New Atari 2600 Games - Page 13
Joust
1983
Ms. Pac-Man
1983
Ms. Pac-Man
1983
Like in the original Pac-Man, the goal of the game is to eat all of the dots in a maze while avoiding the four ghosts; if one of the ghosts catches Ms. Pac-Man, a life is lost and the game ends when the player has no more remaining lives. In each corner of the maze are power pellets; when Ms. Pac-Man eats one of these, the ghosts temporarily turn blue and are no longer a threat (the player can earn bonus points for eating ghosts while blue). On some sides of the screen are warp tunnels which transport the player to the opposite side of the screen; if a ghost follows through the tunnel they are unable to move as fast allowing the player to use them to escape. Once all of the dots in the maze have been eaten, the player continues to the next level. As the levels progress, the difficulty is increased by increasing the overall game speed and the duration the ghosts remain blue after eating a power pellet is shortened (eventually disappearing altogether).Galaxian
1983
Galaxian
1983
A Port for Atari 2600, Galaxian expanded on the formula pioneered by Space Invaders. As in the earlier game, Galaxian featured a horde of attacking aliens that exchanged shots with the player. In contrast to Space Invaders, Galaxian added an element of drama by having the aliens periodically make kamikaze-like dives at the player's ship, the Galaxip.Robot Fight
1983
4 Game in One
1983
4 Game in One
1983
A multi-game cart featuring games that look suspiciously like ones you've seen from other companies, including Activision.Frogger
1983
Mario Bros.
1983
Donkey Kong Junior
1983
Motocross
1983
Motocross
1983
Motocross is a motorcycle racing game viewed from a top-down perspective. The player rides a bike against an endless number of opponents on a straight road, trying to avoid running into them. In addition, the player has to watch the amount of gas left in the tank. The goal of the game is to overtake a specified amount of bikes.Ski Run
1983
Ski Run
1983
Ski Run is a downhill skiing game where player must avoid obstacles on the ski run with further distances earning higher scores. Don't hit trees, other people or animals while going down and make sure to jump over gaps.Forest
1983
Forest
1983
Ah, you poor woodcutter. You just want to cut some wood to sell so your family can eat but an evil witch has put a spell on the animals so they are attacking you. Well, no matter, one way or another you'll get your tree! You must make your way two screens to the right to get to your tree. Animals will come at you from either side of the screen. You must either jump over the animal or press your button and push the joystick in the desired direction to chop them with your axe. Snakes cannot be chopped, only jumped over. Also to contend with is a bird in the air that is dropping stones. If you are hit by a stone, you will be unable to move for two seconds, which could prove fatal. Once you reach the tree, you must chop it down while still avoiding the animals. It takes four chops per side to fell the tree. If you need to, you can climb the tree to avoid animals. Once the tree is chopped, the game restarts at a faster level. You have only one life so if an animal touches you, it is game over.Taz
1983
Q*bert
1983
Q*bert
1983
Q*bert is a popular arcade game. The goal is to change all of the tiles on a pyramid to the target color. To do this you guide Q*bert around the pyramid, and every tile he hops on will change color. On early levels, a single hop will change the tile to the desired color, but on later levels you may need to hop on a tile multiple times or even avoid hopping on a tile multiple times! Trying to stop Q*bert are many different creatures which wander around the board, including Coily the snake, Slick and Sam, and falling balls. On the edge of the board are floating discs; if Q*bert jumps on one of these discs when the snake is in pursuit, the snake will fall off the board while Q*bert is safely transported to the top.Sea Monster
1983
Sea Monster
1983
In Sea Monster you control a ship out in the open seas. Beneath the waves are numerous sea monsters, many of which are attacking your ship! Your ship is located at the top of the screen, and your goal is to earn as many points as possible by shooting the various sea monsters that swim by. The deeper in the ocean the monster is, the more points it is worth. The game ends when all of your ships have been destroyed. Gameplay is for one or two players, and several game variations are available which control the speed and difficulty. Sea Monster was released by Puzzy and Bit Corporation in Europe and by CCE in Brazil.X-Man
1983
Smurfs Save the Day: Handy Smurf
1983
A Smurfs game for the Atari VCS Voice Module. Teaches about shapes.Space Tunnel
1983
Space Tunnel
1983
Space Tunnel is an action game developed by Bit Corp. and released on Atari 2600. In Space Tunnel\Space Robot you fly at hyper speed to an unknown galaxy's center and encounter strange creatures.Paris Attack
1983
Spider Kong
1983
Spider Kong
1983
Spider Kong shares very similar gameplay to Donkey Kong, where the player is required to climb ladders and avoid obstacles to get to the top. In Spider Kong, however, the enemy throwing objects at you is not an ape but a giant spider.Pepsi Invaders
1983
Pepsi Invaders
1983
This is one of the more interesting Atari collectibles. Coca-Cola commissioned a game from Atari to give to their Atlanta employees. In this case, Atari redesigned Space Invaders so that you shoot the letters "P E P S I" instead of space creatures. There were 125 copies of this game made. There is no real box for this one, just a flimsy Styrofoam shell. So it isn’t really a prototype, but it wasn’t a commercially available game either. And no, Coca-Cola does not have any copies left.
