On Atari 7800
Basketbrawl
Basketbrawl is a video game released for the Atari 7800 in 1990, then later for the Atari Lynx in 1992. In a 1992 review, Robert Jung gave the Lynx version a 4 out of 10, concluding that "Basketbrawl takes an idea loaded with potential, then removes most of the excitement by combining weak sports...
Pete Rose Baseball
The game features a "behind the pitcher" viewpoint for pitching and batting, a viewpoint which was introduced by the classic computer game Hardball. When the game was re-released by Activision for inclusion in Activision Anthology, the game was renamed Baseball, due to the license deal with...
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong is a series of video games featuring the adventures of a gorilla character called Donkey Kong, conceived by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1981. In 1994, the series was revived as the Donkey Kong Country series, featuring Donkey Kong and his clan as protagonists in their native jungle setting versus...
Galaga
The gameplay of Galaga puts the player in control of a spacecraft which is situated at the bottom of the screen. Galaga is one of the most successful games from the golden age of arcade video games. Enemies swarm in groups in a formation near the top of the screen, and then begin flying down toward the...
Ikari Warriors
The game was released at the time when there were many Commando clones on the market. The player characters in Ikari Warriors are Colonel Ralf and Second Lieutenant Clark of the later King of Fighters series battling through hordes of enemies. The player takes the role of commando-like warriors named...
Rampage
Rampage is a game where players control giant monsters/mutated humans. Players must smash buildings while destroying vehicles such as tanks, planes, and trains to advance to the next level. Smashing windows will sometimes reveals items of interest that the player may use.
Winter Games
Winter Games was ported to the Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Apple Macintosh, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and DOS computer platforms, and to the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Family Computer Disk System video game consoles. The reviewers gave the game 3½...
Dig Dug
Dig Dug is an arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan in 1982. Atari also obtained the license for home versions of Dig Dug, and released it for the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Intellivision, Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, VIC-20, Commodore 64, IBM PC, and TI-99/4A. The objective...
Alien Brigade
Similar in style to Operation Wolf, Alien Brigade tells the story of a soldier who is forced to do battle with aliens that are invading the planet and taking over the bodies of fellow soldiers in the process. Like Operation Wolf, the game is played from a first-person point of view. The game has five...
Ballblazer
Ballblazer is a futurist sports game similar to basketball and soccer. Each side has a craft called a "rotofoil" controlled by either the human or computer. The computer has ten levels of difficulty. The main goal is to score points by firing or carrying the a floating ball into the opponent's...
Choplifter
Choplifter is a 1982 Apple II game developed by Dan Gorlin and published by Brøderbund. The player must collect the hostages and transport them safely to the nearby friendly base, all the while fighting off hostile tanks and other enemy combatants. It may shoot at enemies in any of these directions...
Midnight Mutants
Midnight Mutants is an action-adventure game for the Atari 7800 ProSystem, developed by Radioactive Software and published by Atari Corporation in 1990. On Halloween night in 1992 young Jimmy Harkman's grandfather has been imprisoned inside of a pumpkin by a resurrected villain named Dr. Fortunately,...
Ninja Golf
Ninja Golf is an Atari 7800 video game which combines scrolling beat 'em up and golf gameplay. He then runs toward the ball, in traditional sidescroller fashion, fighting various enemies encountered along the way. Sharks are encountered in water hazards and snakes in the sand traps.
Pole Position II
Pole Position II is the sequel to racing arcade game Pole Position, released by Namco in 1983. The gameplay is the same as in original Pole Position, plus slightly improved graphics, a new opening theme song, and new tracks. Pole Position II has been re-released as part of various Namco Museum compilations,...
