Astroblast

Atari 2600 Astroblast is a conversion of Intellivision’s Astrosmash, a fixed shooter video game. The game features a blend of gameplay elements from Space Invaders and Asteroids. Players control a laser cannon that can scroll left or right along a flat plane to target falling objects like large or small meteors, large or small spinning … Read more

Private Eye

Private Eye is a 1983 Atari 2600 video game where players take on the role of Pierre Touché, a private investigator tasked with capturing the criminal mastermind, Henri Le Fiend. The game comprises four separate cases, each with specific clues and stolen property that players must find and return to their original locations. Players navigate … Read more

Robin Hood

In this game, you take on the role of Robin Hood, whose mission is to rescue the beautiful Maid Marian from the clutches of the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, who has imprisoned her in his castle tower. To accomplish this, you must first make your way through Sherwood Forest, which is teeming with the Sheriff’s … Read more

Flash Gordon

In Atari 2600’s Flash Gordon, you take on the role of Flash Gordon, the hero tasked with rescuing spacemen lost in the dangerous Spider City and destroying all the hatching pods. The game screen is divided into two sections: the lower part displays a map, while the upper part shows a close-up of the action. … Read more

Tooth Protectors

Tooth Protectors is a rare Atari 2600 video game that combines entertaining gameplay with a dental health theme. The gameplay shares similarities with Activision’s Kaboom!, requiring players to catch falling objects by positioning their character underneath them. In Tooth Protectors, the objects are small “snack” squares dropped by the “Snack Attacker,” a menacing face moving … Read more

Mouse Trap

In Atari 2600 Mouse Trap, you take control of a cunning mouse navigating through a complex maze filled with doors, corridors, and cheese bits. As the mouse, your primary goal is to collect all the cheese bits while avoiding the hungry cats that chase you throughout the maze. To outsmart the pursuing cats, you can … Read more

Final Approach

Final Approach is an air traffic control simulation game for the Atari 2600, where you play as an air traffic controller responsible for guiding planes to land safely at an international airport. The game consists of two main screens: Final Approach tests your strategy, decision-making, and quick reflexes as you juggle multiple planes simultaneously and … Read more

Fire Fighter

Fire Fighter is an Atari 2600 video game that puts the player in the role of a firefighter tasked with extinguishing fires and rescuing people trapped in burning buildings. The gameplay is set on a non-scrolling screen, displaying a building whose size may vary between levels depending on the options selected by the player. In … Read more

Star Voyager

Star Voyager is a first-person space combat game for the Atari 2600, which involves saving the Capital Starport from enemy fleets. The game features a two-player mode, allowing players to choose between controlling the Star Voyager or the enemy fleet. As the commander of the Star Voyager, players have access to missiles and a laser … Read more