New Youngish Atari player

[u/archdragoon28]

I recently picked up an 7800 + from Atari online store. This is really cool. Im in my early 30s so I never got to see this era of gaming. I cant wait to try more games.

[u/fariqcheaux]

One of my faves on 7800 is Food Fight.

[u/archdragoon28 → u/fariqcheaux]

Was planning on getting that one next after I clear dark chambers

[u/horrorfreak82 → u/fariqcheaux]

Its so fun

Also robotron, but you need a duel stick setup, i got the cart recently and am trying to figure out an easy cheap solution. Im thinking magnet tape and a small metal plate.

[u/Saneless → u/fariqcheaux]

Easily available right from Atari too. I need to pick it up

[u/horrorfreak82]

Ive been playing that pacman game a ton today. I need to break my pacman controller in a bit more, some of those sudden turns are hard for me to hit

[u/archdragoon28 → u/horrorfreak82]

Same here! Though I have the tiny controller the game came with

[u/stuffedskullcat]

Welcome! It's so much fun. 😊

[u/horrorfreak82]

When atari releases those new activision carts i recommend picking up h.e.r.o, its my favorite game and an og cart is pretty damn expensive.

Also all of the audacity games releases are amazing and worth the pricetag

[u/9fingerjeff]

Hell yeah, welcome to the club!

[u/HotSarcasm]

There’s a lot of 7800 games that are close to NES visually and worth checking out.

Website to maybe bookmark if you’re adding to collection in the future:

https://www.atari7800forever.com/scorereviews.html

[u/Saneless → u/HotSarcasm]

I'd argue many have wayyy better colors than NES too. Check out Xenophobe

[u/ElGranQuesoRojo]

If you need any help doing the update to the system we can walk you through it!

[u/SerGitface]

Hell yeah! Welcome to the club!
I highly recommend getting a copy of Tiger Heli. It is an excellent port.

[u/Zapdos_Molquatro]

I’m in my 30s too, converted after getting into the Atari 50 collection. 7800 seems really cool. I like shmups so I’m planning to buy Tiger Heli, Xevious, Desert Falcon.

[u/joehigashi83]

Welcome to the cool kids club! I still have my OG 7800

[u/Frosty-Unit8707]

We had a 2600 back in the day. Spent countless hours on it. It's really easy to lose time on those games.

Congratulations!

[u/Remote_Diamond_1373]

Enjoy! Have fun! It is always nice to have some new players!

[u/Critical-Subject-744]

Cool. I just picked one up last month. Once I beat Bounty Bob I'll look into some of the homegrown games.

[u/Saneless]

Have fun. Such a good system. Hit up some independent used game stores around you and you should be able to find all the staple classics easily and cheap. Like defender, missile command, asteroids, adventure, etc

[u/SaintLewisMusic73]

Man, you’ve gotten off to a good start!

[u/AllgoodDude]

The 2600 was the first system I dedicated to collecting for when I was in my early 20s because of how cheap it was. May not be the best games or consoles but it’s historic and has its own charms.

[u/John_from_ne_il]

Absolutely worth it!

[u/Inner-Cardiologist43]

My 1st console

[u/Ill-Respond-2658]

Rogue was just released for the 7800. It's a great game! I've been playing it all week and highly recommend it. You can get it at AtariAge.

[u/shopping_s_mart]

Gotta get Alien Brigade…my favorite Atari 7800 game by far. (Although I do not like the “sequel” Planet Smashers that was advertised when you beat Alien Brigade….totally different gameplay. 😢)