Atari 8-bit Games
Ms. Pac-Man
Jan 13, 1982
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★ 3.5
In 1982, a sequel to the incredibly popular Pac-Man was introduced in the form of his girlfriend, Ms. Pac-Man. This sequel continued on the "eat the dots/avoid the ghosts" gameplay …
Apple II
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Gauntlet
Oct 15, 1985
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★ 3.3
The players, up to four at once in the arcade version, select among four playable fantasy-based characters; Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie, or Questor the Elf. …
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Pitfall!
Sep 1, 1982
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★ 3.3
Pitfall! is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry and is tasked with collecting all …
Atari 2600
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Ghostbusters
Oct 26, 1984
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★ 2.3
Ghostbusters is an action game that features an overhead-view and a side-view. From Ghostbusters HQ, the player must monitor a map of midtown Manhattan for "ghost alarms", as well as …
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari 2600
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Zork
Jun 1, 1977
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★ 3.5
Zork is one of the earliest interactive fiction computer games, with roots drawn from the original genre game, Colossal Cave Adventure. The first version of Zork was written in 1977–1979 …
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Spy Hunter
Nov 1, 1983
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★ 3.1
Originating in the arcades, Spy Hunter is a driving action game played from an overhead point of view. Your car is equipped with machine guns to help you get past …
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
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Atari 2600
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Lode Runner
Oct 30, 1983
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★ 3.3
Lode Runner is a 1983 puzzle video game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to …
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WonderSwan
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Spy vs Spy
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 3.0
The black spy and the white spy are out to outsmart each other before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects (money, passport, secret plans and airport door key) …
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Pole Position
Sep 16, 1982
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★ 2.9
The very first racing game with the rear perspective camera and track based on real life.
Arcade
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Rush'n Attack
Jul 1, 1985
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★ 2.9
A run & gun shooter by Konami, also known by the title Green Beret, in which the player takes the role of a soldier infiltrating a military base.
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River Raid
Dec 1, 1982
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★ 3.5
Mission: Code Name River Raid. Jet down the river. Break the enemy blockade and blast the bridges to halt enemy troop advances. Terrain: Code Name River of No Return. An …
Atari 2600
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Boulder Dash
Feb 1, 1984
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★ 3.3
Boulder Dash was originally released in 1984 for Atari 8-bit computers. It was developed and published by First Star Software, and spawned a series of sequels, re-releases, and spinoffs. It …
Atari 8-bit
Millipede
Nov 12, 1982
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★ 2.6
Millipede is a 1982 arcade game by Atari, Inc. and is the sequel to the arcade hit, Centipede. The objective of the game is to score as many points as …
Karateka
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 3.0
Karateka is a 1984 beat'em up video game by Jordan Mechner, and was his first game created while attending Yale University. It was originally programmed for the Apple II, and …
Amstrad CPC
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Star Wars
May 1, 1983
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★ 3.8
Star Wars is a first-person shoot 'em up based around the original Star Wars film. You take on the role of Luke Skywalker, aiming to destroy the Death Star - …
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Battlezone
Nov 1, 1980
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★ 2.9
Battlezone is an arcade game from Atari released in November 1980. It displays a wireframe view (using vector graphics rather than raster graphics) on a horizontal black and white (with …
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Zaxxon
Jan 1, 1982
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★ 3.3
Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game developed and released by Sega. The game gives the player the experience of flying a fighter craft through a fortress while shooting …
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Ultima III: Exodus
Aug 23, 1983
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★ 3.0
Eons ago Lord British came unto the lands of Sosaria. Since that time it has been united under his rule as the Kingdom of Britannia and has gone through two …
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Ultima
Jun 1, 1981
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★ 2.9
Ultima (later titled, Ultima: The First Age of Darkness) is the first game in the Ultima series of role-playing video games created by Richard Garriott. The game was one of …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Robotron: 2084
Jan 1, 1982
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★ 3.6
In 2084, man creates a species of super-advanced cyborgs known as Robotrons. Recognizing the imperfect nature of their creators, the Robotrons conclude that the inefficient human race must be exterminated. …
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Apple II
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Castle Wolfenstein
Sep 1, 1981
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★ 2.8
Castle Wolfenstein is a slow-paced stealth game set in World War II. The game's main objective is to traverse the levels of the castle to find the secret war plans …
Kaboom!
Dec 31, 1981
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★ 3.5
Kaboom! is an unauthorized adaptation of the 1978 Atari coin-op Avalanche. The gameplay of both games is fundamentally the same, but Kaboom! was re-themed to be about a mad bomber …
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 8-bit
Lunar Lander
Aug 1, 1979
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★ 2.9
Lunar Lander is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1979, which uses a vector monitor to display vector graphics. The object is to pilot a lunar landing module …
Arcade
Atari 8-bit
TRS-80
Alley Cat
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.1
Alley Cat is an early video game in which the player controls a cat, navigating an alley screen and various challenge rooms. The player must enter a room and complete …
Atari 8-bit
DOS
PC-8800 Series
Rogue
Dec 31, 1980
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★ 3.6
Rogue is a dungeon crawling video game first developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman around 1980. It was a favorite on college Unix systems in the early to mid-1980s, …
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Sep 14, 1984
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★ 3.5
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a classic Interactive Fiction game. Though divergent from the source material, the main characters, locations, and concepts are here. Unlike the book, death …
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Tatung Einstein
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Silent Service
Dec 31, 1985
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★ 2.8
Exciting World War II Submarine Action in the South Pacific by Sid Meier. 0400 hours, Tuesday 1942... BATTLE STATIONS!! BATTLE STATIONS!! Enemy convoy identified on radar!! SILENT SERVICE, The Submarine …
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Basketball
Dec 31, 1978
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★ 2.5
Basketball is an Atari 2600 game loosely based on the sport of the same name. The game features a simple game of one-on-one basketball playable by one or two players, …
Atari 2600
Atari 8-bit
Archon
Nov 1, 1983
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★ 3.4
Archon: The Light and the Dark was a game developed by Free Fall Associates which loosely modeled the game of Chess, with a number of additions to the gameplay. It …
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H.E.R.O.
Mar 30, 1984
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★ 3.4
There is trouble in the mines! Volcanic activity has trapped numerous miners, and it is your job to save them. As Roderick Hero, you need to make your way through …
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
Aug 24, 1982
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★ 2.5
After obtaining aid from the lords of the realm in Ultima I, your character travels back in time, locates the mad wizard Mondain, slays him, and ends his reign of …
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Zork III: The Dungeon Master
Sep 1, 1982
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★ 3.3
In the third game of the adventure game series Zork, you are once again a nameless adventurer, only this time you won't travel through a beautiful magical land, but are …
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Crystal Castles
Jul 8, 1983
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★ 2.7
Crystal Castles is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1983. The player controls a cartoon bear by the name of Bentley Bear, who has to collect gems located …
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Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
Nov 1, 1981
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★ 3.3
The adventure begins in the Barrow from "Zork I" armed only with the trusty brass lantern and sword of elvish antiquity. The purpose of the game is not initially clear. …
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Pooyan
Oct 1, 1982
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★ 2.9
Pooyan is a classic arcade game manufactured by Stern Electronics under license from Konami in 1982. In it, the player controls "Mama", a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by …
Apple II
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Montezuma's Revenge featuring Panama Joe
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 3.6
PANAMA JOE, That’s what they call him ‘round these parts; though no one knows his real name or where he comes from. But one thing’s for sure, PANAMA JOE’s a …
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Mr. Do!
Sep 1, 1982
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★ 3.2
Mr. Do! is an arcade game created by Universal in 1982. Similar in some ways to Namco's popular Dig Dug title, Mr. Do! was also popular and saw release on …
Congo Bongo
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.0
Congo Bongo is an isometric platform arcade game released by Sega in 1983. The game has come to be seen as Sega's answer to the highly successful Donkey Kong game …
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Bruce Lee
Sep 1, 1984
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★ 3.8
Bruce Lee is a video game designed by Ron J. Fortier, with graphics by Kelly Day and music by John A. Fitzpatrick. It was originally developed for the Atari 8-bit …
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Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore C64/128/MAX
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The Chessmaster 2000
Jun 1, 1986
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★ 2.9
The Chessmaster 2000 is the most powerful computer chess program in the world today and the friendliest! It draws from a mammoth opening library of over 71,000 moves - the …
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Sinistar
Feb 1, 1983
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★ 3.5
The player pilots a lone spacecraft, and must create "Sinibombs" by shooting at drifting planetoids and catching the crystals that are thereby released. Sinibombs are needed to defeat the game …
Arcade
Atari 5200
Atari 8-bit
Keystone Kapers
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.7
Flash! Harry Hooligan, notorious con-artist, thief and all around-not-a-nice-person, has escaped!! He is now at large and in the vicinity of Southwick‘s Emporium. At this moment, Hooligan is failing every …
Spelunker
Dec 1, 1983
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★ 2.5
A miner has to find the exit to a world of wonders that is deep in the ground. During his journey he has to collect bombs to destroy rocks in …
Demon Attack
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 3.4
Demon Attack is an arcade action game with gameplay similar to Space Invaders. You control a laser cannon at the bottom of the screen, and need to destroy wave after …
Atari 2600
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore VIC-20
DOS
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000
TRS-80 Color Computer
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Megamania
Sep 24, 1982
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★ 3.4
In Megamania, the gameplay resembles that of Space Invaders. Rather than being aliens or spaceships, however, the enemies in this game are various objects such as hamburgers, bow ties, and …
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 8-bit
Jumpman
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.3
Jumpman is a platform game written by Randy Glover and released by Epyx in 1983. Originally developed for the Atari 8-bit family, versions were also released for the Commodore 64, …
Chuckie Egg
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.0
Chuckie Egg is an action platformer featuring a turn-based multiplayer mode. As Hen-House Harry, the player must collect the twelve eggs positioned in each level, before a countdown timer reaches …
Acorn Electron
Amiga
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Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
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Commodore C64/128/MAX
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Tatung Einstein
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Atlantis
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.9
The lost city of Atlantis is under attack! Wave after wave of Gorgon vessels are approaching, each armed with weapons capable of destroying a part of the city. You are …
Kangaroo
Jun 1, 1982
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★ 2.9
Kangaroo is arcade game that was released in 1982. It was manufactured by Sun Electronics and distributed by Atari. The gameplay and plot of Kangaroo resemble that of Donkey Kong. …
Miner 2049er
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.7
"Bounty Bob" is mining a radioactive mine in the year 2049. Help him "claim" all of the various stations (multiple screens). Avoid contact with the deadly mutant organisms by running …
Atari 5200
Atari 8-bit