On-Time Software was the outside developer that Parker Brothers hired to build James Bond 007 from scratch, after two earlier attempts by other teams came to nothing. Joe Gaucher designed and programmed it, and it was released in 1984. You drive Bond’s vehicle, which also flies and dives, through side-scrolling missions drawn from the films, and the alternating bombs and angled shots take some learning. Reviewers liked the variety but found it very hard.
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James Bond 007 is a side-scrolling action game published by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600. It was developed by On-Time Software, with Joe Gaucher as designer and programmer. You drive Bond’s multi-purpose vehicle, which works as a car, a plane and a submarine, through missions taken from the Bond films. It is known as a tough game, but its mix of jumping, bombing and shooting is unusual for the console. You can play it here in your browser.