Happy 40th, Atari!

[Pike]

Atari was incorporated in 1972 and has been around for forty years. Let's talk about Atari games you love; whether they were made by Atari or simply showed up on an Atari system (2600 anyone?)

Let's talk about Yar's Revenge

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/A2600_Yars_Revenge.png

And Centipede

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Centipede_arcade.png

And Crystal Castles

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Crystal_Castles_arcade_screenshot.png

motherfucking Marble Madness

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/Marblemadnessscreenshot.png

and Tempest

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/Arcade-atari-tempest1.png

Some serious classics here, you guys. What Atari games do you like?

[Alpha2099]

My dad no longer has a working Atari anymore, but once while rooting around in the basement, I found a bunch of the old 2600 games in a brown paper bag. Can't remember everything I saw in there, but the two standouts were The Empire Strikes Back and E.T. Can you believe it, we have a copy of E.T. in the house! That's why I wish we had a working 2600, so I could play and experience the awfulness of that game for myself.

[Tigmafuzz]

Oh man. Yars' Revenge was so confusing at first. THE BLOCKS WOULDN'T GO AWAY.

[Sephex]

It's all about Missile Command for me!

[edczxcvbnm]

Dude. You totally forgot Kool-Aid Man the game! That is my favorite. He even busts through a brick wall to start things off. Kool-Aid Man (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid_Man_%28video_game%29)

I have an atari I bought off a good friend about 14ish years ago now. Still works and I still bust it out occasionally and play the games. Did you know that an atari joy stick also works as a one button Sega Genesis controller?

[Sephex]

Dude. You totally forgot Kool-Aid Man the game! That is my favorite. He even busts through a brick wall to start things off. Kool-Aid Man (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid_Man_%28video_game%29)

I have an atari I bought off a good friend about 14ish years ago now. Still works and I still bust it out occasionally and play the games. Did you know that an atari joy stick also works as a one button Sega Genesis controller?

Plaything through any Sonic game with that controller is stupid fun!

Also, we laughed so damn hard when we first saw the half-assed opening screen to Kool-Aid Man!

[Wolf Kanno]

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Frogger

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Adventure

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Pitfall

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Pac-Man

Yeah, I liked the Atari, mostly because it was the first gaming console I ever got to play on in my Uncle's house. Aw, fond memories...

[Madame Adequate]

Tempest, man. The amount of time I spent with Tempest as a kid. Such a great game!

[Pike]

Did you know that an atari joy stick also works as a one button Sega Genesis controller?

This is the best thing I have ever heard.

[DMKA]

Didn't Atari commit suicide at 18?

[darkchrono]

Atari was when games were games. All the games were extremely simplistic but very fun to play and the goal of the game was simply to get a high score.