Konami is the Japanese arcade company behind games such as Pooyan and Strategy X. In 1983 it published a small set of Atari 2600 cartridges under its own name, only three in total, all conversions of its own arcade games. The site has two of them: Pooyan, where Mama Pig shoots down wolves floating on balloons, and Strategy X, a tank drive through enemy territory with a fuel gauge to watch. In Europe, Gakken sold PAL versions of both.
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Strategy X is Konami’s 1983 Atari 2600 version of its own 1981 arcade tank game. You drive a tank through enemy territory, shooting your way towards the enemy base while keeping an eye on your fuel. The cartridge is for one or two players. You can play it here in your browser.
Pooyan is Konami’s Atari 2600 version of its own 1982 arcade game. You play Mama Pig, who defends her piglets from a pack of wolves floating down on balloons, shooting the balloons with a bow and arrow. Konami published the cartridge itself in 1983, one of only three 2600 games it released under its own name. It is a simple, cheerful shooter that suits younger players. You can play it here in your browser.