Archives: Atari 2600 games

Raft Rider

Raft Rider is a one-player white-water game for the Atari 2600, published by U.S. Games and developed by Western Technologies. You steer a log raft down a fast river, dodging rocks, moose and falling trees, and you try…

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Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker is a 1983 Activision game designed and programmed by Garry Kitchen. You play Short-Order Sam, a cook at a burger restaurant called "The Grille", who builds hamburgers to order while toppings fly out of a machine…

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Porky’s

Porky's is a 1983 Atari 2600 game based on the 1981 teen comedy film of the same name. It was published by 20th Century Fox's video game division and made for Dunhill Electronic Media by a small team…

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Popeye

Popeye for the Atari 2600 is Parker Brothers' 1983 home version of Nintendo's 1982 arcade game. You guide the spinach-loving sailor around a set of platforms, catching the hearts, notes and kisses that Olive Oyl throws down before…

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Pooyan

Pooyan is Konami's Atari 2600 version of its own 1982 arcade game. You play Mama Pig, who defends her piglets from a pack of wolves floating down on balloons, shooting the balloons with a bow and arrow. Konami…

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Polo

Polo is an unreleased Atari 2600 game programmed by Carol Shaw at Atari in 1978. It was made as a promotional tie-in for Ralph Lauren's Polo cologne, and it may be one of the first video games ever…

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Pole Position

Pole Position is the Atari 2600 version of Namco's 1982 Formula One arcade racer, which became the highest-grossing arcade game in North America in 1983. Atari released the cartridge under licence from Namco in August 1983, with programming…

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Polaris

Polaris is Tigervision's Atari 2600 version of Taito's 1980 arcade game of the same name. You command a nuclear submarine deep in enemy waters, firing missiles up at bomber squadrons while dodging bombs, enemy subs and depth charges.…

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Pleiades

Pleiades is an unreleased 1983 Atari 2600 prototype: a home version of Tehkan's 1981 arcade shooter, programmed by the British developer UA Limited. It never reached the shops, but it looks close to finished, and the prototype archive…

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Plaque Attack

Plaque Attack is a 1983 Activision shooter designed by Steve Cartwright, the creator of Megamania and Seaquest. You play a tube of toothpaste defending a mouth full of teeth from waves of hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and sweets.…

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