Star Wars for Atari 2600

Atari 2600

Action arcade rail shooter space flight sci-fi star wars
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Click on play atari2600 game now button first to load the game, you can change the settings by clicking on the Settings icon / Help & Settings menu. Control keys:

~ Space Del = Player 1: LEFT / RIGHT / UP / DOWN ~ Fire / Turbo Fire
F H T G ~ A . = Player 2: LEFT / RIGHT / UP / DOWN ~ Fire / Turbo Fire

Star Wars

Online version of Star Wars for Atari 2600. Star Wars is a first-person rail shooter designed by Mike Hally and released in arcades by Atari, Inc. in 1983. It uses 3D color vector graphics to simulate the assault on the Death Star from the 1977 film Star Wars. Assuming the role of Luke Skywalker (Red Five), the player pilots an X-wing fighter from a first-person perspective. The player does not have to destroy every TIE Fighter and gun turret in order to advance through the game; instead, the player must survive for a set length of time, either avoiding or destroying enemies and the shots they fire. The player begins with six shields, one of which is lost for every collision with an enemy or projectile. If the player loses all shields and is hit again, the game ends. Each wave of the game consists of three attack phases, culminating in the destruction of the Death Star...

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Released in
1983
Publisher
Atari, Inc., Domark, Broderbund
Developer
Atari, Inc.
Platforms
Arcade (1983), Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64 (1984), Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Electron, ZX Spectrum (1987), Macintosh (1988), Amiga, PC DOS (1989), Game Cube (2003)

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Atari 2600 Console

Online emulated version of Star Wars was originally developed for the Atari 2600 branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) until November 1982 - home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released on September 11, 1977, it is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and games stored on ROM cartridges. The VCS was bundled with two joystick controllers, a conjoined pair of paddle controllers, and a game cartridge: initially Combat, and later Pac-Man.

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online game added: 2021-05-10, by dj