Agree it wasn’t the best Atari game, but as a little kid it was fun competing for those flies in 2P. I can still picture when the night was over, the frogs jumping away, a fly bringing in the words “The End” and then listening to the crickets chirp.

Legacy of the Wizard - NES aka Dragon Slayer IV Drasle Family - MSX

I made it a bulleted list and it looks better now, thank you.

Simon’s Quest is a C- game with an A+ soundtrack

Ghost Manor for the 2600 is a fun game with lots of atmosphere. However it’s also pretty simple and will only occupy you for 10-20 minutes. It sure was a blast when I was a little kid, though.

There’s also Monster Bash, the 1982 Sega arcade game.

Ocarina of Time. After the action and increasingly beautiful pixel art of the first four Zelda games, I found the 3D one boring and ugly.

This doesn’t answer your question, but thank you for the love and patience you have for your son.

That games goes great with a real NES controller, so you can throw it across the room after dying.

Ultima Runes of Virtue 1 & 2 for the Game Boy. Great action-adventure-puzzle games. But very unforgiving, every dungeon is filled with fatal errors. I couldn’t get to the end when I was young!