A 1981 side-scrolling shooter that featured an eight-direction joystick, a Mayday button that enables slow motion for five seconds, being able to speed up and slow down the ship's forward momentum, and the ability to crash into cavern walls.
An excellent arcade-style shooter, Caverns of Mars is a downward-scrolling game where players must pilot their craft through a series of five underground levels filled with alien ships, narrow passageways and a variety of obstacles, including blue diamonds, force field barriers and floating space mines. Fuel must be collected along the way, and at the bottom of the last level a Martian base must be destroyed. Horizontal sections provide variety, scrolling is smooth, and the fast paced, though methodical shooting action is intensely enjoyable, making this a truly addictive game.
Developed by Chris Crawford and distributed through the Atari Program eXchange (APX). The player takes control of the Germany Army and attempts to secure supply lines and cities before the winter rolls in and the tide turns. Seasons have different effects on troop movement, as do supply lines.
Cribbage Atari is a fast, clear version of the popular card game. Pitting one player against the computer, it's also an easy way for beginning players to learn the scoring and strategy of cribbage, before getting out the pegboard and challenging human opponents.
Manage a nuclear power plant with a Pressurized Water Reactor design, carefully monitoring its output for signs of component damage to repair in the wake of earthquakes. Can you shut it down cold, or will it melt down?
An early music composition game released for the Atari 400 and 800, and one of the first applications which allowed users to create their own chiptunes.