Surround

January 3 Game: Surround Release Date: September 11, 1977 Platform: Atari 2600 Genre: Puzzle Anecdotes: This is the third and final game I’m covering from the Atari 2600 launch, as I’ve got 45 years and 8 generations of gaming to cover and covering everything would be impossible. By the way, it’s hilarious how my PS2… Continue reading Surround

Street Racer

January 2 Game: Street Racer Release Date: September 11, 1977 Platform: Atari 2600 Genre: Racing Anecdotes: Looking at the list of Atari 2600 launch titles, the only ones I had played were Combat and Air-Sea Battle. There were seven other games on the list. Of those, two of them caught my interest; today, I’ll be… Continue reading Street Racer

Air-Sea Battle

January 1 Game: Air-Sea Battle Release Date: September 11, 1977 Platform: Atari 2600 Genre: Shooter Anecdotes: For the record, my family did not ever own an Atari 2600. We had the Atari 400 and 800 systems. That completely obliterated our childhood thinking that the computer with the larger number would be the better system. The… Continue reading Air-Sea Battle