Genre: Action

Video Reflex

When you spot a bug in one of the boxes, quickly step on it, or you’ll lose a life. However, if a butterfly appears, do not step on it, or you’ll lose a life as well. This game can have you hopping around at a rapid pace. Although it’s possible to play with a joystick, … Read more

Wabbit

Wabbit is an Atari 2600 farming simulation game with shoot ’em up elements, where players control a female character named “Billie Sue.” Her farm is overrun by rabbits that are feasting on her carrot crop. To protect the harvest, players must throw rotten eggs at the invading rabbits before they can carry the carrots off-screen. … Read more

Wall Jump Ninja (PAL)

In Atari 2600 Wall Jump Ninja, the player takes on the role of a ninja and must learn the legendary technique of the “wall jump”. The game features difficulty switches that toggle the presence of lava and hard mode. The player must jump and hold the fire button to jump higher while avoiding spikes and … Read more

Wall-Defender

Wall-Defender, released in 1983, is a single-player shoot ’em up game designed for the Atari 2600. In this game, the player is responsible for defending a fortress consisting of multiple walls from relentless alien kamikaze assaults. Players control a character that moves along the walls, firing missiles to eliminate incoming attackers. The exterior wall can … Read more

Warlords

Warlords resembles a combination of Breakout and Quadrapong (an early Atari arcade game); up to four players play the game at the same time, and the “castles” in the four corners of the screen are brick walls that can be broken with a flaming ball. Warlords gameplay Warlords is a battle between four warlords, 1-4 … Read more

Warplock

As you navigate your spacecraft to the farthest corners of the galaxy, along the edges of hyperspace and hypertime, you find yourself caught in a Space/Time Warp that paralyzes your vessel. Suddenly, a group of space pirates appears, intent on destroying you and your crew. Your Tachyon Launcher remains functional, firing deadly particles at faster-than-light … Read more

Warring Worms

Warring Worms is an Atari 2600 video game based on the classic arcade game Blockade, where players win a round by forcing the opponent to crash into a wall. In Warring Worms, players control worms armed with cannons that fire shots to either kill the opponent or take out a block of the “trail” left … Read more