My bias is gonna show on this one but I'm not gonna pretend it won't.
Adventure is a game about delving a labyrinth in search of various keys to open various gates to acquire various items to slay various dragons and eventually come back out with the one and only chalice you're in search of.
A perfect score seems crazy for an Atari 2600 game I know, but this game does so much right:
- a series of difficulty levels that up the difficulty by increasing the complexity of the labyrinth and types of enemies rather than some BS thing
- fun and simple gameplay, with various items with various uses if you tinker with them
- well designed enemies (the dragons) that give a sense of dread when they're chasing you, and create extremely exciting and funny moments when they suddenly pop up and come after you
- a hilariously designed nuisance (the bat) who will torment you on higher difficulties by simply flying around, stealing items and swapping them -- he'll even carry a dragon to your current room and drop it, which is utterly hilarious to me.
- good replayability due to item placement being scrambled frequently by the bat
- a high difficulty that's not particularly punishing -- dying simply brings the dragons back to life and resets you to the first room, allowing you to continue playing just as things stood when you died
All in all, Adventure is just fun to play. The idea is great and well executed. It's simple, hilarious, and exhilarating, especially when you're making the mad dash to return the chalice to your base and win the game while hoping that god-forsaken bat won't come and rip it out of your hands and go hide it near a dragon, AGAIN.
I love this game, and it's ESPECIALLY impressive for an Atari 2600 game.
5 - Masterpiece: Either a personal favorite or so good I can't deny it a 5
Adventure is a game about delving a labyrinth in search of various keys to open various gates to acquire various items to slay various dragons and eventually come back out with the one and only chalice you're in search of.
A perfect score seems crazy for an Atari 2600 game I know, but this game does so much right:
- a series of difficulty levels that up the difficulty by increasing the complexity of the labyrinth and types of enemies rather than some BS thing
- fun and simple gameplay, with various items with various uses if you tinker with them
- well designed enemies (the dragons) that give a sense of dread when they're chasing you, and create extremely exciting and funny moments when they suddenly pop up and come after you
- a hilariously designed nuisance (the bat) who will torment you on higher difficulties by simply flying around, stealing items and swapping them -- he'll even carry a dragon to your current room and drop it, which is utterly hilarious to me.
- good replayability due to item placement being scrambled frequently by the bat
- a high difficulty that's not particularly punishing -- dying simply brings the dragons back to life and resets you to the first room, allowing you to continue playing just as things stood when you died
All in all, Adventure is just fun to play. The idea is great and well executed. It's simple, hilarious, and exhilarating, especially when you're making the mad dash to return the chalice to your base and win the game while hoping that god-forsaken bat won't come and rip it out of your hands and go hide it near a dragon, AGAIN.
I love this game, and it's ESPECIALLY impressive for an Atari 2600 game.
5 - Masterpiece: Either a personal favorite or so good I can't deny it a 5
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@Dief88 There actually aren't so many Atari 2600 bangers that I would be like oh yeah, you gotta get into that library -- it's probably one of my least favorite consoles although I admire it for its place in history and the simple but fun and pickup and play nature of most of its games.
That being said I consider Adventure a real standout. I hope it is on there! It feels like it belongs to an entirely different era than your average 2600 game though, lol
Stellar Track is genuinely fun even now, too, if you're willing to read an instruction manual for a little bit before playing lol
That being said I consider Adventure a real standout. I hope it is on there! It feels like it belongs to an entirely different era than your average 2600 game though, lol
Stellar Track is genuinely fun even now, too, if you're willing to read an instruction manual for a little bit before playing lol
Dief88
2 years ago