Computing Games written by Atari

The following is a list of Computing Games written by Atari in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published. If you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.

There are 49 Computing Games written by Atari in our collection :
Order By : Title - Release Date - Publisher
32 In 1 Date: 1988 32 In 1

Atari did not release this cartridge in the US, only selling it in European and other countries

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Atari Anthology Date: 2004 Atari Anthology

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Microsoft Xbox

Backgammon Date: 1988 Backgammon

Backgammon is a video game adaptation of the classic board-game Backgammon developed by Atari, Inc

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Basketball Date: 1982 Basketball

This game allows the user to play one-on-one basketball, either against another user or against the computer

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Batman Returns Date: 1992 Batman Returns

Pack in game for the revised Lynx II

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari Lynx

Battlezone Date: 1998 Battlezone

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : PC Windows 32-bit

Battlezone Date: 1985 Battlezone

Conversion of the early tank destroying game

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Centipede Date: 1982 Centipede

Centipede was originally an arcade game, which was then ported to the Atari 2600 in 1982

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Centipede Date: 1982 Centipede

Conversion of the famed arcade machine devised by Dona Bailey

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 5200

Centipede (Alamogordo Atari Dig) Date: 1982 Centipede (Alamogordo Atari Dig)

Centipede was originally an arcade game, which was then ported to the Atari 2600 in 1982

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Checkered Flag Date: 1991 Checkered Flag

Very decent single seater racing game, with 18 tracks to race round, the player can practice each track, have a single race, or enter a championship

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari Lynx

Counter Measure Date: 1982 Counter Measure

Terrorists have seized control of several missile silos and are planning on launching missiles to blow up Washington D

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 5200

Crossbow Date: 1987 Crossbow

Crossbow was originally released as an arcade game and later ported to the Atari 2600

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Crossbow (Loose) Date: 1987 Crossbow (Loose)

Cart Only

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : SW120

Defender Date: 1981 Defender

Defender is a two-dimensional side-scrolling shooting game set on the surface of an unnamed planet

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Donkey Kong Junior Date: 1988 Donkey Kong Junior

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 7800

E.T. Phone Home! Date: 1983 E.T. Phone Home!

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 400/800

Fatal Run (loose) Date: 1990 Fatal Run (loose)

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 7800

Galaxian Date: 1982 Galaxian

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 5200

Gauntlet Date: 1985 Gauntlet

Software House: U.S. Gold
Author: Atari
Platform : MS-DOS

Gauntlet II Date: 1986 Gauntlet II

Software House: US Gold
Author: Atari
Platform : ZX Spectrum

Gauntlet II (Disk) Date: 1988 Gauntlet II (Disk)

Multiplayer dungeon arcade game

Software House: U. S. Gold
Author: Atari
Platform : Amstrad CPC464

Hyperpaint Date: 1988 Hyperpaint

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari ST

Joust Date: 1987 Joust

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 7800

Joust (Jr Version) Date: 1st January 1982 Joust (Jr Version)

Joust is a platforming game where the player controls a yellow knight riding a flying ostrich or stork, from a third-person perspective

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Jr Pac-Man Date: 1988 Jr Pac-Man

Jr Pac-Man was originally released as an arcade game and then later ported to the Atari 2600

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Klax (The Hit Squad) Date: 1990 Klax (The Hit Squad)

Puzzle game based around creating rows of coloured tiles

Software House: Domark Software
Author: Atari
Platform : Commodore 64

Knightmare Date: Knightmare

Knightmare is a computer game on the Amiga and Atari ST computer systems

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari ST

Master Diskette II Date: 1979 Master Diskette II

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : PC

Missile Command Date: 1982 Missile Command

One of Atari's most famous games, that has appeared on all their home consoles

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 5200

Missile Command Date: 1981 Missile Command

Missile Command was released in North American arcades in July 1980, published by Atari

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Mushroom Mania Date: 1983 Mushroom Mania

Software House: Arcadia software
Author: Atari
Platform : ZX Spectrum

Pac-Man Date: 1982 Pac-Man

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 5200

Pole Position Date: 1982 Pole Position

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 5200

Pole Position 2 (Loose) Date: 1988 Pole Position 2 (Loose)

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 7800

Pole Position II Date: 1988 Pole Position II

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 7800

Prince of Persia Warrior Within Date: 2002 Prince of Persia Warrior Within

Software House: Ubisoft
Author: Atari
Platform : Microsoft Xbox

RealSports Baseball Date: 1982 RealSports Baseball

This is a baseball game for the Atari 2600, released as part of the RealSports series

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

S.T.U.N. Runner Date: 1991 S.T.U.N. Runner

A conversion of the polygon based racer that should not be possible

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari Lynx

Space Invaders Date: 1982 Space Invaders

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 5200

ST Series Leisure Software Date: 1990 ST Series Leisure Software

First BASICHyperpaintS

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari ST

Star Raiders Date: 1982 Star Raiders

Star Raiders

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 5200

Steel Talons (Card Only) Date: 1992 Steel Talons (Card Only)

Helicopter arcade game, that sees the player flying into a 3D landscape completing missions, such as removing advancing tanks, while looking after fuel and ammunition levels

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari Lynx

Super Breakout Date: 1982 Super Breakout

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 5200

Super Wipeout Date: Super Wipeout

This cartridge includes six games: Super Wipeout Wipeout Knockout Wipeout - Singles Wipeout - Practice Knockout - Singles

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 2600

Time Wise Date: 1982 Time Wise

Time management program

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 8 Bit

Unreal Championship Date: 2002 Unreal Championship

Software House: Microsoft
Author: Atari
Platform : Microsoft Xbox

Warbirds (Japanese) Date: 1990 Warbirds (Japanese)

This is a dog fighting game, best played with more than one player, that has the players flying round in WW1 fighters, making full use of the Atari Lynxes sprite scaling capabilities This is from Jap ...

Software House: Atari Games
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari Lynx

Xevious Date: 1986 Xevious

Software House: Atari
Author: Atari
Platform : Atari 7800

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