Tanks But No Tanks
1982 0 0 / 5 14. November 2024
As the lone defender of the last remaining outpost, you are under attack by an overwhelming force of mysterious phantom tanks that disappear and reappear at will while destroying…
Atari2600
Atari 2600
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Atari 2600+ Erscheinungsdatum: Dec 2023 The Atari 2600+ is an updated version of the iconic Atari 2600 and has been enhanced in the following ways: - Plays both Atari 2600 and 7800 game cartridges - HDMI output makes it easy to connect - Widescreen mode - Enlarged cartridge socket reduces sticking - Atari logo lights up when being played The system comes with a CX40+ Joystick which has been lovingly recreated to the same specifications as the original, and a 10-in-1 game cartridge featuring some of Atari’s most famous games: Adventure, Combat, Dodge 'Em, Haunted House, Maze Craze, Missile Command, RealSports Volleyball, Surround, Video Pinball, Yars' Revenge.
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Initial version Erscheinungsdatum: Sep 11, 1977 The Atari 2600, branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) until November 1982, is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977, it popularized microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on swappable ROM cartridges, a format first used with the Fairchild Channel F in 1976. The VCS was bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a game cartridge—initially Combat and later Pac-Man. Atari was successful at creating arcade video games, but their development cost and limited lifespan drove CEO Nolan Bushnell to seek a programmable home system. The first inexpensive microprocessors from MOS Technology in late 1975 made this feasible. The console was prototyped as codename Stella, by Atari subsidiary Cyan Engineering. Lacking funding to complete the project, Bushnell sold Atari to Warner Communications in 1976. The Atari VCS launched in 1977 with nine simple, low-resolution games in 2 KB cartridges. The system's first killer app was the home conversion of Taito's arcade game Space Invaders in 1980. The VCS became widely successful, leading to the founding of Activision and other third-party game developers and to competition from console manufacturers Mattel and Coleco. By the end of its primary lifecycle in 1983–84, games for the 2600 were using more than four times the storage size of the launch games with significantly more advanced visuals and gameplay than the system was designed for, such as Activision's Pitfall!. In 1982, the Atari 2600 was the dominant game system. Amid competition from both new consoles and game developers, a number of poor decisions from Atari management affected the company and the industry as a whole. The most public was an extreme investment into licensed games for the 2600, including Pac-Man and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Pac-Man became the system's biggest selling game, but the conversion's poor quality eroded consumer confidence in the console. E.T. was rushed to market for the holiday shopping season and was critically panned and a commercial failure. Both games, and a glut of third-party shovelware, were factors in ending Atari's relevance in the console market. Atari's downfall reverberated through the industry resulting in the video game crash of 1983. Warner sold Atari's home division to former Commodore CEO Jack Tramiel in 1984. In 1986, the new Atari Corporation under Tramiel released a lower-cost version of the 2600 and the backward-compatible Atari 7800, but it was Nintendo that led the recovery of the industry with its 1985 launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System. Production of the Atari 2600 ended on January 1, 1992, with an estimated 30 million units sold across its lifetime.
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Tape Worm
1982 0 0 / 5 31. Januar 2024
With Tapeworm, Spectravision gives a whole new meaning to the slithering slimes that people love to hate. According to the manual of the game, tapeworms live in bean patches, love…
Targ
1980 0 0 / 5 10. Juni 2024
Targ is a one or two player shooter game released by Exidy in 1980. Your town is invaded by Targ riders, you must manouvre the heroic vehicle Whummel to destroy them. From time…
Task Force
1988 0 0 / 5 9. Juli 2024
Negotiations have failed! So your anti-terrorist Task Force is the last hope for hostages held by deadly terrorists in a high-rise building. You have wire-guided missiles, but eh…
Tax Avoiders
1982 0 0 / 5 23. Juni 2023
You are John Q and you want to be rich. In this game, you start out on the income screen where you try to collect the money (dollar signs) while avoiding the governmental red…
Telepathy
0 0 / 5 17. Januar 2024
Telepathy is one of two known prototype games that were developed for Atari's failed Mindlink controller. The Mindlink was a headband that player wore on his head and plugged into…
Tennis
1981 0 0 / 5 19. Oktober 2026
Tennis offers singles matches for one or two players; one player is colored pink, the other blue. The game has two user-selectable speed levels. When serving and returning shots,…
Terra7
2024 0 0 / 5 8. Juli 2025
In Terra7, the planet is under attack, and the only way to stop the enemy is to activate a laser-equipped satellite. This satellite activates only when it reaches a specific point…
Tetris26
1998 0 0 / 5 3. März 2026
Tetris26 is a homebrew unofficial Tetris port for the Atari 2600.
The Activision Decathlon
1983 0 0 / 5 21. Oktober 2026
The Activision Decathlon offers a comprehensive Olympic-style gaming experience, simulating all ten events of a real-life decathlon. Players can compete solo or with up to three…
The Alligator People
1983 0 0 / 5 5. Januar 2023
Alligator People is an unreleased prototype based on the movie of the same name. This prototype, discovered by Ben Liashenko, appears to have been completed and unlike some…
The Angry Video Game Nerd K.O. Boxing
2009 0 0 / 5 29. Juni 2023
The Angry Video Game Nerd K.O. Boxing is a homebrew fighting game for the Atari 2600 using the Angry Video Game Nerd franchise.
The Challenge of Nexar
1982 0 0 / 5 7. Juli 2026
A single screen crosshair shooter written by David Lubar.
The Dukes of Hazzard
0 0 / 5 4. Juni 2025
The Dukes of Hazzard is a driving game with an overhead perspective, based on the popular television series of the same name. Players take on the role of the Duke boys driving the…
The Earth Dies Screaming
1983 0 0 / 5 10. Juni 2024
A space shooter designed by Dan Thompson for the Atari 2600 that was also released under the name "Final Orbit" for the Atari 8-bit and Commodore VIC-20 homecomputers.
The Incredible Hulk
0 0 / 5 20. September 2025
The Incredible Hulk was supposed to be a video game created by toy and game manufacturer Parker Brothers in 1983 for the Atari 2600. The release of The Incredible Hulk was…
The Last Starfighter
0 0 / 5 14. Juli 2026
A game based on the homonymous movie. It was cancelled on all three platforms, but was rebranded and released for the Atari 8-bit as Star Raiders II.
The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell
0 0 / 5 10. Juni 2024
The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell has been the subject of speculation for many years by Atari collectors. Now one of the most sought-after Atari 2600 prototypes is…
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 0 0 / 5 26. Januar 2026
A condensed text adventure based on the popular book.
The Music Machine
1983 0 0 / 5 24. Juni 2024
In this game, you play as Stevie and Nancy. The Music Machine moves back and forth at the top of the screen, dropping symbols that represent good qualities (Fruits of the Spirit).…
The Ohio Weedeater Mishap
2006 0 0 / 5 26. Januar 2025
This parody of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre sees Leatherface replaced with a bumbling idiot from Ohio who can't start his weedeater leading to an accident.
The Stacks
2012 0 0 / 5 8. Mai 2026
An Atari 2600 game commissioned by Ernest Cline to promote the novel Ready Player One. Welcome to THE STACKS! Your name is Wade Watts and you live in the Stacks, a sprawling…