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Peek-A-Boo

It’s a prototype.According to Atari, Peek-A-Boo was to be a revolutionary new video activity based on the familiar concepts of Peek-a-Boo and Hide ‘n’ Seek. It was supposed to teach important concepts such as spatial orientation, direction, and memory that build a child’s self-esteem and teach them to have fun on the Atari 2600. The … Read more

Pengo

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Off the Wall

Off the Wall is an Atari 2600 game released in 1989, developed by Axlon and published by Atari Corporation. As a Breakout clone, it features an Asian theme and a unique twist on the classic gameplay. Instead of using paddle controllers like Breakout or Super Breakout, Off the Wall is controlled with a joystick. In … Read more

Oscar’s Trash Race

Oscar’s Trash Race is an educational Sesame Street video game developed by the Children’s Computer Workshop and Atari for the Atari 2600 (Atari VCS) in 1983. The game is designed to teach young players basic counting and number recognition skills. In the game, players control Oscar the Grouch as he collects trash from the street. … Read more

Othello

Othello for the Atari 2600 is a video game adaptation of the classic board game, also known as Reversi. Developed and published by Atari, the game offers both single-player and competitive two-player modes, allowing players to challenge the computer or a friend. Set on an 8×8 grid, the objective of the game is to capture … Read more

Outlaw – Gunslinger

Outlaw for the Atari 2600 is a game developed and published by Atari, Inc. that offers both single-player and two-player modes. The game is a port of the arcade version, and while it retains some of its features, it also introduces new gameplay elements and variations. In the two-player Gunslinger mode, players control on-screen cowboys … Read more

Pac-Man

Pac-Man is a maze action game developed and released by Namco for arcades in 1980. The objective of the game is to eat all of the dots placed in the maze while avoiding four colored ghosts — Blinky (red), Pinky (pink), Inky (cyan), and Clyde (orange) — that pursue him. When Pac-Man eats all of … Read more

Moon Patrol

Moon Patrol, developed and released by Irem in 1982, is an arcade video game where the player takes on the role of a Luna City police officer assigned to Sector Nine. Players control a Moon buggy that travels over the Moon’s surface, viewed from the side as it moves toward the right. The objective is … Read more