Archives: Atari 2600 games

Worm War I

Worm War I is a 1982 shooter for the Atari 2600, developed by Sirius Software, programmed by David Lubar and published by 20th Century Fox. You drive a tank up the scrolling screen through the city of Teriyaki,…

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Z-Tack

Z-Tack is a 1983 shooter released on the Bomb label and made by the Asian developer Onbase Co. You fly a small UFO-like craft over a city and destroy the enemy bases hidden among its buildings while they…

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Zaxxon

Zaxxon for the Atari 2600 is Coleco's home version of Sega's arcade shooter, released in 1983. You fly a fighter over heavily armed asteroid fortresses, battle enemy planes in open space and finally face the robot Zaxxon itself.…

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Yars’ Revenge

Yars’ Revenge is a video game developed and published by Atari for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw, who also created the infamous E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial game for the same platform. Yars’…

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Words-Attack

Words-Attack is a letter-shooting game for the Atari 2600 from Sancho, the brand of Tang's Electronic Co., with a 1983 copyright on its label. It is one of the rarest 2600 cartridges: it only resurfaced in 2002, and…

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Walker

Walker is a little-known Atari 2600 cartridge released in 1983 by Suntek for PAL televisions. The same game was sold in Germany by the retailer Quelle as Schussel, der Polizistenschreck (roughly "Schussel, terror of the police"), and a…

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Video Reflex

Video Reflex is an Atari 2600 reaction game from Exus Corporation, made for the Foot Craz Activity Pad, a floor mat with five coloured dots that you step on. Bugs appear on coloured squares on the screen, and…

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Wabbit

Wabbit is a 1982 Atari 2600 game from Apollo, a small publisher based in Richardson, Texas. You play Billie Sue, a farm girl whose carrot patch is being raided by rabbits, and your only weapon is a supply…

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Vong

Vong is a 2008 Atari 2600 homebrew by Rick Skrbina. It plays like Pong, but the court is turned 90 degrees, so the paddles sit at the top and bottom of the screen and the ball travels up…

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