Ed Logg was a programmer at Atari who also worked on arcade games, including Centipede and its sequel Millipede. For the 2600 he wrote Othello, released in March 1981, after studying artificial intelligence at Stanford. Carol Shaw programmed its graphics. You can play the computer at three skill levels or a friend, and even set up your own board positions.
Othello is his only 2600 game on the site. Play it in your browser below.
Othello is Atari’s cartridge version of the board game Othello, a form of Reversi. It was programmed by Ed Logg, with graphics by Carol Shaw, and released for the Atari 2600 in 1981. You can play against the computer at three skill levels or against a friend, and you can even set up your own board positions to study. You can play it here in your browser.