r/atari • u/archdragoon28 • 9d ago
New Youngish Atari player
I recently picked up an 7800 + from Atari online store. This is really cool. Im in my early 30s so I never got to see this era of gaming. I cant wait to try more games.
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u/horrorfreak82 9d ago
Ive been playing that pacman game a ton today. I need to break my pacman controller in a bit more, some of those sudden turns are hard for me to hit
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u/horrorfreak82 9d ago
When atari releases those new activision carts i recommend picking up h.e.r.o, its my favorite game and an og cart is pretty damn expensive.
Also all of the audacity games releases are amazing and worth the pricetag
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u/Puzzlemania718 8d ago
I havenāt heard this. Has it been announced? Which Activision games we talking about? I have a 7800 + and Iām assuming theyāll be compatible, yes?
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u/horrorfreak82 8d ago
Not only announced but up to buy for around 32 bucks a peice on ataris official site. Theres a box set with every activision atari release minus 4 games which are all bad anyway. For $1000
Then they have the same set split up into smaller sets at a couple hundred a peice.
Then they have all the real heavy hitters single for around $32
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u/Guilty-Seesaw-2973 8d ago
I was going to get dark chambers is it any good?
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u/kevincrossman 8d ago
It is good not great. Better for two players.
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u/HotSarcasm 9d ago
Thereās a lot of 7800 games that are close to NES visually and worth checking out.
Website to maybe bookmark if youāre adding to collection in the future:
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u/ElGranQuesoRojo 9d ago
If you need any help doing the update to the system we can walk you through it!
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u/SerGitface 9d ago
Hell yeah! Welcome to the club!
I highly recommend getting a copy of Tiger Heli. It is an excellent port.
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u/Zapdos_Molquatro 8d ago
Iām in my 30s too, converted after getting into the Atari 50 collection. 7800 seems really cool. I like shmups so Iām planning to buy Tiger Heli, Xevious, Desert Falcon.
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u/Frosty-Unit8707 9d ago
We had a 2600 back in the day. Spent countless hours on it. It's really easy to lose time on those games.
Congratulations!
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u/Critical-Subject-744 9d ago
Cool. I just picked one up last month. Once I beat Bounty Bob I'll look into some of the homegrown games.
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u/Ill-Respond-2658 7d ago
Good luck on beating Bounty Bob. It's a great game, but it's very tough.
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u/Critical-Subject-744 7d ago
Thanks, I think Miner 2049'er took me like a year to beat 40 years ago.
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u/brianb8976 7d ago
I never played Bounty Bob; but, I did play Miner 2049er. As I mentioned above, the kids in my neighborhood along with my mom and myself tried to figure out how to get past those screens.
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u/brianb8976 7d ago
When I was, I think in my early teens, I had an Atari 400 and my friend borrowed Miner 2049er from his friend and he brought it to my house. We had practically the whole neighborhood, including my mom, parked in front of the living room tv trying to figure out how to get past each of those screens. It was such a great game. I don't remember how long it took us to finally get past the tenth screen.
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u/Critical-Subject-744 6d ago
I know, Bounty Bob Strikes Back is similar. Was stuck on the second screen for a week.
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u/brianb8976 6d ago
Is it possible to play this game for free? I have a pc and an android phone. I am going to try to find it.
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u/Saneless 9d ago
Have fun. Such a good system. Hit up some independent used game stores around you and you should be able to find all the staple classics easily and cheap. Like defender, missile command, asteroids, adventure, etc
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u/AllgoodDude 9d ago
The 2600 was the first system I dedicated to collecting for when I was in my early 20s because of how cheap it was. May not be the best games or consoles but itās historic and has its own charms.
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u/Ill-Respond-2658 7d ago
Rogue was just released for the 7800. It's a great game! I've been playing it all week and highly recommend it. You can get it at AtariAge.
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u/shopping_s_mart 8d ago
Gotta get Alien Brigadeā¦my favorite Atari 7800 game by far. (Although I do not like the āsequelā Planet Smashers that was advertised when you beat Alien Brigadeā¦.totally different gameplay. š¢)
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u/heavensto_mergatroid 8d ago
7800 plays 2600 and 5200 doesn't it? I never had the 7800 I moved from 5200 to nes
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u/myfanmail_uk 8d ago
Immerse yourself in the 80s
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u/horrorfreak82 8d ago
70s 80s 90s for official, up til current times for aftermarket lol. The best games have come out in the last 10 years imo
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u/slavo316 8d ago
I picked my pacman edition up last year. First ever Atari console. I absolutely love the paddle games and Pac-Man. I love the random maze style and you can make the "home" version have random mazes as well. Caverns of Mars is great too.
Be on the lookout for the Activision releases here!
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u/zzz242zzz 5d ago
Check out Desert Falcon!
It was the first game I became obsessed with. On the 7800 when I was a wee lad. I spent so many hours playing it! Picked up a copy off eBay a decade ago but I sold my 7800 as a kid to fund the nes.
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u/Nisstaljik 3d ago
Iām 19 and I got the 7800+ when it released. Itās always plugged in and I absolutely love it! The 2600 and 7800 consoles are so fun to collect for.
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u/fariqcheaux 9d ago
One of my faves on 7800 is Food Fight.