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Would have to be either Joust or Spy Hunter.
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Joust was a goofy game...I remember it on the oldschool NES.  But Spy Hunter...that was a fun time.

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH-dah...DAAAAAAAAH-DAH-DAH!  da-da-da-DA-DA-DA-DA-da-da-da-da-da-da-da...

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I was always kinda partial to Ms.Pacman, BattleZone, and Missile Command.  I think they were all made by Atari.  I do remember playing the "adult" video games a friend of mine's dad used to have. Heheh... they got pulled because it crossed some racial barriers at the time.   ;)  "Custers Revenge" might trigger a few memories for those who had Atari 2600's.

Link for a couple of the old Atari games: http://www.atariland.com/techtv.cfm

And the link to the "adult" stuff is here.  Although, up till last saturday you could see actual screen shots of the games but now they have Mr.T ????  Check out: http://www.retrocrush.com/archive/atari/

Enjoy!  ;)
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A crotch-eating crocodile? Oh My God!  :o

Howard  ;D

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The best were Pitfall, Missile Command, and Defender.
Does anyone remember the E.T. game this is by far the worst ATARI game!!!!!

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I had much trouble playing this game.The yellow man kept following me everywhere so my ET got stuck in his hole and it was hard for me to get him out.

Howard

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Super Breakout was my favorite.  The funniest one we ever had was the Texas Chainsaw Massacre game.  No kidding, the whole game was you running from the man with a chainsaw and after each level you passed, he got faster... It was a pretty gruesome game for Atari and I can't believe my parents bought it of us.
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I remember that one Miss I.  I never had it but a friend of mine did, there were good games out there. I can remember trying to play defender with that old clunky Joystick.. man what a pain!

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Wait a sec, you mean Atari joysticks moved?!  ;)

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LMAO Yep I can remember there were 2 different types too, the Atari J/S clicked while the Sears VCS J/S made a strange clunk and a spring sound. Big difference in the way you played the games too.  :P

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I never had Atari but I did have Nintendo and my favorite game was The Legend Of Zelda. The gold cartridge was cool too. When I was about 13 or 14 I threw out my Nintendo and Nintendo games because I thought I was "too old and too cool" to play video games. I still can't believe I did that! I'd do anything to play Zelda and all my other games again!
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I used to love playing Super Mario Brothers from 1989.They came out with a lot of cool games during those times.


howard

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I used to get major blisters on my thumb with the pus sticking out.Has anyone gotten blisters from moving around the joystick too much.I think the reason for this is because the friction u are using from forcing the joystick too much. :P ;D

Howard
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Ouch!! Those Atari Joysticks were horrible! I had blisters for days with those things! But it did'nt stop me from playing my favorite games though.

My favorites for the 2600 were Defender and Pitfall and Frogger. For Atari 7800,I loved Ms. Pacman. After school I would literally "RUN" home to play those games.  My house was filled with friends on the weekends.
I ALSO loved my COLECOVISION where I played my Donkey kong... AWESOME time period for me!! ;D :D ;) :)  

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I used to get major blisters on my thumb with the pus sticking out.Has anyone gotten blisters from moving around the joystick too much.I think the reason for this is because the friction u are using from forcing the joystick too much. :P ;D

Howard
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Did you all ever play Decathalon (aka Track and Field) on the 2600?  Now that is a game that would cause blisters.

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Did you all ever play Decathalon (aka Track and Field) on the 2600?  Now that is a game that would cause blisters.
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Pole Position, however... >drools< More! We want more!

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Cops N' Robbers

howard
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That was fun to play also! :D

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Bowling was kinda cheesy. :P ;D

Howard
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I don't know which was worse, "Bowling" or "E.T." ::) :-[

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I don't know which was worse, "Bowling" or "E.T." ::) :-[End Quote

I'd say Bowling was worse.It was hard to get a strike sometimes. ( >:)

Howard

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Ok what was your favorite Atari ARCADE game? Mine has to be Missle command ;D that explosive "THE END" when you lost blew my mind for 1980
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here are some old games for ya`s to play . first you need the mame emulator---http://www.mame.dk/download/emu/mame32v65b.zip    then check this out for a few games---http://www.highimpact.demon.nl/roms/mame/    ;D
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Yep there is a Pinball emulator that I can post if you guys want that as well. All the older pinball games are supported as well as most of all the ones in the 80's!

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I have MAME myself.someone hooked it up for me by saving over 10,000 video games on my laptop and I tell ya,It's like revisiting the 80's all over again.  8) ;D

Howard
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I would love to play old  80's video games! How do I get MAME? How much does it cost and how is it hooked up to the computer?  GIVE ME ALL THE DETAILS!! ;D :D

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I would love to play old  80's video games! How do I get MAME? How much does it cost and how is it hooked up to the computer?  GIVE ME ALL THE DETAILS!! ;D :D
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MAME is a program that emulates the hardware of an older arcade machine. You shouldnt need anymore hardware unless you want to hook up a joystick and use that on the game instead of the directional keys. Click on these links that 98vfr so kindly provided to download the version of MAME that you need, (type of Operating system) Install it.  Read any and all instructions, then hit the second link you need to find the ROMs (Read Only Memory - the actual game programs such as space invaders, Joust, etc.) Then follow the instructions on how to load the roms into the emulator and off ya go!  ;D

First you need the mame emulator
http://www.mame.dk/download/emu/mame32v65b.zip    
Check this out for a few games ROMS
http://www.highimpact.demon.nl/roms/mame/    

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ATARI 2600?

Yars Revenge and Defender
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You can post your favorite Atari Arcade game here if you wish, the author didnt state which.