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name	publisher(developer)	year	tags	description
Space Invaders	Atari	1980	alieninvasion cartridge cover cover-destructible fixedshooter instantdeath lives score spaceinvaderslike spaceinvadersseries	4k cartridge (8k padded). 2 uncommon variations exist (CXL4008 ©1981 and RX8008 ©1986)
Apple Panic	Brøderbund	1982	5.25disk instantdeath ladders lives paniclike score	Requires 32K RAM. Come on Disk. The famous [url=/platforms/detail/21-Apple+II+E]Apple II[/url] game makes it's appearance on Atari 8-bit. Just like Sonic the Hedgehog games for Nintendo systems, it just seems wrong[/b] somehow.
Arena 3000	Microdeal;Med Systems Software	1982	5.25disk arenashooter cassette cyborgs instantdeath lives score	Avaiable on 16K disk or 16K cassette. Uses 1 or 2 joysticks for 1 player
Galaxian	Atari	1982	cartridge endless fixedshooter galaxianlike instantdeath lives score space	CXL4024 8k cartridge 1982. RX8024 8k cartridge 1986.
Hopper	SoftSide	1982	amphibianprotagonist animalprotagonist basic deadlywater earth froggerlike harmfultouch instantdeath joystick jumping langinsignificant license-proprietary lives machinecodelang movingplatforms naturalistic naturalvinvention naturalvnatural nohumans river score snakes steppingstones timelimit traffic typein
Deluxe Invaders	Roklan	1983	alieninvasion aliens cartridge cover-destructible coversystem earth fixedshooter instantdeath langinsignificant lives naturalistic score spaceinvaderslike xegs	09-01101 8k cartridge. Comes in two common variations. One has a grey case and the other yellow case.
Donkey Kong	Atari	1983	animals bludgeons cartoon cartridge constructionsite did donkeykong donkeykonglike earth elevators harmfultouch instantdeath jumping ladders langinsignificant lethalobjects lives mario mario-universe powerups primates rescue score walking	Released in the arcades in 1981, Donkey Kong was not only Nintendo's first real smash hit for the company but marked the introduction of two of their most popular mascots: Mario (originally "Jumpman") and Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong is a platform-action game that has Mario scale four different industrial-themed levels (construction zone, cement factory, an elevator-themed level, and removing rivets from girders) in an attempt to save the damsel in distress, Pauline, from the big ape before the timer runs out. Once the rivets are removed from the final level, Donkey Kong falls, and the two lovers are reunited. From there, the levels start over at a higher difficulty. Along the way, Mario must dodge a constant stream of barrels, "living" fireballs, and spring-weights. Although not as powerful as in other future games, Mario can find a hammer which allows him to destroy the barrels and fireballs for a limited amount of time. Additionally, Mario can also find Pauline's hat, purse, and umbrella for additional bonus points. Donkey Kong is also notable for being one of the first complete narratives in video game form, told through simplistic cut scenes that advance the story. It should also be noted that in many conversions of the original coin-op game for early 1980's consoles and computer systems, Donkey Kong only used two or three of the original levels, with the cement factory most often omitted.*[media=youtube]rmypbmT3TkM[/media]*RX8031 16k cartridge. 3 common variations of this game exist. The ©1988 variation is a blue cartridge and was marketed as a XEGS game.
Donkey Kong Jr.	Atari	1983	cartoon cartridge deadlywater donkeykong falldamage harmfultouch instantdeath jumppads ladders lives mario mario-universe primateprotagonist rescue score walking xegs	RX8040 16k cartridge. A later publishing was marketed for XEGS
Gridrunner	HES;Llamasoft;Mastertronic	1983	cartridge instantdeath lives score	C712 4k cartridge (padded to 8k?). Rare.
Hard Hat Mack	Electronic Arts;Ariolasoft	1983	5.25disk cartridge instantdeath ladders lives score	[48]***Cartridge or disk.
Lode Runner	Brøderbund;Atari	1983	5.25disk cartridge claiming digging instantdeath ladders lives loderunner paniclike score trapping	[49]*Broderbund released the disk version of Lode Runner in 1983. Atari published an (identical) cartridge version in 1987. [Teran]*RX8082 128k cartridge. 2 common variations exist (rounded and squared cases).
Mario Bros.	Atari	1983	cartridge comicalaction crabs endless instantdeath mario mario-universe prototype score testudines	RX8051 16k prototype cartridge.
Moon Patrol	Atari	1983	cartridge instantdeath landvehicle lives moonpatrollike score scrollingshooter	[4]* [4]* [49]***RX8052 16k cartridge. 2 common variations exist, ©1983 brown case, and ©1987 grey case.
Ms. Pac-Man	Atari	1983	apples bananas cartridge cherries claiming femaleprotagonist ghosts instantdeath lives pacman pacmanlike score	RX8043 16k cartridge. 3 common variations exist. ©1983 brown case and ©1987 brown case have red cherries. Alternate ©1987 grey case version shows green cherries on the title screen in PAL mode.
Popeye	Parker Brothers	1983	cartoon cartridge claiming comic harmfultouch instantdeath ladders lives platformer popeye score	[48]***1150 16k cartridge. Common.
Rush Hour	Atari Program Exchange	1983	car city fuel instantdeath landvehicle lives score traffic wheeledvehicle
Blue Thunder	Richard Wilcox Software;Elite (Richard Wilcox Software)	1984	5.25disk cassette fuel helicopter instantdeath lives movie rescue score
Cuthbert Goes Walkabout	Microdeal;QuelleSoft	1984	amidarlike cassette claiming-area cuthbert instantdeath lives score
Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!	Parker Brothers	1984	alligators amphibianprotagonist animalprotagonist birds cartridge frog frogger instantdeath lives score testudines timelimit underwater	1290 16k cartridge. The game is actually 12k but padded to 16k. Rare. A prototype version of this game contains an additional sewer level. [Zerothis]
Mr. Dig	Microdeal;QuelleSoft (Microdeal)	1984	cassette claiming digging instantdeath lives score
Pastfinder	Activision	1984	cartridge instantdeath radiation score scrollingshooter	CC-104 16k cartridge. Extremely rare. In 1994 Activision made a new prototype version of this game with 'Explorer 5-29-1994' written on the label. Possibly this prototype was to be a <a href="../lista4.asp?fplat=71">XEGS</a> game.
Basic Burger	ANALOG	1985	basic food-theme foodcharacters harmfultouch instantdeath ladders langinsignificant lives uvl-missingmedia walking
Chuckie Egg	A&F Software	1985	birds cassette claiming commercial instantdeath joystick ladders license-proprietary lives score timelimit
Caverns of Eriban	Firebird	1986	caveflying fuel instantdeath lives subterranean
Gunlaw	Mastertronic (English Software)	1986	alieninvasion cassette firearms harmfultouch instantdeath lives militantprotagonist runandgun score
Jet Set Willy	Tynesoft	1986	cassette claiming disappearingplatforms falldamage harmfultouch instantdeath jetsetwilly lives platformer timelimit walking willyminer	Miner Willy, intrepid explorer and nouveau-riche socialite, has been reaping the benefits of his fortunate discovery in Surbiton. He has a yacht, a cliff-top mansion, an Italian housekeeper and a French cook, and hundreds of new found friends who REALLY know how to enjoy themselves at a party. His housekeeper, Maria, however, takes a very dim view of all his revelry, and finally after a particularly boisterous thrash she puts her foot down. When the last of the louts disappears down the drive in his Aston Martin, all Willy can think about is crashing out in his four-poster. But Maria won't let him into his room until ALL the discarded glasses and bottles have been cleared away. Can you help Willy out of his dilemma? He hasn't explored his mansion properly yet (it IS a large place and he HAS been VERY busy) and there are some very strange things going on in the further recesses of the house (I wonder what the last owner WAS doing in his laboratory the night he disappeared). You should manage O.K though you will probably find some loonies have been up on the roof and I would check down the road and on the beach if I was you. Good luck and don't worry, all you can lose in this game is sleep.
L.A. Swat	Mastertronic	1986	city-losangeles-ca firearms future instantdeath lawenforcerprotagonist runandgun swat walking
Leaper	Bug-Byte	1986	instantdeath lives platformer score
Spiky Harold	Firebird	1986	animalprotagonist cassette insects instantdeath lives snails timelimit
Food Fight	Atari	1987	cartridge food-theme instantdeath lives score xegs	RX8079 32k cartridge. Uncommon.
Henry's House	Mastertronic	1987	cassette instantdeath ladders lives platformer score
Panik!	Atlantis Software	1987	instantdeath ladders lives platformer score
Panther	Mastertronic	1987	cassette instantdeath lives rescue score
Saracen	Datasoft	1987	5.25disk instantdeath keys lives score
Crystal Castles	Atari;Video 61 (Atari)	1988	anthroprotagonist cartridge claiming instantdeath lives score ursineprotagonist walking	Atari never published this 16k prototype cartridge. Video 61 published it later in 1988.***Actually Atari Corp. did publish this game in 1988, four years after its finishing and planed release in 1984. Before the 1988 release, some minor improvements (sloppy hacks) by someone increased the memory requirements above 16k. The hacks did make the game even more like the arcade version but they hardly seems worth 48k. This made it unplayable on Atari 400 and 800 machines (without soldering). It was only playable on machines with 64k, such as the 600XL and XEGS. The XE branded version of the game hacked by the same unknown programmer was published at the same time. To play this game on a 16k machine you'll need the Video 61 version. [Zerothis]
Crystal Castles	Atari	1988	anthroprotagonist atarixe cartridge claiming instantdeath lives score ursineprotagonist walking
Mario Bros.	Atari	1988	cartridge comicalaction crabs endless instantdeath mario mario-universe platformreference score testudines xegs	RX8103 64k cartridge. Uncommon. Many people (who've played this obscure game) agreee this is the best version of all. The license [company=Atari]Atari[/company] had to produce [game=Mario Bros.]Mario Bros.[/game] games still hadn't expired and allow then to create versions that compeated with NES games.
Rockford: The Arcade Game	Mastertronic (Icon Design)	1988	boulderdashlike cassette claiming digging instantdeath subterranean timelimit
Commando	Atari (Sculptured Software)	1989	firearms grenades instantdeath lives militantprotagonist prototype runandgun score uvl-missingmedia
Jr. Pac-Man	Atari;Video 61 (Atari)	1997	cartridge instantdeath lives pacman pacmanlike prototype score	This was 16k prototype cartridge (RX8061) by Atari that they never published. Video 61 published this uncommon cartridge in 1997.

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