Star Voyager is a first-person space combat game for the Atari 2600, which involves saving the Capital Starport from enemy fleets. The game features a two-player mode, allowing players to choose between controlling the Star Voyager or the enemy fleet. As the commander of the Star Voyager, players have access to missiles and a laser … Read more
CubiColor is an unreleased Atari 2600 game developed by Rob Fulop. It is a puzzle game inspired by sliding tile puzzles. In CubiColor, the goal is to move the tiles around in the larger grid until the middle 3×3 tiles match the pattern displayed on the left and right sides of the screen. There are … Read more
Riddle of the Sphinx is an action-adventure game for the Atari 2600 with a vertical scrolling format. The player takes on the role of the Pharoh’s Son, who is on a quest to lift the curse of Anubis, the God of the Dead. To do so, the player must reach the Temple of Ra and … Read more
Berzerk is a multidirectional shooter video game that was initially released for arcades in 1980 and later for the Atari 2600 in 1982. The game was developed by Stern Electronics and designed by Alan McNeil. Berzerk places the player in the role of a human fighting his way through a maze of interconnected rooms filled … Read more
Worm War I is a game released for the Atari 2600 in 1982 by 20th Century Fox. It is a hybrid of a fixed shooter and a vertically-scrolling game. In the game, the player controls a tank that can move horizontally and vertically, shooting at giant worms and other obstacles that move down the screen. … Read more
Yars’ Revenge is a video game developed and published by Atari for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw, who also created the infamous E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial game for the same platform. Yars’ Revenge quickly became Atari’s best-selling original title for the 2600 and is considered one of the console’s … Read more
Zaxxon is an iconic isometric shooter game that was developed and released by Sega in 1982. The game features a unique perspective, as the player pilots a ship through heavily defended space fortresses from an isometric viewpoint. The objective is to navigate through various obstacles and enemies, while shooting down enemy spacecraft and destroying key … Read more
Wabbit is an Atari 2600 farming simulation game with shoot ’em up elements, where players control a female character named “Billie Sue.” Her farm is overrun by rabbits that are feasting on her carrot crop. To protect the harvest, players must throw rotten eggs at the invading rabbits before they can carry the carrots off-screen. … Read more
As you navigate your spacecraft to the farthest corners of the galaxy, along the edges of hyperspace and hypertime, you find yourself caught in a Space/Time Warp that paralyzes your vessel. Suddenly, a group of space pirates appears, intent on destroying you and your crew. Your Tachyon Launcher remains functional, firing deadly particles at faster-than-light … Read more
Wizard of Wor, an arcade game launched in 1980 by Midway, allows up to two players to battle together in a series of mazes filled with monsters. Players clear each maze by eliminating the creatures, and the game was adapted for the Atari 2600 by Roklan Corporation. The objective is for the players’ characters, known … Read more