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Fun With Numbers | 1977
Basic Math is an educational cartridge for the Atari Video Computer System (later called the Atari 2600) developed by Gary Palmer of Atari, Inc. It was one of the nine launch titles offered when the console went on sale in September 1977. In 1980, Basic Math was renamed Fun with Numbers.
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Star Ship - Outer Space | 1977
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Star Ship is a first-person space combat simulator video game programmed by Bob Whitehead and published by Atari, Inc. for its Video Computer System (later known as the Atari 2600).[2] The game was one of the nine launch titles offered when the Atari VCS was released on September 11, 1977. Based on the Atari arcade game Starship 1, it was the first space-related game developed for the Atari VCS...
Blackjack | 1977
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Blackjack is a video game programmed by Bob Whitehead and published by Atari, Inc. for its Video Computer System (later known as the Atari 2600). The game was one of the nine launch titles available when the Atari 2600 went on sale in September 1977. The game is a video simulation of blackjack. The objective is identical to the card game: to beat the dealer's card total, without going over 21, ...
Air-Sea Battle | 1977
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Air-Sea Battle is a fixed shooter developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari VCS (renamed Atari 2600 in 1982). It was one of the nine launch titles for that system when it was released in September 1977. Air-Sea Battle is partially based on the 1975 Atari arcade video game Anti-Aircraft where each player uses a ground-based gun to shoot passing aircraft. The cartridge adds other varia...
Combat | 1977
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Combat is a 1977 video game by Atari, Inc. for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600). In the game, two players controlling either a tank, a biplane, or a jet fire missiles at each other for two minutes and sixteen seconds. Points are scored by hitting the opponent, and the player with the most points when the time runs out wins. Variations on the gameplay introduce elem...
Breakout | 1976
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Breakout is an arcade video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. and released on May 13, 1976. It was designed by Steve Wozniak, based on conceptualization from Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow who were influenced by the seminal 1972 Atari arcade game Pong. In Breakout, a layer of bricks lines the top third of the screen and the goal is to destroy them all by repeatedly bouncing a ball o...
Crossfire | 1975
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Crossfire is a shooting game. Two players are required. Each player has a gun that can be moved up and down, and are stationed at each side of the screen. In the center of the screen is a ball and some bumpers. The goal is to shoot the ball into the opposite player's goal. The bumpers get in the way and will cause the ball to bounce around. Whoever makes the most goals wins. Source: www.mobygam...
Rebound | 1974
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Rebound is a two-player sports arcade video game developed by Atari and released in February 1974. In the game, two players each control paddles on either side of a volleyball net, with a ball dropped from the top of the screen. The players bounce the ball back and forth across the net with the goal of scoring points by having the ball reach the bottom or side of the other player's half of the ...
Quadrapong | 1974
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Quadrapong was a four-player version of Pong, released by Atari in 1974. It was the first arcade game with a cocktail cabinet; players stood around it, each defending one side of the screen. Each player started with four points; if the ball went through their goal they lost a point. When they were "out", their paddle and goal would disappear and be replaced by a solid wall. Source: tvtropes.org...
Pin Pong | 1974
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Pin Pong is a simple black and white pinball game by Atari. It was one of the first (if not the first) video game to simulate pinball. A patented motion circuit generates the ball. Targets are surrounded by zones that determine the direction the ball bounces in. A gravity algorithm forces the ball downward for a realistic effect. Source: www.mobygames.com/game/66289/pin-pong/
Basketball | 1974
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First example of a video game that displayed sprite images, both for the players and the baskets, first game to depict human characters, first attempt at accurately simulating a team sport, first basketball game, first 2d game to display human characters from the side. Source: ultimatehistoryvideogames.jimdofree.com/basketball
Space Race | 1973
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Space Race is an arcade game developed by Atari, Inc. and released on July 16, 1973. It was the second game by the company, after Pong (1972), which marked the beginning of the commercial video game industry. In the game, two players each control a rocket ship, with the goal of being the first to move their ship from the bottom of the screen to the top. Along the way are asteroids, which the pl...
Pong Doubles | 1973
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Pong Doubles was the third product released by Atari in September 1973. It was designed as a form of pressure suffered by other manufacturers who began to release unlicensed copies of the Pong arcade, with many variations in its mechanics. Source: bojoga.com.br/artigos/retroplay/arcade-pinball/pong-doubles-atari-1973/
Gotcha | 1973
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Gotcha is an arcade video game developed by Atari and released in October 1973. It was the fourth game by the company, after the 1972 Pong, which marked the beginning of the commercial video game industry, and the 1973 Space Race and Pong Doubles. In the game, two players move through a maze, which continually changes over time. One player, the Pursuer, attempts to catch the other, the Pursued;...
Pong | 1972
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Pong is a table tennis-themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released in 1972. It was one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, but Bushnell and Atari co-founder Ted Dabney were surprised by the quality of Alcor...