Ghostbusters II is a video game released for the Atari 2600, based on the popular movie of the same name. Developed in 1989, the game was ultimately shelved due to the declining popularity of the Atari 2600 platform. However, in 1992, the British game company Salu decided to release the game in Europe under their … Read more
Mr. Do’s Castle is a platform game released in arcades by Universal in September 1983 and later ported to various platforms, including the Atari 2600. In the game, the player controls Mr. Do, who must score points by collecting cherries and/or defeating unicorn-like monsters within a castle setting filled with platforms and ladders. The player … Read more
Front Line is a military-themed run and gun video game released by Taito for arcades in 1982, and later ported to Atari 2600 in 1984. In the game, players assume the role of a lone soldier whose ultimate objective is to lob a hand grenade into the enemy’s fort. To achieve this, the player must … Read more
In Atari 2600 Mangia, the player controls a young boy who must eat plates of pasta placed in front of him by his mother, who will keep feeding him until his stomach explodes on-screen. To prevent this, the player can throw the pasta to a cat, who occasionally appears at the window, and a dog, … Read more
Dodge ‘Em (Sears title: Dodger Cars) is a driving-themed maze game for the Atari VCS (later Atari 2600), where the player controls a car driving counter-clockwise, avoiding computer-controlled cars trying to cause a head-on collision. The goal is to collect all the dots from the maze. The maze’s roadways have four gaps at the top, … Read more
Atari 2600 Astroblast is a conversion of Intellivision’s Astrosmash, a fixed shooter video game. The game features a blend of gameplay elements from Space Invaders and Asteroids. Players control a laser cannon that can scroll left or right along a flat plane to target falling objects like large or small meteors, large or small spinning … Read more
Private Eye is a 1983 Atari 2600 video game where players take on the role of Pierre Touché, a private investigator tasked with capturing the criminal mastermind, Henri Le Fiend. The game comprises four separate cases, each with specific clues and stolen property that players must find and return to their original locations. Players navigate … Read more
In this game, you take on the role of Robin Hood, whose mission is to rescue the beautiful Maid Marian from the clutches of the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, who has imprisoned her in his castle tower. To accomplish this, you must first make your way through Sherwood Forest, which is teeming with the Sheriff’s … Read more
In Atari 2600’s Flash Gordon, you take on the role of Flash Gordon, the hero tasked with rescuing spacemen lost in the dangerous Spider City and destroying all the hatching pods. The game screen is divided into two sections: the lower part displays a map, while the upper part shows a close-up of the action. … Read more
Tooth Protectors is a rare Atari 2600 video game that combines entertaining gameplay with a dental health theme. The gameplay shares similarities with Activision’s Kaboom!, requiring players to catch falling objects by positioning their character underneath them. In Tooth Protectors, the objects are small “snack” squares dropped by the “Snack Attacker,” a menacing face moving … Read more