Atari 2600 VGS System Review
This is where my gaming adventures all started
This was a massive undertaking for us. The Atari 2600 has a massive history in regards to industry impact, shelf life, trials and tribulations and even personally, the Atari 2600 was the first console I got my little hands on.
This review goes one further and actually sums up a lot of review philosophies we adhere to at the Leftover Culture Review. The review is condensed, under ten minutes and the real focus is on the console, the games and just the love we have for this system.
We don’t like to name people and point fingers, the Leftover Culture Review isn’t some kind of history lesson, we want to talk about why we fell in love with the Atari 2600.
So how do we tackle a review on such an epic system? LOCR Headquarters sent us deep into the heart of Australia to retrieve a few live, working Atari 2600’s.
Our biggest mission yet, but totally worth it. We chose a few of our favourite games to cover here, Berzerk, Commando and Air Raid.
Air Raid was a real pleasant surprise when digging through some old Atari 2600 classics. An overhead shooter with some real pace and some really clear awesome graphics.
Berzerk is a real old favourite and for a lot of people, a staple of both arcade and Atari gaming.
Finally Commando by Activision. Out of the three games we chose to cover, this one feels like the most complex, a real fish out of water. It’s certainly not the most memorable game in Atari’s library, but it proves that the Atari was more capable than games like pong and Pacman lead you to believe.
Now we’ve got a nice little Atari 2600 collection, the LOCR plans on taking a closer look at some more Atari games in the future.