List of Atari arcade games
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Name

Year

Max Players

Description

Badlands

1989

2, simultaneous

An auto racing game with guns set in a post-apocalyptic world.

Batman

1990

2, alternating

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.

Beat Head

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.

BMX Heat

1991

1

An unreleased motorcycle racing game.

Boxing

1977

2, simultaneous

An unreleased black and white prototype of a boxing game.

Bradley Trainer

1980

1

A special-purpose version of Battlezone for the U.S. military. Players do not control the tank as in the original game, only the tank turret.

Breakout

1976

2, alternating

Players break down a wall at the top of the screen with a ball and paddle.

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Badlands is a 1989 arcade game published by Atari Games . It was ported by Domark under the Tengen label to a number of home computers . It is set in the aftermath of a nuclear war and races around abandoned wastelands with many hazards . Three gun-equipped cars race around a track to win prizes .
1989 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Phantasy Star II , Golden Axe and Bonk 's Adventure , and Super Mario Land
The racing video game genre is the genre of video games , either in the first-person or third-person perspective , in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land , water , air or space vehicles . They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings . In general , they can be distributed along a spectrum anywhere between hardcore simulations , and simpler arcade racing games . Racing games may also fall under the category of sports games .
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction , science fantasy , dystopian or horror in which the Earth 's technological civilization is collapsing or has collapsed . The apocalypse event may be climatic , such as runaway climate change ; natural , such as an impact event ; man-made , such as nuclear holocaust or resource depletion ; medical , such as a pandemic , whether natural or man-made ; eschatological , such as the Last Judgment , Second Coming or Ragnarök ; or imaginative , such as a zombie apocalypse , cybernetic revolt , technological singularity , dysgenics or alien invasion . The story may involve attempts to prevent an apocalypse event , deal with the impact and consequences of the event itself , or it may be post-apocalyptic , set after the event . The time may be right after the catastrophe , focusing on the psychology of survivors , the way to maintain the human race alive and together as one , or considerably later , often including that the existence of pre-catastrophe civilization has been mythologized . After apocalyptic stories often take place in a non-technological future world or a world where only scattered elements of society and technology remain . Various ancient societies , including the Babylonian and Judaic , produced apocalyptic literature and mythology which dealt with the end of the world and of human society , such as the Epic of Gilgamesh , written c. 2000-1500 BC . Recognizable modern apocalyptic novels had existed since at least the first third of the 19th century , when Mary Shelley 's The Last Man ( 1826 ) was published . However , this form of literature gained widespread popularity after World War II , when the possibility of global annihilation by nuclear weapons entered the public consciousness .
Batman is a horizontally scrolling beat 'em up arcade game released by Atari Games in 1990 . The storyline is based on the eponymous 1989 movie . It features stages based on locations in the film , including first-person control of the Batmobile and the Batwing . The game features audio clips of Batman ( Michael Keaton ) and the Joker ( Jack Nicholson ) as well as digitized photos from the movie . Batman can use various weapons , such as batarangs and gas grenades , as he takes on various goons and the Joker .
1990 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Metal Gear 2 : Solid Snake , Fire Emblem : Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light , Dr. Mario , and Super Mario World .
Batman is a 1989 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber , based on the DC Comics character of the same name . It is the first installment of Warner Bros. ' initial Batman film series . The film stars Jack Nicholson as the Joker and Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman , alongside Kim Basinger , Robert Wuhl , Pat Hingle , Billy Dee Williams , Michael Gough , and Jack Palance . The film takes place early in the title character 's war on crime , and depicts a battle with the Joker . After Burton was hired as director in 1986 , Steve Englehart and Julie Hickson wrote film treatments before Sam Hamm wrote the first screenplay . Batman was not greenlit until after the success of Burton 's Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) . Numerous A-list actors were considered for the role of Batman before Keaton was cast . Keaton 's casting caused a controversy since , by 1988 , he had become typecast as a comedic actor and many observers doubted he could portray a serious role . Nicholson accepted the role of the Joker under strict conditions that dictated top billing , a portion of the film 's earnings ( including associated merchandise ) , and his own shooting schedule . The tone and themes of the film were influenced in part by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland 's The Killing Joke and Frank Miller 's The Dark Knight Returns . The film primarily adapts the Red Hood origin story for the Joker , in which Batman inadvertently creates the Joker by causing him to fall into Axis Chemical acid , resulting in his transformation into a psychopath , but it adds a unique twist in presenting him specifically as a gangster named Jack Napier . Filming took place at Pinewood Studios from October 1988 to January 1989 .
The Joker is a supervillain created by Bill Finger , Bob Kane , and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman ( April 25 , 1940 ) , published by DC Comics . Credit for the Joker 's creation is disputed ; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker 's design while acknowledging Finger 's writing contribution . Although the Joker was planned to be killed off during his initial appearance , he was spared by editorial intervention , allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman . In his comic book appearances , the Joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind . Introduced as a psychopath with a warped , sadistic sense of humor ; the character became a goofy prankster in the late 1950s in response to regulation by the Comics Code Authority , before returning to his darker roots during the early 1970s . As Batman 's nemesis , the Joker has been part of the superhero 's defining stories , including the murder of Jason Todd - the second Robin and Batman 's ward - and the paralysis of one of Batman 's allies , Barbara Gordon . The Joker has had various possible origin stories during his decades of appearances . The most common story involves him falling into a tank of chemical waste that bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and lips bright red ; the resulting disfigurement drives him insane . The antithesis of Batman in personality and appearance , the Joker is considered by critics to be his perfect adversary . The Joker possesses no superhuman abilities , instead using his expertise in chemical engineering to develop poisonous or lethal concoctions and thematic weaponry , including razor-tipped playing cards , deadly joy buzzers , and acid-spraying lapel flowers . The Joker sometimes works with other Gotham City supervillains , such as the Penguin and Two-Face , and groups like the Injustice Gang and Injustice League , but these relationships often collapse due to the Joker 's desire for unbridled chaos . The 1990s introduced a romantic interest for the Joker in his former psychiatrist , Harley Quinn , who becomes his villainous sidekick .
Battlezone is a first-person shooter tank combat arcade game from Atari , Inc. released in November 1980 . The player controls a tank which is attacked by other tanks and missiles .
1980 saw the release of a number games with influential concepts , including Pac-Man , Battlezone , Crazy Climber , Mystery House , Missile Command , Space Panic , Zork I , and Olympic Decathlon . The Atari VCS ( later the Atari 2600 ) grew in popularity with a port of Space Invaders and support from new developer Activision .
An arcade cabinet , also known as an arcade/coin-op machine , is the housing within which an arcade game 's electronic hardware resides . Most cabinets designed since the mid-1980s conform to the Japanese Amusement Machine Manufacturers Association ( JAMMA ) wiring standard . Some include additional connectors for features not included in the standard .
1993 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Star Fox , Virtua Fighter and Ridge Racer .
Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player 's sense of rhythm . Games in the genre typically focus on dance or the simulated performance of musical instruments , and require players to press buttons in a sequence dictated on the screen . Many rhythm games include multiplayer modes in which players compete for the highest score or cooperate as a simulated musical ensemble . While conventional control pads may be used as input devices , rhythm games often feature novel game controllers that emulate musical instruments . Certain dance-based games require the player to physically dance on a mat , with pressure-sensitive pads acting as the input device . The 1996 title PaRappa the Rapper has been deemed the first influential rhythm game , whose basic template formed the core of subsequent games in the genre . In 1997 , Konami 's Beatmania sparked an emergent market for rhythm games in Japan . The company 's music division , Bemani , released a series of music-based games over the next several years . The most successful of these was the 1998 dance mat game Dance Dance Revolution , which was the only Bemani title to achieve large-scale success outside Japan , and would see numerous imitations of the game from other publishers . Other Japanese games , particularly Guitar Freaks , led to development of Guitar Hero and Rock Band series that used instrument-shaped controllers to mimic the playing of actual instruments . Spurred by the inclusion of popular rock music , the two series revitalized the rhythm genre in the Western Market , significantly expanded the console video game market and its demographics . The games provided a new source of revenue for the artists whose music appeared on the soundtracks .
1996 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Blazing Heroes , Super Mario 64 , NiGHTS into Dreams. , Crash Bandicoot , Resident Evil , Dead or Alive , Duke Nukem 3D and Tomb Raider .
A prototype is an early sample , model , or release of a product built to test a concept or process . It is a term used in a variety of contexts , including semantics , design , electronics , and software programming . A prototype is generally used to evaluate a new design to enhance precision by system analysts and users . Prototyping serves to provide specifications for a real , working system rather than a theoretical one . In some design workflow models , creating a prototype ( a process sometimes called materialization ) is the step between the formalization and the evaluation of an idea . A prototype can also mean a typical example of something such as in the use of the derivation 'prototypical ' . This is a useful term in identifying objects , behaviours and concepts which are considered the accepted norm and is analogous with terms such as stereotypes and archetypes . The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον prototypon , primitive form , neutral of πρωτότυπος prototypos , original , primitive , from πρῶτος protos , first and τύπος typos , impression .
Beavis and Butt-Head is an American adult animated sitcom created by Mike Judge . The series originated from Frog Baseball , a 1992 short film by Judge originally aired on Liquid Television . After seeing the short , MTV signed Judge to develop the short into a full series . The series originally ran for seven seasons from March 8 , 1993 to November 28 , 1997 . During its initial run , Beavis and Butt-Head received widespread critical acclaim , particularly for its satirical , scathing commentary on society . It was a subject of controversy for its violent content . Fourteen years following the end of the series , the series was revived for an eighth season airing from October 27 to December 29 , 2011 . A theatrical feature-length film based on the series titled Beavis and Butt-Head Do America was released in 1996 by Paramount Pictures .
Black Widow is a vector arcade game developed by Atari , Inc. released in 1982 . The player takes the role of a black widow spider defending a web from invading bugs . The player must move the spider around the web while simultaneously shooting/avoiding various bugs and collecting the bonuses that appear after the enemies are eliminated . The game is a twin-stick shooter in the vein of Robotron : 2084 by Williams , but with fewer enemies on-screen . Black Widow was offered as a conversion kit for Gravitar , which was not a successful title . [ citation needed ] The kit used the original Gravitar PCB with a few small modifications and a new set of ROM chips . Many factory-built Black Widows were produced using unsold Gravitar cabinets with Black Widow sideart applied over the Gravitar sideart . [ citation needed ]
1982 was the peak year of arcade and console games during the Golden age of arcade video games . Troubles at Atari , Inc. late in the year triggered the North American video game crash of 1983 . Many games were released that would spawn franchises , or at least sequels , including Dig Dug , Pole Position , Mr . Do ! , Pitfall ! , Q*bert , and Xevious . Additional consoles add to a crowded market . The new Commodore 64 goes on to eventually dominate the 8-bit home computer market .
Blasteroids is the third official sequel to the 1979 shoot 'em up video game Asteroids . It was developed by Atari Games and released as a coin-operated game in 1987 . Unlike the previous games , Blasteroids uses raster graphics , not vector graphics . Home computer ports of Blasteroids were released by Image Works for the Amiga , Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , MSX , MS-DOS , and ZX Spectrum . Additionally , though it had not appeared in a Midway Arcade compilation prior , an emulated version of Blasteroids was included in Lego Dimensions as an unlockable mini-game . [ citation needed ]
1987 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as The Legend of Zelda , Contra , Street Fighter and Metal Gear .
In video games , a power-up is an object that adds temporary benefits or extra abilities to the player character as a game mechanic . This is in contrast to an item , which may or may not have a permanent benefit that can be used at any time chosen by the player . Although often collected directly through touch , power-ups can sometimes only be gained by collecting several related items , such as the floating letters of the word 'EXTEND ' in Bubble Bobble . Well known examples of power-ups that have entered popular culture include the power pellets from Pac-Man ( regarded as the first power-up ) and the Super Mushroom from Super Mario Bros. , which ranked first in UGO Networks ' Top 11 Video Game Powerups . Items that confer power-ups are usually pre-placed in the game world , spawned randomly , dropped by beaten enemies or picked up from opened or smashed containers . They can be differentiated from items in other games , such as role-playing video games , by the fact that they take effect immediately , feature designs that do not necessarily fit into the game world ( often used letters or symbols emblazoned on a design ) , and are found in specific genres of games . Power-ups are mostly found in action-oriented games such as maze games , run and guns , shoot 'em ups , first-person shooters , and platform games .
1991 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Mega Man 4 , The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past and Sonic the Hedgehog .
Motorcycle racing ( also called moto racing and motorbike racing ) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles . Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing , both either on circuits or open courses , and track racing . Other categories include hill climbs , drag racing and land speed record trials .
1977 has several new titles such as Space Wars .
Black-and-white ( B/W or B & W ) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum , producing a range of shades of gray .
Boxing is a combat sport in which two people , usually wearing protective gloves , throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring . Amateur boxing is both an Olympic and Commonwealth Games sport and is a standard fixture in most international games - it also has its own World Championships . Boxing is overseen by a referee over a series of one- to three-minute intervals called rounds . A winner can be resolved before the completion of the rounds when a referee deems an opponent incapable of continuing , disqualification of an opponent , or resignation of an opponent . When the fight reaches the end of its final round with both opponents still standing , the judges ' scorecards determine the victor . In the event that both fighters gain equal scores from the judges , professional bouts are considered a draw . In Olympic boxing , because a winner must be declared , judges award the contest to one fighter on technical criteria . While humans have fought in hand-to-hand combat since the dawn of human history , the earliest evidence of fist-fighting sporting contests date back to the ancient Near East in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC . The earliest evidence of boxing rules date back to Ancient Greece , where boxing was established as an Olympic game in 688 BC . Boxing evolved from 16th- and 18th-century prizefights , largely in Great Britain , to the forerunner of modern boxing in the mid-19th century with the 1867 introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules .
Breakout is an arcade game developed and published by Atari , Inc. , and released on May 13 , 1976 . It was conceptualized by Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow , influenced by the seminal 1972 Atari arcade game Pong , and built by Steve Wozniak , aided by Steve Jobs . Breakout was the basis and inspiration for certain aspects of the Apple II personal computer . In 1978 , the game was ported to the Atari 2600 and a sequel was made , Super Breakout , which four years later became the pack-in game for the Atari 5200 console . Breakout spawned an entire genre of Breakout clones , and the concept found new legs with Taito 's 1986 Arkanoid , which itself spawned dozens of imitators . In Breakout , a layer of bricks lines the top third of the screen and the goal is to destroy them all . A ball moves straight around the screen , bouncing off the top and two sides of the screen . When a brick is hit , the ball bounces back and the brick is destroyed . The player loses a turn when the ball touches the bottom of the screen ; to prevent this from happening , the player has a horizontally movable paddle to bounce the ball upward , keeping it in play .
1976 has several new titles such as Road Race , Night Driver ( video game ) and Heavyweight Champ .