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Atari 2600 Universal Chaos is an action-packed game where you pilot your battle coup through the streets of Phenix to engage and eliminate the invading Morn’ spacecraft. To start the game, follow these steps: Use your joystick to control your battle coup, moving it in the desired direction (up, down, right, or left). Holding the … Read more
Video Checkers, released in 1980, is a video game created and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 platform. The game was developed by Carol Shaw during her time at Atari. As one of the first female programmers, Shaw’s work on Video Checkers (alongside 3D Tic-Tac-Toe) marked one of the earliest instances of a … Read more
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Venture is an action game with a fantasy theme. Each level features a playable overhead map view. When entering a room depicted on the map, the game zooms in so that the room occupies the entire screen. Players control a round smiley-face character named Winky, whose objective is to gather treasures from each room. Winky … Read more
Video Olympics is one of the nine 2600 launch titles Atari published when that system was released in September 1977. The cartridge is a collection of games from Atari’s popular arcade Pong series. Sears title: Pong Sports Video Olympics gameplay The games are a collection of bat-and-ball style games, including several previously released by Atari, … Read more
Up’n Down is a vertically scrolling game with a pseudo-3D perspective. Players control a purple dune buggy, resembling a Volkswagen Beetle, as it moves along a single-lane path. Using the joystick, pressing up or down adjusts the buggy’s speed, while pressing left or right changes lanes at intersections. The “jump” button enables the buggy to … Read more
Tutankham is a 1982 arcade game developed by Konami and ported to the Atari 2600 in 1983. Players assume the role of an explorer looting the maze-like tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. The explorer faces various dangers, including asps, vultures, parrots, bats, dragons, and curses, all of which can kill upon contact. The explorer’s laser … 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
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Vanguard is a scrolling shooter arcade game, with a port for the Atari 2600 console released by Atari, Inc. in 1982. Similar to Scramble, players control a ship that automatically flies forward through scrolling levels while consuming a limited fuel supply. Fuel is replenished by destroying enemies, making fuel depletion less common than in Scramble. … Read more