Release date: 1982

Fast Food

Fast Food is an action game for the Atari 2600, where the player controls a pair of disembodied lips named Mighty Mouth, resembling a Chattery Teeth toy. Various menu items from a fast food restaurant fly across the screen, and the mouth earns points by catching them. However, the player must avoid eating the purple … Read more

Dragonfire

In Dragonfire for the Atari 2600, each level consists of two stages. The first stage features a side view of the character attempting to cross a drawbridge to reach a castle. The player must navigate the bridge by ducking under high fireballs and jumping over low ones. If successful, the second stage begins, which has … Read more

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Atari 2600 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial considered the worst video game of all time and cause of “The Video Game Crash of 1983” In the Atari 2600 game the players control the alien E.T. from a top-down perspective. The objective is to collect three pieces of an interplanetary telephone. The pieces are found scattered randomly throughout … Read more

Earth Dies Screaming

In “The Earth Dies Screaming,” the player takes on the role of a space destroyer defending Earth against the Trillians. The Trillians use attack bases to launch Kamikaze satellites and fighter planes at Earth. The player’s weapon will automatically track the vertical motion of the satellites and fighters, but they must track them horizontally and … Read more

Eggomania

Eggomania is an action-packed video game for the Atari 2600 that challenges players to catch eggs dropped by a chicken perched at the top of the screen. The gameplay is reminiscent of Kaboom! and Avalance, which are both arcade games with similar mechanics. In Eggomania, players control a blue bear at the bottom of the … Read more

Eli’s Ladder

Eli’s Ladder is an educational video game developed for the Atari 2600, designed to help children practice and improve their basic math skills. In the game, players are presented with simple arithmetic questions, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division problems. By answering these questions correctly, the player helps Eli, the game’s main character, climb … Read more

Encounter at L-5

Encounter at L-5 is an Atari 2600 game in which the player assumes the role of the last line of defense for a space colony under attack by relentless Megalyte Warriors. The colony, located beyond the moon’s orbit, is defenseless against the onslaught, and the player must protect it using anti-matter ammunition to blast the … Read more

Demon Attack

Demon Attack is a game for the Atari 2600 developed by Imagic in 1982. Although it is said to be inspired by the 1979 arcade game Galaxian, its gameplay and visuals are more closely related to some waves from the 1980 arcade game Phoenix. This similarity led to a lawsuit from Atari, Inc., who had … Read more