Joust, an action game developed by Williams Electronics, was first released in arcades in 1982 and later published by Atari under the Atarisoft label for Atari 2600 in 1983. Joust popularized the concept of two-player cooperative video games due to its success and polished implementation. In Joust, the player controls a yellow knight riding a … Read more
The Atari 2600 version of Jr. Pac-Man, released by Atari in 1986, offers a unique adaptation of the original Bally Midway arcade game. Unlike the original version, which features horizontally scrolling mazes with escape tunnels, the Atari 2600 version of Jr. Pac-Man has mazes that scroll vertically and does not include escape tunnels. Despite these … Read more
Licensed by Taito Jungle Hunt gameplay ungle Hunt, an Atari 2600 game, is divided into four distinct scenes, each with its own objectives and challenges: Subsequent gameplay repeats the scenes, but with increased difficulty. In rounds other than the first, a cannibal appears in the tree during the cauldron scene, throwing spears at the player. … Read more
Kangaroo is a four-screen platform game for Atari 2600, featuring a mother kangaroo wearing boxing gloves trying to save her joey from fruit-throwing monkeys. The game doesn’t have a dedicated jump button; instead, players push the joystick up or up-diagonally to jump. The game consists of four distinct levels. In levels 1, 2, and 4, … Read more
Hangman (Spelling) for the Atari 2600 is a digital adaptation of the classic word-guessing game Hangman. Players aim to identify a word chosen by the computer or another player by suggesting one letter at a time. Each correct letter guessed is displayed on the screen in its proper position within the word. However, if a … Read more
Haunted House is a 1982 adventure game for the Atari 2600, where the player’s objective is to find and recover three pieces of a magic urn hidden throughout 24 rooms in a mansion. The player uses matches to illuminate items and certain areas within the game. With nine lives, the player must navigate the mansion, … Read more
Home Run (Sears title is Baseball) is a 1978 sports video game for the Atari 2600 that attempts to simulate baseball, albeit with significant simplifications compared to the real sport. Key differences include the absence of fly balls, independent fielders, and a pitcher’s mound. The pitcher stands at second base, and there are only one … Read more
Human Cannonball is a non-military artillery-style video game released in 1979 for the Atari 2600, with the Sears version titled Cannon Man. The objective of the game is to fire a human cannonball (a man shot from a cannon) at the correct angle and speed to land him in a water tower. Players earn one … Read more
Other names: Game of Concentration, Memory Match.
Gremlins is an Atari 2600 game based on the 1984 movie of the same name. The game features two playable screens and can be played by one player or two players taking turns. The game’s objective is to help the protagonist, Billy Peltzer, prevent the Mogwai from transforming into destructive Gremlins. The first screen resembles … Read more