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The silver label is very desirable to collectors for its. It allows you to play all of your favorite atari 2600 games again. Until then, the majority of consoles was dedicated and have built in one or more games without replacement options. Ive been eyeing up these third generation atari vector cabinets for some time now. Gravitar is a shoot em up arcade game released by atari, inc in 1982. Gravitar for atari 2600 vcs by atari usa, ntsc, screenshot, dump, ads, commercial, instruction. Aug 12, 2016 the kit comprised of a replacement marquee, new cpo and rom kits the gravitar pcb requires just a simple rom swap to run black widow. Using the same rotateandthrust controls as asteroids, the game was known for its high level of difficulty. Atari 2600 1983 atari shooter system game manual created date. Gravitar oct mentioned in septemberoctober 1983 issue of atari age grovers music. Gravitar is a 1 or 2player game with a color xy video display. Ive decided to list them alphabetically, because its the laziest way to do it. Atari later released it in the red box and label style in large quantities.
Gravitar is an action game, developed and published by atari, inc. I took a look at wikipedias list of atari 2600 games and skimmed through it, and picked the games that in my opinion are good plays, and on that first pass, i came up with over 50 titles. Video game feedback if you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest. This game has a lovehate following mostly due to the intricacies of piloting the ship. The list of atari 2600 games totals 526 games, divided into the following sections. As for how to start playing a game, i refer you to the getting started section of the manual, as mentioned in a previous faq item.
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Space duel is a particular favourite of mine, and ive been banging on about wanting a quantum for years. Oddly this graphic conversion didnt hurt the gameplay at all, and actually improved it in some areas. Play gravitar online a2600 game rom atari 2600 emulation on gravitar a2600 play gravitar online with atari 2600 browser emulation for free. Troubleshooting checklist ou will fine that most oroblerns with your atari video computer system game have a quick ana simple solu tion. River raid is an online 2600 game that you can play at emulator online. Here is the manual as a pdf and the covers for the atari gravitar arcade game. Atari vault is the ultimate collection of classic atari titles, and is guaranteed to provide hours of fun. In this episode i discuss the atari club mailaway game gravitar, as well as the video game masters contest of which it was a part. With an estimated over 5,427 arcade cabinets being distributed.
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Product informationatari the name synonymous with the video game revolution presents the ultimatearcade collection. Probably the hardest game you can find for the atari 2600. Each atari title is faithfully reproduced down to the last detail and each oneis just as easy and fun to play. The silver label is very desirable to collectors for its rarity and association with the atari club. This new display, with its 3 color guns and higher voltage, has the same technology that was used in previous atari blackandwhite xy displays.
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Loaded with 50 games from ataris massive library of arcade and home console hits, atari. Using the same rotateandthrust controls as asteroids and space duel, the game was known for its high level of difficulty. Popular atari 2600 emulators include cyberstella v1. The main programmer was rich adam and the cabinet art was designed by brad chaboya. Graphically it also lags behind the arcade original, but thats to be expected its an atari 2600. The premiere website for all things atari related is atariage. The silver label version of gravitar was originally only available to atari club members. Atari gravitar offers fairly simple game play, but maneuvering the ship is where the challenge mounts.