Lock ‘n’ Chase, a maze game released in response to Pac-Man, was published by Mattel for the Atari 2600 in 1982. Players control a thief whose objective is to enter a maze, collect all the coins, and any other treasures that may appear, before exiting the maze (a vault) without being caught by the Super … Read more
Kool-Aid Man is an Atari 2600 video game featuring the Kool-Aid Man, the TV mascot for the Kool-Aid beverage. Initially obtainable only via mail-order, the game eventually became available in regular retail stores.
In Atari 2600 Frogs and Flies (Conversion of Intellivision Frog Bog), players control frogs with the objective of catching and eating as many flies as possible. The game features a single-screen pond environment with lily pads and a day-night cycle that starts with a light blue sky and gradually darkens, ultimately turning black. In single-player … Read more
Dark Cavern is a maze-based game for the Atari 2600 where players must navigate through a labyrinth filled with robots, bats, and spiders. The primary objective is to find and pick up a gun that is randomly placed within the maze. This gun provides the player with a limited number of shots to fend off … Read more
Bump ‘n’ Jump is a vehicular combat game with an overhead perspective. Enemy vehicles include cars and trucks. Players can bump cars into obstacles or jump on them to destroy them, while trucks cannot be bumped and can only be destroyed by jumping on them. Trucks may also drop obstacles that can eliminate the player … Read more
Armor Ambush is an Atari 2600 game, originally released in 1979 as Armor Battle for the Intellivision console. It allows players to control tanks engaged in combat across diverse terrains with varying degrees of navigability. The theme of dueling tanks was already familiar to Atari 2600 owners due to the similar premise of Combat, the … Read more
Adventures of Tron is an Atari 2600 game based on the 1982 film “Tron.” In the game, the player controls Tron, who must navigate a grid with four floors while avoiding a variety of attackers inspired by the movie. These attackers include Recognizers, Tanks, and Solar Sailers. The objective is to move Tron between the … Read more
In Air Raiders, the objective is to shoot down as many side-visible enemies as possible, while dodging flak cannons that can cause a drop of up to 15 altitude. The player must also safely land before running out of fuel. If the player shoots down more than ten enemies, they can take off again with … Read more