Atari 2600 Games
The following is a list of Atari 2600 Games 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 151 Atari 2600 Games in our collection :
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Date: 1988
32 In 1
Atari did not release this cartridge in the US, only selling it in European and other countries
Date: 1st January 1992
Acid Drop
Acid drops was the last official Atari 2600 game
Software House: Salu Ltd
Author: Dennis Kiss
Date: 1st January 1983
Action Force
This is the same game as G
Software House: Action Man
Author: John Emerson
Date: 1st January 1980
Adventure
Adventure is a video game for the Atari 2600 video game console, released in Christmas 1979
Software House: Atari
Author: Warren Robinett
Date: 1st January 1978
Air-Sea Battle
Air-Sea battle was a launch title for the Atari 2600
Software House: Atari
Author: Larry Kaplan
Date: 1982
Amidar
Amidar is a Pac-man clone released for the Atari 2600 in 1982
Software House: Parker
Author:
Date: 1st January 1981
Asteroids
Asteroids is an arcade shooter released for the 2600 in 1981
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1981
Asteroids (Alamogordo Atari Dig)
Asteroids is an arcade shooter released for the 2600 in 1981
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1982
Atlantis
Atlantis is a fixed shooter video game produced by Imagic in July 1982, for theAtari 2600 video game console
Software House: Imagic Inc
Author:
Date: 1988
Backgammon
Backgammon is a video game adaptation of the classic board-game Backgammon developed by Atari, Inc
Date: 1982
Barnstorming International Edition
Barnstorming was the first game to be designed by Steve Cartwright
Software House: Activivion
Author: Steve Cartwright
Date: 1982
Basketball
This game allows the user to play one-on-one basketball, either against another user or against the computer
Date: 1982
Berzerk
Bezerk is a shooter maze game which was originally an arcade game, and later ported to the Atari 2600 in 1982
Software House: Atari
Author: Dan Hitchens
Date: 1978
Black Jack
Black Jack game was a launch title for the Atari 2600
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1978
Bowling
Bowling is a 1979 video game for the Atari 2600 designed by Atari programmerLarry Kaplan; published by Atari
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1978
Breakout
Breakout was released for the Atari 2600 in 1978
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1981
Bridge
This is a digital version of the card game bridge
Software House: Activision
Author: Activision
Date: 1st January 1978
Casino
Casino is an Atari 2600 video game programmed by Bob Whitehead and released in 1978
Software House: Activision
Author:
Date: 1982
Centipede
Centipede was originally an arcade game, which was then ported to the Atari 2600 in 1982
Date: 1982
Centipede (Alamogordo Atari Dig)
Centipede was originally an arcade game, which was then ported to the Atari 2600 in 1982
Date: 1982
Challenge of Nexar
This game is a 3D first-person shooter game
Software House: Spectravision
Author: David Lubar
Date: 1980
Championship Soccer
This is a 1982 sports game released by Atari and endorsed by the famous footballer Pelé
Software House: Atari
Author: Steve Wright
Date: 1982
Chopper Command
Chopper Command is a horizontal scrolling shooter game in which the user pilots a military helicopter in a desert
Software House: Activision
Author: Bob Whitehead
Date: 1980
Circus
Circus Atari is a game that is similar to breakout
Software House: No Company Name
Author: Mike Lorensen
Date: 1st January 1980
Circus Atari
Circus Atari is a game that is similar to breakout
Software House: Atari Inc
Author: Mike Lorenzen
Date: 1st January 1978
Combat
Combat is an early video game by Atari, Inc
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1982
Cosmic Ark
The survivors of the city Atlantis are in a spaceship and it is your job to gather specimens from different planets
Date: 1987
Crossbow
Crossbow was originally released as an arcade game and later ported to the Atari 2600
Date: 1st January 1986
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1988
Dark Chambers
Dark Chambers is a fantasy game in which you run around killing zombies and ghosts and descend down through the 26 levels, while collecting treasures along the way
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 24th December 2016
Defend Your Castle
This game is a homebrew Atari 2600 game created by Mr-Atari on Atariage
Date: 1981
Defender
Defender is a two-dimensional side-scrolling shooting game set on the surface of an unnamed planet
Date: 1st January 1982
Demon Attack
In this game, the user is stranded on the ice planet Krybor and they must use a laser cannon to destroy demons that attack above, in several waves
Date: 1982
Demon Attack
In this game, the user is stranded on the ice planet Krybor and they must use a laser cannon to destroy demons that attack above, in several waves
Date: 1981
Dodge 'Em
This is a driving maze game written by Carla Meninsky, who was one of three female engineers to develop programs for the Atari 2600
Software House: Atari
Author: Carla Meninsky
Date: 1981
Donkey Kong
This is a home console version of the arcade platform game released in 1981
Software House: CBS
Author: Garry Kitchen
Date: 1982
Dragonfire
The player must grab treasure which is guarded by a dragon, whilst avoiding its fireballs
Date: 1st January 1982
E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Alamogordo Atari Dig)
E
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1983
Enduro
Enduro is a racing game where the object is to complete an endurance race by overtaking a certain number of cars each day to proceed to the following day
Software House: Activision
Author: Larry Miller
Date: 1978
Football
Football or Atari Football was originally released for arcades and was later released for the Atari 2600
Software House: Atari
Author: Bob Whitehead
Date: 1st January 1981
Freeway
Freeway was one of the first titles released by Activision in their effort to publish independent games for the Atari 2600
Software House: Activision
Author: David Crane
Date: 1st January 1983
Frostbite
Frostbite is a 1983 arcade game designed by Steve Cartwright for the Atari 2600 video game console
Software House: Activision
Author: Steve Cartwright
Date: 1st January 1983
Galaxian
The gameplay of Galaxian is relatively simple
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1982
Gangster Alley
Chicago Joe is a criminal which the S
Software House: Spectravision
Author:
Date: 1980
Golf
This game is based on the sport golf and allows one or two people to play nine holes of golf
Software House: Atari
Author: Michael Lorenzen
Date: 1982
Gorf
Gorf (Galactic Orbiting Robot Force) was originally released as an arcade game and was later ported to the Atari 2600
Software House: CBS
Author: Alex leavens
Date: 1982
Grand Prix International Edition
This game is a Formula One Grand Prix racing-themed video game released in 1982
Software House: Activivion
Author: David Crane
Date: 1st January 1988
Gravitar
Plays like an early version of Thrust, the player has to make his way round the treacherous landscapes, destroying bunkers and activating the reactors, making sure to escape before the big explosion
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1979
Hangman
This is a video game based on the pen-and-paper game Hangman
Software House: Atari
Author: Alan Miller
Date: February 1982
Haunted House
In this game, the player (represented by a pair of eyes) must navigate their way through a haunted mansion in order to recover the three pieces of an urn
Software House: Atari
Author: James Andreasen
Date: 1989
Ikari Warriors
Originally an arcade game, Ikari Warriors is a vertically scrolling shooter for one or two players that was ported to various platforms between 1986 and 1989
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1978
Indy 500 (with controllers)
Indy 500 was a racing game for the Atari 2600
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1982
Joust (1983 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:
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
Date: 1988
Jr Pac-Man
Jr Pac-Man was originally released as an arcade game and then later ported to the Atari 2600
Date: 1st January 1978
Jungle Hunt
Jungle Hunt is a one- or two-player side-scrolling arcade platform gameproduced and released by Taito in 1982
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1983
Kangaroo
Originally released as an arcade game, Kangaroo is of a similar style to Donkey Kong
Software House: Sun Electronics, Atari
Author: Sun Electronics
Date: 1st January 1983
Keystone Kapers
Keystone Kapers is a 1983 game published by Activision for the Atari 2600
Software House: Activision
Author:
Date: 1981
Laser Blast
Laser Blast is a single-player video game developed and published by Activision in March 1981 for the Atari 2600 video game system
Software House: Activision
Author: David Crane
Date: 1981
Laser Blast
Laser Blast is a single-player video game developed and published by Activision in March 1981 for the Atari 2600 video game system
Software House: Activision
Author: David Crane
Date: 1983
Laser Gates
Laser Gates is a side-scrolling shooter game where you must enter the Cryptic Computer and destroy four failsafe detonators to stop the computer self-destructing
Date: 1983
M*A*S*H
This is an action game based on the comedy TV series set in amongst the Korean war
Software House: Fox Video Games
Author: Doug Neubauer
Date: 1982
Math Gran Prix
Math Gran Prix is an education game, for 7-10 year olds, where the player must drive a car through a Grand Prix race by answering maths questions correctly
Date: 1980
Maze Craze
Maze Craze: A Game of Cops and Robbers is a game where two players compete to be the first to escape a randomly-generated maze
Software House: Atari
Author: Rick Maurer
Date: 1982
Millipede
Millipede is a fixed shooter video game, which is the sequel to the hit game Centipede
Software House: Atari
Author: Dave Staugas, Ed Logg, Mark Cerny
Date: 1981
Missile Command
Missile Command was released in North American arcades in July 1980, published by Atari
Date: 1st January 1983
Moon Patrol
In this game the player drives an armoured vehicle, the "Moon Buggy," on the surface of the moon
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1983
Moonsweeper
In this game, the player is the pilot of the USS Minesweeper and must patrol the various moons in the Jupiter star quadrant
Date: 1st January 1982
Mouse Trap
This game is similar in design to Pac-Man
Software House: CBS Electronics
Author: Sylvia Day
Date: 1978
Night Driver
In Night Driver, the player controls a car which must be driven along a road at night time without crashing into the sides of the road as indicated by road side reflectors
Date: 1st January 1989
Off The Wall
Off the Wall is a video game developed for the Atari 2600 video game console in 1989
Date: 1983
Oink!
Oink! is a video game produced and published by Activision and released in 1982 for the Atari 2600 video game system
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1978
Outlaw
Outlaw is an Action game, developed and published by Atari, which was released in 1978
Software House: Atari
Author: David Crane
Date: 1st January 1980
Paddle
The paddle controllers for the Atari 2600 feature a rotating dial and a single button
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date:
Phantom Panzer
In Phantom-Panzer, the player takes control of an assault vehicle in order to defend their "energy base" at the bottom of the screen from the attacking phantom tanks
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1988
Phoenix
Phoenix was originally an arcade game, and it was later ported to the Atari 2600
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 20th April 1982
Pitfall
One of the classic video games of all time
Software House: Activision
Author: David Crane
Date: 20th April 1984
Pitfall II
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is the sequel to Pitfall
Software House: Activision
Author: David Crane
Date: 1st January 1983
Polaris
This is a fixed shooter video game which was originally released as an arcade game, published by Taito
Software House: Tigervision
Author: Robert H O'Neill
Date: 1st January 1988
Pole Position
In Pole Position, you take control of a Formula-1 race car and try to accumulate the highest score by completing a race as quickly as possible
Software House: Namco
Author:
Date: 1st January 1980
Poo Yan
Based on the story of the three little pigs, the user plays as a mother pig, Mama, and must rescue her children, Pooyans, who have been taken by Wolves
Date: 1983
Popeye
The object of this game is for Popeye to collect a certain number of items dropped by Olive Oyl, depending on the level — 24 hearts, 16 musical notes, or 24 letters in the word HELP — while avoiding ...
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1984
Private Eye
In this game, the user plays as a private detective called Pierre Touché
Software House: Activision
Author: Bob Whitehead
Date: 1983
Q*Bert
Q*bert is an action game with puzzle elements played from an axonometric third-person perspective to convey a three-dimensional look
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1987
Q*Bert
Q*bert is an action game with puzzle elements played from an axonometric third-person perspective to convey a three-dimensional look
Software House: JVW Electronics
Author:
Date: 1st January 1982
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
In this game the player controls Indiana Jones as he searches for the lost Ark of the Covenant
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1982
Reactor
Originally an arcade game, Reactor was ported to the Atari 2600 by Charlie Heath, the same year it was released as an arcade game
Software House: Parker brothers
Author: Tim Skelly, Charlie Heath
Date: 1982
RealSports Baseball
This is a baseball game for the Atari 2600, released as part of the RealSports series
Date: 1987
RealSports Boxing
This boxing game features a side-view of a boxing ring, enabling the player to move up, down, left and right with the joystick
Date:
RealSports Soccer
RealSports Soccer is a football game released by Atari as part of its RealSports line
Software House: Parker
Author: Michael Sierchio
Date: 1988
RealSports Soccer
RealSports Soccer is a football game released by Atari as part of its RealSports line
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Michael Sierchio
Date: 1983
RealSports Tennis
RealSports Tennis is a tennis simulation video game developed by Atari, Inc
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1988
RealSports Volleyball
RealSports Volleyball is a 1982 volleyball video game made by Atari for the Atari 2600 platform as part of the RealSports series
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1988
RealSports Volleyball (Sealed)
RealSports Volleyball is a 1982 volleyball video game made by Atari for the Atari 2600 platform as part of the RealSports series
Software House: Atari
Author: Bob Polaro, Jim Huether
Date: 1983
River Raid
River Raid is a scrolling shooter video game designed and developed by Carol Shaw, and published by Activision in 1982 for the Atari 2600 video game console
Software House: Atari
Author: Carol Shaw
Date: December 1982
River Raid (Unboxed)
Used in the filming of Ready, Player One
Software House: Activision
Author: Carol Shaw
Date: 1989
Road Runner
Road Runner is a racing game inspired by the Wile E
Software House: Atari
Author: Norm Avellar, Greg Rivera
Date: 1st January 1983
Robot Tank
Robot Tank is a 1983 video game for the Atari 2600
Software House: Activision
Author:
Date: 0198
Seaquest
Seaquest is an underwater shooter game where the user operates a submarine, shooting enemies and rescuing divers
Software House: Activision
Author: Steve Cartwright
Date: 1st January 1980
Skiing
Skiing is a single player simulator of the sport skiing
Software House: Activision
Author: Bob Whitehead
Date: 1980
Sky Diver
Sky Diver was originally released as an arcade game, and was then ported to the Atari 2600
Software House: Atari
Author: Jim Huether
Date:
SMURF
The player controls a Smurf who must travel through the terrain of the Smurf forest in order to rescue Smurfette, who is held captive in Gargamel's castle
Software House: CBS Electronics
Author:
Date: 1987
Solaris
Solaris is a space combat game which is a sequal to Star Raiders
Software House: Atari
Author: Doug Neubauer
Date: 1982
Space Cavern
Space Cavern is a fixed shooter video game
Software House: Apollo
Author: Dan Olliver
Date: 1st January 1980
Space Invaders
Space Invaders for the Atari 2600 was the first ever arcade to home game license, becoming a huge best seller
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1st January 1978
Space War
Space War was released in 1978 and is based on the game Spacewar! design by Steve Russell
Software House: Activision
Author:
Date: 1st January 1980
Spider Fighter
Spider Fighter is a fixed shooter where the objective is to protect an orchard containing fruit from four types of bugs
Software House: Atari
Author: Larry Miller
Date: 1982
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is an action video game released in 1982 by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Laura Nikolich
Date: 1988
Sprint Master
Sprint Master is an action racing gamewhich features a birds-eye view of the racetrack
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1981
Stampede
Stampede is a horizontal-scrolling action game where the aim is to round up the cattle before they pass by you
Software House: Activision
Author: Bob Whitehead
Date: 1982
Star Raiders
Star Raiders is a space combat simulator video game for the Atari 2600
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1982
Star Raiders
Star Raiders is a space combat simulator video game for the Atari 2600
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1983
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi Death Star Battle
Described as 'lame' by the Video Game Critic, it was one of the earliest Star Wars-related video games, following Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in 1982 and alongside Atari's 1983 Star Wars arcade ...
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Parker Brothers
Date: 1983
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Released alongside the film of the same name
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Rex Bradford
Date: 1983
Star Wars Jedi Arena
Star Wars: Jedi Arena is a lightsaber battle video game and is the first Star Wars video game to feature lightsabers
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Rex Bradford
Date: 1987
Stargate
Stargate, originally released as an arcade game, is a sequel to Defender
Software House: Atari
Author: Bill Aspromonte (Programmer) Andrew Fuchs (Sound)
Date: 1st January 1982
StarMaster
Starmaster is a video game produced for the Atari 2600 video game console
Software House: Activision
Author:
Date:
Street Racer
Street Racer is a racing video game that was released as one of the nine launch titles for Atari VCS (later renamed the Atari 2600)
Software House: Atari
Author: Larry Kaplan
Date: 1983
Subterranea
Subterranea is a side scrolling shooter where the aim is to locate crystals in the Hexuplex Caves
Software House: Imagic
Author: Mark Klein
Date: 1st January 1981
Super Breakout
Super breakout is an improved version of the original Breakout game with 3 additional game modes (double, cavity and progressive), plus the original game
Software House: Activision
Author: Ed Rotberg
Date: 1982
Super Cobra
Originally released as an arcade game, Super Cobra is a horizontally-scrolling shooter game
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Mike Brodie
Date: 1st January 1988
Super Football
Super Football is an American football game
Software House: Atari
Author: Doug Neubauer
Date:
Super Wipeout
This cartridge includes six games: Super Wipeout Wipeout Knockout Wipeout - Singles Wipeout - Practice Knockout - Singles
Date: 1st January 1979
Superman
Superman is an Atari 2600 game designed by John Dunn and published by Atari, Inc in 1978
Date: 1988
Surround
Surround is a video game programmed by Alan Miller and published by Atari, Inc
Software House: Atari
Author: Alan Miller
Date: 1982
Swordquest: Earthworld
Swordquest is an unfinished series of video games made by Atari, Inc
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1982
Swordquest: Fireworld
Swordquest is an unfinished series of video games made by Atari, Inc
Date: 1981
Tennis
Tennis is a sports video game for the Atari 2600 which offers singles matches of tennis for one or two players
Software House: Activision
Author: Alan Miller
Date: 1989
Tomcat: The F-14 Fighter Simulator
In this game, the user plays as a F-14 Naval Aviator and must complete missions while dodging and shooting enemy bogeys in dogfights
Software House: Imagineering (Dan Kitchen)
Author: Absolute Entertainment
Date: 1983
Tutankham
Originally released as an arcade game, Tutankham is an action-adventure game named after the Egyptian pharoah Tutanhkamun
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Dave Engman
Date: 1st January 1982
Vanguard
Vanguard is similar to the game Scramble, in that the player controls a ship urged along a surrounding conduit and with a limited amount of fuel that constantly depletes
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1980
Video Checkers
This game is based on the traditional game of draughts (called checkers in North America)
Software House: Atari
Author: Carol Shaw
Date: 1st January 1979
Video Chess
Try this sophisticated approach to the classic thinking game
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: September 1977
Video Olympics
Video Olympics was one of the nine launch titles for the Atari VCS (later named the Atari 2600)
Software House: Atari
Author: Joe Decuir
Date: 1st January 1985
Video Pinball
Video Pinball is a simulation of an arcade pinball machine, with a ball launcher, flippers, bumpers and spinners
Date: 1st January 1981
WarLords
Warlords is a battle between four warlords, 1-4 of which can be controlled by the player(s)
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1982
Weltraum-Tunnel
Weltraum-Tunnel is the German version of the game Space Tunnel
Software House: Bit Corp
Author:
Date: 1st January 1982
Wizard of Wor
Wizard of Wor is a maze shooter game where the player must eradicate all the footsoldiers from a screen before taking on a fast moving boss
Software House: CBS
Author: Joe Hellesen, Joe Wagner
Date: 1982
Yar's Revenge
Yars' Revenge is a video game released for the Atari 2600 in 1982
Software House: Atari
Author: Howard Scott Warshaw
