By 1990 the Atari 2600 was close to the end of its life, and Europe mattered more to it than America. Fatal Run, at 32 KB the largest cartridge Atari ever released for the console, came out only in Europe that year; this site has the unreleased American NTSC prototype. Klax, often called the last 2600 game Atari developed and released, also appeared only in PAL form, and you can compare it with the NTSC build that was never sold. HES in Australia released the PAL-only My Golf.
In North America the last licensed games were Ikari Warriors, MotoRodeo, Sentinel and Xenophobe, although their date is disputed: Wikipedia says July 1990, while Atari Archive places them in March 1991. Sentinel is the only 2600 light gun game that was ever released. Shooting Arcade, also on this page, was made for the same light gun but never came out. Dynacom’s MegaBoy quiz cartridge from Brazil is listed here too.
Play the last cartridges of the 2600 era below, right in your browser.
Alien Brigade is a first-person shooting gallery for the Atari 7800, made and published by Atari Corporation in 1990, late in the console's life. Aliens are taking over soldiers and civilians, and across five missions you must blast…
Play ▸Motor Psycho is a motorcycle racing game for the Atari 7800, developed by BlueSky Software and published by Atari Corporation in 1990. You race the clock on four courses, hit ramps to leap over cones, signs and rival…
Play ▸Scrapyard Dog is a side-scrolling platform game for the Atari 7800, developed by BlueSky Software and published by Atari Corporation in 1990. Junkyard owner Louie must rescue his dog Scraps from Mr. Big's gang, throwing cans, shopping for…
Play ▸Fatal Run is a post-apocalyptic driving and shooting game made by Sculptured Software, programmed by Steve Aguirre and published by Atari. It was only ever sold in Europe, as a PAL cartridge in 1990, and it was one…
Play ▸Shooting Arcade is an unreleased Atari 2600 target-shooting game made for Atari's light gun. It was developed in Mexico by Agustin Ortiz of the company Heuristica, with final changes by Tod Frye, and the last builds date from…
Play ▸Pick ‘n Pile is a Tetris-style puzzle game released for various platforms, including the Atari 2600. The objective of the game is to clear the playfield by matching and removing identical symbols. While the game shares some similarities…
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