Pleasantly surprised by Chopper Command, I will definitely putting in some time on that one.
i never played a atari game but i always wanted to get into the console a bit, any recommendations?
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Warlords!
I had never played any Atari games until a few years ago. This one became an instant favorite the moment I played it.
As a kid i enjoyed Phoenix a lot
River raid for sure
Yes! I've put more time into River Raid than any other game from this era
Star Raiders and Berserk are pretty good. Star Raiders was way ahead of it's time.
Super Brakeout. But only if you can get the paddle controllers.
Cosmic Ark. Blasting the asteroids tests your reaction speed, then you reach a planet where you carefully beam animals up into your shuttlecraft and race back to the saucer. Repeat to populate your Ark with a high score.
Chopper command a better Defender than what Atari made.
Awesome.
Man, I loved 70's and 80's box art.
You should look up this book! 
I've wanted that one and there was a good one for the NES too. I was just thinking about how I miss the posters we used to get in boxes and magazine.
EDIT: This was another cool one I've had my eye on.
Yeeeeesssss
Had both of those as a kid. Chopper Command was always one of my faves.
Get river raid next. River raid is absolutely fantastic and goes well with chopper command.