Atlantis II
Atlantis II is a special contest edition of Imagic's 1982 shooter Atlantis. It looks almost exactly like the regular game, but the Gorgon ships fly faster and are worth fewer points. It was never sold in shops, and…
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Imagic was founded in 1981 by former Atari and Mattel staff, and it became one of the main third-party publishers on the Atari 2600. Its first three cartridges arrived in April 1982: Demon Attack, Star Voyager and Trick Shot. Demon Attack became the company’s biggest hit and won the Arcade Award for Video Game of the Year. A small group of designers made most of its games, among them Rob Fulop, Bob Smith, co-founder Dennis Koble, Brad Stewart and Michael Greene.
The site has all 19 Imagic games listed here. There are a few rarities too: the Atlantis II contest cartridge, Wing War, which was only released in Europe, and the unfinished Sky Patrol prototype. Good places to start:
Demon Attack (1982): shoot down waves of flapping demons from an ice planet.
Atlantis (1982): defend an underwater city with three fixed cannons.
Cosmic Ark (1982): the sequel to Atlantis, mixing meteor shooting with alien rescues.
Dragonfire (1982): a prince crosses a drawbridge and grabs treasure from under a dragon’s nose.
Riddle of the Sphinx (1982): an Egyptian adventure with offerings and an inventory system.
Fathom (1983): a shape-changing hero hunts for Neptune’s trident by sea and sky.
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Laser Gates
Laser Gates is a side-scrolling shooter for the Atari 2600, designed and programmed by Dan Oliver and published by Imagic in 1983. You pilot a small ship called the Dante Dart through the tunnels of a giant computer…
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Fire Fighter
Fire Fighter is a 1982 Imagic game for the Atari 2600, created by Brad Stewart, who had earlier programmed Breakout and Asteroids for Atari. A man is trapped in a burning warehouse at midnight, and you have a…
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Star Voyager
Star Voyager is a first-person space combat game for the Atari 2600, designed by Bob Smith and released by Imagic in April 1982. From the bridge of the Astro-Cruiser Star Voyager, you fight your way through seven star…
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Riddle of the Sphinx
Riddle of the Sphinx is an action-adventure game designed by Bob Smith and released by Imagic in August 1982. As a young prince of Egypt, you travel through a desert kingdom cursed by Anubis, fight off thieves and…
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Trick Shot
Trick Shot is a pool and billiards game for the Atari 2600, designed by Dennis Koble and released by Imagic in April 1982. It was one of the new company's first three cartridges, alongside Demon Attack and Star…
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Subterranea
Subterranea is a 1983 action game from Imagic for the Atari 2600, programmed by Mark Klein. You fly a Cave Ranger down through a series of underground tunnels, clearing out flying robots and slipping through electrified gates on…
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Solar Storm
Solar Storm is a 1983 space shooter for the Atari 2600 from Imagic, programmed by Dennis Koble. A nearby sun has exploded, and you steer a laser ship along the surface of your planet, shooting down the debris…
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Shootin’ Gallery
Shootin' Gallery is a fairground target-shooting game for the Atari 2600 from Imagic, programmed by the company's co-founder Dennis Koble and released in 1983. Rows of little animals glide back and forth across a shooting booth while a…
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