Atari 8-bit Games List

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The Atari 8-bit platform documents games for 8-bit microcomputers by Atari. The computers were built around the MOS Technology 6502 chip and ran Atari DOS as an operating system. Most models ran Atari BASIC.

This includes the following models:

• Atari 400 (November 1979) - The initial budget model with a membrane keyboard and 8KB RAM.
• Atari 800 (November 1979) - The initial high-end model with a conventional keyboard, cartridge slot, and RAM expansion slots for up to 48KB.
• Atari 1200XL (1983) - A new model featuring a new keyboard layout and 64KB RAM.
• Atari 600XL (1983) - A budget model with only 16KB RAM.
• Atari 800XL (1983) - A cheaper to produce version of the 1200XL.
• Atari 65XE (1985) - Similar to the 800XL, but using the form factor of the Atari 520ST
• Atari 130XE (1985) - This model upped the RAM to 128KB.
• Atari 800XE (1985) - German/Czechoslovak version of the 65XE.
• Atari XEGS (1987) - A video game console that is based on the 65XE hardware and mostly compatible with the software of the computers.

There are 2,068 video games on Atari 8-bit. They were released between the years 1979 and 2023. 1,924 people from 586 developers and publishers are credited with these titles!

Title	Released	Genres	Moby Score
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe	1979	Strategy / tactics	n/a
All Star Baseball	1979	Sports	n/a
Basketball	1979	Sports	n/a
Bridge 2.0	1979	Strategy	n/a
Devil's Dungeon	1979	Role-playing (RPG)	n/a
Roman Checkers	1979	Strategy	n/a
Strategy Pack I	1979	Compilation	n/a
Super Breakout	1979	Action	n/a
The Market	1979	Simulation	n/a
Video Chess	1979	Strategy / tactics	n/a
Video Easel	1979	Educational	n/a
What's Different	1979	Educational	n/a
Wildcatting	1979	Simulation	n/a
Play After Me	1979	Action	n/a
3-D Red Baron Dogfight/Flight Simulator	1980	Action, Simulation	n/a
Angle Worms	1980	Action	n/a
Astro-Quotes	1980	Puzzle	n/a
Avalanche	1980	Action	n/a
Avoid	1980	Action	n/a
B-1 Nuclear Bomber	1980	Simulation	n/a
Big Math Attack	1980	Educational	n/a
Blackjack	1980	Strategy / tactics, Gambling	n/a
Checker King	1980	Strategy	n/a
Con*Putation	1980	Educational	n/a
Cribbage	1980	Strategy	n/a
Cribbage	1980	Strategy / tactics	n/a
CS-2: Ships	1980	Action, Simulation, Compilation	n/a
CS-3: Fun & Logic	1980	Compilation, Puzzle	n/a
CS-5: Humor	1980	Gambling, Compilation	n/a
CS-6: Educational	1980	Compilation, Puzzle	n/a
CS-7: Columbia - The Gem of the Ocean	1980	Action	n/a
Deflection / Simon Says	1980	Action, Puzzle	n/a
Domination	1980	Strategy / tactics	n/a
Dominoes	1980	Strategy / tactics	n/a
Down the Trench	1980	Action	n/a
Dungeon Campaign	1980	Role-playing (RPG)	n/a
Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower	1980	Role-playing (RPG)	n/a
Dunjonquest: Temple of Apshai	1980	Role-playing (RPG)	n/a
Energy Czar	1980	Simulation, Educational	n/a
European Countries & Capitals	1980	Educational	n/a
Fastgammon	1980	Strategy	n/a
Fishing for Homonyms	1980	Educational	n/a
Go-moku	1980	Puzzle	n/a
Guessword	1980	Educational	n/a
Hail to the Chief	1980	Strategy	n/a
Hangman	1980	Puzzle	n/a
Haunted House	1980	Adventure	n/a
Hearts 1.5	1980	Strategy	n/a
Hi-Res Adventure #0: Mission Asteroid	1980	Adventure	n/a
Hi-Res Adventure #2: The Wizard and the Princess	1980	Adventure	n/a

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