Licensed by Namco DIG DUG original Atari 2600 manual DIG DUG GAME OBJECTIVE You are Dig Dug, the underground miner. With your jet-powered shovel, you create intricate, subterranean mazes. Ever on the watch for vegetable prizes, you must also look out for the fierce Fygar(tm) and mean Pooka(tm) that lurk underground. Their touch kills| Worse, … Read more
Only released in Brazil
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
Atari 2600 Crystal Castles is one of the first arcade action games with an ending, instead of continuing indefinitely, looping, or ending in a kill screen, and to contain advance warp zones. Crystal Castles gameplay Crystal Castles has 9 levels with four castles each, and a tenth level with a single castle—the clearing of which … Read more
Sears title: Defender Licensed by Williams Electronics DEFENDER ORIGINAL ATARI 2600 GAME INSTRUCTIONS ATARI DEFENDER is very similar to the Williams coin-operated DEFENDER game. However, you will find some differences in the game play as well as in the graphic images and game controls. For example, in the coin-operated DEFENDER game, two or more Alien … Read more
Crack’ed, an “Egg-Citing Adventure,” is a target shooting video game developed for the Atari 7800. Although an Atari 2600 version was in development, it was never released. The game’s objective is to protect eggs in five nests from an onslaught of egg-stealing creatures. Controls in Crack’ed resemble those of light-gun games, but the Atari 7800 … Read more
Overview “Crazy Climber” is a pioneering arcade game that debuted in 1980, introducing a vertically scrolling challenge that captivated players. Its unique gameplay, requiring the use of two joysticks to navigate the climber up the facade of skyscrapers, set a new precedent. This control scheme was innovative, with one joystick managing the left side of … Read more
Codebreaker is a video game released in 1978 by Atari, featuring three distinct games, each with six variations: Bagels, Nim, and Mastermind. In each game, the player must take turns guessing a numerical code and entering it using the keyboard controller. The games can be played in single-player mode or in a two-player mode, where … Read more
Combat is an Atari 2600 game that features 27 game modes, all of which are variations on the tank, biplane, and jet gameplay. These 27 game modes offer various challenges and combinations of tank, biplane, and jet gameplay, making Combat an engaging game with diverse experiences for players. This was one of the nine Atari … Read more