22nd May 2013, 10:08 PM
Atari 2600 - all cart only.
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Commando Raid - $1. It's sort of like Missile Command, except you shoot paratroopers. I remember a PC game from the '90s called Night Raid, it played a lot like this... decent game. I like the very colorful backdrop, too!
Towering Inferno - $3. You go around shooting water at flames and then rescue white blocks which are "people". Seems alright, I guess, but pretty bland... I don't know.
Astroblast - $1. Mattel game, based on the Intellivision game Astrosmash. I got this because I read that it has a paddle-controller mode, and the paddle controller is completely awesome. I tried it and... yeah, this is good! The game is an okay game. Really, really simple -- you move left and right and shoot up at rocks coming down at the ground -- but it's fast-paced and fun. With the regular controller it's not nearly as good, but with paddles... great fun! You lose points for rocks that hit the ground, and get like 10 lives, but it's hard anyway because of how fast the rocks are, and you want to shoot them to not lose points.
Grand Prix - $1. Overly simplistic "drive to the right for a minute and try to dodge the cars" game. It's okay, I guess, but it needs more substance... like, say, you find in Activision's much better later title Enduro. Or even Speedway! for the O2; it's just as short, but is a bit more fun while it lasts. The cars in this game look good, but you can't see very far so dodging them is tough.
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Commando Raid - $1. It's sort of like Missile Command, except you shoot paratroopers. I remember a PC game from the '90s called Night Raid, it played a lot like this... decent game. I like the very colorful backdrop, too!
Towering Inferno - $3. You go around shooting water at flames and then rescue white blocks which are "people". Seems alright, I guess, but pretty bland... I don't know.
Astroblast - $1. Mattel game, based on the Intellivision game Astrosmash. I got this because I read that it has a paddle-controller mode, and the paddle controller is completely awesome. I tried it and... yeah, this is good! The game is an okay game. Really, really simple -- you move left and right and shoot up at rocks coming down at the ground -- but it's fast-paced and fun. With the regular controller it's not nearly as good, but with paddles... great fun! You lose points for rocks that hit the ground, and get like 10 lives, but it's hard anyway because of how fast the rocks are, and you want to shoot them to not lose points.
Grand Prix - $1. Overly simplistic "drive to the right for a minute and try to dodge the cars" game. It's okay, I guess, but it needs more substance... like, say, you find in Activision's much better later title Enduro. Or even Speedway! for the O2; it's just as short, but is a bit more fun while it lasts. The cars in this game look good, but you can't see very far so dodging them is tough.