List of Atari, Inc. games (1972–1984)

Last updated April 27, 2024

Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and video game console and home computer development company which operated between 1972 and 1984. During its years of operation, it developed and produced over 350 arcade, console, and computer games for its own systems, and almost 100 ports of games for home computers such as the Commodore 64. Atari began its operations by developing and producing some of the first arcade video games; the first commercial arcade video game, Computer Space , was released in November 1971 by Atari founders Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in partnership as Syzygy Engineering.^[1] The game in part marked the end of the early history of video games and the start of the rise of the commercial video game industry. After its founding in 1972, Atari released Pong , believed to be the third arcade video game after Computer Space and a clone game and the first commercially successful arcade video game machine,^[2] and thereafter produced numerous arcade games, including video games and pinball machines.

The arcade game market is split into manufacturers, distributors, and operators; manufacturers like Atari sell game machines to distributors—who handle several types of electronic machines—who in turn sell them to the operators of locations. In the early 1970s, distributors bought games on an exclusive basis, meaning that only one distributor in each distribution region would carry products from a given arcade game manufacturer, restricting the manufacturer to only the operators that distributor sold to. In 1973 Atari set up a secret subsidiary company, Kee Games, which was intended to sell clones of Atari's games in order to reach more distributors; Kee was merged with Atari the following year.^[3] Atari itself was sold to Warner Communications in 1976 and merged with Warner's WCI Games division, keeping the name Atari, Inc.^[4]

In 1975 Atari released Home Pong, its first of several Pong-based dedicated video game consoles, and in 1977 released its first home video game console, the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600). From that point onward Atari developed both arcade games and console games, and in 1979 added games for their first home computers, the Atari 400 and 800. Atari produced a second home video game console in 1982, the Atari 5200, and four more home computer versions. Beginning in Summer 1981, Atari published the Atari Program Exchange, a quarterly mail-order catalog of software written for Atari computers by external developers which Atari then distributed to customers. In May 1983, Atari started the Atarisoft division, which produced ports of games by Atari and others for non-Atari home computers. In July 1984, as a result of falling sales due to the video game crash of 1983, Atari, Inc. was split apart by Warner Communications; the arcade division continued as a subsidiary of Warner under the name Atari Games, while the console and computer games divisions were sold off as Atari Corporation.^[5]

Games

Atari's dedicated consoles and many of their early console games were licensed for sale through Sears, which often sold them under a different name, on some occasions months prior to the Atari-branded version. When different, these variant names are listed in the table below. When the same arcade game was released with minor variations by Atari and Kee Games, the two games are listed together.

Atari, Inc. games
Title	System	Release date	Developer(s)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Ref(s).
Pong	Arcade	November 29, 1972	Atari
Pong	Dedicated console ^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	October 1, 1975	Atari
Space Race	Arcade	July 16, 1973	Atari	^[6]
Pong Doubles	Arcade	September 10, 1973	Atari
Pong Doubles	Dedicated console (as Pong IV )	September 1976	Atari
Gotcha	Arcade	October 1973	Atari
Elimination	Arcade	October 1973	Kee Games
Elimination	Arcade (as Quadrapong )	March 1974	Atari	^[7]
Rebound	Arcade	February 1974	Atari
Rebound	Arcade (as Spike )	March 1974	Kee Games
Super Pong	Arcade	February 1974	Atari
Super Pong	Dedicated console	July 1976	Atari
World Cup	Arcade	April 1974^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Atari
Gran Trak 10	Arcade	May 1974	Atari
Gran Trak 10	Arcade (as Formula K )	July 1974	Kee Games
Twin Racer	Arcade	July 1974	Kee Games
Twin Racer	Arcade (as Gran Trak 20 )	August 1974	Atari
Touch Me	Arcade (electronic)	October 1974	Atari
Touch Me	Handheld electronic game	Fall 1979	Atari
Pin-Pong	Arcade	October 1974	Atari
Qwak!	Arcade	November 1974	Atari
Tank	Arcade	November 5, 1974	Atari
Pursuit	Arcade	January 1975	Kee Games ^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Hi-way	Arcade	April 1975	Atari
Indy 800	Arcade	April 1975	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Indy 800	Atari 2600 (as Indy 500 (Sears: Race))^{[lower-alpha 7]}	September 11, 1977	Atari
Tank II	Arcade	May 1975	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Tank III	Arcade	May 1975	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Anti-Aircraft	Arcade	June 1975	Atari
Goal 4	Arcade	July 1975	Atari
Shark Jaws	Arcade	September 1975	Atari^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Crash 'N Score	Arcade	October 17, 1975	Atari
Jet Fighter	Arcade	October 17, 1975	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Steeplechase	Arcade	October 17, 1975	Atari
Steeplechase	Atari 2600	Fall 1981	Atari
Stunt Cycle	Arcade	January 1976	Atari
Outlaw	Arcade	March 1976	Atari
Quiz Show	Arcade	April 1976	Atari
Tank 8	Arcade	April 1976	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Indy 4	Arcade	May 1976	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Breakout	Arcade	May 13, 1976	Atari
Breakout	Atari 2600 (Sears: Breakaway IV)	November 1978	Atari
Cops n' Robbers	Arcade	July 1976	Atari
Flyball	Arcade	July 1976	Atari
LeMans	Arcade	August 1976	Atari
Hockey Pong ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Dedicated console	September 1976	Atari
Super Pong Doubles ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Dedicated console (Sears: Super Pong IV)	September 1976	Atari
Night Driver	Arcade	October 1976	Atari
Night Driver	Atari 2600	Summer 1980	Atari
Sprint 2	Arcade	November 12, 1976	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
F-1 ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Arcade	November 12, 1976	Namco
Dominos	Arcade	January 1977	Atari
Super Pong 10	Dedicated console	February 1977	Atari
Dominos/4	Arcade	February 6, 1977	Atari
The Atarians	Pinball	February 18, 1977	Atari	^[8]
Triple Hunt	Arcade	April 1977	Atari
Sprint 8	Arcade	May 1977	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Drag Race	Arcade	June 1977	Atari
Pool Shark	Arcade	June 1977	Atari
Time 2000	Pinball	June 1977	Atari
Starship 1	Arcade	July 1977	Atari
Starship 1	Atari 2600 (as Star Ship (Sears: Outer Space))	September 11, 1977	Atari
Video Pinball	Dedicated console (Sears: Pinball Breakaway)	September 1977	Atari
Video Pinball	Atari 2600	March 1981	Atari
Airborne Avenger	Pinball	September 1977	Atari
Super Bug	Arcade	September 1977	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Air-Sea Battle	Atari 2600 (Sears: Target Fun)	September 11, 1977	Atari
Video Olympics	Atari 2600 (Sears: Pong Sports)	September 11, 1977	Atari
Street Racer	Atari 2600 (Sears: Speedway II)	September 11, 1977	Atari
Blackjack	Atari 2600	September 11, 1977	Atari
Surround	Atari 2600 (Sears: Chase)	September 11, 1977	Atari
Basic Math	Atari 2600 (Sears: Math)	September 11, 1977	Atari
Combat	Atari 2600 (Sears: Tank-Plus)	September 11, 1977	Atari
Ultra Pong	Dedicated console	October 1977	Atari
Canyon Bomber	Arcade	November 1977	Atari
Canyon Bomber	Atari 2600	Fall 1979	Atari
Destroyer	Arcade	November 1977	Atari
Ultra Pong Doubles	Dedicated console	November 1977	Atari
Stunt Cycle	Dedicated console (Sears: Motocross Sports Center IV)	November 1977	Atari
Sprint 4	Arcade	December 1977	Atari
Sprint 1	Arcade	January 1978	Atari
Middle Earth	Pinball	February 1978	Atari
Ultra Tank	Arcade	February 1978	Atari^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Sky Raider	Arcade	March 1978	Atari
Tournament Table	Arcade	March 1978	Atari
Space War	Atari 2600 (Sears: Space Combat)	May 1978	Atari
Hangman	Atari 2600 (Sears: Spelling)	May 1978	Atari
Avalanche	Arcade	June 1978	Atari
Avalanche	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Dennis Koble
Fire Truck	Arcade	June 1978	Atari
Sky Diver	Arcade	June 1978	Atari
Home Run	Atari 2600 (Sears: Baseball)	June 1978	Atari
Code Breaker	Atari 2600 (Sears: Codebreaker)	June 1978	Atari
Hunt & Score	Atari 2600 (Sears: Memory Match)	June 1978	Atari
Smokey Joe	Arcade	July 1978	Atari
Slot Racers	Atari 2600 (Sears: Maze)	July 1978	Atari
Brain Games	Atari 2600	August 1978	Atari
Flag Capture	Atari 2600 (Sears: Capture)	August 1978	Atari
Super Breakout	Arcade	August 1978	Atari
	Atari computers	November 1979	Atari
	Atari 2600	January 1982	Atari
	Atari 5200	October 1982	Atari
Space Riders	Pinball	September 1978	Atari
Atari Football	Arcade	October 1978	Atari
Atari Football	Atari 2600 (as Football)	Winter 1979	Atari
Outlaw	Atari 2600 (Sears: Gunslinger)	October 1978	Atari	^[9]
Orbit	Arcade	November 1978	Atari
Basketball	Atari 2600	December 1978	Atari
Sky Diver	Atari 2600 (Sears: Dare Diver)	Winter 1979	Atari
Superman	Pinball	March 5, 1979	Atari
Hercules	Pinball	April 1979	Atari
Atari 4-Player Football	Arcade	April 1979	Atari
Basketball	Arcade	May 1979	Atari
Subs	Arcade	May 1979	Atari
Atari Baseball	Arcade	June 1979	Atari
Superman	Atari 2600	June 1979	Atari
BASIC Programming	Atari 2600	July 1979	Atari
Video Chess	Atari 2600	Summer 1979	Atari
Backgammon	Atari 2600	Summer 1979	Atari
Lunar Lander	Arcade	August 1979	Atari
Bowling	Atari 2600	Fall 1979	Atari
Casino	Atari 2600 (Sears: Poker Plus)	Fall 1979	Atari
Human Cannonball	Atari 2600 (Sears: Cannon Man)	Fall 1979	Atari
Miniature Golf	Atari 2600 (Sears: Arcade Golf)	Fall 1979	Atari
Slot Machine	Atari 2600 (Sears: Slots)	Fall 1979	Atari
Asteroids	Arcade	November 1979	Atari
	Atari computers	Summer 1981	Atari
	Atari 2600	July 1981	Atari
Basketball	Atari computers	November 1979	Atari
Adventure	Atari 2600	1980	Atari	^[10]
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe	Atari computers	January 1980	Atari
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe	Atari 2600	Summer 1980	Atari
Star Raiders	Atari computers	March 1980	Atari	^[11]
	Atari 2600	September 1982	Atari	^[12]
	Atari 5200	January 1983	Atari	^[13]
Space Invaders ^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Atari 2600	February 1980	Taito
	Atari computers	Summer 1980	Taito
	Atari 5200	October 1982	Taito
Atari Soccer	Arcade	April 1980	Atari
Monte Carlo	Arcade	April 1980	Atari
Hangman	Atari computers	Spring 1980	Atari
Kingdom	Atari computers	Spring 1980	Atari
Blackjack	Atari computers	Spring 1980	Atari
Missile Command	Arcade	June 1980	Atari
	Atari 2600	April 1981	Atari
	Atari computers	Summer 1981	Atari
	Atari 5200	October 1982	Atari
Circus Atari ^{[lower-alpha 12]}	Atari 2600 (Sears: Circus)	Summer 1980	Exidy
Golf	Atari 2600	Summer 1980	Atari
Maze Craze	Atari 2600	Fall 1980	Atari
Video Checkers	Atari 2600	Fall 1980	Atari
Dodge 'Em	Atari 2600	Fall 1980	Atari
Battlezone	Arcade	November 1980	Atari
	Atari 2600	August 1983	Atari
	Apple II	Winter 1984	Atari
	IBM PC	Winter 1984	Atari
	Commodore 64	Winter 1984	Atari
	VIC-20	Winter 1984	Atari
Pelé's Soccer	Atari 2600 (Sears: Soccer)	Winter 1981	Atari
Asteroids Deluxe	Arcade	April 1981	Atari
Warlords	Arcade	April 1981	Atari
Warlords	Atari 2600	June 1981	Atari
Red Baron	Arcade	May 1981	Atari
Lemonade	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Bob Polaro	^[14]
Mugwump	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Bob Polaro	^[14]
Outlaw/Howitzer^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Hofacker / Elcomp Publishing	^[14]
Preschool Games	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Bob Polaro	^[14]
Roman Checkers	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Bob Polaro	^[14]
Space Trek	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Bob Polaro	^[14]
Centurion	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Robert Zdybel	^[14]
Castle	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Robert Zdybel	^[14]
Wizard's Gold	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981		^[14]
Sleazy Adventure	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Bob Smith	^[14]
Alien Egg	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Robert Zdybel	^[14]
Chinese Puzzle	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Dennis Koble	^[14]
Sultan's Palace	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Dennis Koble	^[14]
Anthill	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Steve Bittrolff	^[14]
Tact Trek	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1981	Robert Zdybel	^[14]
Centipede	Arcade	June 1981	Atari
	Atari computers	June 1982	Atari
	Atari 5200	February 1983	Atari
	Apple II	June 1983	Atari
	IBM PC	June 1983	Atari
	Commodore 64	June 1983	Atari
	VIC-20	June 1983	Atari
	TI-99/4A	June 1983	Atari
	ColecoVision	October 26, 1983	Atari
	Intellivision	October 26, 1983	Atari
Stellar Track	Atari 2600	Fall 1981	Atari
Dice Poker	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Bob Polaro	^[15]
747 Landing Simulator	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	William J. Graham	^[15]
Eastern Front (1941)	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Chris Crawford	^[15]
CodeCracker	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Jose R. Suarez	^[15]
Domination	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Alan M. Newman	^[15]
Terry	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Ingrid Langevin Solem	^[15]
Bumper Pool	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Steve Smith	^[15]
Minotaur	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Steve Cavin	^[15]
Lookahead	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Dave Johnson / Johnson Software	^[15]
Babel	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Joel Gluck	^[15]
Wizard's Revenge	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1981	Max Manowski	^[15]
Tempest	Arcade	October 29, 1981	Atari
Letterman	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Ed Stewart / Ray Lyons	^[16]
Mathematic-Tac-Toe	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Nadav Caine	^[16]
Number Blast	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Richard Wiitala	^[16]
Attank!	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Joel Gluck	^[16]
Blackjack Casino	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Bill Zimmerman	^[16]
Block 'Em	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Jose R. Suarez	^[16]
Caverns of Mars	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Greg Christensen	^[16]
Dog Daze	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Gray Chang	^[16]
Downhill	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Mark Reid	^[16]
Memory Match	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Bruce Frumker	^[16]
Pro Bowling	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Wesley B. Newell	^[16]
Reversi II	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Russel Segal	^[16]
Solitaire	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Mark Reid	^[16]
Space Chase	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1982	Fernando Herrera	^[16]
Haunted House	Atari 2600	February 1982	Atari
Space Duel	Arcade	February 16, 1982	Atari
Pac-Man ^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Atari 2600	March 16, 1982	Namco
	Atari computers	May 1982	Namco
	Atari 5200	October 1982	Namco
	Apple II	June 1983	Namco
	IBM PC	June 1983	Namco
	Commodore 64	June 1983	Namco
	VIC-20	June 1983	Namco
	TI-99/4A	June 1983	Namco
	Intellivision	October 26, 1983	Namco
	ZX Spectrum	Winter 1984	Namco
Block Buster	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Spring 1982	Alan Griesemer / Stephen Bradshaw	^[17]
Dig Dug ^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Arcade ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	April 1982	Namco
	Apple II	June 1983	Namco
	IBM PC	June 1983	Namco
	Commodore 64	June 1983	Namco
	VIC-20	June 1983	Namco
	TI-99/4A	June 1983	Namco
	Atari 2600	October 1983	Namco
	Atari 5200	October 1983	Namco
	Atari computers	January 1984	Namco
Yars' Revenge	Atari 2600	May 1982	Atari
Kangaroo	Arcade	June 1982	Sun Electronics
	Atari 2600	June 1983	Sun Electronics
	Atari 5200	August 1983	Sun Electronics
	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1983	Sun Electronics	^[18]
Gravitar	Arcade	June 1982	Atari
Gravitar	Atari 2600	October 1983	Atari
Defender ^{[lower-alpha 15]}	Atari 2600	June 1982	Williams Electronics
	Atari 5200	December 1982	Williams Electronics
	Atari computers	December 1982	Williams Electronics
	Apple II	June 1983	Williams Electronics
	IBM PC	June 1983	Williams Electronics
	Commodore 64	June 1983	Williams Electronics
	VIC-20	June 1983	Williams Electronics
	TI-99/4A	June 1983	Williams Electronics
	ColecoVision	October 26, 1983	Williams Electronics
	Intellivision	October 26, 1983	Williams Electronics
Math Gran Prix	Atari 2600	July 1982	Atari; Suki Lee
Demons to Diamonds	Atari 2600	July 1982	Atari
Frogmaster	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1982	Michael Crick	^[19]
Checker King	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1982	William H. Northrup	^[19]
Galahad and the Holy Grail	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1982	Douglas Crockford	^[19]
Jax-O	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1982	John Oritz	^[19]
Pushover	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1982	Joel Gluck	^[19]
Rabbotz	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1982	Jeff Johannigman	^[19]
Salmon Run	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1982	Bill Williams	^[19]
Seven Card Stud	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1982	Monty Webb	^[19]
Berzerk ^{[lower-alpha 16]}	Atari 2600	August 1982	Stern Electronics
Berzerk ^{[lower-alpha 16]}	Atari 5200	November 1983	Stern Electronics
Fast Freddie	Atari 2600 ^{[lower-alpha 17]}	October 1982	Kaneko
Galaxian ^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Atari 5200	October 1982	Namco
	Atari computers	December 1982	Namco
	Atari 2600	April 1983	Namco
	ColecoVision	October 26, 1983	Namco
	ZX Spectrum	Winter 1984	Atari
	Apple II	Winter 1984	Atari
	IBM PC	Winter 1984	Atari
	Commodore 64	Winter 1984	Atari
	VIC-20	Winter 1984	Atari
RealSports Soccer	Atari 5200	October 1982	Atari
RealSports Soccer	Atari 2600	April 1983	General Computer Corporation
RealSports Baseball	Atari 2600	October 1982	Atari
RealSports Baseball	Atari 5200	October 1983	Atari
RealSports Volleyball	Atari 2600	October 1982	Atari
SwordQuest: EarthWorld	Atari 2600	October 1982	Atari
Cribbage	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1982	Jose R. Suarez	^[20]
Mankala	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1982	Elizabeth Chase MacRae	^[20]
Snark Hunt	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1982	Jeff Johannigman	^[20]
Submarine Commander	Atari 2600	Fall 1982	Atari
Raiders of the Lost Ark	Atari 2600	November 1982	Atari
Millipede	Arcade	November 18, 1982	Atari
Millipede	Atari 2600	March 1984	Atari
Pole Position ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Arcade	November 18, 1982	Namco
	Atari 2600	July 1983	Namco
	Atari 5200	August 1983	Namco
	Atari computers	January 1984	Namco
	Apple II	Winter 1984	Namco
	IBM PC	Winter 1984	Namco
	Commodore 64	Winter 1984	Namco
	VIC-20	Winter 1984	Namco
	TI-99/4A	Winter 1984	Namco
Liberator	Arcade	November 18, 1982	Atari
Quantum	Arcade	November 18, 1982	General Computer Corporation; Elizabeth Betty Ryan
RealSports Football	Atari 2600	December 1982	Atari
RealSports Football	Atari 5200	December 1982	Atari
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Atari 2600	December 1982	Atari
Vanguard	Atari 2600	January 1983	Tose
Vanguard	Atari 5200	October 1983	Tose
Phoenix	Atari 2600	January 1983
Typo Attack	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1983	David Buehler	^[21]
Air-Raid!	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1983	Chuck Gibke	^[21]
Game Show	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1983	Hung A. Pham	^[21]
Gridiron Glory	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1983	Mike Drury / Bob Graves	^[21]
Melt-Down	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1983	Stephen Romejko	^[21]
Phobos	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1983	Greg Christensen	^[21]
Pushky	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1983	Yakov Epelboim	^[21]
Quarxon	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1983	Scott Ludwig	^[21]
Yahtman	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1983	Dan Reinhart	^[21]
Xevious ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Arcade	February 1983	Namco
Black Widow	Arcade	February 1983	Atari
Ms. Pac-Man ^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Atari 2600	February 1983	Namco
	Atari 5200	September 1983	Namco
	ZX Spectrum	Winter 1984	Namco
	Apple II	Winter 1984	Namco
	IBM PC	Winter 1984	Namco
	Commodore 64	Winter 1984	Namco
	VIC-20	Winter 1984	Namco
	TI-99/4A	Winter 1984	Namco
SwordQuest: FireWorld	Atari 2600	February 1983	Atari
Countermeasure	Atari 5200	February 1983	Atari
Popeye ^{[lower-alpha 18]}	Arcade	February 1983	Nintendo
Donkey Kong ^{[lower-alpha 19]}	Atari computers	March 1983	Nintendo
	Apple II	June 1983	Nintendo
	IBM PC	June 1983	Nintendo
	Commodore 64	June 1983	Nintendo
	VIC-20	June 1983	Nintendo
	TI-99/4A	June 1983	Nintendo
Food Fight	Arcade	March 1983	General Computer Corporation
Catterpiggle	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Spring 1983	Scott Ludwig	^[22]
Diggerbonk	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Spring 1983	Steve Robinson	^[22]
Getaway!	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Spring 1983	Mark Reid	^[22]
Impact	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Spring 1983	David Buehler	^[22]
Microsailing	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Spring 1983	Glenn Faden	^[22]
RealSports Tennis	Atari 2600	April 1983	General Computer Corporation
RealSports Tennis	Atari 5200	April 1983	Atari
Arabian	Arcade	May 1983	Sun Electronics
Star Wars	Arcade	May 1983	Atari
Jungle Hunt ^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Atari 2600	June 1983	Taito
	Atari 5200	August 1983	Taito
	Atari computers	January 1984	Taito
	Apple II	Winter 1984	Taito
	IBM PC	Winter 1984	Taito
	Commodore 64	Winter 1984	Taito
	VIC-20	Winter 1984	Taito
	TI-99/4A	Winter 1984	Taito
The Bean Machine	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1983	Steve Robinson	^[23]
Bootleg	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1983	Eric Freeman	^[23]
Can't Quit	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1983	John M. Harris	^[23]
Dandy	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1983	John H. Palevich	^[23]
Ennumereight	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1983	Philip J. Baker	^[23]
Smasher	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Summer 1983	Chris Goodman / John Goodman	^[23]
Crystal Castles	Arcade	July 8, 1983	Atari	^[24]
Crystal Castles	Atari 2600	March 1984	Atari	^[25]
Atari Video Cube	Atari 2600	July 1983	Atari
Krull	Atari 2600	September 1983	Atari
Cookie Monster Munch	Atari 2600	September 1983	Atari / Children's Computer Workshop
Alpha Beam with Ernie	Atari 2600	September 1983	Atari
Space Dungeon ^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Atari 5200	September 1983	Atari
The Lone Raider	Atari computers	September 1983	Atari
Ion Roadway	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1983	Jim Sommers	^[18]
Space War	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1983	Jay R. Jaeger	^[18]
Saratoga	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1983	Paul Wehner	^[18]
Moon Marauder	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1983	Jim Sommers	^[18]
Excalibur	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1983	Chris Crawford / Larry Summers / Valerie Atkinson	^[18]
Musical Pilot	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1983	Charlie Kulas	^[18]
Puzzler	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1983	Paul Lewandowski	^[18]
Ringmaster	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Fall 1983	Gregor Nowak	^[18]
Joust ^{[lower-alpha 15]}	Atari 2600	October 1983	Atari
	Atari 5200	October 1983	Atari
	Atari computers	January 1984	Atari
	Apple II	Winter 1984	Atari
	IBM PC	Winter 1984	Atari
Moon Patrol ^{[lower-alpha 20]}	Atari 2600	October 1983	Irem
	Atari 5200	November 1983	Irem
	Apple II	Winter 1984	Irem
	IBM PC	Winter 1984	Irem
	Commodore 64	Winter 1984	Irem
	VIC-20	Winter 1984	Irem
	TI-99/4A	Winter 1984	Irem
SwordQuest: WaterWorld	Atari 2600	October 1983	Atari
Sorcerer's Apprentice	Atari 2600	October 1983	Atari
Major Havoc	Arcade	November 1983	Atari
Pole Position II ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Arcade	November 1983	Atari
Pigs in Space	Atari 2600	November 1983	Atari
Quadrun	Atari 2600	November 1983	Atari
Snoopy and the Red Baron	Atari 2600	November 1983	Atari
Big Bird's Egg Catch	Atari 2600	November 1983	Atari / Children's Computer Workshop
Mario Bros. ^{[lower-alpha 19]}	Atari 2600	November 1983	Nintendo
Mario Bros. ^{[lower-alpha 19]}	Atari 5200	December 1983	Nintendo
Pengo ^{[lower-alpha 21]}	Atari 5200	November 1983	Coreland
	Atari computers	January 1984	Coreland
	Atari 2600	May 1984	Coreland
Robotron: 2084 ^{[lower-alpha 22]}	Commodore 64	June 1983	Vid Kidz
	VIC-20	June 1983	Vid Kidz
	Atari 5200	November 1983	Vid Kidz
	Apple II	October 26, 1983	Vid Kidz
	IBM PC	October 26, 1983	Vid Kidz
	Atari computers	January 1984	Vid Kidz
Firefox	Arcade	January 1984	Atari
Donkey Kong Jr. ^{[lower-alpha 19]}	Atari computers	January 1984	Nintendo
Bellum	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1984	Adam Michael Billyard	^[26]
Burgers!	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1984	Douglas Crockford	^[26]
Chambers of Zorp	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1984	Karl Gardner / Tom Konchan	^[26]
Dragon Quest or A Twist in the Tail	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1984	Ed Churnside	^[26]
Numberland Nightwatch	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1984	Kendall Brown	^[26]
Raid on Gravitron	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1984	Jim Sommers	^[26]
Rush Hour	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1984	Mark Odendahl / Suzy Odendahl	^[26]
Weakon	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1984	Eric Freeman	^[26]
Dog Daze Deluze	Atari computers ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Winter 1984	Gray Chang	^[26]
Cloak & Dagger	Arcade	February 1984	Atari
Oscar's Trash Race	Atari 2600	March 1984	Atari / Children's Computer Workshop
Bumpomov's Dogs	Atari computers	March 22, 1984	Atari
Taz	Atari 2600	April 1984	Atari
Asterix	Atari 2600	April 1984	Atari
Obélix	Atari 2600	April 1984	Atari; Suki Lee
Choplifter ^{[lower-alpha 23]}	Atari 2600	May 1984	Dan Gorlin
I, Robot	Arcade	June 1984	Atari
Stargate ^{[lower-alpha 15]}	Apple II	June 1984	Williams Electronics
	IBM PC	June 1984	Williams Electronics
	Atari 2600	June 1984	Williams Electronics
Gremlins	Atari 2600	June 1984	Atari
	Apple II	June 1984	Atari
	IBM PC	June 1984	Atari
	Commodore 64	June 1984	Atari

Notes

↑ The original developer of the game, rather than the developer of a specific port of the game
↑ The dedicated console version of Pong is commonly referred to as Home Pong , despite not bearing that name.
1 2 3 Initially released through Sears under the same name as the later Atari version
↑ World Cup was released solely in Europe
↑ Kee Games officially merged with Atari in September 1974; Pursuit was the last game developed by Kee as a distinct company, though the brand continued to be used.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Released under the Kee Games brand after the company merged with Atari
↑ 2-player console game version of the 8-player arcade game Indy 800
↑ Shark Jaws was the only game by Atari released under the Horror Games brand.
1 2 3 4 5 Namco arcade game published by Atari in North America
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Beginning in Summer 1981, Atari published the Atari Program Exchange, a quarterly mail-order catalog of software written for Atari computers by external developers which Atari then distributed to customers.
1 2 3 Console and computer game versions of the Taito arcade game
↑ Console game version of the Exidy arcade game Circus
↑ Computer game version of the Taito arcade game Gun Fight
1 2 3 4 Console and computer game versions of a Namco arcade game
1 2 3 Console game version of the Williams Electronics arcade game
↑ Console version of the Stern Electronics arcade game
↑ Kaneko arcade game published by Atari in Europe
↑ Nintendo arcade game published by Atari in Europe
1 2 3 Console and computer game versions of the Nintendo arcade game
↑ Console version of an Irem arcade game
↑ Console version of a Coreland arcade game
↑ Console version of a Vid Kidz arcade game
↑ Console version of the Dan Gorlin Apple II game

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↑ "What the Hell has Nolan Bushnell Started?". Next Generation (4). Imagine Media: 6–11. April 1995.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Summer Edition—1982. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 36–73.
1 2 3 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Fall Edition—1982. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 37–73.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Winter Edition—1982–1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 41–80.
1 2 3 4 5 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Spring Edition—1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 26–30.
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[6] The original developer of the game, rather than the developer of a specific port of the game

[7] The dedicated console version of Pong is commonly referred to as Home Pong , despite not bearing that name.

[SearsFirst-8] 1 2 3 Initially released through Sears under the same name as the later Atari version

[11] World Cup was released solely in Europe

[12] Kee Games officially merged with Atari in September 1974; Pursuit was the last game developed by Kee as a distinct company, though the brand continued to be used.

[KeeBrand-13] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Released under the Kee Games brand after the company merged with Atari

[14] 2-player console game version of the 8-player arcade game Indy 800

[15] Shark Jaws was the only game by Atari released under the Horror Games brand.

[namcoNA-16] 1 2 3 4 5 Namco arcade game published by Atari in North America

[APX-18] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Beginning in Summer 1981, Atari published the Atari Program Exchange, a quarterly mail-order catalog of software written for Atari computers by external developers which Atari then distributed to customers.

[Taitoport-24] 1 2 3 Console and computer game versions of the Taito arcade game

[25] Console game version of the Exidy arcade game Circus

[27] Computer game version of the Taito arcade game Gun Fight

[Namcoport-30] 1 2 3 4 Console and computer game versions of a Namco arcade game

[Williamsport-33] 1 2 3 Console game version of the Williams Electronics arcade game

[35] Console version of the Stern Electronics arcade game

[36] Kaneko arcade game published by Atari in Europe

[39] Nintendo arcade game published by Atari in Europe

[Nintendoport-40] 1 2 3 Console and computer game versions of the Nintendo arcade game

[45] Console version of an Irem arcade game

[46] Console version of a Coreland arcade game

[47] Console version of a Vid Kidz arcade game

[49] Console version of the Dan Gorlin Apple II game

[VGHnutty-1] Smith, Alexander (2015-09-03). "A Nutty Idea". They Create Worlds. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2016-03-12.

[Color-2] Smith, Keith (2014-05-17). "What Were the First Ten Coin-Op Video Games?". The Golden Age Arcade Historian. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

[AtariInc120-3] Atari, Inc., p. 120

[NGen4-4] "What the Hell has Nolan Bushnell Started?". Next Generation (4). Imagine Media: 6–11. April 1995.

[Atarisold-5] Sanger, David E. (1984-07-03). "Warner Sells Atari to Tramiel". The New York Times .

[AtariInc98-9] Atari, Inc., p. 98

[GSretro-10] Fulton, Steve (2007-11-06). "The History of Atari: 1971-1977". Gamasutra . UBM . Retrieved 2017-08-18.

[ACCmar77-17] "C. A. Robinson Hosts Atarians Reception". Atari Coin Connection. Vol. 1, no. 4. March 1977. p. 1.

[19] Bunch, Kevin (2022). Atari Archive: Vol.1 1977-1978. Press Run Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-955183-21-5.

[20] Smith, Alexander (2019). They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry Volume 1, 1971-1982. CRC Press. p. 463. ISBN 978-1138389908.

[21] Fulton, Steve (August 21, 2008). "Atari: The Golden Years -- A History, 1978-1981". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

[vgu-rel-2600-22] "Availability Update". The Video Game Update . Vol. 1, no. 6. September 1982.

[vgu-rel-5200-23] "The Year in Review". The Video Game Update. Vol. 2, no. 10. January 1984.

[APXSummer81-26] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Summer Edition—1981 (PDF). Atari, Inc. 1981. pp. 6–13.

[APXFall81-28] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Fall Edition—1981. Atari, Inc. 1981. pp. 16–28.

[APXWinter82-29] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Winter Edition—1981. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 27–45.

[APXSpring82-31] Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Spring Edition—1982. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 33–50.

[APXFall83-32] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Fall Edition—1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 23–59.

[APXSummer82-34] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Summer Edition—1982. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 36–73.

[APXFall82-37] 1 2 3 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Fall Edition—1982. Atari, Inc. 1982. pp. 37–73.

[APXWinter83-38] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Winter Edition—1982–1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 41–80.

[APXSpring83-41] 1 2 3 4 5 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Spring Edition—1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 26–30.

[APXSummer83-42] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Summer Edition—1983. Atari, Inc. 1983. pp. 28–33.

[43] "Crystal Castles". United States Copyright Office. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[44] "Atari 2600". Computer Entertainer includes The Video Game Update . Vol. 3, no. 1. April 1984. p. 16.

[APXWinter84-48] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Winter Edition—1983–1984. Atari, Inc. 1984. pp. 2–9.

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