CBS decided to pull the plug on Wings mere weeks before it was ready to be released when they closed down cartridge development on October 23rd 1983. The decision was made so late that promotional material (hats and scarves) and even a commercial had been made. (source: AtariMania.com)
As you navigate your spacecraft to the farthest corners of the galaxy, along the edges of hyperspace and hypertime, you find yourself caught in a Space/Time Warp that paralyzes your vessel. Suddenly, a group of space pirates appears, intent on destroying you and your crew. Your Tachyon Launcher remains functional, firing deadly particles at faster-than-light … Read more
Vong is a homebrew game inspired by the classic arcade game Pong. The primary difference is that Vong is played vertically instead of horizontally. It retains the same simple yet addictive gameplay mechanics, challenging players to bounce a ball back and forth using paddles, with the objective of scoring points by getting the ball past … Read more
Wabbit is an Atari 2600 farming simulation game with shoot ’em up elements, where players control a female character named “Billie Sue.” Her farm is overrun by rabbits that are feasting on her carrot crop. To protect the harvest, players must throw rotten eggs at the invading rabbits before they can carry the carrots off-screen. … Read more
Warlords resembles a combination of Breakout and Quadrapong (an early Atari arcade game); up to four players play the game at the same time, and the “castles” in the four corners of the screen are brick walls that can be broken with a flaming ball. Warlords gameplay Warlords is a battle between four warlords, 1-4 … Read more
Winter Games by Epyx for the Atari 2600 starts with a pleasant rendition of the Olympic theme, allowing up to eight players to select countries to represent. Each of the seven events demands distinct techniques. The game begins with an attractive yet challenging Slalom event. Next is the Bobsled, which features an overhead view of … Read more
Video Pinball is a loose simulation of an arcade pinball machine: ball launcher, flippers, bumpers, and spinners. Hitting the Atari logo on the playfield four times awards an extra ball. To play the Arcade Pinball game on Atari, you use the joystick controller to interact with the pinball machine. To launch the ball into the … Read more