Boulder Dash is a 2D maze-puzzle game launched in 1984 by First Star Software for Atari 8-bit computers. The game is set in a series of caves, each designed as a rectangular grid of blocks. Players control the character, Rockford, using a joystick or cursor keys. In each cave, Rockford must collect the required number … Read more
Atari 2600 Breakout, released on May 13, 1976, was an influential game that had a significant impact on the video game and computer industries. Conceptualized by Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow, and influenced by the 1972 Atari arcade game Pong, Breakout was a huge commercial success in arcades, ranking among the top highest-grossing arcade video … Read more
Battlezone is a first-person shooter tank combat game first released for arcades in November 1980 by Atari. It was a huge success, approximately 15,000 units sold. Battlezone was ported to Atari 2600 only in 1983. Battlezone gameplay Battlezone uses wireframe vector graphics displayed on a black and white vector monitor. A colored overlay tints the … Read more
Beamrider is a shooter originally written for the Intellivision in 1983. The game later was ported to the Atari 2600 with a slightly reduced feature set. Beamrider gameplay Beamrider is a game set above Earth’s atmosphere, where the objective is to clear 99 sectors of the large alien shield called the Restrictor Shield. Players control … Read more
A demake of Winterbells. Placed 5th in the game development competition at Assembly Summer 2011.
Barnstorming is a classic Atari 2600 game where the player must pilot a biplane through a series of barns in the shortest time possible while avoiding obstacles such as windmills, weather vanes, and geese. If the plane bumps into an obstacle, it slows down for a couple of seconds, adding to the overall time. The … Read more
Armor Ambush is an Atari 2600 game, originally released in 1979 as Armor Battle for the Intellivision console. It allows players to control tanks engaged in combat across diverse terrains with varying degrees of navigability. The theme of dueling tanks was already familiar to Atari 2600 owners due to the similar premise of Combat, the … Read more