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Pong

19722010 Earl Green

The Game: Avoid missing ball for high score. (No, really!) (Atari, 1972) Memories: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? And who hatched that egg (or fried that chicken) first – Atari founder Nolan […]

1972, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Available In Our Store, P, Paddle / Rotary Knob, Sports, Tennisdesigned by Al Alcorn

Rebound

19732008 Earl Green

The Game: Live in glorious black & white, it’s the first-ever game of video volleyball! Two players square off – well, okay, rectangle off – against each other as horizontal Pong paddles situated on either […]

1973, 2 quarters (2 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Paddle / Rotary Knob, R, Sports, Volleyball

Space Race

19732017 Earl Green

The Game: Two rockets stand ready to lift off for a race into space teeming with fast-moving asteroids and space debris. Collision with even the tiniest piece of space junk sends a player’s rocket back […]

1973, 3 quarters (3 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Controller, Joystick, Publisher / Manufacturer, Racing, Rating, S, Sports, Style, Title Begins Withdesigned by Al Alcorn

Gotcha!

19742010 Earl Green

The Game: Two players – one represented by a roving square and the other by a plus sign – roam the ever-changing halls of a maze. The object of the game is for one player […]

1974, 2 quarters (2 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, G, Maze, Specialized Controller, Two Joysticksdesigned by Al Alcorn

Tank

19742010 Earl Green

The Game: Two players each control a fearsome armored fighting vehicle on a field of battle littered with obstacles. The two tanks pursue each other around the screen, trying to line up the perfect shot […]

1974, 2 Buttons, 3 quarters (3 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Maze, Military, T, Tanks, Two Joysticksdesigned by Steve Bristow

Breakout

19762007 Earl Green

The Game: You’ve got a mobile paddle and – well, frankly, balls. But you don’t have a lot of balls at your disposal (am I the only one becoming a little bit uncomfortable discussing this?), […]

...in the arcade, 1 Button, 1976, 5 quarters (5 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Available In Our Store, B, Breaking Through Walls, Paddle / Rotary Knob

Night Driver

19762008 Earl Green

The Game: You’re racing the Formula One circuit by the glow of your headlights alone – avoid the markers along the side of the road and other passing obstacles…if you can see them in time. […]

...in the arcade, 1976, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Isometric View, N, Publisher / Manufacturer, Racing, Sports, Steering Wheel

Starship 1

19762010 Earl Green

The Game: Climb into the cockpit of Starship Atari for deep space combat duty. Your mission is simple: wipe out every alien ship you see, as quick as possible, while taking as little incoming fire […]

...in the arcade, 1 Button, 1976, 3 quarters (3 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Cockpit, First-Person, Flight Stick, S, Shooting At Enemiesdesigned by Dennis Koble

Dominos

19772010 Earl Green

The Game: Up to two players control markers that leave a trail of dominos in their wake. The object of the game is to trap the other players by laying a wall of dominos around […]

...in the arcade, 1977, 3 quarters (3 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Claiming Territory, D, Joystickdesigned by Dennis Koble, very similar to Barricade

Avalanche

19782010 Earl Green

The Game: Watch for falling rocks – because it’s your job to catch them. You control a series of containers arranged in a vertical row, and your task is to catch all of the rocks, […]

...in the arcade, 1 Button, 1978, 4 quarters (4 stars), A, Action Strategy, Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Paddle / Rotary Knobdesigned by Dennis Koble

Fire Truck

19782010 Earl Green

The Game: Two players take the twin steering wheels of a fire truck racing through obstacle-cluttered streets en route to a fire. The player in front steers the front of the truck, while the rear […]

Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, F, Maze, Steering Wheeldesigned by Howie Delman

Football

19782010 Earl Green

The Game: Trade those pads in for pixels and get ready to hit the gridiron. Each player controls a football team represented by Xs or Os, and uses a keypad to select offensive and defensive […]

...in the arcade, 1978, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, F, Football, More Than 2 Buttons, Sports, Trackballdesigned by Steve Bristow

Super Breakout

19782010 Earl Green

The Game: You’ve got a mobile paddle and – well, frankly, balls. But you don’t have a lot of balls at your disposal (am I the only one becoming a little bit uncomfortable discussing this?), […]

...in the arcade, 1978, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Available In Our Store, Breaking Through Walls, Paddle / Rotary Knob, Sdesigned by Ed Logg

Asteroids

19792013 Earl Green

The Game: As the pilot of a lone space cruiser, you must try to clear the spaceways of a swarm of free-floating asteroids, but the job isn’t easy – Newton’s laws of motion must be […]

...in the arcade, 1979, 4 quarters (4 stars), A, Arcade, arcade games only, Arkadia Retrocade, Atari, Available In Our Store, More Than 2 Buttons, Shooting At Enemies, Vector Graphicsdesigned by Ed Logg, designed by Lyle Rains, part of the Asteroids series

Lunar Lander

19792008 Earl Green

The Game: Gene Kranz isn’t around to give you a go/no-go for landing – in Lunar Lander, you’re on your own, trying to use the least fuel to bring your lander down for a soft […]

...in the arcade, 1979, 3 quarters (3 stars), Action Strategy, Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Available In Our Store, L, Resource Management, Specialized Controller, Vector Graphics

Video Pinball

19792010 Earl Green

The Game: Pull the plunger back and fire the ball into play. The more bumpers it hits, the more points you rack up. But don’t let the ball leave the table – doing so three […]

...in the arcade, 1979, 2 Buttons, 2 quarters (2 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, V, Video Pinballdesigned by Ed Logg

Asteroids Deluxe

19802008 Earl Green

The Game: As the pilot of a lone space cruiser, you must try to clear the spaceways of a swarm of free-floating (and yet somehow deluxe) asteroids, but the job isn’t easy – Newton’s laws […]

...in the arcade, 1980, 3 quarters (3 stars), A, Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Available In Our Store, More Than 2 Buttons, Shooting At Enemies, Vector Graphics

Battlezone

19802007 Earl Green

The Game: As the pilot of a heavy tank, you wander the desolate battlefield, trying to wipe out enemy tanks and landing vehicles. (Atari, 1980) Memories: Though the above description is exceedingly simple, Battlezone was […]

...in the arcade, 1980, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Available In Our Store, B, Cockpit, First-Person, Shooting At Enemies, Specialized Controller, Tanks, Two Joysticks, Vector Graphics

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