Most Popular Atari 2600 Games - Page 25
Glacier Patrol
1983
Glacier Patrol
1983
Sunrise actually programmed this game, but never released it. It was then picked up by Telegames and repackaged; you can still purchase it from them brand new in the box.Glib
1983
Glib
1983
Glib Video Word Game is a one or two player action game with 25 variations, designed to be played on the Atari 2600 Video Computer System. In each of 5 games, there are 5 skill levels, varied time speeds, bonus points, and automatic "arcade" scoring. Letters pulse, parade, disappear, explode. You may be quick enough to catch them but the real winner knows how to play them!Holey Moley
2018
Holey Moley
2018
Holey Moley was an unreleased prototype written by Bob Polaro. The game was originally programmed back in 1983, but was never commercially released due to ownership changes at Atari. This game requires the use of the Kid's Controller, although the keyboard and touch pad controllers work fine with it also. A version of Holey Moley complete with a cartridge, manual, box and Kid's Controller overlay was sold at the 2002 Classic Gaming Expo. You can purchase a copy of Holey Moley by visiting Atari2600.com.Tetris26
1998
Gamma-Attack
1983
Gamma-Attack
1983
You are the commander of the only GAMMA ship in this stellar field. The Vegan war fleet has taken control of your GAMMA outpost planet and is defending it with Vegan laser pulse tanks. This planet is the only inhabitable planet in this star system, and you must stay there and fight the Vegans as long as you can.3D Ghost Attack!
1983
3D Ghost Attack!
1983
Originally planned as a pack-in cassette title for Amiga's never released Power Module peripheral, and later as one of three 3-D games on the first Power Play Arcade cart. 3 different prototypes exist, each being a different level of the game. Unfortunately, none of the prototypes are 100% complete, but two are playable. The game uses the traditional red/blue anaglyph glasses.3-D Havoc
Your stellar cruiser begins to shudder as the hyperwarp drive suddenly cuts out. Slowing down, you realize you've entered an asteroids field. A BIG asteroid field. You bolt for the high-density laser-pulse inverter. Your only chance is to blast your way out. And you better start now... Originally planned for December 1983 release on cancelled "Power Play Arcade" 3-in-1 cartridge. Eventually released as limited edition standalone cartridge under the Video Soft label in 2010.Video Jogger
1983
Video Jogger
1983
This game was originally packaged with Video Reflex and the Foot Craz Activity Pad. Jog on the pad to move the smiley face around the track. If you run into the pace "dot" when it's red, you lose a life. If you pass it when it's green, you get bonus points. You can switch to the second track if you want to run faster. After five minutes another pace dot appear, and after 2,000 points it speeds up. You can also play this with a joystick, though it's not as fun.Video Simon
2000
Polo
1978
Polo
1978
This is a game of polo, played on horseback. You move your horse with the joystick. The mallet swings automatically and will always send the ball in the direction of the opposing goal. The object is simply to to get the ball through the opposing player's goal more than they get the ball through yours. Some game variations have the ball wrap around the screen, some make the ball bounce off the sides, some give each player one horse to control, some two apiece. In 1978 Warner Communications, who happened to own both Atari and Ralph Lauren, assigned Carol Shaw to design a game that would tie-in with Ralph Lauren's new cologne "Polo". It's unknown exactly how the game would be used in the promotion, but it may have been intended to be given away to customers who spent large amounts of money. Supposedly several prototypes and handwritten instructions were sent to Bloomingdale's in New York, but nothing became of the promotion and Polo went unreleased until 2002. The cart, box and manual are reproductions from 2002 witParty Mix
1983
Party Mix
1983
Call some friends and mix it up with five wild and crazy games: Bop a Buggy, Tug of War, Wizards' Keep, Down on the Line, and Handcar. Go head-to-head, or in teams of two. Compete against people, not a cold computer. Everyone plays at once.Pharaoh's Curse
1983
Actionauts
2008
Actionauts
2008
In 1984, Rob Fulop began work on what would be his last game for the Atari 2600, a 'robot programming' game entitled "Actionauts". Due to the market conditions for Atari 2600 cartridges at the time, Actionauts was never completed, and was not shown or released to the gaming public until 2008. The original, seemingly simple puzzle-game challenges a single player to use the program editor to construct a sequence of commands to navigate an onscreen robot to reach the 'cheese'. It's not nearly as easy as it looks!Pac-Man 4K
2012
Pac-Man 4K
2012
The definitive home version of the arcade classic! Gobble your way through the maze of Pac-Land, chomping on dots and avoiding the four hungry monsters, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. But if you can manage to eat an energizer, turn the tables on those monsters by feasting on them for bonus points! Dennis Debro sought to create an adaptation of Pac-Man more faithful than Atari's 1982 version for the VCS. Utilizing the same 4K memory limit as the original, Dennis' game is a feat of programming that finally brings Pac-Man to the Atari 2600 as it was intended.Shootin' Gallery
1983
Shootin' Gallery
1983
Similar to the game Carnival, you must shoot targets and guard your ammunition supply.A Knight on the Town
1982
A Knight on the Town
1982
The object of the game is to save the lovely princess, held captive in the castle tower, and become the object of her affections in the least possible time. You accomplish this by maneuvering your knight (who's not in shining armor) to build a bridge across the moat, avoiding the dangers of the beast, a crocodile, and in the more difficult version a flying dragon who drops fireballs.Lady In Wading
1982
Video Reflex
1983
Video Reflex
1983
This game was originally packaged with Video Jogger and the Foot Craz Activity Pad. When a bug appears in one of the boxes, step on it quickly or lose a life. But if a butterfly appears, DON'T step on it or lose a life. You can end up jumping around pretty fast. You can also play this game with a joystick, but it's not as fun.Video Life
1981
Video Life
1981
Video Life is a rare video game for the Atari 2600. It is a version of the zero-player cellular automaton known as Conway's Game of Life. Video Life was only available through a special mail order offer to owners of CommaVid's Magicard, which itself is considered to be one of the rarest Atari 2600 cartridges ever released. According to original CommaVid co-owner Irwin Gaines, only 20 cartridges or less of Video Life were ever made. Editors of AtariAge estimate approximately 500 cartridges were produced. A report in the Chicago Reader by Jeffrey Felshman estimates that cartridges would sell for as much $3000 at the time.Demolition Herby
1982
Demolition Herby
1982
Demolition Herby is basically the same as Amidar by Parker Brothers', though in this case, you control a car that's being chased by other cars. When you drive around a box, it fills in. Fill in all of the boxes before you run out of gas or crash into another car. The other cars can also erase the work you've done. If you're in a tight spot, hit the button to shift into gas-guzzlin' overdrive. As the game progresses, the speed and intelligence of the other drivers increase.
