There are a few games I find myself continuously going to for a "quickie" fix of classic game goodness. These games tend to be games I can only get "so far" on... games that I can get one to three games in... in a few minutes or so. They tend to be difficult yet have a "draw" to them that makes you want to come back for more and more and more...
NIBBLER - 1983 Rock-Ola
Addicted! That is what I am when it comes to this game. I don't really know why either... the whole premise of the game is so simple...yet the damn thing constantly and consistently kicks my ass. I still have not beat the default high score of 50K yet I come back for more and more and more. I've hit 40K... once.
QIX - 1981 Taito
Qix is one of the most difficult game to "play well" that I've encountered ever. Anyone can pick up the game and play... but to play well? It takes some work.
Q*BERT - 1982 Gottlieb
Q*Bert almost didn't make the list. I've gotten good enough at the game that it takes a little time for me to die, but it's still in that "few minute" range, even if just barely. It exhibits all the other qualities a quickie game require... it's fun... addicting... difficult... just plain maddening...
So what's on YOUR list? What games do you consistently walk over to or load up (in the case of MAME) to play once or twice "really quick" just before you go out...or just before a movie comes on... or what not?
Addicted! That is what I am when it comes to this game. I don't really know why either... the whole premise of the game is so simple...yet the damn thing constantly and consistently kicks my ass. I still have not beat the default high score of 50K yet I come back for more and more and more. I've hit 40K... once.
Qix is one of the most difficult game to "play well" that I've encountered ever. Anyone can pick up the game and play... but to play well? It takes some work.
Q*Bert almost didn't make the list. I've gotten good enough at the game that it takes a little time for me to die, but it's still in that "few minute" range, even if just barely. It exhibits all the other qualities a quickie game require... it's fun... addicting... difficult... just plain maddening...
So what's on YOUR list? What games do you consistently walk over to or load up (in the case of MAME) to play once or twice "really quick" just before you go out...or just before a movie comes on... or what not?



