Friday, May 26, 2023

Notable arcade ports to the Atari 2600 - part I

There were many arcade ports for the Atari 2600. Although an extremely primitive game system like the Atari 2600 VCS has a difficult time looking and playing as good as the more advanced arcade machines, some ports caputured the feel of the game very well. I'm going to try to do a simple review of three 2600 arcade game ports a week. So here are the first three:

Asteroids     -- average port, fun to play, most of the same concept, but look, 
                 feel, and action does not mirror arcade.  If you are looking 
                 for something really close to the arcade, this is not it.
                 If you are looking for something in the ballpark and same concept,
                 this will do.
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Battlezone    -- great port, most of the same feel as arcade.  Really, graphics 
                 are pretty good for the 2600, but not vector style like orginal.
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Berzerk       -- great port, not exact... but fun and same feel as arcade.
                 If you like Berzerk, a must have. Even without the voice.
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