Winter Games Atari 2600 Review - The No Swear Gamer Ep 259

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Today’s episode covers Winter Games for the Atari 2600 VCS system published by EPYX and based on the computer game. How does it hold up today? Let’s play Winter Games and find out!
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[@frankschneider6156]

For a 2600 game, this looks absolutely stunning

[@sandal_thong8631]

It has its limits, but if all games came out with 16K ROMs in 1982, maybe the Crash wouldn't have happened. Although Pac-Man and Donkey Kong were deliberately released on 4K instead of 8K to save money, knowing everyone would buy them based on just the name. Of course I don't really count games that came out after 1984 for the 2600. It would be like if someone released games in the year 2000, like homebrew. And no nostalgia for games I didn't know about or play. I did play Winter Games on a different system, but I don't remember which, PC or Playstation?

[@JustMe99999]

Most of the end-of-life VCS games had much better graphics than the early games... see Kung Fu Master for an example of what the system was capable of.

[@theodorerelic2718]

I have the 7800 version (and have seen the NES version in action (coughAVGNcough), but I have to say that the 2600 version looks like it would be more fun than either of those.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

I prefer the 7800 version, but I would put it over the NES version.

[@samusvikerness661]

The damp cool basement has been my home for my entire adult life. I peer through my tiny ground level window at the normal people outside like Quasimodo gazing at Esmeralda's bouncing booty. Mom doesn't like it when I miss supper. We are having beef stew this evening.

[@chinablue1699]

Originally the Atari had a planned 8 bit chip set 6502 but Atari wouldn't pay $25 so the 6507 microprocessor (a cost-reduced version of the 6502) was 12 dollars and Cyan and MOS sold the 6507 chip set at $12 to Atari. What history could have been if Atari had originally had the 8 bit chip set when released...

[@randomrickreviewsrrr4662]

Epyx games were a good time. I played them mostly on the Commodore though. This one looks decent for the Atari 2600.

[@Maskddingo]

The bobsled and luge on this are incredibly smooth and fun. I prefer them to the 7800 versions of those events.

[@norbertovalle7928]

Dude; I am amazed how better this is compared to the NES version, these are ACTUALLY games, like you can play them & have somewhat fun, ANYTHING, anything at all. The NES just got a 2600 whoopin’ ! Great work Atari because I Louth the NES version of winter games!

[@mikerowsdower9896]

I remember really enjoying this one on C-64.

[@matthewlane518]

I always chose Canada, being that it was winter games I thought it would give me an edge!

[@Mchenrygames]

way way better than the NES version thats for sure.

[@thenosweargamer1449]

Yeah, I'd agree with that!

[@sandal_thong8631]

I played a different version. Maybe Playstation or PC? I remember playing Summer Games after and not being as impressed. Also, there were some events that were really tough. There might have been a decathlon-style event where you compete in all events. But it's been so long and I don't remember.

[@matthewlane518]

I use go play the poop out of this