Kevin Osborn was a programmer at General Computer Corporation (GCC), which made several arcade conversions for Atari in 1983. On this site he has two of them. Joust, coded with Mike Feinstein, brings the Williams flying-ostrich game to the 2600, using alternating frames to show more moving objects than the hardware normally allows. Kangaroo, based on Sun Electronics’ arcade platformer, keeps three of the four arcade levels and a mother kangaroo who punches her way up to her baby.
Both are below and play in your browser.
Joust is Atari’s 1983 home version of the 1982 Williams arcade game, programmed for the 2600 by Mike Feinstein and Kevin Osborn of General Computer Corporation. You are a knight riding a flying ostrich, and you beat enemy knights on buzzards by crashing into them from above. Its best feature is the two-player mode, where you can cooperate or fight each other. You can play it here in your browser, with nothing to install.
Kangaroo is Atari’s 1983 home version of Sun Electronics’ 1982 arcade platformer. A mother kangaroo in boxing gloves climbs branches and ladders to rescue her baby from a gang of apple-throwing monkeys. The Atari 2600 cartridge was programmed by Kevin Osborn and Josh Littlefield at General Computer Corporation (GCC). It is simpler than the arcade game, but the punching and dodging still make it a lively climber. You can play it here in your browser.