BRIAN NALLEY'S TOP TEN ATARI CONSOLE AND COMPUTER GAMES ImaTwit@webtv.net Hi. I am kind of new to the internet thing, but am loving all the info on classic games. It's nice to know I'm not a freak (despite what my wife keeps saying when I come home with a dirty shoe box full of old plastic game carts. I only included games I actually own (which does limit my choices compared to most, but I'm getting there): 10. Breakout (2600/Atari) I know Super was better, but this was the one I wanted so bad that I kept bugging my parents for a videogame system, "Mom, can i please get an Atari if I...{insert household chore}". 9. Asteroids (2600/Atari) Another one I really wanted. I paid the Atari Game Club $50.00 ahead of time to reserve it. I waited what seemed like YEARS for it to come (actually, it was abou 5 weeks). The first paid-order video game? 8. Adventure (2600/Atari) The first, almost, sort-of RPG. I got hooked and I still am today. 7. A.P.B. (Lynx/Atari) I bought the Lynx for this game - I loved it in the arcade. The Lynx was not the ideal console for this game, but I still love it. Probably why my next eye exam required me to get stronger lenses! 6. Food Fight (7800/Atari) How could one not love a game where you get to do what you always wanted to in a fancy restaurant. I hope I'm not the only one who thinks that. 5. Missile Command 3-D (Jaguar/Atari) I always loved the original, and this is a worthy tribute. A lot more to it than there appears to be. I can only imagine how amazing it would have been with the virtuality headset. 4. Baldies (Jaguar CD/Atari) I still basically have no idea what exactly I am supposed to be doing - the manual is kind of vague. But I love picking up guys by the shirt and dropping them in buildings. If anyone knows any strategy to this game, I'm all ears. 3. Aliens Vs. Predator (Jaguar/Atari) This is the only game that has actually scared me. The whole atmosphere and mood of the game is amazing. 2. Star Raiders (Atari 800/Atari) I had a very well-off friend who got an Atari 800 for Christmas one year with all the trimmings; disk drive, printer, cassette recorder, word proc, and Star Raiders. Needless to say, I bugged my parents till I had one of these too. Still a great game by today's standards. 1. Space Dungeon (5200/Atari) Those analog joysticks may have had their quirks, but put them in the dual joystick holder and fire up this game and you had controller heaven. I still play this game today (mainly because I'm not that good at it and haven't gotten far). No controllers have matched this combo yet. Runner-Ups Front Line (2600/Coleco) First of its kind (that I know of). Years later, a similar game for the NES would be what brought me back into video games-Ikari Warriors. Cannon Fodder (Jaguar/Atari) This game is worth it just for the theme song. The manual is funny too. Attack of the Mutant Penguins (Jaguar/Atari) Even its title could probably get it on a few lists alone, but the game is actually rather addictive. Besides, how could you not want to know what Aliens-disguised-as-penguins-who-are- disguised-as-humans look like?