Genre: Action
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker is a Pac-Man clone developed by John Harris for the Atari 8-bit family. However, due to technical constraints, the Atari 2600 version of Jawbreaker is not a Pac-Man clone and differs from the Atari 8-bit game. A rough outline of the 2600 game was employed as the foundation for new computer versions created by … Read more
Journey Escape
Journey Escape is a unique video game for the Atari 2600 console that puts players in the shoes of the members of Journey, one of the world’s hottest rock groups at the time. The game’s objective is to guide each band member past various obstacles to reach the safety of the Journey Escape Vehicle in … Read more
Joust
Joust, an action game developed by Williams Electronics, was first released in arcades in 1982 and later published by Atari under the Atarisoft label for Atari 2600 in 1983. Joust popularized the concept of two-player cooperative video games due to its success and polished implementation. In Joust, the player controls a yellow knight riding a … Read more
Jr. Pac-Man
The Atari 2600 version of Jr. Pac-Man, released by Atari in 1986, offers a unique adaptation of the original Bally Midway arcade game. Unlike the original version, which features horizontally scrolling mazes with escape tunnels, the Atari 2600 version of Jr. Pac-Man has mazes that scroll vertically and does not include escape tunnels. Despite these … Read more
Kaboom!
Kaboom! is an action video game developed and published by Activision for the Atari 2600 in 1981. The game was designed by Larry Kaplan, one of the co-founders of Activision. In Kaboom!, the player takes on the role of a “Bucket Brigade” member, attempting to catch bombs dropped by the “Mad Bomber” using a set … Read more
Kangaroo
Kangaroo is a four-screen platform game for Atari 2600, featuring a mother kangaroo wearing boxing gloves trying to save her joey from fruit-throwing monkeys. The game doesn’t have a dedicated jump button; instead, players push the joystick up or up-diagonally to jump. The game consists of four distinct levels. In levels 1, 2, and 4, … Read more
Karate
Karate is a fighting video game for the Atari 2600, released by Ultravision in 1982. The game allows for both single-player and two-player modes, where players can engage in combat against each other or the computer. The objective is to achieve a black belt by winning a series of fights. Players control their fighter using … Read more
Halo 2600
Based on Bungie’s Halo series; Fries was involved in Microsoft’s acquisition of Bungie
Haunted House
Haunted House is a 1982 adventure game for the Atari 2600, where the player’s objective is to find and recover three pieces of a magic urn hidden throughout 24 rooms in a mansion. The player uses matches to illuminate items and certain areas within the game. With nine lives, the player must navigate the mansion, … Read more