Genre: Action

Earth Dies Screaming

In “The Earth Dies Screaming,” the player takes on the role of a space destroyer defending Earth against the Trillians. The Trillians use attack bases to launch Kamikaze satellites and fighter planes at Earth. The player’s weapon will automatically track the vertical motion of the satellites and fighters, but they must track them horizontally and … Read more

Eggomania

Eggomania is an action-packed video game for the Atari 2600 that challenges players to catch eggs dropped by a chicken perched at the top of the screen. The gameplay is reminiscent of Kaboom! and Avalance, which are both arcade games with similar mechanics. In Eggomania, players control a blue bear at the bottom of the … Read more

Encounter at L-5

Encounter at L-5 is an Atari 2600 game in which the player assumes the role of the last line of defense for a space colony under attack by relentless Megalyte Warriors. The colony, located beyond the moon’s orbit, is defenseless against the onslaught, and the player must protect it using anti-matter ammunition to blast the … Read more

Entombed

Entombed is an Atari 2600 game developed by Tom Sloper and programmed by Steven Sidley. The game features an intriguing maze-generating algorithm that, even after research in the 2010s, has remained a mystery to experts. According to the original coder, he obtained the algorithm from another programmer who wrote it while intoxicated. In Entombed, players … Read more

Double Dragon

In the game Double Dragon, the player takes on the role of a martial arts fighter whose girlfriend has been kidnapped by the Black Warriors gang. The player’s twin brother joins in as the two brothers set out to rescue the girl. The game is a side-scrolling beat ’em up, and the player must fight … Read more

Defender II

Defender II (originally known as Stargate) is a side-scrolling shooter game and a sequel to the popular Defender, released for arcades in 1981 by Williams Electronics. The Atari 2600 port was initially sold under the name Stargate but was later renamed to Defender II for legal reasons. In Defender II, the gameplay is similar to … Read more