Swordquest: Fireworld

SwordQuest: FireWorld is the second installment in the SwordQuest series for Atari 2600 and shares many similarities with its predecessor, EarthWorld. In FireWorld, you explore different rooms, collect and drop items, complete action stages to find more items, and discover sets of numbers that flash on the screen when you have the correct combination of … Read more

Swordquest: Waterworld

SwordQuest: WaterWorld is an action-adventure game released for the Atari 2600, and it was part of the SwordQuest series. The gameplay involves navigating through rooms, collecting items, completing action stages to reveal more items, and discovering sets of numbers when the right items are placed in the right rooms. These sets of numbers (e.g., 8-4) … Read more

Street Racer

Street Racer, also known as Speedway II in its Sears release, was one of the two launch titles for the Atari 2600, along with Air-Sea Battle. Developed by Larry Kaplan, Street Racer offered a total of 27 game variations, providing players with a diverse gaming experience. The game was divided into six sub-games: Each sub-game … Read more

Stunt Cycle

Stunt Cycle was one of Atari’s first non-Pong standalone consoles. In 1980 Atari decided that Stunt Cycle would make a great Atari 2600 game, so programmer Bob Polaro was asked to do the conversion. Using the Paddle Controllers to simulate the original consoles bike grips, Polaro made a near perfect port of the standalone console. … Read more

Super Breakout

Sears title: Super Breakout. Super Breakout is a sequel to the 1976 video game Breakout released in arcades in September 1978 by Atari Super Breakout gameplay The fundamental gameplay—use a paddle to bounce a ball into a wall of destructible bricks—is the same as Breakout, but Super Breakout contains three different game modes: Double gives the … Read more