Atari

Where it all began

From the 2600 that invented living-room gaming to the Jaguar's proud farewell, through the 400/800, XL/XE and ST computers: a whole empire, 1977–1996, in a universe of its own.

Years: 1977-1996
Catalog: 5.886 games
Format: cartucho/disco

Atari

The full Atari catalog (5.886)

5.886 games found

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01Atari Lynx

California Games

A collection of beach and skate sports for the Lynx, with surfing, skateboarding, BMX, and footbag among the events on offer.

Party

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01Atari ST

Dungeon Master v1.3

The real-time dungeon crawler that debuted on the Atari ST in 1987 and redefined the genre for an entire decade.

Action RPG

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01Atari 400/800/XL/XE

M.U.L.E.

Up to four settlers compete and cooperate at once to work the land of a new planet, in the seed of economic multiplayer gaming.

Strategy

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01Atari 2600

Pitfall! - Pitfall Harry's Jungle Adventure

Vines, pits, crocodiles, and scorpions: David Crane's platformer that proved the Atari 2600 could handle massive maps.

Platformer · USA

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01Atari 5200

Robotron 2084

The classic twin-stick shooter from Williams Electronics, adapted more than once for Atari hardware throughout the eighties and nineties.

Shooter · USA

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01Atari Jaguar

Tempest 2000

Jeff Minter reinvented Atari's vector classic with a frenzy of light, color, and rhythm that many consider the best game on the Jaguar.

Shooter · World

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01Atari 7800

Xevious

Namco's vertical shooter that defined the genre of separate air and ground targets, adapted for the Atari catalog.

Shooter · USA

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02Atari 2600

Adventure

The game that invented the action-adventure genre and hid, without anyone's permission, the first Easter egg in history.

Adventure · USA

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02Atari Jaguar

Alien vs Predator

Rebellion's first-person shooter that turned the Jaguar into the definitive console for living out the war between Alien and Predator.

FPS · World

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02Atari Lynx

Blue Lightning

An air-combat simulator that came free with every Lynx — the handheld's technical calling card in 1989.

Shooter · USA

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02Atari 5200

David Crane's Pitfall II - Lost Caverns

The sequel to the great jungle classic arrives on the 5200: more exploration, no time limit, and level design that was ahead of its time.

Action-adventure · USA

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02Atari 7800

Food Fight

The kid who dodges waves of flying food to reach a giant ice cream cone — one of the 7800's launch titles.

Arcade · USA

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02Atari ST

Populous II

The sequel to Bullfrog's god-game classic: sculpting the land is no longer enough — now you have to summon Greek powers to crush the rival god.

Strategy

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02Atari 400/800/XL/XE

Star Raiders II

Atari's official sequel to its foundational space simulator, with a development story almost as tangled as its dogfights.

Shooter

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03Atari 5200

Carol Shaw's River Raid

The low-altitude flying shooter that turned Carol Shaw into one of the industry's first star designers, now on the Atari 5200.

Shooter · USA

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03Atari Lynx

Chip's Challenge

The Epyx puzzle maze that would later conquer Windows was born, in part, as one of the Lynx's launch titles.

Puzzle · USA

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03Atari 7800

Karateka

The martial arts duel Jordan Mechner created before Prince of Persia also made it to the Lynx's handheld screen.

Fighting · USA

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03Atari Jaguar

Rayman

The debut of Ubisoft's limbless hero lands on the Jaguar: precision platforming with a difficulty that forgives not a single jump.

Platformer · World

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03Atari 2600

Space Invaders

The conversion that talked half the world into buying an Atari 2600: the official Space Invaders port that sent console sales through the roof.

Shooter · USA

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03Atari ST

Speedball 2 - Brutal Deluxe

The sequel that perfected futuristic handball with between-match team management and an award-winning soundtrack, the pinnacle of the Bitmap Brothers catalog.

Sports

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03Atari 400/800/XL/XE

Ultima IV - Quest of the Avatar

The fourth Ultima rewrites the rules of the RPG: there's no villain to kill, only eight virtues to embody in order to become the Avatar.

JRPG

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04Atari 400/800/XL/XE

Archon

Chess with an arcade soul: every contested square is settled by a real-time duel between the pieces, not a cold rulebook.

Strategy

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04Atari 2600

E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial

The game legend blames for the crash of 1983: E.T. gathers phone parts to call home, endlessly tumbling into pits along the way.

Adventure · USA

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04Atari Lynx

Gauntlet - The Third Encounter

Atari Games' cooperative dungeon-crawling classic, adapted to a single portable screen for the Lynx.

Action · USA