In Dragonfire for the Atari 2600, each level consists of two stages. The first stage features a side view of the character attempting to cross a drawbridge to reach a castle. The player must navigate the bridge by ducking under high fireballs and jumping over low ones. If successful, the second stage begins, which has … Read more
Dragster, launched in 1980 for the Atari Video Computer System, is among the earliest video games created by Activision. The objective is to be the first car to race across the screen in a two-player game or to complete the race in the shortest time possible in a single-player game. The joystick serves as both … Read more
Unreleased prototype game
Earth Attack is an unlicensed game for the Atari 2600 that closely resembles the classic arcade game Defender. In Earth Attack, players take control of a spaceship tasked with defending the Earth from waves of invading alien forces. The game features side-scrolling action with the player navigating the spaceship horizontally across the screen, shooting down … Read more
In “The Earth Dies Screaming,” the player takes on the role of a space destroyer defending Earth against the Trillians. The Trillians use attack bases to launch Kamikaze satellites and fighter planes at Earth. The player’s weapon will automatically track the vertical motion of the satellites and fighters, but they must track them horizontally and … Read more
PAL release
Zimag’s NTSC release of Bit Corporation’s Dancing Plate
Dolphin is a side-scrolling video game for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1983. The player controls a dolphin attempting to flee from a giant squid. It must avoid colliding with packs of seahorses while navigating both forward- and backward-moving currents (indicated by arrows pointed with or against the dolphin’s direction, respectively) which … Read more