Diary Of An Arcade Employee Podcast 1UP – Top 5 Activision Games

It is time for a new Diary of An Arcade Employee podcast and this time we have a 1UP offering – focusing on the top 5 Activision games that were released for the Atari 2600. As I mention in this podcast episode, I had originally intended for this show to be focusing on Atari’s Asteroids from 1979. The truth of the matter is that at this time of year – both the arcade and my day job are extremely busy – special events and the like and time just simply got away from me. So for this show we are instead focusing on a company whose name – at least in my household – stood for quality games. I am referring to Activision of course, a company that is still rather well known as I hear tell – this gaming juggernaut though got it’s start making titles for the Atari 2600. And while I understand that perhaps you will disagree with the Vault computer’s decisions – I am willing to bet there are going to be a few on the top 5 Activision games list that you will see coming.

I tried to keep it pretty light for this 1UP podcast episode – to make it a little more fun I hope than the standard show. I certainly attempted to keep away from just loading the episode up with information as I typically do – focusing on what made Activision games and their designers stand out. There are more than a few vintage television commercials for your listening entertainment in this podcast – perhaps even some that you may not have heard before? I can tell you though at least one of the titles on the top 5 Activision games list has a connection to this very year… which I was rather surprised by when I first heard it.

With nearly 50 games produced by Activision this list was hard to whittle down, thankfully I had the Vault computer to help me make some of the hard decisions. I do mention it on the show but I would absolutely love to hear which games you feel would be on your own top 5 Activision games list – make sure to let us know in the comments section. No matter what I feel it cannot be argued that while Activision was borne out of a desire for recognition from it’s designers and programmers – and a much deserved piece of the profit – it too helped to make the Atari 2600 a worthy home console.

Friends, plop down on that comfy couch in the basement and pick up your favorite joystick and join us as we count down the Top 5 Activision Games – here on the Diary of An Arcade Employee podcast!

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