Release date: 1986
In 1986 the Atari 2600 got a second life. Jack Tramiel’s Atari Corporation relaunched it as a small, cheap model, later nicknamed the 2600 Jr., with adverts promising a price of “under 50 bucks”. The Atari 7800 finally went on sale in May, and Atari released games that had been finished years earlier and then left on the shelf.
All three games on this page belong to that comeback. Jr. Pac-Man, completed in 1984, came out in October, and the pinball game Midnight Magic followed in November, still showing a 1984 copyright on screen. Doug Neubauer’s Solaris, a space combat and exploration game from the creator of Star Raiders, arrived the same month.
All three can be played below, right in your browser.
Food Fight
Food Fight puts you in the shoes of Charley Chuck, who must reach a melting ice cream cone while four angry chefs pelt him with pies, peas and watermelon. General Computer Corporation made the 1983 arcade game and…
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Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man is the Atari 7800 version of the 1982 maze game: eat every dot, dodge four ghosts and turn the tables with energy pills. General Computer Corporation, the company that created the arcade original, programmed it, and…
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Pole Position II
Pole Position II is a Formula 1 racing game based on Namco's 1983 arcade sequel: qualify against the clock, then race on one of four tracks. General Computer Corporation made the Atari 7800 version, and Atari included it…
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Robotron: 2084
Robotron: 2084 is the frantic 1982 Williams arcade shooter in which you protect the last human family from endless waves of robots. This Atari 7800 version, developed by General Computer Corporation and programmed by David Brown, was released…
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