The test pattern cartridge contains 15 displays that can be used to check or align most adjustments for a black and white or color television. One pattern is also included to check the alignment of the color generation circuitry on the Atari VCS ™ console circuit board. A 1kHz and 3kHz tone can be selected … Read more
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Atari 2600 Confrontation is an intriguing strategy game that, while never officially released in stores, was briefly available directly from Answer Software. This game made a secretive debut at the 1983 CES show, and only those who attended and witnessed its display could have known to order it, placing it in a unique category just … Read more
Chopper Command is a horizontally scrolling shooter released by Activision for the Atari 2600 in June 1982. Chopper Command gameplay In Chopper Command the player controls a military helicopter in a desert scenario protecting a convoy of trucks. The goal is to destroy all enemy fighter jets and helicopters that attack the player’s helicopter and … Read more
Unlicensed reproduction of Keystone Kapers
According to AtariMania, Cabbage Patch Kids – Adventures in the Park was known to exist for some time thanks to an interview conducted with former Coleco programmer Ed English. He was thought to be in possession of the only known prototype, but he would not release it for unknown reasons. However, in 2008 several Coleco … Read more
According to AtariMania, Care Bears made it to the beta testing stage before the marketing department decided to stop work on the game citing that the market for childrens games was diminishing, and the gameplay was too dull. Therefore it was decided that all further development on the game was to be stopped. According to … Read more
Boxing is an Atari game that offers a top-down view of two boxers – one white and one black. The objective is to land punches on the opponent by pressing the fire button on the Atari joystick when close enough. A successful punch causes the opponent to stagger slightly. Long punches score one point, whereas … Read more
In Atari 2600 Bugs, you take on the role of a space pilot tasked with defending your spacecraft against swarms of invading bugs. These bugs are attempting to immobilize your ship by leaving their nests and attacking it. Your mission is to eliminate the bugs before they can fully emerge and cause damage. However, the … Read more