Atari 8 Bit Games
The following is a list of Atari 8 Bit 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 188 Atari 8 Bit Games in our collection :
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Date: 1987
221B Baker Street
Software House: Datasoft
Author: Sohl, John P. Camasta, Todd J, Reid, Bonita
Date: 1982
Action! (Cartridge)
Action! is a programming language and development environment with an integrated editor, compiler, and debugger for the Atari 8-bit family of computers
Date: 1982
Airstrike
Reviewed in December 1982 edition of Practical Computing: "Produced in the UK by a small company, Airstrike is just about good enough to sell in the U
Software House: English Software Company
Author:
Date: 1985
Alternate Reality
A graphic text adventure featuring 3D scrolling screens and original music
Software House: Datasoft
Author: Philip Price, Craig Skinner, Gary Gilbertson
Date: 1987
Amaurote
This is an isometric arcade adventure, where the player controls a tripod walking machine that that can fire bombs in a straight line where it bounces along, until it hits an object
Software House: MAD
Author: John & Steve Pickford, David Whittaker
Date:
Astro-Droid
A 2D vertical shoot 'em-up from Red Rat Software
Software House: Red Rat Software
Author: Paul Craven
Date: 1982
Astrochase (Disk)
A rather interesting take on Asteroids
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Fernando Herrera
Date: Unknown
Atari Disk Box
A collection of both game and software disks for the Atari 8 Bit Containing The Newsroom Atari proofreader Atari Writer plus Mercenary (With Instructions) The Pay Off / Paint The Home Filing Manager Reversi II Jump Jet (With Instructions) Ghostbusters The Eidolon Starcross Claim Jumper (With Instructions) Dice Poker
Date:
Atari Games Compendium
Savage Pond Up Up and Away Cloak of Death Leaper Quest for Eternity No cover inla
Software House: Bug Byte
Author:
Date:
Atari Games Compilation A
Star Raiders Asteroids Missle Commands Centipede Airstrike II No cover inla
Date: 1987
Attack of The Mutant Camels
One of the many famous games by Jeff Minter, essentially a much loved side on shooting game in the vein of Defender or The Empire Strikes Back on the Atari 2600
Software House: Mastertronic
Author: Jeff Minter
Date: 1985
Ballblazer
This futuristic sports title has two opponents face off against each other
Software House: Activision
Author: Activision
Date: 1984
Blue Max (Cassette)
This is an isometric arcade conversion, where you are the pilot of a WW1 byplane, that must protect your base, and take out other enemy aircraft
Date: 1984
Blue Max (Disk)
This is an isometric arcade conversion, where you are the pilot of a WW1 byplane, that must protect your base, and take out other enemy aircraft
Date: 1986
BMX Simulator
An early game by Code Masters by the Darling brothers who had recently formed the company
Software House: Codemasters
Author: Adrian Shepherd. David Whittaker
Date: 1985
Boulder Dash II - Rockford's Revenge
A sequel the Boulder Dash
Software House: Databyte
Author: Peter Liepa
Date: 1986
Boulderdash Construction Kit (Disk)
As well as playing Boulderdash IV, the player can now design their own levels to be as easy or fiendish as they like
Software House: Databyte
Author: Jeffrey Schneider/ Fernando Herrera
Date: 1983
Carnival Massacre (Thorn EMI Beta Cartridge)
Acquired from an Ebay buyer, who donated them to us, unbeknownst to him, they were bought from Patricia Mitchell, who was the Acquisitions Assistant at Thorn EMI from 1981-1984, she started as ...
Software House: Thorn EMI
Author: Edgar Belka
Date: 1982
Centipede (Cartridge)
"Imagine you live in an enchanted mushroom patch filled with bothersome bugs
Software House: Atari
Author: Dave Getreu
Date: 1985
Chop Suey
A one on one fighting gam
Software House: English Software
Author: Adam Billyard
Date: 1987
Colony
An early take on a Harvest Moon type game, the player must nurture mushrooms, by planting, watering them, and protecting them from the local giant insects, the controlled robot can shoot them, and als ...
Software House: Bulldog Software
Author: Icon Design
Date:
Computer Chess
An 8 level difficulty game of chess in which you play against the wits of the computers AI
Software House: Atari
Author:
Date: 1984
Computer War
Somebody has managed to tap into the computer and activated the nuclear war simulation program
Software House: Creative Sparks
Author:
Date: 1984
Cutthroats (Disk)
Another in the series of Infocom text adventures, this one based around diving for treasure in a ship wreck
Software House: Infocom
Author: Michael Berlyn
Date: 1989
Domain of the Undead
Ghost and Ghoulies everywhere! Fancy a spot of spook swatting? Armed with your trusty anti-spectre bolts, you can blow your way through the guys with the sheets over their heads and grab onto the Ma ...
Software House: Byte Back
Author:
Date: 1988
Draconus
Draconus is a side viewed platform adventure where the player is guiding a lizard around some very colourful levels, jumping on platforms and swimming to new areas
Software House: Cognito
Author: Copeland, Ian / Jobling, Brian, Owens, Michael, Gilmore, Adam
Date: 1985
Elektra Glide
A futuristic 3D motorcycle game in a race against the clock
Software House: English Software
Author: Adam Billyard
Date:
Emerald Isle
An expansive text adventure starring an aircraft pilot whose plane has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle
Software House: Level 9 Computing
Author: Level 9 Computing
Date: 1984
Encounter
Shoot em up action from the man who would later release the classic Mercenary series of games
Software House: Novagen
Author: Paul Woakes
Date: 1987
Feud
Two brothers are fighting it out using their trusty cauldrons to mix up spells to use on their foe, including turning villagers into zombies, and sprite firing balls
Software House: Bulldog Software
Author: Binary Design
Date: 1985
Fighter Pilot
A combat flight simulator with "stunning 3D graphics"
Software House: Digital Integration
Author: Nick Sen / D.K. Marshall
Date: 1985
Fighter Pilot (Cassette)
48K With Lenslock
Software House: Digital integration
Author: DK Marshall
Date: 1984
Flight Simulator (XE Cartridge)
This cartridge has ribbed sides, and is an early release for the computers
Date: 1983
Frogger (Cartridge)
Excellent conversion of the arcade classic of getting a frog
Software House: Atari
Author: Steve Kranish, Dawn Stockbridge
Date: 1986
Galactic Trader
Also has a copy of Vegas Jackpot in it
Software House: A1
Author: David H Simmons
Date: 1985
Gauntlet
Home port of the four-player arcade dungeon crawler
Software House: U.S Gold
Author: Gremlin Graphics
Date: 1985
Hacker (Disk)
A game about accidently hacking into a mainframe it is very hard to get back out of
Software House: Activision
Author: Hillary Mills, David Lubar
Date: 1987
Hover Bover
Jeff Minter's lawnmowing game, where the player must get his urge to mow out of his system, while avoiding his dog Rex, and keeping out of the way of his neighbour who wants his mower back!
Software House: Mastretronic
Author: Jeff Minter
Date: 1987
Invasion
Strategy action game published by Bulldog
Software House: Bulldog
Author: Icon Design
Date: 1986
Leader Board
A highly-acclaimed and popular golf simulator
Software House: U.S Gold
Author: Bruce Carver / Roger Carver
Date: 1983
Major league Hockey (Thorn EMI Beta Cartridge)
Acquired from an Ebay buyer, who donated them to us, unbeknownst to him, they were bought from Patricia Mitchell, who was the Acquisitions Assistant at Thorn EMI from 1981-1984, she started as ...
Software House: Thorn EMI
Author: Brian Belson
Date: 1985
Mercenary (Disk)
A vector graphic 3D flight simulator in two parts
Software House: Novagen
Author: Paul Woakes
Date: 1986
Mercenary Compendium
A vector graphic 3D flight simulator in two parts
Software House: Novagen
Author: Paul Wokes
Date: 1988
Mercenary Compendium (Large Box)
Includes both games - Mercenary and The Second City, and also has both Atari and C64 versions on one disk
Software House: Novagen
Author: Paul Woakes
Date: 1986
Mig Alley Ace (Disk)
Rather unusual game as it is set in the often forgotten Korean war, using your Sabre fighter, you ar on a mission to destroy the Mig force of the North Korean air force
Software House: Microprose
Author: Andy Hollis
Date: 1986
Nato Commander (Disk)
The task in this game is an almost impossible one, being the commander of NATO and charged with stopping the invasion of Western Europe from the worlds largest army
Software House: MicroProse
Author: Sid Meier
Date:
Nuclear Nick
A 2D arcade platform game where the player is tasked with collecting nuclear waste
Software House: Americana Sotfware
Author: Ron Rosen
Date: 1983
Oil's Well
Early Sierra Online game, that was programmed by Thomas J Mitchell and Bill Sargent
Software House: Sierra online
Author: Thomas J Mitchell and Bill Sargent
Date: 1986
One Man & His Droid
A futuristic take on the TV program One man and his dog, you are tasked with rounding up robot sheep which are scattered through a maze, and returning them to their pen, all with the help of your trus ...
Software House: Mastertronic
Author: Adrian Sheppard
Date: 1983
Orc Attack (Thorn EMI Beta Cartridge)
The label says Last Version 18/04/1983 Acquired from an Ebay buyer, who donated them to us, unbeknownst to him, they were bought from Patricia Mitchell, who was the Acquisitions Assistant at Th ...
Software House: Thorn EMI
Author: Dean M Lock
Date: 1985
PaperClip (Disk)
Powerful word processor for the Atari 8 Bit range, including features such as auto numbering of pages, screen colour margins and table of contents
Software House: Batteries Included
Author: Steve Ahlstrom / Dan Moore
Date: 1982
Popeye (Cartridge)
Single screen arcade action, converted from the arcade game, where the player must rescue Olive from the clutches of his nemesis Butch
Software House: Atari
Author: David Johnson
Date: 1983
Q*Bert
Good arcade conversion of the game starring one of the most adored videogame characters of the 80s
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Daniel Small
Date: 1987
Red Max
This item was kindly donated by Philip and Andrew Oliver, aka The Oliver Twins
Software House: Code Masters
Author:
Date: 1987
Revenge II
By Jeff Minter, conversion by Icon Designs
Software House: M.A.D.
Author: Icon Design
Date: 1983
River Rescue (Thorn EMI HCS Library Copy)
Acquired from an Ebay buyer, who donated them to us, unbeknownst to him, they were bought from Patricia Mitchell, who was the Acquisitions Assistant at Thorn EMI from 1981-1984, she started as secre ...
Software House: Thorn EMI
Author: Kevin Buckner
Date: 1985
Silent Service (Disk)
A submarine simulation game
Software House: U.S.Gold
Author: Randall Masteller
Date: 1985
Spy v Spy - The Island Caper
Another entry in the Spy vs Spy series of one on one trap-based games
Software House: Databyte
Author: Jim Nangano
Date:
Spy vs Spy
Its the crazy duo from MAD magazine! Can you escape from the Embassy, together with passport, secret plans, key and travellers cheques, AND before your plane leaves?
Software House: Hi Tec Software
Author:
Date: 1982
Star Raiders
This was on release considered one of the killer apps for the Atari 8 Bit computer, and it put the company in a bit of dilemma
Software House: Atari
Author: Douglas Neubauer
Date: 1985
Starquake
A flick screen action adventure game
Software House: Bubble Bus
Author: Steve Crow/Nick Strange
Date:
Sublogic Scenery Disk 7
A scenery expansion pack for use with Flight Simulator II, Microsoft Flight Simulator and/or Jet
Software House: Sublogic
Author:
Date: 1983
Super Cobra (Cartridge)
Arcade shooting action, in the same vein as scramble
Software House: Parker Brothers
Author: Parker brothers
Date: 1983
Synfile + (Disk)
The ultimate filing system, making it a breeze to store and arrange your documents on the Atari
Date: 1985
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Disk)
Famed text adventure, closely following the Douglas Adam's comedy sci fi book
Software House: Infocom
Author: Douglas Adams / Steve Meretzky
Date: 1986
The Print Shop Companion (Disk)
Adds more power to the print shop program
Software House: Broderbund
Author: Broderbund
Date: 1985
The Second City
A vector graphic 3D flight simulator in two parts
Software House: Novagen
Author: Paul Wokes
Date: 1983
The Tail of Beta Lyrae
A 2D horizontal shooting game similar to Scramble
Software House: Databyte
Author:
Date: 1986
Thrust
Space adventure Battle gravity and collect stuff for your ship
Software House: Firebird
Author:
Date: 1982
Time Warp
Time Warp is a 2D RPD from English Software Company
Software House: English Software Company
Author: Chris Daniel
Date:
Tomahawk Helicopter Flight Simulation
A 3D wireframe helicopter sim based on the U
Software House: Digital Integration
Author:
Date: 1987
Universal Hero
Universal Hero is an action arcade adventure that proved to be one of the titles that led to the budget label Mastertronic to be taken even more seriously in the industry
Software House: Mastertronic
Author: S. A. Riding
Date: 1986
Warhawk
Also copy in SW124
Software House: Firebird Software
Author: Andrew Betts, Music Rob Hubbard
Date: 1988
Winter Olympiad '88
Tynesoft's take on the Winter Olympics, featuring Skiing, Ski Cross, Bobsleigh, Slalom, and Ski Jumping
Software House: Tynesoft
Author: Jobling, Brian / Murray, Chris / Paul Hedley / Michael Owens.
Date: 1983
Zaxxon (Disk)
very good conversion of the Sega arcade game, where the player flies in an isometric view up the screen to take out guns, planes and dodging the incoming fire and obstacles
Software House: Datasoft inc
Author: Ron J Fortier
Date:
Zork I - Sealed
The classic text adventure from Infocom
Software House: Infocom
Author: Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, Dave Lebling
