The Truth About Atari 2600 Arcade Ports — 30 Games Compared

Greg's Game Room January 30, 2025
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The Atari 2600 was no match for most arcade machines released in the early and mid-80s. However... Some games from the late 70's were easier to recreate on the system and many home ports, dare I say, were BETTER than their arcade counterparts. So let's take a look at some Arcade games vs. the Atari 2600 home ports! Games Covered: Air-Sea Battle, Asteroids, Berzerk, Breakout, Burgertime, Canyon Bomber, Circus Atari, Combat, Defender, Dodge Em, Donkey Kong, Dragster, Frogger, Gorf, Human Cannonball, Missile Command, Mouse Trap, Mr. Do!, Night Driver, Outlaw, Pac-Man, Popeye, Q*bert, Rampage, Space Invaders, Space War, Up n Down, Video Olympics, Warlords, Zaxxon Work Log: Deciding on Games: 30 Minutes Capturing Game Footage: 2 Hours and 45 Minutes Recording Voice Over: 2 Hours and 35 Minutes Recording B-Roll: 20 Minutes Video Editing: 12 Hours and 15 Minutes Rewatch at 2x: 25 Minutes Creating Thumbnail: 20 Minutes Upload Video and Prep: 20 Minutes Total: 19 Hours and 30 Minutes Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCxS1l8YkzMQqSyiR2G9bQ/join Thank you to Sara Thurston for being a Casual Gamer Member! Please check out the fundraiser for the American Cancer Society if you feel compelled to donate. Thanks. - I hope you enjoyed the video. For further info: https://www.instagram.com/gregsgameroom https://www.facebook.com/groups/1252321131587915 http://www.ataritimes.com https://www.youtube.com/@AdventuresByGeorge #videogames #retrogaming #retrogames #classicgaming #classicgames #classicvideogames #vintagegaming #vintagegames #arcadegames #atari #atari2600 #atari5200 #atari7800 #atarilynx #atarijaguar #nintendo #nintendones #nes #nintendosnes #supernintendo #nintendowii #sega #segagenesis #megadrive #segasaturn #segadreamcast #turbografx #pcengine #colecovision #intellivision #arcade1up #arcadegames #playstation #sony #xbox #microsoft

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