Release date: 1983

Funky Fish

Funky Fish was based on the obscure Sun Electronics coin-op of the same name, but never released for Atari 2600.(source: AtariMania.com)

G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike

G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike is a 1983 video game for the Atari 2600, designed by John Emerson. Based on the popular G.I. Joe franchise, the game was the first licensed G.I. Joe video game ever released. In the UK, it was renamed Action Man: Action Force. The game features different modes of play, including single-player, … Read more

Fathom

In Fathom, Neptina, the daughter of Neptune, has been imprisoned by Titans at the bottom of the sea. Your mission is to rescue her by collecting the scattered pieces of a magical trident. To do so, you must transform into both a dolphin and a bird to explore the ocean and the clouds where the … Read more

Elevator Action

This is prototype. It appears to be almost complete, but still needs some work to be a finished Atari 2600 game. An August 1984 internal memo states it was 85% done with 8 more weeks needed, although the onscreen copyright date is 1983.(source: AtariMania.com)

Enduro

Enduro is a racing video game for the Atari 2600, where the player must complete an endurance race by passing a specific number of cars each day in order to progress to the next day. The game features a day and night cycle, which was an innovative concept during its release. In Enduro, the player … Read more

The Entity

The Entity is an unreleased action game for the Atari 2600, developed by programmer Mark Klein and based on the horror movie of the same name. The game’s objective is to move the Entity to the highest plane of existence before running out of energy. The game features several rows, or planes of existence, similar … Read more

Entombed

Entombed is an Atari 2600 game developed by Tom Sloper and programmed by Steven Sidley. The game features an intriguing maze-generating algorithm that, even after research in the 2010s, has remained a mystery to experts. According to the original coder, he obtained the algorithm from another programmer who wrote it while intoxicated. In Entombed, players … Read more