Atari 2600 News

Nothing by JAC! released at Silly Venture 2013 and ranked second in the console demo competition. Read more about Nothing (A2600 Intro)

In Tumulus by yllawwally you are an adventurer, out to stop the fiends coming from Tumulus. This game is inspired by Golden Axe. Read more about Tumulus (r24) (A2600 Game)

Yet another Snake game for the Atari VCS. mad4j comes up with Ms. Snake! Read more about Ms Snake v1.0 (A2600 Game)

ChipOff by Random Terrain is a simple breakout-style program that uses the joystick instead of the paddles to chip off the old blocks. When the program starts, move the joystick left or right to choose between 3 ball sizes. Press up for the regular paddle and down for the larger paddle. Press the fire button to start. Read more about ChipOff (19-09-2013) (A2600 Game)

The Katamari Prince has been set out to roll up objects and make new planets for the Katamari King who'm feels lonely in the empty universe, the impatient and unhappy Katamari King can't wait, you have to do it now! Right away! And since the Katamari King is so sad the Katamari Prince is forced to play the Katamari King's favorite game - Dodge the lightnings. So set out, dear Katamari Prince, make the Katamari King happy! This game by Rabbit 2600 is still in development, motivate the coder so he goes on with his nice work! Read more about Katamari (05-07-2013) (A2600 Game)

Stranglehand is an Atari VCS game by theloon. Use Captain Handy's amazing fist to eliminate his personal demons! If his outstretched hand touches a demon points are awarded. Greater awards are given if the demon is eliminated while the arm matches its color. Demons who touch your arm will do one point of damage to your health. If all six hearts are gone so are you! Only one arm can appear on-screen at a time. Fully retract your arm to enable the opposite appendage. You can change your off-screen arms color by pressing the FIRE button. Occasionally a star will appear that randomly changes your current arms color and awards bonus points. At certain intervals the demons will begin to move faster. Read more about Stranglehand (Update 2) (A2600 Game)

Since Wickeycolumbus sold all copies of Muncher he decided to release the final ROM to the public. You play as a yellow square and your goal is to "eat" the red squares while avoiding aliens. Read more about Muncher (03-09-2013) (Final) (A2600 Game)

Rabbit 2600 has released his first Jump'n'Run game for the Atari 2600 named Jump! Jump!. It features 15 different screens that are randomly chosen. Use the joystick to move left and right and press the button to jump. Get points by completing a screen. Jump to avoid the fireballs! Read more about Jump! Jump! (11-10-2013) (A2600 Game)

In Tumulus by yllawwally you are an adventurer, out to stop the fiends coming from Tumulus. This game is inspired by Golden Axe. Read more about Tumulus (r23) (A2600 Game)

brik by Repixel8/Retro Reload is a brandnew Atari VCS game adapting the gameplay of Arkanoid. It's a single player game and the ROM is sized 4kb only. Read more about brik (A2600 Game)