Mario, Sonic, and Megaman on the Atari 2600
In addition to the various re-releases that have occurred throughout the years, there have been a large number of homebrew games developed for the Atari 2600 and active development continues today though at a modest pace. The first homebrew game was released in 1995 and there have been approximately 100 titles released since then. Three or four titles a year on average isn't bad for a platform that has been commercially dead for 25 years or more.
Many games are completely original but some are clones or "demakes" of popular games on newer systems. These are just a few examples:
Princess Rescue is a clone or "demake" of Super Mario Brothers for the NES:
Zippy The Porcupine is a clone of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis:
Megaman 2 Demake is a clone of Megaman 2 for the NES:
There are dozens more such clones as well as original games, many of which are available with a professional looking cart, box and manual and/or are freely downloadable. atariage.com is probably the place to go if you are looking to buy new cartridges for homebrew games that are still "in production".
I've made a Atari 2600 article not too long ago as well :)
Though I focused more on the technical side of things instead of the games :)
I admit. I am thoroughly impressed with your video game knowledge.
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very cool post, please have a look at my blog as well. Thanks!
I had an Atari ST, i loved that machine! Upvoted and followed.