Complete 2600 Activision Collection

After years of slowly collecting for the 2600, I am happy to announce that I have finally completed a boxed Activision subset for the 2600. Many game vendors, fans, and people have helped me throughout the years complete this collection. Activision provided some of the best games for the 2600. What are your favorites? In a future video, I will show my favorites on the console with game play. Please comment, like, and subscribe, as it means so much to me!
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[@MetalJesusRocks]

Activision made the best 2600 games....including H.E.R.O. ;)

[@Andresc1975]

MetalJesusRocks no doubt about it.

[@fatenabu1]

I would like a modern remake of HERO

[@johnhancockretro]

No mistake they had some of the best...My personal favorite ones were Imagic followed by Activision.

[@titmaus7732]

Theres a fanmade remake called Herocore you should check out. Same graphics and very fun gameplay!

[@jamesvalvis1131]

I think Atari's own brand doesn't get enough credit-- with classics like Asteroids and Space Invaders just being overlooked because nobody thinks of Atari as its own programming brand. But MJ is right. HERO is a great game. Not my favorite Activision 2600, though, which would be Kaboom, followed by Keystone Kapers, followed by Frostbite, Stampede, Megmania, and Sky Jinx. I will say, though, other versions of HERO are awesome-- and would push it higher on my list. ColecoVision's rocks and I like the C64. But my favorite HERO is on the SG-1000.

[@Guitarrobb1969]

Sweet Activision Atari 2600 game collection, John! So nice to see someone who appreciates the fine gaming and packaging details of one of the best third party game manufacturers for the Atari 2600 Video Computer System! 😊👍👍🚀🎾🎣🏎✨️

[@mbe102]

Also, after reading The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K Dick, one of the characters runs an Antique Store, and he talks about how things that have happened to, or places things have been, or people that have used them are called instances of historicity. I don't know if this is a mainstream, or common term, but I think it fits really well. Like buying a game, where some Dad left notes for his son in the manual on how to beat a boss, from 20 years ago. The price tags are a part of the historicity of that item, and I personally think there is a lot of value in that. Not monetary value, but at the very least historic value.

[@TheReasonableGentleman]

Solid video. Activision is legit on the 2600

[@mbe102]

Zellers is not still around. Target bought all their locations out here in Canada, and then they went bankrupt here in Canada. So not even the reincarnation of Zellers is still around. RIP Zeddy The Teddy lmao.

[@mbe102]

Well, if we want to use that argument, then Radioshack is still around, since, our Radio Shacks were bought out by Circuit City, and we still have some Source By Circuit City's open, then sure, we can contend that Zellers is still open. But not the Zeller's you'd buy Atari Games at.

[@patham57]

I don't comment much but just wanted to pass on season's greetings John. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@titmaus7732]

Keystone Kapers was my childhood atari game. Awesome you have it signed!

[@MidnightBanshi]

Tit Maus I spent so many hours on this game! So much fun!

[@upwenvy]

Merry Christmas to the legendary hero of retro collecting the Immortal!! John Hancock!

[@Miakel]

First console I ever played and owned. Got it in the early 90s at an outlet store had Pitfall, Skiing and a game I think was called xenaphobe. Awesome system. Like many this system started my passion for gaming

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing the collection!

[@phantomwheeler81]

absolutely awesome i remember playing atari 2600 when i was a kid

[@RLHendrick58]

Merry Christmas. I love what you're doing to bring your collection to us viewers. Thank you John.

[@FishDS9]

Great video John. I learned a great deal. Thank you!

[@timothystevenhoward]

Great collection! Thanks John!

[@mikedl1105]

I like that you think of things in subsets. It makes it easier to collect

[@thegirdybird]

Always great to see Atari content. Thanks so much. Such great memories.

[@nimrodlevy]

I was waiting for this video forever 10000 thanks.

[@triple_gem_shining]

wow this video is a christmas present in and of itself! amazing collection. you stun me !!!

[@72dodge340]

Congrats on the complete Activision set! Quite the accomplishment.

[@murrij]

I dig that you leave the price tags on. It's part of the history.

[@helenomesmo9177]

Amazing collection , Merry Christmas from Brazil

[@Sinn0100]

The Immortal John Hancock...There can be only one! Everytime I hear your name said I think of the original Highlander. You can't get much better name association than that. Maybe if your last name was Kenobi....;)

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

This is cool. I did not buy any 2600 games in the 80's when having the console at an early age, but had allot of these games second hand. Always wondered what the box looks like. Thanks for sharing!

[@ThePowerUpMushroom]

Wow dude those boxes are in pretty great shape 💪🏼 I'm actually working on my 2600 collection this helps out a bit and definitely gets me more interested in the 2600 games 💪🏼

[@SmokeySkies]

Thank you, this video brought back childhood memories by just the covers alone, especially River Raid 2.. i nearly cried cause i miss being a kid.

[@atranfanatic]

Great video and congrats on completing your boxed Activision collection! They have most of my favorites to play on the 2600. I still have mine since I was younger. Anyway Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@davemc4015]

Have a Merry Christmas John and Family

[@socrates0603]

Congratulations! Activision was my favorite developer for the Atari 2600. I have fond memories of playing River Raid and Pitfall with my friends. I went to PRGE specifically to get a chance to meet David Crane and Garry Kitchen.

[@maes_runner9187]

Merry Christmas to you and yours🎄🎄🎄

[@electricadventures]

Very cool seeing all of the titles together, I would say I am about 75% complete, but a number of mine are Australian HES releases ie plastic cases instead boxes. I finally found a local source of box protectors, so slowly tidying my cardboard box titles up.

[@andrewthornton6137]

OMG, i got some of those for my commodore 64, river raid and pitfall were my absolute favorites

[@pegg5404]

It's awesome to find another collector who loves the stickers on there boxes and games! I think it is cool to see the old prices and how much they costed

[@billybeck]

Frostbite was the first game I ever owned (apart from the pac-man bundled game) and it's still one of my favourite ever games! Love the video. Merry Christmas to you all 😊👍

[@Gamer-df9xt]

Merry Christmas John to you and your family!

[@Novaheart1998]

I almost have the complete unboxed collection. I know, not the same but it still wasn't easy to get em all cheaply. Im missing River Raid II

[@morph-x7153]

Wonderful collection John. I always absolutely loved the Activision box designs! I once got an Atari 2600 Jr with an activision multicart as a kid while i had the SNES as well. But still, despite the SNES, i played a lot of Atari. Unfortunately we gave the Atari away one day. Thanks for sharing this piece of nastalgia John. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@OOOHBILLY]

Ooohbilly was here! 👏 John... That's great..

[@gregfrancis379]

Superb collection.

[@ronnysgames9625]

I loved getting Activision 2600 games back in the day. Great set.

[@bmkretrogaming7634]

Great video, and great collection John! You can hardly find better games for the Atari VCS/2600 than those released by Activision.

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

I always take the price sticker off. If it's on the original box, the adhesive will damage the box. It's another story if the price sticker is on the shrink wrap. I bought Cosmic Commuter brand new in Columbus Ohio while trying to go to college.

[@scottbarr1353]

Nice video John zellers in Canada have been gone for sometime

[@Biscuit-Triscuit]

I adore the look of the Activision games, they’re all mostly orderly and neat yet so unique and separate as well

[@Stiffjab71]

I had an Intellivision therefore I was grateful for Activision (and Imagic) for providing some of the best games to play with. Mattel's games were great for Sports but always missed what Activision (and Imagic) were capable to bring instead. Ciao!

[@Atari2600_Dude]

Great collection, as far as label variations go, over here in Australia we also have the plastic boxed HES releases and compilations :)

[@abangbangskeetskeet]

can u make a playlist with your complete collection and subset collection videos please . u the man fam love ur vids bro. I collect vicariously through you hahaha

[@ilj1259]

For those collectors that don't own a 2600 you cant go wrong with Activision and Imagic. Both game companies produced the best games for the 2600... Cosmic Ark, Dragonfire, Demon Attack, River Raid, Freeway, Laser Blast, H.E.R.O., Pitfall all must owns when starting a collection.

[@crom19701]

Laser Blast, you can go wrong with Activision, F--- game. Great company but they had a few mistakes

[@retrojunkie74]

You showed the game with a Zellers sticker on it. There is a Zellers subset. In the 80's they were producing clone games some of Activision. Trying to complete a set myself, but am in the UK so really tough to find.

[@michaeltaylor7813]

Very cool, you must be proud.

[@kranibal]

Merry “Immortal” Christmas 🎄

[@titmaus7732]

The level of jealousy I have could power america for years to come. Atari is an amazing console. Awesome job!

[@sabertoothretro]

Did you see that H.E.R.O. programmer John Van Ryzin made a new 2600 game released as a digital exclusive on the modern Atari VCS? Its called Alien Abduction and is very similar to H.E.R.O.

[@johnhancockretro]

I did see that! Plan to at least bring it up when I do my next VCS update video.

[@neilbrown82]

very cool

[@crom19701]

I love the Activision games, If I had to pick one company I would go with the Starpath Supercharger collection. Which is kinda of cheating, but I did have the Supercharger with the first six games in 1985, It was the first thing I picked up when I started to collect ten years ago. Merry Christmas!

[@bennyblanco519]

Fun fact. Zellers was purchased by target here in Canada then target Canada whent bankrupt with a year thus the end of Zellers and target in Canada

[@eastcoastandloveit3857]

Hi John ! Merry Christmas to you and your family . Continued success you are a great ambassador for retro gaming . To answer your question . Zellers has been closed for a few years . I think 2015 . There mascot was a bear called zeddy . It was like k-mart . I’m glad you kept the sticker . My roommate has a nice collection of nes and Atari 2600 and super nes boxed games. All from when he was a kid ( he’s 36 now) and all in mint shape . His dad owned a card store and they collect war memorabilia from Canadian wwl and wwll . Plus us civil war and the two great wars stuff . So our place is full of history . I bought a Atari 2600 and a copy of Mario bros 2 USA famicom at a flea market and only paid 20 dollars . It pays to be patient .

[@kevinlawson1746]

Activision put out a lot of games for a lot of systems, like the Spectrum, C64 and others , what's interesting is there was more Activision games made for the Spectrum then the 2600 , pretty crazy , also games like Toy Bizarre for the C64 is a fun one, weird that some games never made over to the Atari system, because some would look and play just fine .

[@stouks450]

Where is the game Texas Chainsaw Massacre on attari 2600? I know it's a hard game to find. Happy for you and a very pretty beautiful collection. Congratulations John

[@johnhancockretro]

Not shown because it was not an Activision game.

[@houstontx434343]

Thats so cool never knew that about ww2!

[@MidnightBanshi]

nawfwest htx If I ever played CoD WWII, I'd end up being that guy who spent way too much time in the R&R playing 2600 games. ;)

[@akiihoshi]

I would love to get a legit cart of Keystone Kapers one day, currently only have a bootleg cart of it. Its my favorite game for the 2600

[@gregkarris6869]

I remember going to get Chopper Command on close to release day at Toys R US (soon to R.I.P. :( ) I was awestruck that there was a game NOT by Atari that I can get for my 2600. Then I got Starmaster - one of my most favorite games to this day... :)

[@ThomaniacsRetrogamingZone]

Activision really did some awesome games for the wonderful Atari 2600 :-)

[@tomsuzyinfluencerinfj2712]

I also put Ghostbusters II under Activision, after all it says so on the box

[@johnhancockretro]

These are the north american releases. Ghostbusters II was released only in Europe.

[@MidnightBanshi]

Two of my favorites from that set were Pitfall II, which built on what was cool from the first one, and Space Shuttle - I played way too much of that one!

[@vgamerz2k]

zellers was a canadian dept. store so your RR2 must be the canadian version with the english & french manuals.

[@gadsoz]

Now I know what ENVY feels like

[@dave6279]

I remember getting River Raid when it came out in 82'-83"

[@TacticalPower88]

You should invite Reggie over and do a huge breaking the seal episode with all your sealed collectibles :P

[@brandonpierce9868]

I've actually never played River Raid 2. Hopefully I can find a loose cart of it next time since I don't collect boxed games let alone sealed ones.

[@IvoryTowerCollections]

Your keystone kapers box looks like one of the smaller box variants as well. I have a Kaboom in the box that is smaller than my other 2600 boxed games and most of my other Activision boxed games? I've a feeling these were either later re-releases, or perhaps these are the Canadian releases and they were in smaller boxes for whatever reason. I've got a complete Activision collection but only loose and boxed mixed. What are some of you favorite Activision Atari releases from bitd? Mine would be Starmaster, Keystone Kapers, and Pitfall II. Although my mother was the master of Seaquest.

[@johnhancockretro]

Chopper Command is one of my favorites, followed by Megamania, Kaboom, and River Raid.

[@Andresc1975]

amazing how this company remains in business fot that long.

[@marinustennapel2661]

The art on some of those boxes (like Laser Blast and Megamania) looks suspiciously similar to the cover art of a well known Belgian/Dutch comic book series: Suske & Wiske.

[@ColpoRosso]

River Raid and H.E.R.O. are no doubt my favorites

[@waltermanning3173]

Actually... Ghostbusters 2 was released in the US in veeeeeery limited quantities like around 100 as a market test in a toys r us near acivision hq

[@LivingWithTheGuzmans]

Good video thanks

[@Colldan09]

Nice boxed collection of Acitivision games! I have most of the games, but not boxed like that! Good video!

[@bluemountain555]

After reaching the required score, did any of you take a photograph of your television screen showing the score and send the picture to Activision headquarters to receive a merit patch?

[@johnhancockretro]

I was late to have an Atari 2600 of my own. I played at my cousins and by the time I was able to have a console at my house we bought a NES. Finding some of the patches now are hard to find. I have about a half dozen or so.

[@scottbeach1589]

Love Activision

[@richardmika2136]

wich company is red sea crossing from hero is hard to get got to pay up on it jawbreaker maybe hard to get as well

[@garysscaryfaeries3046]

Nope Zellers is gone, Target bought them out then closed all the stores down. Cheers from co Galway Ireland 🇮🇪.

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

I had my hands on Cosmic Commuter and didn't know...😒

[@aldotendo8243]

i have 45 activision games i think you missed skate boardin' by activision my friend i found this games on ebay for only 9$ cartridge only of course i love activision games and your videos also :)

[@johnhancockretro]

Nope, look at your box or cart. It was published by Absolute.

[@aldotendo8243]

@@johnhancockretro oh sorry yes i just see it now my mistake sorry :)

[@rholdorf]

Where to find those crystal clear plastic boxes?

[@johnhancockretro]

www.retroprotection.com/

[@erikleypoldt8275]

What is your fav Activision game John? Hard to go past River Raid 1 for me

[@consty715]

I never know where to put decathlon, under D or A. OCD nightmare

[@wagner7242]

Some of them look sealed. Are they?

[@IuriFiedoruk]

Where can I find box protectors for Atari 2600 games?

[@johnhancockretro]

Iuri Fiedoruk retroprotection.com

[@louisboyle8906]

Robot tank is probably the best 2600 game

[@DanniDolphin]

That Dolphin game tho.

[@gilbey80]

Wheres Space Invaders? First 2600 game I owned growing up.

[@johnhancockretro]

Not made by Activision.

[@gilbey80]

@@johnhancockretro Ya right. Soz. lol. Who made SE?

[@kenneyaf]

1 solid beard = 1 like. 😊

[@shanecopher5781]

Sea Quest

[@solarwinds5114]

Back when Activision made the best games in the industry

[@mikemccumsey9870]

You are missing Decathalon

[@johnhancockretro]

Lol no first game in top left shown.