Save Mary! may have been in development longer than any other Atari 2600 game. One reason for this was Atari management constantly making changes to an already complex game, but another reason for the long development cycle was that programmer Tod Frye may only have been working part time for Atari at the time and … Read more
Secret Quest is an action-adventure game for the Atari 2600 where the player takes on the role of a hero trying to thwart alien space station attacks. Wearing a space suit, the player navigates through various space stations, battling aliens that have been unleashed by the enemy. The primary objectives are to defuse a bomb … Read more
In Atari 2600 Sentinel, the player controls a scientist piloting the Sentinel, a glowing orb they invented that can absorb and store energy. Earth is invaded by aliens, and the scientist uses the Sentinel to travel to four alien planets – Alptaurus, Ceruptus, Vulnavium, and Asceptron – with the objective of destroying their power stations, … Read more
Rubik’s Cube 3-D has two different play modes: Normal and Cheat (toggled by the Left Difficulty switch). In cheat mode, the player can set the colors on the cube to what ever they desire. Players can even create impossible to solve cubes by placing too much of one color or not enough of another. Due … Read more
Rare re-release of Atari Video Cube
RealSports Football, a 1982 American football video game for the Atari 2600, features 15-minute games played on a standard 100-yard field. Each team has five players, with no kickoffs. On offense, there’s a quarterback, a flanker, and three linemen (center and two guards), with the user controlling the ball carrier. The defensive team consists of … Read more
RealSports Soccer for the Atari 2600 is a simplified version of soccer, featuring only three players a side and no human-controlled goalkeeper. The gameplay scrolls horizontally over a play area roughly three screens wide, providing a wider view of the field compared to other games of its time. During play, the human player controls the … Read more
RealSports Volleyball is a sports video game for the Atari 2600, released in 1982 as part of Atari’s RealSports series. The game features a two-dimensional representation of beach volleyball and can be played in both single-player and two-player modes. In RealSports Volleyball, players control a team of two volleyball players on a sandy beach court. … Read more
Road Runner is a racing video game for the Atari 2600, inspired by the classic Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons. In the game, players take on the role of Road Runner, who is relentlessly pursued by Wile E. Coyote. The game is set in an endless side-scrolling environment, with Road Runner running towards … Read more
Quadrun is a video game for the Atari 2600, where the objective is to destroy enemies, known as “captors,” and rescue friendly characters, called “runts,” who are trying to escape from the arena’s central building. The player character is invincible but has a limited supply of their weapon, an energy ball that destroys enemies upon … Read more