Growing up, there were three things that really made me who I am today. The Garbage Pail Kids, The Three Stooges (late night on Turner Broadcasting Company) and video games (the Atari 2600 being my very first system) have all played a role in my childhood growing up. Cartoons were also high on the list, but as a kid would you rather watch a cartoon or be in control of a colored square head shooting Tic-Tac shaped bullet out of a cannon? The Atari also have the first adult games. Although hilarious to watch the game play now, they were never developed into great game play.
Remember: Use Paddle
#5. (Tie) River Raid and Spy Hunter
These two games are basically the same game. Spy Hunter has the cooler music and you drive a car. River Raid has the better game play and you drive a boat. In both games you go really go nowhere, but up the screen. Fun and challenging though. Also having plenty of gas will get you further in both games. Eat yo beanie weenies!
#4. Moon Patrol
I don't like to fly, so why would I like flying games (Defender, Defender II, Astroids). Thank God for Moon Patrol a game that moves as fast as I do. AND, it's on the ground! Well, a moon actually. Pew! Pew! If you never have played Moon Patrol, you should its tons of fun. Soooo much better than those lame Motorized Capsela science discovery thinger toys.
Some crazy shit going on! Zap! Zap!
#3 Centipede
The only reason I'm not putting Donkey Kong is on my list is, I can play Centipede for a longer time frame. F- Jump man and all his glory before becoming Mario, I'm ready to defend something from a swirling large centipede and his buddies a bouncing spider and a coke fanatic scorpion. Sounds like my recent camping trip.
Ready to defend...
#2 Kaboom
Kaboom is simple. Catch the bombs in the basket. Sounds easy. Looks boring. Ok fine let me try. It pulls you in! And four hours later.......Kaboom goes the brain!
http://youtu.be/lwrZHu-d-vY
Pretty sweet screen shot huh?
#1. Keystone Kapers (Kops)
This by far was the most challenging Atari 2600 game I ever played. The game is located in a three-story building. I always thought of it as a mall, because of the escalators and the one elevator. You are a bumbling key-op who is running after a bandit all awhile dodging planes and shopping carts. Fun puzzle game with action. I only hope that Johnny Depp will play the mute bandit some day.
Not really suuure which way that key-opper walking
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