Atari 2600 News

For those of you who haven't played it, this game has elements of Pitfall, Adventure, and Jungle Hunt. The object of the game is to return Blackbeard's skull to your ship. To do this, you must collect two map pieces and the shovel. Once you have the map pieces, and 'X' will appear on the screen where the skull is buried, and you'll need the shovel to dig it up. You'll also need the torch to explore the caves in the game. Several enemies will make completing your mission difficult including cannibals, poisonous frogs, birds, and snakes. If you can find the sword, you'll at least be able to defend yourself. Like Adventure, there's a bat that likes to steal objects and drops them off on other parts of the island. As with Pitfall, there are deadly pits for you to fall into... Read more about Curse of Blackbeards Skull (16-06-2009) (A2600 Game)

Tank combat game, running from the VCS RAM. Read more about RAM Combat (16-06-2009) (A2600 Game)

Devin updated his Punch Out style Atari 2600 homebrew game K.O. Cruiser. Read more about K.O. Cruiser (26-05-2009) (A2600 Game)

Have fun piloting your red block and shooting the blue blocks! Read more about RAM Defender (22-05-2009) (A2600 Game)

Have fun piloting your red block and shooting the blue blocks! Read more about RAM Defender (21-05-2009) (A2600 Game)

The game is one of those classic puzzles where you slide tiles into a particular order. Read more about RAM Sliding Puzzle (18-05-2009) (A2600 Game)

For those who might have not recognized yet, we do have another coding competition here at PDRoms, running since 2nd April and it's deadline beeing 31st May 2009. There are still two weeks to hook up an entry :) Read more about PDRoms Coding Competition v4.01 – Reminder 2 (A2600 misc)

Two player Tic Tac Toe game using keypad controllers. The game currently does not have a winner check routine. Read more about RAM Tic-Tac-Toe (11-05-2009) (A2600 Game)

The forces of evil are trying to cross Bifroest (the rainbow bridge of Norse mythology) to attack Asgard. Can you prevent Ragnaroek? Read more about Bifroest v2 (A2600 Game)

Guide your care safe through the street! Read more about RAMRacer (13-05-2009) (A2600 Game)