I can remember growing up in the late 1970's and early 1980's playing Atari 2600 with my brother and the other neighborhood kids. We played for hours and hours. Kaboom!, Chopper Command, Football, and Pac-Man were the neighborhood favorites. I can remember flipping Space Invaders, finishing Adventure on level three, and being the neighborhood Football champ. For the time, it was cutting edge technology. Eventually our Atari 2600 was put away in the closet and long forgotten, later to be given away. A couple of years ago a friend of mine told me about an Atari 2600 emulator he had found on the internet. I downloaded the emulator and tried it out, it brought back a lot of memories, but playing Atari 2600 games on a PC wasn't the same as the real thing, so I began my search for the classic system. With no problem I was able to find one through the internet, as well as all the games my brother and I used to have. During this search I discovered hundreds of games I never knew about. I don't consider myself a collector. Rarity and label variations mean nothing to me. I enjoy discovering new games and the history behind them. I hope this web page brings back memories for the original players of the Atari 2600, and introduces the classic console to a new generation of video game players. Game Spotlight! Game Title: Space Invaders Programmer: Rick Maurer Publisher: Atari Year Released: 1980 Number of Players: One or Two Controller: Joystick Description:Each time you turn on Space Invaders you will be at war with enemies from space who are threatening the earth. Your objective is to destroy these invaders by firing your "laser cannon." You must wipe out the invaders either before they reach the earth (bottom of the screen), or before they hit you three times with their "laser bombs." (From Space Invaders Instruction Manual) Screen Shot Sound Clip Can you name the Atari 2600 games that these screen shots are from? Did You Know? The airplane in Activision's River Raid was originally going to be a boat but was changed because the boat's design 'looked funny'. Did You Know? Atari's Space War is based on one of the first video games ever. The original was created in 1962 and ran on a mainframe computer. Game Spotlight! Game Title: Jungle Hunt Programmer: Publisher: Atari Year Released: 1982 Number of Players: One Controller: Joystick Description: The object of Jungle Hunt is to rescue Sir Dashly's kidnapped mate, who, after hours of valiant fighting, was overpowered by two man-eating (and woman-eating) savages. To rescue Lady P., you'll have to make your way past four sets of obstacles: the vines of the Forest, the crocodiles of Reptile River, a landslide of bouncing boulders, and the spears of the two masked cannibals. (From Jungle Hunt Instruction Manual) Screen Shot Sound Clip How well do you know Atari 2600 history? Try these trivia questions! What is the Atari 2600 game that is known as the first video game to contain an "Easter Egg"? Answer! Which patch did you earn from Activision for scoring 3000 points in Kaboom!? Answer! How many games were initially released for the Atari VCS? Answer! What were the first four games released by Activision? Answer! Atari's Combat was also released through Sears under what title? Answer! This is a recent list of Atari 2600 games I play often! Game Title Screen Shot Sound Clip My Rating My High Score Demon Attack Screen Shot Sound Clip **** 10145 Galaxian Screen Shot Sound Clip **** 18350 Gravitar Screen Shot **** 13550 Phoenix Screen Shot **** 20730 Pitfall! Screen Shot *** 100845 River Raid Screen Shot Sound Clip ***** 17540 Tutankham Screen Shot *** For additional games click here! Last Updated: June 6, 2001 - plschmidt1@hotmail.com