They did pretty good considering the hardware and how tough that thing was to program. Like the 2600, the commodore vic-20 only had 4KB to work with and I remember constantly bumping my head on the ceiling creating even the most basic of games (such as a Joust ripoff and goofy platform games). The 2600 was good for what it was originally built to do, bring home those B&W games of the 70s in living color. Skydiver, Tank, Sprint, Breakout, etc. Those were the games that it built its reputation on. It was a product of 1977 itself, so any port of a 1983 game that was playable and reasonably fun was a testament to its ability. I've logged more hours playing this version of Tapper than I'd like to admit. It was a thrilling time to be into gaming, with so many radical changes each year, both at home and in the arcade.
> It's pretty brutal to play on the 2600. They sure ported a lot of games to the
> 2600....but rarely is it ever a GOOD port.
>
> Still the bloops and beeps from the 2600 always make me smile.
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