Star Ship was among the nine initial games available when the Atari VCS debuted on September 11, 1977. Utilizing the joystick controller, players aim to accomplish one of these goals: Eliminate the maximum number of spacecraft and robots within a specified time, all while evading asteroids. Alternate between dodging enemy shots from spacecraft and targeting … Read more
Space War is a video game cartridge launched by Atari in 1978 for the Atari 2600. It is an adaptation of Spacewar!, originally developed in 1962 for the PDP-1 platform by Stephen Russell, Peter Samson, Dan Edwards, Martin Graetz, Alan Kotok, Steve Piner, and Robert A Saunders. The cartridge features 17 game variations, with variations … Read more
Space Invaders, developed by Tomohiro Nishikado in 1978, is a groundbreaking shoot ’em up arcade game that set the standard for the genre. The objective of the game is to eliminate waves of descending aliens using a horizontally-moving laser, accumulating as many points as possible in the process. As one of the most influential video … Read more
Sky Diver is an Atari 2600 game where the objective is to jump out of a plane, release a parachute, and land on a designated landing pad. Players aim to get higher points by deploying their parachutes closer to the ground. The game consists of nine jumps, with each jump providing an opportunity to earn … Read more
Slot Machine is a simulation game for the Atari 2600 that emulates the experience of playing electronic slot machines. The game can be played by one or two players, with each player starting with 25 coins. On each turn, players can bet up to five coins. The game continues until one of the players runs … Read more
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Pac-Man is a maze action game developed and released by Namco for arcades in 1980. The objective of the game is to eat all of the dots placed in the maze while avoiding four colored ghosts — Blinky (red), Pinky (pink), Inky (cyan), and Clyde (orange) — that pursue him. When Pac-Man eats all of … Read more
Othello for the Atari 2600 is a video game adaptation of the classic board game, also known as Reversi. Developed and published by Atari, the game offers both single-player and competitive two-player modes, allowing players to challenge the computer or a friend. Set on an 8×8 grid, the objective of the game is to capture … Read more
Outlaw for the Atari 2600 is a game developed and published by Atari, Inc. that offers both single-player and two-player modes. The game is a port of the arcade version, and while it retains some of its features, it also introduces new gameplay elements and variations. In the two-player Gunslinger mode, players control on-screen cowboys … Read more
Night Driver is one of the earliest first-person racing video games and is commonly believed to be one of the first published video games to display real-time first-person graphics. Night Driver gameplay The player controls a car which must be driven along a road at nighttime without crashing into the sides of the road as … Read more