Tooth Protectors is a rare Atari 2600 video game that combines entertaining gameplay with a dental health theme. The gameplay shares similarities with Activision’s Kaboom!, requiring players to catch falling objects by positioning their character underneath them. In Tooth Protectors, the objects are small “snack” squares dropped by the “Snack Attacker,” a menacing face moving … Read more
Atari 2600 Alligator People is an unreleased prototype game based on the 1959 movie “The Alligator People.” Although never officially released, the game was in development during the early years of the Atari 2600. The game was intended to capitalize on the popularity of the movie, which features a storyline about a man who undergoes … Read more
Assault is a fixed shooter video game developed and published by Bomb in 1983 for the Atari 2600. In the game, the player is tasked with defending their weapon from an alien mother ship and its smaller vessels. The alien mother ship continually deploys three smaller ships that, along with the mother ship, shoot at … Read more
Gangster Alley is an Atari 2600 game that challenges players to take down a group of five notorious criminals who have evaded the Spectravision Bureau of Investigation (S.B.I.) and are hiding out in Gangster Alley. These criminals have taken a woman and a child hostage, and it’s up to the player to eliminate the criminals … Read more
Telepathy was a prototype game developed for Atari’s Mindlink controller, an innovative yet ultimately failed attempt to create a more immersive gaming experience. The Mindlink controller was a headband that players wore, connecting to the joystick port of their gaming system. The controller was designed to detect facial movements and muscle twitches, theoretically allowing players … Read more
Atari 2600 Pompeii is an unreleased game that was planned to be developed by Apollo before the company folded due to the video game crash. Based on the available box art and brief descriptions, the game’s premise centered around an Indiana Jones-like archaeologist exploring the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii in search of … Read more
Artillery Duel is an artillery game developed by Perkins Engineering and released for the Bally Astrocade in 1982. The gameplay involves two cannons positioned on opposite sides of a hill or mountain with varying heights and shapes. Players take turns controlling the angle and force of their cannon shots, with the objective being to score … Read more
In Atari 2600’s Ram It, the player assumes the role of the Ramroid, positioned on a track at the center of the screen. The Ramroid has the ability to shoot to the left and right. Colored bars are present on both sides of the screen, and they begin to advance randomly towards the center. The … Read more
RealSports Tennis is a tennis simulation video game for the Atari 2600 that offers both single-player and two-player modes, along with two pre-set difficulty levels, “slow” and “fast.” Before starting the game, players need to name their character, a unique feature for an Atari 2600 game. In single-player mode, the player, wearing a blue shirt, … Read more
Space Canyon is an Atari 2600 game in which the player controls a Tactical Advanced Weapons Tank (TAWT) that is ambushed by the Polydites, a hostile warring faction, while patrolling Sighah Canyon. The player is trapped and must fight off the enemies attacking from above and closing in from both ends of the canyon. Gameplay … Read more