Developer: Mattel Electronics

Mattel Electronics was the toy company’s video game division, best known for its own Intellivision console. From 1982 it also sold Atari 2600 cartridges under the M Network label, including versions of Intellivision games and licensed arcade titles. The site has five of them:

Star Strike: bomb the missile silos in an alien space station’s trench, based on the Intellivision game
Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man: the first He-Man video game, from 1983
Kool-Aid Man: a 1983 mascot game, first sold only by mail order
Bump ‘n’ Jump: Data East’s arcade driving game, with cars to knock off the road
BurgerTime: a chef building burgers while dodging enemies

Each M Network cartridge is below, playable in your browser.

BurgerTime

In “Burgertime” for the Atari 2600, you guide a chef through a labyrinth, rushing to assemble hamburgers while dodging enemies. Navigate atop burger parts to make them fall; complete a burger to progress. Earn points by dropping ingredients…

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Star Strike

Star Strike is the Atari 2600 version of the 1981 Intellivision game of the same name, released by Mattel under its M Network label. AtariAge credits Dave Akers with the 2600 programming. You fly a small ship down…

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Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man

Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man is a 1983 action game from Mattel Electronics, released for the Atari 2600 under the company's M Network label. It was the first video game based on the He-Man toy…

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Kool-Aid Man

Kool-Aid Man is a 1983 Atari 2600 game starring the big red pitcher from the Kool-Aid drink commercials. It was made by Mattel Electronics, designed and programmed by Steve Tatsumi, and sold under Mattel's M Network label. You…

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Bump ‘n’ Jump

Bump 'n' Jump is the Atari 2600 version of Data East's 1982 arcade driving game, released in 1983 by Mattel Electronics under its M Network label. You drive up a winding road, knocking other cars off the track…

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