the time it hits 70 or so, then turning into absolute classics near the end.

[@8ByteBrian]

Very surprised to see Defender so low on the list, fantastic game.

[@jyutzler]

arcade version, yes, the 2600 version, not so much

[@morpork-jj2wi]

Defennder 2 is great.

[@ericdraven7185]

I loved the arcade game... the atari version was a very rough choppy version of the arcade... but I still really liked it.

[@abaddon3735]

Honestly would have ranked Berzerk a bit higher

[@Cienciamarcial]

Excellent list !

[@AloanMoreira1]

nah! Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns is easily the number 1 for me! 4 chanel sound + the rich grandfather of platformers!

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Haven't reviewed it yet, but I do have a copy and plan to review it in the future.

[@DangerKennyB]

Obsoletes original Pitfall big time. Even as a kid once I got Pitfall II my original Pitfall was gathering dust. Controversial opinion but I'm stickin' to it. I play through Pitfall II on an emulator every now and then, still holds up.

[@gimcrack555]

I agree; You got to play Mountain King it was a great game as well. Might need the manual so you know what is going on and what your objectives are.

[@dadladtv8321]

I had a lot of these games built into a TV Boy that I got one Christmas when I was a kid. I spilled a whole tin of paint onto it and it still worked like a charm.

[@DoubleMrE]

I was quite pleased that you have 'Adventure' as #1. It was definitely my favorite Atari game. Its the only one I actually went back and played (on an emulator) again not too long ago.

[@sandal_thong8631]

My brother had that joystick controller with batteries you hook to the TV with games in. I asked if Adventure's flaws had been fixed or still sometimes the gold key is in the gold castle, so you can't win. He couldn't answer because it broke. I did look up the programming online. In game 3, the black key is NEVER in the white castle. After the Random Number Generator puts items in rooms, there's no check to prevent the gold and black keys being in opposite castles; so you can't win then.

[@sandal_thong8631]

Actually, I think having the keys sometimes mutually locked made for a better game since you had to figure out it was unwinnable. But gold key in gold castle is a flaw.

[@DoubleMrE]

@@sandal_thong8631 Interesting. I didn't know about that. Thanx sandal!

[@Sinn0100]

Check this out...so I just beat the Trials of Mana for the PSPRO in 4K. Now, after you finish the game it runs the credits and shows scenes of your journey and it's pretty neat (this is going somewhere).... While the credits were running I had your coverage of the Atari 2600 playing on a separate screen with the sound muted. It actually added to your coverage and provided a stark contrast from where we came from juxtaposed to where we are today. What an excellent way to watch this video and I would suggest others to try it of you have the ability. Addendum- I mentioned the console and resolution as a way to offset what I was seeing. I don't know what the resolution is for an Atari 2600 but seeing them both together at the same time is almost humbling. I myself started with the Nes in 1985 and Sega Master System in 1986. I graduated to the Genesis in 1989. At any rate, great video.

[@purrbox7514]

I got my Atari second hand with a load of games around 1986. I was so lucky as literally every game that came with it was an absolute classic. The only bad game it had was Pacman, the other 50 was everything from Joust to Keystone capers. I even remember the older kid who was selling it saying to my parents "these are literally the best games you can get on Atari".

[@sandal_thong8631]

Pac-Man fever swept the nation in 1981-2 and kids would play any game with a maze and dots. It may have sold 2 million Atari consoles for people who wanted the game at home, too. It was a really bad port and we don't know how many carts were returned, and how many were over-produced. I think plenty, which is why they didn't release new catalogs for Fall 1982 onward, as they probably just reused ones that were made to go with Pac-Man! They patted themselves on the back for saving money in not releasing it on an 8K ROM cartridge (as did Coleco with the must-have game Donkey Kong, which was also bad port). Then they pissed off investors by saying their profit would "only" increase 15% from the previous year instead of 50%. Even though they came out with some good games in 1982-3, the bad games ruined their reputation.

[@bmkretrogaming7634]

Nice video, and great list Phil! Of course you've reviewed many Atari VCS/2600 games since. By the way I recently found, and subscribed to the Intellivisionaries KZbin channel. Though it looks like their last video was approximately a year ago.

[@theoriginal80sgamer39]

Great list I have played some of these on my channel 👍👍👍

[@ericspero996]

Nice finish with returning the Chalice to the yellow castle!

[@frmrchristian8488]

I completely agree with number one! ADVENTURE has always been my favorite, as far as the original, old school Atari 2600 games go! It's funny, but as I watched your video, it took me back in time. I didn't remember this until watching it, but I once sat playing ASTEROIDS, for 10 hours straight, one Saturday when I was about 11-12 yrs. old. I was so NOT a loser.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Oh wow! 10 hours on Asteroids!

[@rollotomassi4768]

How can I forget about Adventure. I spent so much time on that as a kid trying to beat it.

[@ajboomer1347]

Also honorably worth mentioning is that Adventure was the first game to feature an Easter egg!

[@Aego384]

A Smurf dies because he touched a fence. Seems legit

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Welcome to 2600 world. And simple water also kills most early video game characters.

[@xse959]

The No Swear Gamer just like in gta 3. The water doesn't like humans in that game lol

[@bmkretrogaming7634]

Aego384 in the ColecoVision version the Smurf can be killed by touching a blade of grass. Smurfs are apparently rather fragile.

[@schmegmann]

Air Sea battle, Combat, kaboom, demon attack, space invaders, missle command, empire strikes back (snow speeder vs. walkers) Indy 500, dragster, surround, frogger?? , video olympics, decathalon, skydivers, BREAKOUT! super breakout, warlords, yars revenge, blackjack, pitfall2, hangman some of my favorites...adventure is my #1 still got my original 1977 heavy sixer!

[@russellthompson9271]

Where the Hell is Space Invaders?! Plus Yar's Revenge, Demon Attack, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi.

[@doctorx0079]

Some surprises there! And a lot of good games you haven't got to yet.

[@preiss0]

Lol @ ET. Looks funny. Enduro racer and winter olympics for me.

[@wankertanker1813]

#84 Lost Luggage!! I forgot about that game. Thanks!

[@AngryCalvin]

Adventure is one of my favorite games of all time. What’s funny is I thought of the idea of a random level generator for replay value years before it appeared on Atari Vault. I couldn’t believe it when it actually happened. You dream about something and it actually happens.

[@maryetdave]

Battle zone, Vangaurd, Pol Position, River Raiders, Keystone Kaper

[@karasstig1207]

Great list. However, now i have a few more must haves on my list lol

[@manthedestroyer]

Ahh the feels.

[@nathanarwood263]

Always loved spider fighter and Enduro from activision. Cause my older brother was a master. He had patches for both of those games.

[@supermario3459]

Glad to see E.T at number 50. It's NOT the worst game ever, especially if you played Strawberry shortcakes

[@thenosweargamer1449]

I'm glad that there are others out there who don'e buy into the whole "ET is the worse game ever made" spiel.

[@lordevyl8317]

Firefly is worse than ET There is this guy who did a series on 2600 games worse than ET, it's worth checking out

[@deathray252]

The No Swear Gamer Yes! For the amount of time the programmer was given to produce it, it was a solid effort with more depth than your typical 2600 game. It just was massively overproduced to sell to an audience already pissed off at all the crappy bloatware Atari had been putting out

[@2manyW]

It’s not the creators fault.It was the CEO of Atari only giving him 5 weeks to make et

[@REPVILE]

Any education game is easily worse than ET. Who the hell wants to do math on an Atari?

[@jclay6680]

#10 battlezone , i got a patch for scoring 156,000. :) , #1 adventure i still play to this date.

[@tormstorm]

Highly recommend reviewing "Kaboom!" As it's my favorite Atari 2600 game! :D

[@MrROTD]

Well done, I played about 30 of these games alot , it was different then the graphics didnt matter so much if the game was fun.

[@ufdiah]

Vanguard was one of my favorite games in my childhood.

[@brokencablemusic]

13:55 my life...

[@bradabendroth4942]

I must be one of the few who like playing stampede

[@ChampippleD]

My top 5... Pitfall 2, Hero, Pressure Cooker, Star Raiders, River Raid

[@juanfonseca31]

I born exactly in the year 1980 and i grew up with Atari and men i miss so many great games even games i don’t even know existed. Let me tell you, Atari with their limitations in terms of graphics and complexity, game developers managed to make really great games i’m impressed because those games looks fun.

[@ajboomer1347]

I may have only been born in 1994, but I absolutely love these games, and I have nostalgia for it nonetheless since my mother allowed me to play her Atari 2600 system when I was about 3 years old!

[@robertkilbourne323]

ET made it to #50! Good for him!

[@cybernitemusic]

Hi No Swear gamer. It's brento from the retro league forums. Have a good one!

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Hey brento! Good to hear from you!

[@scotters201]

This list got the #1 best game right!

[@fakshen1973]

Turmoil was a great game. It looks pretty easy at the lower levels. But once you get to the higher levels, your palms will sweat all over the joystick. You had to really manage your enemies well or you'd get hit.

[@sandal_thong8631]

Only saw a couple games in the 51-100 range that I played a lot as a kid or would want to play (but plenty in the top 50 I wouldn't want to play). I got Omega Race for my VIC-20 which I played as a teen. I also played Vanguard a lot in 1982-3, though I couldn't get to the boss of round 3 as my ship moved too slowly with regard to barriers moving in your path.

[@oswaldyeager2429]

I used to joke around with Donkey Kong on the 2600, and how the barrels looked like chocolate chip cookies lol

[@semperconstance]

Tunnel Runner deserves to be higher on this list. It came with extra RAM in the cartridge so that it played like a game that would have sooner been made for the 5200 or ColecoVision.

[@richardjohnson8197]

A game that almost never gets mentioned that needs consideration is subterranea by imagic. Fast smooth shooter game play that's very challenging and that pushes the boundaries of the atari 2600.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

If I get a chance, I will review it and rank it on the list.

[@alkohallick2901]

How could you not like Fire Fighter? I always used to just let the building burn down! LOL

[@DJRockford83]

Stargate was called Defender II in the UK

[@malchitos]

Nicely put together. Don't agree with your top ten of the ones you covered...but opinions are free to differ. I hope you plan to do this with all the systems you cover.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Yes I do once I review enough games on the other systems. I may also update this list if I hit 150 or 200 2600 games.

[@misterevil906]

I have to say, the smallest but greatest Gaming Station from 1978 with cool grapix. Today I'm playin Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 on my Raspberry Pi with RetroPi. Greatfull.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Nice video! I only wish you had put the name of the publisher as well as the name of the game for each one.

[@sandal_thong8631]

I don't see Space Invaders on the list; they say it made the 2600 take off. I played that a lot, and especially loved the 2-shot cheat. Unfortunately, too many arcade adaptions and bad games would ruin the industry.

[@sandal_thong8631]

Oops. Missed that it was only the ones he'd reviewed so far and not the best 100.

[@ericdraven7185]

agreed.. that was one of the better games.. I believe space invaders, combat, and asteroids were among some of the top games that made the Atari really take it...

[@sandal_thong8631]

@@ericdraven7185 Combat was one that needed to be updated or dropped. I got Armor Ambush in 1982-3. I saw a review for Time Pilot that looked like the second half of combat. Those two together would be like an update, though I'd include a 1-player tank version too.

[@jbrassesco]

Crackpots, Triple Action, Stampede, Kaboom... just to name a few I missed in the list

[@bencheshire]

5:21 that's Galaxian on the 7800, I just played it yesterday.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

That's actually the 2600 version. Galaxian never came to the 7800, but it's sequel, Galaga did. However, I was playing it on a 7800 ;)

[@bencheshire]

The No Swear Gamer yea I since realised my mistake! My galaxian looked so good I assumed it was a 7800 game.

[@marcoguillen1815]

7:36 thanks i was looking 58)Turmoil-Ep 212

[@misterevil906]

Best Games im lovin are Phoenix, Cosmic Ark, Chopper Command, Pyramid war, Mario Bros and the 31 in 1 Cartridge. mmmmmmmhhhhh. So good Times we had togetha.

[@billsuszynski6549]

I have been playing games since I was 4(1977). Anything Froggo and Scuba Diver would be at the top of my list. 2600-wise anyhow.

[@BriansManCave]

I agree with most... although I think I would rank River Raid better than Haunted House! :)

[@darrinwinne6523]

Brian's Man Cave how about solar Fox ? Solaris ,quick step , no escape ...missile command ? I DO love your list ..how about adding 5 more hahaha..a 105 favorites list 😏 great list..

[@RetroDawn]

@@darrinwinne6523 So, you like Quick Step? It's one that gets panned, but I haven't played it yet. Are you considering 2 player simultaneous or even just 1 player?

[@jland12]

Solaris is the best 2600 game ever made.

[@nathanrosario4814]

Sound warning for 11:17 Just high frequency stuff

[@mario64remix]

Ha, Pole Positn. Nice touch!

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Thanks! I'm glad someone got it!

[@dohertyaaron]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpm1eqGbhqugfqM

[@psterud]

Yes! Adventure was such a fun game for us D&D-obsessed kids at the time, and there really weren't many fantasy games to play. It was a challenge for a while, and word quickly spread about its secrets. Unfortunately, the replayability was low.

[@ksteege120]

I played that game non-stop. Eventually I got to the point where to "win" I would have to have every single item in the gold castle before putting the chalice in there... Including the bat

[@psterud]

@@ksteege120 Nice. I probably did similar stuff. One thing that really sticks out about that game for me was finding that room with the designer's multi-colored credit. Word just got around somehow about how to do it, and you felt like part of an exclusive club when you did it. I think this sort of thing was why I loved Dark Souls 1 on PS3 so much. It was full of those cryptic secrets that required word of mouth.

[@ksteege120]

@@psterud Yep, the good ole dot in the black castle that you needed the bridge for!

[@psterud]

@@ksteege120 Yes! Such an obscure inclusion.

[@john2001plus]

One game that I think is really good but often overlooked is Boing.

[@ricklindberg4228]

Love Shark Attack. And Vanguard! Chopper Command and Spider Fighter were really good. Donkey Kong is a classic. Megamania, Dodge 'Em, Seaquest, Pole Position, Joust, Centpide, Joust, Keystone Kapers, Dig Dug, Haunted House, Pitfall, Adventure. All great games. But Ms. Pac Man is the best ever.

[@john2001plus]

I found Jr. Pacman more interesting than Ms. Pacman, although I would have to play them more to see which one is more satisfying.

[@Alpha-Trion7]

Dintar's Pac-Man (only in rom form), is the best atari 2600 game past or present (download from atariage). You can play it with an emulator or even play it on a real system with a harmony multi-cart. I play it using a mister fpga.

[@8-bitsteve500]

Great but missing my fave game, Superman

[@delorean785]

No Missile Command or Maze Craze?

[@kronogameskronogames4635]

And: Moon patrol, crackpots, frostbite, pit fall lost caverns, hero, tapper, and moore.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

I plan to rank all of those in the future when I review them!

[@bmoremetal]

I just wish there was a way to get every Atari game again. Star Wars, Pitfall 1 and 2, Dig Dug, Ms. Pac Man, and more.

[@ToutEstPolitiqueEtCestLogique]

Stella emulator.

[@buffalodebill7986]

It's very impressive (for the Atari 2600 library), that even the 'bad' games (on this list) are pretty decent, at least.

[@brunovigouroux1869]

HERO and PITFALL 2 are my best games

[@Thegamingground]

Oh dear...I missed out on all of these games :S (mid 80s child here). Nevertheless, awesome video ;)

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Thanks!

[@Thegamingground]

The No Swear Gamer Np ;)

[@gimcrack555]

Play them through a emulator. Stella is a good Atari 2600 console emulator. I even still play the new Atari 2600 homebrew games through my Stella Emulator. Ladybug is my all time favorite as a homebrew game. I did put up many hours playing Dig-Dug; got real good playing that game. Your never to young to go back. Even back before you was born.

[@StewartyMac]

Still reeling at Galaxians and Chopper Command being so low on your list!! If I had to compile a top 20, probably be something like this... 1. River Raid 2. Pitfall II 3. Phoenix 4. Keystone Capers 5. Decathlon 6. HERO 7. Pitfall 8. Galaxians 9. Ms Pac Man 10. Chopper Command 11. Adventure 12. Enduro 13. Spiderman 14. Demon Attack 15. Gangster Alley 16. Space Invaders 17. Asteroids 18. Jungle Hunt 19. Battlezone 20. Cosmic Ark

[@shoolima7131]

Anyone else notice that ET, regarded by some as the wirst video game ever made, was around the middle of the list?

[@ericdraven7185]

I always thought it was one of the best games ever made for the system.

[@morpork-jj2wi]

Defender is great!

[@mumblic]

Smurf, Missile command, Enduro, Tennis

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Smurf is on the list. It appears at the 12:22 mark. I plan on reviewing and ranking Missile Command & Tennis in the future. I recently reviewed and ranked Enduro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYaQmad4aK-IfdU

[@mumblic]

Yes, I know I was just sharing my top list. ;-) Also Tennis is already in your list. Thanks for the great video, it gives a nice overview.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Thanks! I did review Realsports Tennis, but I still plan on reviewing Activision Tennis, even though they are very similar.

[@cesarguerra9825]

Missing Enduro and Wizards of Wor

[@MrMetalclay]

Plaque Attack and Qbert aren't too bad.

[@nomadgameplays9028]

Adventure is my favorite to

[@cbozo8980]

I cant understand you ranked Defender as 88 but Star Gate (a clone) as 19, and the mediocre ET Game as 50. BTW, missing some classics as Enduro, Frostbite, Robot Tank, Yar's Revenge, Space Invaders, Jungle Hunt...

[@AandNvg]

Stargate is actually the follow up to Defender and at the time of posting this video he had not reviewed some games.

[@scottgul174]

Yars Revenge Surround Q Bert Combat ????

[@MegaXMARKX]

Really, but really miss the Enduro, in my childhood very adictive game at first sight, and I believe not being the only one with the same feeling. Also miss the Hot wave and the Space Invaders

[@RetroDawn]

Ah, Hot Wave was a PAL clone of the NTSC cart RAM-IT by Telesys.

[@MegaXMARKX]

@@RetroDawn You are right, I have never owned an original version of Atari 2600. In Slovak Republic, state in Central Europe it had never been sold, instead of it a clone version in early 90´s was offered by Vietnam sellers. That box was of the same size as original, but of very creepy quality with very failure prone yoisticks and with built-in games ( approx. 100 ), mainly sold under the name RAMBO television system. Anyway, as 9 y. old child I was totally impressed when I first played at my friend´s place in 1993 ( we really hadn´t had any idea of existing any Atari 2600 system till this time ).

[@RetroDawn]

@@MegaXMARKX Very interesting! Never heard of that clone! It's not in the lists I've seen. Didn't know that any were made in Vietnam. Were 2600 clones popular in Slovak Repulbic? Was that the first video game console or computer you saw? What other systems were popular that you recall? What was your first system? I'm very familiar with what systems were popular in each of Hungary, Poland, and Czech Republic. Like Atari XL/XE, Enterprise 64/128, Speccy, etc., and later Amiga.

[@beyondobscure]

Berzerk's my favorite game on the console.

[@beyondobscure]

Hey past me, play Pole Position.

[@matthewlane518]

Ok spider fighter was an AMAZING game should be in the top 15 at least

[@john2001plus]

Battlezone is now my favorite.

[@sandal_thong8631]

I didn't have that one growing up, but borrowed it for a month or so 20 years ago. Back then you could find Atari carts at thrift stores for $1 each, generally the more common ones.

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

The fact that ET is #50 proves my theory that everything is 50/50.