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Zombies (Atari 2600)
Zombies by Marc Vittorini for Atari 2600. Atari 2600

Zombies by Marc Vittorini for Atari 2600. Zombies turns survival into a tense resource-grab. Push a shopping cart through a minefield while the undead close in. Every step counts. Original description: In a barren world devastated by an apocalypse that has turned the population into hordes of the walking dead, a lonely survivor pushes a shopping cart through the ruins … Read more

https://marc-vittorini.itch.io/zombies

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Santa’s Sprint (2019-12-24) (WIP) (Atari 2600 Game)

KevKelley developed a tiny game for his son called Santa’s Sprint. More fixes might be coming. Player 1 is Santa. He has to get the present under the tree and then get back to the fireplace (pressing the fire button to get back up). Player 2 is a trap set up by those pesky children. Player 2 has to touch … Read more

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Galaga 2600 v2019.06.07 (Demo) (Atari 2600 Game)

If you are looking for a rather nice and excellent Galaga remake for your Atari VCS you may thank johnnywc for picking up this thought and providing Galaga 2600. Right now the game is about 99% complete. Currently the team targets a release for sometime in late 2019, possibly at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo in October 2019. Get the … Read more

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Ramless Pong (Atari 2600 Game)

JeremiahK is a big fan of challenges as he coded a Ramless Pong game in 1kb only, which basically does not use any onboard RAM. Release notes: You need to be some sort of masochist to code for the VCS, because the system is so limiting. One of its most well-known limitations is the mere 128 bytes of RAM on … Read more

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Golf (Channel F) (Build 34) (Atari 2600 Game)

atari2600land updated his Atari VCS game Golf (Channel F). Release notes: Found and fixed a bug about moving above one tree when there were two trees on the screen at once. I also changed hole #8, to make it more challenging. I don’t think I can possibly come up with 10 more hole ideas, so I’ll leave the total number … Read more

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