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This cut is missing Montezuma's Revenge. Need to fix & re-upload. What are the best games to play on your Atari 2600? That's a big question that can be pretty tough to answer, but using my own past ranking videos as a guide, I'm gonna give it a shot. Over the past few years I've been steadily working my way through every game released for the Atari VCS and ranking them from 'S' for 'superb' all the down to 'F' for pbpbbptttt. And while I haven't yet MADE it through every game, across more than a dozen videos and evaluating hundreds of cartridges, we're making good progress. #atari #retrogaming #ranked #genxgrownup - LINKS Atari 1977 » https://youtu.be/wYCfURUbbtQ Activision A » https://youtu.be/hP-KqIfzlHQ Activision B » https://youtu.be/g43F5ui4v0w Imagic » https://youtu.be/DOJ4di_W0KA Parker Brothers » https://youtu.be/fKFjwZ7ec2E Coleco » https://youtu.be/BmY4tgUq97E Adults-Only » https://youtu.be/XjJ2gqZNpls 20th Century Fox » https://youtu.be/v422sT9cOsY M Network » https://youtu.be/x4NXxoKd6_o US Games » https://youtu.be/tyKoKuAjVDE Atari 1978 » https://youtu.be/o-UB7aWKjsU Atari 1979 » https://youtu.be/5iXNMzRciwM Atari 1980 » https://youtu.be/XZIRZvwJ_NU Atari 1981 » https://youtu.be/ZlBRbsCsRbI - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 00:00 Best Atari Games? 01:18 Adventure 03:01 Alien 03:59 Asteroids 05:06 Astroblast 06:10 Bowling 07:09 Breakout 07:59 Cosmic Ark 08:57 Crackpots 09:30 Demon Attack 10:56 Frogger II Threedeep! 11:48 Frostbite 12:34 H.E.R.O. 13:07 Kaboom! 14:07 Megamania 14:44 Missile Command 15:53 Montezuma's Revenge 16:53 Mouse Trap 18:00 Pitfall! 18:36 Q*Bert 19:41 Roc'N Rope 21:08 Space Invaders 22:22 Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back 23:34 Starmaster 24:17 Superman 26:10 Turmoil 27:24 Summary

The  @atari  Gamestation Pro from  @MyArcaderetro  has been a popular emulation device ever since its release last year. Arguably the most criticized part of the unit is the provided controllers, but the inclusion of paddles on both controllers is most certainly a bright spot. Now, a community member has designed an improvement to those paddles […]

Yars’ Return is the sequel to the 1982 title Yars’ Revenge, the best-selling original game for the Atari 2600. One of the initial releases in the Atari XP line of re-releases, is Yars’ Return in a Limited Edition box set including lots of extra goodies. Yars’ Return takes the gameplay of the Yars’ Revenge—battling an […]

When we reviewed the Q*bert Replicade, it was pretty obvious that we really liked it! But the folks over at New Wave Toys went to all the trouble to include the ability to hook the Replicade to and external TV and USB controller, so it’s time to give that a spin! We’ve seen this on […]

In this excerpt, we talk about the movie M3GAN from Blumhouse Productions and whether it’s really a horror movie or just a good thriller. M3GAN Released January 6, 2023 Directed by Gerard Johnstone Story by Akela Cooper and James Wan When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady, Gemma’s unsure and […]

My Arcade (Dreamgear) and Atari are collaborating on three new pieces of hardware featuring Atari titles, including a handheld Pocket Player full of Atari 2600 games. The internet seems divided on this unit and in this piece, we try to break down just exactly why this product exists and who is the intended consumer. My […]