Atari’s River Raid Game And Its Crazy History and Design
The theme of River Raid is that you are steering an airplane down a river equipped with guns, and you…
Battlezone and Robot Tank on Atari
At first glance, these two games are identical. The classic arcade game Battlezone from 1980 was the first major 3D…
Chopper Command Atari 2600 Helicopter Game
When I was a wee lad, I found a video game on the Atari 2600 that looked like Choplifter, but…
Atlantis On Atari 2600
With all the garbage games that were around, Atlantis on Atari 2600 was pretty good. So good in fact that…
MASH Atari 2600 Game
Ever watch the show MASH? I would ask if you had seen the movie, but nobody remembers, nor cares about…
Skateboardin Atari 2600 Game
…..No, that is not a typo. There is an Atari 2600 game called Skateboardin’ without the G. Why? Because the…
Trick Shot Game for the Atari 2600
If you thought that doing pool trick shots were hard, try doing it with a joystick. That must have been…
Combat: Worst Atari 2600 Game Ever
Worse than ET. Worse than Sneek’n Peek. Worse than Math Grand Prix. The Atari 2600 had thousands of games. Some…
Commando Atari 2600
I have always been a fan of vintage Atari 2600 games. The one I would like to focus on is…
Enduro Atari 2600
If you have (or had) an Atari 2600, then you know that it can be a love-hate relationship. The good…