Quadrun

Quadrun is a video game published in 1983 by Atari for the Atari 2600 console. The player must launch the energy ball at the enemy character, then switch to the other side of the arena in order to catch it again. The player must move into that section and touch the runt before it collides with the ends of the arena, which are deadly to the touch. Prior to the start of the random wave, the energy meter returns to full length and the player receives bonus points for their remaining stock of energy balls. According to programmer Steve Woita, the game was play-tested by a group of young girls who hated it because it wasn't anything like Ms. It was also included on the plug-and-play Atari Flashback 2.