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Desert Falcon
Desert Falcon, developed by General Computer Corporation for the Atari 7800 and Atari 2600, is a scrolling shooter published by Atari Corporation in 1987. In this arcade-style game, players aim to steal the lost treasures of the Pharaoh scattered throughout the desert to accumulate points. The game showcases a scrolling, isometric viewpoint as players control … Read more
Dolphin
Dolphin is a side-scrolling video game for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1983. The player controls a dolphin attempting to flee from a giant squid. It must avoid colliding with packs of seahorses while navigating both forward- and backward-moving currents (indicated by arrows pointed with or against the dolphin’s direction, respectively) which … Read more
Donald Duck’s Speedboat
Only released in Brazil
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong, released in 1981 by Nintendo and reissued by Atari in 1988, is an arcade platform video game that was the first to feature jumping. The game set the template for the future of the platform genre. Donkey Kong was one of the first arcade games with multiple stages and was considered the most … Read more
Donkey Kong Junior
Licensed by Nintendo Co., Ltd; reissued by Atari in 1988 (CX-26144) Donkey Kong Junior gameplay There are a total of four stages in Donkey_Kong_Jr, each with a unique theme. DK Jr. can run left and right, jump, and grab vines/chains/ropes to climb higher on the screen. He can slide down faster by holding only one … Read more
Double Dragon
In the game Double Dragon, the player takes on the role of a martial arts fighter whose girlfriend has been kidnapped by the Black Warriors gang. The player’s twin brother joins in as the two brothers set out to rescue the girl. The game is a side-scrolling beat ’em up, and the player must fight … Read more
Double Dunk
Double Dunk is a basketball video game for the Atari 2600 that simulates a two-on-two, half-court basketball experience. Each team has two on-screen characters: a shorter “outside” player and a taller “inside” player. In single-player mode, the player controls the on-screen character closest to the ball, either on offense or defense. In two-player mode, players … Read more
Dragon Defender
Dragon Defender is a 1984 action game for the Atari 2600, published by Ariola. In this game, players control a dragon as it battles against waves of enemies that appear from the right side of the screen. These enemies include ball-like creatures that, while not firing projectiles, can destroy the player’s dragon upon collision. Additionally, … Read more