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    Dancing Chocobo There were some real gems on the Atari 2600

    For example: Yar's Revenge. Good lord Yar's Revenge. It is the year of our lord 2013 and I can sit down and spend three straight hours playing this game.





    What are some of your favorite Atari 2600 games?

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    Yar's Revenge!
    Super Breakout!
    Joust!
    Missile Command!
    Dig Dug!
    Pitfall!

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    Centipede was pretty great, as was Battlezone.

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    Adventure was pretty great. One of the only games I can think of where you literally carry a tunnel around with you!

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    What I remember about Yar's Revenge is it came with a comic book or some kind of really in-depth manual that gave it a story and stuff, right? And then you play the game and you're a bug that shoots beams. It didn't make a lot of sense to 6-year-old me.

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    I honestly can't remember if I've played any Atari 2600 games. My family had an Atari 7800, but it stopped working/we lost the rf cable for it when I was pretty young. I've always wanted to play Yar's Revenge, though.

    I will add that I know I've played updated iterations of Atari 2600 games, I just don't know if I've ever played the actual Atari 2600 versions.
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    Asteroids, Black Widow, Pong and Tempest. I told Asteroids it couldn't beat me because I'm an American and the game's speed increased.

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