The Ultimate Parker Brothers/Atari 2600 Tier List - ALL RELEASED GAMES RANKED

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• GE

  @geekwithsocialskills · 3 years ago

  Frogger, Popeye and Gyrus were amazing on the 2600 back in the day and IMHO they still hold up great in 2023.

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• NE

  @neugey · 3 years ago

  I'm not a retro gamer, or much of a gamer at all anymore.  But these videos bring back fond memories of saving up my allowance to buy more 2600 games.  And then when I got bored with the games I had, I pulled out a large notebook of paper and colored pencils and wrote down and drew so many of my own game ideas!  Now today all these years later I'm developing my own online game project.  Things have come full circle!  Thanks for these videos and putting a smile on my face!

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• MR

  @MrClawt · 3 years ago

  Man Parker brothers really had a good lineup. Empire Strikes back was so good.

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• OR

  @originalfred66 · 3 years ago

  These ranking videos are so much fun to watch.  The game play video is just right for giving a good view of the game play in a short time, and the commentary is great.  There was no way for me to try all these games when I was a kid, so I really enjoy getting to see what I missed.

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• JO

  @johnm5131 · 3 years ago

  100% agree, Especially Montezuma's Revenge. It was far more than just a platformer.

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• CH

  @Chris_Longstreet · 3 years ago

  Montezuma’s Revenge is one of my all time favorites on the Atari 2600. Glad you liked it too. I think the other rankings are pretty spot on.

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• JA

  @jabbadac · 3 years ago

  I love Qberts Qubes. You have to get past the learning curve before you really start to enjoy it. Also, they got the difficulty switches screwed up and you have to set it to 'A' to start at the beginner levels.

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• CI

  @CineG · 3 years ago

  I remembered playing the Empire Strikes Back and was immediately drawn in by the music and the graphics.  "Graphics" as in getting the shape of the AT-AT reasonably close considering the limitations of the time.  Looking back it reminds me of Defender but themed wonderfully.

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• PC

  @PCKid32 · 3 years ago

  Nailed it again Jon. Amazing how the programmer of Frogger managed to get it so much better than Atari did.

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• AN

  @andyauthor2007 · 3 years ago

  Little Andy had a few of these, and some of Andy&apos;s friends also had a few of these. &nbsp;Sleepovers were Activision and Parker Brothers themed parties. &nbsp;Playing Atari until <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKFjwZ7ec2E&amp;t=600">10:00</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKFjwZ7ec2E&amp;t=660">11:00</a> at night. &nbsp;Ahh the memories!

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• DA

  @danielespeziari5545 · 3 years ago

  Great video, I didn&apos;t know some of these games but now I want to add them to my collection. From what I saw on other channels, I thought The Empire Strikes Back was just boring and repetitive, but you convinced me there&apos;s actually a lot more going on. Frogger and Q-Bert are just amazing and I could play them endlessly. Amidar, on the other hand, would be much better if you could move a little faster. As it is, it&apos;s a slog

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• MC

  @McLovin_2007 · 3 years ago

  Today Parker Brothers is known more for board games rather than video games. What makes Atari collecting interesting is that there are so many brand names on the carts. Everything from Parker Brothers, Mattel, CBS, Sears, Sega, Nintendo, and Coleco. The 2600 was the most popular system of the early 80&apos;s, and everyone wanted to cash in.

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