Grover’s Music Maker was originally called Monkey Music and featured a dancing monkey instead of Grover. Grover’s Music Maker was an attempt by Atari to introduce children to the music through some well known (and some not so well known) children’s tunes. The game was shown at the Winter 1983 Winter CES. It’s unknown why … Read more
Halloween is a horror video game for the Atari 2600. Although the game was called Halloween, and featured the film’s theatrical poster as its cover art as well as the movie’s main music theme, the game itself never refers to any characters, including the killer, by their names in the film. Halloween gameplay Players take … Read more
In the Atari 2600 game titled Harbor Escape, players navigate a covert submarine through classified Russian waters while dodging enemy mines and navigating complex waterways. Periodically, the air supply must be replenished by passing through designated “air” tanks. Players should avoid contact with all objects except those labeled “air.” The game’s resemblance to Activision’s popular … Read more
Atari 2600’s I Want My Mommy is the NTSC release of Bit Corporation’s Open Sesame. This version of the game maintains the same level of excitement and challenge as Open Sesame.