Space War is a video game cartridge launched by Atari in 1978 for the Atari 2600. It is an adaptation of Spacewar!, originally developed in 1962 for the PDP-1 platform by Stephen Russell, Peter Samson, Dan Edwards, Martin Graetz, Alan Kotok, Steve Piner, and Robert A Saunders. The cartridge features 17 game variations, with variations … Read more
In 1958, a horror science fiction film called “Space Master X-7” was released in the United States. Around twenty-five years later, in 1983, Fox’s video game publishing division announced a Space Master X-7 video game for the Atari 2600. The game was not based on the original film, as the programmer behind the project, David … Read more
Spider Fighter is a fixed shooter game for the Atari 2600, in which the player’s goal is to protect three pieces of fruit in each level. The player controls a blaster that moves left and right along the bottom of the screen, firing shots upwards towards four types of attackers. Each level has a set … Read more
Froggo’s release of Parker Brothers’ Amidar
Spider-Man is a vertical scrolling action game on the Atari 2600 where players control Spider-Man as he climbs a building to disarm bombs planted by the Green Goblin. Spider-Man can use his web lines to ascend either vertically or diagonally. Generic criminals inhabit the building, moving randomly between windows. A web fluid meter at the … Read more
Sorcerer is an arcade action game set in an ancient era dominated by wizards and sorcerers. Evil wizards attempt to conquer the earth by sending waves of creatures to eliminate the good sorcerers. Your objective is to vanquish these various creatures. At the game’s outset, you must jump and catch a flying platform that enables … Read more
In Sorcerer’s Apprentice for Atari 2600, players take on the role of Mickey Mouse in two distinct gameplay screens. In the first screen, various objects fall from the sky, and Mickey can shoot upwards to interact with them or catch specific items. The second screen involves Mickey frantically dashing up and down stairs to intercept … Read more