I have just go my first batch of home brew games. It’s really amazing to think that this hobbie even exists. It’s so cool that people have such a passion to make games for these retro systems
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
It’s awesome to see this. I never knew that there were homebrews for the 2600. Some of my favorite 2600 games are homebrews!
@jandoor2068
Жыл бұрын
Wow, the Wizard Of Wor, Scramble and Super Cobra conversions are pretty impressive as is the Galaga clone Galagon..
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Champ Games has made some great ports on the 2600.
@ricardov.
Жыл бұрын
You've made a great selection. Not a single bad homebrew. Mappy is impressive. It's hard to choose, but I think my favorites are Thrust (the platinum edition has a cool intro music), Space Rocks and Juno First. I haven't played Hero 2 yet, but it would be a favorite for sure. It's like playing Hero for the first time, without knowing the paths, but harder.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
I haven't actually played Thrust, but I will now! This list is subjective, and I'm sure that my choices will change over time. Thanks for watching, as always!
@atarileaf
Жыл бұрын
Draconian is my favorite by far. I'm going to get robotwar and ladybug arcade soon hopefully and the upcoming lode runner looks fantastic
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
Draconian is a great game. Ironically, I have the carts for Ladybug Arcade and RobotWar 2684, and not Draconian. I have the ROM, but plan on getting the cart from AtariAge. I’m waiting to order QYZ and Gorf Arcade at the same time.
@stephenbanks5860
Жыл бұрын
Donkey Kong Arcade looks and sounds amazing!
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
It is… very well done!!
@cessnaace
Жыл бұрын
Good games. I have most of them. I didn't know about H.E.R.O. 2, and don't think Robot War is out yet. Maybe it's debuting at the Portland Retro Show. I think Al of AtariAge is still there. He emailed me that AtariAge has a lot of games there this week). If you ever do a top 25 consider adding Allia Quest, Chetiry, Dare Devil (plays like the PAL exclusive Parachute, only better), Oystron and Space Game.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
Robot war has been out for a few months, and is available at AtariAge. Yes, there are a lot of homebrews out there!!
@calbrig1978
Жыл бұрын
I only own 5 Homebrews but Deepstone catacombs is my favorite followed by galagon and circus convoy.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
I’m sure that this list will change over time. I haven’t played that one yet.
@AloanMoreira1
10 ай бұрын
do you know when casey´s gold will be out? been waiting a long time for that train game!
@m0nde
Жыл бұрын
These are amazing. If they'd been released back in the day, they'd certainly have been best sellers.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
For sure… sure would have held off the video game crash of 1983!!
@ballistik_coffee_boy
Жыл бұрын
awesome list ;) thanks my friend! def lots to check out!
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
Thanks BCB! Love my homebrews!!!
@kennyronald1886
Ай бұрын
Love the draconian game!!!
@RetroBlissGaming
Ай бұрын
Draconian is an amazing port for the 2600!!! I play it a lot!! Love it!! 😎
@opa-age
Жыл бұрын
Man some of these are just mindblowing
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
For sure!!
@feenix219
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe Panky the Panda didn't make the list...! Its one of my favorite 2600 games of all time already.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe that I haven't played this game before! I'm doing an updated list this year, and this may very well be on the new list! Thanks for sharing!
@basketballsteve54
Жыл бұрын
What a brilliant list, fantastic suggestions!
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Steven. I appreciate you watching! I’ve got reviews on other homebrews and hacks also. The Atari 2600 is my favorite console of all time. It’s the one I first had as a kid. Thanks for watching!
@AloanMoreira1
Жыл бұрын
the Galaga one is just Wow!
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
It’s one of my favorites!
@wallacelang1374
Жыл бұрын
The homebrew games with the last name Arcade are well worth getting for they are a lot better than the original releases from the 1980s.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
For sure! Better these days, no doubt about it!
@JustMe99999
Жыл бұрын
Imagine if that version of Donkey Kong had come out at the time... would have made the Colecovision a much harder sell.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I can imagine that it would have!!
@jasonkoestner4630
7 ай бұрын
Turbo by champ games is definitely the 1 2600 game out there
@RetroBlissGaming
7 ай бұрын
It’s definitely one of the best, that’s for sure!
@chachifonz
Жыл бұрын
Sup RBG 👋 Kool video 👍👍
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
What’s up, Smiling Monster!!!
@mrmojorisin8752
Жыл бұрын
Great list! Home brewers have done an amazing job porting arcade favorites to the 2600 BUT I can easily play better versions of these arcade games elsewhere. I greatly prefer original games (some are on your list, others in the comments) or new takes on existing games like Hero 2 and Space Pac-Man. Many share my preferences.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
I totally get that. It’s just, for me at least, playing these ports on the older consoles makes me wonder what things would have been like for me as a kid to have these versions. It also amazes me to see that these games are even possible on the 2600. I’m with you, as far as preferring the originals. Thanks for commenting!
@bredenis5
11 ай бұрын
@@RetroBlissGaming I agree. There is a natural curiosity in seeing these developers squeeze every drop of performance out of a hardware from the 70s and fantasizing about what it would’ve been like to own these games as a child.
@yandman26
10 ай бұрын
The omission of Zoo Keeper is a mistake, or in fact, all of Champ Games, games.
@RetroBlissGaming
10 ай бұрын
My next video will be out soon with my top 25 homebrew ports for the 2600 for 2023. Zookeeper might just be on there...
@andymanaus1077
5 ай бұрын
I know there's been some discussion in the comments over this but does anyone know definitively if these are available for purchase on cartridge and will they run on the original Atari VCS?
@RetroBlissGaming
5 ай бұрын
Hi Andy, I’m updating this and hope to release the new video in the coming weeks. In the video I’ll be showing many of these same games, as well as where you may still be able to buy them(if they are available).
@viajjjante
6 ай бұрын
Hi there, I'm new to this Atari Homenrew thing. Where can I get these homebrews?
@RetroBlissGaming
6 ай бұрын
Some of these homebrews may not be available any longer, as AtariAge did stop selling some of them. However, champ.games has a number of them. I’ll be releasing a new video in the coming weeks to update my top 25 Atari video game ports! Many of which, I’ll provide links on where you can get them!
@viajjjante
6 ай бұрын
@@RetroBlissGaming that's awasome man... thanks a lot... and looking forward to the new video!
@edufaraujo3384
Жыл бұрын
Space Pac-Man is really cool
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
It’s a great concept. Richardo did a nice job on it!
@SonnyBurnett2012
4 ай бұрын
But are these games with avaiilable roms for use with stella emulator? If yes, where? Thx
@RetroBlissGaming
4 ай бұрын
May I suggest you check out my latest video with updated links for some of the ROM downloads. The Ultimate Ranking of the Top 25 ATARI 2600 Video Game Ports! kzitem.info/news/bejne/sYJ3tmqaoapzrGU Also, the AtariAge Forums or Google search may also find some.
@dallase1
11 ай бұрын
How did they get the music in Mappy to sound so good and not horrible and off key like %99 of all Atari VCS games? The only good games were Conquest of Mars(which is called Caverns of Mars on all other systems, including Intellivision), Mappy, Galagon, Lady Bug and 8k Pac Man.
@RetroBlissGaming
11 ай бұрын
It is amazing!
@stjabraham
Жыл бұрын
Where is "Donkey Kong Arcade" from? I can't find it anywhere.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
You can download it here... drive.google.com/file/d/1aEcWN_EN1UWhA1-ARWRx-gn27N8ZWZ4V/view?usp=sharing
@stjabraham
Жыл бұрын
@@RetroBlissGaming Thanks champ :)👾
@gevaliasvittne7150
Жыл бұрын
There must be something wrong here. I grew up with the 2600 ONLY, and i know its many and obvious limitations !. What i see above would (in terms of Atari hardware) at least take a 5200 console or a 800/XL computer to accomplish. Music AND active gaming at the same time (not just before/between/after the levels) ?. Or even POLYPHONICAL melodies ?. Pac man in perfect arcade quality ?. Or Donkey Kong and Super cobra in somewhere about the Intellivision quality ?. Neeh..You must have used an up jazzed 2600 emulator for this, or a system with updated guts. "Street racing with a Ford Model T is just not possible to do". And the RAM and CPU on the 2600 hasn´t been considered as "impressing" since about 1978 or so..
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
Good observation… many of these homebrews are using updated chips, some of which can hold up to 32K. The max back in the 80s was usually maybe 8K, but it was usually very expensive to produce, so most original console releases were usually 2K or 4K.
@lean.drocalil
Жыл бұрын
Most of these games are on gear, on steroids. They are not written with stock hardware limitations in mind, they rely on the capabilities of external chips and even coprocessors such as an ARM.
@gevaliasvittne7150
Жыл бұрын
@@lean.drocalil So, are you saying that the games above actually ARE from real cartridges after all, that would work in an original unmodified/"virgin" console from the 70´s ?..(i could have sworn that it was only virtual/hypothetical ROM programs that ran in some obscyre "Stella" kind of like emulator on PC !. Alternatively, on a 2600 console, but one such with some swapped parts/tampered circuit boards in it..). If "yes",..well,..then i must say I APPLAUDE IT !. The 2600 i grew up with (unofficially called "The Darth Vader edition" over in the states i think), with all of its lacking performance experiences, DESERVES TO FINALLY HAVE WORTHY COMPATIBLE GAME TITLES MADE FOR IT !. And if that means "Cartridges that would have been impossible to manufacture during the console´s active life time, but yet such that works on the survived unaltered consoles but 40-45 years later...Hell yeah !!. 😎
@lean.drocalil
Жыл бұрын
EDIT: Nevermind, Mappy is already part of the video 😅 @@gevaliasvittne7150 yeah, they'll pretty much work on your good old 2600. Just slide the cartridge in and you're ready to go. If you're impressed with the titles on this video, search for Mappy for the 2600 on KZitem, your mind will simply blow 😆
@gevaliasvittne7150
Жыл бұрын
@@lean.drocalil I seriously thinking about it. But the amount of units in each batch of this kind of retro games is typically very low, and often it´s only one batch and then no more. The price levels is often very high too (understandably), and since they often are made for NTSC, it´s hard to say what i can expect to get on my PAL console in the end. But I DO LIKE IT FOR SURE !...🙂
@joshuaharper4439
10 ай бұрын
Can I ask where can I get these games? Thanks.
@RetroBlissGaming
10 ай бұрын
You'll have to Google exactly where, but check the Champ Games website(champ.games) for some of them, and look for the "Game Select" Facebook group or webpage for some also. The others may be for sale at AtariAge, but some were taken off sale there earlier in the year and are no longer available.
@347573
7 ай бұрын
How many of them are 4k?
@RetroBlissGaming
7 ай бұрын
Not sure. I know the PAC-Zumas are.
@feenix219
Жыл бұрын
IMO "Donkey Kong VCS" is a better version.
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
I’ll be updating this video soon!
@Hlopez02
Жыл бұрын
Hi there! is there a website we can buy those Homebrews besides Atariage? Thanks!
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
Hi Hector, I don’t think that there is. The only other option would be to buy the ROMs directly from the Champ Games website, then play them through an emulator. I’m pretty sure Champ Games has an exclusive agreement with AtariAge.
@rodrigoalves-cg6xv
Жыл бұрын
HERO 2 is just a lazy hack of the first game
@RetroBlissGaming
Жыл бұрын
I don't think that's a fair assessment. The mechanics are the same, yes. But the levels are all different, the sprites are all different. To me, this makes it a HERO 2.0! There was some time and thought put into the game programming. The levels are hard, trust me. Not sure if you have the game. You might want to try it out first, then make a judgment... just sayin... ;0)
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