Atari was an early pioneer in the video game industry, in fact, they virtually created the industry with their introduction of the arcade gamePong. The brand name "Atari" was used for many years and applied to several other entities that developed products ranging from arcade video games to home video game consoles to home computers to video games for personal computers.
Below is a list of arcade video games produced by Atari. These games were produced by Atari, Inc. from 1972 to 1984 starting with Pong and Atari Games from 1984 to 2000. Atari no longer manufacturers arcade games and, in fact, the entity that now owns the brand name (French company, Infogrames) never has.
For a full list of games developed or published by Atari from 1972 to 1984, see List of Atari, Inc. games.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.
Each player controls an anti-aircraft gun and tries to shoot down more aircraft than their opponent.
1992
2, simultaneous
Player can select from enhanced versions of earlier Atari games, Super Centipede or Missile Command II, both of which allow for two-player simultaneous play.
Area 51
1995
2, simultaneous
The players attempt to kill the aliens and their mothership.
Area 51/Maximum Force Duo
1998
2, simultaneous
Players can choose to play either of the previous games, Area 51 or Maximum Force.
The player takes on the role of the Caped Crusader participating in scenes taken from the 1989 film of the same name. Scenes are varied and include a final confrontation with The Joker.
Battlezone
1980
1
A big hit for Atari, the player controls a tank from the point-of-view from inside the tank. Novel controls, game cabinet and graphics made this a standout.
1993
2, simultaneous
A competitive rhythm game. Never released into full production.
Beavis and Butt-Head
1996
2, simultaneous
A prototype of a game based on the animated TV series; never released.
Black Widow
1982
2, alternating
The player is a spider at the middle of a web, trying to defend it from enemies.
Blasteroids
1987
2, simultaneous
Players blast asteroids and other targets and try to catch powerups to upgrade their weapons.
Players control blimps which fly over a canyon dropping bombs. Canyon "boulders" are worth different points. Black and white.
Centipede
1980
2, alternating
A big hit for Atari, the player controls the character at the bottom and shoots a segmented centipede as it advances down the screen through a field of mushrooms. Other enemies, such as spiders and fleas, also threaten the player.
Championship Sprint
1986
2, simultaneous
A racing game in which players attempt to beat each other around tracks while avoiding hazards.
A black and white demolition derby game where the object is to hit randomly appearing numbered pylons.
Crystal Castles
1983
2, alternating
A moderate success, the player controls a bear character to collect crystals along paths in various caves with avoiding enemies. The player can find and use various powerups and secrets.
Cyberball
1988
4, simultaneous
Robotic football of the future. Robots can explode with the ball if it reaches critical temperature. Players can upgrade robots from funds from successful plays.
Cyberball 2072
1989
2, simultaneous
American football with robots.
1993
2, simultaneous
A futuristic one-on-one fighting game with robots.
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1992
2, simultaneous
A two-player brawler which takes place on a train.
A black and white game; a free-to-play variant of Pong designed specifically for pediatricians' waiting rooms.
Dominos
1977
2, simultaneous
A black and white game; players try to make a competitor's domino trail run into theirs.
1977
2, simultaneous
A black and white game; players compete in a drag race.
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Empire Strikes Back
1985
1
A sequel to the very successful Star Wars, this game features a color vector display and digitized voice samples as the player battles Imperial Walkers, TIE fighters and navigates asteroid fields.
A black and white game; the player drives a fire truck through twisting city streets. In two-player mode, both players cooperatively drive the truck, one in front, one in back.
Firebeast
1983
2, alternating
An unreleased prototype also known as Dragon Master, this game was apparently inspired by Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series of books. Riding a flying dragon, the player must destroy silver threads before they reach the ground and start fires.
The player attempts to gathers piles of food and hurl them at angry chefs as he attempts to reach and eat an ice cream cone before it melts.
1996
2, simultaneous
A puzzle game; the player must try to match three of the same colored fish in a row.
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Gauntlet
1985
4, simultaneous
A huge hit for Atari, released during the Dungeons & Dragons craze, Gauntlet features four adventurers exploring a dungeon. "Health" continually runs out, requiring players to steadily pump credits into the game.
Gauntlet II
1986
4, simultaneous
A sequel to Gauntlet. Profitable, though not as big a hit as the original.
Gauntlet Legends
1998
4, simultaneous
A sequel to Gauntlet. Though it sportedsome innovative features, it garnered a lukewarm reception.
1975
4, simultaneous
A foosball-like game, with paddles instead of players.
Gotcha
1973
2, simultaneous
Two-player maze game where the players try to catch each other.
Gran Trak 10
1974
1
A black and white driving game where the player races around a track for points.
1974
2, simultaneous
A black and white racing game. Players drive cars around a track for points.
Gravitar
1982
2, alternating
A difficult shoot-em up, where gravity factors into the gameplay.
The player drives a hovercraft trying to deliver secret documents. He must avoid mines and other obstacles.
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I, Robot
1983
2, alternating
The player controls a robot and destroys 3D shapes to progress to further levels.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1985
2, alternating
An action game based on movie of the same name, this game puts the player in the role of the famed archeologist as he tries to rescue children and retrieve the Sankhara stones.
Players fly around the screen, behind clouds and open sky and fire missiles at each other.
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Klax
1989
2, simultaneous
A tile-matchingpuzzle game where players must match falling blocks by color.
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1984
1
Unreleased prototype. The player shoots down enemy spaceships in 3D. Based on the film of the same name.
LeMans
1976
1
A black and white driving game. Players drive a car around a track using a steering wheel controller and other authentic driving apparatus.
Liberator
1982
2, alternating
The player controls four cannons facing a planet. Using a track ball and cannons, the player can shoot down incoming missiles and destroy planetary bases.
Lunar Lander
1979
1
Atari's first vector game. The player pilots a lunar landing module, trying to guide it to an appropriate landing site and set it down gently so it doesn't disintegrate on impact.
A destruction derby game where points are awarded based on how much the player damages opponents' vehicles.
Millipede
1982
2, alternating
A sequel to Atari's hit Centipede, this game features harder gameplay and a larger variety of enemy bugs.
Missile Command
1980
2, alternating
Another huge hit for Atari. The player defends cities from incoming ballistic missiles with three anti-missile installations. Missile blasts take out incoming warheads.
Missile Command 2
1982
2, simultaneous
An unreleased sequel to Missile Command, this game introduced simultaneous multiplayer action to the game.
1980
1
Player drives a car through a twisting road viewed from above.
1992
2, simultaneous
A motorcycleracing game where players can compete on a variety of different tracks.
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Night Driver
1976
1
A black and white driving game where the player only see the reflectors to the side of the road.
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Off the Wall
1991
2, simultaneous
Players try to break through a block formation using a paddle and ball to get to the next level.
1978
2, simultaneous
A Star Trek-inspired game. Two players try to destroy each other's ships, which are shaped like ships from the Star Trek universe.
A black and white game where the player tries to outdraw his computer opponent.
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Paperboy
1984
1
The player controls a paperboy on a bicycle as he delivers newspapers on his route. Players must navigate around obstacles, deliver papers to correct houses and attempt to vandalize non-customers' homes. Notable for custom bicycle handlebar control and high resolution raster display.
The player plays a rat and must collect a variety of objects while avoiding enemy animals.
Pin-Pong
1974
2, alternating
A black and white video game version of pinball.
Pit-Fighter
1990
3, simultaneous
A fighting game where players can choose to be a variety of different types of fighters.
Pong
1972
2, simultaneous
A simulated table tennis game where the player competes against an opponent for the highest number of points. First extremely successful video game, the game that launched the video game industry.
Pong Doubles
1973
4, simultaneous
A four-player version of Pong with up to four players playing simultaneously. Upright and cocktail versions were produced of this variant. It was released as Coupe Du Monde in France.
1977
2, simultaneous
A black and white video game version of billiards.
Primal Rage
1994
2, simultaneous
The player controls a dinosaur or a giant ape and fights head-to-head against an opponent dinosaur.
Primal Rage II
1996
2, simultaneous
Exists only as a prototype. The player's monster can morph into its human representation.
Players build up castles and then assault other players' towers or enemy boats. Players can reinforce their castles before another round of assault. Play continues in this fashion.
Rebound
1974
2, simultaneous
A black and white volleyball game. Players use paddle controllers to serve the ball over the net in the middle of the screen.
Red Baron
1980
1
A World War Iflight/combat simulator. Players attack other planes and score higher points for long-range kills.
A baseball game with a number of advanced features; allows for detailed customization.
Return of the Jedi
1984
1
A sequel to Atari's two previous Star Wars games, this one breaks from the standard set by the previous two by featuring raster graphics. The player competes in three stages inspired by the film.
Road Blasters
1987
1
In a futuristic setting, the player drives an advanced car and must attack enemy cars, collect fuel globes and catch power-ups. Atari provided a contest that players could win a special T-Shirt by completing all of the levels.
An off-road driving and . Players can choose from a variety of tracks.
1993
2, simultaneous
An offroad racing game where the player uses weapons to hinder opponent trucks.
Road Runner
1985
2, alternating
The player controls the eponymous character trying to collect birdseed and avoid Wile E. Coyote's traps. Based on the popular cartoons with the same characters.
1982
2, alternating
The player pilots a speeding train trying to collect mailbags and avoid collisions with other trains.
The player drives a futuristic motorcycle-like vehicle. Running time trials, he can hinder other players with his weapons, including the eponymous S.T.U.N. gun.
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
1996
2, simultaneous
A racing game set in San Francisco, California.
San Francisco Rush: The Rock
1997
2, simultaneous
A sequel to San Francisco Rush with extra, harder tracks, including one set on the former prison island, Alcatraz.
One-player version of Fire Truck where the player drives a fire engine through a crowded street to a fire and must avoid obstacles such as parked cars.
1979
4, alternating
An unreleased space-themed video pinball game.
Space Duel
1982
2, simultaneous
A space combat game where players fight one another and shoot various geometric objects which float about.
Space Lords
1992
8, simultaneous
An ambitious space combat game with numerous options where the player has to complete several phases of the game.
Space Race
1973
2, simultaneous
Player attempts to guide a spaceship to the top of the screen, avoiding asteroids along the way.
1992
2, simultaneous
A puzzle game where players attempt to connect both sides of a pit using falling blocks.
Sprint 1
1978
1
A racing game with a variety of tracks with hazards.
Sprint 2
1976
2, simultaneous
The first game in Atari's Sprint line of racing games.
Sprint 4
1977
4, simultaneous
A racing game with a variety of tracks with hazards.
Sprint 8
1977
8, simultaneous
An 8-player variant of Atari's Sprint line of racing games.
Star Wars
1983
1
A big hit for Atari. The player pilots an X-wing fighter attacking the Death Star, a scene inspired by the hit movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Use of digitized voice samples from the film and slick vector graphics helped this game attract a lot of attention.
A horse racing game. Horses and riders are represented in simple rows on the game screen. Players must make horses jump over obstacles on the way to the finish line.
1990
1
An unreleased sequel to Hard Drivin' with a variety of types of tracks, such as stunt or autocross.
Stunt Cycle
1976
2, alternating
A black and white motorcycle racing game where players attempt to perform stunts.
1977
2, simultaneous
Player attempts to torpedo an unseen sub as many times as possible in allotted time.
A black and white driving game where the player drives a small car through a twisting course.
Super Pong
1974
2, simultaneous
An enhanced version of Pong, with several new features. Harder than the original, and not very popular.
Super Sprint
1986
3, simultaneous
An enhanced remake of the original Sprint line of racing games, with enhanced color graphics, better controls and more immersive gameplay.
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T-Mek
1994
4, simultaneous
A 3D vehicular combat game where players must defeat their opponents while piloting a MEK vehicle.
Tank
1974
2, simultaneous
An early tank combat game.
1975
2, simultaneous
The sequel to Tank.
Tank 8
1976
8, simultaneous
An 8-player version of Tank. Also the first Atari game to use a CPU.
Tempest
1980
2, alternating
Players control a crab-shaped ship and must destroy incoming enemies which slide down tunnels towards them. A very successful game for Atari, Tempest was one of the first games to feature color vector graphics.
1996
2, simultaneous
Unreleased one-on-one fighting game with the 3D characters modeled in an anime style. Similar to other one-on-one fighting games of the time, such as Tekken and SoulCalibur.
Tetris
1988
2, simultaneous
One of the most popular video games of all time in all media combined, Tetris is a puzzle game where players try to stack differently shaped blocks into solid rows.
A popular game for Atari. Up to two players paddle down a stream full of rapids and other obstacles, including targets to toss cans at. Atari provided a contest that players could win a special T-Shirt by collecting all of the letters in the game's name, including the apostrophe.
Touch Me
1974
4, simultaneous
A timing/pattern game similar to the popular electronic game Simon. Later converted into a handheld electronic game.
Tournament Cyberball 2072
1989
4, simultaneous
Players compete against each other or the computer in a football game played by robots. Winners receive money to upgrade their robots.
The final game in the Tank series. Options allow the battlefield to be open or have barriers.
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1998
2, simultaneous
A futuristic racing game where players pilot flying vehicles.
1996
2, simultaneous
Unreleased violent 3D fighting game.
Video Pinball
1978
4, alternating
A video game version of pinball. The playfield is a color cardboard cutout and the black-and-white video is reflected on top of it.
Vindicators
1988
2, simultaneous
A tankcombat game where players fight the evil enemy, the Tangent Empire. Play is from a top-down perspective. Atari provided a contest that players could win a special T-Shirt by completing the contest level in 30 seconds.
Vindicators Part II
1988
2, simultaneous
A stripped-down version of the original Vindicators.
A first person shooter with players located in a maze.
Warlords
1980
4, simultaneous
Players defend their castles with shields and can capture and fling fireballs at opposing castles. Fireballs destroy portions of opposing castles when they strike.
Players traverse a maze with an over-the-shoulder viewpoint of their characters. Players must destroy robots and other enemies along the way. Players have the option to buy upgrades between levels.