1989
Double Dragon
Created by: Dan Kitchen
Side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring martial arts combat and cooperative play.
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1989
1982
Beany Bopper
Created by: Grady Ward
Defend your garden from attacking beans with various weapons.
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1979
Basketball
Created by: Alan Miller
Early sports simulation featuring one-on-one basketball gameplay. Players control a single player attempting to score…
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1982
Crazy Climber
Created by: Alex Leavens
Climb skyscrapers while avoiding falling objects and angry building residents.
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1980
Circus Atari
Created by: Michael Lorenzen
Bounce clowns off a teeter-totter to pop balloons in this circus-themed game.
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