I remember how my father got Atari for us even though he could not afford it those days...he saved money for us.....I used to play river raid with my father...he died two yrs back...this video bring back happy childhood memories....thanks

@glennvillas3510

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry ;

@dennyk2294

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same story as my Dad died in July. So many great childhood memories with these games.

@yeraysantanaaday6827

3 жыл бұрын

I remeber this time of old computers beginings like something very special and magic...is indisoluble bounded to the childhood

@dyanj

3 жыл бұрын

@DrWho2008t101

3 жыл бұрын

Great Video! this brings back memories.

40 years later this seems like nothing, but you can't imagine the excitement I felt whenever I was allowed to turn that thing on as a kid.

@Xerdar36

Жыл бұрын

Hell yes.. I remember playing with my Atari in the late 70s early 80s… I remember an old company called Activision.. they were so different back then.. LOL. My favorite game was dragster and kaboom..

@TwistedRagdoll

11 ай бұрын

@Fall Of An Empire What

@Nox.INkRecords

3 ай бұрын

I feel ya!

Lost both of my parents to COVID in April. I remember my father taking me and my brother to Sears to pick up the 2600. The sounds alone take me back to happy times, countless hours in front of the living room TV, Saturday mornings, snow days. This machine was magic. Thanks for the great post.

@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure it was Covid and not an act of war by China?

@TheThreadshitter

3 жыл бұрын

@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 Were you drunk when you posted this? Show some kindness and sympathy to the man and rein in your instinct to take a jab at whoever or whatever villain is swirling around in your own mind when you make such a comment.

@BandrocDandroc

3 жыл бұрын

I feel sorry for you man (This is the reason why I hate COVID)

@StreetComp

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry man - that’s brutal. Lost a co-worker to Covid. I have equally good memories of Atari 2600 after getting one for Xmas when I was 10yo

@marcusbrown1767

3 жыл бұрын

Much respect my friend. Remain strong. I bought a 2600 3 weeks ago, then purchased a 1959 philco to use it on. Real dandy.

I remember my father getting us an Atari in the 80s. We played Combat and frogger a lot. I remember him explaining it “It’s like you’re controlling cartoon action on TV” lol. 😅

@SouthwesternEagle

Жыл бұрын

That's a good way of explaining it! :)

The car acceleration from Enduro stills one of more exciting sounds till now.

@FreeportHometown

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it sounds badass

@AdamSpade

3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever play Grand PRIX? In a blind fold test you might think they were the same game.

@matoatlantis

3 жыл бұрын

Actually I didn't know Activision did the Enduro first. I know only the improved version of it - The Great American Cross-Country Road Race. It seems it's the same "engine" with some extras. I loved that game. I played it on Atari 130XE.

@lancelange9377

3 жыл бұрын

I love Enduro! I came in third place in an Enduro tourney and won a t-shirt with the box art on it. Wish I still had it, even if it wouldn't come close to fitting anymore.

Sitting next to my 7 year old playing Zelda Botw waiting for a thunderstorm to pass and decided to show him this to compare what I started gaming on to the advancements in gaming now, totally surreal moment. Ow and pitfall rocked!

I had this when I was a kid! Oh my god, the memories... I remember all the games and the sounds! Thank you for the upload. :)

Omg! Brings me back! I just found your video while trying to explain the games I played as a child to my kids. Their modern iPads were inconceivable when I was a kid. Thank you!

It's a miracle programmers were able to get so much out of such primitive hardware.

@feriellaifaoui8067

3 жыл бұрын

Y’a un’ mec qui afait’ de ´

@feriellaifaoui8067

3 жыл бұрын

J’ ´je ´´ et ´j nje ´j’ r’ je suis suis ´ je suis inquiète pour toi je suis désolé je me suis inquiète je suis désolé je me suis inquiète je suis désolé je me suis ´inquiète je me suis inquiète

@feriellaifaoui8067

3 жыл бұрын

Y’a un problème de rib je suis inquiète pour toi bisous

@feriellaifaoui8067

3 жыл бұрын

Y’a un problème de rib je je suis pas là pour toi et je te tiens au courant bisous bisous bonne nuit bisous bisous bonne journée bisous bisous bonne nuit bisous bisous bonne journée bisous bisous bonne nuit bisous bisous bonne

@feriellaifaoui8067

3 жыл бұрын

Y’a un problème de rib je je suis pas là pour toi et je te tiens au courant bisous bisous bonne nuit bisous bisous bonne journée bisous bisous bonne nuit bisous bisous bonne journée bisous bisous bonne nuit bisous bisous bonne

I was waiting to hear Adventure. That was always my favorite. Glad Raiders made it to the honorable mention list.

@waltersergio3032

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too. It was misterious.. On those days...

@Howdy606

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites too. When you flicked the switch on the console (either difficulty or game reset), it slowed down the music to play some really cool crunchy sound).

What, no mention of Berzerk!? It was a great port of a fun coin op game and played very well on the 2600.

@coreypolite9831

2 жыл бұрын

didn't mention Popeye either.

@goldengalsclazy

2 жыл бұрын

That was my favorite Atari game! That and Bowling.

@101Volts

Жыл бұрын

Remember Keystone Kapers, too.

Honorable mention Kaboom. Its fast paced, fun with excellent responsive controls and gets you so focused you forget about the basic graphics

@macbier6913

2 жыл бұрын

my brother and I played kaboom for hours!

@benbazy9238

Жыл бұрын

@@macbier6913 My cousin and i played it straight for an entire 3 day weekend

Frogger, Chopper Command and Seaquest are also awesome.

@tobyhaneb.

4 жыл бұрын

Frogger :-) oder Berzerk

@omargt738

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget et Never mind

@skynetsworld

3 жыл бұрын

And what's is with Reactor?

@sethralavode9012

2 жыл бұрын

What’s wrong? Weren’t you able to beat ET? 😂

@blob5907

2 жыл бұрын

if theyre so awesome why arent in the top 10? guess you're just wrong

Watching just a few seconds of super breakout - especially near the end - brought back the old feelings of anxiety as the ball started moving faster and the bars/paddles got smaller. It really made me feel like I was 5 again!

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

I tried cleaning my paddles a few years ago, but they quickly became jiggery again. I wasn't able to beat the logbook challenge for S-Bo.

Back in the day my favorites were probably Missile Command, Asteroids, Space Invaders, original Breakout, Adventure, Video Pinball, Bowling, and, perhaps oddly, Miniature Golf. Today I've become fond of some I didn't have back then: Midnight Magic, Yars' Revenge, Star Voyager. And some modern games from the remarkably active 2600 homebrew scene.

@b213videoz

2 жыл бұрын

What? River Raid wasn't your favourite?

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

I went back to play Miniature Golf a few years ago, to see if I could improve my best score. I had marked where to put the cursor in the manual to get a chance to make a hole-in-one. I succeeded, but couldn't beat the logbook challenge for Golf. With the good graphics in Activision games, it's too bad they didn't make a version instead of making their own version of checkers.

Thanks for uploading! I played almost all of them 35 years ago when i was a kid. Now It reminds me of how simple and enjoyable games are in those times. 🤩

Thank you! River Raid was the name I had been looking for a long time. One of my favorite games of all time!

Oh the memories! Time flies when your having fun! The music and the sound effects give me flashbacks of playing for hours with best friends sleepover parties playing Atari, watching horror movies Benny Hill, and Saturday Night Live. I remember getting chip grease on the controllers trying to beat the high score with your buddies. I liked ice hockey, football, Raiders of the Lost Ark, jungle hunt, river raid, track and field, astroids and frogger. Good times!

@brentmiller6237

3 жыл бұрын

All of this was bringing back a lot of fondness for the past, but then you mentioned Benny Hill. Maybe it's good to just let time forget it all.

Ufff u have reminded me with my childhood memories... I miss those days so much and I miss these games when I was kid playing them on my atari

This brings back many happy memories. Thank you.

Już po samych dźwiękach wracają wspomnienia i się łezka w oku kręci 😢

@Yzrej.

3 жыл бұрын

👽fajne

I'm shocked that Demon Attack didn't make this list. It was a terrific game on the 2600.

@Sllins

3 жыл бұрын

nigga shut up

@alaawahmed4576

3 жыл бұрын

No roblox

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

It's a top-10 seller. But maybe not as much a favorite.

@breathedeeep

Жыл бұрын

Demon Attack…TOUGH!

I cheered out loud at #1. :) That was my very favorite. I loved so many of the others on the top 10 too. Great picks!

my dear thanks a ton for this wonderful video..... I used to play for hours with this and sometimes till late In the night or may be till early morning. GOOOOOOD OLD MEMORIES...

Nice list. I had a lot of those games. Played Pitfall, Raiders, Enduro, and River Raid for hours!

keystone kapers is one of the unforgettable for me

@TheSpelledMilk

3 жыл бұрын

The best. My favorite for sure. Wal-Mart has the Plug N Play for $5

Ahh such memories! I can remember being little and my father and I playing the 2600. Our favorites were Combat, Backgammon, and Pinball. Those were the ones we played together.

Thanx for reviving those sweet memories of my first ever console. 😍🙌🕹️👾💯

Kaboom deserves to be on this list. Stayed up plenty nights flipping the score on that one. LOVE IT.

@pjkincaid

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, was crazy for that one, couldn't remember the name!

@gibsonraymonda

5 ай бұрын

Y’know what was a good variation on that? Eggomania.

I'm surprised that Adventure wasn't mentioned. It was one of the first video games with an Easter Egg.

@Colaris99

3 жыл бұрын

also no asteroids(??)

Yes! Thank you so much for this video! That’s Awesome! 💕A forever Atari fan! ✨👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✨

wowowoow THANK YOU! How long have I looked for it! thank you. River Raid the best game I've ever played, but since I was a little boy I didn't remember the title.

River Raid was one of my favourite games on the Atari 2600! Also one that wasn't mentioned here was Asteroids! I never got to play the arcade version, but I loved the Atari port!

@mr.business2922

4 жыл бұрын

Neither was Solaris. Kinda surprising.

@tempestfury8324

3 жыл бұрын

Emulate it on MAME. Space Duel was an even better arcade game....same principal but with colored polygon shapes. Add to that a two-player game where you could be tethered together.....so when one player uses thrust, it's pulling you with them!

@AdamSpade

3 жыл бұрын

You and I are pals. River Raid will always be a favorite and Asteroids was such a hit that no list is complete without it. One of the vintage greats.

Los jugue casi todos!, Genial video. I played almost all, great video

Thanks for sharing, very fond memories of my Father getting me my First Atari Games around 1989 - 1990 :-)

Thanks for Pitfall and Riverraid... definitely 2 of my favorites. Also loved Video Pinball and Frogger

Adventure is more important than having 2 racing games that are the same

@GIocken

3 жыл бұрын

no

@bidenisacommunistpuppet.3831

2 жыл бұрын

I like repetition.

@sandal_thong8631

Жыл бұрын

I liked Pole Position in the Arcade but never finished the 4 or 5 laps, like in the home game. The latter didn't have much excitement and after winning, there's not much replayability at home because times were so close.

Berserk should have been on there, great game that looked just like the arcade.

@topshiba293

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck, that rings a bell

@sebastianponce9658

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I still play it on my phone!

What a such beautiful days. this video takes me back more than 30 years ago. Best regards to everyone from Egypt from the land of the pyramids.

Thank you! I finally find the game I have played 30 years ago and it's no.1 game in the list!

I remember every one of these games

Oh finally selected the pitfall, good choice 👍, I remember all of them.... time goes fast

Sigh..... nice memories and sweet 'warm' games from the past! Nice of you to make this video.. :)

OMG😁I remember all of them!!! Each sound, each move!!! How cool was that)))and I'll never thought that I looked like tractor's driver with atari's manipulator🤣, till that moment😅

Imagic Atlantis was a nice variation on Missile Command. Space Cavern was interesting, too. Galaxians came later, but it was really well adapted. I preferred it to Space Invaders. Stargate was also really well adapted. It looked a lot better than Defender. Also, Berserk is worth mentioning.

you miss adventure

When I was in the army, I loved playing the space shuttle game for the 2600. Spent many a weekend catching satellites, drinking my dew, eating slim Jim's and potato chips.

I had a friend of mine who had a 2600. We would play that for hours. Wow have things changed with computer games. Those days are long gone, but those memories are still damn good.

Some of my favorites; Tunnel Runner - Great 3D maze game. Other games tried to do 3D, but they were often a confusing mess. Tunnel Runner got it just right. I'd rate the game as perfect if they had managed to use a unique image for the back of the monsters, rather than using the same image for when they're facing you and when they're moving away. Starmaster - More playable than the 2600 version of Star Raiders. Phaser Patrol - Another Star Raiders clone for the Starpath Supercharger. Solaris - Impressive game. To be honest, I never got very far into it, but I enjoyed playing it. Robot Tank - Better than the 2600 Battlezone. The way the enemy tanks seemed to be 3D impressed me at the time.

Thank you for adding enduro.

The good ole days. I remember we got Atari 2600 for xmas when it first came out. Pac man cartdrige was $90 but a must have. As kids, my sisters and I went nuts when we opened the box and saw it. Lol Great memories

amazing memories ! i still remember all these games playing with my cousins and my sister !!!

God bless those old good old days lol I can remember getting my 2600 and thought it was the coolest thing going, before the nes came out

@gamerpro1558

2 жыл бұрын

How nes beat this ? What were people reaction?

@vassa1972

2 жыл бұрын

@@gamerpro1558 as a 11 year old kid when I got the system back in the day I was happy as a pig on Sunday LoL but when my younger cousins got the nes I so wanted one

Nós ficávamos hipnotizado com esses jogos e esses sons... Não tem palavras. Obrigado Atari. Obrigado anos 80

Brings back very early childhood memories. Hero would have been fun, but we didn't have that one. I loved playing Asteroids, Haunted House and Adventure. Oh, and Empire Strikes Back was great too.

This Sonic the hedgehog music takes me out totaly from the mood from the 80s,perhaps this is a great vid.

Damn i used to break my joystick in river raid & Eduru racing game.

@matoatlantis

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know how you broke the joystick on river raid, maybe out of frustration in higher levels. ;-) /just teasing you/ However we did actually (me and my brother) broke few joysticks during "Summer Games" and alike. It felt like we were actually running.

river raid was my favorite game, HERO was Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation!

@timhoovermusicman

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

@staciejones4059

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

@unitgamex2972

3 жыл бұрын

Mine was Minecraft

@mehwishqazi4792

3 жыл бұрын

Mine is Just cause 3!

Good on ya, wizgamer and your top 10 list of 2600 games.

Thanks for the upload

I can't believe you left out Chopper Command, Defender, Q-Bert, Solaris, Asteroids, Donkey Kong and Mouse Trap.

@defchan1970

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely loved Asteroids and Defender. Spy Hunter too.

@ROMBomb001

2 жыл бұрын

In your opinion, what is really the difference between Chopper Command and Defender? They look very similar to me, but I have only played defender.

@irfanafendi4837

2 жыл бұрын

@@ROMBomb001 In Chopper Command, you can land your helicopter and rescue hostages. Defender doesn't have those.

@ROMBomb001

2 жыл бұрын

@@irfanafendi4837 Sounds like an interesting feature. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for responding :-)

@irfanafendi4837

2 жыл бұрын

@@ROMBomb001 Wait, wrong game! The game where you rescue hostages is actually on Sega Master System; sorry for misleading information, both games have helicopters. 😅😭😭😭

I think Raiders of the lost arc should be replaced with either jungle hunt, or moon patrol.

@retluoc

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know what to replace it with, but I agree... Raiders sucked some serious a--😁.

@reichtangle7734

4 жыл бұрын

Bezerk maybe?

@MiriOhki

3 жыл бұрын

Pitfall 2: Lost Caverns?

@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785

3 жыл бұрын

Hell even Riddle of the Sphinx, LOL! This top 10 list is very amateur. The only 4 that really belong on it are River Raid, Pitfall(both by Activision ofc) Mizz PacMan, and I *guess maybe* pole position(more like meh)....the rest on list are early 77-79 Atari trash games which were fun but not the best by any means. Glad Yars Revenge got an honorable mention at least though, LOL! (And it's not in my top 10...maybe top 20 or 30 though)

Good list! I remember them all but Hero. I remember those plus Keystone Kops, Bowling, Baseball, Q-Bert, and Defender!

Sweet memories.. And a "damn I'm getting old" right next to it ;-)

@pedramgh2998

4 жыл бұрын

David Cady it's true

Remember various: Chopper Comand, Seaquest, Jungle Hunt, Bermuda, Presure, etc.

@VRnamek

3 жыл бұрын

ah yes, Seaquest. and to think I've come from these low beginnings to being inside the submarine exocraft in No Man's Sky in VR...

Great games! I specially loved the Activision ones. I was obsessed with Laser Blast & Kaboom!

I never agreed with a list on the youtube like this one before. It just brought up my memories back. I used to play with my dad, when he was still alive Thank you Atari for taking really important part in my life

Que saudades eu jogava todos esses jogos. Muito bons parece que foi ontem !!!

OMG, Good old days ...

loved the Sonic the Hedgehog music up front. You have good taste. :)

I just ordered myself a home retro gaming system and can't wait to try some of the classic games I never got a chance to play as a kid.

I remember playing "Pitfall" not long afer it came out and I believe that was around 1979-1980!

@AnarchyDragon6

4 жыл бұрын

Seems older, but Pitfall! was released on April 20, 1982. Just in case ya wondered...

@tammyrogne1471

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnarchyDragon6 👍

My top 10, in no particular order: Moonsweeper, Pitfall II, Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Atlantis, Solaris, Midnight Magic, River Raid, Phoenix, Seaquest.

@gvolli

4 жыл бұрын

Hero?

So lucky to have been a kid during the Atari days. Life was so simple. My parents bought me the Atari 2600 on Christmas 1980.

I had River Raid on a two-sided cartridge with Chuck Norris on the other side. It was my favorite, thanks for the memories.

You forgot Adventure. This still is a classic and a wonderful 2600 game! Shame you at least didn't give it an honorable mention.

Excellent choice for #1 although I would tie ADVENTURE with it

the sounds are just amazing and takes me right back to the early 80s

My first ever video game in my life was "Defender" on a friend's Atari 2600. I will never forget the fun we had.

I only found out a few years ago Pitfall can be beat by collecting all 32 treasures before time runs out which is why only certain tunnels should be used and touching wrong items drains the time. It's not easy to finish and requires strategy and planning. Both Pitfalls can be beaten. I would also include Jr. Pacman and Millipede as honorable mentions but good list 👍👍

@j.vincento7152

Жыл бұрын

If you do make a pitfall Tabletop arcade add jungle sound effects to the cabinet.

Here's my list, based upon how much I enjoyed the games and how often I'd play them. Something most younger people don't realize is that in the late 70's and early 80's, no one called it the 2600...it was just Atari. Just like a few years later no one said NES, it was just Nintendo. Enough rambling (get off of my lawn!), here's my top 10: 10. Circus Atari 9. Space Invaders 8. Demon Attack 7. H.E.R.O. 6. River Raid 5. Stargate 4. Pitfall! 3. StarMaster 2. Yar's Revenge And...drum roll please... #1. Adventure - One my favorite albums is Queen The Game released in 1980 featuring....you guessed it, Dragon Attack. It was a perfect blend of music and technology. Now, go read a book!😃

@MattMcIrvin

3 жыл бұрын

Right, it wasn't branded the "Atari 2600" until there was an Atari 5200. It was officially the "Video Computer System", but that name wasn't informally used much either.

@colinmerritt7645

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, that's not how I remember it. We called it the 2600 to differentiate from the Atari 400/800 computer line.

@tempestfury8324

3 жыл бұрын

@@colinmerritt7645 Perhaps you are older than me or worked in the industry. But no one I knew, as kids, called it the 2600, there was no reason to. If you had a "real" computer like the 400/800, TRS-80, or Apple II...that was understood. We didn't even call it the VCS. Nope just Atari. "Hey Johnny, follow me on our bikes after school and we can play Atari at my house," for example. No one was thinking Atari 400/800 because home computers were still rare.

@colinmerritt7645

3 жыл бұрын

@@tempestfury8324 Oh I'm not saying you're wrong. We just had different experiences. Regardless of what we call her, I loved my Atari. My father died and mother had to work, so it got me past many lonely afternoons and evenings.

@eduardodelgado4133

3 жыл бұрын

Adventure yes...👍 thank you

Had most of these. Brings back good memories and simpler times.

God bless my father's soul ... Am really crying.... Am 39 yrs ... Just remember my father's gift when I was 6 !!! Thx for the video

I was beginning to wonder if you were going to mention Pitfall. I was about to throw this list in the garbage until you totally redeemed yourself lol. Defender should have had a mention though

@fredschmitt456

4 жыл бұрын

Defender, Asteroids and mostly "the Empire strikes back" were the titles duly missed... Pitfall deserves the top spot.

@tempestfury8324

3 жыл бұрын

Stargate, the sequel to Defender was even better.... especially on the 2600.

My childhood top ten and I still own them with there boxes Yar's revenge Star Wars Empire Strikes Back River raid Warlords Missle Command Chopper Command Demon Attack Kaboom Megamania Defenders

This video was very nostalgic, but some of the sounds I hadn't heard in 40 years (Pole Position and Pitfall) brought back my adolescent frustrations of playing Atari. TRIGGERED! 😂

I love chopper command. I can fondly remember playing it at my friends house growing up. I'm so happy I got it a couple years ago. Yars revenge is one of my favorite too. Who ever made up these game dynamics were amazing.

World has been changed rapidly.i think i become old.very veey old

The #4 is my favorite!!

@marcelloribeiro2750

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@1959blantz

4 жыл бұрын

Defiantly!!

That’s a solid top 10, well done!

@wizzgamer

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam

I missed Frostbite, Seaquest, Laser Gate & Montezuma's Revenge in your list - top notch.

Adventure my boy, Adventure.

Montezuma's revenge? Moon Patrol? Decatlon? Adventure? Wizard of wor?

@oscarandrade90

4 жыл бұрын

Where is moon patrol?

@lordevyl8317

4 жыл бұрын

It's Decathlon not Decatlon. But I agree. So many great and underrated games on the 2600.... Berzerk could have made the list too, Sure it's not a patch on the original arcade, but it's a great conversion given the hardware limitations

I use to play this as well as my father brought this for me back in late 80 , well my father pass away 20 years now , some memories.

Nice post i love also Decathlon,Stellar 7 ,and Demon Attack from Imagic

FLASHBACK WHEN I WAS 6!!!!

I used to play pitiful all day all night that game never had an ending, there was no ending

@ElaineBenes99

4 жыл бұрын

Same here. Played Pitfall constantly. However, it did finally have an ending. It took a long time to get to, and I only reached it a few times, but this is what it looked like: kzread.info/dash/bejne/en-brJZ7iNXUgNo.html

@Timmiewrath

4 жыл бұрын

@@ElaineBenes99🧐 WOW 😲, so there really was an ending, thanks for showing me that, after all these years I always believed there was no end to pitfall

@dontcoloroutsidethelines6815

3 жыл бұрын

Pitfall did have a ending and if you could finish it in 20 minutes and take a picture Activision would send you a patch. I got one.

My first console......I remember being amazed that I could control what was happening on the TV lol :)

@madjoe8622

3 жыл бұрын

Same for me!

I can respect this list. Nice work.

Superman, frogs and flies, kangaroo, zaxxon, video olympics, dodge'em, outlaw, seaquest, centipede in 2019 😊

@terrybeal2252

3 жыл бұрын

Superman and Outlaw! I forgot about them. Both excellent games. 😁😎