Talk:List of Atari 2600 games

message: Are all of these games really going to be article worthy? I'm not disputing the validity of listing them, but it seems that far too many of these will wind up as nothing more than stubs. Al b 21:25, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Are all of these games really going to be article worthy?

message: I've rearranged this page to be an alphabetical list by game name with publisher information attached, as I think this is more useful.  It also makes it consistent with the other similar lists linked from List of computer and video games, which I also consider a Good Thing™ - IMSoP 20:02, 12 Jan 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Rearranged

message: That game should not be on the list cause it was unreleased, as well as prototype games.They can be in thier own mini list.--96.235.13.240 (talk) 02:34, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: 9 to 5

message: I'm planning to add homebrews to this list. Any objections? Zachm 07:49, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Homebrews

message: I don't mean to offend anyone but the inclusion of homebrew games is not a good idea, as they are not notable and including them could confuse people as to their importance. Also, none of these games will ever be notable enough to warrant its own page, so the links will always be red. Only including games that were produced by actual companies will also have the benefit of making this list completable, as there are not likely to be any more commercial releases for this system. JohnnyMrNinja 10:08, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deleted homebrew 

message: Given the nature of the topic, i.e. that the Atari 2600 was the first really successful home game system, I think it would be interesting to be able to view the games by year so that one could see the progression.
Sbroadwe (talk) 16:58, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Would like to see a list of Atari 2600 games by year 

message: Main Title     	Developer/Publisher	Year
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe	Atari              	1980
32 in 1        	Atari              	1990
9 to 5         	20th Century Fox   	Unreleased
I'll do it little by little if that's cool with everyone.
NewAgeRed--68.94.77.37 (talk) 23:17, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If it was a small list I'd say go ahead.  But right now its in the standard format for large lists.  --Marty Goldberg (talk) 00:09, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No I mean a list that size here generally doesn't go in to table format. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 01:57, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Doing it in table form would also allow for it to be sortable by title, release year or manufacturer, which would be a huge plus. Lambertman (talk) 14:13, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: 0–9

message: The first 484 games are numbered 001 to 484.  Why?  This isn't the order they were released in, their popularity, or anything else.  No reason to have a useless category.  Dream Focus 02:31, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed... I've removed them. 28bytes (talk) 03:05, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is there pointless numbering in the list? 

message: When I try to organize the list by year, it only does one section at a time.  Can we have everything together, not separate list by what letter of the alphabet they start with?  Dream Focus 02:31, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Year by year search thrown off by dividing things in alphabetical order

message: The Atari releases featured catalog numbers in the format of CX26xx or CX261xx for later games. Would it be feasible to include these catalog numbers in a column? Kyojikasshu (talk) 03:09, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It would be feasible, but would it be particularly useful for the reader? I'm not necessarily opposed to the idea. (And I would be happy to help put in the data if everyone thinks it would be a good addition.) 28bytes (talk) 14:26, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Catalog numbers (Atari releases)

message: Since many of these games required or made use of special controllers or peripherals like the paddles or keypads, I think it would be a good idea to incorporate that information into the table. There were several other peripheral controllers and other add-ons for the Atari VCS/2600.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rsegrest (talk • contribs) 19:36, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that's an excellent idea. Since the vast majority were joystick games, the thing to to might be to add "uses paddle controller" or "uses driving controller" in the comments field rather than adding another column. 28bytes (talk) 19:48, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Controllers/Peripherals

message: Game Title       	Developer (Designer)	Publisher     	Year	Genre 	Notes and references
Mega Man 2600    	Atariage            	Atariage      	2009	Action	
Trashmania       	Jonathon Bont       	              	2009	Action	
The Wicked Father	Jamie Hamshere      	self-published	2011	Action	
I've removed three games from the homebrew section because I can't find any references that say they've been released. The only information I've found suggests they're still in development. If anyone can find reliable source references that they've been released we can put them back in. 28bytes (talk) 16:36, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unreleased games 

message: Why is it that this is the only system that has the games divided in two sections? One being Atari/Sears and the second being third party. None of the other systems do this and I'm sure that it's not difficult to figure out which ones are which. Looks at all the other lists of games for other consoles they don't do this.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.10.239.120 (talk) 12:58, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  different sections 

message: Air Raid belongs in the third party list  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.122.162.212 (talk) 18:58, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Third party in the Atari/Sears list

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message: In the Homebrew section a considerable number of games seem to be published by Atariage in the 2000's, but the linked article for this publisher says they were only operational from 1982 - 1984. Derek Andrews (talk) 23:16, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: There are two different Atari Ages: the magazine (1982-1984) and the website/homebrew game manufacturer (1998-present). Until 2015 the Atari Age article included information about both but someone removed the information about the latter. I will try to restore that info to a separate article when I get a free minute. 28bytes (talk) 00:46, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem should be fixed now. There are now separate articles for AtariAge the homebrew publisher and Atari Age the magazine from the '80s. 28bytes (talk) 04:07, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you . Derek Andrews (talk) 17:35, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Atariage - clarification needed 

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message: Having separate game lists only renders the ability to sort by column pointless.  No other system article segments games based on publisher.  That's something one could do by column in a unified list.  2601:602:880:9A40:1878:948D:1FD9:CE6C (talk) 12:04, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  I think a singular games list would be best 

message: Per Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Archive 172#List of Atari 2600 games cleanup input there is a community consensus on how to cleanup this article. Sergecross73 msg me 16:18, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article cleanup